Abstract: A refuse vehicle body includes a tailgate coupled to the body. The tailgate is movable between closed and open positions. An ejector is deployed in the body and configured to translate between forward and rearward positions. An actuator is configured to translate the ejector between the forward and rearward positions and is further configured to provide an actuation force that moves the tailgate from the closed position towards the open position and thereby at least partially opens the tailgate.

Abstract: A process for mounting an object within an adjustable device. The adjustable device can in turn be attached to a vehicle to hold the object to the vehicle. This adjustable device may be made larger or smaller to accommodate different sizes of objects. The adjustment of the adjustable device comes from the interaction of a set of one or more ribs on one piece with a set of channels on another piece.

Abstract: Methods and systems for adhesively bonding a first substrate to a second substrate to reduce pull-off stress during separation of the first and second substrates include applying a first adhesive to a first bonding region of a bonding area of the first substrate, applying a second adhesive, which has an adhesive strength that is lower than an adhesive strength of the first adhesive, to a second bonding region of the bonding area of the first substrate, pressing the first and second substrates against each other to form an adhesive bondline, and curing the first and second adhesives for a predetermined period of time to form a cured adhesive bondline between the first and second substrates.

Abstract: A grip for inhibiting travel of a prosthetic valve loading tube along an outer shaft of a delivery catheter system has a lumen extending therethrough. A portion of the lumen has a variable internal diameter for selective frictional engagement with the outer shaft. In some arrangements, the variable internal diameter is provided by variable compression of a gasket aligned on the lumen. In other arrangements, the variable internal diameter is provided by a portion of the grip that surrounds the lumen and that has at least one circumferential gap of variable width.

Abstract: Techniques are provided herein for coordinated data obfuscation. In one example, a first network device in a network obtains, from a controller in or having communication to the network, an obfuscation parameter that is further obtained by one or more second network devices in the network. Personally Identifiable Information (PII) of the first network device has a given logical relationship to PII of the one or more second network devices. Based on the obfuscation parameter, the first network device obfuscates the PII of the first network device to generate obfuscated PII of the first network device. The obfuscated PII of the first network device has the given logical relationship to obfuscated PII of the one or more second network devices. The first network device provides the obfuscated PII of the first network device to a server configured to collect the obfuscated PII of the one or more second network devices.

Abstract: A method is provided for treating back pain whereby a person sits comfortably in a seated position in a chair and fastens their upper body above the waist to the seat back and fastens their lower body at just above the buttocks and then by means of leaning back allows the seat back to pull the person's upper body away from their lower body providing spinal traction.

Abstract: Request routing in a network of computing devices. Back-end nodes associated with a request router send load reports to request routers. To select a back-end node for processing a request, a request router determines, based on the reports, estimated loads and corresponding errors of the estimated loads for respective nodes. A load balancing technique may be selected, based on the estimated loads and corresponding errors (e.g., round robin may be selected if the significance of an average error outweighs the difference between estimated load values for the nodes, or least estimated load may be selected of the difference between load values is greater than the average error). The selected technique is applied to choose one of the nodes to process the request. Load probability distribution may also be used for request routing, in combination with or separate from the selection based on the estimated loads.

Abstract: A grounds maintenance vehicle has an implement coupled to a vehicle frame. Some aspects relate to a height selection tool configured to change a vertical position of the implement relative to the frame. The height selection tool has a first pivotable shaft, a first bell crank rigidly coupled to the first shaft, a second bell crank pivotably coupled to the frame, and a first rigid linkage coupling the first bell crank and the second bell crank. A first spring has a first end fixed to the frame and a second end fixed to the first rigid linkage. Other aspects relate to a height selection tool that has a latch and a latch release. Yet other aspects relate to a bracket that pivotably couples two shafts to the vehicle frame, where the bracket allows pivoting of each of the shafts and fixes the locations of the shafts relative to each other.

Abstract: The technology disclosed herein relates to a battery housing having a casing with a plurality of sidewalls defining an installation opening and a battery cavity configured to receive a battery. The plurality of sidewalls has a first sidewall having a tab receptacle. A cover extends across the installation opening, the cover has a first end, a second end, and an engagement tab towards the second end. The engagement tab is configured to removably extend through the tab receptacle from outside the casing towards the battery cavity. The engagement tab defines an engagement surface that is configured to frictionally engage the first sidewall in the battery cavity. An adjustable compression mechanism couples the first end of the cover to the casing and defines an axial distance between the casing and the cover. The adjustable compression mechanism is configured to adjustably compress the cover and the casing together across the axial distance.

Abstract: A delivery device for a collapsible prosthetic heart valve includes an inner shaft, an outer shaft, and a distal sheath. The distal sheath may be disposed distal to the outer shaft and about a portion of the inner shaft to form a compartment with the inner shaft. The compartment may be sized to receive the prosthetic heart valve. The inner shaft and the distal sheath may be movable relative to one another. A spine may extend along the outer shaft, the spine biasing the outer shaft so that the outer shaft tends to bend in a pre-determined direction.

Abstract: A power head for a powered concrete roller screed includes a handle and a driver housing at a distal end of the handle. A cordless, battery-operated driver is received in the driver housing. A head actuator includes a translatable link extending along the handle and an eccentric cam. The eccentric cam is operatively connected to the translatable link within the drive housing such that translation of the translation link imparts rotation of the eccentric cam about a rotational axis of the eccentric cam to an actuated position. The eccentric cam is adjacent a trigger of a cordless, battery-operated driver and is configured to depress the trigger when the eccentric cam is rotated about its rotational axis to the actuated position.

Abstract: A system and method for a cabinet. The cabinet has at least two mounts. The cabinet further has at least two covers. The covers are releasably couple to the mounts. When the covers are coupled there is an opening between adjacent covers which houses an item which can be retrieved through the opening. The covers can have tabs which couple with slots in the mounts. The result is an interchangeable cabinet which allows the user to change the contents being housed by moving the covers and adjusting the size of the opening to account for larger or smaller contents.

Abstract: Request routing in a network of computing devices. Back-end nodes associated with a request router send load reports to the request router that makes routing determinations for request from clients based on the reports. To select a back-end node for processing a request, a request router determines, based on the reports and one or more factors, load probability distributions for each of a group of back-end nodes selected from available back-end nodes. A load value is then randomly selected for each back-end node in the group, based on the node's probability distribution. The node in the group with the least randomly-selected value is chosen to process the request.

Abstract: The grand chandelier adaptor provides the means of joining two or more chandeliers or a chandelier with an accessory. This adaptor includes a junction box to facilitate the electrical connection as well as the physical support of each device.

Abstract: A system for suppressing fires from an aircraft has a munition deployment system suspended beneath the aircraft. A shield is suspended between the aircraft and the munition deployment system to protect the aircraft. The munition deployment system has munitions compartments containing munitions for deploying vertically from the munition deployment system, and for detonating over a fire. A controller within the aircraft communications with a sensor package in the munition deployment system and directs the order of munition deployment.

Abstract: Disclosed is a mobile event streaming system that receives customer application lifecycle and user events including a message, event source and a destination then processes data for consumption by one or more customers, generating a secure data stream and sending the processed data over the generated data stream. An example system for receiving, processing, and delivering customer application lifecycle and user engagement data includes a server system having at least one processor, memory and a network interface where the memory stores program instructions for receiving, storing, processing and transmitting messages via the network interface. The mobile event streaming system may be a distributed content delivery service wherein the content delivered via the service is processed. Processing the data comprises the addition of metadata, one or more identifiers such as user, and event identifiers including predictions of future user engagement to enable real-time data consumption by customers.

Abstract: Disclosed is a mobile event streaming system that receives customer application lifecycle and user events including a message, event source and a destination then processes data for consumption by one or more customers, generating a secure data stream and sending the processed data over the generated data stream. An example system for receiving, processing, and delivering customer application lifecycle and user engagement data includes a server system having at least one processor, memory and a network interface where the memory stores program instructions for receiving, storing, processing and transmitting messages via the network interface. The mobile event streaming system may be a distributed content delivery service wherein the content delivered via the service is processed. Processing the data comprises the addition of metadata, one or more identifiers such as user, and event identifiers including predictions of future user engagement to enable real-time data consumption by customers.

Abstract: A fifth wheel for locking to a kingpin of a towed trailer includes an operating arm pivotable into and between a locked position for locking the kingpin in the fifth wheel and an unlocked position in which the kingpin can be removed from or inserted into the fifth wheel and a housing coupled to the operating arm. A pull handle is slidable in the housing into and between an extended position in which the pull handle extends from the housing and a retracted position in which the pull handle is retracted into the housing. A spring in the housing biases the pull handle towards the retracted position. When the operating arm is pivoted into the locked position the pull handle is forced into the extended position, and after the operating arm is pivoted to the unlocked position the pull handle moves to the retracted position.