Abstract: A polymeric closure assembly includes inner and outer shells. The inner shell includes a top wall portion and a skirt portion. The top wall portion of the inner shell forms a recess and includes ratchet teeth. The outer shell includes a top wall portion and a skirt portion. The top wall portion of the outer shell includes inner and outer portions. The outer portion of the outer shell is detachably connected to the inner portion of the outer shell by frangible connections. The top wall portion of the outer shell includes a retention projection and ratchet teeth. The retention projection is received and contained within the recess to assist in engaging the inner and outer shells after breaking of the frangible connections. The ratchet teeth of the inner and outer shells cooperate to assist in providing torque transfer to assist in threading the polymeric closure assembly and the container.

Abstract: A container assembly includes a container and a lid. The container has a sidewall, a bottom and a flange. The sidewall includes a child-resistant release tab that moves towards the sidewall. The release tab forms an opening therein. The flange includes ramp projections. The lid includes a top portion and opposing retention sidewalls. The retention sidewalls include a stop projection. An interior surface of the polymeric slidable lid includes a sealing liner. The stop projection and the release tab assist in preventing or inhibiting movement of the container assembly from a closed to an open position. After the release tab is moved towards the sidewall, the lid can slide from a closed to an open position. The lid contacts the ramp projections resulting in further movement of the lid into a different axial plane spaced above the flange.

Abstract: A flip-top closure includes first and second closure portions. The first closure portion includes a top wall portion with a tamper-evident winged section and a middle section, which are connected via a frangible connection. The winged section forms an undercut. The top wall portion includes a drivable structure to assist in threading the flip-top closure into a container. The second closure portion includes an annular skirt portion and a ledge. The annular skirt portion forms an external thread formation. The ledge includes at least one locking protrusion. A hinge connects the first and second closure portions. In an initially closed position, the undercut of the winged section corresponds with and lockingly engages with the locking protrusion. During movement of the hinge from the initially closed position to an open position, the frangible connection breaks leaving the winged section being lockingly engaged with the locking protrusion.

Abstract: A container assembly includes a container and a lid. The container has a sidewall, a bottom and a flange. The sidewall includes a child-resistant release tab that moves towards the sidewall. The release tab forms an opening therein. The flange includes ramp projections. The lid includes a top portion and opposing retention sidewalls. The retention sidewalls include a stop projection. An interior surface of the polymeric slidable lid includes a sealing liner. The stop projection and the release tab assist in preventing or inhibiting movement of the container assembly from a closed to an open position. After the release tab is moved towards the sidewall, the lid can slide from a closed to an open position. The lid contacts the ramp projections resulting in further movement of the lid into a different axial plane spaced above the flange.

Abstract: An interactive vehicle conjoint study survey system includes a first virtual machine including an application server operating a management program generating, modifying and saving conjoint environment survey content for access by a survey taker. A choice task content list is generated by the management program and is reviewed and completed by the survey taker. A reader program of the first virtual machine identifies survey taker choices selected from the choice task content list to be displayed. A survey taker interface is formatted to conform to an interface window completely displayed on a screen of a survey taker device defining a smart phone displays the survey taker choices.

Abstract: A closure for use with a container in which the closure includes a polymeric top portion and a polymeric annular skirt portion. The skirt portion depends from the top portion. The skirt portion includes exterior and interior surfaces. The interior surface of the skirt portion includes crushable ribs and anti-rotational lugs. The crushable ribs are configured to be crushed when the closure is applied to the container so as to prevent or inhibit axial movement of the closure with respect to the container by forming an interference fit. At least one of the plurality of anti-rotational lugs prevents or inhibits rotational movement of the closure with respect to the container such that the closure remains on the container.

Abstract: Predicting trends may include obtaining trend data from one or more sources, extracting a plurality of trends from the trend data, and producing permutations combining terms or concepts appearing in the plurality of trends to create trend candidates. A first term from a first trend or concept in the plurality of trends may be combined with a second term or concept from a second trend in the plurality of trends.

Abstract: A package includes a container and closure. The container has a neck portion defining an opening. The container has an external thread formation and catch lugs. The closure fits to the neck portion for closing the opening. The closure includes first and second closure portions. The first closure portion includes a top wall portion and a skirt portion. The skirt portion depends from the top wall portion. The skirt portion includes an internal thread formation for mating engagement with the external thread formation. The second closure portion includes a tamper-evident band depending from and being partially detachably connected to the skirt portion by a frangible connection. An interior surface of the second closure portion includes catch teeth. The catch lugs mechanically catch and lock with a respective one of the catch teeth to prevent or inhibit the second closure portion from being removed during the opening of the container.

Abstract: A package includes a container and closure. The container has a neck portion defining an opening. The container has an external thread formation and catch lugs. The closure fits to the neck portion for closing the opening. The closure includes first and second closure portions. The first closure portion includes a top wall portion and a skirt portion. The skirt portion depends from the top wall portion. The skirt portion includes an internal thread formation for mating engagement with the external thread formation. The second closure portion includes a tamper-evident band depending from and being partially detachably connected to the skirt portion by a frangible connection. An interior surface of the second closure portion includes catch teeth. The catch lugs mechanically catch and lock with a respective one of the catch teeth to prevent or inhibit the second closure portion from being removed during the opening of the container.

Abstract: A child-resistant closure includes a polymeric top portion, a polymeric annular portion and a slidable lid. The polymeric top portion has an exterior surface. The polymeric top portion further includes a slide portal with a retention wall and at least one depression formed in a top surface thereof. The slide portal forms an aperture. The skirt portion depends from the polymeric top portion. The slidable lid includes at least one spring-retention mechanism and a retention projection extending from the slidable lid. The spring-retention mechanism is configured to be located in the depression when the closure is in a closed position. The slidable lid is configured to slide along the slide portal. The retention projection in conjunction with the retention wall assists in inhibiting removal of the slidable lid from the remainder of the closure.

Abstract: A closure for use with a container in which the closure includes a polymeric top portion and a polymeric annular skirt portion. The skirt portion depends from the top portion. The skirt portion includes exterior and interior surfaces. The interior surface of the skirt portion includes crushable ribs and anti-rotational lugs. The crushable ribs are configured to be crushed when the closure is applied to the container so as to prevent or inhibit axial movement of the closure with respect to the container by forming an interference fit. At least one of the plurality of anti-rotational lugs prevents or inhibits rotational movement of the closure with respect to the container such that the closure remains on the container.

Abstract: Predicting trends may include obtaining trend data from two or more sources, extracting meaning from the trend data including meaning from a plurality of trends, and grouping trends from the plurality of trends such that trends that have equivalent meaning but not identical expression are grouped together as an aggregated trend.

Abstract: Predicting trends may include obtaining trend data from one or more sources, extracting a plurality of trends from the trend data, and producing permutations combining terms or concepts appearing in the plurality of trends to create trend candidates. A first term from a first trend or concept in the plurality of trends may be combined with a second term or concept from a second trend in the plurality of trends.

Abstract: An air driven toy includes at least one connectible section that is removably couplable to an air flow generator to receive the object and defines at least one path for fluid flow through the at least one connectible section, wherein the air flow generator is configured to cause the object to be propelled through the at least one connectible section.

Abstract: A metered dose inhaler (1) for dispensing aerosol doses comprises an actuation housing (2) adapted to receive a canister (4). The canister (4) is configured to move from a rest position to an activation position in which a valve (7) of the canister (4), positioned at a valve end (8) of the canister (4), is depressed against a bottom portion of the actuation housing such that an aerosol dose is released. The inhaler (1) further comprises a mechanical dose (10) counter comprising an indicator member which is constructed and arrangement to undergo a predetermined count-indicating motion when an aerosol dose is released. Moreover, the inhaler (1) comprises a triggering unit (11) for triggering at least one electrical switch (12) when the canister (4) is moved from the rest position to the activation position whereby an electrical signal is generated. Also part of the inhaler (1) is a processing unit for processing the signal generated by the switch (12) upon being triggered.

Abstract: A system, for filtering and fusing multi-source ontologies. The system includes a tangible processing controller unit and non-transitory computer-readable storage device in communication with the tangible processing controller unit. The storage device includes a first receiving unit that, when executed by the tangible processing control unit, receives a plurality of ontologies, each ontology having a set of rules and a class structure with a plurality of data classes. The storage device also includes a second receiving unit that, when executed, receives data. The device also includes a comparison unit that compares the data classes from the plurality of ontologies, and a merging unit that merges the data classes that are identical or consistent into a new data class. The storage device also includes a discarding unit that discards the data classes that are inconsistent. The storage device also includes a new-set-generation unit that generates a new set of class structure.

Abstract: A system and device used to promote healthy growth and reduce damage to hydroponically grown flower bulbs during their transportation, storage and display. A transparent container is adapted and arranged with a support device and a snap-fit cover which act to reduce movement of fluids within the container in transit, thereby reducing spillage and minimizing damage to the flower bulbs. The support device contains a plurality of recessed inserts to secure flowers in an upright position and accommodate bulb growth without causing damage to the bulb. The snap-fit cover creates a reservoir chamber which prevents fluid from spilling out of the container if the container is tipped or subjected to unpredictable forces or motion during transportation. The hydroponic container is ready to be displayed and marketed as soon as it is shipped from the distributor, thereby minimizing retailer and consumer involvement and expenditure of time.

Abstract: The present invention relates to systems and methods for the real time processing of nucleic acid during polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and thermal melt applications. According to an aspect of the invention, a system for the rapid serial processing of multiple nucleic acid assays is provided. In one embodiment, the system includes, but is not limited to: a microfluidic cartridge having microfluidic (flow-through) channels, a fluorescence imaging system, a temperature measurement and control system; a pressure measurement and control system for applying variable pneumatic pressures to the microfluidic cartridge; a storage device for holding multiple reagents (e.g., a well-plate); a liquid handling system comprising at least one robotic pipettor for aspirating, mixing, and dispensing reagent mixtures to the microfluidic cartridge; systems for data storage, processing, and output; and a system controller to coordinate the various devices and functions.

Abstract: A system having an annotation module that annotates, using a master ontology, unstructured verbatim regarding a product and related issue, and a customer-observable (CO) construction module determining associations amongst terminology in the annotated output, yielding a group of CO pairs. A CO merging module merges at least one first CO pair into a second CO pair based on similarities. A pointwise mutual-information module determines which CO pairs of the group of merged CO pairs are relatively more-severe or more-relevant, yielding a group of critical CO pairs. An output module initiates activity to implement the results, such as by automated repair of the product or change to product design or manufacturing process. The system in some embodiments identifies, using a subject-matter-expert (SME) database, features of false-positive associations, and in machine-learning implements the features to improve CO formation going forward.

Abstract: A system and device used to promote healthy growth and reduce damage to hydroponically grown flower bulbs during their transportation, storage and display. A transparent container is adapted and arranged with a support device and a snap-fit cover which act to reduce movement of fluids within the container in transit, thereby reducing spillage and minimizing damage to the flower bulbs. The support device contains a plurality of recessed inserts to secure flowers in an upright position and accommodate bulb growth without causing damage to the bulb. The snap-fit cover creates a reservoir chamber which prevents fluid from spilling out of the container if the container is tipped or subjected to unpredictable forces or motion during transportation. The hydroponic container is ready to be displayed and marketed as soon as it is shipped from the distributor, thereby minimizing retailer and consumer involvement and expenditure of time.