Abstract: A device for coupling a propulsor to a marine vessel. A rail is configured for attachment to the marine vessel. A carriage is moveable relative to the rail into first and second positions. A shaft has a first end pivotally coupled to the marine vessel and a second end for coupling to the propulsor. An actuator is configured to pivot the shaft relative to the marine vessel to thereby move the propulsor into and between stowed and deployed positions. A lock is manually operable to fix the carriage in the first position in which the actuator prevents manual pivoting of the shaft and alternatively in the second position in which the shaft is permitted to be manually pivoted.

Abstract: A promotion value model uses deep neural networks to learn to calculate the promotion value of a commercial brand. The model determines and reports the promotion value of a plurality of electronic media files each containing at least one commercial brand indicator. The learned model identifies the electronic media files and determines at least one context for each of the at least one commercial brand indicators. Promotion value is modeled with a deep neural network that maps the context for each of the commercial brand indicators to feature vectors mapped to an input layer of the neural network. Network parameters are learned to indicate relative weighted values between transitions of the layers of the neural network.

Abstract: A system for analyzing and quantifying an impact of an entity's presence within a virtual networking environment to provide an impact scorecard of the entity to a 3rd party is provided. A server has an API data feed to at least one virtual networking platform. A plurality of factors are extracted from the feed with a plurality of calculators, including a commitment score calculator, a performance score calculator, and a reach score calculator. At least one display dashboard is accessible on the server from a computing device of the 3rd party. The at least one display dashboard visually displays a marketability assessment of the entity on the virtual networking platform based on the factors from the data feed.

Abstract: A system for analyzing and quantifying an impact of an entity's presence within a virtual networking environment to provide an impact scorecard of the entity to a 3rd party is provided. A server has an API data feed to at least one virtual networking platform. A plurality of factors are extracted from the feed with a plurality of calculators, including a commitment score calculator, a performance score calculator, and a reach score calculator. At least one display dashboard is accessible on the server from a computing device of the 3rd party. The at least one display dashboard visually displays a marketability assessment of the entity on the virtual networking platform based on the factors from the data feed.

Abstract: A promotion value model uses deep neural networks to learn to calculate the promotion value of a commercial brand. The model determines and reports the promotion value of a plurality of electronic media files each containing at least one commercial brand indicator. The learned model identifies the electronic media files and determines at least one context for each of the at least one commercial brand indicators. Promotion value is modeled with a deep neural network that maps the context for each of the commercial brand indicators to feature vectors mapped to an input layer of the neural network. Network parameters are learned to indicate relative weighted values between transitions of the layers of the neural network.

Abstract: An athlete score generating device and a method thereof may include a commitment score calculating unit, a performance score calculating unit, a reach score calculating unit, and a total score generating unit. An athlete report generating device and a method thereof includes an athlete monitoring unit, a sport monitoring unit, and a report generating unit. An athlete rank generating device and a method thereof may include a data receiving unit, an athlete ranking unit, and an athlete rank generating unit.

Abstract: An antenna for a hand-held RF transceiver terminals includes an antenna element which is encapsulated by material which does not detrimentally effect its antenna performance, but which closely conforms the antenna to the general shape of the terminal without having the antenna extend directly from the terminal.

Abstract: An antenna for a hand held RF transceiver terminals includes an antenna element which is encapsulated by material which does not detrimentally effect its antenna performance, but which closely conforms the antenna to the general shape of the terminal without having the antenna extend directly from the terminal.

Abstract: The invention is a novel seat belt releasing system for vehicles. The system comprises a series of vertically oriented seat belt straps suspended downward from the ceiling of a vehicle in connection with lateral members (such as netting). There are two straps per passenger including the driver. The seat belt releasing system comprises an inertial device which sends an electric signal upon receiving an inertial event. The signal charges a solenoid which releases a pair of sister hooks which in turn allow the main releasing member or coiled spring to be released upon this event thereby pulling on the cables. The cables in connection with the belts pull the belts and netting downward thereby preventing forward movement of the passengers as the netting is secured in front of each passenger. Resilient members are stretched alongside the straps when the seat belts are in the stored, at rest, position, in order to keep the length of the belts minimal.

Abstract: Flexible slats rigidified by coiled formations along the longitudinal edges are hingedly interconnected by interleaving of the coiled formations to form a continuous, foldable window shade, or are interconnected by flexible spacers at the ends for simultaneous pivotal displacement as shutter blinds by an actuator device hingedly connected to the coiled edge formations. An intermediate bar formation integral with each slat, has pivot extensions projecting from each end of the slat into vertical guide tracks for pivotal support.