Abstract: A support device for supporting a cable includes a central support portion having a first side and a second side. The support device also includes a first leg portion extending between a first end and a second end, the first leg portion having a first helical winding. The support device also includes a second leg portion extending between a third end and a fourth end, the second leg portion having a second helical winding. The support device further includes a hanger portion attached to the central support portion. The hanger portion includes structure that cooperates with an associated attachment structure. The first leg portion is attached to the central support portion and the second leg portion is attached to the central support portion. The first helical winding and the second helical winding are configured to receive the cable.

Abstract: A clamp for suspending a wire includes a housing having an inner support surface. The wire is disposed between the inner support surface and a keeper. The clamp further includes a fastening unit, including a first fastener and a second fastener attachable to the first fastener. The housing defines an opening extending in a direction along which the wire is received within the housing. After the second fastener is attached to the first fastener, the fastening unit is not removable from the housing. The fastening unit is movable, within the opening, between a first position and a second position. In the first position, the fastening unit cooperates with the keeper to decrease a distance between the inner support surface and the keeper. In the second position, the fastening unit does not cooperate with the keeper to decrease the distance.

Abstract: The techniques disclosed herein enable a realistic, inclusive sense of physical presence for videoconference participants that is comparable to in-person communication. Multiple users are simultaneously provided with an immersive experience without the need for head-mounted displays or other wearable technology. Specifically, a real-time three-dimensional model of a scene at the remote end of the videoconference is received. At the same time, the location and perspective of each local participant is determined. Each local participant is then individually provided with a spatially correct stereoscopic view of the model. The sense of physical presence is created by changing what each local participant sees in response to a change in their perspective. The sense of physical presence is enhanced by enabling direct eye contact, clear communication of emotional state and other non-verbal cues, and a shared visual experience and audio ambience across locations.

Abstract: A mounting system for mounting a photovoltaic panel to a surface includes a mounting base that is supported on the surface. The mounting base defines an elongated opening that extends along an axis. A module mount can be coupled to the mounting base. The module mount includes a first mount portion that is received within the elongated opening of the mounting base such that the module mount is movable with respect to the mounting base along the axis. A second mount portion is coupled to the photovoltaic panel for mounting the photovoltaic panel to the surface through the mounting base.

Abstract: An unmanned aerial vehicle for mounting a clamp to a line includes a body, a first propeller attached to the body, a second propeller attached to the body, and a third propeller attached to the body. The body is between at least one of the first propeller and the second propeller, the first propeller and the third propeller, or the second propeller and the third propeller. A guide is attached to the body and is configured to support the clamp for mounting to the line by flying the unmanned aerial vehicle toward the line. The guide is configured to support the clamp such that an imaginary clamp line between a first jaw of the clamp and a second jaw of the clamp when the clamp is in an arrested position is non-parallel to a plane intersecting the first propeller, the second propeller, and the third propeller.

Abstract: A tangent clamp includes a body to be supported by a structure and to permit cables to proceed along a tangential direction relative to the structure. The tangent clamp may include at least one actuatable clamping portion associated with the body to support a respective one of the cables. The body is configured to permit at least one additional actuatable clamping portion to be provided upon the body. The tangent clamp may include a plurality of separately actuatable clamping portions associated with the body. The body may be provided as multiple portions. The multiple portions are relatively movable to permit the body to be mounted upon the structure.

Abstract: A cable spacer for maintaining positions of a plurality of cables relative to each other is provided. The cable spacer includes a frame, a hanger and a plurality of clamps that couple the plurality of cables to the frame to maintain the positions of the plurality of cables relative to each other. A first clamp includes a receiver with a first arcuate surface, and a keeper that is adjustably coupled to the receiver to be adjusted from a first position to a second position to interfere with removal of the region of the first cable from the first concave pocket. A locking system adjusts the keeper from the first position to the second position relative to the receiver, and maintains the keeper in the second position to exert a compressive force on the first cable, urging the first cable into the first concave pocket.

Abstract: Fiber-optic equipment is often deployed in various locations, and performance of fiber-optic transmissions may be monitored as a gauge of equipment status to prevent costly and inconvenient communication outages. Events that damage equipment that eventually result in outage and may be desirable to address proactively, but the occurrence of such events may be difficult to detect only through equipment performance. Presented herein are techniques for monitoring and maintaining fiber-optic equipment performance via enclosure sensors that measure physical properties within a fiber-optic equipment enclosure, such as temperature, pressure, light, motion, vibration, and moisture, which are often diagnostic and predictive of causes of eventual communication outages, such as temperature-induced cable loss (TICL), incomplete flash-testing during installation, exposure to hazardous environmental conditions, and tampering.

Abstract: Cryogenic removal of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, or CryoDAC (Cryogenic Direct Air Capture), uses extremely low temperatures to convert atmospheric CO2 into a frozen solid while other components of air such as oxygen and nitrogen remain as gases. Air from the atmosphere is passed through a recuperative heat exchanger to cool the air to a temperature slightly above the deposition point of CO2. The cooled air is then passed over a deposition surface chilled to a temperature below the deposition point of CO2. Carbon dioxide in the air transitions from gas to solid form upon contact with the deposition surface. The frozen CO2 is collected and stored. The cold air with CO2 removed is passed back through the recuperative heat exchanger to cool incoming air and is then returned to the atmosphere. The deposition surface may be cooled by a cryogenic refrigerator.

Abstract: A vibration damper for damping vibrations of a cable includes an attachment portion configured to be attached to the cable while the cable is energized. The vibration damper also includes a flexible leg portion attached to the attachment portion. The vibration damper further includes a weighted portion attached to the flexible leg portion. The weighted portion is spaced a separation distance from the attachment portion and the weighted portion is movable relative to the attachment portion via the flexible leg portion to dampen the vibrations.

Abstract: Techniques are described for adaptive encoding different portions of media content based on content. Characteristics of GOPs of media content can be determined and used to set encoding parameters for the GOs. The GOPs can be encoded such that one GOP is encoded differently than another GOP if they have different characteristics.

Abstract: Fiber-optic equipment is often deployed in various locations, and performance of fiber-optic transmissions may be monitored as a gauge of equipment status to prevent costly and inconvenient communication outages. Events that damage equipment that eventually result in outage and may be desirable to address proactively, but the occurrence of such events may be difficult to detect only through equipment performance Presented herein are techniques for monitoring and maintaining fiber-optic equipment performance via enclosure sensors that measure physical properties within a fiber-optic equipment enclosure, such as temperature, pressure, light, motion, vibration, and moisture, which are often diagnostic and predictive of causes of eventual communication outages, such as temperature-induced cable loss (TICL), incomplete flash-testing during installation, exposure to hazardous environmental conditions, and tampering.

Abstract: A bracket for suspending multiple line segments at an elevated location is disclosed. The bracket has a back portion to engage against a supporting surface at the elevated location. The back portion has a left segment and a right segment. The bracket has at least one of a left arm extending from the left segment or a right arm extending from the right segment. The bracket has at least one of a first left seat extending from the left arm, a second left seat extending from the left arm, a first right seat extending from the right arm, or a second right seat extending from the right arm. At least one of the multiple line segments are supported by at least one of the first left seat, the second left seat, the first right seat, or the second right seat.

Abstract: A clamp for suspending a wire includes a housing having an inner support surface. The wire is disposed between the inner support surface and a keeper. The clamp further includes a fastening unit, including a first fastener and a second fastener attachable to the first fastener. The housing defines an opening extending in a direction along which the wire is received within the housing. After the second fastener is attached to the first fastener, the fastening unit is not removable from the housing. The fastening unit is movable, within the opening, between a first position and a second position. In the first position, the fastening unit cooperates with the keeper to decrease a distance between the inner support surface and the keeper. In the second position, the fastening unit does not cooperate with the keeper to decrease the distance.

Abstract: A cable spacer for maintaining positions of a plurality of cables relative to each other is provided. The cable spacer includes a frame, a hanger and a plurality of clamps that couple the plurality of cables to the frame to maintain the positions of the plurality of cables relative to each other. A first clamp includes a receiver with a first arcuate surface, and a keeper that is adjustably coupled to the receiver to be adjusted from a first position to a second position to interfere with removal of the region of the first cable from the first concave pocket. A locking system adjusts the keeper from the first position to the second position relative to the receiver, and maintains the keeper in the second position to exert a compressive force on the first cable, urging the first cable into the first concave pocket.

Abstract: A closure enclosing and protecting at least one line splice holder. The closure includes a first housing portion enclosing at least a portion of a hollow interior of the closure, the at least one line splice holder being located within the hollow interior. The first housing portion has a portal through which plural lines extend into the hollow interior. The closure includes a second housing portion actuatable with respect to the first housing portion to provide an additional portion of the hollow interior. The additional portion of the hollow interior is a volume to receive additional of the at least one line splice holder. The closure includes a coupling for connecting the second housing portion to the first housing portion.

Abstract: One or more arrangements and associated methods for mechanical installation of an item at a location on a line that is suspended are provided. An arrangement includes a portion for mechanical actuation to install the item upon the line at the location. The arrangement includes a flying drone portion for levitation of the portion to the location on the line.

Abstract: One or more line spacers for installation onto lines are provided. A spacer includes an end portion configured to transition between an open state and a closed state. The spacer includes a first mating portion. The spacer includes a second mating portion configured to mate with the first mating portion to maintain the end portion in the closed state. The spacer is installed on a line of the lines when the end portion is associated with the line and maintained in the closed state.

Abstract: One or more system and associated methods for installing a line spacer upon adjacent lines that are suspended are provided. A system includes a portion for holding and releasing the line spacer onto the lines. The system includes a portion for actuating securing portions of the line spacer to secure the line spacer upon the lines. The system includes a flying drone portion for levitation of the portion for holding and the portion for articulating to the lines.

Abstract: One or more devices and associated methods for in situ performance of work on a line that is suspended are provided. A device includes a saddle portion to receive the line therein. The device includes a motive portion that engages the line and moves the device along the line. The device includes an operation portion that includes a mechanism operating to perform a work task at a location along the line.