Abstract: One aspect of the present application relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising a sulfated glycosaminoglycan having an average molecular weight ranging from 3,000 to 15,000 Daltons, a skin penetrating agent, where the skin penetrating agent promotes transdermal penetration of the sulfated glycosaminoglycan when applied to intact skin surfaces, and a pharmaceutical carrier for topical application, where the pharmaceutical carrier is mixed with the sulfated glycosaminoglycan and the skin penetrating agent. This composition is useful in carrying out a method of treating a subject for pain, joint stiffness, soft tissue injury, connective tissue disorders, and/or muscle soreness.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a system and a method for addressing an error in a localization system that includes monitoring a plurality of sensors of a driver assistance system in real-time, with each sensor generating a data stream. The method further includes identifying a sensor having an anomalous data stream and calculating a primary localization and a backup localization. The primary localization calculation includes the anomalous data stream and the backup localization calculation does not include the anomalous data stream. Further, the method includes executing an action when the backup localization error estimate exceeds a threshold.

Abstract: A multi-layer touchscreen assembly for an appliance includes a panel including an outer touchscreen surface, an opaque layer positioned below the touchscreen surface and having at least one transparent area therein defining lighting of at least one visual touch control region, a printed circuit board positioned below the opaque layer, the printed circuit board including a plurality of light-emitting diodes proximate one or more corresponding capacitive touch sensors of a first visual touch control region of the one or more visual touch control regions, and the one or more capacitive touch sensors configured to provide a visual indication of a control aspect of the appliance according to a user's touch input. The assembly also includes at least one diffusion portion operatively positioned between the opaque layer at a transparent area thereof and the printed circuit board at the first visual touch control region.

Abstract: A head elevation apparatus configured to be positioned under a mattress may include a base panel and a top panel positioned on the base panel. The top panel may include a center panel hingedly coupled to the base panel. An upper flap may be hingedly coupled to the center panel. A lower flap may be hingedly coupled to the center panel.

Abstract: A head elevation apparatus configured to be positioned under a mattress may include a base panel and a top panel positioned on the base panel. The top panel may include a center panel hingedly coupled to the base panel. An upper flap may be hingedly coupled to the center panel. A lower flap may be hingedly coupled to the center panel.

Abstract: A floating fastener comprises a retainer and a captive nut held within a cavity of the retainer. The nut is star-shaped with four points spaced equally apart and with four valleys on the periphery of the nut between the points creating the overall star-shape of the nut. Likewise, the cavity in the retainer corresponds to the shape and contour of the nut but sized so that there is a substantial gap between them. Permissible lateral float of the nut can be maximized by employing a particular angularity of the sides of the valleys in relation to other dimensions of the fastener.

Abstract: A head elevation apparatus configured to be positioned under a mattress may include a base panel and a top panel positioned on the base panel. The top panel may include a center panel hingedly coupled to the base panel. An upper flap may be hingedly coupled to the center panel. A lower flap may be hingedly coupled to the center panel.

Abstract: A head elevation apparatus configured to be positioned under a mattress may include a base panel and a top panel positioned on the base panel. The top panel may include a center panel hingedly coupled to the base panel. An upper flap may be hingedly coupled to the center panel. A lower flap may be hingedly coupled to the center panel.

Abstract: A loan determination system configured to determine and provide customized loans to an auto dealership based on iteratively updated dealership loan tiers (using predictive modeling that factors in performance of the specific dealership and others for a particular type of loan), a current dealership state, and input from the dealership. The system may analyze the success rates of various loan programs of one or more dealerships, build predictive models in order to determine a dealership state and associated loan tier, and recommend a particular loan program to the dealership based on the determination. Based on the dealership making a loan program selection and updated performance data, the predictive model data is updated and used to determine a new dealership state. Accordingly, the system may react to changes in dealership performance by recommending loan programs associated with a different loan tier.

Abstract: A floating fastener comprises a retainer and a captive nut held within a cavity of the retainer. The nut is star-shaped with four points spaced equally apart and with four valleys on the periphery of the nut between the points creating the overall star-shape of the nut. Likewise, the cavity in the retainer corresponds to the shape and contour of the nut but sized so that there is a substantial gap between them. Permissible lateral float of the nut can be maximized by employing a particular angularity of the sides of the valleys in relation to other dimensions of the fastener.

Abstract: A system and related method for simulating IR halos in a computer graphics display generates a set of halo candidates corresponding to each new scene by scanning the frame buffer for that scene to flag pixels associated with unocculted light sources as halo candidates, or prospective halo centers around which simulated halos are to be drawn. The system adjusts the defocus value of flagged halo candidates based on their pixel distance and determines whether identified halo centers are new, continuing, or expired by comparing the current scene and its halo candidate list to the preceding (currently displayed) image and its list of current halo centers. The system generates a dual visible/IR image, adding IR-only polygonal halos to the identified halo centers based on pixel attributes. The dual image is projected for viewing by night vision goggles, which the IR-only image and component halos will stimulate.

Abstract: A computer-implemented evaluation method for evaluating an employee includes providing an evaluation dashboard application to participants capable of generating a collective progress report indicating a proportion of group members who have transmitted external-evaluation information at a time the collective progress report is generated, and further capable of generating a plurality of individual progress reports respectively indicating a completeness of external-evaluation information received from each of the plurality of group members at a time the plurality of individual progress reports are generated. The collective progress report and the plurality of individual progress reports are accessible by each participant executing the evaluation dashboard application on a remote computer without communicating with another participant. A participant in the evaluation process can anonymously check on the progress of other participants in the evaluation process in real time.

Abstract: The present technology may identify item category affinities by identifying a plurality of classifications of an item. An accuracy of the plurality of classifications relative to one another for the item may be identified. A category affinity of the item may be determined based on the accuracy of the plurality of classifications relative to one another.

Abstract: A self-configuring data acquisition system and method for conducting diagnostic testing of process equipment devices. The data acquisition system includes a data acquisition processing unit for controlling diagnostic testing of an equipment device, the equipment device including a digital information unit that stores information uniquely identifying the equipment device. A signal conditioning unit is coupled to the data acquisition unit by a first data transmission means, the signal conditioning unit including a digital information unit that stores information uniquely identifying the signal conditioning unit. A sensor is coupled with the equipment device under test, wherein the sensor is further coupled to the signal conditioning unit by a second data transmission means, and wherein the sensor includes a digital information unit that stores information uniquely identifying the sensor. Each digital information unit transmits its stored identifying information to the data acquisition processing unit.

Abstract: A method for ranking the quality of a set of tabular data includes determining one or more quality metrics corresponding to a set of tabular data. The quality metrics are combined to form a quality score for the set of tabular data.

Abstract: A method for searching computer data to obtain tabular data includes selecting a data node and obtaining the data content of the node. Possible tabular data contained within the data content is identified. The possible tabular data is analyzed to recognize tabular data.

Abstract: A multi-lumen catheter with a generally circular cross-section having a central guidewire lumen, partially circumscribed by an inflation lumen having a generally C-shaped cross-section defining a web and a guidewire access cut extending radially through that web from the outer surface of the multi-lumen catheter to the central guidewire lumen. The guidewire access cut allowing access to an indwelling guidewire for direct control over axial translation, or ingress and egress of the guidewire.

Abstract: A search engine is provided which responds to a user's queries by generating and presenting a graphed result. In addition to the graphed data, the user is provided with advertisement data which is related to the query information and/or to the nature of the data itself. One aspect of the invention selects advertisements to be displayed based on trends determined from the data presented on the graph.

Abstract: The invention relates to low-foaming gas processing compositions comprising (a) a silicone antifoam component comprising a base silicone fluid and a particulate metal oxide; (b) an emulsifying component in an amount suitable for the at least substantial emulsification of the silicone antifoam component in water; (c) a polypropylene glycol component at least partially soluble, emulsifiable, and/or dispersible in water; (d) a water-soluble or water-dispersible gas processing agent; and (e) water. The invention also relates to methods for processing a gas by treating the gas with these foam suppressing compositions.

Abstract: A search engine is provided which responds to a user's queries by generating and presenting a graphed result. In various aspects of the invention, these search terms can be associated with one or more axes of the desired graph. Thus, by way of example, a graphed result can be obtained by a user entering a search term in an X-axis search term window provided in a user interface. Any resulting graphed hits would have the entered search term (or its equivalent) on the X-axis. An additional feature of the invention permits the user to click on a data item of an initial graph to trigger a subsequent search and graphed result related to that data item.