Abstract: A system for protecting a bond line may comprise a downhole tool and a rubber material bonded to the downhole tool to form the bond line. The downhole tool may further include a barrier configured to be applied to the rubber material and the ridged substrate to encapsulate the bond line. A method for protecting a bond line may comprise attaching at least a portion of a rubber to a downhole tool to form the bond line and applying a barrier to the rubber material and the downhole tool to encapsulate the bond line.

Abstract: A digital holographic microscope that includes a light source and a photonic integrated circuit. The photonic integrated circuit can include a branching waveguide optically coupled to the light source, and a multi-angle illumination device optically coupled to the branching waveguide. In various examples, the multi-angle illumination device includes an optical phased array that includes a plurality of light emitters. In various examples, the multi-angle illumination device includes a grating coupler.

Abstract: A socket connector includes a substrate having signal and ground contact channels between upper and lower surfaces and ground bar slots. The socket connector includes signal socket contacts received in signal contact channels and ground socket contacts received in ground contact channels. The socket connector includes ground bars received in corresponding ground bar slots. The ground bars electrically connect the corresponding ground socket contacts.

Abstract: An electrical connector system includes a circuit card assembly that includes a host circuit board, an interposer, and a socket connector arranged in a circuit stack. The electrical connector system includes a cable assembly that has cables electrically connected to terminating ends of the interposer contacts. The electrical connector system includes a pluggable module having a mating end with a module circuit board mated with the socket contacts of the socket connector. The electrical connector system includes a loading mechanism operably coupled to the circuit card assembly operated to compress the socket contacts between the module circuit board and interposer contacts to create circuit paths between the module contacts and the interposer contacts through the socket contacts. The cables are electrically connected to the pluggable module through the interposer and the socket connector.

Abstract: A cable card assembly includes a circuit card having an array of signal pads on a surface of the circuit card. Cables including signal conductors and cable shields are electrically connected to the circuit card. The cable card assembly includes a ground bus coupled to the circuit card electrically connected to the cable shields and a ground plane of the circuit card. The ground bus includes a shell to form pockets, arranged in multiple rows, which receive the corresponding cables. The shell includes solder standoff posts extending from an inner end of the shell that are terminated to the circuit card. The solder standoff post holds the inner end elevated from the surface of the circuit card.

Abstract: A parking meter receives data indicative of a remote payment being completed and displays an amount of time purchased by the remote payment for a parking session. The parking meter determines an amount of time remaining in the parking session and powers down at least a portion of a meter communication subsystem subsequent to receiving the data indicative of the remote payment being completed. The parking meter wakes up the powered down portion of the communication subsystem upon determining that the amount of time remaining is below a threshold time, and can receive an indication of additional time being paid for remotely, and can update the displayed time remaining to reflect the additional time.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are multispace parking pay stations comprising: at least one processor, a memory, a communications element, a printer, and a computer program including instructions executable by the at least one processor to create an application comprising: a software module receiving a unique identifier associated with a parking customer, the parking customer having executed a mobile payment for parking in a space associated with the pay station; a software module transmitting the unique identifier to a central parking management server and querying the central parking management server with the unique identifier to identify the parking customer and verify the mobile payment; and a software module generating and sending instructions to the printer to print a payment verification for the parking customer.

Abstract: An electrical connector including a housing defining an interior cavity and extending from a mounting end to an engagement end, and at least one signal component disposed within the interior cavity of the housing. The housing is formed from a conductive composite material and engages the at least one signal component to shield the interior cavity.

Abstract: A cable card assembly for an electrical connector includes a circuit card having circuit conductors on a surface of the circuit card and a ground plane. The cable card assembly includes cables terminated to the circuit card. The cables include signal conductors electrically connected to corresponding circuit conductors of the circuit card and cable shields providing electrical shielding for the signal conductors. The cable card assembly includes a ground bus coupled to the circuit card and electrically connected to the cable shields and the ground plane. The ground bus includes a shell forming pockets receiving the corresponding cables. The shell has an inner bus member mounted to the circuit card and an outer bus member coupled to the inner bus member. The shell includes a conductive gasket between the inner bus member and the outer bus member.

Abstract: An apparatus may include a thermoplastic composite fiber tubular to be positioned in a wellbore, the thermoplastic composite fiber tubular comprising a thermoplastic matrix, a plurality of fibers laid within the thermoplastic matrix, and one or more threads thermoformed at an end of the thermoplastic composite fiber tubular. The one or more threads, once thermoformed, may be configured to form a threaded connection with another tubular in the wellbore.

Abstract: An electrical connector assembly having a printed circuit board, signal wires, and an impedance mold. The signal wires transmit signals at a determined signal speed. The signal wires have ends which are connected to the printed circuit board. The impedance mold cooperates with the printed circuit and the signal wires. The impedance mold is formed from a tunable hot melt adhesive composition. A dielectric constant of the tunable hot melt adhesive composition is lowered to be compatible with the desired signal performance characteristics of the signals transmitted over the signal wires to the printed circuit board.

Abstract: A separable connector interface includes at least one electrically conductive element with a metal polymer composite deposited thereon. The metal polymer composite has conductive particles dispersed within a protective binder.

Abstract: Various systems and methods for maintaining a record for a workpiece processed by a CNC electronically synchronized cell of a manufacturing assembly line are disclosed herein. Example embodiments involve a cell controller and a part-processing control system. The cell controller can be configured to: initialize a cell controller record; initiate a part assembly task involving at least one electronically synchronized part-processing operation and upon completion of each operation, update an inspection identifier of the cell controller.

Abstract: An electrical connector assembly includes a housing having a mating interface configured to be mated with a hermaphroditic mating electrical connector assembly. The housing includes an electrically conductive commoning member having contact openings. Wafer assemblies are coupled to the housing each having a leadframe, a wafer body holding the leadframe, and a ground frame providing electrical shielding for the leadframe. The signal contacts are terminated to cables. The ground shields are electrically connected to the commoning member. The mating ends of the signal contacts and the ground shields form a hermaphroditic mating interface for mating with the hermaphroditic mating electrical connector assembly.

Abstract: An electrical connector assembly having a printed circuit board, signal wires, and an impedance mold. The signal wires transmit signals at a determined signal speed. The signal wires have ends which are connected to the printed circuit board. The impedance mold cooperates with the printed circuit and the signal wires. The impedance mold is formed from a tunable hot melt adhesive composition. A dielectric constant of the tunable hot melt adhesive composition is adjusted to be compatible with the desired signal performance characteristics of the signals transmitted over the signal wires to the printed circuit board.

Abstract: In some implementations, an electrical cable for use in a wellbore proximate to a subsurface formation may comprise a conductive element, where the conductive element comprises one or more electrically conductive fibers. The electrical cable may additionally comprise a conductive binder configured to melt to form a liquid conductor that is configured to, when in a liquid state, surround the conductive element.

Abstract: An aquarium system includes a tank, a motion sensor, and a light source. The motion sensor is adapted to sense motion within a predetermined distance from the tank. The light source has a controllable intensity projecting light into the tank. The intensity varies responsive to motion sensed by the motion sensor. When the motion sensor senses movement, the light is on at 100% intensity. After some period of no-motion, such as about 60 seconds, the lighting slowly dims to around 20% of full brightness. When it senses movement again, the lighting slowly ramps up to 100% intensity.

Abstract: A sealing assembly for use in a wellbore tool includes thermoplastic materials arranged in a lattice structure to provide a bulk elasticity on the order of elastomeric materials. The lattice structure permits an energizing element of the sealing assembly to deform sufficiently in the elastic range of the thermoplastic materials to provide repeatable sealing capabilities. The lattice structure may be constructed by additive manufacturing processes to include voids therein, which allow the thermoplastic members of the lattice to flex and bend. The energizing element may thereby exhibit a greater elasticity in bulk than the elasticity of the thermoplastic materials themselves. The lattice structure may be enclosed in an outer cover constructed of a polymeric, elastomeric or other material to facilitate the interaction between the seal assembly and the corresponding sealing surfaces of a downhole wellbore tool.

Abstract: A socket connector includes a substrate having an upper surface and a lower surface. The substrate has a ground plane between the upper surface and the lower surface. The substrate includes contact channels between the upper and lower surfaces. The socket connector includes socket contacts received in corresponding contact channels. Each socket contact includes a contact body, an upper mating element, and a lower mating element. The upper mating element is deflectable relative to the contact body and extends to the upper surface to interface with a first electrical component. The lower mating element is deflectable relative to the contact body and extends to the lower surface to interface with a second electrical component. A plurality of the socket contacts are electrically connected to the ground plane.

Abstract: An expandable, hardening seal for downhole use in a wellbore includes a heat-hardening material and a heat-stable material. The heat-hardening material has a stiffness that increases after exposure to a downhole temperature and the heat-stable material has a stiffness that does not increase or increases to a lesser degree than that the heat-hardening material at the downhole temperature.