Abstract: A tracking device (10) configured to track a shipment of cargo is provided including a housing (20) having a complementary top portion (22) and bottom portion (25). The top portion and the bottom portion of the housing are pivotally coupled. A tracking unit, arranged within the housing, includes a processor configured to collect and transmit data. A power unit having at least one power source is arranged within the housing and is configured to supply power to the tracking unit. A circuit board connects the power unit and the tracking unit. The circuit board includes a metal tab arranged adjacent a conductive interface. A portion of a pull tab (80) formed from a thin, non-conductive material is arranged between the tab and the conductive interface. The tracking device is configured to transform from an inactive state to a fully active state upon removal of the pull tab (80).

Abstract: An adhesive tape includes a substrate layer, a carrier layer, and an adhesive layer. A plurality of functional fibers are stitch-bonded to at least one of the substrate layer and the carrier layer. The functional fibers may be parallel and may be in the machine direction or the transverse direction.

Abstract: A portable power device including an enclosure, a plurality of power elements housed within the enclosure, and a controller housed within the enclosure and configured to control the power output of the plurality of power elements. The controller is configured to determine if the portable power device is located on an aircraft that is operating in a stationary, taxiing, or flight mode, and if the aircraft is in the stationary, taxiing, or flight mode, to prevent power to be supplied from the plurality of power elements.

Abstract: A method and system for use with a volume containing a cargo having a thermal mass includes, at least one temperature sensor associated with the cargo to provide at least one temperature associated with the thermal mass, a refrigeration unit associated with the volume, and a controller to control the refrigeration unit in response to the at least one temperature associated with the thermal mass and a temperature set point, wherein the controller models a temperature characteristic of the thermal mass.

Abstract: A method and system for cold chain monitoring of perishable goods, includes at least one environmental sensor to monitor at least one environmental parameter, a wide area network interface to communicate with a wide area network, a controller to log a plurality of readings from each of the at least one environmental sensors and to transmit at least one data signal associated with the plurality of readings to the wide area network via the wide area network interface.

Abstract: A gas concentration monitoring system (100) is provided. The system (100) includes a radiation source (104) having one or more emitting elements and a radiation sensor (106) having one or more sensing elements configured to detect radiation received at the radiation sensor (106). A reactive material (108) is located between the radiation source (104) and the radiation sensor (106) and is configured to react to the presence of a gas such as carbon dioxide, wherein the reaction of the reactive material (108) impacts an amount of radiation detected at the radiation sensor (106).

Abstract: An aircraft proximity sensor system includes a control module in communication with a transceiver module and an aircraft proximity sensor module, the control module operable to disable transmission by the transceiver module in response to the aircraft proximity sensor module.

Abstract: An aircraft proximity sensor system includes a control module in communication with a transceiver module and an aircraft proximity sensor module, the control module operable to disable transmission by the transceiver module in response to the aircraft proximity sensor module.

Abstract: A portable power device including an enclosure, a plurality of power elements housed within the enclosure, and a controller housed within the enclosure and configured to control the power output of the plurality of power elements. The controller is configured to determine if the portable power device is located on an aircraft that is operating in a stationary, taxiing, or flight mode, and if the aircraft is in the stationary, taxiing, or flight mode, to prevent power to be supplied from the plurality of power elements.

Abstract: A method and system for data logging includes a parent data logger to log a parameter of interest in a parent log for a primary period, a plurality of child data loggers to log the parameter of interest in a respective plurality of child logs for a respective plurality of secondary periods, a controller to generate a plurality of combined logs, wherein each combined log is generated by combining the parent log with a respective child log of the plurality of child logs.

Abstract: A tracking device (10) configured to track a shipment of cargo is provided including a housing (20) having a complementary top portion (22) and bottom portion (25). The top portion and the bottom portion of the housing are pivotally coupled. A tracking unit, arranged within the housing, includes a processor configured to collect and transmit data. A power unit having at least one power source is arranged within the housing and is configured to supply power to the tracking unit. A circuit board connects the power unit and the tracking unit. The circuit board includes a metal tab arranged adjacent a conductive interface. A portion of a pull tab (80) formed from a thin, non-conductive material is arranged between the tab and the conductive interface. The tracking device is configured to transform from an inactive state to a fully active state upon removal of the pull tab (80).

Abstract: A method and system for use with a volume containing a cargo having a thermal mass includes, at least one temperature sensor associated with the cargo to provide at least one temperature associated with the thermal mass, a refrigeration unit associated with the volume, and a controller to control the refrigeration unit in response to the at least one temperature associated with the thermal mass and a temperature set point, wherein the controller models a temperature characteristic of the thermal mass.

Abstract: Structured Treatment Interruptions of drug therapy for Human Immunodeficiency Virus infection can be used to enhance HIV-specific immune responses, thereby allowing the individual to control viral replication after interrupting the drug treatment. Immunoregulatory adjuvants can further increase these immune responses. A diagnostic method for the immune status of the patient that controls HIV includes measurements of viral load and production of both IFN-gamma and IL-10.