Abstract: A sensor hub for use in machine condition monitoring comprising a rotation sensor and a wireless communication module each operatively connected to a processing device. The rotation sensor and processing device are configured to receive power from a controller of the monitored machine. One or more additional sensors, which may be associated with the monitored machine or another machine, may also be operatively connected to the processing device. In an embodiment, the additional sensors may comprise any one or more of, or any combination of, an accelerometer, a temperature sensor, an acoustic sensor, an high frequency sensor, an humidity sensor, a barometric pressure sensor, a current sensor or a proximity sensor. The wireless communication module may support an ad hoc wireless communication protocol. Further, the wireless communication module may receive additional sensor data from one or more wireless sensor nodes associated with the monitored machine or another machine.

Abstract: A haul road maintenance management system has a vehicle diagnostic module located onboard a haul vehicle and a database, which stores historical repair data relating to the haul vehicle. The haul road maintenance management system also has a controller in communication with the vehicle diagnostic module and the database. The controller is configured to analyze data from the vehicle diagnostic module and the database, and recommend road maintenance in response to the analysis.

Abstract: Systems and methods for detecting diversion in drug dispensing transactions are provided. The systems and methods described provide an integrated platform for collecting and analyzing data that describes a user's drug dispensing transactions and determines a diversion score for the user that indicates the relative severity of the user's diversion activities. The diversion score may be weighted to reflect the relative importance of a respective category of diversion activity to the identification of drug diverters with respect to other categories. Furthermore, in determining a user's diversion score, the user's transaction data may be compared with transaction data regarding the user's peers. In this way, for example, high diversion scores may indicate a high occurrence of suspicious activity, and users having high diversion scores may be further monitored and investigated to determine whether the particular user is indeed diverting drugs for illegitimate use.

Abstract: A haul road maintenance management system has a vehicle diagnostic module located onboard a haul vehicle and a database, which stores historical repair data relating to the haul vehicle. The haul road maintenance management system also has a controller in communication with the vehicle diagnostic module and the database. The controller is configured to analyze data from the vehicle diagnostic module and the database, and recommend road maintenance in response to the analysis.

Abstract: An anchor (10) with a shaped aperture (15) that receives various and multiple types of tie straps (25)(32)(33) and strap hardware end comprised of straps of woven webbing with or without a hook or pin end, or straps of the one-time useable steel banding type. The tie strap (25)(32)(33) being held in place by the appropriate anchor provision and the said anchor being contained within a pocket in the wall (21) or floor (20) of railway box or flat car (84). Various industry lading tie straps, bands, strap end pin or strap end hooks already in use are allowed to be connected to the shaped aperture anchor. An appropriate ratchet inherent to the specific type of tie strap being used is operated to remove any remaining slack in the lading ties (25)(32)(33) and then apply the desired tension thereon to secure the lading to the railway car.

Abstract: A lid latch operates to secure the periphery of a lid to a container. The device comprises latch housing, a trigger assembly, an arm assembly, and a linkage assembly. The housing defines opposing trigger access windows and comprises first and second pivot axes. The trigger assembly comprises a trigger having first and second member ends and is pivotable about the first pivot axis. The arm assembly comprises first and second anchor ends and is pivotable about the second pivot axis. The linkage assembly links the second member end to the first anchor end for transferring trigger action to the arm assembly. The access windows enable bidirectional access to the trigger, which trigger is thus actuable from opposing directions at the first member end. The actuated trigger unidirectionally pivots the second anchor end for displacing the second anchor end from a locked position to a release position.

Abstract: A container securement device enables a user to secure a cargo container to a carrier deck. The device includes a base having a projecting shear block received in the lock-actuating opening of the container. A shaft-mounted head rotates between an unlocked or loading position in which the head moves through the locking opening and a locked position in which the container is secured. Automatic entry and release are provided by a selected interchangeable spring element within the base biasing the head to the locked position but permitting movement to the unlocked position when torque is applied by engagement of the container with a cam surface on the head. The spring element may be interchanged as may be required by anticipated climactic and/or temperature conditions. Each spring element is actuable by a uniquely configured shaft member having a spring-receiving end capable of cooperating with at least two types of springs.

Abstract: A container securement device enables a user to secure a cargo container to a carrier deck. The device includes a base having a projecting shear block received in the lock-actuating opening of the container. A shaft-mounted head rotates between an unlocked or loading position in which the head moves through the locking opening and a locked position in which the container is secured. Automatic entry and release are provided by a selected interchangeable spring element within the base biasing the head to the locked position but permitting movement to the unlocked position when torque is applied by engagement of the container with a cam surface on the head. The spring element may be interchanged as may be required by anticipated climactic and/or temperature conditions. Each spring element is actuable by a uniquely configured shaft member having a spring-receiving end capable of cooperating with at least two types of springs.

Abstract: A B-hook retainer shaped and configured so as to maintain retention of B-hook hardware in a shaped aperture that secures various and multiple types of lading tie straps and strap hardware comprising of straps of woven webbing. The lading tie strap being held in place by the appropriate B-hook provision and the said anchor being contained within a pocket in the wall or floor of railway box or flat car. Various industry lading tie straps with said B-hook already in use are allowed to be connected to the shaped aperture anchor. An appropriate ratchet inherent to the specific type of tie strap being used is operated to remove any remaining slack in the lading ties and then apply the desired tension thereon to secure the lading to the railway car. If slack develops in the lading ties due to transport load shifting the B-hook retainer will prevent inadvertent removal of the B-hook from the shaped aperture resulting in lading tie strap no longer securing the lading to the railway car.

Abstract: A cargo container hold down device that includes a housing defined by a base which forms a planar surfacing thereabout on which cargo container corner fittings results in the applied relation on the container relative to the supporting structure or platform involved. The hold down device includes a flanged end which engages a cargo container corner casting aperture opening or an appropriate aperture and utilizes the structure for retention of the hold down device so the opposite side of the hold down device is allowed to automatically engage and disengage with a cargo container corner fitting as necessary to achieve proper handling and transport of cargo containers.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for operating on intelligent network calls in a telephone exchange with multiple access subsystems and an interconnection subsystem is provided. A list of intelligent network criteria is stored in each access subsystem. When an incoming call is received the access subsystem determines whether the incoming call matches one of the intelligent network criteria stored in the access subsystem. If a match occurs the access subsystem performs an intelligent network function. Intelligent network function may include filtering the call. If filtering is to occur a filtering method associated with the matched active filtering criteria is applied to determine whether a call should be blocked as a function of the filtering method.

Abstract: Aromatic polyetherketones and/or sulphones are produced by heating a halophenol of formula ##STR1## where X = halogen and is ortho or para to Q; Q = --CO-- or --SO.sub.2 --, Ar = an aromatic radical, with about 1/2 mole of a granular alkali metal carbonate per mole of halophenol in the presence of N-methyl pyrrolidone, dimethyl sulphone or an aromatic sulphone solvent at 200.degree.-400.degree. C.

Abstract: Aromatic polymers containing benzenoid groups and oxygen atoms in the polymer chains are made by the action of an alkali metal hydroxide on a dihalogeno-benzenoid compound in which each halogen atom is activated by an inert electron-attracting group such as --SO.sub.2 --.

Abstract: New aromatic polymers comprising units of the formula ##STR1## and copolymers comprising such units or other units such as ##STR2## The new polymer may be made from the alkali metal salt of a halophenol of the formula ##STR3##

Abstract: A solid surface is coated with an adhesive composition comprising an aromatic polysulphone which has a reduced viscosity of at least 0.3 and which contains at least 0.2 (desirably 0.5 to 3.5) hydroxyl groups per 100 polymer repeat units and has been heated at 330.degree. C to 450.degree. C in the presence of oxygen.

Abstract: A process for the preparation of aromatic polyketones and copolyketone/sulphones (ketone to sulphone content 75/25 to 100/0 having high molecular weight comprises heating dialkali metal salt of a bisphenol containing ketone linking groups with equimolar or slight molar excess of dihalobenzenoid compound having halogen atoms activated by a ketone or sulphone linking group in the presence of certain diaryl sulphones at 250.degree. to 400.degree. C.

Abstract: A novel amorphous thermoplastic aromatic polysulphone is provided consisting of repeating units having the formula ##STR1##

Abstract: A polyamide comprising repeating units having the structure I ##STR1## in which A is a bivalent aliphatic, cycloaliphatic or araliphatic residue containing at least 4 carbon atoms.

Abstract: aromatic polymers having phenylene groups linked by oxygen atoms, ketone groups and sulphone groups, that is etherketone/sulphone copolymers, containing 40 to 90 and preferably 50 to 80, mole % of the repeat units ##STR1## and correspondingly 10 to 60, particularly 20 to 50, mole % of repeat units ##STR2## where Q and Q' are --SO.sub.2 -- or --CO--, the number of --SO.sub.2 -- groups being 3 to 25% of the total number of --SO.sub.2 -- and --CO-- groups are disclosed. Such copolymers are made more cheaply than the similar copolymers of U.K. Pat. No. 1,414,422 yet exhibit improved properties of a somewhat reduced melting point, owning to the incorporation of sulphone linkages in the polymer chain, thus providing greater latitude over processing temperatures. Preferably from 10 to 20% of the total sulphone and ketone linkages in the copolymers are sulphone linkages. The disclosed copolymers are particularly suitable for wire insulation where the polymer has to retain its properties at high service temperatures.

Abstract: halophenols of formula ##STR1## where X = halogen, are made by condensation of a compound ##STR2## where Z is OH or halogen with a phenol in the presence of anhydrous HF as a catalyst. The compound ##STR3## where X = F, may be made in situ by the reaction of ##STR4## with an alkali metal nitrite in anhydrous HF.