Abstract: A frozen drink maker is described that includes a housing, a mixing vessel to mix a drink product, and a flexible seal. The housing includes an upper housing section and a lever moveable relative to the upper housing section between a coupled position and an uncoupled position. The flexible seal is between the upper housing section and the mixing vessel. The lever couples the mixing vessel to the upper housing section when in the coupled position and uncouples the mixing vessel from the upper housing section when in the uncoupled position. When the lever is in the coupled position, the mixing vessel is sealed against the upper housing section by the flexible seal.

Abstract: A frozen drink maker is described that includes a housing, a mixing vessel to mix a drink product, and a flexible seal. The housing includes an upper housing section and a lever moveable relative to the upper housing section between a coupled position and an uncoupled position. The flexible seal is between the upper housing section and the mixing vessel. The lever couples the mixing vessel to the upper housing section when in the coupled position and uncouples the mixing vessel from the upper housing section when in the uncoupled position. When the lever is in the coupled position, the mixing vessel is sealed against the upper housing section by the flexible seal.

Abstract: A bladeless fan is provided. In one embodiment, a bladeless fan is provided having a base, a support arm extending from the base, and a fan arm movably coupled to the support arm. The fan arm can have nozzles configured to emit airflow along a plane. The base, support arm, and fan arm can be configured to allow independent adjustment of an amount of airflow from each of the nozzles, independent adjustment of a direction of airflow from each of the nozzles, and adjustment of a position of the plane.

Abstract: A package conveyor system has one or more accumulation sections (402). An accumulation section has conveyor rollers (502), first and second accumulation subsections (402A1, 402A2), a driven roller (518) positioned between the accumulation subsections, a drive belt (516), a selectably-activated motor (520), and at least one belt tensioning device (512). An accumulation subsection has movable frames (506), idler rollers (508, 510) held in place by the movable frames, and actuators (514) connected to the movable frames. The drive belt is in contact with the idler rollers, the belt tensioning device, and the driven roller, with the drive belt being urged into contact with a first set of conveyor rollers when a first actuator is in a first position, and removed from contact with the first set of conveyor rollers when the first actuator is in a second position. An accumulation subsection may be driven, free-rolling, or braked.

Abstract: A frozen drink maker is described that includes a housing, a mixing vessel to mix a drink product, and a flexible seal. The housing includes an upper housing section and a lever moveable relative to the upper housing section between a coupled position and an uncoupled position. The flexible seal is between the upper housing section and the mixing vessel. The lever couples the mixing vessel to the upper housing section when in the coupled position and uncouples the mixing vessel from the upper housing section when in the uncoupled position. When the lever is in the coupled position, the mixing vessel is sealed against the upper housing section by the flexible seal.

Abstract: Methods are provided for the synthesis of cannabinoids, including cannabidiol (CBD), cannabinol (CBN), cannabichromene (CBC), cannabidiolic acid (CBDA), cannabigerol (CBG), cannabigerolic acid (CBGA), cannabidivarin (CBDV), cannabidibutol (CBD-C4), dihydrocannabidiol (DCBD), tetrahydrocannabivarin (THCV), analogs thereof, and precursors to the foregoing. One method employs phloroglucinol or a phloroglucinol analog as a starting material. The syntheses are stereospecific, efficient, selective, and cost-effective, with little or no potential for generation of THC ((?)-trans-?9-tetrahydro-cannabinol) or any other psychoactive side product. Telescoped syntheses are also provided, as are new cannabinoids, pharmaceutical formulations, and methods of use.

Abstract: Devices and methods associated therewith for facilitating movement, removal and/or installation of components from treatment units (e.g., water treatment units and wastewater treatment units). The treatment unit can take the form of a granular media filter (e.g., upflow filter, downflow filter or bi-flow filter) or a sludge collection basin. One preferred device is one or more floats facilitating safe removal of components of a treatment unit. The float(s) can be operably associated with an air scour system of a water filter to remove the air scour system from a granular media filter bed. The float(s) can be operably associated with a collection grid of a sludge collection container facilitating safe removal of the collection grid from the sludge collection container. Another preferred device is a flexible piping/conduit operably connected to a pressurized air source and an air scour system to assist in removal/installation of the air scour system.

Abstract: A frozen drink maker is described that includes a housing, a mixing vessel to mix a drink product, and a flexible seal. The housing includes an upper housing section and a lever moveable relative to the upper housing section between a coupled position and an uncoupled position. The flexible seal is between the upper housing section and the mixing vessel. The lever couples the mixing vessel to the upper housing section when in the coupled position and uncouples the mixing vessel from the upper housing section when in the uncoupled position. When the lever is in the coupled position, the mixing vessel is sealed against the upper housing section by the flexible seal.

Abstract: A distributed event engine for controlling distributed devices of a building management system executes as discrete event processes on distributed devices with sufficient computing power and availability. The distributed devices communicate via a peer-to-peer network and a distributed ledger (e.g. blockchain). An event engine configuration module assigns the event processes to the distributed devices based on device and capability information published to the distributed ledger. An edge device scoring process executing on the distributed devices executing the event processes determines which other distributed devices to control based on which devices are compatible with local event processes and/or electrically and geographically close, resulting in decreased latency, vulnerability to hacking and corruption of data.

Abstract: Methods are provided for the synthesis of cannabinoids, including cannabidiol (CBD), cannabinol (CBN), cannabichromene (CBC), cannabidiolic acid (CBDA), cannabigerol (CBG), cannabigerolic acid (CBGA), cannabidivarin (CBDV), cannabidibutol (CBD-C4), dihydrocannabidiol (DCBD), tetrahydrocannabivarin (THCV), analogs thereof, and precursors to the foregoing. One method employs phloroglucinol or a phloroglucinol analog as a starting material. The syntheses are stereospecific, efficient, selective, and cost-effective, with little or no potential for generation of THC ((?)-trans-?9-tetrahydro-cannabinol) or any other psychoactive side product. Telescoped syntheses are also provided, as are new cannabinoids, pharmaceutical formulations, and methods of use.

Abstract: Devices and methods associated therewith for facilitating movement, removal and/or installation of components from treatment units (e.g., water treatment units and wastewater treatment units). The treatment unit can take the form of a granular media filter (e.g., upflow filter, downflow filter or bi-flow filter) or a sludge collection basin. One preferred device is one or more floats facilitating safe removal of components of a treatment unit. The float(s) can be operably associated with an air scour system of a water filter to remove the air scour system from a granular media filter bed. The float(s) can be operably associated with a collection grid of a sludge collection container facilitating safe removal of the collection grid from the sludge collection container. Another preferred device is a flexible piping/conduit operably connected to a pressurized air source and an air scour system to assist in removal/installation of the air scour system.

Abstract: Methods for stabilizing or encapsulating at least one compound selected from the group consisting of nicotinamide riboside (NR), nicotinic acid riboside (NAR), nicotinamide mononucleotide (NMN), nicotinic acid mononucleotide (NaMN), derivatives thereof, or salts thereof, are provided. Compositions including wax prills, stabilized, or encapsulated forms of at least one compound selected from the group consisting of nicotinamide riboside (NR), nicotinic acid riboside (NAR), and nicotinamide mononucleotide (NMN), derivatives thereof, or salts thereof, are also provided.

Abstract: A method is provided for the synthesis of (-)-trans-?9-tetrahydrocannabivarin (?9-THCV) and analogs thereof such that in the reaction product, the molar ratio of the ?9 isomer to incidentally formed ?8 isomers is greater than 4:1. Synthesis is carried out by combining a selected cannabinoid reactant, e.g., cannabidivarin (CBDV) or an analog thereof, with an acid in a solvent for the cannabinoid reactant, wherein the acid comprises (i) a Lewis acid having an acid softness index value in the range of ?10 ?G0f, Mn+ to ?150 ?G0f, Mn+, (ii) a Brønsted acid having a pKa in the range of ?4.0 to +4.0, or (iii) a combination of (i) and (ii), under reaction conditions comprising a reaction temperature in the range of ?0° C. to 25° C. and a reaction time in the range of 1 hour to 24 hours. The reaction is thereafter quenched with base and the solvent removed, wherein the crude reaction product so provided may be purified, e.g., chromatographically purified.

Abstract: A drink maker is described that includes a housing, a mixing vessel configured to be removably coupled to the housing and receive a drink product, a dasher configured to mix the drink product within the mixing vessel, a drive motor configured to drive the dasher, and a controller. The controller is configured to detect an unsafe condition associated with the drink maker and, in response to detection of the unsafe condition, execute at least one control action comprising at least one of: alerting a user of the drink maker, deactivating the drive motor, preventing activation of the drive motor, or any combination thereof.

Abstract: A bladeless fan is provided. In one embodiment, a bladeless fan is provided having a base, a support arm extending from the base, and a fan arm movably coupled to the support arm. The fan arm can have nozzles configured to emit airflow along a plane. The base, support arm, and fan arm can be configured to allow independent adjustment of an amount of airflow from each of the nozzles, independent adjustment of a direction of airflow from each of the nozzles, and adjustment of a position of the plane.

Abstract: A bladeless fan is provided. In one embodiment, a bladeless fan is provided having a base having an impeller disposed therein, a support rod extending from the base, and a fan arm movably coupled to the support rod at a connection joint. The impeller and the support rod can be axially aligned along a central axis of the base. At least a portion of the connection joint can be horizontally aligned with the central axis of the base. The fan arm can have nozzles disposed therein which are horizontally offset from the central axis of the base.

Abstract: A bladeless fan is provided. In one embodiment, a bladeless fan is provided having a base, a support rod extending from the base, and a fan arm movably coupled to the support rod. The base, the support rod, and the fan arm can include a first adjustment point configured to allow the fan arm to be positioned in a first horizontal orientation and a second vertical orientation, a second adjustment point configured to allow adjustment of a radial position of the fan arm around a longitudinal axis of the support rod, and at least one additional adjustment point configured to allow at least one of rotational adjustment of at least a portion of the fan arm about a longitudinal axis of the fan arm and adjustment of a distance between the base and the fan arm.

Abstract: Methods are provided for the synthesis of cannabinoids, including cannabidiol (CBD), cannabinol (CBN), cannabichromene (CBC), cannabidiolic acid (CBDA), cannabigerol (CBG), cannabigerolic acid (CBGA), cannabidivarin (CBDV), cannabidibutol (CBD-C4), dihydrocannabidiol (DCBD), tetrahydrocannabivarin (THCV), analogs thereof, and precursors to the foregoing. One method employs phloroglucinol or a phloroglucinol analog as a starting material. The syntheses are stereospecific, efficient, selective, and cost-effective, with little or no potential for generation of THC ((?)-trans-?9-tetrahydro-cannabinol) or any other psychoactive side product. Telescoped syntheses are also provided, as are new cannabinoids, pharmaceutical formulations, and methods of use.

Abstract: A document management system utilizes document models for querying, validating, and customizing electronic agreement documents. Document models can be a data structure including document attributes that represent an agreement document. Examples of document attributes include customizable data values, conditions related to the operation of the agreement document and satisfiable by certain values of the customized data values, and rendering parameters for the appearance of the electronic agreement document. The document management system enables a user to create custom document models for generating electronic agreement documents that can be queried, validated, and customized through querying, validating, and customizing the corresponding document models.