Abstract: A canopied folding chair assembly for shading a user includes a base to which a pod is mounted. The base includes a plurality of supports, the supports of which are pivotally coupled to each other so that the base is positionable in deployed and stored positions wherein the supports are angled outwardly with respect to each other and collapsed against each other, respectively. The pod comprises a plurality of ribs to which is attached a panel. The ribs are pivotable to arrayed and stowed positions in which the ribs are spaced from each other and nested, respectively. The panel comprises flexible material that forms a shell when the ribs are arrayed. The shell has an open front side to allow access the shell. Respective ribs are pivotable to move a top wall toward a rear wall of the shell so that the shell has an open top side.

Abstract: A canopied folding chair assembly for shading a user includes a base to which a pod is mounted. The base includes a plurality of supports, the supports of which are pivotally coupled to each other so that the base is positionable in deployed and stored positions wherein the supports are angled outwardly with respect to each other and collapsed against each other, respectively. The pod comprises a plurality of ribs to which is attached a panel. The ribs are pivotable to arrayed and stowed positions in which the ribs are spaced from each other and nested, respectively. The panel comprises flexible material that forms a shell when the ribs are arrayed. The shell has an open front side to allow access the shell. Respective ribs are pivotable to move a top wall toward a rear wall of the shell so that the shell has an open top side.

Abstract: A heating, ventilation, and air condition (HVAC) unit including a casing and a door. The casing includes a body portion and a lip portion extending from the body portion. The body portion defines a first inlet opening and a second inlet opening. The door is pivotable between a first position in which ambient air is able to flow through the second inlet opening and air within an occupant cabin is restricted from flowing through the first inlet opening, and a second position in which ambient air is restricted from flowing through the second inlet opening and air within the occupant cabin is able to flow through the first inlet opening. A distance from an outward most location where the door and the lip portion contact each other to an edge of the lip portion that is further outwardly of the outward most location is between 0.1 millimeters and 5 millimeters.

Abstract: A heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) case including a mount for mounting the HVAC case to a vehicle dash with a fastener. A fastener housing is defined by the mount for receiving the fastener therein. The fastener housing includes an aperture configured to receive a shank of the fastener. The fastener housing further includes a head housing configured to receive a head of the fastener. The head housing includes a locator portion configured to center the head in the head housing and a stress relief portion between the locator portion and the aperture.

Abstract: A heating, ventilation, and air condition (HVAC) unit including a casing and a door. The casing includes a body portion and a lip portion extending from the body portion. The body portion defines a first inlet opening and a second inlet opening. The door is pivotable between a first position in which ambient air is able to flow through the second inlet opening and air within an occupant cabin is restricted from flowing through the first inlet opening, and a second position in which ambient air is restricted from flowing through the second inlet opening and air within the occupant cabin is able to flow through the first inlet opening. A distance from an outward most location where the door and the lip portion contact each other to an edge of the lip portion that is further outwardly of the outward most location is between 0.1 millimeters and 5 millimeters.

Abstract: A heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) case including a mount for mounting the HVAC case to a vehicle dash with a fastener. A fastener housing is defined by the mount for receiving the fastener therein. The fastener housing includes an aperture configured to receive a shank of the fastener. The fastener housing further includes a head housing configured to receive a head of the fastener. The head housing includes a locator portion configured to center the head in the head housing and a stress relief portion between the locator portion and the aperture.

Abstract: A drain for a fuel-water separator (FWS) bowl is disclosed. The drain may include a valve element configured to float in a first fluid and not in a second fluid, wherein the valve element is in a valve element chamber of the drain, wherein the valve element chamber includes an opening configured to drain the first fluid from the valve element chamber, and wherein the valve element seals the opening when the drain is in an open position and when the first fluid has been drained from the valve element chamber; and a member configured to unseal the valve element from the opening when the drain is in a closed position.

Abstract: A system for controlling airflow of a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system. The system includes a register including airflow directionals. A motor is connected to the register to move the directionals. A directionals selector is connected to the motor to control the motor. Actuation of the directionals selector by a user changes position of the directionals. A control module stores predetermined positions of the directionals, and controls the motor to move the directionals to the predetermined positions in response to receipt of a user command.

Abstract: A drain for a fuel-water separator (FWS) bowl is disclosed. The drain may include a valve element configured to float in a first fluid and not in a second fluid, wherein the valve element is in a valve element chamber of the drain, wherein the valve element chamber includes an opening configured to drain the first fluid from the valve element chamber, and wherein the valve element seals the opening when the drain is in an open position and when the first fluid has been drained from the valve element chamber; and a member configured to unseal the valve element from the opening when the drain is in a closed position.

Abstract: A system for controlling airflow of a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system. The system includes a register including airflow directionals. A motor is connected to the register to move the directionals. A directionals selector is connected to the motor to control the motor. Actuation of the directionals selector by a user changes position of the directionals. A control module stores predetermined positions of the directionals, and controls the motor to move the directionals to the predetermined positions in response to receipt of a user command.

Abstract: A harvesting system for harvesting stemmed plants having elongated stems and including bulbous growth disposed at the top of the stems. The harvesting system includes a harvesting unit having a plurality of gripping elements; a cutter for harvesting the plants; and a divergent zone defined by gripping elements for vertically aligning the harvested plants. The harvesting unit further includes a transfer zone defined by gripping elements having another cutter for cutting the harvested plants to selected size, and includes a rotating brush for removing unwanted foliage from the harvested plants, a pair of belts disposed aft of the transfer zone for receiving selectably sized, harvested plants from the transfer zone and a belt-like table disposed aft of the pair of belts for receiving the selectably sized harvested plants from the pair of belts for packing and shipping the plants from the field.

Abstract: Systems and techniques are described for providing visibility into encrypted traffic without requiring access to the private key. Some embodiments can transparently intercept a secure connection handshake that establishes a secure connection between a client and a server, wherein during said transparently intercepting the secure connection handshake, the embodiments can (1) obtain connection information associated with the secure connection, and (2) obtain a session key that the client and server agree on during the secure connection handshake. The connection information and the session key can then be stored in a database, thereby providing visibility into encrypted traffic without requiring access to the private key.

Abstract: A harvesting system for harvesting stemmed plants having elongated stems and including bulbous growth disposed at the top of the stems. The harvesting system includes a harvesting unit having a plurality of gripping elements; a cutter for harvesting the plants; and a divergent zone defined by gripping elements for vertically aligning the harvested plants. The harvesting unit further includes a transfer zone defined by gripping elements having another cutter for cutting the harvested plants to selected size, and includes a rotating brush for removing unwanted foliage from the harvested plants, a pair of belts disposed aft of the transfer zone for receiving selectably sized, harvested plants from the transfer zone and a belt-like table disposed aft of the pair of belts for receiving the selectably sized harvested plants from the pair of belts for packing and shipping the plants from the field.

Abstract: A harvesting system for harvesting stemmed plants having elongated stems and including bulbous growth disposed at the top of the sterns. The harvesting system includes a harvesting unit having a plurality of gripping elements; a cutter for harvesting the plants; and a divergent zone defined by gripping elements for vertically aligning the harvested plants. The harvesting unit further includes a transfer zone defined by gripping elements having another cutter for cutting the harvested plants to selected size, and includes a rotating brush for removing unwanted foliage from the harvested plants, a pair of belts disposed aft of the transfer zone for receiving selectably sized, harvested plants from the transfer zone and a belt-like table disposed aft of the pair of belts for receiving the selectably sized harvested plants from the pair of belts for packing and shipping the plants from the field.

Abstract: Methods and systems of managing automated feed retrieval systems may involve determining an inactivity period with respect to a feed source, and identifying a user time-out threshold corresponding to the feed source. In addition, a re-subscription prompt may be generated if the inactivity period exceeds the user time-out threshold. In one example, a user may be unsubscribed from the feed source if a confirmation response to the re-subscription prompt is not received from the user. Moreover, data retrieval from the feed source can be discontinued if the feed source lacks any remaining subscribers in the automated feed retrieval system.

Abstract: A stabilizing system for jet-propelled watercraft comprising a pair of fins and their corresponding trim blocks, which serve to point the fins in the correct toed-in, cambered-out attitude, and mount on the side of the watercraft, toward the rear.