Abstract: An approach is provided for automatically performing claim preemptive subrogation. An intelligent agent in an artificial intelligence system is activated. An occurrence of a vehicular event is detected. Using the intelligent agent, a mesh network of devices positioned within an environment surrounding the vehicular event is established. Property, event, and environmental data describing the vehicular event is collected and stored in a blockchain node. A smart contract is established on the blockchain node. The smart contract provides authorized parties with an access to the stored property, event, and environmental data. Based on the stored property, event, and environmental data and rule(s), a preemptive subrogation is performed by determining a cause of the vehicular event.

Abstract: A composition of matter and method includes Li1+x+zM(II)0.5?2x?zM(III)x+yM(IV)1.5?2y?zM(V)yM(V)zO4. M(II) includes any of Mg, Co, Ni, Cu, and Zn. M(III) includes any of Al, Cr, Fe, Ga, and In. M(IV) includes any of Ti, Mn, and Ge. M(V) includes any of Nb, Ta, Sb, and Bi. Additionally, 0?x?0.25, 0?y?0.75, 0?z?0.5, and (x+z)>0.

Abstract: A tennis racket carries strings which have a material applied thereto which provides the strings with a tacky surface. In some forms the material can be a solution or a dry adhesive. In other forms the material can be hook-like which engages the loop-like surface of a tennis ball. As such, a tennis ball can be struck creating more RPM to impart spin to the ball.

Abstract: A fabric wrapped cable is formed by positioning adhesive on opposed layers of fabric. A cable is positioned between those layers and the layers are attached by attaching the adhesive of one layer to the adhesive of the other layer. In forming the wrapped cable in such a manner, the cable is provided with at least one wing.

Abstract: An apparatus (10 which is to be inserted into a longitudinally extending conduit includes at least one longitudinally extending compartment (11) formed by attached the ends of a sheet of material (12) together. Another sheet of material (15) has one end attached to the compartment (11) and has compatible fastening elements (16, 17) on its opposed ends. A cable (19) may be positioned adjacent to the sheet of material (15) and it is folded around the cable (19) to form an additional compartment (18). The apparatus (10) may then be inserted into a conduit.

Abstract: A multi-use projectile launching apparatus that includes a single piece body and attached elastic propulsion band to propel an object through a portion of the single piece body. The single piece body consists of a handle for supporting the apparatus, a projectile tube through which the propelled object travels, a funnel for receiving the propelled object and passing it to the projectile tube, and one or more attachment nodes for connecting an elastic propulsion band to the single piece body. Together these components form a device capable of launching several kinds of projectile objects at high speed by propelling the projectile object with elastic force.

Abstract: A system for use in treating a tissue site with negative pressure, which may comprise a dressing or tissue interface and a plurality of standoffs for storing and releasing a biocompatible polymer to the tissue site. The standoff may be cells or closed-end cells. In some examples, the biocompatible polymer may comprise collagen, oxidized regenerated cellulose, or a combination thereof. Method for using and manufacturing the dressing or tissue interface may also be disclosed.

Abstract: Technologies are provided for a multi-cloud bursting service. An example method can include receiving, via a cloud bursting service associated with different clouds, a cloud bursting configuration enabling the cloud bursting service for a local compute environment; based on the cloud bursting configuration, determining a number of jobs in a jobs queue associated with one or more cloud environments from the different clouds; determining a number of nodes available to process the number of jobs in the jobs queue; based on the number of jobs in the jobs queue and number of nodes available, determining whether to spin up a new node, take offline an existing node, or shutdown the existing node to yield a determination; and based on the determination and cloud bursting configuration, performing a cloud bursting action including spinning up the new node, taking offline the existing node, or shutting down the existing node.

Abstract: Space in a conduit having at least one cable therein which is surrounded by a duct is recovered by longitudinally cutting the duct and removing the duct from around the cable. The duct may be pulled out of the conduit and past a blade to affect the cutting, or a blade may be pulled through the conduit to cut the duct while still in the conduit.

Abstract: A fabric wrapped cable is formed by positioning adhesive on opposed layers of fabric. A cable is positioned between those layers and the layers are attached by attaching the adhesive of one layer to the adhesive of the other layer. In forming the wrapped cable in such a manner, the cable is provided with at least one wing.

Abstract: A landing gear system and method of actuating the landing gear system, the system including a first leg assembly, a second leg assembly, a cross-shaft arranged between the two leg assemblies, and a landing gear actuator. The landing gear actuator includes a motor and a coupling shaft which is arranged to couple and decouple the landing gear actuator from the cross-shaft.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for producing a magnetic nanoparticle suitable for additive manufacturing techniques includes providing a solution having a plurality of metallic precursors to produce magnetic nanoparticles, a coordinating solvent, and a chelating agent. The solution is mixed and heated to grow nanoparticles wherein magnetic nanoparticles are formed. The solution is then cooled and a magnetic field is applied to the solution wherein ferrite nanoparticles are at least partially separated by size.

Abstract: A hinge for a laundry treating appliance has a housing having a portion received by an aperture in the shroud. The housing also has a first end comprising a mouth adapted to couple with the shroud. The hinge further has a bracket that has a first end connected to the lid and a second end fastened to the housing and the bracket is received in the aperture in the shroud.

Abstract: A dressing for treating a tissue site with negative pressure includes a manifold having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface. The dressing also includes a first layer adjacent to the first surface and a second layer adjacent to the second surface. The first layer and the second layer each include a polymer film. The dressing also includes a plurality of fluid restrictions in the polymer film adjacent to at least the first surface, and a plurality of bonds between the first layer and the second layer. The plurality of bonds defines separable sections of the manifold. Each of the separable sections of the manifold has at least one rounded edge.

Abstract: Technologies are provided for a multi-cloud bursting service. An example method can include receiving, via a cloud bursting service associated with different clouds, a cloud bursting configuration enabling the cloud bursting service for a local compute environment; based on the cloud bursting configuration, determining a number of jobs in a jobs queue associated with one or more cloud environments from the different clouds; determining a number of nodes available to process the number of jobs in the jobs queue; based on the number of jobs in the jobs queue and number of nodes available, determining whether to spin up a new node, take offline an existing node, or shutdown the existing node to yield a determination; and based on the determination and cloud bursting configuration, performing a cloud bursting action including spinning up the new node, taking offline the existing node, or shutting down the existing node.

Abstract: A racket includes a frame and strings carried within the frame. A vibration dampening member is carried by the frame and can be positioned in a groove in the outer periphery of the frame. A vibration dampening member can also be positioned in a neck attached to the frame and carried by a handle.

Abstract: A laundry treating appliance with a shroud having an access opening, a lid for opening and closing the access opening and a hinge coupled to the shroud. The hinge has a housing having a portion received by an aperture in the shroud. The housing also has a first end comprising a mouth adapted to couple with the shroud. The hinge further has a bracket that has a first end connected to the lid and a second end fastened to the housing and the bracket is received in the aperture in the shroud.

Abstract: State table complexity reduction in a hierarchical verification flow is provided by identifying peripheral supplies and non-peripheral supplies in a hierarchical group in a hierarchical logical block model of a circuit based on whether logic blocks associated with the power supplies provide outputs to or receive inputs from circuity external to the hierarchical group; merging associated power state tables for the peripheral supplies and the non-peripheral supplies in the hierarchical group to create a merged power state table for the hierarchical group; removing, by a processing device, any power states associated with the non-peripheral supplies from the merged power state table to create a reduced power state table; and modeling a reduced logical block based on the reduced power state table.

Abstract: A dressing for treating a tissue site with negative pressure may include a manifold including a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface, a first layer adjacent to the first surface and a second layer adjacent to the second surface, the first layer and the second layer each comprising a polymer film, a plurality of fluid restrictions in the polymer film adjacent to at least the first surface, and at least one x-ray detectable marker extending in a linear pattern along the dressing.

Abstract: In some examples, a multi-cloud bursting service generates cloud agnostic burst templates for bursting workload environments on different clouds, each of the cloud agnostic burst templates defining a stack for a workload environment and tasks for provisioning cloud resources and deploying, on the cloud resources, the workload environment associated with the stack, the stack including applications, libraries, services, data, and/or an operating system. The multi-cloud bursting service can receive, from a local compute environment, a request to burst the workload environment onto a selected cloud and, based on a cloud agnostic burst template identified for the request, provision the cloud resources from the selected cloud and deploy the workload environment on the cloud resources from the selected cloud.