Abstract: An authentication method and system for authenticating and registering a product which employs an authentication label and a registration label. An authentication label may provide an authentication code for determining a product identification at a remote server. A registration label may provide a registration code for verifying the product registration and/or registering the product. The authentication label and the registration label may be provided as a layered security element, the authentication label being a top layer and the registration label being a bottom layer of the layered security element.

Abstract: Pharmaceutical ophthalmic compositions are described, the compositions consisting essentially of a therapeutically effective quantity of an anti-bacterial agent (such as moxifloxacin), a therapeutically effective quantity of an anti-inflammatory agent (such as prednisolone), a combination of at least two solubilizing and suspending agents (of which one is a non-ionic polyoxyethlene-polyoxypropylene block copolymer), and a carrier. Methods for fabricating the compositions and using them are also described.

Abstract: A dispensing closure system includes an upper closure portion and a lower closure portion including an axial flow conduit and a vent conduit. The upper closure portion is axially movable relative to lower closure portion between shipping and dispensing positions. A seal is disposed on the lower closure portion over the flow and vent conduits. A peripheral spacing strip is removably secured to the upper closure portion and engages with either the lower closure or the outside of the container to prevent movement. A piercing probe includes piercing elements in alignment with the flow and vent conduits for piercing the seal. In the shipping position, the piercing elements are spaced from the seal. However, when the spacing strip is removed and the upper closure portion is axially moved to the dispensing position, the piercing elements pierce the seal to open the flow conduit and the vent conduit.

Abstract: A key fob for controlling operation of a motor vehicle includes a pushbutton that responds to being pushed by causing a signal to be transmitted to the motor vehicle. The signal requests that the motor vehicle perform a predetermined operation. The key fob includes a microphone detecting audible speech from a user and transmitting a signal based on the detected speech to an automatic speech recognition system such that the automatic speech recognition system can recognize in the signal a request that the motor vehicle perform the predetermined operation.

Abstract: A dynamically controlled cooling device for targeted cooling of a moving or stationary user includes a fan, which is rotationally mounted to a base, and a targeting device, which is in possession of the user. A first actuator is attached to the base and is operationally engaged to the fan to selectively rotate the fan. A control module is operationally engaged to the first actuator and the fan. The control module comprises a first receiver, which is Global Positioning System (GPS) enabled, and a second receiver. The targeting device comprises a third receiver, which is GPS enabled, and a transmitter. The first receiver and the third receiver receive coordinates of the fan and the user, respectively. The transmitter relays the coordinates of the user to the control module, whereupon the control module to actuates the fan and the first actuator to direct a stream of air onto the user.

Abstract: A surgical stapling instrument includes an anvil defining a plurality of staple forming pockets and a stapling head assembly configured to drive a plurality of staples against the staple forming pockets of the anvil. The stapling head assembly comprises a coupling member configured to actuate the anvil relative to the stapling head assembly, a firing assembly configured to drive the plurality of staples against the staple forming pockets of the anvil, and a deck member. The deck member includes a deck surface extending radially between an inner circular edge and an outer circular edge, and a plurality of staple openings extending through the deck surface. The plurality of staple openings define at least one cross shape.

Abstract: Water outlet fitting, e.g. tap or shower head, producing a combined flow of gas and water, and power connector therefor An apparatus produces bubbles of pure water from a flow emitter (11) comprising an annular water outlet (13) surrounding a gas outlet (12) and operating within a defined parameter space. One or more flow emitters may be incorporated into an emitter body (10) configured as a shower head or a tap. In another aspect, an apparatus produces bubbles of water from coaxial, gas and annular water flowpaths. In another aspect, a magnetic power connector is arranged to supply electrical energy to a shower head.

Abstract: Methods, systems and devices that allow independently applied pressures to a BGE reservoir and a sample reservoir for pressure-driven injection that can inject a discrete sample plug into a separation channel that does not require voltage applied to the sample reservoir and can allow for in-channel focusing methods to be used. The methods, systems and devices are particularly suitable for use with a mass spectrometer.

Abstract: An authentication system includes an authentication module and a user history database storing order information that includes, for each of multiple logins of the first user to a web property, at least one of: an indication of an order of hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP) headers that were previously received at the authentication module during the login, and an indication of an order of navigator object properties that were previously returned to the authentication module during the login. The authentication module is configured to: receive, from a web browser of a first entity attempting to log in to the web property, credentials of the first user; determine order information of the first entity's web browser; perform a comparison operation based on the order information of the first user and that of the first entity, and determine whether to allow the first entity to log in based on the comparison operation.

Abstract: A computer system includes memory storing computer-executable instructions and a processor configured to execute the computer-executable instructions. The computer-executable instructions include building a questions table including multiple first questions and multiple potential requirements to which the first questions correspond, respectively. The computer-executable instructions include adding, to the questions table, one or more second questions, each of which correspond to at least two requirements from among the potential requirements. The computer-executable instructions include adding, to the questions table, for each second question among the one or more second questions, the at least two requirements to which the second question corresponds. The computer-executable instructions include determining a question, from among the first questions and the second questions, that corresponds to a highest number of potential requirements, and displaying the determined question to a user.

Abstract: A network intrusion system for a protected network includes a ruleset module configured to receive metadata for rules. The metadata describes, for each of the rules, a set of associated network vulnerabilities. The ruleset module is configured to access vulnerability information describing a set of cumulative vulnerabilities that each is present in at least one network device within the protected network. The network intrusion system includes a rule management module configured to, for each rule of the plurality of rules: identify the set of associated network vulnerabilities described by the metadata for the rule, determine whether there is a match between any of the set of associated network vulnerabilities and the set of cumulative vulnerabilities, and, in response to determining that there is no match, transmit a first command signal to a network security module. The first command signal instructs the network security module to disable the rule.

Abstract: A shower head is supplied with an annular airflow which surrounds a column of water travelling through a chamber to produce a suspension of water droplets in air, the diameter and length of the chamber and the diameter of the water column are selected in combination with the fluid flow parameters to operate the shower within a defined parameter space corresponding to the non-axisymmetric Rayleigh breakup regime, where the water column remains intact and spaced apart from the chamber wall for the entire length Lc of the chamber, where the airflow perturbs the water column within the chamber causing it to disintegrate into droplets downstream of the chamber outlet, and where multiple chambers are moulded on non-parallel axes with elastomeric linings facilitating withdrawal of the mould tool.

Abstract: The present disclosure is related to pierce nuts and, more particularly, to pierce nuts for thin and ultra-thin metal sheets. Exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure describe lightweight, high strength, structural nuts designed to pierce and clinch in ultra-high strength thin gage materials and ultra-thin metals. The pierce nuts include cavities radially disposed on a bottom surface having a teardrop radial form which allows for usage in thin ultra-high strength metals.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems, apparatuses, and methods for assembling cartridges for aerosol delivery devices. The cartridges may be assembled by coupling a base of the cartridge to a carriage that is transported via a track. The track transports the carriages between various substations at which one or more parts are added to the base. The carriage may be lifted from the track by a lifter mechanism at each substation in order to perform assembly operations on the base. An inspection system may inspect the cartridges at various stages of completion at or between the various substations.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to improved massage chairs that include air cell apparatuses. A massage chair can include at least one air cell apparatus, which can be integrated into a shoulder portion, leg rest portion, arm portion, and/or other portion of the massage chair. An inflatable air bladder can be connected to each air cell apparatus. Each air cell apparatus can transition between a retracted position and an extended position. The air cell bladder can be configured to inflate when the air cell apparatus is in the extended position, thereby securing an individual to the massage chair. Various assemblies can be used to transition the air cell apparatus between the retracted and extended positions. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for autonomous rapid shut-down of a power conditioner. In one embodiment, the method comprises determining an amount of active and reactive current generated by a power conditioner; determining whether the amount of active and reactive current satisfies an open circuit threshold; and initiating, when the amount of active and reactive current satisfies the open circuit threshold, deactivation of the power conditioner.

Abstract: A cooling system for a computing device includes an outer chassis of the computing device, a heat spreader, a heat bridge, and a heat dissipating structure. The outer chassis of the computing device is configured to support heat generating modules. The heat spreader is integrated into the outer chassis. The heat bridge couples the heat spreader to a corresponding heat generating module at a first location in the computing device. The heat dissipating structure is coupled to the heat spreader at a second location in the computing device. The second location is positioned in the computing device to experience higher airflow than the first location.

Abstract: A method includes receiving fault code data identifying one or more fault conditions detected onboard an aircraft and receiving fault context data indicating one or more conditions of the aircraft in a timeframe associated with the condition(s). The method also includes generating (based on the fault code data, the fault context data, state data indicating a current state of the aircraft, and historical maintenance data) a first checklist display including a first set of incomplete checklist items. The method further includes receiving input indicating completion of one or more checklist items of the first set of incomplete checklist items and updating the state data based on the input. The method also includes generating (based on the fault code data, the fault context data, the updated state data, and historical maintenance data) a second checklist display including a second set of incomplete checklist items.

Abstract: Various systems and methods are provided for a biased cathode assembly of an X-ray tube with improved thermal management and a method of manufacturing same. In one example, a cathode assembly of an X-ray tube comprises an emitter assembly including an emitter coupled to an emitter support structure, and an electrode assembly including an electrode stack and a plurality of bias electrodes. The emitter assembly including a plurality of independent components that are coupled together. The electrode assembly including a plurality of independent components that are coupled together, and the emitter assembly being coupled to the electrode assembly.

Abstract: A vehicle control system determines that a vehicle is not fully loaded with a payload, determines an upper limit on engine propulsion power for the vehicle that is not fully loaded with the payload, and reduces an engine speed of the vehicle to a determined speed at which a power capability of an engine of the vehicle matches the upper limit on the engine propulsion power of the vehicle.