Abstract: A pathway identification system includes processor and memory hardware. The memory hardware stores a pathway database including pathways corresponding to at least one pathway parameter, a framework database including a set of framework transformation models, and instructions. The instructions include, in response to receiving a first pathway parameter corresponding to a user, identifying a subset of pathways of the pathways corresponding to the first pathway parameter. The instructions include obtaining a first set of framework transformation models from the framework database, determining a pathway value for each pathway of the subset of pathways using the first set of framework transformation models, and selecting at least one pathway of the subset of pathways based on the corresponding pathway value. The instructions include transmitting information encoding the at least one pathway to the operator device and transforming a user interface of the operator device to display the at least one pathway.

Abstract: In non-limiting examples of the present disclosure, systems, methods, and devices for matching device configurations to games are presented. A set of device configuration tiers may be generated from gameplay telemetry data generated by a plurality of client devices executing a plurality of games. A device configuration for a specific client device may be determined based at least on the specific client device's GUI type. When the specific client device accesses a software game library a determination may be made based on a performance tier corresponding to the device configuration for the specific client device as to whether the specific client device can adequately execute each game. One or more recommendations may be rendered and displayed in the game library based on the determination of whether the specific client device can adequately execute each game.

Abstract: In non-limiting examples of the present disclosure, systems, methods, and devices for matching device configurations to games are presented. A set of device configuration tiers may be generated from gameplay telemetry data generated by a plurality of client devices executing a plurality of games. A device configuration for a specific client device may be determined based at least on the specific client device's GUI type. When the specific client device accesses a software game library a determination may be made based on a performance tier corresponding to the device configuration for the specific client device as to whether the specific client device can adequately execute each game. One or more recommendations may be rendered and displayed in the game library based on the determination of whether the specific client device can adequately execute each game.

Abstract: The present technology relates to processes for converting PBWO into light and medium distillate such as usable diesel fuel, the processes generally comprising the steps of: boiling the PBWO to dehydrate the PBWO, heating the PBWO to produce PBWO hydrocarbon vapor, contacting the PBWO hydrocarbon vapor with a catalyst, and cooling the resultant vapor to liquid form through heat exchangers to produce light and medium distillate.

Abstract: In non-limiting examples of the present disclosure, systems, methods, and devices for matching device configurations to games are presented. A set of device configuration tiers may be generated from gameplay telemetry data generated by a plurality of client devices executing a plurality of games. A device configuration for a specific client device may be determined based at least on the specific client device's GUI type. When the specific client device accesses a software game library a determination may be made based on a performance tier corresponding to the device configuration for the specific client device as to whether the specific client device can adequately execute each game. One or more recommendations may be rendered and displayed in the game library based on the determination of whether the specific client device can adequately execute each game.

Abstract: The present technology relates to processes for converting PBWO into light and medium distillate such as usable diesel fuel, the processes generally comprising the steps of: boiling the PBWO to dehydrate the PBWO, heating the PBWO to produce PBWO hydrocarbon vapor, contacting the PBWO hydrocarbon vapor with a catalyst, and cooling the resultant vapor to liquid form through heat exchangers to produce light and medium distillate.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatuses are provided for overlaying content on a video frame generated by a video game. A content overlay engine may be executed concurrently with the execution of a video game. An element recognizer may obtain the video frame and identify an element of the video game in the frame, such as an in-game element. A renderability determiner may determine whether an overlay may be rendered on the element. Based at least on a determination that the overlay is renderable, a content renderer may be configured to overlay the content on the element. The overlaid content may be provided in various ways, such as presenting an overlaid video frame to a local computing device (e.g., a gaming console or a computer), and/or transmitting the overlaid video frame to a remotely located computing device.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to embodiments of an apparatus for producing polymer composite panels. The polymer composite panels include one or more layers of a polymeric matrix having discontinuous fibers embedded therein. The apparatus has a frame, a deposition bed, and a deposition head configured to move relative to the frame and over the deposition bed. The deposition head includes at least one extruder and a nozzle array. The extruder is configured to force the polymeric matrix and discontinuous fibers through the nozzle array and onto the deposition bed. The deposition head is configured to deposit an entire layer of a polymer composite panel on the deposition bed in a single pass so that the discontinuous fibers are oriented in the direction of the single pass. The disclosure also relates to embodiments of a method of forming a polymer composite panel and to embodiments of a polymer composite panel.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to embodiments of an apparatus for producing polymer composite panels. The polymer composite panels include one or more layers of a polymeric matrix having discontinuous fibers embedded therein. The apparatus has a frame, a deposition bed, and a deposition head configured to move relative to the frame and over the deposition bed. The deposition head includes at least one extruder and a nozzle array. The extruder is configured to force the polymeric matrix and discontinuous fibers through the nozzle array and onto the deposition bed. The deposition head is configured to deposit an entire layer of a polymer composite panel on the deposition bed in a single pass so that the discontinuous fibers are oriented in the direction of the single pass. The disclosure also relates to embodiments of a method of forming a polymer composite panel and to embodiments of a polymer composite panel.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses are described for dynamic generation of custom web analytics data. A computing device renders a webpage comprising a plurality of page elements, where the webpage is assigned one or more attributes and each page element is assigned one or more attributes. The computing device detects one or more interactions occurring with one or more of the plurality of page elements on the webpage. For each detected interaction, the computing device identify the page element with which the detected interaction occurred, captures at least one of the one or more attributes of the webpage, captures at least one of the one or more attributes of the identified page element, aggregates the captured attributes of the webpage and the captured attributes of the identified page element into a custom variable, and stores the custom variable in a local memory module of the computing device.

Abstract: A secondary seal of a mechanical seal comprises an annular sealing gasket and backing plate surrounding a cylindrical sealing surface, all of which can be made of the same metallic material. The gasket is C-shaped in cross section, and is axially pressed during operation into a C-shaped groove formed in the backing plate, the groove being shallower and larger in inner diameter than the gasket, so that the gasket, when pressed into the groove, deforms radially inward and seals against both the backing plate and the sealing surface. The contact area between the gasket and sealing surface increases with pressure. In embodiments, when the pressure is released, the gasket retracts from the sealing surface, allowing easy disassembly and allowing axial movement of the gasket and backing plate. Highly polished surfaces of the gasket and sealing surface can allow axial motion thereof during operation to maintain the seal face gap.

Abstract: A secondary seal of a mechanical seal comprises an annular sealing gasket and backing plate surrounding a cylindrical sealing surface, all of which can be made of the same metallic material. The gasket is C-shaped in cross section, and is axially pressed during operation into a C-shaped groove formed in the backing plate, the groove being shallower and larger in inner diameter than the gasket, so that the gasket, when pressed into the groove, deforms radially inward and seals against both the backing plate and the sealing surface. The contact area between the gasket and sealing surface increases with pressure. In embodiments, when the pressure is released, the gasket retracts from the sealing surface, allowing easy disassembly and allowing axial movement of the gasket and backing plate. Highly polished surfaces of the gasket and sealing surface can allow axial motion thereof during operation to maintain the seal face gap.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to embodiments of an apparatus for producing polymer composite panels. The polymer composite panels include one or more layers of a polymeric matrix having discontinuous fibers embedded therein. The apparatus has a frame, a deposition bed, and a deposition head configured to move relative to the frame and over the deposition bed. The deposition head includes at least one extruder and a nozzle array. The extruder is configured to force the polymeric matrix and discontinuous fibers through the nozzle array and onto the deposition bed. The deposition head is configured to deposit an entire layer of a polymer composite panel on the deposition bed in a single pass so that the discontinuous fibers are oriented in the direction of the single pass. The disclosure also relates to embodiments of a method of forming a polymer composite panel and to embodiments of a polymer composite panel.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to embodiments of an apparatus for producing polymer composite panels. The polymer composite panels include at least two layers of a polymeric matrix having discontinuous fibers embedded therein. The apparatus has a frame, a deposition bed, and a deposition head configured to move relative to the frame and over the deposition bed. The deposition head includes at least one extruder and a nozzle array. The extruder is configured to force the polymeric matrix and discontinuous fibers through the nozzle array and onto the deposition bed. The deposition head is configured to deposit an entire layer of a polymer composite panel on the deposition bed in a single pass so that the discontinuous fibers are oriented in the direction of the single pass. The disclosure also relates to embodiments of a method of forming a polymer composite panel and to embodiments of a polymer composite panel.

Abstract: A single communication application can display an initial modality view associated with the group communication on a canvas of a communication application user interface. The initial modality view can be one of multiple available views. The single communication application can receive a selection to display a different from the initial modality view. Each active user in the group communication can be on a different computing device with different active instances of the single communication application which are each configured to switch independently of each other active instances of the single communication application running on different computing devices to modality views that are different from the initial modality view. The communication application can display the selected modality view on the canvas by transitioning from the initial modality view.

Abstract: A single communication application can display an initial modality view associated with the group communication on a canvas of a communication application user interface. The initial modality view can be one of multiple available views. The single communication application can receive a selection to display a different from the initial modality view. Each active user in the group communication can be on a different computing device with different active instances of the single communication application which are each configured to switch independently of each other active instances of the single communication application running on different computing devices to modality views that are different from the initial modality view. The communication application can display the selected modality view on the canvas by transitioning from the initial modality view.

Abstract: A light sensor may capture a first pattern of nonvisible light reflected from reflective components on a surface of an article. A computing device may generate, based on the first pattern of nonvisible light and an article design selected by a user, a first design image. An image projector may project the first design image at a target area containing at least part of the article.

Abstract: A communication application displays a modality view that may be one of a collaboration, a gallery, or a messaging view on a conversation canvas. The application may display an initial view according a modality selection by the user. A user is enabled to select a next view from the set by providing a user action such as a tap, swipe action, etc. The application dynamically generates the next modality view according to the initial view. Common participants and common contexts are used to configure the next view. Subsequent to configuration, the application displays the next modality view on the conversation canvas by transitioning from the initial view. The application retains session information from the initial view to restore the initial view session if the user selects to return to the initial view.

Abstract: Signaling from a mobile device is transparently tunneled through a cellular voice network to a Voice over Internet Protocol (“VoIP”) core network so that multi-party calls, including conference calls and call waiting, can be managed entirely within the VoIP core network. The tunneled signals enable call control to be implemented in the VoIP core network and also establish a way to communicate requests, instructions, and call state. The signaling is transparent to the cellular network because that network does not receive and interpret the signaling. Instead, the cellular network's existing and unmodified control plane is repurposed by the mobile device by placing new, brief outgoing calls through the cellular network to the VoIP core network where the called party number (i.e., the caller-ID) encodes specific information. The VoIP core network immediately releases the new cellular call once the caller-ID is received and the encoded information is interpreted.

Abstract: Systems and techniques are provided for a real-time motion capture and projection system. Infrared cameras may be positioned in an area. The infrared cameras may generate infrared images of portions of the area and transmit the infrared images as motion capture data. An image processing system may receive the motion capture data from the infrared cameras and generate projector instructions. Projectors may be positioned in the area. The projectors may receive the projector instructions from the image processing system and project visible light according to the projector instructions.