Abstract: A payment terminal, including: a display, an input device configured to generate input signals indicative of a user input, a payment instrument reader configured to receive payment instrument data from a financial payment instrument, a secure processor connected to the payment instrument reader, a main processor connected to the display, the main processor separate and distinct from the secure processor, a secure input processor connected to the input device and the secure processor, wherein the secure processor is operable between an unsecured mode, wherein the secure processor sends input coordinates based on the input signals received from the secure input processor to the main processor; and a secured mode, wherein the secure input processor ceases input coordinate forwarding to the main processor.

Abstract: A method and system for coding of a media “genome” employs machine learning models for social tagging of media titles. A media genome is a detailed description of the intrinsic elements that make up a piece of content; it is a comprehensive taxonomy that considers every impactful dimension of a film, TV episode, video short, video game, or other media title. The genome may be used by filmmakers to better understand their content, as well as that of competitors. It may also be used by entertainment marketers to better target their marketing budget for specific audiences, and by brands to determine which televisions programs and films they wish to advertise around or sponsor placements in.

Abstract: A collaborative mobility risk assessment platform may enable multiple parties to participate in the assessment and mitigation of risk facing all forms of autonomous and non-autonomous vehicles via machine learning and artificial intelligence. The platform may include interfaces to ingest a plurality of forms of telematics data, driver history data, weather data, insurance data, vehicle history data, traffic data, road condition data as well as any relevant third-party data that may be used to predict the risk of collision, breakdown, or accelerated depreciation of autonomous and non-autonomous vehicles. The platform may be shared with multiple parties for purposes of collaboration for risk mitigation so as to minimize or eliminate sub-standard performance and/or non-performance with respect to areas including, but not limited to, routes, insurance policies, maintenance, fuel management, and/or asset pricing using cloud-based services.

Abstract: A grate bar is provided for use in forming a grate bar assembly of a sintering pallet car. The grate bar comprises an elongate body having top surface for receiving a load, a pair of opposed arms, and a pair of opposed feet, with each arm and foot pair retaining the frame of the car therebetween. Each of a pair of peripheral spacers extends laterally away from the body to distance the body from a body of an adjacent grate bar. Each of a pair of central spacers is located between the peripheral spacers and extends laterally away from the body to distance the body from the body of the adjacent grate bar. At least one of the plane defined by a peripheral spacer top wall and the plane defined by a central spacer top wall is below the plane defined by the top surface of the elongate body.

Abstract: An air compressor comprising an air intake unit for importing air at atmospheric pressure. A cylinder means for compressing air; a storage tank; a first airline extending between the air intake unit and the cylinder means, the first airline being configured to convey air from the air intake unit into the cylinder means; a second airline extending between the cylinder means and the storage tank, the second airline being configured to convey compressed air from the cylinder means to the storage tank; a motor connected to the cylinder means, configured for driving the cylinder means; a valve inserted into the first airline, the valve being configured to be adjustable between a closed condition and an open condition.

Abstract: The invention relates to a sidewall for use in a sintering pallet car. The sidewall has a base for connection to a frame of the pallet car and a wall extending upwardly from the base to a top. The wall has opposing ends, opposing interior and exterior faces, and a height as measured from the base to the top. An elongate brace is disposed on the exterior face intermediate of the opposing ends, the brace extending downwards from the top towards the base. The sidewall may include an arcuate protrusion disposed on the interior face intermediate the opposing ends of the sidewall or a cap extending between the opposing ends of the sidewall and joining the exterior and interior faces, the cap having a protruding lip extending from the exterior face. The sidewall may comprise a top segment and a bottom segment, releasably securable to each other.

Abstract: A grate bar is provided for use in forming a grate bar assembly of a sintering pallet car. The grate bar comprises an elongate body having top surface for receiving a load, a pair of opposed arms, and a pair of opposed feet, with each arm and foot pair retaining the frame of the car therebetween. Each of a pair of peripheral spacers extends laterally away from the body to distance the body from a body of an adjacent grate bar. Each of a pair of central spacers is located between the peripheral spacers and extends laterally away from the body to distance the body from the body of the adjacent grate bar. At least one of the plane defined by a peripheral spacer top wall and the plane defined by a central spacer top wall is below the plane defined by the top surface of the elongate body.

Abstract: The invention relates to a sidewall for use in a sintering pallet car. The sidewall has a base for connection to a frame of the pallet car and a wall extending upwardly from the base to a top. The wall has opposing ends, opposing interior and exterior faces, and a height as measured from the base to the top. An elongate brace is disposed on the exterior face intermediate of the opposing ends, the brace extending downwards from the top towards the base. The sidewall may include an arcuate protrusion disposed on the interior face intermediate the opposing ends of the sidewall or a cap extending between the opposing ends of the sidewall and joining the exterior and interior faces, the cap having a protruding lip extending from the exterior face. The sidewall may comprise a top segment and a bottom segment, releasably securable to each other.

Abstract: A bolt system for attaching workpieces together, in situations where access is denied at the distal surface of a distal workpiece.

Abstract: An air compressor comprising an air intake unit for importing air at atmospheric pressure. A cylinder means for compressing air; a storage tank; a first airline extending between the air intake unit and the cylinder means, the first airline being configured to convey air from the air intake unit into the cylinder means; a second airline extending between the cylinder means and the storage tank, the second airline being configured to convey compressed air from the cylinder means to the storage tank; a motor connected to the cylinder means, configured for driving the cylinder means; a valve inserted into the first airline, the valve being configured to be adjustable between a closed condition and an open condition.

Abstract: A folding knife comprising a handle which includes a left cover and a right cover that are separated from each other by a space and that are connected to each other by at least one pin; a blade configured to rotate around an axle extending between the left cover and the right cover, the blade defining a means for attachment spaced apart from the axle by an offset distance; a helical torsion spring surrounding the pin, the spring having a first end that is fixed to the handle and a second end that is free to move in relation to the handle; and a connecting element that connects the free end of the spring to the means for attachment on the blade.

Abstract: A folding knife comprising a handle which includes a left cover and a right cover that are separated from each other by a space and that are connected to each other by at least one pin; a blade configured to rotate around an axle extending between the left cover and the right cover, the blade defining a means for attachment spaced apart from the axle by an offset distance; a helical torsion spring surrounding the pin, the spring having a first end that is fixed to the handle and a second end that is free to move in relation to the handle; and a connecting element that connects the free end of the spring to the means for attachment on the blade.

Abstract: A bolt system for attaching workpieces together, in situations where access is denied at the distal surface of a distal workpiece.

Abstract: The combination of a jack stand and a vertically oriented, compact hydraulic jack enables a user to avoid misplacement when lifting a load. The stand includes a vertically oriented column moveable between a plurality of different elevated positions. An underside of an overhanging member attached to the column is engaged by a piston member of the jack to elevated the column as the jack is elevated.

Abstract: The combination of a jack stand and a vertically oriented, compact hydraulic jack enables a user to avoid misplacement when lifting a load. The stand includes a vertically oriented column moveable between a plurality of different elevated positions.

Abstract: The application discloses a screwdriver that is movable from a first position to a second position. In the first position, the drive shank of the screwdriver is positioned parallel with the elongate handle. In the second position, the drive shank of the screwdriver is positioned perpendicular to the elongate handle, and is selected when additional torque must be applied to the drive shank. Structure of the screwdriver provides enhanced stability for the drive shank supported by the handle.

Abstract: A power monitor for an electrically powered device provides audible and/or visual alarms in the event of a power failure in a particular branch circuit. A timer records the duration of the power outage and reports the result on a built-in display. Optional performance sensors may monitor and report the condition of the electrically powered device being monitored. A representative embodiment is a monitor for a refrigerator/freezer. A temperature sensor in each of the two compartments triggers an alarm if pre-set temperature limits are exceeded. The power monitor comprises an internal, rechargeable battery which powers the device during a power outage.

Abstract: A jacking system is disclosed in which a hydraulic jack, having a raisable piston, is used, in combination with a jack stand having a raisable support column, to raise a load. In a preferred embodiment, the support column has two components that may telescope into each other and that may be held in fixed position by two ratchet mechanisms. The jack stand is configured so that, when the hydraulic jack is positioned alongside the jack stand, the piston of the hydraulic jack is able to interact with and raise the support column along with the load.