Abstract: Methods, systems and apparatus for using blockchain distributed ledgers to build and maintain infrastructure projects utilizing smart meters and smart contracts to increase information flow in the securitization of digital securities which are issued to fund and administer the infrastructure projects and to provide transparent and predictable returns to investors and efficient capital formation and infrastructure management to the digital security Issuers.

Abstract: Disclosed is a digital asset lending system for lending and hedging digital assets using cryptocurrency comprising an aggregation module to aggregate inventory accounts of the digital assets provided by lenders; a display module to display the aggregate inventory accounts associated with the lenders; a request generation module to enable a borrower to enter data associated with a borrow; an order execution module to execute a short sale of the aggregate inventory accounts when the at least one received minimum required collateral is converted into the cryptocurrency of an equivalent value; a delivery module to deliver a generated short sale proceeds of the short sale of the aggregate inventory accounts to a compliance admin; a short cover module to execute a short cover buy order to buy back the shorted aggregate inventory accounts; and a margin maintenance module to display a margin timer representing a time left to maintain a margin.

Abstract: A lace adjuster (14) includes an adjuster assembly (16); and a first cover (18) that is selectively attachable to the adjuster assembly (16). The first cover (18) is selectively movable between (i) an attached position, wherein the first cover (18) is attached to the adjuster assembly (16), and (ii) a detached position, wherein the first cover (18) is detached from the adjuster assembly (16). The first cover (18) can be moved between the attached position and the detached position without damaging the first cover (18) and the adjuster assembly (16). Additionally, the lace adjuster (14) can further include a second cover (18) that is alternatively, selectively attachable to the adjuster assembly (16).

Abstract: A lace adjuster (14) comprises an adjuster assembly (16); and a first cover (18) that is selectively attachable to the adjuster assembly (16). The first cover (18) is selectively movable between (i) an attached position, wherein the first cover (18) is attached to the adjuster assembly (16), and (ii) a detached position, wherein the first cover (18) is detached from the adjuster assembly (16). The first cover (18) can be moved between the attached position and the detached position without damaging the first cover (18) and the adjuster assembly (16). Additionally, the lace adjuster (14) can further comprise a second cover (18) that is alternatively, selectively attachable to the adjuster assembly (16).

Abstract: A lace adjuster (10) that selectively adjusts and secures a shoelace (770) of a shoe (772) includes an inner frame (12), an outer frame (14), a resilient member (16), and a bracket (18). The outer frame (14) receives at least a portion of the inner frame (12). The resilient member (16) is secured to the inner frame (12) and the outer frame (14), and allows the inner frame (12) and the outer frame (14) to move relative to each other between an unlocked configuration and a locked configuration. The bracket (18) is movable between a closed configuration and an open configuration. The bracket (18) is adapted to receive a portion of the shoelace (770) when the bracket (18) is in the open configuration, and the bracket (18) is adapted to retain a portion of the shoelace (770) when the bracket is in the closed configuration.

Abstract: A lace adjuster (10) that selectively adjusts and secures a shoelace (770) of a shoe (772) includes an inner frame (12), an outer frame (14) and a resilient member (16). The outer frame (14) receives at least a portion of the inner frame (12). The resilient member (16) is secured to the inner frame (12) and the outer frame (14), and allows the inner frame (12) and the outer frame (14) to move relative to each other between an unlocked configuration and a locked configuration. The inner frame (12) includes a first inner frame aperture (36A) and a spaced apart second inner frame aperture (36B), and the outer frame (14) includes a first outer frame aperture (44A) and a second outer frame aperture (44B). A first end (770A) of the shoelace (770) is threaded through the first inner frame aperture (36A) and the first outer frame aperture (44A) when the inner frame (12) and the outer frame (14) are in the unlocked configuration.

Abstract: A lace retention clip for use with a plurality of lace ends includes, in one embodiment, a housing and a bore extending into the housing. The housing further includes a lateral slot formed in the housing and disposed generally transverse relative to the bore. The housing also having a hollow formed in the housing and intersecting the lateral slot and the bore of the plunger. A plunger having a transverse bore is arranged so that the plunger is shiftably mounted within the bore and is moveable between a first position, wherein the bore of the plunger is aligned with the hollow, and a second position wherein the bore is offset from the hollow. The lace retention clip being arranged to frictionally retain a lace within the clip when the plunger is in the second position.