Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of determining one or more objects in a transport that may become airborne and altering a portion of the transport to minimize the one or more objects from becoming airborne during a collision.

Abstract: This disclosure presents systems, methods, and apparatus for determining cluster efficiency during hydraulic fracturing, the method comprising: measuring acoustic vibrations in fracking fluid in a fracking wellhead, circulating fluid line, or standpipe of a well; converting the acoustic vibrations into an electrical signal in a time domain; recording the electrical signal to memory; analyzing the electrical signal in the time domain for a window of time and identifying two amplitude peaks corresponding to a fracture initiation; measuring a time between the two amplitude peaks; dividing the time by two to give a result; multiplying the result by a speed of sound in the fracking fluid to give a distance between the fracture initiation and a plug at an end of a current fracking stage of the well; and returning a location of the fracture initiation to an operator based on the distance between the fracture initiation and the plug.

Abstract: Provided is a zeroing target for a firearm sighting system that includes a range card insert and a range card sleeve. The range card insert includes zero range increment markings, caliber markings, and a point of aim indicator. The range card sleeve includes a zero range viewing window, a caliber viewing window, a point of aim viewing window, and a point of impact indicator. The range card insert fits within the range card sleeve and can be moved upwards or downwards within the sleeve for selecting a desired zero range increment marking and caliber marking. A laser boresight is aimed at the point of impact indicator and a sighting system on the weapon is adjusted until the sighting system is pointing at the point of aim indicator. When the two values align, the weapon is properly bore-sighted for the desired caliber and range, which can then be confirmed by live fire.

Abstract: System, method, and apparatus for classifying fracture quantity and quality of fracturing operation activities during hydraulic fracturing operations, the system comprising: a sensor coupled to a fracking wellhead, circulating fluid line, or standpipe of a well and configured to convert acoustic vibrations in fracking fluid in the fracking wellhead into an electrical signal; a memory configured to store the electrical signal; a converter configured to access the electrical signal from the memory and convert the electrical signal in a window of time into a current frequency domain spectrum; a machine-learning system configured to classify the current frequency domain spectrum, the machine-learning system having been trained on previous frequency domain spectra measured during previous hydraulic fracturing operations and previously classified by the machine-learning system; and a user interface configured to return a classification of the current frequency domain spectrum to an operator of the fracking wellhead

Abstract: A method for evaluating risk associated with a patient comprises the steps of using a sensor or an assessing device for detecting a safety event involving the patient, using the sensor or the assessing device for acquiring data for identifying and investigating the safety event, operating a risk evaluator to determine an output of the risk associated with the patient, and transmitting the output to a user device.

Abstract: In examples, a semiconductor device comprises a semiconductor package including a mold compound covering a semiconductor die. The semiconductor package has a surface and a cavity formed in the surface. The semiconductor device comprises an electronic device positioned within the cavity, the electronic device coupled to the semiconductor die via a conductive terminal extending through the mold compound.

Abstract: A breath actuated metered dose inhaler may comprise a canister fire system configured to fire a medicament containing canister in response to patient inhalation. The canister fire system may comprise a pneumatic force holding unit and having a rest configuration in which a metering valve of the canister is in a refill configuration; a prepared configuration in which a canister actuation force is retained by the pneumatic force holding unit and the canister fire system is actuatable by patient inhalation induced airflow; and a fire configuration in which the metering valve is in a dose delivery position. When in the prepared configuration, the force retained by the pneumatic force holding unit may be reduced by less than about 6% over a period of 5 minutes, preferably less than about 3% over a period of 5 minutes.

Abstract: System and method for enriching a data stream with enrichment data. The system loads data from one or more customer data warehouses into a storage component using an ingest pipeline; receives, at an enrichment pipeline, an incoming data stream; determines, using the enrichment pipeline, an insertion point within the incoming data stream, the insertion point corresponding to a data object mention; determines, using the enrichment pipeline, enrichment data matching the data object mention, the enrichment data being retrieved from the storage component; augments, via the enrichment pipeline, the incoming data stream with the enrichment data at the determined insertion point to generate an enriched data stream, and transmits the enriched data stream to one or more destinations. The data stream can be an event stream. The enrichment data can be entity data. The system can use a reverse extract/transform/load (ETL) model to enable data ingesting and/or data stream enrichment.

Abstract: Folding truck bed covers with self-locking compound hinges are disclosed. The covers may include rigid front, middle and rear panels. To open the cover, the rear panel is folded over the middle panel, then the folded middle and rear panels are folded over the front panel. A front edge of the middle panel may be pivotally mounted to a rear edge of the front panel by a compound hinge assembly including at least one compound or double hinge that permits the folded rear and middle panels to fold onto the top outer surface of the front panel. The compound hinge assembly may be used with a catch bar and catch bracket that provide a self-locking feature that prevents unwanted opening or break-ins of the cover when the cover is in its fully closed position.

Abstract: The disclosure provides a system for generating a multi-component aging index for an individual companion animal comprising digital biomarkers, biological biomarkers and subjective assessment methods to predict phenotypic age and phenotypic age acceleration/deceleration (phenotypic age above or below chronological age) in dogs and cats. The disclosure also provides a method for decelerating phenotypic aging of a companion animal in need thereof. The method comprises determining an index according to an aspect of the disclosure and providing personalized health, diet and nutrition measures to the companion animal according to the index for that companion animal. The method can also be considered to be a method of ameliorating accelerated aging in the animal. In some embodiments, the personalized health measure comprises a diet that decelerates phenotypic aging and/or ameliorates accelerated phenotypic aging.

Abstract: Techniques are provided for multi-tier write allocation. A storage system may store data within a multi-tier storage environment comprising a first storage tier (e.g., storage devices maintained by the storage system), a second storage tier (e.g., a remote object store provided by a third party storage provider), and/or other storage tiers. A determination is made that data (e.g., data of a write request received by the storage system) is to be stored within the second storage tier. The data is stored into a staging area of the first storage tier. A second storage tier location identifier, for referencing the data according to a format utilized by the second storage tier, is assigned to the data and provided to a file system hosting the data. The data is then destaged from the staging area into the second storage tier, such as within an object stored within the remote object store.

Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of determining one or more objects in a transport that may become airborne and altering a portion of the transport to minimize the one or more objects from becoming airborne during a collision.

Abstract: Computer systems and methods perform a chaos experiment for a target application. The computer system: (i) generates, for the chaos experiment, a simulated traffic stream for a non-production version of the target application; (iii) provides chaos event settings for one or more chaos conditions to the non-production version of the target application; (iv) executes the non-production version of the target application during the chaos experiment, such that the non-production version of the target application, during the chaos experiment, (a) generates responses to the simulated traffic stream while simultaneously (b) being subject to the one or more chaos conditions of the chaos event settings; and (iv) monitors the responses generated by the non-production version of the target application during the chaos testing.

Abstract: The invention provides compounds of formula (I): where the variables are defined in the specification, or a pharmaceutically-acceptable salt thereof, that are useful as JAK kinase inhibitors. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds and methods of using such compounds to treat respiratory diseases.

Abstract: The invention relates to a tool for generating steam and combustion gases for producing oil from an oil well. The tool includes a main body with a first end including a connection site for receiving a connection of an input line for fuel and/or water and an air inlet port configured to receive air from the atmosphere around the tool. The tool includes an ignition component arranged within the main body configured to ignite the air and the fuel to generate a flame. The tool includes a combustion chamber for accommodating the flame and extending at a second end of the main body opposite the first end, the combustion chamber defined by a wall and an outlet configured to allow exit of combusted products from the combustion chamber. The tool includes a passageway within the tool from the air inlet port to the combustion chamber.

Abstract: Methods and systems are described herein for time synchronization of a distributed sensor array system (“distributed system”). The distributed system includes multiple sensor nodes, which are time-synchronized using a combination of RF signal data and message-based time techniques across multiple communications mechanisms. Time synchronization is implemented both internally between a sensor node's components and over-the-air between different sensor nodes. The distributed system further employs multiple layers of standardized and custom synchronization protocols to build a scalable, potentially zero-hop, time transfer network. The time synchronization accuracies achieved by the time transfer network enable coherency in the distributed system.

Abstract: Methods and systems are described herein for time synchronization of a distributed sensor array system (“distributed system”). The distributed system includes multiple sensor nodes which are time synchronized using status information of a sensor node (e.g., timestamp of an occurrence of an event such as receipt of a request for local timestamp, a receipt of a calibration signal). A timestamp of an occurrence of the event at a sensor node is determined for each of the sensor nodes and a time offset between a timestamp of an occurrence of the event at a reference node of the distributed system and the timestamp of the corresponding sensor node is determined. The distributed system synchronizes each of the sensor nodes based on the time offset of the corresponding sensor node to time align data signals received by the sensor nodes. The time aligned signals are cohered for further processing.

Abstract: The invention relates to a steam generator tool configured to receive a supply of fuel, oxidant, water and power/control, and therefrom, to combust the fuel and generate steam from the water. The tool can be used downhole or on surface. The tool includes a tool coupling component configured to receive inputs of water, fuel, oxidant and power/control; a flow diversion component coupled to the coupling component and which directs the inputs into the tool; and an ignition component configured to ignite the fuel to produce a flame. Tool further includes a combustion chamber configured to accommodate the flame; and a plurality of water nozzle on the external surface of the tool configured to eject water onto the outer surface of the combustion chamber, the water being converted to steam during operation of the tool. The tool coupling component forms a first, which may be considered the upper end of the steam generator tool and the combustion chamber is at the second, opposite end of the tool.

Abstract: Apparatus, method and wellbore installation to mitigate heat damage to well components during high temperature fluid injection operations such as steam injection from surface through a wellbore. The apparatus includes an injection tubing that conveys the high temperature fluid to an injection zone and an isolation packer through which a lower end of the injection tubing passes. A pipe extends alongside the injection tubing with an outlet end close above the packer. When the apparatus is installed in a wellbore, the pipe creates a cooling fluid circuit that flows from just above the packer up in the wellbore alongside the outer surface of the injection tubing to surface and then back into the pipe.

Abstract: An improvement is provided for routine law enforcement stops by making it safer for police officers and pedestrians. Implementation of smart technology into the industry wide standard use of physical interactions between police officers and pedestrians, a streamed lined method and process will yield optimal results as a safer method and system in executing such a tactic. Utilizing technology i.e. algorithms and databases, servers, and cloud-based infrastructures with application processing interfaces (API's) communicating in this ecosystem, creating a synergy while transferring specific data; will replace the current process of a routine traffic stop.