Abstract: A method and apparatus of a tool organizer is disclosed. A tool organizer may include a member with interwoven strands of cord and/or interconnected links, a closable latch with a gate for receiving and retaining a tool and an end for capturing a plurality of strands of cord and/or interconnected links, and a buckle captured by the strands of cord and/or interconnected links and having an open and closed position corresponding with an open and closed position of the member. The member may include paracord, and may include a strand in the open position and a band in the closed position. The latches may include carabiners and the tool may include a box end wrench.

Abstract: In some implementations, a controller may obtain global positioning system (GPS) data from a GPS unit of an enrichment device. The controller may determine habitat information identifying a habitat for animals, of a plurality of habitats of animals, using the GPS data. The controller may determine a geofence of the habitat for animals based on the habitat information. The controller may determine a movement profile associated with the habitat for animals using the habitat information. The movement profile identifies one or more motions of the enrichment device. The controller may cause the enrichment device to move, within a boundary of the geofence, in accordance with the one or more motions of the movement profile. The enrichment device may move in accordance with the one or more motions to stimulate movement of one or more animals of the habitat for animals. The controller may monitor the movement and/or animal interaction.

Abstract: Provided herein are methods of manufacturing a mold, wherein the methods comprise: (a) applying one or more input parameters to determine effect on process constraints in making a solid mesh; (b) printing a block of a micro-architected material; (c) determining porosity of the block; (d) determining feasibility of the micro-architected material to print; (e) defining architecture parameters of the mold based on solid mesh input parameters; (f) printing the mold, wherein the feasibility is an ability to print the solid mesh without clogging solid mesh; wherein if the micro-architected material is found not feasible at step (d), the solid mesh input parameters are adjusted and steps (b)-(d) are repeated.

Abstract: The authors of the present invention have identified a series of metabolic markers present in the urine samples collected from patients diagnosed of tuberculosis (TB, n=19), respiratory infections caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae (R1, n=25) and healthy controls (HC, n=29). These metabolic markers selected are significantly differentiated between Healthy Controls (HC) and patients diagnosed of tuberculosis, between tuberculosis patients versus patients affected by respiratory infections caused by S. pneumoniae, and between patients affected by respiratory infections caused by S. pneumoniae and HC. These metabolic markers can thus be used in a non-invasive diagnostic method identifying and classifying patients.

Abstract: A system for suppressing disturbances in a single-event transient susceptible (SET) signal includes an addition function, a subtraction function, an upper slew limiter, a lower slew limiter, and a magnitude limiter. The addition function adds the first offset to the SET susceptible signal to thereby generate an upper bound limit. The subtraction function subtracts the second offset from the SET susceptible signal to thereby generate a lower bound limit. The upper slew limiter limits the rate of change of the upper bound limit to thereby generate a rate limited upper bound limit. The lower slew limiter limits the rate of change of the lower bound limit to thereby generate a rate limited lower bound limit. The magnitude limiter prevents the magnitude of the SET susceptible signal from exceeding the magnitude of the rate limited upper bound limit and the magnitude of the rate limited lower bound limit.

Abstract: A system and method for preventing a gimbal from exceeding a predetermined gimbal rate limit includes receiving a gimbal rate command and a gimbal rate feedback signal representative of sensed gimbal rate. The gimbal rate command and the gimbal rate feedback signal are compared, in a control circuit, to determine a gimbal rate error. A predetermined gain scaling factor is applied, in the control circuit, to the gimbal rate command to generate a scaled gimbal rate command. The gimbal is disabled when the gimbal rate error is greater than or equal to the scaled gimbal rate.

Abstract: A system for suppressing disturbances in a single-event transient susceptible (SET) signal includes an addition function, a subtraction function, an upper slew limiter, a lower slew limiter, and a magnitude limiter. The addition function adds the first offset to the SET susceptible signal to thereby generate an upper bound limit. The subtraction function subtracts the second offset from the SET susceptible signal to thereby generate a lower bound limit. The upper slew limiter limits the rate of change of the upper bound limit to thereby generate a rate limited upper bound limit the lower slew limiter limits the rate of change of the lower bound limit to thereby generate a rate limited lower bound limit. The magnitude limiter prevents the magnitude of the SET susceptible signal from exceeding the magnitude of the rate limited upper bound limit and the magnitude of the rate limited lower bound limit.

Abstract: The invention relates to a support module for a solar collector having a triangular substructure, formed by: a main structure intended to resist the torsional and bending forces of the collector, and an auxiliary structure that balances the assembly and supports the weight of the mirrors and the absorber tube. The main structure includes: a triangular substructure comprising rectangular pyramids and two half-pyramids at the ends, bars (5) joining the upper vertex of each pyramid (1) to the upper vertex (1) of the adjacent pyramid or to the upper vertex (1?) of the adjacent half-pyramid (1?), a diagonal bar (4) joining two opposite vertices of the base of each pyramid, and two king posts (6) located on each end of the triangular substructure. The auxiliary structure includes: arms (7, 7?), struts (8, 8?, 8?) for each arm (7, 7?), purlins (9) and supports (11) for the absorber tube (12).

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for combining or separating spectral components by means of a polychromat. A polychromat is employed to combine a plurality of beams, each derived from a separate source, into a single output beam, thereby providing for definition of one or more of the intensity, color, color uniformity, divergence angle, degree of collimation, polarization, focus, or beam waist of the output beam. The combination of sources and polychromat may serve as an enhanced-privacy display and to multiplex signals of multiple spectral components. In other embodiments of the invention, a polychromat serves to disperse spectral components for spectroscopic or de-multiplexing applications.

Abstract: A system and method for preventing a gimbal from exceeding a predetermined gimbal rate limit includes receiving a gimbal rate command and a gimbal rate feedback signal representative of sensed gimbal rate. The gimbal rate command and the gimbal rate feedback signal are compared, in a control circuit, to determine a gimbal rate error. A predetermined gain scaling factor is applied, in the control circuit, to the gimbal rate command to generate a scaled gimbal rate command. The gimbal is disabled when the gimbal rate error is greater than or equal to the scaled gimbal rate.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for combining or separating spectral components by means of a polychromat. A polychromat is employed to combine a plurality of beams, each derived from a separate source, into a single output beam, thereby providing for definition of one or more of the intensity, color, color uniformity, divergence angle, degree of collimation, polarization, focus, or beam waist of the output beam. The combination of sources and polychromat may serve as an enhanced-privacy display and to multiplex signals of multiple spectral components. In other embodiments of the invention, a polychromat serves to disperse spectral components for spectroscopic or de-multiplexing applications.

Abstract: The invention relates to a support module for a solar collector having a triangular substructure, formed by: a main structure intended to resist the torsional and bending forces of the collector, and an auxiliary structure that balances the assembly and supports the weight of the mirrors and the absorber tube. The main structure includes: a triangular substructure comprising rectangular pyramids and two half-pyramids at the ends, bars (5) joining the upper vertex of each pyramid (1) to the upper vertex (1) of the adjacent pyramid or to the upper vertex (1?) of the adjacent half-pyramid (1?), a diagonal bar (4) joining two opposite vertices of the base of each pyramid, and two king posts (6) located on each end of the triangular substructure. The auxiliary structure includes: arms (7, 7?), struts (8, 8?, 8?) for each arm (7, 7?), purlins (9) and supports (11) for the absorber tube (12).

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for combining or separating spectral components by means of a polychromat. A polychromat is employed to combine a plurality of beams, each derived from a separate source, into a single output beam, thereby providing for definition of one or more of the intensity, color, color uniformity, divergence angle, degree of collimation, polarization, focus, or beam waist of the output beam. The combination of sources and polychromat may serve as an enhanced-privacy display and to multiplex signals of multiple spectral components. In other embodiments of the invention, a polychromat serves to disperse spectral components for spectroscopic or de-multiplexing applications.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to methods and apparatuses for determining, recommending, and/or placing holds on deposit items.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to methods and apparatuses for determining, communicating, and/or executing hold decisions for deposit items. For example, a method is provided that includes: (a) receiving information associated with a deposit item; (b) determining an actual deposit amount identified by the deposit item; (c) determining a payee account to receive the deposit item and a drawer account on which the deposit item is drawn; (d) determining a hold limit for the payee account; (e) determining an adjusted deposit amount for the deposit item based at least partially on: (i) the actual deposit amount identified by the deposit item, and (ii) one or more characteristics associated with the drawer account, and (f) determining a hold decision for the deposit item based at least partially on a comparison of the adjusted deposit amount to the hold limit.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to methods and apparatuses for determining, communicating, and/or executing hold decisions for deposit items. For example, a method is provided that includes: (a) receiving information associated with a deposit item; (b) determining a deposit amount for the deposit item; (c) determining a payee account to receive the deposit item; (d) determining a hold limit for the payee account; and (e) determining a hold decision for the deposit item based at least partially on a comparison of the deposit amount to the hold limit. In some embodiments, the hold limit is based at least partially on (a) an account balance associated with the payee account, and (b) one or more other characteristics associated with the payee account.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to methods and apparatuses for determining, communicating, and/or executing hold decisions for deposit items. For example, a method is provided that includes: (a) receiving information associated with a deposit item; (b) determining an actual deposit amount identified by the deposit item; (c) determining a payee account to receive the deposit item and a drawer account on which the deposit item is drawn; (d) determining a hold limit for the payee account; (e) determining an adjusted deposit amount for the deposit item based at least partially on: (i) the actual deposit amount identified by the deposit item, and (ii) one or more characteristics associated with the drawer account, and (f) determining a hold decision for the deposit item based at least partially on a comparison of the adjusted deposit amount to the hold limit.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to methods and apparatuses for determining, communicating, and/or executing hold decisions for deposit items. For example, a method is provided that includes: (a) receiving information associated with a deposit item; (b) determining a deposit amount for the deposit item; (c) determining a payee account to receive the deposit item; (d) determining a hold limit for the payee account; and (e) determining a hold decision for the deposit item based at least partially on a comparison of the deposit amount to the hold limit. In some embodiments, the hold limit is based at least partially on (a) an account balance associated with the payee account, and (b) one or more other characteristics associated with the payee account.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to methods and apparatuses for determining, communicating, and/or executing hold decisions for deposit items. For example, a method is provided that includes: (a) receiving information associated with a deposit item; (b) determining an actual deposit amount identified by the deposit item; (c) determining a payee account to receive the deposit item and a drawer account on which the deposit item is drawn; (d) determining a hold limit for the payee account; (e) determining an adjusted deposit amount for the deposit item based at least partially on: (i) the actual deposit amount identified by the deposit item, and (ii) one or more characteristics associated with the drawer account, and (f) determining a hold decision for the deposit item based at least partially on a comparison of the adjusted deposit amount to the hold limit.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to methods and apparatuses for determining, communicating, and/or executing hold decisions for deposit items. For example, a method is provided that includes: (a) receiving information associated with a deposit item; (b) determining a deposit amount for the deposit item; (c) determining a payee account to receive the deposit item; (d) determining a hold limit for the payee account; and (e) determining a hold decision for the deposit item based at least partially on a comparison of the deposit amount to the hold limit. In some embodiments, the hold limit is based at least partially on (a) an account balance associated with the payee account, and (b) one or more other characteristics associated with the payee account.