Abstract: A smart container that includes a bottle or other container, a load cell, an accelerometer, a processor, and a colored light source. The container may be a liquid container, a pill container, or a food container. The colored light source may include one or more light-emitting diodes (LEDs) which can be programed to emit unique illumination patterns. The container may also include a speaker or motor to emit audio and vibrational notifications. The container provides a method of tracking consumption by a user of a substance held in a container.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising a gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) antagonist and methods of preparing and using such compositions. The disclosure also relates to methods of facilitating release of a GnRH antagonist from a pharmaceutical composition.

Abstract: A smart container that includes a bottle or other container a processor, passive radio-frequency (RF) communications tag (e.g., an RFID or NFC tag) and/or Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and/or cellular capabilities, and a (colored) light source. The container may hold liquid, food, pills, or another consumable substance. The passive RF communications tag and/or Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and/or cellular antenna may also be contained on a smart band, a sticker, a button, and/or a keychain or dongle. The light source may include one or more light-emitting diodes (LEDs) which can be programmed to emit unique illumination patterns. The container may also include a speaker or motor to emit audio or vibrational notifications. The container provides a method of tracking consumption by a user of a substance held in a container.

Abstract: A parking assist system wherein the system includes a sensor device configured to detect parking space data and transmit it to a post device, wherein the sensor device includes an energy storage device, and a communication device. The communication device may include a camera. The system includes a post device in communication with the sensor device, the system configured to collect parking space data transmitted from a sensor device and communicate parking space occupancy to a driver, wherein the post device includes a vertical post, an energy storage device, a communication device, and a light-emitter. The system may utilize one or more machine-learning algorithms and generate one or more machine-learning models to detect parking space occupancy.

Abstract: A parking assist system wherein the system includes a sensor device configured to detect parking space data and transmit it to a post device, wherein the sensor device includes an energy storage device, and a communication device. The communication device may include a camera. The system includes a post device in communication with the sensor device, the system configured to collect parking space data transmitted from a sensor device and communicate parking space occupancy to a driver, wherein the post device includes a vertical post, an energy storage device, a communication device, and a light-emitter. The system may utilize one or more machine-learning algorithms and generate one or more machine-learning models to detect parking space occupancy.

Abstract: A parking assist system wherein the system includes a sensor device configured to detect parking space data and transmit it to a post device, wherein the sensor device includes an energy storage device, and a communication device. The communication device may include a camera. The system includes a post device in communication with the sensor device, the system configured to collect parking space data transmitted from a sensor device and communicate parking space occupancy to a driver, wherein the post device includes a vertical post, an energy storage device, a communication device, and a light-emitter. The system may utilize one or more machine-learning algorithms and generate one or more machine-learning models to detect parking space occupancy.

Abstract: A spray catcher apparatus and method includes a fluid capture surface where the fluid capture surface is conformed to direct captured fluid from the surface. A support stake includes a first end and a second end and the first end is connected with the fluid capture surface. The second end is placed near an object to which the captured fluid is directed.

Abstract: The invention is a filament tensioning device for use on a spool of a type having filament coiled around a cylindrical barrel bounded by flanges at each end of the barrel. The device, constructed in accordance with the present invention, includes a belt or strip of elastic material such as neoprene. The elastic strip is formed into a ring and end portions adjacent the long ends of the strip are bent transverse to the outer surface of the ring forming a radially extending tab. The two end portions are attached and preferably stitched together using two seams, thereby forming a passage therebetween which extends from the strip ends through the length of the tab into the interior of the ring.In use, the filament tensioning device is placed over the barrel of the spool between the flanges and elastically contracts about and circumscribes the coiled filament.

Abstract: A method of chemical analysis of a sample in solution in which the optical density of the solution is modified by addition of a dye to the solution, and the modified optical density is utilized in determining the concentration of the sample in the solution. That determination is effected by measuring the optical density of the dyed solution and applying a value thereto, and then comparing that value with a predetermined value which corresponds to a particular sample concentration. The actual sample concentration is assigned a value in accordance with the results of that comparison, and that assigned value is employed in determining the concentration of a particular element in the sample by spectral analysis. Apparatus for carrying out the method includes a first spectrophotometer for determining the optical density of the sample solution, and a second spectrophotometer for applying a value to the concentration of the element of interest in the atomized sample.