Abstract: A flow diverter for connecting a central bore to an outer conduit. The flow diverter defines a portion of the central bore and angled flow passages connecting the portion of the central bore to the outer conduit. Rounded edges between the central bore and angled flow passages reduce cavitation and/or turbulence. The rounded edges and an adjacent portion of the central bore may be defined by an insert.

Abstract: A method for handling a broadcast data packet using a network (300) including a plurality of nodes (NH, N1, N2, N3, N4, N5, N6), the method including: receiving, at a sending node, the broadcast data packet; checking, at the sending node, whether the broadcast data packet has been received at the sending node on a previous occasion, wherein if the sending node has not previously received the broadcast data packet the sending node enters a broadcast delivery mode, the broadcast delivery mode including: switching to a scan mode to listen for advertisements from other nodes in the network; starting a timer; wherein upon receipt of an advertisement from a neighbouring node the sending node sends an instance of the broadcast data packet to the neighbouring node and resets the timer.

Abstract: A method for a network 300 including a plurality of nodes, the method including: detecting, at a first node (N2), that a second node (N1) is a failed node; recording, at the first node, that the second node is a failed node and that a first path is unavailable; switching, at the first node, to a second path, the second path including a third node (N6); checking, at the first node, the hop count of the third node, wherein the third node is the next hop on the second path; generating an information packet at the first node, wherein the information packet comprises a unique ID of the failed node and the hop count of the first node; broadcasting the information packet from the first node (N2) to one or more one-hop neighbouring nodes (N1, N3, N6) of the first node.

Abstract: A system and method for providing auxiliary curve cold storage are disclosed. A particular embodiment can be configured to: prepare a base cryptocurrency protocol transaction in a secure transaction network including a consensus network, a ledger, and a network node in data communication with the consensus network, the ledger, and other network nodes in the secure transaction network via a data network; generate a transaction output signature (txo-sig) by signing a hash of a source transaction output (source-txo) with a certified hardware security module (HSM) private key; submit the base cryptocurrency protocol transaction and the txo-sig to the consensus network via the network node of the secure transaction network as a deposit transaction; create a ristretto point (rptxo) from a hash of an HSM public key, the source-txo, and the txo-sig; and replace the source-txo with the ristretto point (rptxo) in the ledger of the secure transaction network.

Abstract: A flow diverter for connecting a central bore to an outer conduit. The flow diverter defines a portion of the central bore and angled flow passages connecting the portion of the central bore to the outer conduit. Rounded edges between the central bore and angled flow passages reduce cavitation and/or turbulence. The rounded edges and an adjacent portion of the central bore may be defined by an insert.

Abstract: A system for prompting vehicle service includes: a processor; a memory module communicatively coupled to the processor and including one or more processor-readable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the system to: determine a vehicle location; determine one or more maintenance tasks required by the vehicle; identify a maintenance facility capable of performing the one or more maintenance tasks; determine a location of the maintenance facility capable of performing the one or more maintenance tasks; determine a wait time to perform the one or more maintenance tasks at the maintenance facility; and output a maintenance scheduling prompt based on: a comparison between the wait time and a wait time threshold, and a second comparison between: (i) a magnitude of a distance between the vehicle and the maintenance facility; and (ii) a distance threshold.

Abstract: The disclosed technique may be used to electrically and physically connect semiconductor wafers to allow high density interconnects and accommodate mismatched coefficients of thermal expansion materials by having room temperature hybridization as well as to remove the bow from wafers. The wafers may utilize a thick dielectric to remove the bow and create a planar surface. Indium bumps may be deposited and patterned in a dielectric film with a small diameter, tall height and substantially uniform in size and shape. The indium can be melted to create small grain size and uniform height bumps. The dielectric film may feature trenches around the indium bumps to prevent shorting of pixels when pressed together. The small size of the columns enables wafer or chip scale hybridization with a very high interconnect density, high reliability, and the ability to accommodate mismatches in the coefficients of thermal expansion of the constituent materials.

Abstract: A method for communicating data between Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) devices (200, 202) in a network (100) comprising multiple nodes, the method comprising: broadcasting data from a broadcasting node (200); receiving the data at multiple receiving nodes (202); transmitting an acknowledgement (ACK) packet from each of the receiving nodes (202) to the broadcasting node (200), wherein each receiving node (202) waits for a waiting period before transmitting the ACK packet, and wherein the waiting period is a varying length of time for each receiving node (202).

Abstract: A method for communicating data between Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) devices in a network (100) including multiple nodes (200, 202). The method includes starting a scan mode at a first node (200) having data to send; and determining whether data to send has been transmitted to the first node from an upstream node or a downstream node. If the data to send was received from a downstream node, the first node begins a scan mode. If the data to send was received from an upstream node, the first node begins an ADV event.

Abstract: A method of dynamically changing a mode of advertising for at least one of a multiple of access controls, including transmitting advertisements from an access control at a nominal mode; and changing the nominal mode in response to an event.

Abstract: A handgun that can be configured to different firing settings. The settings provide for selectively firing a single round or two or more rounds. The handgun can include a body with two or more barrels. The handgun can also include a cylinder with different chambers positioned into groups that align with the barrels. The handgun includes a switch that can be moved to configure the handgun between the different settings.

Abstract: A method of advertisement filtering including receiving Bluetooth Low Energy (BTLE) advertisements from a multiple of access controls; filtering the received Bluetooth Low Energy (BTLE) advertisements based on a credential on the mobile device; comparing the filtered received Bluetooth Low Energy (BTLE) advertisements; and determining a user intent to access a particular access control in response to the comparing.

Abstract: A method of dynamically changing a mode of advertising for at least one of a multiple of access controls, including transmitting advertisements from an access control at a nominal mode; and changing the nominal mode in response to an event.

Abstract: A lubrication device (1) for applying a lubricant when rolling a rolling material. The lubrication device (1) includes an extruded profile (3), through which run lubricant ducts (41) and at least one carrier medium duct (42), at least one connection block (5, 6) and nozzles (7). The connection block (5, 6) is connected to the extruded profile (3) and has lubricant connection ducts (54) that are each connected to one lubricant duct (41) of the extruded profile (3). The nozzles (7) are connected to the extruded profile (3) and are designed to create and emit a lubricant-carrier medium mixture consisting of lubricant and a carrier medium.

Abstract: A thermo-forming packaging machine having a transport device that is configured to convey a lower film in a film transport surface along a transport direction from a forming station for forming troughs in the lower film through an inserting track for filling the troughs with products to a sealing station for sealing the troughs with an upper film and further to a cutting station for separating the closed troughs. In one embodiment, the film transport surface comprises a first ascending area and a first descending area that is arranged downstream of the ascending area between the forming station and the sealing station. Alternatively or in addition, the film transport surface comprises between the sealing station and the cutting station a second ascending area and after the cutting station a second descending area.

Abstract: A locking device for providing access to a structure includes a locking mechanism configured to selectively switch between a locked state and an unlocked state. A wireless interface is operatively connected to the locking mechanism to control change between the locked and unlocked states. The wireless interface is configured to periodically beacon a data packet providing information to listening devices in a local area without requiring a bi-directional connection and to support bi-directional connections as needed to transfer data to the locking device.

Abstract: A method of controlling access through a Bluetooth connection is provided. The method comprising: detecting Bluetooth advertisements of one or more access controllers using a mobile device application; determining whether to connect to the Bluetooth advertisements using the mobile device application; connecting the mobile device application to each of the one or more access controllers using separate Bluetooth connections; enumerating services of each access controller using the mobile device application; authenticating the mobile device application by transferring a credential; detecting intent of the mobile device application to engage a specific access controller; and activating a lock actuator within the specific access controller.

Abstract: A handgun that can be configured to different firing settings. The settings provide for selectively firing a single round or two or more rounds. The handgun can include a body with two or more barrels. The handgun can also include a cylinder with different chambers positioned into groups that align with the barrels. The handgun includes a switch that can be moved to configure the handgun between the different settings.

Abstract: An anhydrous disordered crystalline (S)-[2-chloro-4-fluoro-5-(7-morpholin-4-yl-quinazolin-4-yl)-phenyl]-(6-methoxy-pyridazin-3-yl)-methanol can be used in pharmaceutical compositions.

Abstract: An ultraviolet mercury low-pressure amalgam lamp includes a tube having a first end and a second end, a first electrode placed in the first end of the tube, and a second electrode placed in the second end of the tube, whereby when the lamp is energized a discharge path is formed between the first and second electrodes. At least one amalgam deposit is adjacent to one of the first and second electrodes out of the discharge path between the first and second electrodes. The tube has at least one constriction, wherein the at least one amalgam deposit is placed behind the constriction with respect to the discharge path such that the at least one amalgam deposit is protected by the constriction from the heat emitted by the electrodes.