Abstract: A davit arm holder 30,50 for a davit arm 11-18 for suspending lines 4 from elevated heights by mounting the davit arm 11-18 on a structural substrate 1. The davit arm holder 30,50 comprises a base 50 formed from one or more planar layers 52 of sheet material adapted to lie parallel to the plane of a surface of the substrate 1, and an attachment 30 adapted to be fixedly attached to the base 50 and to provide a connection 32 to engage a davit arm 11-18. The base 50 includes an outer layer 52 and at least one inner mount 60. The outer layer 52 has a plurality of first engagement portions 70 that are radially spaced from a centre point 54 of the base 50. The at least one inner mount 60 is integrally formed with the outer layer 52, is fixedly securable to the substrate 1 and is adapted to space an inside surface 68 of the outer layer 52 from the substrate 1 to form a gap 66 under the outer layer 52. The base 50 is adapted to have a low-profile when anchored to the substrate 1.

Abstract: A layer pad (10) comprises a substantially flat sheet (12) having first and second opposite substantially planar faces (14, 16). The layer pad (10) further includes at least one raised formation (18) on at least one of the faces (14, 16).

Abstract: Methods for managing non-player characters and power centers in a computer game are based on character hierarchies and individualized correspondences between each character's traits or rank and events that involve other non-player characters or objects. Players may share power centers, character hierarchies, non-player characters, and related quests involving the shared objects with other players playing separate and unrelated game instances over a computer network, with the outcome of the quests reflected in different the games. Various configurations of game machines are used to implement the methods.

Abstract: A lifting apparatus for a case on a conveyor system. A chain vertically hangs over a conveyor belt. A hook is positioned on an end of the chain. A piston retracts and releases the chain. The hook interacts with and moves front flaps on cases traveling on the conveyor system.

Abstract: A pump control assembly for controlling a variable displacement hydraulic pump includes a spool mounted within a valve block. The spool is configured to move between a first and a second position within the valve block so as to selectively control the displacement of the attached pump. The pump control assembly further includes first and second chambers that each apply a force to opposite ends of the spool. The first chamber is positioned at a first end of the spool in fluid communication with a pump output port. The second chamber is positioned at a second end of the spool and in fluid communication with a hydraulic tank port and a proportional pressure reducing valve. The second chamber also includes a piston and first and second springs positioned on either side of the piston.

Abstract: Described are steel production systems and methods, and a furnace and methods of using such furnace to produce steel. In some embodiments, the furnace may include a shell having a top portion and a bottom portion. There may be a roof connected to the top portion that can have feed ports for the introduction of a metal oxide into the furnace. The shell may include injectors that can inject a fluid into the furnace. The bottom portion may be connected to a hearth. The furnace can melt the metal oxide to form a molten bath in the hearth. The molten bath may have a slag layer and a metal layer. The fluid can reduce the metal oxide in the slag layer to form molten metal.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a light emitting diode array comprising a first layer having a plurality of light emitting diodes arranged to emit light from a light emitting surface of the first layer, the method comprising: depositing a layer of dielectric material over the light emitting surface of the first layer; forming a plurality of apertures extending through the layer of dielectric material, each aperture having an internal surface that is at least partially reflective, wherein at least one aperture of the plurality of apertures is centered on and aligned with a light emitting diode of the plurality of light emitting diodes of the first layer, such that light emitted from light emitting diode is collimated as it passes through the at least one aperture.

Abstract: There is disclosed a method of producing a soil remediant from liquid organic waste material in which the liquid organic waste material is concurrently pasteurised and digested by thermophilic aerobic digestion in the liquid phase in a single digester vessel. The organic waste material in the digester is maintained continuously at a temperature of at least 70° C. for at least an hour and the liquid organic waste material comprises at least 70% water and can be pumped. After a period of at least an hour a small amount of pasteurised organic waste material is removed and a corresponding amount of fresh organic waste material is added to the single digester vessel such that the temperature is maintained in a comfort zone of the thermophilic bacteria. In a preferred embodiment the thermophilic aerobic digestion is facilitated by micro-organisms including crenarchaeota. The liquid organic waste material can be combined with a microporous adsorbent.

Abstract: A light source includes a backplane including electrical circuits fabricated thereon, an array of micro-light emitting diodes (micro-LEDs) bonded to the backplane and configured to emit visible light, and an array of micro-lenses aligned with the array of micro-LEDs and configured to collimate the visible light emitted by the array of micro-LEDs. Each micro-lens of the array of micro-lenses has a plurality of discrete thickness levels. A pitch of the array of micro-lenses is equal to or less than about 5 ?m, such as about 2 ?m. The pitch of the array of micro-lenses can be the same as or different from the pitch of the array of micro-LEDs.

Abstract: A support stand is used for removing, repairing, storing, and reattaching a feeder house from an agricultural combine. The stand is adapted to be raised and lowered with a forklift to position the stand adjacent to the feeder house during removal and to position the feeder house on the combine during reattachment. The stand includes a base, the base having a flat lower surface, the base being adapted to receive a lifting mechanism. An upright frame is mounted at a first end of the base, the upright frame being adapted to selectively attach to a feeder house on a combine when raised by the forklift into alignment with the feeder house.

Abstract: A conduit, particularly flexible conduit comprises an inner tubular housing, at least one reinforcing layer at least partially disposed around the inner housing, an outer protective sheath at least partially disposed around the at least one reinforcing layer, and optionally a thermally insulating layer disposed between the at least one reinforcing layer and the outer protective sheath. At least one of the outer protective sheath and the thermally insulating layer comprises a thermoplastic vulcanizate composition.

Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods for treating the spine are disclosed herein. Medical devices can be positioned along a subject's spine to treat various conditions and diseases. The medical device can include an actuator assembly and a clamp assembly. The actuator assembly can be positioned at an interspinous space between a superior spinous process and an inferior spinous process. The actuator assembly can be used to reconfigure the clamp assembly such that the clamp assembly clamps onto the superior and inferior spinous processes.

Abstract: A pump control assembly for controlling a variable displacement hydraulic pump includes a spool mounted within a valve block. The spool is configured to move between a first and a second position within the valve block so as to selectively control the displacement of the attached pump. The pump control assembly further includes first and second chambers that each apply a force to opposite ends of the spool. The first chamber is positioned at a first end of the spool in fluid communication with a pump output port. The second chamber is positioned at a second end of the spool and in fluid communication with a hydraulic tank port and a proportional pressure reducing valve. The second chamber also includes a piston and first and second springs positioned on either side of the piston.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a hydraulic pump system including a variable displacement pump that generates an outlet pressure. The hydraulic pump system also includes a control system that decreases a displacement volume of the variable displacement pump in response to an increase in the outlet pressure and increases a displacement volume of the variable displacement pump in response to a decrease in the outlet pressure.

Abstract: A system or method is provided that includes receiving a pet image. The pet image may depict a pet and may be received from a user device. The system or method may further analyze the pet image with a pet image recognition model to determine one or more pet characteristics of the pet. In certain embodiments, analyzing the pet image may further include identifying one or more image characteristics of the pet image. The system or method may further analyze the pet characteristics with a pet food recommendation model to generate a pet food recommendation for the pet.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a wireless sensing device. In an embodiment, the wireless sensing device includes (A) a button cell. The button cell has a positive electrode and a negative electrode. The device includes (B) a first printed circuit board (IPCB) located on a top surface of the button cell. The IPCB has a first contact and a second contact electrically connected to respective positive electrode and negative electrode of the button cell. The IPCB includes (i) a processor, and (ii) a wireless communication component (WCC). Each of the (i) processor, and (ii) WCC are electrically connected to the IPCB. The device includes (C) a sensor module. The sensor module includes a second PCB (2PCB) and one or more sensor chips electrically connected to the 2PCB. (D) The device has a length from 10 mm to 30 mm, a thickness from 3 mm to 10 mm and a width from 10 mm to 30 mm.

Abstract: A davit arm holder 30,50 for a davit arm 11-18 for suspending lines 4 from elevated heights by mounting the davit arm 11-18 on a structural substrate 1. The davit arm holder 30,50 comprises a base 50 formed from one or more planar layers 52 of sheet material adapted to lie parallel to the plane of a surface of the substrate 1, and an attachment 30 adapted to be fixedly attached to the base 50 and to provide a connection 32 to engage a davit arm 11-18. The base 50 includes an outer layer 52 and at least one inner mount 60. The outer layer 52 has a plurality of first engagement portions 70 that are radially spaced from a centre point 54 of the base 50. The at least one inner mount 60 is integrally formed with the outer layer 52, is fixedly securable to the substrate 1 and is adapted to space an inside surface 68 of the outer layer 52 from the substrate 1 to form a gap 66 under the outer layer 52. The base 50 is adapted to have a low-profile when anchored to the substrate 1.

Abstract: A pump control assembly for controlling a variable displacement hydraulic pump includes a spool mounted within a valve block. The spool is configured to move between a first and a second position within the valve block so as to selectively control the displacement of the attached pump. The pump control assembly further includes first and second chambers that each apply a force to opposite ends of the spool. The first chamber is positioned at a first end of the spool in fluid communication with a pump output port. The second chamber is positioned at a second end of the spool and in fluid communication with a hydraulic tank port and a proportional pressure reducing valve. The second chamber also includes a piston and first and second springs positioned on either side of the piston.

Abstract: A lifting apparatus for a case on a conveyor system. A chain vertically hangs over a conveyor belt. A hook is positioned on an end of the chain. A piston retracts and releases the chain. The hook interacts with and moves front flaps on cases traveling on the conveyor system.

Abstract: A domain-specific document is retrieved. The domain-specific document is related to the performance of a process in the domain and includes a plurality of document spans and a plurality of annotations that annotate the spans. A goal-based framework is generated from the domain-specific document. The generation is based on the plurality of annotations and based on the plurality of document spans. The goal-based framework includes entities and entity relationships related to performance of the process. The goal-based framework is transformed into a platform agnostic dialog model based on the entities and the entity relationships. At least one platform specific dialog model is provided to at least one automated response system based on the platform agnostic dialog model.