Abstract: An energy storage system includes an energy storage component. It further includes heat generating electronics. It further includes a fluid circulator that transfers fluid between the energy storage component and the heat generating electronics. The circulator is controlled to alternatively transfer fluid from the battery to the heat generating electronics or from the heat generating electronics to the energy storage component based at least in part on a thermal state of the energy storage system.

Abstract: A downhole turbine includes a plurality of fins. The plurality of fins have an exit angle that exerts a tangential force on the fin, which imparts a torque on a hub. The fins have an adjustable exit angle that changes in response to changes in the properties of a drilling fluid. The changing exit angle changes the tangential force, which changes the torque on the hub.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a pipe coupling comprising: a tubular casing, having a longitudinal gap between a first free end and a second free end, for fitting around a pipe; and a tensioning system for tightening the casing around the outer surface of the pipe, the system comprising: at least one fastener having a first end and a second end, for tightening the casing around the pipe; a first member, coupled to the first free end of the casing, configured to engage with the first end of the or each fastener; and a second member, slidably coupled to the second free end of the casing, configured to engage with the second end of the or each fastener, the second member being longitudinally slidable from a first position, in which the or each fastener is free to move radially out of engagement with said second member, to a second position in which the or each fastener is in retained engagement with said second member.

Abstract: A pharmaceutical composition, a combination product including the composition and a method of manufacturing the composition. The composition includes a particulate complex of API bound with a crosslinked polysaccharide micro sponge. The combination product includes a dosage form of the particulate complex within a container. The amount of the particulate complex is selected to provide a defined dose of the API. The formulation may be heated within the container by a vaporizer device, vaporizing the API and dissociating the API from the micro sponge as vapour, which passes through apertures in the container facilitating administration of the API by inhalation of the vapour. The apertures are sized to facilitate passage of the vapour but prevent passage the particulate complex. The API may be hydrophobic such as phytocannabinoids or hydrophilic such as nicotine. The pharmaceutical composition may be manufactured by driving binding of the API to the micro sponge in solution.

Abstract: Computer-implemented methods and structures deploy a heating ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) energy optimization program. A standard operating control platform (OCP) is deployed in an energy optimization control engine (EOCE) computing system communicatively coupled to a plurality of HVAC components via a building automation system (BAS). An energy optimization portal (EOP), which receives from the EOCE computing system a first data set identifying the plurality of HVAC components, a second data set including operational control parameters for each of the plurality of HVAC components, and a third data set including measured operations data associated with each of the plurality of HVAC components. The EOP generates an energy optimized operating control platform based on the first, second, and third data sets, which is automatically communicated from the EOP to the EOCE computing system.

Abstract: Methods and systems of enabling a non-interfering mode in a telematics device are provided. The method may be used to prevent interference between a telematics device and a diagnostic tool connected to the same vehicle communications bus. When a diagnostic tool is detected, the telematics device enables a non-interfering mode. Advantageously, the operation of diagnostic tools such as emissions testing diagnostic tools, is not disrupted.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and corresponding non-transitory computer readable media describe a proposed system adapted as a platform governing the loading of data in a multiparty secure computing environment. In the multiparty secure computing environment described herein, multiple parties are able to load their secure information into a data warehouse having specific secure processing adaptations that limit both access and interactions with data stored thereon.

Abstract: A passive nuclear reactor control device. The passive nuclear reactor control device comprises a sealed chamber, which comprises a reservoir and a tube in fluid communication with the reservoir. A molten salt is within the sealed chamber, the molten salt being a eutectic mixture of a monovalent metal halide, and a fluoride or chloride of one or more lanthanides and/or a fluoride or chloride of hafnium. A gas is within the sealed chamber, and the gas does not react with the molten salt.

Abstract: A method comprising defining a model that represents a communication network, wherein defining the model comprises: formulating a directed graph comprising nodes that represent communication data sources, communication data sinks, and communication data routers of at least a portion of the communication network and arcs connecting nodes that represent communication links between the communication data sources, communication data sinks, and communication data routers, defining a plurality of layers, each layer associated with a different set of communication priorities and comprising a replication of the directed graph, and assigning data communication attributes to the nodes and arcs of each layer, at least a portion of the data communication attributes being associated with different communication priorities; and determining an optimized set of communication flows through the model based on a minimization of communication cost.

Abstract: Use of a molten salt comprising aluminium trifluoride and sodium fluoride as a primary coolant for a fission reactor, wherein the molten salt is in contact with graphite and with aluminium metal during operation of the fission reactor.

Abstract: The disclosed invention provides system and method for providing electronic collaborations between a plurality of user devices connected through networks. The user devices include one or more collaborator devices and one or more anonymous contributor devices. The system includes instructions for contribution processor and instructions for digital workspace processor. The contribution processor is coupled through the networks to the one or more anonymous contributor devices including contribution applications, and the digital workspace processor is coupled through the networks to the one or more collaborator devices including digital workspace applications. The system and method allows anonymous devices geographically located anywhere, in real-time, to simultaneously contribute data for the purpose of using the contributed data in one or more unique digital workspaces.

Abstract: A passive nuclear reactor control device. The passive nuclear reactor control device comprises a sealed chamber, which comprises a reservoir and a tube in fluid communication with the reservoir. A molten salt is within the sealed chamber, the molten salt being a eutectic mixture of a monovalent metal halide, and a fluoride or chloride of one or more lanthanides and/or a luoride or chloride of hafnium. A gas is within the sealed chamber, and the gas does not react with the molten salt.

Abstract: A company may want to give access to voice conversations (e.g., a support call) to some users for review and analysis. However, the conversations may include personally identifiable information (PII), and the company wants to protect customer information while still allowing the use of the data. In one aspect, techniques are presented for receiving audio from the conversation and obtaining a redacted version of the audio, which does not include the PII, directly from the audio without having to rely on analyzing the transcript of the conversation first. Further, the modified audio may be deidentified to change the voice of the customer in the resulting audio in order to protect the customer identity.

Abstract: Embodiments are disclosed for a method. The method includes receiving a plurality of local deltas for a query execution against a corresponding plurality of data sources hosted by a corresponding plurality of distributed nodes of a dynamic distributed network. The method also includes generating a combined delta by combining the local deltas. Additionally, the method includes generating a determined delta result by performing additional processing on the combined delta. Further, the method includes providing the determined delta for one of the distributed nodes.

Abstract: A heat exchanger. The heat exchanger comprises a plurality of primary fluid tubes configured to carry a primary fluid, a plurality of secondary fluid tubes configured to carry a secondary fluid, and a plurality of intervening layers, each intervening layer being thermally conductive and impermeable to both the primary and secondary fluids. Each intervening layer has one or more of the primary fluid tubes on a first side, and one or more of the secondary fluid tubes on a second side opposite the first side, such that the region between each pair of neighbouring intervening layers contains either primary fluid tubes or secondary fluid tubes, but not both primary and secondary fluid tubes.

Abstract: Embodiments are disclosed for a method. The method includes parsing a distributed database query into component queries corresponding to distributed nodes. The method also includes matching component queries to central cache to determine whether the component queries can be satisfied. This matching generates matched and unmatched component queries. The method further includes transforming the matched component query to a cache query and local delta query for a first node. Additionally, the method includes executing the cache query to generate a cache result. Also, the method includes providing the local delta query for the first node to generate a local delta. Further, the method includes providing the unmatched component query for a second node to generate a remote result. The method also includes generating a global delta based on the local delta. The method additionally includes generating a result by combining the cache result, local delta, and remote result.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for controlling infrared radiation (IR) sources of a sauna including tuning IR wavelength-ranges and radiated power-levels of IR sources, and directing IR to locations on a user's body. In one illustrative embodiment, a sauna may be provided having adjustable IR emitters to emit IR at any wavelength resulting in a desirable radiation treatment for the sauna user. In another illustrative embodiment, a method is provided for tuning IR emitters in a sauna.

Abstract: A molten salt fission reactor. The reactor includes a reactor core, which includes a plurality of fuel tubes. Each fuel tube contains a fuel salt and a gas interface. The fuel salt is a molten salt of one or more fissile isotopes. The gas interface is a surface of the fuel salt in contact with a gas space during operation of the reactor. The reactor also includes a fuel salt cooling system, which is configured to cool the fuel salt. The cooling system includes a heat exchanger and a coolant tank. The coolant tank contains a coolant liquid in which the fuel tubes are at least partially immersed. The heat exchanger is for extracting heat from the coolant liquid.

Abstract: A lightning strike protection material for an aircraft includes an electrically-conductive grid with grid-forming members and nodes where grid-forming members overlap or intersect. A plurality of the grid-forming members and/or nodes include an outward-facing surface, and at least a portion of the outward-facing surface is concave.