Abstract: An improved single-use disposable footbath liner includes a porous packet for enclosing footbath products. The porous packet is attached at least indirectly to the inside surface of the single-use disposable footbath basin liner and is positioned so that the product contained therein is dissolved and released into the footbath when water is introduced into a footbath basin in which single-use disposable footbath basin liner has been installed.

Abstract: A spatial search may be performed using representations of geometric shapes stored in a key-value store. A request to perform a spatial search may be received, the request including a geometric shape composed of one or more points. The points of the geometrical shape may be translated into one or more spatial indexes representing spatial cells using a space-filling curve. A key-value store may then be incrementally searched for each spatial index to identify spatial cells intersecting the geometric shape for which other known geometric shapes exist. The key-value store may then be searched to identify the known geometric shapes intersecting the geometric shape included in the search.

Abstract: A reservoir computer. In some embodiments, the reservoir computer includes a series array of Josephson junctions, a coupling impedance, and a readout circuit. In some embodiments, the series array of Josephson junctions includes a plurality of Josephson junctions, connected in series; the coupling impedance is connected in parallel with the series array of Josephson junctions; and the readout circuit is connected to at least three nodes of the series array of Josephson junctions.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media for a Trust Score Engine are directed to providing a user interface for identifying datasets collected into a dataset inventory wherein the dataset inventory may be displayed within the user interface. The Trust Score Engine determines social curation activities by respective user accounts that have been applied the datasets in the dataset inventory and validates the datasets in the dataset inventory according to pre-defined attributes applied to any of the respective datasets. The Trust Score Engine generates a first trust score for a first dataset according to any determined social curation activities and any pre-defined attributes that correspond to the first dataset. The Trust Score Engine receives a selection of a trust score visualization functionality, via the user interface, with respect to the first dataset.

Abstract: A thermal spray alloy system that is more resistant to corrosion and erosion and hard-wear abrasion than conventional alloy compositions, and may be applied to a substrate by conventional welding techniques or thermal spray. The alloy may comprise carbon, nitrogen, and boron, in addition to chromium and other elements. The object to be coated may be any downhole component used in the oil and gas industry, or may be applied to any object or tool that needs an increased wear and/or corrosive protection layer including in diverse fields such as marine, chemical processing, and refining. A thermal spray coating with the alloy composition provides increased strength and resistance to spalling, breaking, cracking, deforming, and crack formation.

Abstract: A process for preparing a catalyst material, includes the steps of: (a) providing a support material having surface hydroxyl (OH) groups, wherein the support material is ceria (CeO2), zirconia (ZrO2) or a combination of thereof; (b) reacting the support material having surface hydroxyl (OH) groups of step (a) with a precursor containing two transition metal atoms, each chosen independently from the group consisting of: W, Mo, Cr, Ta, Nb, V, Mn; (c) calcining the product obtained in step (b) in order to provide a catalyst material showing dual site surface species containing pairs of transition metal atoms derived from the precursor that are present in oxide form on the support material. Additionally, a catalyst material is obtained by the process set out above, and the catalyst material is used as an ammonia selective catalytic reduction (NH3-SCR) catalyst for nitrogen oxides (NOx) reduction.

Abstract: The present invention concerns a method for confidentially processing the kinematic data of a vehicle, in particular a method for classifying this data in order to determine the driving style of the vehicle while respecting the confidentiality of the data in question. The data is encrypted by the vehicle by means of a symmetric encryption algorithm using a secret key generated by the vehicle. This secret key is encrypted by the vehicle by means of a homomorphic asymmetric encryption algorithm by using the public key of a vehicle service provider. The data encrypted by means of the secret key, and the homomorphically encrypted secret key, are transmitted by the vehicle to an access point that transcrypts them and transmits the homomorphically encrypted data to a calculation platform. The platform performs the confidential processing operation in the homomorphic domain and transmits the homomorphically encrypted results to the server of the vehicle service provider.

Abstract: A process for preparing a catalyst material, includes: (a) providing a support material having surface hydroxyl (OH) groups, the support material is ceria (CeO2), zirconia (ZrO2) or a combination, and the support material contains between 0.3 and 2.0 mmol OH groups/g of the support material; (b) reacting the support material with at least one of: (b1) a compound containing at least one alkoxy or phenoxy group bound though its oxygen atom to a metal element from Group 5 (V, Nb, Ta) or Group 6 (Cr, Mo, W); (b2) a compound containing at least one hydrocarbon group bound though a carbon atom to a metal element from Group 5 or 6; (b3) a compound containing at least one hydrocarbon group bound though a carbon atom to a metal element which is copper (Cu); and (c) calcining the product obtained in step (b).

Abstract: Devices, systems and methods are provided to securely and wirelessly connect a medical device to a controller or smartphone with medical device control app, and to wirelessly connect the controller or smartphone with medical device control app to other devices providing additional integrated disease management (IDM) functions. At least two different wireless communication protocols are used depending on level of security needed, with greater security needed for exchange of medical device control operation commands and related data between the medical device and its controller or smartphone with medical device control app to avoid nefarious or unintended changes in medical device control. Exchanges of historical data or notifications relating to the medical device and requiring less security can be transmitted to the controller and/or the smartphone or other IDM devices using a different and more commonly used wireless communication protocol that may afford less security.

Abstract: Method of analysis text message syntactically and by content, which entails: step 1; Split syntaxes (made available to subscribers by the network operator) into tokens to store in a Syntax Trie; step 2. Pre-process an incoming text from a subscriber; step 3. Split the text (pre-processed in Step 2) into tokens; step 4. Look up paths that include the tokens (obtained in Step 3) in the Syntax Trie (initialized in Step 1); step 5: Return the look-up result, which is the path in the Syntax Trie that best reflects the user intent.

Abstract: Devices, systems and methods are provided to improve pairing between first and second devices to mitigate risk that either device pairs with an unintended device by reducing transmit power to limit communication range between devices to be paired, using minimum and maximum received signal strength thresholds to reject unintended devices, and instructing user to move to another location when multiple devices are detected for pairing. The second device scanning time for detecting advertising signals from the first device is adjusted to detect multiple device co-existence. Pairing is controlled to occur when the second device is the only device that the first device detects.

Abstract: The present invention relates to highly efficient suction and compression rotating mechanisms, particularly the compression mechanism with piston blocks mounted on two axes and driven by a pair of matching gears in the field of compressors and vacuums or hydraulic system such as oil pump, hydraulic motor, hydraulic gearbox, specifically there is application that uses this mechanism to create one rotary motor with multi compression stages, force-generating stages and continuous fuel burning regime. The new rotary lobe structure in this invention provides a close contact between curved surfaces with the same radius, which is a “Surface-to-surface” contact, with much better tightness than “line” contact.

Abstract: A spatial search may be performed using representations of geometric shapes stored in a key-value store. A request to perform a spatial search may be received, the request including a geometric shape composed of one or more points. The points of the geometrical shape may be translated into one or more spatial indexes representing spatial cells using a space-filling curve. A key-value store may then be incrementally searched for each spatial index to identify spatial cells intersecting the geometric shape for which other known geometric shapes exist. The key-value store may then be searched to identify the known geometric shapes intersecting the geometric shape included in the search.

Abstract: A spatial search may be performed using representations of geometric shapes stored in a key-value store. A request to perform a spatial search may be received, the request including a geometric shape composed of one or more points. The points of the geometrical shape may be translated into one or more spatial indexes representing spatial cells using a space-filling curve. A key-value store may then be incrementally searched for each spatial index to identify spatial cells intersecting the geometric shape for which other known geometric shapes exist. The key-value store may then be searched to identify the known geometric shapes intersecting the geometric shape included in the search.

Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions comprising and methods of producing genetically engineered bacteriophages, bacteriophage-like particles and non-replicating transduction particles (NRTPs) that contain non-native tail fibers that display altered host specificity and/or reactivity. The present invention also relates to methods of using these bacteriophages and NRTPs for the development of novel diagnostics, therapeutics and/or research reagents for bacteria-related diseases.

Abstract: An electronic sensor includes a signal generator configured to output excitation signals and a variable differential transformer connected to the signal generator to receive excitation signals. Embodiments of the variable differential transformer may include a primary coil, a first secondary coil connected to the signal generator, a second secondary coil connected to the signal generator, and a core disposed at least partially in a magnetic field generated via the first secondary coil and the second secondary coil and the first excitation signal and the second excitation signal. A phase of an output signal of the primary coil may correspond to a position of the core.

Abstract: An analog hashing system and method includes: an input port for accepting an input signal; a chaotic circuit including non-linear components and multiple chaotic attractors for generating an unpredictable output responsive to the input signal; a differential output port coupled to the chaotic circuit for producing an analog differential signal from the unpredictable output; and a clock circuit for producing a binary output, as a hash function, generated by the sign of the analog output in every clock cycle.

Abstract: Systems and methods for automating clothing transactions. The methods comprise: obtaining user input data and/or sensor data specifying characteristics of a body for an individual; transforming the user input data and/or sensor data into a 3D graphical representation of the body; analyzing the 3D graphical representation to derive 3D body measurements for the individual; identifying clothing items based on results from comparing the 3D body measurements to reference measurements associated with clothing items having different styles, sizes and brand associations; analyzing how a fabric elasticity and a garment construction could impact a fit of each identified clothing item relative to each body part of the individual based on the 3D graphical representation of the body; and filtering the clothing items based on results of the analyzing and fit preferences of the individual to generate recommended clothing items for the individual.

Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions comprising and methods of producing genetically engineered bacteriophages, bacteriophage-like particles and non-replicating transduction particles (NRTPs) that contain non-native tail fibers that display altered host specificity and/or reactivity. The present invention also relates to methods of using these bacteriophages and NRTPs for the development of novel diagnostics, therapeutics and/or research reagents for bacteria-related diseases.