Abstract: A method for creating a predictive model is disclosed herein, including the steps of determining trends and patterns in electronic data, using at least a first machine language algorithm, refining the determination of the algorithm, searching for social models that describe the identified trends and patterns using at least a second machine language algorithm, verifying causal links, constructing at least one model about human node behavior and interactions, utilizing the social models to do at least one of the following: validate hypotheses, predict future behavior, and examine hypothetical scenarios, automatically updating predictions when new data is introduced, using probabilistic techniques to learn hierarchical structure in unstructured text, continuously updating a set of themes, examining grammatical rules of each component of text, matching grammatical constituents to semantic roles, and reorganizing data into clusters of entities with common attributes.

Abstract: A method and apparatus determines a physical location of a wireless infrastructure device. At least one coarse location data from an associated terminal device is determined. Additional coarse location data are stored and accumulated. The device location is considered accurate by determining that enough received coarse location data has been received.

Abstract: A method for automatically organizing data into themes, the method including the steps of retrieving electronic data from at least one data source, storing the data in a temporary storage medium, querying the data in the storage medium using a computer-based query language, identifying themes within the data stored in the storage medium using a computer program including an algorithm, and organizing the data stored in the storage medium into the identified themes.

Abstract: A method for creating a predictive model is disclosed herein, including the steps of determining trends and patterns in electronic data, using at least a first machine language algorithm, refining the determination of the algorithm, searching for social models that describe the identified trends and patterns using at least a second machine language algorithm, verifying causal links, constructing at least one model about human node behavior and interactions, utilizing the social models to do at least one of the following: validate hypotheses, predict future behavior, and examine hypothetical scenarios, and automatically updating predictions when new data is introduced.

Abstract: A method for automatically organizing data into themes including the steps of retrieving electronic video data from at least one video data source, separating the electronic video data into discrete packages based on the content of the data, converting speech data in the electronic video data into text data, storing the text data in a temporary storage medium, querying the text data from a temporary storage medium using a computer-based query language, identifying themes within the text data using a computer program including an statistical probability based algorithm.

Abstract: A method for automatically organizing data into themes, the method including the steps of retrieving electronic data from at least one data source, storing the data in a temporary storage medium, querying the data in the storage medium using a computer-based query language, identifying themes within the data stored in the storage medium using a computer program including an algorithm, and organizing the data stored in the storage medium into the identified themes.

Abstract: A combination drilling and mining head is provided which engages in screwed connection to the uppermost and outermost section of the drill string and allows the tool string to be rotated by the power swivel during both the drilling and mining operations. A lateral connection on the stationary manifold of the swivel head connects to the annular space between the dual conduits for supplying drilling and mining fluid to the tool string, the center or discharge conduit is connected through a swivel for discharging drill cuttings during the drilling cycle and ore slurry during the mining mode. The center or discharge conduit can also be used to supply drilling or mining fluid through the center conduit to the tool string while the lateral connection on the stationary manifold is used to discharge the drill cuttings or slurry pumped through the annular space between the conduits.

Abstract: A method and apparatus is provided for recovering deep subterranean ore deposits using conventional dual conduit pipe in the tool string. The drill cuttings and ore are returned to the surface by reverse circulation. A combination drilling and mining head is disclosed which permits the outer casing to be driven by the power swivel during both the drilling and mining operations. A hydraulic eductor pump located at the suction entrance to the inner conduit is used to raise drill cuttings to the surface; a separate slurry eductor pump within the inner conduit located only sufficiently below the slurry discharge of the tool to prevent cavitation at the jet is used to pump the ore slurry to the surface. Another embodiment of this invention employs both eductors to raise the drill cuttings and ore slurry to the surface.

Abstract: A method and apparatus is provided for actuating downhole flow control valves in a borehole mining tool to change the tool function from drilling to mining while still in the borehole. Self-activating actuators employing only system pump pressure control the flow of fluid to the drill bit, the mining jet, the discharge eductor or eductors and are located within the discharge conduit or in a compartment in the tool to change the function of the operative components. The valve actuator can actuate more than one valve simultaneously.

Abstract: This invention relates to an improvement of the cooling air flow distribution in proximity to the combustion and dilution air holes of a combustor liner fabricated from Finwall.RTM. material for a turbine type power plant.

Abstract: A low emission combustion chamber in which vitiated products of combustion from a pilot burner are caused to swirl about the combustion chamber axis before fuel droplets are introduced into the vitiated, swirling combustion products for flash vaporization therein to produce a vaporized, swirling, vitiated fuel-air mixture so as to effect ignition lag until swirling combustion air can be mixed with the swirling mixture to molecularly premix the fuel and air and increase its oxygen content to reduce the ignition lag to effect autoignition at an equivalence ratio less than 1 so as to effect high-rate, lean burning in the primary combustion chamber.

Abstract: A low emission combustion chamber in which vitiated products of combustion from a pilot burner are caused to swirl about the combustion chamber axis before fuel droplets are introduced into the vitiated, swirling combustion products for flash vaporization therein to produce a vaporized, swirling, vitiated fuel-air mixture so as to effect ignition lag until swirling combustion air can be mixed with the swirling mixture to molecularly premix the fuel and air and increase its oxygen content to reduce the ignition lag to effect autoignition at an equivalence ratio less than 1 so as to effect high-rate, lean burning in the primary combustion chamber.

Abstract: A low emission combustion chamber in which vitiated products of combustion from a pilot burner are caused to swirl about the combustion chamber axis before fuel droplets are introduced into the vitiated, swirling combustion products for flash vaporization therein to produce a vaporized, swirling, vitiated fuel-air mixture so as to effect ignition lag until swirling combustion air can be mixed with the swirling mixture to molecularly premix the fuel and air and increase its oxygen content to reduce the ignition lag to effect autoignition at an equivalence ratio less than 1 so as to effect high-rate, lean burning in the primary combustion chamber.