Abstract: The present invention discloses a pair of devices that allows a user to attach a watersports hydrofoil to a watersports board. The devices feature a retention pin on one end and a locking mechanism on the other. The devices screw onto the mating surface of hydrofoil mounting plate parallel to each other and in the orientation where the locking mechanism is in the front. Once attached to the hydrofoil the devices allow for the hydrofoil to be mounted to the board in any location along the length of the two parallel tracks in the bottom surface of the board, permitted the devices fit, without the use of tools. The devices also allow for the hydrofoil to be dismounted from the board without the use of tools. The devices allow the hydrofoil to fold backwards, towards the tail of the board, if the hydrofoil hits an object with enough force, in order to minimize damage to the hydrofoil and the object being hit.

Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention is directed to generating an n-gram-based string similarity score where the n-grams sourcing from frequent words, given the context of interest, may be under-weighted and the n-grams sourcing from infrequent words, given the context of interest, may be over-weighted. An embodiment of the present invention is directed to defining a weight for each 2-gram depending on whether or not the word from which it sourced was frequent based on the relevant context.

Abstract: A communication server, interacting with an organization system having users that wish to communicate securely, provides secure communication capability to the users, without the communication server itself having access to unencrypted content of the user communications or to cryptographic keys that would allow the communication server to derive the unencrypted content. Thus, the communication server that provides the secure communication capability need not itself be trusted by the users with access to communicated content. To achieve this, the various entities communicate to exchange cryptographic keys in such a manner that the communication server never obtains usable copies of the cryptographic keys.

Abstract: A redraw sleeve is provided. The redraw sleeve includes a body with a second end, wherein the second end includes a shaped contour. The shaped contour, as defined herein, substantially prevents wrinkles and/or tears, as well as other forming problems, when forming thin metal.

Abstract: A quick delivery air pump for faster pumping includes a pump body. The pump body is cylindrical and has a top side having a shaft aperture and a bottom side having a valve aperture. A plunger shaft is coupled within the shaft aperture. The plunger shaft has a handle end outside the pump body and a disc end within the pump body. A disc is coupled to the disc end of the plunger shaft and has an outer perimeter proximal the pump body. A seal ring is coupled around the outer perimeter and contacts the pump body. A hose fitting is coupled within the valve aperture. A valve is coupled within the hose fitting to restrict airflow to move only from the pump body through the hose fitting. An air hose is coupled to the hose fitting and is configured to attach to a tire valve.

Abstract: A communication server, interacting with an organization system having users that wish to communicate securely, provides secure communication capability to the users, without the communication server itself having access to unencrypted content of the user communications or to cryptographic keys that would allow the communication server to derive the unencrypted content. Thus, the communication server that provides the secure communication capability need not itself be trusted by the users with access to communicated content. To achieve this, the various entities communicate to exchange cryptographic keys in such a manner that the communication server never obtains usable copies of the cryptographic keys.

Abstract: A communication server, interacting with an organization system having users that wish to communicate securely, provides secure communication capability to the users, without the communication server itself having access to unencrypted content of the user communications or to cryptographic keys that would allow the communication server to derive the unencrypted content. Thus, the communication server that provides the secure communication capability need not itself be trusted by the users with access to communicated content. To achieve this, the various entities communicate to exchange cryptographic keys in such a manner that the communication server never obtains usable copies of the cryptographic keys.

Abstract: A communication server, interacting with an organization system having users that wish to communicate securely, provides secure communication capability to the users, without the communication server itself having access to unencrypted content of the user communications or to cryptographic keys that would allow the communication server to derive the unencrypted content. Thus, the communication server that provides the secure communication capability need not itself be trusted by the users with access to communicated content. To achieve this, the various entities communicate to exchange cryptographic keys in such a manner that the communication server never obtains usable copies of the cryptographic keys.

Abstract: A canning system for a jar is described. The system includes a plunger configured to translate through a neck of the jar. A seal is in communication with the plunger and configured to flex its shape so as to conform to the size of the jar as it passes through the neck. The seal extending beyond the periphery of the plunger. A rod is configured to engage the plunger and selectively locate the position of the plunger within the jar. An optional cap may be used to assist in locating the plunger in the jar prior to sealing the jar with a lid.

Abstract: A redraw sleeve is provided. The redraw sleeve includes a body with a second end, wherein the second end includes a shaped contour. The shaped contour, as defined herein, substantially prevents wrinkles and/or tears, as well as other forming problems, when forming thin metal.

Abstract: A canning system for a jar is described. The system includes a plunger configured to translate through a neck of the jar. A seal is in communication with the plunger and configured to flex its shape so as to conform to the size of the jar as it passes through the neck. The seal extending beyond the periphery of the plunger. A rod is configured to engage the plunger and selectively locate the position of the plunger within the jar. An optional cap may be used to assist in locating the plunger in the jar prior to sealing the jar with a lid.

Abstract: Hydroentangled composites having a wide variety of uses (e.g., personal hygiene articles, facers for fenestration absorbent patches on surgical drapes, facers on absorbent surgical drapes, etc.) are provided. The hydroentangled composite includes at least two nonwoven webs hydroentangled together. The hydroentangled composite may have a three-dimensional structure. Additionally, the at least two nonwoven webs may have different bonding levels and/or lint levels.

Abstract: Elastic nonwoven composites suitable for a wide variety of uses are provided. The composite includes at least one extensible nonwoven layer, including a first extensible nonwoven layer, and at least one elastic nonwoven layer, in which the nonwoven layer comprises elastic continuous filaments. The composite may be bonded and activated by, at least in part, a stretching operation. The elastic continuous filaments may comprise an additive, such as a slip additive.

Abstract: An exhaust system for an engine is provided that may have an exhaust passage configured to direct exhaust from the engine to the atmosphere. The exhaust system may also have an aftertreatment component disposed within the exhaust passage, a throttle configured to generate a throttle position signal indicative of a throttle position of the engine, and a temperature sensor configured to generate a temperature signal indicative of the exhaust temperature. The exhaust system may also have a controller in communication with the engine, the throttle, the sensor, and the aftertreatment component, configured to monitor the temperature signal and track a total duration for which the temperature signal is less than a threshold temperature. The controller may also be configured to initiate a load increase on the engine to raise a temperature of exhaust exiting the engine when the total duration is greater than a threshold duration.

Abstract: The present invention extends to methods, systems, and computer program products for implementing an auto ship program that adjusts the quantity of goods shipped based on the consumer's usage of the goods. In some embodiments, the auto ship program of the present invention receives consumer notifications indicating that a unit of a shipment has been opened or finished. The program employs the notifications to determine a rate at which the consumer is using units of the goods. If the rate at which the consumer is using the units differs from the rate at which the units are being shipped, the program can suggest or automatically make adjustments to the shipment rate. These adjustments can include modifying the number of units that are shipped in one or more future shipments or changing when one or more future shipments will be sent.