Abstract: A portable enclosed-structure deployment system configured to be stored and deployed from within a shipping container. A floor support system including a plurality of floor panels is disposed in the shipping container proximate to a bottom surface of the shipping container. The plurality of floor panels withdraw from an open side of the shipping container. A plurality of wall panels are stored in the shipping container above the plurality of floor panels. The plurality of wall panels are withdrawn from the open side of the shipping container subsequent to the plurality of floor panels being withdrawn from the shipping container. A roof system includes a plurality of roof panels supported on a rack in the shipping container above the plurality of wall panels. The plurality of roof panels slideably withdraw from the shipping container subsequent to the plurality of wall panels being withdrawn from the shipping container.

Abstract: A process or method for forming a stainless steel weldment comprises steps including rolling a plate to form a cylindrical shell with an open butt joint or seam, welding the butt seam to close the seam, hard rolling the weld seam region including the adjacent heat affected zones in the base material, and peening the weld seam region. The weld seam region is peened in multiple successive and wider passes to progressively produce wider peening strips or regions along the weld lines. The weld may be a full penetration double-V type groove weld with double weld bevels. The welding process may include first forming the exterior weld bevel following by forming the interior weld bevel. The foregoing fabrication process converts residual tensile stress fields on the exterior of the shell weldment to compressive stress fields less susceptible to the adverse effects of stress corrosion cracking.

Abstract: A machine and process for accepting customer payments and placing orders for telecommunications services is disclosed. The machine and process include a kiosk operable to accept account set-up information from an individual, accept payment from the individual, collect identifying data from the individual, and communicate with a system to activate a telecommunication account for the individual. The kiosk may be placed wherever quick telecommunication account set-up and payment verification is necessary, for example: a correctional facility or college campus.