Abstract: A bulk material processing system and method for operation of such a system is provided. In one example, the bulk material processing system may include a conveyor assembly including, a conveyor with a conveyor surface supporting a plurality of constituents of the bulk material received from a bulk material source and a motor configured to generate conveyor movement. The bulk material processing system also includes a heating assembly including a first heater configured to generate heat at a first heating zone on the conveyor surface, and a coating application assembly including a first coating source configured to provide a first liquid coating to a first spray nozzle configured to spray the first liquid coating onto a portion of the plurality of constituents of the bulk material in the first heating zone while the first heater is activated.

Abstract: A watershed autonomous robotic data recorder maps subsurface topography and obtains water quality data for bodies of water. The device is capable of fully autonomous, manual, or hybrid navigation and includes a modular hull design which enables customization to accommodate both large and small bodies of water. A tangle-proof propulsion system is provided, to propel the hull(s). A deployable sensor pod includes a water sensor for determining if the sensor pod is in water, a pressure sensor for determining depth of the sensor pod, and a plurality of sensors for measuring water conditions. An onboard controller operates a winch that raises and lowers the sensor pod while the controller and a GPS receiver log positions of the sensor pod. This three-dimensional environmental, physical and chemical water quality attribute data collection creates a digital twin of the body of water to establish a common data environment for water modeling and analysis.

Abstract: This disclosure includes packing stacks for pumps, pumps having the same, and related methods. Some packing stacks include male and female adapter rings and one or more V-rings, each including a concave surface and an opposing convex surface and configured to be disposed between the male and female adapter rings with the concave surface facing the former and the convex surface facing the latter. In some packing stacks, the male adapter ring includes a body and a ridge projecting from the body, the ridge configured to overlie a central area of the concave surface of the V-ring that is closest to the male adapter ring and less than 40% of the concave surface. In some packing stacks, the male adapter ring has a non-cylindrical interior passageway configured to facilitate fluid flow past the male adapter ring when a plunger is disposed therethrough.

Abstract: This disclosure includes plunger pumps having leak detection systems. Some pumps include a housing having a bore, an inlet, and an outlet, a plunger disposed within the bore and a first seal engaged with the plunger to divide the bore into first and second chambers, the plunger configured to reciprocate within the bore to expel liquid from the first chamber out of the outlet, and a sensor for detecting a presence of liquid in at least a portion of the second chamber. Some pumps have a reservoir for collecting liquid that leaks into the at least a portion of the second chamber, where the sensor is for detecting a liquid level in the reservoir. Some pumps include a second seal engaged with the plunger to divide the second chamber into first and second portions, and the sensor is for detecting a presence of liquid in the second portion.

Abstract: A tool device is disclosed for generating a curved terminal from an insulation stripped end of an electrical wire. The tool device includes a first member having a first and a second end the first member having a longitudinal axis. A second member is disposed adjacent to the first member, the second member having a first and a second extremity. The second member defines a further longitudinal axis which is disposed substantially parallel to and spaced from the longitudinal axis of the first member. The arrangement is such that a space is defined between the first member and the second member for the reception therein of the insulation stripped end of the electrical wire. The curved terminal is generated during relative movement of the axes around the insulation stripped end of the electrical wire.

Abstract: Spray drying processes are used to form pharmaceutical compositions comprising a solid amorphous dispersion of a drug and a polymer.

Abstract: A tool device is disclosed for generating a curved terminal from an insulation stripped end of an electrical wire. The tool device includes a first member having a first and a second end the first member having a longitudinal axis. A second member is disposed adjacent to the first member, the second member having a first and a second extremity. The second member defines a further longitudinal axis which is disposed substantially parallel to and spaced from the longitudinal axis of the first member. The arrangement is such that a space is defined between the first member and the second member for the reception therein of the insulation stripped end of the electrical wire. The curved terminal is generated during relative movement of the axes around the insulation stripped end of the electrical wire.

Abstract: A secondary drying process is disclosed for removing residual solvent from drug-containing particles that have been formed by solvent-based processes, the secondary drying process utilizing a combination of vacuum, agitation, and a stripping gas.

Abstract: A barrel clip of unitary plastic construction is used to securely clip onto the barrel of a firearm and simultaneously is able to hook the firearm to a non-human support such as a fence when, during hiking and/or hunting, there is a need for the hiker and/or hunter to be hands free and out of contact with his/her firearm. This lightweight, inexpensive inventive barrel clip helps prevent clogging and dirtying of the firearm barrel. Further it does not cause damage to the environment in which it is used. It is easily stored in a pocket, on the barrel of the firearm, or clipped onto some convenient item being taken on the hike and/or hunt.

Abstract: A barrel clip of unitary plastic construction is used to securely clip onto the barrel of a firearm and simultaneously is able to hook the firearm to a non-human support such as a fence when, during hiking and/or hunting, there is a need for the hiker and/or hunter to be hands free and out of contact with his/her firearm. This lightweight, inexpensive inventive barrel clip helps prevent clogging and dirtying of the firearm barrel. Further it does not cause damage to the environment in which it is used. It is easily stored in a pocket, on the barrel of the firearm, or clipped onto some convenient item being taken on the hike and/or hunt.

Abstract: An auxiliary power drive system is incorporated into a bicycle either as a retrofit or in initial construction. The power for the drive system is derived either from an electric motor or an internal combustion engine. The power developed by said motor or engine is delivered to the rear wheel of the bicycle by a flexible drive shaft which either drives a friction wheel operating on the tire of the rear wheel or to worm gear affixed to the rear wheel. The flexible drive shaft includes a friction clutch which discontinues the power of the drive shaft from driving the rear wheel when normal pedaling is resumed. The flexible drive shaft also includes a telescoping coupling to compensate any change in lengths of the drive shaft due to impacts on the rear wheel caused by the terrain the bicycle is riding on.

Abstract: An auxiliary power drive system is incorporated into a bicycle either as a retrofit or in initial construction. The power for the drive system is derived either from an electric motor or an internal combustion engine. The power developed by said motor or engine is delivered to the rear wheel of the bicycle by a flexible drive shaft which either drives a friction wheel operating on the tire of the rear wheel or to worm gear affixed to the rear wheel. The flexible drive shaft includes a friction clutch which discontinues the power of the drive shaft from driving the rear wheel when normal pedaling is resumed. The flexible drive shaft also includes a telescoping coupling to compensate any change in lengths of the drive shaft due to impacts on the rear wheel caused by the terrain the bicycle is riding on.

Abstract: A secondary drying process is disclosed for removing residual solvent from drug-containing particles that have been formed by solvent-based processes, the secondary drying process utilizing a combination of vacuum, agitation, and a stripping gas.

Abstract: A highly porous, fast-disintegrating binder suitable for pharmaceutical applications and methods of making the same are disclosed, the binder comprising microporous particles of an aqueous-soluble cellulosic polymer and a wicking agent. Pharmaceutical compositions and fast-disintegrating dosage forms containing the binder are also disclosed.

Abstract: A wireless telecommunications system (100) includes a service control point (108) that implements a geographical interface that permits applications to request and receive geographical zone data for a mobile unit (101). The request (300) for geographical zone data identifies the mobile unit (302) and the type of zone requested (304). A zone manager (204) receives the request and communicates the request to a location manager (202). The location manager (202) is coupled to a position determination equipment (110) to determine a location of the mobile unit. The location manager returns the location of the mobile unit to the zone manager. The zone manager uses the location of the mobile unit, the zone type requested and a database of predefined zones to determine a zone for the current location of the mobile unit. The zone of the mobile unit is returned to applications via a response (400).

Abstract: A method apparatus for finding and assigning both commercially valuable and vanity (CSV) numbers in a telecommunications system that permits number portability. CSV Numbers are identified by a rules based process that combs the unused number database for valuable combination and saves those numbers in a special database. Those numbers that are not so identified stay in the unused database for general assignment. To assign a CSV number, a similar process is used to generate candidate numbers based on a desired keyword, and then the candidate numbers are used to query the special database and even the general unused number database to get available candidates. The available candidates are offered to the requesting user and the user may accept or decline.

Abstract: A door hinge featuring a first plate, a second plate and a position mechanism. The first plate and the second plate are interlocked to form multiple tubular members along a longitudinal side of the plates. These tubular members are adapted for insertion of a removable hinge pin therethrough. At least one of the tubular members includes an aperture to receive the position mechanism which applies additional frictional forces along the hinge pin to maintain a door in a stationary position.