Abstract: A thermally reflective membrane apparatus comprises a housing structure, and a thermally reflective membrane contained within the housing structure. The thermally reflective membrane comprises a semipermeable structure, and a porous, thermally reflective structure physically contacting the semipermeable structure. The porous, thermally reflective structure comprises discrete thermally reflective particles, and a binder material coupling the discrete thermally reflective particles to one another and the semipermeable structure. A fluid treatment system and method of treating a fluid are also described.

Abstract: Some aspects as disclosed herein are directed to, for example, a system for determining a geographical location of a user, such as via a data input, a network address, and/or a location sensor. A computing device of the system may determine a plurality of prompts for the user based on the determined geographical location of the user and may generate one or more user interfaces configured to display the plurality of prompts. Data input responding to one or more of the plurality of prompts may be received via the one or more user interfaces. It may be determined, based on the data input, whether to approve the user for one or more services. Additionally or alternatively, a computing device may determine a plurality of available services for the user based on the determined geographical location of the user and may generate one or more user interfaces configured to display the plurality of available services.

Abstract: A customer may desire to enroll in a transaction, such as a product or a service, offered, managed, and/or owned by an institution, such as a financial institution. The customer may attempt to directly enroll in the product or service or may enroll in the product or service through an agent of the institution. The customer and/or agent may select the product or service (e.g., via a workstation or other device), and a computing device may determine which documents the product or service uses, which documents the customer has on file already, and/or which documents the customer is missing. The computing device may cause the customer and/or agent to be notified of the missing documents. When the customer and/or agent provides all of the documents for the product or service (or an exception applies to one or more missing documents), the computing system may enroll the customer in the selected product or service.

Abstract: A customer may desire to enroll in a transaction, such as a product or a service, offered, managed, and/or owned by an institution, such as a financial institution. The customer may attempt to directly enroll in the product or service or may enroll in the product or service through an agent of the institution. The customer and/or agent may select the product or service (e.g., via a workstation or other device), and a computing device may determine which documents the product or service uses, which documents the customer has on file already, and/or which documents the customer is missing. The computing device may cause the customer and/or agent to be notified of the missing documents. When the customer and/or agent provides all of the documents for the product or service (or an exception applies to one or more missing documents), the computing system may enroll the customer in the selected product or service.

Abstract: Some aspects as disclosed herein are directed to, for example, a system for determining a geographical location of a user, such as via a data input, a network address, and/or a location sensor. A computing device of the system may determine a plurality of prompts for the user based on the determined geographical location of the user and may generate one or more user interfaces configured to display the plurality of prompts. Data input responding to one or more of the plurality of prompts may be received via the one or more user interfaces. It may be determined, based on the data input, whether to approve the user for one or more services. Additionally or alternatively, a computing device may determine a plurality of available services for the user based on the determined geographical location of the user and may generate one or more user interfaces configured to display the plurality of available services.

Abstract: Some aspects as disclosed herein are directed to, for example, a system for determining a geographical location of a user, such as via a data input, a network address, and/or a location sensor. A computing device of the system may determine a plurality of prompts for the user based on the determined geographical location of the user and may generate one or more user interfaces configured to display the plurality of prompts. Data input responding to one or more of the plurality of prompts may be received via the one or more user interfaces. It may be determined, based on the data input, whether to approve the user for one or more services. Additionally or alternatively, a computing device may determine a plurality of available services for the user based on the determined geographical location of the user and may generate one or more user interfaces configured to display the plurality of available services.

Abstract: A customer may desire to enroll in a transaction, such as a product or a service, offered, managed, and/or owned by an institution, such as a financial institution. The customer may attempt to directly enroll in the product or service or may enroll in the product or service through an agent of the institution. The customer and/or agent may select the product or service (e.g., via a workstation or other device), and a computing device may determine which documents the product or service uses, which documents the customer has on file already, and/or which documents the customer is missing. The computing device may cause the customer and/or agent to be notified of the missing documents. When the customer and/or agent provides all of the documents for the product or service (or an exception applies to one or more missing documents), the computing system may enroll the customer in the selected product or service.

Abstract: A customer may desire to enroll in a transaction, such as a product or a service, offered, managed, and/or owned by an institution, such as a financial institution. The customer may attempt to directly enroll in the product or service or may enroll in the product or service through an agent of the institution. The customer and/or agent may select the product or service (e.g., via a workstation or other device), and a computing device may determine which documents the product or service uses, which documents the customer has on file already, and/or which documents the customer is missing. The computing device may cause the customer and/or agent to be notified of the missing documents. When the customer and/or agent provides all of the documents for the product or service (or an exception applies to one or more missing documents), the computing system may enroll the customer in the selected product or service.

Abstract: A discrete, internal self-cooling device installed in a standard beverage can during assembly that operates on the principle of heat loss through vaporization. A refrigerant vessel is provided for holding a cryogenic refrigerant. The vessel includes a refrigerant vessel body made up of cylindrical side walls having upper and lower rims, an upper plug sealing the upper end of the vessel and a lower plug sealing a lower medial portion of the vessel. The upper plug includes a metering orifice extending axially therethrough, and the lower plug includes a hole extending therethrough and aligned with the metering orifice. A piston is received within the vessel between the lower rim and the lower plug, and includes a rod-like piston extension extending through the lower plug hole. The piston extension includes a tip dimensioned to be received in the metering orifice in sealing fashion.

Abstract: A discrete internal self-cooling device (106) installed in a standard beverage can (100) during assembly. An evaporative cryogenic refrigerant vessel (112) has a cylinder vent hole (118) formed through it near its upper rim (120) adjacent to cylinder (126). An upper plug (122) sealing (112) has off-set inner (123) and outer (125) metering orifice segments formed in it axially. Intersecting these segments, an automatic pressure actuated release means comprises a transverse plug cylinder (126) containing a pressure actuated piston (131) carrying two axially rotatable rings (133) which form a circular piston channel (135) that opens or closes orifice segments (123) and (125) depending on its alignment with them. Alternative piston and rings configurations are provided. A means for thermally insulating vessel (112) from can (110) is provided by thermal transfer fin-spacers (110).

Abstract: A discrete internal self-cooling device (106) installed in a standard beverage can (100) during assembly that operates, preferably, on the principle of heat loss through vaporization. A refrigerant vessel (112) is provided for holding a cryogenic refrigerant (114). The vessel includes a refrigerant vessel body (116) made up of cylindrical side walls with a cylinder vent hole (118) formed through it near the upper regrigerant vessel rim (120). The vessel sidewalls terminate in upper (122) and lower (128) plugs which seal the vessel. The upper plug (122) includes a regulated refrigerant escape rate means comprising a metering orifice (124) that extends through the plug axially. Intersecting this metering orifice, an automatic pressure actuated release means comprises a transverse plug cylinder (126) containing a pressure actuated piston (130) having a piston groove (134) that opens or closes the orifice, depending on its alignment with the orifice.

Abstract: Method of controlling two separately operable hydraulic circuits involving monitoring the pressure conditions in one of the circuits, comparing this pressure with a reference pressure which is established in the control system to produce a first error signal which is used to correct if necessary the pressure within the one circuit. Performing the same operation in the case of the second circuit using the same reference pressure. In particular the system and apparatus of the invention is used for controlling the tensions in the warps of a trawl automatically throughout the shooting, trawling and hauling-in of a trawl.

Abstract: A fluid supply distributor communicates fluid from a stationary fluid source to a rotating hydraulic motor. The distributor includes a housing with main ports for connection to high and low pressure at the source. A shaft rotating in the housing is attached to the motor and includes motor ports for connection to the rotating motor. A sleeve in the housing surrounds the shaft, and the sleeve and shaft define interfacing sealing surfaces. The housing, the sleeve, and the shaft include passages for communicating fluid between the main ports and the motor ports. The sleeve is normally retained in a stationary position, but is released to rotate within the housing should the shaft seize within the housing. The passages include spaced supply grooves at the sealing surfaces connected to the main ports and thus maintained at different pressures.

Abstract: A fluid supply distributor communicates fluid from a stationary fluid source to a rotating hydraulic motor. The distributor includes a housing with main ports for connection to high and low pressure at the source. A shaft rotating in the housing is attached to the motor and includes motor ports for connection to the rotating motor. A sleeve in the housing surrounds the shaft, and the sleeve and shaft define interfacing sealing surfaces. The housing, the sleeve, and the shaft include passages for communicating fluid between the main ports and the motor ports. The sleeve is normally retained in a stationary position, but is released to rotate within the housing should the shaft seize within the housing. The passages include spaced supply grooves at the sealing surfaces connected to the main ports and thus maintained at different pressures.