Abstract: A contact sensor for the repeatable detection of small, high frequency mechanical vibrations in external systems is presented herein. The sensor includes a metal housing with an attachment device at one end and an output at the other end. Inside the metal housing is a core assembly that includes a piezo transducer assembly suspended or isolated between an actuator and a biasing device. The actuator may be in the form of a ceramic sphere that sits at least partially within a recess on the inside of the housing and is in physical contact with the piezo transducer assembly. The biasing device may be in the form of a spring that causes the piezo transducer assembly to be pressed against the actuator at a contestant and known amount of tension.

Abstract: A cartridge for a conducted electrical weapon may comprise a body having a first end opposite a second end and an outer surface opposite an inner surface. A projectile may be disposed within the body. The inner surface of the body may define a plurality of grooves extending from the first end of the body to a location within the body.

Abstract: The invention relates to systems/methods that enable real-time monitoring/processing of contact center communications to provide timely, actionable analytic insights and real-time critical call alerts, while simultaneously providing best-in-class protection of sensitive customer information.

Abstract: A method includes receiving a training example that includes audio data representing a spoken utterance and a ground truth transcription. For each word in the spoken utterance, the method also includes inserting a placeholder symbol before the respective word identifying a respective ground truth alignment for a beginning and an end of the respective word, determining a beginning word piece and an ending word piece, and generating a first constrained alignment for the beginning word piece and a second constrained alignment for the ending word piece. The first constrained alignment is aligned with the ground truth alignment for the beginning of the respective word and the second constrained alignment is aligned with the ground truth alignment for the ending of the respective word. The method also includes constraining an attention head of a second pass decoder by applying the first and second constrained alignments.

Abstract: A system includes a processor and an interface. The processor determines that a first user takes a first action and a second user takes a second action, where the time period between the first action and the second action is less than a threshold. In response, the processor causes the system to transmit at least one of a suggestion associated with the first user for display to the second user or a suggestion associated with the second user for display to the first user. In response to the processor causing to transmit the suggestion associated with the second user, the interface receives an indication that the first user approves of the suggestion associated with the second user. In response to the processor causing to transmit the suggestion associated with the first user, the interface receives an indication that the second user approves of the suggestion associated with the first user.

Abstract: A sucker rod guide for attachment to a sucker rod or the like has a body comprising a circumferential edge at each end, wherein one or both of the circumferential edges is non-linear. The shape of the non-linear circumferential edge can be symmetrically varying, asymmetrically varying, sinusoidal, castellated or stepped, undulating or randomly or pseudo-randomly profiled, to produce a turbulence stabilization effect. At least a portion of the body of the sucker rod guide, and in particular, a region around one or both of the non-linear circumferential edges comprises a textured surface or a surface structure.

Abstract: The present invention includes a synthetic collagen that facilitates adhesion prevention and methods of use thereof. The present invention includes a prokaryotic collagen that facilitates adhesion prevention and treatment and methods of use thereof. The prokaryotic collagen includes an isolated and purified triple helical backbone protein that facilitates adhesion prevention: one or more alteration in a triple helical backbone protein sequence, and one or more binding motifs, wherein the isolated and purified triple helical backbone protein facilitates adhesion prevention.

Abstract: A method includes acquiring fluid level data indicating a fluid level within a fluid tank of a respective fire apparatus, acquiring fault data indicating any active faults with components of the respective fire apparatus, acquiring maintenance data indicating whether maintenance is due or overdue for the respective fire apparatus, acquiring exercise data indicating an elapsed time since the respective fire apparatus was last exercised, determining an overall readiness score for the respective fire apparatus based on the fluid level data, the fault data, the maintenance data, and the exercise data, and generating a graphical user interface including (i) a readiness factor section listing a plurality of readiness factors having an associated status or value based on the fluid level data, the fault data, the maintenance data, and the exercise data and (ii) a readiness score section providing a background indicator and the overall readiness score displayed over the background indicator.

Abstract: A method includes ejecting a plurality of drops of a build material from a nozzle of a 3D printer. The build material cools and solidifies after being ejected to form a 3D object. The method also includes controlling an oxidation of the drops, the 3D object or both to create different oxidation levels in first and second portions of the 3D object.

Abstract: Transport communication comprising, associating a wireless device and a user, associating a transport and the wireless device, determining a characteristic of the user based on at least one of a user search history and a user preference selection, determining a probable route the transport based on at least one of a route history and an input destination and ranking at least one suggestion of a route deviation based at least one of the determined probable route and determined characteristic.

Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for dynamic interaction with an augmented reality environment. In some embodiments, the systems and methods are directed at dynamically interacting with machinery within the augmented reality environment via an augmented reality device.

Abstract: Embodiments include methods, devices, systems, and non-transitory process-readable storage media for managing care provider coverage in a medical communication system. Some embodiments may include receiving from a first communication device associated with a first user a coverage request defining a coverage period and requesting that a second user associated with a second communication device provide care coverage for the first user, sending a notification of the coverage request to the second communication device including the coverage period and requesting agreement to provide care coverage for the first user, receiving from the second communication device an acceptance of the coverage request, and directing to the second communication device a message sent to the first communication device during the coverage period in response to receiving the acceptance of the coverage request.

Abstract: A method is disclosed for removing a vascular occlusion, such as a clot, from a blood vessel. A tubular sheath is inserted into the vessel and a self-expanding Nitinol mesh filter is deployed from a distal end of the tubular sheath at a location proximal to a clot. An inner catheter is advanced through the tubular sheath and through the mesh filter for contacting the clot. An expandable agitation element is provided along a distal end portion of the inner catheter for cutting or chopping the clot, thereby facilitating removal of the clot and improving blood flow through the vessel. Resulting clot particles are captured by the mesh filter. Negative pressure may be applied along a proximal end portion of the sheath for aspirating remaining particles. Certain embodiments of the method are well-suited for treating deep vein thrombosis and do not require the use of thrombolytic drugs.

Abstract: A cleaning system for cleaning gas paths in an engine core of a gas turbine engine includes a source of an engine cleaning liquid, an engine cleaning mist forming unit, a delivery device, a pump, and a mist collecting arrangement. The forming unit vapourises the cleaning liquid to form a cleaning mist and delivers the mist into the engine core. The delivery device delivers the cleaning liquid to the forming unit. The pump draws the mist through the engine core to clean the gas paths within the engine core. The mist collecting arrangement includes a condensing chamber, collects the mist that has passed through the engine core, and condenses the collected mist in the condensing chamber. The pump is arranged between and interconnects a rear engine core exhaust nozzle of the engine core and the condensing chamber.

Abstract: A park lock mechanism for a motor vehicle includes a park lock pawl for selectively forming a form-locking connection to a lock region, the park lock mechanism having a locking mode, in which the park lock pawl is moved into a locking position, and a driving mode, in which the park lock pawl is moved into a driving position. The park lock pawl is pivotable about a pawl axis from the locking position into the driving position. A locking pawl spring device preloads the park lock pawl into the driving position. A locking pawl actuation device has a locking pawl actuator with a locking pawl actuator shaft and has a locking pawl cone, the locking pawl cone being movable along a cone axis by the locking pawl actuator. The cone axis is parallel to the pawl axis. The locking pawl cone is movable along the cone axis between a cone driving position and a cone locking position.