Abstract: The poultry cradle unloading systems and methods described herein provide for the unloading of birds and, in some cases, placement of the birds in a selected location among two or more possible selected locations. The unloading may be accomplished in a manner that promotes safety for the birds by releasing the birds such that they are predisposed to landing in an upright orientation after release from a cradle. The unloading may involve releasing the head before releasing the legs of the bird. The cradle and/or bird retained in the cradle may be oriented such that the bird is held at an angle such that the head of the bird is located forward of the hock joints.

Abstract: A method, apparatus, and system according to which a swap station is adapted to communicate pressurized fluid to an oil and gas wellbore.

Abstract: A method can include receiving a document associated with a checklist item. A method can include identifying a template associated with the document. A method can include identifying an area of the document associated with a value of a key-value pair based at least in part on the template. A method can include extracting, using a first optical character recognition process, the value from the area. A method may cause display of the value. A method can include receiving a corrected value from the user. A method may include extracting, using a second optical character recognition process, full text of the document. A method may include determining a location of the corrected value in the document. A method may include updating the first optical character recognition process, wherein updating the first optical character recognition process causes the first optical character recognition to extract the value from the location.

Abstract: A system for dispute data transfer in a distributed trading network includes a memory and a dispute manager. The memory stores information about a trading order associated with a client system. The dispute manager communicates a confirmation message to the client system, where the confirmation message provides an option to send a trading order dispute request that disputes processing of the trading order. The dispute manager receives a trading order dispute request generated in response to a selection of the option. The dispute manager obtains a decision that responds to the trading order dispute request and communicates the decision to the client system.

Abstract: Compositions, processes for making and using same, and products made therewith. In some embodiments, the composition can include a polysaccharide and an alkyl alcohol alkoxylate having a formula of RO[(CH2CHCH3O)x(CH2CH2O)y]M, where R is a C4-C40 alkyl, x is 1 to 50, y is 0 to 100, and M is H or an alkali metal. In some embodiments, the composition can also include water such that the composition can be in the form of an aqueous mixture. In some embodiments, the composition can also include a base compound. In some embodiments, the composition can also include a boron-containing compound.

Abstract: Techniques for tracking an evacuation of a location in an environment that utilizes physical tokens to prove physical presence at the location are presented. The techniques include receiving data representing of subordinates of an evacuation facilitator; receiving physical token based location status information for at least one of the subordinates, where the physical token based location status information is based on electronic readings of the physical tokens; determining based on the physical token based location status information, a physical presence status at the location for the at least one of the subordinates; receiving evacuation status information for each of the at least one of the subordinates that has a physical presence status that indicates a presence at the location; and recording the evacuation status information for each of the at least one of the subordinates that has a physical presence status that indicates a presence at the location.

Abstract: A cleaning device having a cleaning head assembly and a handle assembly is provided. The assemblies are removably attached to one another by a locking 5 mechanism that includes a female attachment portion having a receptacle and being affixed to a cleaning head, and a male attachment portion having a locking projection and being affixed to a handle and adapted for removable engagement with the female attachment portion. The locking projection on the male attachment portion is biased to engage the receptacle in the female attachment portion so as to 10 releaseably lock the cleaning head and the handle together.

Abstract: A spray gun for a plural component system is provided. The spray gun includes a first component delivery line and a second component delivery line. The spray gun also includes a nozzle, configured to receive and mix a first component received from the first component delivery line with a second component received from the second component delivery line. The spray gun also includes an air purge system configured to, when the spray gun is in a non-actuated position, purge the nozzle of the first and second components and, when the spray gun is in an actuated position, aid in atomization of the mixture of the first and second components.

Abstract: Devices, systems, and techniques are disclosed for managing electrical stimulation therapy and/or sensing of physiological signals such as brain signals. For example, a system may assist a clinician in identifying one or more electrode combinations for sensing a brain signal. In another example, a user interface may display brain signal information and values of a stimulation parameter at least partially defining electrical stimulation delivered to a patient when the brain signal information was sensed.

Abstract: A system that permits fracturing pumps such as, for example, at least first and second fracturing pumps, each carried on a truck, to be connected to, and disconnected from, respective connection points on a fracturing manifold while fracturing fluid in the fracturing manifold is at pressure, in certain instances at or near fracturing pressure, and/or while other(s) of the fracturing pumps are being operated to pump fracturing fluid.

Abstract: Systems and methods for visualizing two-dimensional (2D), three-dimensional (3D), and four-dimensional (4D) ultrasound images generated by an ultrasound device are disclosed. In one aspect, the method includes displaying a display state selection on a user interface of a display screen in communication with a computing device, the display state selection indicating to receive 2D or 3D images. The method further includes receiving, from the user interface, a display state user selection indicating to generate 2D or 3D images. The method further includes, in response to receiving the display state user selection, controlling the ultrasound device to generate ultrasound images of the selected display state and communicate the generated ultrasound images to the computing device. The method further includes displaying the received ultrasound images on a portion of the display screen.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for a slurry for coating an electrode structure. In one example, a method may include dispersing, by mixing at one or both of a high shear and a low shear, a solid ionically conductive polymer material in at least a first portion of a solvent to form a suspension, then dispersing, by mixing at the one or both of the high shear and the low shear, one or more additives in the suspension, and then mixing, at the one or both of the high shear and the low shear, a second portion of the solvent with the suspension to form a slurry. As such, the slurry including the solid ionically conductive polymer material may be applied as a coating in a solid-state battery cell, which may reduce resistance to Li-ion transport and improve mechanical stability relative to a conventional solid-state battery cell.

Abstract: A vascular anastomotic coupling device includes, for each of two vessels prepared for anastomosis, an inner ring sized to slide over an outer diameter of one of the two vessels. An outer ring is configured to trap an everted portion of the one of the two vessels between itself and the inner ring. Interface features on the inner ring and outer ring are configured to trap and hold the everted portion of the one of the two vessels between them and fix a position of the inner ring and outer ring with respect to each other. A connection interface on the outer ring is configured, when mounted on the one of the two vessels, to join with the outer ring of the other of the two vessels to join the two vessels and complete anastomosis of the two vessels.

Abstract: A system for error detection m a trading network comprises a memory operable to store a plurality of trader profiles, wherein a particular trader profile is associated with a particular trader. The particular trader profile comprises first contact data associated with a first client device and second contact data associated with a second client device. The memory is further operable to store at least one trading order associated with the particular trader. The system further comprises a processor communicatively coupled to the memory and operable to detect an alert associated with the first client device. In conjunction with detecting the alert, the processor is operable to determine a current status of the at least one trading order and to generate a status message regarding the determined status. The processor is further operable to transmit the status message to the second client device, wherein the transmission is based at least in part on the second contact data.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods and components for the bonding together of plastic components during a manufacturing and/or assembly process to create molds for lost-wax casting.

Abstract: A photographic lithography method for printing chip sections of a mask to a wafer is provided. The method includes generating the mask including a pattern of rows of the chip sections, each alternating row including half-fields mirrored with respect to corresponding half-fields of an adjacent row, exposing every other row of half-fields with the pattern and the wafer in a first relative orientation based on mirroring of the half-fields and the corresponding half-fields, re-orienting the pattern and the wafer to have a second relative orientation opposite the first relative orientation and exposing remaining rows of the half-fields with the pattern and the wafer in the second relative orientation.

Abstract: A nuclear reactor is constructed in sub-modules and super modules which are manufactured, packaged, and shipped to a construction site. At least some of the modules are packaged in suitable shielding containers or portions of containers, which may be steel. The modules are assembled on-site, and some of the modules remain within their respective shipping containers after assembly. One or more of the shipping containers may be used as concrete forms to support the pouring of concrete in between selected modules. The concrete may be used for structural support, shielding, or both.

Abstract: A first source of an electromagnetic signal is configured to illuminate or radiate the evaluation channel through which a series of particular seeds pass. For example, the electromagnetic signal comprises a pulse with at a primary reference phase and primary reference magnitude. A first receiver of the electromagnetic signal comprises a detector to determine or identify a first seed-related characteristic (e.g., first seed characteristic) based on an observed primary phase and an observed primary magnitude. For instance, a seed treatment device is configured to treat or spray discharged particular seed with a seed treatment based on the estimated characteristic, or to reject non-conforming seeds that do not meet seed specifications.

Abstract: The following disclosure relates to a computer implemented method of facilitating social activity by providing users the ability to communicate and interact more quickly and comfortably in a fun space using similarities while at the same time recognizing beauty in differences. The method provides greater insight and a deeper understanding of who a user is through a set of questions pertaining to a certain module (i.e., creating a fun social activity). The results from the set of questions may be used to facilitate a connection between users, as opposed to identifying just topical interests in common with another user discovered through user profiles. Specifically, the method includes prompting, by a processor, at least one message to the one or more users for developing content-rich conversations between the one or more users based on the results from the set of questions.

Abstract: In accordance with one embodiment, a method of controlling a braking of a rotor of an electric motor comprises operating an electric motor in a first mode at an inefficient operating point or inefficient operating curve of a quadrature-axis current versus a direct-axis current such that the braking of the electric motor occurs at a rate based on a rate proportional to or less than the total available power losses in the motor, the inverter, or both. The electric motor is operated in the first mode until the observed rotor speed of the electric motor is less than or equal to a threshold speed; thereafter a multi-phase short circuit can be applied.