Abstract: A process for reducing the environmental contaminants in a ISO 8217:2017 Table 2 compliant Feedstock Heavy Marine Fuel Oil and resulting product, the process involving: mixing a Feedstock Heavy Marine Fuel Oil with a Activating Gas to give a feedstock mixture; contacting the feedstock mixture with one or more catalysts to form a Process Mixture; separating the Product Heavy Marine Fuel Oil from the Process Mixture and, discharging the Product Heavy Marine Fuel Oil. The Product Heavy Marine Fuel Oil complies with ISO 8217:2017 Table 2 for residual marine fuel and the Environmental Contaminants, which are selected from the group consisting of: a sulfur; vanadium, nickel, iron, aluminum and silicon and combinations thereof, are less than 0.5 wt. %. The Product Heavy Marine Fuel Oil can be used as blending stock for an ISO 8217:2017 Table 2 compliant, IMO 2020 compliant, low sulfur heavy marine fuel composition.

Abstract: Systems and techniques are disclosed to identify and monitor side effects and treatment outcomes relating to neurostimulation programming. An example technique to identify a side effect relating to neurostimulation programming includes: obtaining neurostimulation programming parameters to be used in a neurostimulation device of a patient; obtaining source data that defines effects of neurostimulation treatment in an anatomical area of the patient; modeling use of the neurostimulation programming parameters in the anatomical area of the neurostimulation treatment, based on the source data, to determine a predicted side effect; and outputting information that identifies characteristics of the predicted side effect.

Abstract: A truck tool box including a box portion with an open upper end and a lid hingedly secured to the box portion which is movable between open and closed position. A tray for small loose items is hingedly secured to the underside of the lid and which is movable between a stowed position adjacent the underside of the lid to a display position when the lid is in its open position.

Abstract: A gas flow test apparatus and method include a flow monitor that is selectively connectable to a gas pipeline. An air motor driven regenerative blower is used to increase the flow of gas through the around a blockage in the pipeline to simulate an increased gas loading condition on the intake side of the apparatus. The gas drawn from the intake side is not vented to the atmosphere, but rather, is discharged to the exhaust side of the apparatus back into the pipeline. Pipeline pressure is measured on the intake side of the apparatus to ensure that gas supply is adequate for blocking off the pipeline for maintenance.

Abstract: Systems and methods for providing a nudge game are disclosed. An example method may include collecting an amount of funds using a cash station, wherein the cash station is operatively associated with a central server, the central server including a nudge game application and a central accounting system. The method may further include reporting the amount of funds to the central accounting system, depositing the amount of funds in a user account by the central accounting system, presenting the nudge game application using a nudge game station, allowing play of a nudge game of the nudge game application if the user account contains a requisite amount of funds, producing a resultant amount of funds upon completion of an iteration of the nudge game, and depositing the resultant amount of funds in the user account.

Abstract: A system and method of providing a sweepstakes associated with a commercial application including generating a series of sweepstakes tickets, each ticket having a par value and is assigned a prize value, wherein the sum of the par values of the series of sweepstakes tickets is equal to the sum of the prize values of the sweepstakes tickets, assigning one or more sweepstakes tickets to a user, determining the value of the one or more sweepstakes tickets assigned to the user, and notifying, using a display, the user of the value of the one or more sweepstakes tickets assigned to the user.

Abstract: A system and method of integrating a penny auction and a sweepstakes includes presenting a split screen view to a user, with the split screen view containing a first portion and a second portion, the first portion displaying a penny auction and the second portion displaying a sweepstakes game, and receiving a request from the user to purchase one or more bids for use on the penny auction in the first portion of the split screen view. Based on the received request, the user is awarded one or more entries for the sweepstakes in the second portion of the split screen display.

Abstract: A gas flow test apparatus and method include a flow monitor that is selectively connectable to a gas pipeline. An air motor driven regenerative blower is used to increase the flow of gas through the around a blockage in the pipeline to simulate an increased gas loading condition on the intake side of the apparatus. The gas drawn from the intake side is not vented to the atmosphere, but rather, is discharged to the exhaust side of the apparatus back into the pipeline. Pipeline pressure is measured on the intake side of the apparatus to ensure that gas supply is adequate for blocking off the pipeline for maintenance.

Abstract: The present invention provides a safe, stress-limiting and efficient apparatus for handling sheep and goats. The apparatus comprises a plurality of partitions, a plurality of horizontally disposed partition connecting members and a plurality of doors attached to said partitions by a plurality of hinge members. The apparatus allows for the efficient and safe handling of large numbers of sheep and goats.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for controlling the data rate of a stream of data between an application processes and a network, having a flow control module coupled to the applications that controls a first data rate of the stream of data. A transport layer provider is coupled to the control module for receiving the stream of data and modifying the first rate of the stream of data in response to a signal from the flow control module.

Abstract: A hanging articulated mat assemblage disposed between pilings or on a support structure using a plurality of elements connected with flexible rope to each other and to a support beam which permits the mat to swing freely while supporting substantial weight, and optionally using a nonabrasive pad disposed on selected faces of the elements to prevent abrasion while swinging of the mat.