Abstract: A component including a body, and an additively manufactured (AM) metal coupon including a first section and a stress-relief section, is disclosed. The stress-relief section includes a porous region having a porosity between 2% to 50% open space volume to total volume of the stress-relief section. The stress-relief section has at least one of thermal conductivity, tensile strength, ductility, or fatigue strength less than first section. A braze material couples the AM metal coupon to a coupon opening in the body. The stress-relief section creates a low-stress zone in the metal coupon that can be located near or adjacent to a high-stress zone. The stress-relief section reduces residual stress in the metal coupon, which reduces the related challenges of coupling the metal coupon to the body of the component, especially where superalloy materials are used.

Abstract: A component includes a body having a coupon opening defined therein, and an additively manufactured (AM) metal coupon including a dense region, a porous region adjacent the dense region, and a coupon outer surface. The porous region has a first cross-sectional area at a first location at or near the coupon outer surface and a second cross-sectional area less than the first cross-sectional area at a second location distal from the coupon outer surface. A braze material couples the metal coupon in the coupon opening and infiltrates into the porous region, e.g., based at least on a characteristic of the porosity thereof. The dense region may have a third cross-sectional area at the first location and a fourth cross-sectional area greater than the third cross-sectional area at the second location so it can direct the braze material in the porous region toward an inner surface of the coupon opening.

Abstract: A component includes a dense base region, a dense replacement region and an additively manufactured (AM) porous region between the dense base region and the dense replacement region. The porous region has a porosity between 2% to 50% open space volume to total volume of the AM porous region. The porous region can be printed onto the base region or the replacement region. A braze material couples the base region, the porous region and the replacement region together, and infiltrates into the porous region based at least on a characteristic of the porosity. The porous region reduces stress at a joint between the dense regions and can be customized to create different physical characteristic(s) than just those of the base and replacement regions.

Abstract: A metal coupon for repairing a component includes an additively manufactured (AM) metal member having a sealed cavity in an interior of the AM metal member, and a porous region around the sealed cavity. A metal coupon system may include at least two AM metal parts with each AM metal part including at least a section of a sealed cavity therein and a porous region around the at least section of the sealed cavity. The AM metal parts combine to form the metal coupon, i.e., AM metal member, with the sealed cavity in an interior thereof and the porous region around the sealed cavity. In any event, the sealed cavity is hollow. The metal coupon with the sealed cavity provides reduced mass and allows braze material to be directed based on characteristics of the porous region of the metal coupon.

Abstract: A metal coupon for repairing a component includes an additively manufactured (AM) metal member having a low porosity region in an interior of the AM metal member, and a porous region around the low porosity region. The low porosity region may have a porosity in a range of 0% to 5%, so is solid or nearly solid. The porous metal coupon with low porosity region allows braze material to be directed based on characteristics of the porous region.

Abstract: A metal coupon for repairing a component includes an additively manufactured (AM) metal member having at least two porous regions and a braze material infiltration barrier positioned between the at least two porous regions. The braze material infiltration barrier has a lower porosity than the at least two porous regions. A component using the metal coupon may also include a braze material coupling the metal coupon in a coupon opening in the body. The braze material infiltrates at least one of the two porous regions, and the braze material infiltration barrier separates the braze material in the at least one of the two porous regions from at least one other of the at least two porous regions. Different braze materials may be used in each porous region.

Abstract: A metal coupon includes an additively manufactured (AM) metal member having a porous region having between 2% to 50% open space volume to total volume. The metal coupon includes a first section of an anchor configured to interact with a second section of the anchor in a coupon opening of a body of a component. A component including the metal coupon may include the body including the coupon opening, and an anchor including a first section in or on one of the AM metal coupon and the body and a second section in or on the other of the AM metal coupon and the body. At least the first and second sections cooperatively hold the AM metal coupon in the coupon opening in the body. Braze material couples the coupon in the coupon opening in the body. The braze material infiltrates into the porous region.

Abstract: A metal coupon for repairing a component includes an additively manufactured (AM) metal member having a conduit in an interior of the AM metal member, and a first porous region around the conduit. The conduit is hollow. The porous metal coupon with conduit allows a braze material to be directed based on characteristics of the first porous region. A second porous region may be provided inside the conduit to increase heat rejection of the conduit.

Abstract: An aerosol provision device comprises a heater assembly configured to heat aerosol generating material, an indicator assembly, an input interface configured to receive an input for selecting a heating mode from a plurality of heating modes comprising a first mode and a second mode and a controller. The controller is configured to detect the input for selecting the heating mode and, responsive to detecting the input: (i) determine a selected heating mode based on the input, (ii) cause the heater assembly to begin heating the aerosol generating material according to the selected heating mode, and (iii) cause the indicator assembly to indicate that the device is ready for use within a predetermined period of time after causing the heater assembly to begin heating the aerosol generating material.

Abstract: A vending machine is adapted for dispensing a pre-packaged food product provided in a refrigerated enclosure housed in the vending machine. The vending machine includes an oven including a housing defining a cavity for receiving the pre-packaged food product. The housing has a sidewall with a sidewall opening providing access to the cavity. A side door is mounted to the sidewall for closing and opening the sidewall opening. A drive mechanism is connected to the side door and adapted to mechanically move the side door of the oven between a closed position and an opened position. The drive mechanism includes a sensing device adapted to determine whether the side door is in one of the closed position and the opened position. A door frame is mounted to the sidewall and has a guide track. The side door is movably received in the guide track.

Abstract: Computer-implemented systems and methods for applying rules via artificial intelligence for document processing are disclosed. The computer-implemented system comprises a database, a memory storing instructions, and at least one processor configured to receive a plurality of documents from a customer, validate a number and type of the plurality of documents, identify a file type and format of the plurality of documents based on the selection of a plurality of machine learning models, extract and classify a first data set from the plurality of documents based on the selection of the plurality of machine learning models using the identification of the file type and the format, reconstruct the first data set into a structured data set, transform the structured data set into a customized new presentation, receive a change from a user, optimize the selection of the plurality of machine learning models, and display the modified customized new presentation.

Abstract: An organization may maintain a platform that may support the generation and management of application architectures. The platform may provide a selection of architecture components for an application to a user, and the user may select one or more of the architecture components to generate a template or outline of an application. The platform may configure the selected architecture components, for example to integrate the selected architecture components together, and may provide the generated application to the user. The platform may configure the selection of architecture components to support security policies or other application management techniques for an application. For example, the platform may include or associate one or more tags with the architecture components that may allow management software to track one or more metrics of the application.

Abstract: Computer-implemented systems and methods for applying rules via artificial intelligence for document processing are disclosed. The computer-implemented system comprises a database, a memory storing instructions, and at least one processor configured to receive a plurality of documents from a customer, validate a number and type of the plurality of documents, identify a file type and format of the plurality of documents based on the selection of a plurality of machine learning models, extract and classify a first data set from the plurality of documents based on the selection of the plurality of machine learning models using the identification of the file type and the format, reconstruct the first data set into a structured data set, transform the structured data set into a customized new presentation, receive a change from a user, optimize the selection of the plurality of machine learning models, and display the modified customized new presentation.

Abstract: Computer-implemented systems and methods for applying rules via artificial intelligence for document processing are disclosed. The computer-implemented system comprises a database, a memory storing instructions, and at least one processor configured to receive a plurality of documents from a customer, validate a number and type of the plurality of documents, identify a file type and format of the plurality of documents based on the selection of a plurality of machine learning models, extract and classify a first data set from the plurality of documents based on the selection of the plurality of machine learning models using the identification of the file type and the format, reconstruct the first data set into a structured data set, transform the structured data set into a customized new presentation, receive a change from a user, optimize the selection of the plurality of machine learning models, and display the modified customized new presentation.

Abstract: A method includes receiving, at a security platform, a plurality of threat indicators associated with current intrusive activities with respect to computing resources of a first entity and receiving, at the security platform, a plurality of threat datasets associated with prior intrusive activities with respect to computing resources associated with one or more entities including the first entity. The method further includes receiving, at the security platform, a plurality of environmental datasets associated with the computing resources of the first entity and determining an alert level associated with a first threat indicator of the plurality of threat indicators based on the plurality of threat datasets and the plurality of environmental datasets. The method further includes generating, responsive to the alert level satisfying an alert threshold criterion, an alert associated with the first threat indicator for one or more users of the first entity.

Abstract: An aerosol provision device is provided. The aerosol provision device includes one or more Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs) and an outer member positioned above the one or more LEDs, wherein the outer member defines a plurality of apertures visible from outside the aerosol provision device.

Abstract: An assembly for product support and deployment for a vending machine includes a product chute, a pusher, a pusher drive assembly, and a controller. The product chute is configured to receive a plurality of products stacked on one another. The product chute includes an exit opening through which a respective product of the plurality of products is dispensed. The pusher drive assembly is operatively connected with the pusher and is configured so as to move the pusher in at least two mutually perpendicular axes. The controller is in communication with the pusher drive assembly. The controller is configured to control operation of the pusher drive assembly such that the pusher pushes the respective product being dispensed towards the exit opening and supports or lifts the remaining products in the chute against the force of gravity prior to the respective product fully exiting the product chute through the exit opening.

Abstract: Information is provided to a service mesh by a Kubernetes (K8s) controller. The information enables the service mesh to determine an IP address of application pods to which a monitoring request is destined. The K8s controller detects which of the application pods are scheduled to be monitored by the monitoring service. The K8s controller creates dummy headless services that match the application pods scheduled to be monitored. The service mesh is programmed information from the dummy headless services to cause the service mesh to intercept the monitoring request and identify that the monitoring request is destined to the dummy headless service based on the addresses. In response the service mesh encrypts the monitoring request.

Abstract: A support for a heater component of an aerosol provision device defines an axis and is configured to engage an end of the heater component to hold the heater component substantially parallel to the axis at a predetermined distance from a coil. The support defines a channel to receive a wire of a temperature sensor, and the channel defines an opening into a space between the heater component and the coil. An aerosol provision device is also described which comprises: a heater component configured to heat aerosol generating material; a first support, wherein the first support defines an axis and is configured to engage a first end of the heater component; a second support, wherein the second support is configured to engage a second end of the heater component; and at least one coil configured to heat the heater component. The first and second supports hold the heater component substantially parallel to the axis at a predetermined distance from the at least one coil.