Abstract: A fire suppression apparatus for fighting fires from a vehicle configured for flight is disclosed, comprising a foam and water held in separate containers aboard the vehicle that when mixed forms a fire retardant, a pump driven by an electric motor to pressurize the fire retardant, the pump including an air induction valve where air is drawn into a suction end of the pump and pressurized together with the fire retardant, and an aimable boom connected to the pump by a conduit, the boom including a nozzle on a distal end of the boom from which the pressurized fire retardant and air is dispensed toward a target.

Abstract: A control system for use in a fluid flow application includes a heater and a control device. The heater includes at least one resistive heating element having a relationship between resistance and temperature defining a non-monotonic curve. The heater is to heat fluid flow. The control device is to determine a flow characteristic of the fluid flow and a temperature of the at least one resistive heating element along the non-monotonic curve between resistance and temperature based on a change in resistance of the at least one resistive heating element.

Abstract: System and methods are described to determining a recommendation for a user based on changes in objects detected on a network-connected surface. The system receives, from the network-connected surface, a plurality of object identifiers for a plurality of physically inanimate objects of different types detected on the network-connected surface, wherein the object identifiers indicate a positioning of each object; determines, based on the object identifiers, a first arrangement of the plurality of physically inanimate objects; detects one or more changes in the plurality of object identifiers, wherein the one or more changes correspond to one or more changes in positioning from the first arrangement; in response to detecting the one or more changes, determines a second arrangement of the plurality of physically inanimate objects; and generates a content recommendation based on the second arrangement.

Abstract: A system for performing a laser peening application on a workpiece. A purge system is included with the system to provide a compartment housing combustion sources with compressed air so that the compartment has an increased air pressure. Also, a method of operating the system in which power is provided to the system, but only the purge system operates initially. Only after the purge system has bene operating, are the other subsystems and components of the systems, like the laser, provided with operational power.

Abstract: A route optimization system for a battery electric vehicle (BEV) includes a controller programmed to perform the following operations. Determine a navigational route to a destination. Determine a predicted intelligent energy consumption of the BEV based on a set of vehicle operating conditions. Determine a trip estimated energy consumption based on the navigational route and the predicted intelligent energy consumption. If the trip estimated energy consumption is greater than a remaining energy in the high voltage battery, determine an electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE) charging location along the navigational route. Determine an updated trip estimated energy consumption that accounts for addition of the EVSE charging location to the navigational route. Propose, to the user, an updated navigational route including the EVSE charging location if the remaining energy in the high voltage battery is sufficient to account for the addition of the EVSE charging location to the navigational route.

Abstract: Technologies for multi-port memory devices with built-in configurable logic blocks are described. A dynamic random access memory (DRAM) device includes one or more stacks of memory dies, and a base die having at least two ports. Each of the at least two ports includes one or more sub-ports. The DRAM device includes a configurable logic block on the base die to perform an operation on data from the one or more sub-ports or the one or more stacks of memory dies.

Abstract: Methods and systems for manual and programmatic remediation of websites. JavaScript code is accessed by a user device and optionally calls TTS, ASR, and RADAE modules from a remote server to thereby facilitate website navigation by people with diverse abilities.

Abstract: A system, method, and apparatus lubricating a wire or cable during manufacturing, wherein the wire is aligned with an entry to a spraying enclosure and passes through a first seal of the spraying enclosure. Lubricant is sprayed onto the wire inside of the spraying enclosure while the unapplied, but sprayed, lubricant is collected at the bottom of the spraying enclosure. The wire passes through a second seal of the spraying enclosure, is aligned, and exits from the spraying enclosure.

Abstract: A spray gun includes a gun body and a handle removably connected to the gun body. A filter is disposed in the handle for filtering particulate from the spray fluid. A trigger guard is connected to the handle and gun body and includes a contour on a lower portion of the trigger guard for receiving one or more fingers of the user that are not interfacing with and contacting the trigger. The trigger guard can be disconnected from the gun body and rotated relative to the handle. The trigger guard can contact a portion of the handle and exert torque on the handle to connect the handle to and disconnect the handle from the gun body. The portion of the handle at least partially covers a fitting connecting to the handle to provide spray fluid to the spray gun.

Abstract: A system, method, and apparatus lubricating a wire or cable during manufacturing, wherein the wire is aligned with an entry to a spraying enclosure and passes through a first seal of the spraying enclosure. Lubricant is sprayed onto the wire inside of the spraying enclosure while the unapplied, but sprayed, lubricant is collected at the bottom of the spraying enclosure. The wire passes through a second seal of the spraying enclosure, is aligned, and exits from the spraying enclosure.

Abstract: Described herein is a thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) composition suitable for 3D printing, or additive manufacturing technologies, among others. Specifically, the present disclosure relates to a TPU composition with high melt flow and low viscosity. The present disclosure further provides a filament comprising the TPU composition.

Abstract: An AMC antenna apparatus includes a ground plane and a flexible antenna element layer above the ground plane. The ground plane includes a conductive base surface, a plurality of flexible conductors, and a frequency selective surface (FSS) layer above the base surface, where the FSS layer includes a plurality of conductive patches separated from one another. Each of the flexible conductors electrically connects one of the conductive patches to the base surface. A latch mechanism is arranged between the base layer and the FSS layer. An inflatable bladder system between the base layer and the FSS layer is configured to receive a gas input during deployment of the antenna apparatus and inflate to produce force sufficient to cause the latch mechanism to transition from an unlatched state to a latched state in which the conductive base surface is fixedly separated from the FSS layer at a predetermined distance.

Abstract: A control system includes an energy management system in operation with intelligent, network-connected thermostats located in structures. The thermostats are operable to control heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems. Control during a demand response (DR) event period may be performed based on an optimal setpoint schedule of the HVAC system. Candidate setpoint schedules may be simulated to identify an optimal schedule.

Abstract: A surgical system includes a firing rod configured to be translated to deploy surgical staples during a firing stroke and a microcontroller configured to adjust firing rod velocity by pausing movement of the firing rod for a predefined period of time when the microcontroller detects a current draw by a motor driving the firing rod that exceeds a predefined threshold value. After the pause, the firing stroke can be resumed and if the current draw increase is less than the threshold value, the microcontroller can proceed cause the motor to drive the firing rod through the firing stroke without adjusting the velocity of the firing element.

Abstract: Light shielding articles are provided. Light shielding articles include a first multilayer optical film comprised of alternating first and second polymeric optical layers collectively reflecting at an incident light angle of at least one of 0°, 15°, 30°, 45°, 60°, or 75°, an average of at least 70, 80, 90, or 95 percent of incident visible light over at least a wavelength range from 400 nanometers (nm) to 700 nm. The light shielding articles further include either a second multilayer optical film or a barrier coating disposed on the first multilayer optical film. The light shielding article transmits at an incident light angle of at least one of 0°, 15°, 30°, 45°, 60°, or 75°, an average of at least 70, 80, 90, or 95 percent of incident radio frequency waves in at least one wavelength range from 1 mm to 10 mm, 10 mm to 100 mm, or 100 mm to 1000 mm.

Abstract: Systems and methods are described for using opportunistically delayed delivery of content to address sub-optimal bandwidth resource usage in network infrastructures that allow subscribers to share forward link resources. According to some embodiments, content is identified as delayable and assigned to a delaycast queue and/or service flow. For example, a server system of a satellite communications system identifies content that can be delayed to exploit future excess link capacity through multicasting and to exploit subscriber-side storage resources. Some implementations attempt to exploit any excess link resources at any time, while others exploit unused bandwidth only during certain times or when a certain threshold of resources is available. Various embodiments also provide content scoring and/or other prioritization techniques for optimizing exploitation of the delaycast queue.

Abstract: Systems and methods may initiate the testing process to measure contaminants in the water, for example, by adding the tracer solution (e.g., as a gas) to a water system absent releasing the tracer solution into the surrounding environment during the testing process, then removing the tracer solution to a container after the testing process is complete. The amount of tracer solution that remains in the water system can be compared with a predicted concentration value determined by a model. In some examples, an action may be initiated based on the difference between the measured value and the predicted value.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for memory traffic monitoring are described. The monitoring may include traffic monitoring of access operations performed at various components of the memory device, or may include sensors that may measure parameters of components of the memory device to detect wear. The traffic monitoring or the parameters measured by the sensors may be represented by a characteristic related to an operational bias of circuits of the memory device. The memory device may use the characteristic (e.g., along with a threshold) to determine whether to adjust a parameter associated with performing access operations received by the memory device, in order to implement a corrective action.