Abstract: An aerofoil structure for a gas turbine engine includes an aerofoil portion and a tip portion. The tip portion includes a tip surface configured to face a corresponding seal segment of the gas turbine engine and a plurality of cutting features provided on at least a portion of the tip surface. The cutting features are discrete and spaced apart from each other. The tip surface defines a longitudinal axis along a length of the tip surface and a transverse axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis. Each cutting feature extends from the tip surface and is configured to cut into the seal segment in a cutting direction parallel to the longitudinal axis upon rotation of the aerofoil structure relative to the seal segment. A minimum longitudinal distance between a pair of adjacent cutting features from the plurality of cutting features along the longitudinal axis is at least 100 microns.

Abstract: An aerofoil structure for a gas turbine engine includes an aerofoil portion and a tip portion. The tip portion includes a tip surface configured to face a corresponding seal segment of the gas turbine engine and a plurality of cutting features provided on at least a portion of the tip surface. The cutting features are discrete and spaced apart from each other. The tip surface defines a longitudinal axis along a length of the tip surface and a transverse axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis. Each cutting feature extends from the tip surface and is configured to cut into the seal segment in a cutting direction parallel to the longitudinal axis upon rotation of the aerofoil structure relative to the seal segment. A minimum longitudinal distance between a pair of adjacent cutting features from the plurality of cutting features along the longitudinal axis is at least 100 microns.

Abstract: The invention relates to an abrasive material including a nickel aluminide intermetallic phase, in particular a beta nickel aluminide (?-NiAl) intermetallic phase with a Laves phase, as a matrix for abrasive particles. It also relates to a method manufacturing an abrasive material and a blade in a turbomachinery with an abrasive material.

Abstract: An apparatus, system and method of efficiently configuring a power distribution system includes the provision of a dual-bus power distribution assembly, each bus of which may be connected to power sources and where the circuit breakers are adapted such that power from either of the two buses can be routed to an electrical load to provide redundant or non-redundant power, as required. Each circuit breaker position is capable of being configured to connect between either of the two buses and an individual load equipment supply bus. The circuit breaker may be a plug-in type where one of the terminals is adapted by a part that may be installed in one of two orientations. In the first orientation a first bus is connected to the individual load equipment supply bus and in the second orientation the second bus is connected to the individual load equipment supply bus.

Abstract: An apparatus, system and method of efficiently configuring a power distribution system includes the provision of a dual-bus power distribution assembly, each bus of which may be connected to power sources and where the circuit breakers are adapted such that power from either of the two buses can be routed to an electrical load to provide redundant or non-redundant power, as required. Each circuit breaker position is capable of being configured to connect between either of the two buses and an individual load equipment supply bus. The circuit breaker may be a plug-in type where one of the terminals is adapted by a part that may be installed in one of two orientations. In the first orientation a first bus is connected to the individual load equipment supply bus and in the second orientation the second bus is connected to the individual load equipment supply bus.

Abstract: A computing device may receive netflow data that includes information corresponding to network-side activity associated with a target device. The computing device may evaluate the netflow data based on a netflow signature to identify potentially malicious activity. The netflow signature may include information corresponding to two or more network events occurring in a particular order. The computing device may report, to another computing device, that potentially malicious activity, corresponding to the network data, has been detected based on the evaluation of the netflow data.

Abstract: The present invention provides abuse-resistant transdermal delivery devices containing an opioid agonist intended for analgesic purposes in pain patients.

Abstract: A method of applying a thermal barrier coating to a metallic article including ball nose milling the surface of the metallic article to produce a pattern in the surface of the metallic article and to produce a compressive residual stress in the subsurface layers of the metallic article. The pattern includes a plurality of pockets and projections on the surface of the metallic article. A thin adherent layer of oxide is created on the metallic article. A ceramic coating is applied to the oxide layer on the surface of the metallic article such that the ceramic coating deposits on the surface of the metallic article in the pockets and on and around the projections. The ceramic coating is applied as a plurality of columnar ceramic grains extending substantially perpendicularly away from the metallic article and the columnar ceramic grains extending from the oxide layer on the metallic article.

Abstract: A method implemented on a computer having a processor and a memory coupled to the processor for determining an estimated number of stitches for an embroidered design. The method includes uploading a file containing a design comprised of at least one of art and text; flattening the design into a flat file; determining a number of pixels that are non-transparent in the flat file; determining a percentage of non-transparent pixels in a total pixel area available for decorating; estimating a measurement of an area to be decorated using the percentage of non-transparent pixels; and determining the estimated the number of stitches in the design using the measurement of the area to be decorated.

Abstract: A system and method are provided for monitoring activity on an internet-based social network. Monitoring criteria is pre-established by a client for monitoring activity on a specified user's page of the social network. Activity monitoring access to the specified user's page of the internet-based social network is established via an application programming interface of the social network based on pre-established identification information that identifies the specified user within the internet-based social network. The client is notified when the monitored activity satisfies at least one of the pre-established monitoring criteria.

Abstract: A computing device may receive netflow data that includes information corresponding to network-side activity associated with a target device. The computing device may evaluate the netflow data based on a netflow signature to identify potentially malicious activity. The netflow signature may include information corresponding to two or more network events occurring in a particular order. The computing device may report, to another computing device, that potentially malicious activity, corresponding to the network data, has been detected based on the evaluation of the netflow data.

Abstract: A computing device may receive external activity data corresponding to a target system. The external activity data may include information corresponding to network-side information relating to the target system. The computing device may identify suspicious external activity, corresponding to the external activity data, based on an activity watchlist. The activity watchlist may include information corresponding to external activity systems associated with known sources of malicious activity. The computing device may generate a system security report based on the suspicious external activity identified.

Abstract: A method implemented on a computer having a processor and a memory coupled to the processor for determining an estimated number of stitches for an embroidered design. The method includes uploading a file containing a design comprised of at least one of art and text; flattening the design into a flat file; determining a number of pixels that are non-transparent in the flat file; determining a percentage of non-transparent pixels in a total pixel area available for decorating; estimating a measurement of an area to be decorated using the percentage of non-transparent pixels; and determining the estimated the number of stitches in the design using the measurement of the area to be decorated.

Abstract: A system and method are provided for monitoring activity on an internet-based social network. Monitoring criteria is pre-established by a client for monitoring activity on a specified user's page of the social network. Activity monitoring access to the specified user's page of the internet-based social network is established via an application programming interface of the social network based on pre-established identification information that identifies the specified user within the internet-based social network. The client is notified when the monitored activity satisfies at least one of the pre-established monitoring criteria.

Abstract: A system and method are provided for monitoring activity on an internet-based social network. Monitoring criteria is pre-established by a client for monitoring activity on a specified user's page of the social network. The client is then notified when the monitored activity satisfies at least one of the pre-established monitoring criteria.

Abstract: The present invention provides abuse-resistant transdermal delivery devices containing an opioid agonist intended for analgesic purposes in pain patients.