Abstract: A recirculation system for ink or other material, fed to a printing head, in particular of inkjet type, includes at least one recirculation container associated with at least one printing head and translatable along a predefined printing stroke together with the printing head. The at least one recirculation container includes at least one containment chamber for the ink or other material and at least one thermal exchange chamber for the thermal energy from a heating fluid supplied by the heat exchange chamber with the ink or other material, the heat exchange chamber being in thermal contact with the at least one container.

Abstract: A recirculation system for ink or other material, fed to a printing head, in particular of the inkjet type, includes a recirculation container associated with a printing head and translatable along a predefined printing stroke together with the printing head. The recirculation container has, in its interior, anti-sloshing devices of the ink or other material.

Abstract: A system for controlling the operation of an agricultural sprayer includes a boom assembly having a boom arm and a nozzle assembly supported on the boom arm. Furthermore, the system includes a sensor configured to generate data indicative of a position of the boom arm relative to the frame. Additionally, a computing system is configured to determine the position of a portion of the boom arm relative to the frame in a plane defined by a longitudinal direction and a vertical direction based on the data generated by the sensor. The longitudinal direction is parallel to the travel direction and perpendicular to the lateral direction, while the vertical direction is perpendicular to the lateral direction and the travel direction. Additionally, the computing system is configured to control the operation of the nozzle assembly based on the determined position of the portion of the boom arm relative to the frame.

Abstract: A system for controlling an operation of an agricultural sprayer includes a boom assembly having a frame, a boom arm coupled to the frame, and a nozzle assembly supported on the boom arm. Furthermore, the system includes a sensor configured to generate data indicative of a position of the boom arm relative to the frame in a plane defined by a lateral direction and a vertical direction, which are perpendicular to a travel direction of the sprayer. Additionally, a computing system is configured to determine the position of the nozzle assembly relative to the frame in the plane defined by the lateral direction and the vertical direction based on the data generated by the sensor. Additionally, the computing system is configured to control an operation of the nozzle assembly based on the determined position of the nozzle assembly relative to the frame.

Abstract: A selectable clamp for interchanging weightlifting handlebars in an adjustable weight set includes a first clamp plate set, a second clamp plate set, and a latch. The first clamp plate set and the second clamp plate set are pivotally moveable relative to one another and define an expandable opening therebetween. The clamp plate sets engage the weightlifting handlebar in the expandable opening when the selectable clamp is in a closed position and disengage with the weightlifting handlebar when the selectable clamp is in an open position. The latch is releasably coupled to the first clamp plate set and the second clamp plate set and secures the weightlifting handlebar when the clamp is in a closed position and release the weightlifting handlebar when the clamp is in an open position.

Abstract: An apparatus includes a first base member, a second base member, a first sliding connector slidable along the first base member, a second sliding connector slidable along the second base member, a first pivotable connector coupled to the first base member, a second pivotable connector coupled to the second base member, a first side support pivotably coupled to the first pivotable connector, a second side support pivotably coupled to the second pivotable connector, one or more cross-members extending between at least one of (a) the first pivotable connector and the second sliding connector or (b) the second pivotable connector and the first sliding connector, a first brace (a) pivotably coupled to the first side support and (b) pivotably coupled to the first sliding connector, and a second brace (a) pivotably coupled to the second side and (b) pivotably coupled to the second sliding connector.

Abstract: A method for the production of a ferromagnetic material includes a first step wherein one or more nanometric functional coatings are deposited on a plurality of ferromagnetic particles and a second step wherein the coated ferromagnetic particles are consolidated to obtain the ferromagnetic material. The deposition of one or more functional coatings includes immersing the ferromagnetic particles in a first solution or suspension including a first reagent having a first (positive or negative) electrostatic charge or having polar groups (carboxylic acids, hydroxyl groups, etc.). The ferromagnetic particles immersed in the first solution or suspension are mixed for a predetermined time period and then immersed in a washing liquid, from which they are subsequently separated.

Abstract: A sports rebounding and goal apparatus for receiving a moving object, such as a ball, or puck having a base frame with elongated base members, an upper frame connected to the base frame and having elongated supports and upper frame members pivotally connected to the base frame. A first lock pivotally joins the supports and is selectively actuatable between a locked configuration to fix relative movement between the elongated supports and an unlocked configuration to allow folding movement of the supports relative to each other and relative to the first lock. Elongated cross members are pivotally connected to the upper frame and slidingly connected to base frame. A second lock pivotally connects at least one of the cross members and is selectively actuatable between a locked configuration to fix relative movement between the cross members and an unlocked position to allow drawing together of the cross members.

Abstract: A crop container monitor for monitoring a fill-state of an open-top crop container during a harvesting operation, the crop container monitor comprising: at least one radiation sensor positionable at an upper end of a wall of the open-top crop container to receive radiation from an interior of the open-top crop container; and a controller configured to: receive a sensing signal from the at least one radiation sensor, wherein the sensing signal is representative of the received radiation; determine a propagation distance from the at least one radiation sensor to a point from which the received radiation was scattered, reflected or emitted, based on the sensing signal; and output the fill-state of the open-top crop container based on the propagation distance.

Abstract: In one aspect, a system for detecting and addressing an unsafe working condition may include a work vehicle structured to operate over a work surface. The system can also include a proximity sensor mounted to the work vehicle and structured to generate a proximity sensor signal indicative of a presence of an obstacle within a dynamic zone of operation of the work vehicle. The system may also include a safety control system configured to receive the proximity sensor signal and execute a safety action based upon the proximity sensor signal, wherein the safety system is further configured to adjust the dynamic zone of operation based upon an object detection confidence measure.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for preparing an activated lignin composition. In addition, the present invention also relates to a method for further processing the thus activated lignin composition in a method for preparing a lignin-phenol formaldehyde resin. Such a lignin-phenol formaldehyde resin can be used in the manufacturing of laminates by replacing the traditional synthetic phenol formaldehyde resin.

Abstract: In one aspect, a safety system for a towed implement may include an implement frame structured to be towed by a work vehicle. The safety system may also include an object detection sensor affixed to the implement frame with a field of view sized to capture an image scene in proximity to the implement frame, the object detection sensor structured to generate a scene signal representing the image scene. The safety system may also include a safety control system configured to generate a safety control signal based on a detection data signal, the detection data signal based on a determination of whether an object is detected in the scene signal, the detection data signal having a positive object detection indication if the object is within the image scene of the object detection sensor and a negative object detection indication if the object is not detected within the image scene.

Abstract: A method and system for determining bale properties of crop material bales includes transmitting a first microwave signal through a bale of crop material located within an agricultural baler at a first frequency and transmitting a second microwave signal through the bale of crop material at a different second frequency and calculating, with at least one computing device, a phase angle displacement between the first and second microwave signals and determining, with the at least one computing device, a bale property of the bale of crop material based at least in part on the calculated phase angle differential.

Abstract: A method for determining residue coverage within a field after a harvesting operation may include receiving yield data associated with an estimated crop yield across a field and generating an estimated residue coverage map for the field based at least in part on the yield data. The method may further include receiving residue data associated with residue coverage across a surface of the field following the performance of a harvesting operation within the field. Additionally, the method may include generating an updated residue coverage map for the field based at least in part on the estimated residue coverage map and the residue data.

Abstract: In one aspect, a system for determining subsurface soil layer characteristics during the performance of an agricultural operation may include a RADAR sensor configured to capture data indicative of a subsurface soil layer characteristic of the field during the performance of the agricultural operation. Additionally, the system may include a controller communicatively coupled to the RADAR sensor. As such, the controller may be configured to receive the RADAR data from the RADAR sensor and receive an input associated with a secondary soil parameter of the field. Furthermore, the controller may be configured to calibrate the received RADAR data based on the received input. Moreover, the controller may be configured to determine the subsurface soil layer characteristic based on the calibrated RADAR data.

Abstract: A system including a beamforming-sensor configured to acquire sensor-data representative of a swath in an agricultural field; and a controller configured to determine swath-property-data based on the sensor-data.

Abstract: An adjustable helmet includes a first shell, a second shell, and a size adjustment mechanism. The first shell includes a first side portion and a second side portion. The second shell is positioned between the first side portion and the second side portion. The first side portion and the second side portion of the first shell (a) at least partially overlap the second shell and (b) are laterally flexible with respect to one another to facilitate adjusting a size of the first shell between a minimum size and a maximum size. The size adjustment mechanism includes a tensioner extending between the first side portion and the second side portion. The size adjustment mechanism facilitates ratchet-less and infinite adjustment of the size of the first shell between the minimum size and the maximum size without requiring user manipulation of the size adjustment mechanism.

Abstract: A method for estimating and adjusting crop residue parameters may include controlling an operation of a tillage implement as the implement is being towed by a work vehicle across the field to perform a tillage operation and receiving a pre-tilled image of an imaged portion of the field located to one side of a first section of the field as the implement is being towed across the first section of the field. The method may also include receiving a post-tilled image of the imaged portion of the field as the implement is being towed across the field, analyzing the pre-tilled and post-tilled images of the imaged portion of the field to estimate a crop residue parameter for the field, and, when the estimated parameter differs from a target associated with such parameter, actively adjusting the operation of the tillage implement in a manner designed to adjust the crop residue parameter.

Abstract: In one aspect, a system for monitoring soil flow around a ground-engaging tool of an agricultural implement. The system may include a ground-engaging tool configured to be moved through the soil as the agricultural implement travels across a field. Furthermore, the system may include a radar sensor configured to capture data indicative of a flow of the soil around the ground-engaging tool within a detection zone of the radar sensor. Additionally, the system may include a controller communicatively coupled to the radar sensor. The controller may, in turn, be configured to generate a representation of the flow of the soil around the ground-engaging tool within the detection zone based on data received from the radar sensor.

Abstract: An adjustable helmet includes a main shell having a first side portion, and a second side portion. The first side portion and the second side portion are laterally flexible with respect to one another. The adjustable helmet includes a secondary shell coupled to the main shell at a location between the first side portion and the second side portion. At least a portion of the first side portion and at least a portion of the second side portion each extends over at least a portion of a top surface of the secondary shell. The adjustable helmet includes a tensioning device. A first end of the tensioning device is coupled to the first side portion and a second end of the tensioning device is coupled to the second side portion so as to provide a tension force between the first side portion and the second side portion.