Abstract: This disclosure provides systems, methods, and apparatus related to electron emission. A method includes providing a nanotip field emitter. The nanotip field emitter includes a nanoprotrusion at a tip of the nanotip field emitter. The nanotip field emitter is cooled to a temperature. The temperature is about 80 Kelvin or lower. An electric field is applied between an extraction electrode and the nanotip field emitter to induce emission of electrons from the nanotip field emitter.

Abstract: A video monitoring system captures image frames of a patient in various positions. The captured image frames are analyzed by the system for changes in a patient's position or movement, frames in which the system detects one or both of patient movement and repositioning are retained. The system analyzes an area of interest within each image frame that corresponds to an area in the camera's view field with the patient. Sequential image frames are compared for motion, only frames without motion, where the patient is still, are analyzed.

Abstract: An inner middle rotor is rotated while an inner front rotor, an inner back rotor, and an outer rotor are not rotated. The inner middle rotor is surrounded by the inner front rotor, the inner back rotor, the outer rotor, and a fuselage. After rotating the inner middle rotor while not rotating the inner front rotor, the inner back rotor, and the outer rotor, the inner middle rotor, the inner front rotor, the inner back rotor, and the outer rotor are simultaneously rotated.

Abstract: Mechanisms are provided to determine interest information for a plurality of employees in a workplace environment. The interest information is determined by analyzing employee work product, employee communications, and personality profiles. The interest information is analyzed to place the employees into connection groups including game groups and chat groups. Games groups and chat groups are calendared and scheduled upon reviewing the work availability calendars of employees. Participation rates are tracked to determine connection levels to enhance connection groups. The participation rates may be further tracked to automatically adjust employee reviews.

Abstract: Nyquist folding receivers (NYFRs) are disclosed that use three or more non-modulated sampling clock signals with different frequencies to produce multiple projections in a sampled output. Using these three or more different sampling clock signals, multiple Nyquist zones are aliased together while still allowing signals from different Nyquist zones to be separated and identified in later processing based upon the sampling provided by the different sampling clock signals. NYFR sampling receivers are also disclosed that simultaneously produce multiple separate and different parallel channels from an input signal, with each different channel having a different sampling clock sampling rate from the other channels so as to generate a respective folding pattern that is different from the folding pattern generated by the respective RF sampling rate of each of the other simultaneous and parallel channels.

Abstract: Nyquist folding receivers (NYFRs) are disclosed that use three or more non-modulated sampling clock signals with different frequencies to produce multiple projections in a sampled output. Using these three or more different sampling clock signals, multiple Nyquist zones are aliased together while still allowing signals from different Nyquist zones to be separated and identified in later processing based upon the sampling provided by the different sampling clock signals. NYFR sampling receivers are also disclosed that simultaneously produce multiple separate and different parallel channels from an input signal, with each different channel having a different sampling clock sampling rate from the other channels so as to generate a respective folding pattern that is different from the folding pattern generated by the respective RF sampling rate of each of the other simultaneous and parallel channels.

Abstract: A liquid dispensing system is provided. The liquid dispensing system comprises a fluid applicator with an inlet and an outlet. The liquid dispensing system also comprises a fluid flow path comprising an inlet configured to couple to a fluid source on a first end, and the fluid applicator on a second end. The liquid dispensing system also comprises a pump system configured to drive flow of fluid from the fluid source along the fluid flow path to the fluid applicator. The liquid dispensing system also comprises a pressure relief system. The pressure relief system comprises a return line. The pressure relief system also comprises a pressure relief valve. The pressure relief system when actuated, is configured to actuate a pressure relief valve such that the return line receives a portion of fluid within the fluid flow path in response to a detected pressure proximate the fluid applicator.

Abstract: An exemplary plural component heater assembly includes a plurality of heater modules each having a plurality of bores forming at least a first component path and a second component path, and at least one heating element receptacle configured to receive a heating element for heating the first and second component paths.

Abstract: Techniques are provided with which a subscriber to a media viewing service, which is configured for viewing media items such as TV shows or movies using streaming video delivery or other viewing techniques, may recommend one or more played or viewed media items to one or more friends in media viewing services or social networking systems that the subscriber uses. The subscriber may receive notifications when the friends view or play the recommended media items, and may contribute implicit feedback to a separate recommendation system regarding a recommended media item even when the subscriber has not explicitly rated the recommended media item. Subscribers also receive rapid indications, at the time that the subscribers are preparing to make recommendations of media items, about whether friends have already played or viewed the media items. In one embodiment, a recommendation may be communicated to a selected friend using a single operation of a pointing device.

Abstract: An exemplary plural component heater assembly includes a plurality of heater modules each having a plurality of bores forming at least a first component path and a second component path, and at least one heating element receptacle configured to receive a heating element for heating the first and second component paths.

Abstract: A method and system for encouraging innovation is described that includes conducting innovation contests and ranking innovators. The process allows high-level innovators to be identified, thereby improving the efficiency of finding innovative solutions and/or innovative employees.

Abstract: An interactive video delivery system (IVDS) is used in conjunction with sware for training purposes. The IVDS emulates a tactical display system sonar console by using software to provide its input information. The tactical display system sonar console uses actual sonar signals detected by sonar array systems. The IVDS training aid comprises an emulated AN/UYQ-21 console having a computer and an interactive videodisc system. The computer provides the necessary graphics processing for emulation of the tactical displays.

Abstract: A fluid pressure machine such as a motor or pump has an orbiting cylinder block (9) housing a number of radial pistons (11) sliding within respective cylinders (10). Each piston has a cylindrical coaxial bore in which a fluid displacing member (13) fixed to the cylinder block is located so as to define within the cylinder an annular outer chamber (14) and an inner chamber (15). A selectively operable spool valve (36) is arranged for supplying hydraulic fluid under pressure to the inner and/or the outer chamber and thereby control the operating speed of the machine.