Abstract: A wireless communication system for batteries removably mountable in local use vehicles and chargeable in a charging repository includes a plurality of batteries, each battery having a housing; a first wireless communication device attached to an outer surface of the housing for receiving and transmitting data; and electrical contacts attached to the housing for selectively providing power to or from the battery. A plurality of second wireless communication devices is mountable to either a one of the local use vehicles or to a location in the charging repository for communication with one of the first wireless communication devices when in an adjacent communication orientation.

Abstract: An auto-injector (100) for use with a primed safety syringe (200). The auto-injector comprises: a first detector (312) configured, after activation of the auto-injector, to detect movement of a plunger (206, 222) of the safety syringe to a point on a delivery stroke thereof that is indicative of full dose delivery of a substance from the safety syringe.

Abstract: System for selectively contacting a cleaning composition with a surface of a turbine engine component is presented. The system includes a cleaning apparatus and a manifold assembly. The cleaning apparatus includes an upper portion and a lower portion defining a cleaning chamber configured to allow selective contact between the cleaning composition and a surface of the first portion of the turbine engine component. The upper portion includes a plurality of fill holes in fluid communication with the cleaning chamber, and the lower portion includes a plurality of drain holes in fluid communication with the cleaning chamber. The manifold assembly is configured to selectively circulate the cleaning composition from a reservoir to the cleaning chamber via the plurality of fill holes, and recirculate the cleaning composition from the cleaning chamber to the reservoir via the plurality of drain holes. Methods for selectively cleaning a turbine engine component is also presented.

Abstract: System for selectively contacting a cleaning composition with a surface of a turbine engine component is presented. The system includes a cleaning apparatus and a manifold assembly. The cleaning apparatus includes an upper portion and a lower portion defining a cleaning chamber configured to allow selective contact between the cleaning composition and a surface of the first portion of the turbine engine component. The upper portion includes a plurality of fill holes in fluid communication with the cleaning chamber, and the lower portion includes a plurality of drain holes in fluid communication with the cleaning chamber. The manifold assembly is configured to selectively circulate the cleaning composition from a reservoir to the cleaning chamber via the plurality of fill holes, and recirculate the cleaning composition from the cleaning chamber to the reservoir via the plurality of drain holes. Methods for selectively cleaning a turbine engine component is also presented.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an apparatus for sharing data, the apparatus comprising: means for receiving data signals; wherein the data signals include a plurality of types of contextual information relating to a user, wherein each type of contextual information comprises information inferred from sensor data; and means for performing an operation in dependence on the plurality of types of contextual information.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a personal computing device configured to provide a sensor hierarchy for a subscriber comprising: a sensor module, configured to receive or retrieve values from a sensor; a memory module, configured to store data indicative of a sensor hierarchy, wherein the sensor hierarchy comprises a plurality of nodes wherein each node comprises at least one hierarchical identifier and at least one node comprises data indicative of the sensor module; and a sensor hierarchy module, configured to: obtain the data indicative of the sensor hierarchy from the memory module; receive a subscription request from the subscriber, wherein preferably the subscription request comprises data indicative of the hierarchical identifier to subscribe to; optionally locate the hierarchical identifier of the subscription request within the sensor hierarchy; and subscribe the subscriber based on the subscription request.

Abstract: System for selectively contacting a cleaning composition with a surface of a turbine engine component is presented. The system includes a cleaning apparatus and a manifold assembly. The cleaning apparatus includes an upper portion and a lower portion defining a cleaning chamber configured to allow selective contact between the cleaning composition and a surface of the first portion of the turbine engine component. The upper portion includes a plurality of fill holes in fluid communication with the cleaning chamber, and the lower portion includes a plurality of drain holes in fluid communication with the cleaning chamber. The manifold assembly is configured to selectively circulate the cleaning composition from a reservoir to the cleaning chamber via the plurality of fill holes, and recirculate the cleaning composition from the cleaning chamber to the reservoir via the plurality of drain holes. Methods for selectively cleaning a turbine engine component is also presented.

Abstract: System for selectively contacting a cleaning composition with a surface of a turbine engine component is presented. The system includes a cleaning apparatus and a manifold assembly. The cleaning apparatus includes an upper portion and a lower portion defining a cleaning chamber configured to allow selective contact between the cleaning composition and a surface of the first portion of the turbine engine component. The upper portion includes a plurality of fill holes in fluid communication with the cleaning chamber, and the lower portion includes a plurality of drain holes in fluid communication with the cleaning chamber. The manifold assembly is configured to selectively circulate the cleaning composition from a reservoir to the cleaning chamber via the plurality of fill holes, and recirculate the cleaning composition from the cleaning chamber to the reservoir via the plurality of drain holes. Methods for selectively cleaning a turbine engine component is also presented.

Abstract: System for selectively contacting a cleaning composition with a surface of a turbine engine component is presented. The system includes a cleaning apparatus and a manifold assembly. The cleaning apparatus includes an upper portion and a lower portion defining a cleaning chamber configured to allow selective contact between the cleaning composition and a surface of the first portion of the turbine engine component. The upper portion includes a plurality of fill holes in fluid communication with the cleaning chamber, and the lower portion includes a plurality of drain holes in fluid communication with the cleaning chamber. The manifold assembly is configured to selectively circulate the cleaning composition from a reservoir to the cleaning chamber via the plurality of fill holes, and recirculate the cleaning composition from the cleaning chamber to the reservoir via the plurality of drain holes. Methods for selectively cleaning a turbine engine component is also presented.

Abstract: An auto-injector (100) for use with a primed safety syringe (200). The auto-injector comprises: a first detector (312) configured, after activation of the auto-injector, to detect movement of a plunger (206, 222) of the safety syringe to a point on a delivery stroke thereof that is indicative of full dose delivery of a substance from the safety syringe.

Abstract: An auto-injector for receiving a primed syringe includes: a plunger driver for coupling to a plunger head of the syringe when the syringe is fitted within the auto-injector, and configured to drive a plunger into a barrel of the syringe, wherein the plunger driver positioned on the auto-injector such that it is below the plunger head when the syringe is primed and fitted within the auto-injector.

Abstract: A bend stiffener (50) includes an elongate stiffener body (52) having polymer material and two ends. A passage (58) extends through the stiffener body from end to end for receiving and embracing a flexible member (60). The stiffener body includes a coupling (66) for mounting the stiffener body in cantilever fashion. The stiffener body is sufficiently flexible to curve somewhat along with the flexible member under a bending load but is sufficiently stiff to resist excessive curvature which could damage the flexible member, and sufficiently resilient to recover its original shape afterwards. The stiffener body includes at least two stiffener body parts (64a, 64b) defining the passage. Each stiffener body part includes a respective interface member (68, 70) having material stiffer than the polymer material of the stiffener body. A securing arrangement (80, 83) secures the interface members of different stiffener body parts together around the elongate flexible member.

Abstract: System for selectively contacting a cleaning composition with a surface of a turbine engine component is presented. The system includes a cleaning apparatus and a manifold assembly. The cleaning apparatus includes an upper portion and a lower portion defining a cleaning chamber configured to allow selective contact between the cleaning composition and a surface of the first portion of the turbine engine component. The upper portion includes a plurality of fill holes in fluid communication with the cleaning chamber, and the lower portion includes a plurality of drain holes in fluid communication with the cleaning chamber. The manifold assembly is configured to selectively circulate the cleaning composition from a reservoir to the cleaning chamber via the plurality of fill holes, and recirculate the cleaning composition from the cleaning chamber to the reservoir via the plurality of drain holes. Methods for selectively cleaning a turbine engine component is also presented.

Abstract: The invention concerns a bend stiffener (50) for locally protecting an elongate flexible member (60) from excessive curvature under bending loads. The bend stiffener comprises an elongate stiffener body (52) which comprises polymer material and which has a root end (54) and a free end (56). A passage (58) extends through the stiffener body from the root end to the free end for receiving and embracing the flexible member. A coupling (66) is provided at or toward the root end of the stiffener body for mounting the stiffener body in cantilever fashion. The stiffener body is sufficiently flexible to curve somewhat along with the flexible member when the flexible member suffers a bending load but is sufficiently stiff to resist excessive curvature which could otherwise damage the flexible member, and sufficiently resilient to recover its original shape upon relief of the bending load.

Abstract: A technique performs authentication. The technique involves performing, by processing circuitry, a set of authentication operations in response to a set of authentication requests, and updating a set of velocity metrics which identifies authentication performance for a set of authentication request sources that originated the set of authentication requests. The technique further involves, after updating the set of velocity metrics, receiving, by the processing circuitry, an authentication request from an authentication request source. The technique further involves providing, by the processing circuitry, an authentication result in response to the authentication request from the authentication request source. The authentication result (i) is based on the set of velocity metrics and (ii) indicates whether the authentication request is considered to be legitimate.

Abstract: A preferred embodiment of the invention provides an ankle-foot orthosis (1) for resisting plantarflexion of a patient's foot, comprising a resiliently flexible sock-like orthotic structure (1) formed of first (12) and second (14) tubular sections set at an angle to one another, wherein the second tubular section is capable of being opened for insertion of the patient's foot and lower leg into respective ones of said first and second tubular sections, the orthosis further comprising at least one closure member (34) that can be passed round at least part of the periphery of the second tubular section and secured in place to urge the second tubular section towards a closed position in which the second tubular section is closely fitted to the lower leg of the patient.

Abstract: A tool for trimming a bolt protruding through a nut includes a housing, a motor, a cutting wheel, and a wrench attachment. The cutting wheel is disposed within a first plane and is disposed at a first longitudinal position. The wrench attachment is disposed within a second plane spaced from the first plane. A wrench head of the wrench attachment is disposed at a second longitudinal position that is further away from the housing than the first longitudinal position such that the wrench head is longitudinally offset from the cutting wheel. The cutting wheel is configured to be longitudinally moved relative to the wrench attachment toward the wrench head. The tool may also include a bumper attachment that is interchangeable with the wrench attachment for use when cutting a frozen nut.

Abstract: A technique performs user authentication. The technique involves receiving, by processing circuitry, an authentication request which includes a set of authentication factors and which identifies a particular user. The technique further involves performing, by the processing circuitry, an authentication operation to generate an authentication result in response to the authentication request, the authentication result being based on (i) the set of authentication factors of the authentication request, (ii) a user authentication profile which profiles the particular user, and (iii) a lockout state identifying a lockout condition of the particular user which existed at the time of receiving the authentication request. The technique further involves providing, by the processing circuitry and as a response to the authentication request, an authentication action based on the authentication result.

Abstract: Authentication employs a classification that monitors content of authentication requests and results and assigns and records risk values identifying low-risk sources making normal authentication requests and high-risk sources making abnormal authentication requests indicative of fraud activity. Then for low-risk sources, a normal authentication process is employed having differential success/fail behavior exposing information about an enumerable system resource, such as a user account. Example differential behavior includes (a) granting access when a request identifies a valid user account, and (b) otherwise denying access, enabling an attacker to learn whether a guessed value identifies an existing account.

Abstract: An ankle-foot orthosis for resisting plantarflexion of a patient's foot, the orthosis comprising: a first resiliently flexible part (1) that comprises a first portion (3) and a second portion (5) set at an angle to said first portion (3), said first portion (3) being configured to lie against and along a portion of a patient's shin in use, and said second portion (5) being configured to extend partway along a dorsal aspect of the patient's foot in use, said first part (1) further comprising means (9) operable to secure said first portion (3) against the patient's shin; and a second resiliently flexible part (7) that is separate from but co-operates with said first part (1) in use, said second part (7) comprising a tubular body that is configured and arranged to fit around the patient's foot and to overlap at least part of the second portion (5) of said first part (1); wherein said first (1) and second parts (7) co-operate to provide a resistance to flexure suitable for correcting the plantarflexion experience