Abstract: A system may a first frac tree having a first inlet, a manifold having a first fluid outlet, and a first flexible pipe. The first flexible pipe may include a first end of the first flexible pipe coupled to the first fluid outlet; a second end of the first flexible pipe is coupled to the first inlet; and a first outer shell rotationally mounted on the manifold, the first outer shell extends from the manifold a length between the first end and the second end. The first outer shell may extend from the manifold a length between the first end and the second end. Additionally, the first outer shell is curved to have a radius to arch the first flexible pipe from the manifold to the frac tree.

Abstract: A high-pressure unit (HPU) skid for greasing and actuating a frac tree valve includes one or more hydraulic pumps, a grease pump, a hydraulic reservoir, and two or more accumulators all of which are mounted on a portable frame. The HPU skid further includes fluidic connections to connect the frac tree valve to an output of the grease pump and fluidic connections to connect the frac tree valve to at least one of the two or more accumulators. The hydraulic pumps are configured to withdraw hydraulic fluid from the hydraulic reservoir for charging the accumulators, operating the grease pump, or charging the accumulators and operating the grease pump at a same time.

Abstract: A valve block may be assembled, in a controlled environment, a valve block to be modular and purpose built for a specific application. The specific application may be an operation to be performed at a well site. The modular purpose built valve block may be function tested, in the controlled environment. Additionally, the modular purpose built valve block may be pre-packaged, in the controlled environment, to have a digital system to operate and automate the modular purpose built valve block. Further, the modular pre-packaged purpose built valve block may be deployed to the well site, and the modular pre-packaged purpose built valve block may be fluidly coupled to a wellhead. The modular pre-packaged purpose built valve block may be operated to perform the operation at the well site.

Abstract: A system may include a manifold having a plurality of fluid inlets, a first pump truck having a first pump disposed thereon with a first fluid outlet, and a first flexible pipe. The first flexible pipe may include a first end of the first flexible pipe coupled to a first of the plurality of fluid inlets, a second end of the first flexible pipe is coupled to the first fluid outlet, and a first outer shell mounted on the manifold. The first outer shell may extend from the manifold a length between the first end and the second end. Additionally, the first outer shell may be curved to have a radius to arch the first flexible pipe from the manifold to the first pump truck.

Abstract: A control unit includes a hydraulic fluid system, a lubricant system, at least one sensor cable, an electronics module in communication with the at least one sensor cable, the hydraulic fluid system, and the lubricant system. A housing of the control unit contains the hydraulic fluid system, the lubricant system, the sensor cable(s), and the electronics module.

Abstract: A system may include a manifold having a plurality of fluid inlets, a first pump truck having a first pump disposed thereon with a first fluid outlet, and a first flexible pipe. The first flexible pipe may include a first end of the first flexible pipe coupled to a first of the plurality of fluid inlets, a second end of the first flexible pipe is coupled to the first fluid outlet, and a first outer shell mounted on the manifold. The first outer shell may extend from the manifold a length between the first end and the second end. Additionally, the first outer shell may be curved to have a radius to arch the first flexible pipe from the manifold to the first pump truck.

Abstract: An adapting device interfaces a wireless power transmitter having a first array of magnets arranged around a source coil in the wireless power transmitter with a wireless power receiver lacking a corresponding array of magnets arranged around a receiver coil in the wireless power receiver. The adapting device includes a planar dielectric substrate and a second array of magnets embedded in the substrate, having a polarization opposite to the first array of magnets, and configured to contain a magnetic flux formed by the first and second array of magnets to the wireless power transmitter and the adapting device.

Abstract: A wireless power transmission system includes a wireless power receiver and a wireless power transmitter. The wireless power receiver includes at least one permanent magnet and the wireless power transmitter includes a magnetic senor configured to detect proximity of the at least one permanent magnet.

Abstract: An adapter device is configured to interface between a wireless power receiver that includes a first array of magnets arranged around a receiver coil in the wireless power receiver and a wireless power transmitter lacking a corresponding array of magnets arranged around a source coil in the wireless power transmitter. The adapter device includes a substrate and a ferrite shield formed of a magnetic material and configured to be placed between the wireless power receiver and the wireless power transmitter.

Abstract: A method for performing simultaneous operations at a wellsite comprising two or more adjacent wellheads, each respectively connected to a well, may include the following steps: providing a fluid supply via upstream equipment to an intermediate supply point; fluidly connecting the intermediate supply point to a single wellhead, the fluidly connecting comprising connecting a first end of a flexible pipe to the intermediate supply point and a second end of the flexible pipe to a first wellhead; performing a wellbore operation on a first well using the fluid supply from the upstream equipment supplied to the first wellhead; disconnecting the second end of the flexible pipe from the first wellhead; and connecting the second end of the flexible pipe to a second wellhead.

Abstract: A method for intent-based natural language processing may include a conversation engine receiving text of an utterance in a conversation from a conversation program, storing a session identifier for the conversation and a conversation state for the conversation, selecting one of a plurality a priority of intents based on the text of the utterance, communicating the text of the utterance to a natural language understanding computer program, receiving a plurality of potential intents and a confidence score for each potential intent from the natural language understanding computer program, selecting a selected intent based on the selected priority of intents, the potential intents, and the confidence scores, executing intent logic associated with the selected intent, updating the conversation state in the database based on the executed intent logic, and returning a response to the conversation program based on the executed intent logic.

Abstract: A wireless power transmitter includes a charging coil, an electronics housing, and a top side. The charging coil housing houses a charging coil and includes a top surface, wherein the charging coil wirelessly transmits power to a receiver placed on the top surface of the charging coil housing. The electronics housing houses one or more electronics and a fan. The top side is located adjacent to the electronics housing, wherein a top surface of the top side faces a bottom surface of the receiver. An intake cooling path is defined by a region between the bottom surface of the receiver and the top surface of the top side and an exhaust cooling path is located on a side of the charging coil housing opposite the intake cooling path and defined by a region between the receiver and the top surface of the top side.

Abstract: A system includes a built hydraulic fracturing system with a plurality of devices connected together and a simulation of the built hydraulic fracturing system on a software application. Additionally, a fracturing plan may be provided on the software application to include pre-made instructions to perform multiple processes in a hydraulic fracturing operation such as a sequence of valve operations to direct fluid flow through a selected path. Further, the fracturing plan may be modified to create a customized fracturing plan including the pre-made instructions and at least one modified instruction. Furthermore, the customized fracturing plan may be executed to perform at least one of the processes in the built hydraulic fracturing system.

Abstract: Provided herein are novel pyrazoloquinolinone compounds and method of using such compounds to treat disorders such as neuropsychiatric disorders with sensorimotor gating deficits, such as schizophrenia, tic disorders, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder, panic disorder, Huntington's disease and nocturnal enuresis; depression; temporomandibular myofascial pain; disorders of trigeminal nerve, such as trigeminal neuralgia and trigeminal neuropathy; migraine; and tinnitus.

Abstract: A system may have a built hydraulic fracturing system with a plurality of devices connected together and in fluid communication with one or more wells. The system may also include at least one continuous pumping operations for one or more wells and a fracturing pumping plan provided on a software application. The fracturing plan may include instructions to perform at least one continuous pumping operations for the one or more wells. The instructions may include a sequence of valve operations to direct fluid flow through a selected path into the one or more wells.

Abstract: A helmet (100) including an impact absorbing layer (102), an outer shell (104) and a connector (106, 114). The outer shell is mounted on the outer surface of the impact absorbing layer. The connector connects the outer shell to the impact absorbing layer, to retain the outer shell on the impact absorbing layer. The connector is also arranged to allow the outer shell to separate from the impact absorbing layer when the helmet is subject to an impact.

Abstract: A modular valve tree may have two or more blocks. Additionally, a first block may have a flow passage therethrougt, with an inlet and an outlet and a second block may have a flow passage therethrough with including an inlet and an outlet. Further, an insert may be provided comprising sealing elements. The insert may be partially disposed within each of the first block and the second block and the insert has a throughbore fluidly connecting the first block outlet to the second block inlet. Furthermore, the sealing elements are configured to seal external surfaces of the insert against an internal surface of the respective flow passages. A retention system may retain the blocks in position and compress and engage one or more of the sealing elements.

Abstract: A modular pumping pad skid may include a base with one or more high pressure fluid conduits and one or more low pressure conduits. Additionally, two or more pumps may be removably fixed to the base, and fluidly connected to the high pressure fluid conduits and the low pressure conduits.

Abstract: Chimeric antigen receptors (CARs) are disclosed, along with nucleic acids and vectors encoding, and recombinant cells comprising such CARs and therapeutic compositions containing any of the foregoing. The CARs may comprise mutations that alter CAR expression, cytotoxicity, or cytokine production. Also provided are methods for using recombinant cells comprising these CARs for immunotherapy, e.g., in treating cancer by the administration of a therapeutically effective amount of one or more of the CAR polypeptides, nucleic acids, vectors, and/or immune cells, e.g., human CAR T cells, described herein optionally in combination with other immune and cancer treatments.

Abstract: A brace (101, 101A) and method (1300, 1400) of fitting a brace to a person are disclosed. The brace includes a belt assembly (102) for location around a body of a user and a strut (103) having a first end (104) configured to be secured by the belt assembly (102) and an anchoring location (105) spaced from the belt assembly (102). The brace also includes a first strap (106) for applying a force to the body of the user, a first anchor means (107) configured to retain a first part of the first strap (106) at the anchoring location (105) on the strut (103) and a second anchor means (108) configured to retain a second part of the first strap (106) at a second anchor location (109) to enable tension to be provided in the first strap.