Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure generally relate to fire-resistant compositions and to coated substrates and articles comprising such compositions. In an embodiment, a fire-resistant composition is provided. The fire-resistant composition includes particles having a core-shell structure. The fire-resistant composition further includes an intumescent, a blowing agent, a catalyst, and a binder. In another embodiment, a coated substrate is provided. The coated substrate includes a substrate having a fire-resistant composition disposed thereon. In another embodiment, a fire-resistant article is provided. The fire-resistant article includes a flexible substrate having a fire-resistant composition disposed thereon.

Abstract: Trustable delivery of a product uses a package with a printed label having a unique product ID, an RFID marker applied to the product that contains the ID, and a smart chip inside the product that contains the ID and a digital key. The ID from the RFID marker is compared to the label for initial validation of the package. The smart chip is further interrogated to generate an encoded value of the ID, such as a hash value, using the digital key. The hash value is then used to authenticate the ID, thereby verifying that the product as delivered is the original, untampered product. The product ID and the hash value are recorded in a blockchain ledger associated with the product. In this manner, the packaged product can be validated by any party in the delivery chain, e.g., manufacturer, seller, distributor, delivery service, and final recipient.

Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of selecting, by a trust maintainer node, at least two blockchain nodes to be assigned as non-human intelligent nodes controlled by separate consortiums, identifying, by the trust maintainer node, a plurality of blockchain nodes that are not assigned as non-human intelligent nodes, assigning, by the trust maintainer node, a trust value to each of the plurality of the blockchain nodes based on voting histories of each of the plurality of the blockchain nodes to determine an overall trust value of a blockchain, and responsive to the overall trust value of the blockchain being below a minimum threshold, selecting at least one node from the plurality of the nodes to be assigned as the non-human intelligent node to increase the overall trust value of the blockchain.

Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of selecting, by a trust maintainer node, at least two blockchain nodes to be assigned as non-human intelligent nodes controlled by separate consortiums, identifying, by the trust maintainer node, a plurality of blockchain nodes that are not assigned as non-human intelligent nodes, assigning, by the trust maintainer node, a trust value to each of the plurality of the blockchain nodes based on voting histories of each of the plurality of the blockchain nodes to determine an overall trust value of a blockchain, and responsive to the overall trust value of the blockchain being below a minimum threshold, selecting at least one node from the plurality of the nodes to be assigned as the non-human intelligent node to increase the overall trust value of the blockchain.

Abstract: Trustable delivery of a product uses a package with a printed label having a unique product ID, an RFID marker applied to the product that contains the ID, and a smart chip inside the product that contains the ID and a digital key. The ID from the RFID marker is compared to the label for initial validation of the package. The smart chip is further interrogated to generate an encoded value of the ID, such as a hash value, using the digital key. The hash value is then used to authenticate the ID, thereby verifying that the product as delivered is the original, untampered product. The product ID and the hash value are recorded in a blockchain ledger associated with the product. In this manner, the packaged product can be validated by any party in the delivery chain, e.g., manufacturer, seller, distributor, delivery service, and final recipient.

Abstract: A rugged UHF RFID tag comprising a UHF RFID tag, an overmolded cap, and a base, wherein the UHF RFID tag is secured to a top portion of the base and wherein the overmolded cap encapsulates the UHF RFID tag and the top portion of the base and associated methods.

Abstract: A rugged UHF RFID tag comprising a UHF RFID tag, an overmolded cap, and a base, wherein the UHF RFID tag is secured to a top portion of the base and wherein the overmolded cap encapsulates the UHF RFID tag and the top portion of the base and associated methods.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a boom operated chute cleaning device including a boom assembly with a reel designed to store and pay out a fluid conduit from which is hung a chute cleaning device. The chute cleaning device includes a frame assembly with guide structure designed to guide the travel of the cleaning device within a chute and a rotatable spraying assembly mounted on the frame assembly and supplied with fluid through the fluid conduit. As the chute cleaning device is moved up and down within the chute, fluid pressure supplied through the fluid conduit will flow out the rotatable spraying assembly causing rotation thereof to allow complete cleaning or other treatment of the interior walls of the chute.