Abstract: A perforating gun string includes a release tool, a perforating gun, and a plug. The perforating gun string may include or be part of a downhole tool that is electrically communicable via a control system. A first switch (or “RT switch”) is associated with the release tool and is operably coupled to a first detonator. A second switch (or “gun switch”) is associated with the perforating gun and is operably coupled to a second detonator. A third switch (or “plug switch”) is associated with the plug and is operably coupled to an igniter. A counter system includes a plurality of counters adapted to track usage of one or more switches in the perforating gun string, including the first switch, the second switch, the third switch, or any combination thereof.

Abstract: A perforating gun string includes a release tool, a perforating gun, and a plug. The perforating gun string may include or be part of a downhole tool that is electrically communicable via a control system. A first switch (or “RT switch”) is associated with the release tool and is operably coupled to a first detonator. A second switch (or “gun switch”) is associated with the perforating gun and is operably coupled to a second detonator. A third switch (or “plug switch”) is associated with the plug and is operably coupled to an igniter. A counter system includes a plurality of counters adapted to track usage of one or more switches in the perforating gun string, including the first switch, the second switch, the third switch, or any combination thereof.

Abstract: An apparatus for determining and recommending transaction protocols, wherein the apparatus includes at least a processor configured to receive entity data, identify one or more entity matches as a function of the entity data, determine at least a protocol metric for each protocol object of a plurality of protocol objects as a function of the entity data and the one or more entity matches, select at least one protocol object of the plurality of protocol objects as a function of the at least a protocol metric, generate at least one policy agreement as a function of the at least one protocol object and transmit the at least one policy agreement to at least a remote device.

Abstract: An apparatus for determining and recommending transaction protocols, the apparatus includes at least a processor and a memory communicatively connected to the at least a processor, wherein the memory contains instructions configuring the at least a processor to receive entity data from an entity, determine at least a protocol metric for each protocol object of a plurality of protocol objects as a function of the entity data, wherein each protocol object of the plurality of protocol objects includes a policy sub-element, select at least two protocol objects from the plurality of protocol objects as a function of the at least a protocol metric of each protocol object, modify the policy sub-element of the at least two protocol objects as a function of the entity data, and generate a policy agreement as a function of the at least two protocol objects.

Abstract: An apparatus for determining and recommending transaction protocols, the apparatus includes at least a processor and a memory communicatively connected to the at least a processor, wherein the memory contains instructions configuring the at least a processor to receive entity data from an entity, determine at least a protocol metric for each protocol object of a plurality of protocol objects as a function of the entity data, wherein each protocol object of the plurality of protocol objects includes a policy sub-element, select at least two protocol objects from the plurality of protocol objects as a function of the at least a protocol metric of each protocol object, modify the policy sub-element of the at least two protocol objects as a function of the entity data, and generate a policy agreement as a function of the at least two protocol objects.

Abstract: An apparatus, system, and method according to which one or more sensors are adapted to detect a presence or absence of fluid entering, or before entering, a lubricator, within the lubricator, exiting, or after exiting, the lubricator, or any combination thereof, while fluid flow is received into the lubricator, the lubricator being operably coupled to a wellhead used in oil and gas operations. Based on the one or more sensors detecting the presence or absence of fluid, additional fluid flow into the lubricator is impeded.

Abstract: An expandable container includes a substantially horizontal base, four side walls, and a rim defining a container opening having a larger cross section than the base. At least one of the four side walls is configured as a movable side wall, having an upwardly extending side portion and a substantially horizontal base portion. An upper edge portion of the side portion is connected to the rim by a hinge such that the movable side wall is movable between a nesting position, in which the side wall is inclined to facilitate nesting of the container inside another container, and an expanded position, in which the side wall is moved outwardly to increase the storage space of the container, when compared to the nesting position. A system includes a main tote in which a plurality of expandable containers as described above may be nested.

Abstract: An expandable container includes a substantially horizontal base, four side walls, and a rim defining a container opening having a larger cross section than the base. At least one of the four side walls is configured as a movable side wall, having an upwardly extending side portion and a substantially horizontal base portion. An upper edge portion of the side portion is connected to the rim by a hinge such that the movable side wall is movable between a nesting position, in which the side wall is inclined to facilitate nesting of the container inside another container, and an expanded position, in which the side wall is moved outwardly to increase the storage space of the container, when compared to the nesting position. A system includes a main tote in which a plurality of expandable containers as described above may be nested.

Abstract: A high efficiency transverse flux motor fan utilizes a transverse flux motor that can provide torque to drive fan blades at a reduced weight over conventional induction and brushless DC motors. A fan incorporating a transverse flux motor may be a residential ceiling fan or high volume low speed fan. Transverse flux motors are ideal for these applications as they have a higher efficiency at low revolutions per minute. A transverse flux motor may have a stator utilizing a ring shaped lamina that has extending members that form a coil channel. A lamina may be a unitary piece of material that is formed from a sheet of metal, thereby providing a very lightweight stator assembly. An exemplary fan may provide an airflow efficiency of more than about 236 L/s*W, (500 CFM/watt), an essential airflow density of more than about 2.36 L/s*g, (5 CFM/gram) and a power density of about 150 W/kg or more.

Abstract: An electrical machine includes a rotor with a rotational axis, a coil arranged circumferentially with respect to and fully encircling the rotational axis, and a stator assembly. The stator assembly includes first and second lamination stacks comprising associated pluralities of laminae, the stacks being arranged circumferentially with respect to the rotational axis on opposing sides of the coil for conducting magnetic flux. The stacks are configured with gaps generally radially through the laminae thereof, defining separate circumferential segments in each laminae, to prevent creating a continuous electrical circuit around the rotational axis in the segments. Each laminae has a connecting ring spaced radially from the segments, and beams connecting the segments to the ring as a unitary piece. Back return elements extend axially between the stacks to provide a flux path therebetween, and are positioned circumferentially between adjacent parts of the beams and radially between the segments and the ring.

Abstract: A high efficiency transverse flux motor fan utilizes a transverse flux motor that can provide torque to drive fan blades at a reduced weight over conventional induction and brushless DC motors. A fan incorporating a transverse flux motor may be a residential ceiling fan or high volume low speed fan. Transverse flux motors are ideal for these applications as they have a higher efficiency at low revolutions per minute. A transverse flux motor may have a stator utilizing a ring shaped lamina that has extending members that form a coil channel. A lamina may be a unitary piece of material that is formed from a sheet of metal, thereby providing a very lightweight stator assembly. An exemplary fan may provide an airflow efficiency of more than about 236 L/s*W, (500 CFM/watt), an essential airflow density of more than about 2.36 L/s*g, (5 CFM/gram) and a power density of about 150 W/kg or more.

Abstract: An electrical machine includes a rotor with a rotational axis, a coil arranged circumferentially with respect to and fully encircling the rotational axis, and a stator assembly. The stator assembly includes first and second lamination stacks comprising associated pluralities of laminae, the stacks being arranged circumferentially with respect to the rotational axis on opposing sides of the coil for conducting magnetic flux. The stacks are configured with gaps generally radially through the laminae thereof, defining separate circumferential segments in each laminae, to prevent creating a continuous electrical circuit around the rotational axis in the segments. Each laminae has a connecting ring spaced radially from the segments, and beams connecting the segments to the ring as a unitary piece. Back return elements extend axially between the stacks to provide a flux path therebetween, and are positioned circumferentially between adjacent parts of the beams and radially between the segments and the ring.

Abstract: A system and method for controlling the execution of notifications in a computer system with multiple notification contexts. A RunOn operator enables context hopping between notification contexts. Push-based stream operators optionally perform error checking to determine if notifications combined into a push-based stream share a common notification context. Context boxes group together notification creators and associate their notifications with a common scheduler and notification context. Operators employ a composition architecture, in which they receive one or more push-based streams and produce a transformed push-based stream that may be further operated upon. Components may be used in combinations to implement various policies, including a strict policy in which all notifications are scheduled in a common execution context, a permissive policy that provides programming flexibility, and a hybrid policy that combines flexibility with error checking.

Abstract: A system and method for controlling the execution of notifications in a computer system with multiple notification contexts. A RunOn operator enables context hopping between notification contexts. Push-based stream operators optionally perform error checking to determine if notifications combined into a push-based stream share a common notification context. Context boxes group together notification creators and associate their notifications with a common scheduler and notification context. Operators employ a composition architecture, in which they receive one or more push-based streams and produce a transformed push-based stream that may be further operated upon. Components may be used in combinations to implement various policies, including a strict policy in which all notifications are scheduled in a common execution context, a permissive policy that provides programming flexibility, and a hybrid policy that combines flexibility with error checking.

Abstract: An intaglio printing ink, curing by free radical acrylate chemistry, which does not fluoresce in at least the visible region under ultraviolet light is prepared by using an acylphosphine oxide as the photoinitiator.

Abstract: An absorbent core having an upper layer of open celled foam and a lower layer of network of microfibers.

Abstract: The wiping ability of an energy-curable intaglio printing ink is improved by the incorporation therein of a plasticiser

Abstract: A method of mopping a floor is disclosed.

Abstract: The present invention features a cleaning implement, such as a mop, that may be used for cleaning a floor. The mop of the invention typically includes a mop head and a handle pivotally connected to the mop head. The mop head also includes means for securing a mop media, typically a flexible disposable cleaning sheet, to the mop head. The mop may be passed over the floor with one side of the cleaning sheet presented for cleaning the floor. The mop head may then be inverted with the other side of the cleaning sheet presented for further cleaning of the floor.

Abstract: The present invention provides a liquid dispensing mop in which the fluid reservoir is disposed on or adjacent a handle at or above the midpoint of the handle. In some embodiments, the reservoir is disposed on or adjacent the upper end of the handle and is coaxially aligned with the long axis of the handle.