Abstract: A fiber optic cassette includes a body defining a front and an opposite rear. A cable entry location, such as a multi-fiber connector, is defined on the body for a cable to enter the cassette, wherein a plurality of optical fibers from the cable extend into the cassette and form terminations at one or more single or multi-fiber connectors adjacent the front of the body. A flexible substrate is positioned between the cable entry location and the connectors adjacent the front of the body, the flexible substrate rigidly supporting the plurality of optical fibers. Each of the connectors adjacent the front of the body includes a ferrule. Dark fibers can be provided if not all fiber locations are used in the multi-fiber connectors. Multiple flexible substrates can be used with one or more multi-fiber connectors.

Abstract: A fiber optic cassette includes a body defining a front and an opposite rear. A cable entry location is defined on the body for a cable to enter the cassette, wherein a plurality of optical fibers from the cable extend into the cassette and form terminations at non-conventional connectors adjacent the front of the body. A flexible substrate is positioned between the cable entry location and the non-conventional connectors adjacent the front of the body, the flexible substrate rigidly supporting the plurality of optical fibers. Each of the non-conventional connectors adjacent the front of the body includes a ferrule, a ferrule hub supporting the ferrule, and a split sleeve surrounding the ferrule.

Abstract: A server communicates with a network appliance. The server includes an agent. The network appliance sends a request to the agent. The request includes an identification of a port. The agent negotiates a secured communication channel with the network appliance on the identified port to retrieve further instructions from the network appliance. The instructions includes one or more commands. The server reports the results of the executed command to the network appliance on the initial channel.

Abstract: A double flexible optical circuit includes: a flexible substrate supporting a plurality of optical fibers; a first connector terminating the optical fibers at a first end of the double flexible optical circuit; and a second connector terminating the optical fibers at a second end of the double flexible optical circuit. Each of the optical fibers is positioned in one of a plurality of separate extensions formed by the flexible substrate as the optical fibers extend from the first connector to the second connector. The first and second connectors are configured to be tested when the first and second connectors are connected through the double flexible optical circuit. The double flexible optical circuit is configured to be divided in half once the testing is complete to form two separate flexible optical circuits.

Abstract: The present patent document discloses filters and methods of filtering bucket wash water by stacking identical filters in a rotated position. In preferred embodiments, the method comprises: placing a first filter in a bucket; placing an identical second filter on top of the first filter wherein: the second filter is rotated by a radial angle with respect to the first filter and a first pair of tapered passages on the second filter that are longer than typical passages on the second filter are inserted into a second pair of tapered passages on the first filter such that a typical passage on the second filter is held above the first filter and a typical passage on the second filter does not axially align with a typical passage on the first filter.

Abstract: A fiber optic cassette includes a body defining a front and an opposite rear. A cable entry location is defined on the body for a cable to enter the cassette, wherein a plurality of optical fibers from the cable extend into the cassette and form terminations at non-conventional connectors adjacent the front of the body. A flexible substrate is positioned between the cable entry location and the non-conventional connectors adjacent the front of the body, the flexible substrate rigidly supporting the plurality of optical fibers. Each of the non-conventional connectors adjacent the front of the body includes a ferrule, a ferrule hub supporting the ferrule, and a split sleeve surrounding the ferrule.

Abstract: A fiber optic cassette includes a body defining a front and an opposite rear. A cable entry location, such as a multi-fiber connector, is defined on the body for a cable to enter the cassette, wherein a plurality of optical fibers from the cable extend into the cassette and form terminations at one or more single or multi-fiber connectors adjacent the front of the body. A flexible substrate is positioned between the cable entry location and the connectors adjacent the front of the body, the flexible substrate rigidly supporting the plurality of optical fibers. Each of the connectors adjacent the front of the body includes a ferrule. Dark fibers can be provided if not all fiber locations are used in the multi-fiber connectors. Multiple flexible substrates can be used with one or more multi-fiber connectors.

Abstract: The present patent document provides embodiments of a filter and a system for use with the filter for separating dirt and other contaminates from wash liquids. In a preferred embodiment the filter comprises: a plurality of passages all oriented parallel to each other wherein the passages have a circular top with a first diameter and a circular bottom with a second smaller diameter and a portion in between the top and the bottom that is funnel shaped; a body that couples each of the plurality of passages together; wherein the passages are arranged in concentric circles radiating out from the center of the body.

Abstract: The invention provides HER2-binding proteins and VEGF-A-binding proteins having a reduced tendency to aggregate. Compositions and methods of use are also provided.

Abstract: A double flexible optical circuit includes: a flexible substrate supporting a plurality of optical fibers; a first connector terminating the optical fibers at a first end of the double flexible optical circuit; and a second connector terminating the optical fibers at a second end of the double flexible optical circuit. Each of the optical fibers is positioned in one of a plurality of separate extensions formed by the flexible substrate as the optical fibers extend from the first connector to the second connector. The first and second connectors are configured to be tested when the first and second connectors are connected through the double flexible optical circuit. The double flexible optical circuit is configured to be divided in half once the testing is complete to form two separate flexible optical circuits.

Abstract: A power tool including a motor and an impact mechanism. The impact mechanism is coupled to the motor and includes a hammer driven by the motor, and an anvil positioned at a nose of the power tool, and configured to receive an impact from the hammer. The power tool also includes a sensor assembly positioned at the nose of the power tool, and an electronic processor. The sensor assembly includes an output position sensor configured to generate an output signal indicative of a position of the hammer or the anvil. The electronic processor is coupled to the output position sensor and to the motor, and is configured to operate the motor based on the output signal from the output position sensor.

Abstract: An apparatus and a method for maintaining a file system is described. A method may include receiving a request for allocating a first block of a file system to a file, the first block comprising a first data from the file. The method also includes computing a first hash value by hashing the first data with a first hashing procedure and computing a second hash value by hashing the first data with a second hashing procedure. The method also includes using the first and the second hash values to determine whether a tree structure among a plurality of tree structures has a matching hash value among a plurality of hash values. Each of the plurality of hash values in the tree structure correspond to a block among a plurality of blocks stored in the file system. The method further includes in response to determining that the tree structure has the matching hash value, allocating the corresponding block to the file and updating a reference count of the corresponding block in the tree structure.

Abstract: A search engine tracks search queries from a user received at the search engine to generate a search query history. A prediction engine compares the search query history from the user with search query histories from other users on the search engine. A predicted search query for the user that the user is predicted to use to perform a next search in relation to other possible searches is generated in view of the comparison. Search query histories of the other users with greater similarities to the search query history of the user have a greater computation weight in generating the predicted search query than the search query histories of the other users with fewer similarities to the search query history of the user.

Abstract: A fiber optic cassette includes a body defining a front and an opposite rear. A cable entry location is defined on the body for a cable to enter the cassette, wherein a plurality of optical fibers from the cable extend into the cassette and form terminations at non-conventional connectors adjacent the front of the body. A flexible substrate is positioned between the cable entry location and the non-conventional connectors adjacent the front of the body, the flexible substrate rigidly supporting the plurality of optical fibers. Each of the non-conventional connectors adjacent the front of the body includes a ferrule, a ferrule hub supporting the ferrule, and a split sleeve surrounding the ferrule.

Abstract: An apparatus and a method for maintaining a file system is described. A method may include receiving a request for allocating a first block of a file system to a file, the first block comprising a first data and computing, by a processing device, a first hash value of the first block. The method also includes comparing, by the processing device, the first hash value with a plurality of hash values in a tree structure, wherein each of the plurality of values correspond to a block among a plurality of blocks stored in the file system. The method further includes in response to determining that a match exists between the first hash value and at least one of the plurality of hash values in the tree structure, allocating, by the processing device, the corresponding block to the file; and updating, by the processing device, a reference count of the corresponding block in the tree structure.

Abstract: The present patent document provides embodiments of a filter and a system for use with the filter for separating dirt and other contaminates from wash liquids. In a preferred embodiment the filter comprises: a plurality of passages all oriented parallel to each other wherein the passages have a circular top with a first diameter and a circular bottom with a second smaller diameter and a portion in between the top and the bottom that is funnel shaped; a body that couples each of the plurality of passages together; wherein the passages are arranged in concentric circles radiating out from the center of the body.

Abstract: Some embodiments of automated recording and playback of application interactions have been presented. In one embodiment, an application proxy server communicatively coupled between an application server and a client records responses and requests between an application server and a client during a transaction. Furthermore, the application proxy server generates a script based on the responses and requests recorded.