Abstract: Various embodiments provided herein include a primer coating formulation that includes an aqueous dispersion comprising a metal salt and a copolymer of ethylene and one or more acid-based monomers. Also described are embodiments of an aqueous dispersion including a blend a co-binder and ethylene copolymerized with an acid-based monomer neutralized to form an ionomer. Embodiments provided herein also provide a method including applying to a substrate an aqueous dispersion comprising ethylene copolymerized with an acid-based monomer neutralized to form an ionomer.

Abstract: Various embodiments provided herein include a primer coating formulation that includes an aqueous dispersion comprising a metal salt and a copolymer of ethylene and one or more acid-based monomers. Also described are embodiments of an aqueous dispersion including a blend a co-binder and ethylene copolymerized with an acid-based monomer neutralized to form an ionomer. Embodiments provided herein also provide a method including applying to a substrate an aqueous dispersion comprising ethylene copolymerized with an acid- based monomer neutralized to form an ionomer.

Abstract: A process for coating a glass article of manufacture may include providing a glass article at an initial temperature of above about 105° C., and depositing a coating onto a surface of said glass article. The coating may include an adhesion promoter and a compounded polymer that includes a copolymer of an ?-olefin and an ?,?-unsaturated carboxylic acid and a wax. The process may include heating said glass article to a temperature above said initial temperature sufficient to promote adhesion of said coating to said glass article. Glass articles having the coating adhered to the glass article are also described.

Abstract: A process for producing an aqueous polymeric dispersion may include coextruding a copolymer of an ?-olefin and an ?,?-unsaturated carboxylic acid to form a combined polymer, and a wax. The process may include emulsifying the combined polymer and wax to form a dispersion, and adding an adhesion promoter to the dispersion. Also disclosed are coatings including the aqueous polymeric dispersion and coated glass articles having the aqueous polymeric dispersion coated thereon.

Abstract: A method and system for tracking data packets that utilizes a tree data structure with a recursive pruning algorithm that collapses the branches of the tree that represent contiguous ranges or regions to maintain a minimally optimum memory size. Each contiguous region is identified by a node, which includes the start and end range of packets. Each node further includes left and right pointer elements, which point to adjacent lower and higher nodes, respectively. When a packet sequence number is not contiguous with any other sequence numbers previously received, a new node is created that contains only a single value range. When a new packet is received that has a contiguous sequence number (i.e., immediately preceding or succeeding sequence number), the original node is updated so as to reflect the new contiguous range. Additionally, if this new contiguous range is contiguous with another node's range, the two nodes are “collapsed” into a new single node containing the new expanded contiguous range.

Abstract: A method and system for tracking data packets that utilizes a tree data structure with a recursive pruning algorithm that collapses the branches of the tree that represent contiguous ranges or regions to maintain a minimally optimum memory size. Each contiguous region is identified by a node, which includes the start and end range of packets. Each node further includes left and right pointer elements, which point to adjacent lower and higher nodes, respectively. When a packet sequence number is not contiguous with any other sequence numbers previously received, a new node is created that contains only a single value range. When a new packet is received that has a contiguous sequence number (i.e., immediately preceding or succeeding sequence number), the original node is updated so as to reflect the new contiguous range.

Abstract: The present invention is a computerized collection strategy model for use in collecting payments from delinquent accounts. The computerized collection strategy model estimates for each possible collection strategy, how much will be paid on each account in response to that collection strategy, estimates the amount of resources to be expended in the execution of that collection strategy, and recommends a particular collection strategy for each account that optimizes the use of the available collection resources.