Abstract: An artifact is provided that includes a substrate imprinted with personalized information including time-sensitive elements. At least a portion of the personalized information is configured to self-destruct over a time period that is commensurate with the time-sensitive elements. The artifact also includes a material operable for affixing the substrate to a subject with which the personalized information is associated.

Abstract: A pumpable mine ventilation stopping wall structure comprised of a pumpable bag having spaced walls of generally parallel nonporous and flexible sheets with the sheets retained in spaced relationship with spaced flexible cross ties. The perimeter of the spaced walls may be closed off with a permeable mesh having a mesh size which will permit restricted flow of cementitious grout therethrough for sealing the wall structure to surrounding rough mine faces. The bag is provided with at least one grout fill port for filling the bag by pumping cementitious grout into the bag.

Abstract: A mobile phone case comprising a protective case element designed for coupling to a mobile phone with a first rechargeable battery, a wireless charging system embedded in the case element, a terminal conductively coupled with the wireless charging system, the terminal configured for conductively coupling with a power port in the mobile phone, an electronic cigarette element removably coupled to the case element, wherein when the terminal is conductively coupled with the power port in the mobile phone, and the case element is placed in proximity to a charging station, the wireless charging system charges the first rechargeable battery of the mobile phone and the second rechargeable battery of the electronic cigarette element.

Abstract: Embodiments of apparatuses and methods for processing virtualization events in a layered virtualization architecture are disclosed. In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a hardware processor including event circuit to recognize a virtualization event, and evaluation circuit to determine whether to transfer control of the apparatus from a child guest to a parent guest in response to the virtualization event, wherein the child guest and the parent guest each include a bit per virtualization event to indicate whether the parent guest is to gain control when the virtualization event occurs.

Abstract: A bleached softwood kraft pulp fiber with high alpha cellulose content and improved anti-yellowing is provided. Methods for making the kraft pulp fiber and products from it are also described.

Abstract: Novel tools and techniques are described for auto-summarizing video and/or audio content. In some embodiments, a summary server might retrieve one or more time codes from a time code database, and might analyze the one or more time codes to determine at least one selected time code among the one or more time codes that exceeds a predetermined number of selections. The one or more time codes might correspond to one or more triggers, which might include user-inputted triggers, triggers associated with actions by a live audience, or broadcaster/distributor/producer-provided triggers (i.e., cue tones). The summary server might determine one or more selected segments of video or audio content corresponding to the at least one selected time code, and might create one or more summary tracks, where each of the one or more summary tracks might comprise each of the one or more selected segments of the video or audio content.

Abstract: Embodiments relate to diagnostic evaluation of hardware components of a computer machine. A conventional storage device is replaced with a modified storage device. Read and write operations are received by the modified storage device. Issuance of a response to the read and write operations is limited to an acknowledgement receipt, which is employed to evaluate performance and/or bandwidth of the machines with respect to hardware for data storage.

Abstract: A taping apparatus includes an elongate body portion having a moveable control member for controlling the advancement of tape and a head portion connected to the elongate body portion for advancing the tape. The head portion includes a first stop, a second stop, a guide extending from the first stop to the second stop, and a tape advance mechanism moveable along the guide. The tape advance mechanism and the control member are coupled to one another such that the tape advance mechanism is moveable in response to movement of the control member. The tape advance mechanism includes a rotatable cam and a needle that rotates with the cam.

Abstract: A composition containing a quaternary organosilane foaming agent capable of foaming various liquids in order to remove the liquids from subterranean wells is described. For instance, the composition can be used to remove hydrocarbon condensate liquids from a gas well or an oil well. Of particular advantage, the composition can foam liquids containing substantial amounts of hydrocarbons.

Abstract: A patient support apparatus includes a base frame, lift mechanism supporting an upper frame relative to the base frame, a load frame, and a plurality of deck sections, a patient support surface, and a number of barriers positioned about the patient supporting surface. The patient support apparatus includes a notification system for visually notifying a caregiver of a condition or status of a component of the patient support apparatus.

Abstract: In accordance with an embodiment, described herein is a system and method for supporting patching in a multi-tenant application server environment. The system can associate one or more partitions with a tenant, for use by that tenant, wherein a partition is a runtime and administrative subdivision or slice of a domain. A patching process can take advantage of high-availability features provided by an application server clustering environment, to apply patches in a controlled, rolling restart, which maintains a domain's ability to operate without interruption, or with zero downtime. The process can be used to automate complex or long running tasks, including preserving an unpatched or prior version of an application server, application, or other software component for possible rollback, or providing automatic reversion in the event of an unrecoverable error.

Abstract: Systems and methods for laser drilling provide laser beam energy modification to reduce (e.g., eliminate or minimize) back-wall strikes during laser drilling. The systems and methods modify the process laser beam energy such that a beam energy at a central region of the process laser beam is less than a beam energy at an outer region of the process laser beam. In one example, the modified process beam has zero beam energy at the central region, thereby providing a “donut mode.” The laser beam energy modification may be achieved by detuning a fiber coupler in the Z axis such that laser energy is coupled into a cladding layer of the process fiber coupled to the laser fiber via the fiber coupler.

Abstract: A spray cap for use with an endoscope. The endoscope includes a liquid channel and an open channel. The spray cap includes a body portion connectable with an endoscope having an end wall defining an obstruction portion configured to obstruct the liquid channel of the endoscope and an open portion configured to permit use of the open channel. The spray cap having an orifice system extending through the obstruction portion in fluid communication with the liquid channel to direct fluid flow from the liquid channel into a treatment volume of a patient along a modified flow pattern.

Abstract: A respiratory apparatus comprising a base and removable chamber, wherein the chamber is configured to hold a supply of water and include a blower arrangement adapted to provide a supply of pressurized air or gas to the supply of water. In certain embodiments the respiratory apparatus includes a split motor, wherein the stationary components are located within a base and the rotating portions are located within a chamber.

Abstract: A mounting bracket sub-assembly used to mount a vehicular approach lighting assembly including a base member, wherein the base member is adapted for securement to a drain aperture located on an undercarriage of a vehicle body, a cover member, wherein the cover member mates with the base member to secure a vehicular approach lighting assembly, and at least one fastener, wherein the at least one fastener releasably secures the cover member to the base member.

Abstract: A metamaterial comprising, a plurality of acoustic vector field sensors, each configured to sense an acoustic vector field of a fluid within a fluid-filled space in response to fluid waves, and producing an electrical signal corresponding to the sensed acoustic vector field; a processor configured to perform a time and space transform on the electrical signal; and at least one phased array transducer, configured to emit fluid waves according to a produced acoustic vector field pattern dependent on a result of the time and space transform, a within a portion of the fluid.

Abstract: A thermal conditioning unit to thermally condition a substrate in a lithographic apparatus, the thermal conditioning unit including: a thermal conditioning element having a first layer, in use, facing the substrate and including a material having a thermal conductivity of 100 W/mK or more, a second layer and a heat transfer component positioned between the first and second layers; and a stiffening member which is stiffer than the thermal conditioning element and configured to support the thermal conditioning element so as to reduce mechanical deformation thereof, wherein the thermal conditioning element is thermally isolated from the stiffening member.

Abstract: A process, for recovery of unreacted olefin monomer(s) from a particulate product of an olefin polymerization reactor, the particulate polymer product is supplied to a degassing vessel, where the particulate product is countercurrently contacted with at least a first gaseous stripping stream, which includes at least 5% by weight unreacted olefin monomer, and then with an inert gas stream under conditions effective to strip hydrocarbon impurities from the polymer product and produce a stripped polymer product, is provided.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and other embodiments associated with intelligent order routing are described. In one embodiment, a method includes receiving and parsing an electronic order. The example method may also include identifying a set of sourcing locations capable of sourcing an item for the electronic order. The example method may also include applying a set of weighted criteria to each sourcing location. The example method may also include generating ranks for each sourcing location. The example method may also include generating a set of control instructions within a data structure that identifies an item of the electronic order and a target sourcing location from the set of sourcing locations having a target rank exceeding a threshold. The example method may also include sending the data structure to a remote computer to cause the remote computer to initiate a transfer of the item from the target sourcing location to an item destination.

Abstract: An expansion joint seal system which includes intumescent to protect uncoated edges of substrates. A fire rated compressed expansion joint sealant is provided having an intumescent proximate, but below the water-resistant top of the fire-retardant foam, so that when exposed to fire, the intumescent expands to protect the exposed vertical surface of the adjacent concrete substrate. The end of the concrete is therefore protected in a manner which does not require joint overlap between the horizontal fire resistant coating and the compressible sealant.