Abstract: A rocket propelled grenade shield including a flexible net and a frame secured to the flexible net supporting the flexible net. Spaced hard points are attached to the net, the hard points including a base portion with a cavity therein and a plug received in said cavity locking each hard point to the flexible net.

Abstract: A rocket propelled grenade shield including a flexible net and a frame secured to the flexible net supporting the flexible net. Spaced hard points are attached to the net, the hard points including a base portion with a cavity therein and a plug received in said cavity locking each hard point to the flexible net.

Abstract: A fuel tank for an internal combustion engine is disclosed. The fuel tank may have a first fuel compartment defining a first convex volume. The first convex volume may be configured to provide fuel having a first fuel temperature to the internal combustion engine. The fuel tank may also have a second fuel compartment defining a second convex volume. The second fuel compartment may be disposed above the first fuel compartment. The second fuel compartment may also be configured to receive excess fuel from the internal combustion engine. The excess fuel may have a second fuel temperature higher than the first fuel temperature. In addition, the fuel tank may have a fluid passage configured to fluidly connect a first gravitationally upper most portion of the first fuel compartment to a second gravitationally upper most portion of the second fuel compartment.

Abstract: An approach is provided for causing, at least in part, a presentation of a first representation of one or more segments of routing information in at least one first user interface element of a user interface. Then, the navigation platform causes, at least in part, a presentation of a second representation of the one or more segments of routing information in at least one second user interface element of the user interface. Subsequently, the navigation platform determines one or more interactions with the at least one first user interface element to cause, at least in part, a presentation of one or more other segments of the routing information. Ultimately, the navigation platform causes, at least in part, an updating of the at least one second user interface element based, at least in part, on the presentation of the one or more other segments of the routing information.

Abstract: A vehicle and structure shield includes an array of hard points laterally spaced and outwardly supported, in one example, by a net subsystem and frame.

Abstract: A spall liner including a first plurality of flexible fabric plies of a first dimension secured together and secured to a first tie layer of a second, larger dimension. At least a second plurality of flexible fabric plies are secured together and secured to a second tie layer. The first and second tie layers are secured together. A cover includes separable fastener structure of a first type for removeably securing the liner to the inside hull of a vehicle equipped with separable fastener structure of a second type.

Abstract: An approach for generating a panoramic image for depicting a selected travel route is described. A panoramic view generator processes and/or facilitates a processing of at least one route to cause, at least in part, a generation of at least one panoramic image representing the at least one route, wherein a first axis of the at least one panoramic image represents a time or a distance on the at least one route, and wherein a second axis represents one or more contextual parameters associated with the at least one route.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are directed to collecting one or more expressions of interest from a user, where the one or more expressions of interest indicating potential interest in one or more financial products or financial services. Then, using a processing device, an interest index is calculated based at least in part on the collected one or more expressions of interest from the user. The interest index is configured to quantify a level of interest expressed by the user for one or more financial products or financial services. Next, based at least in part on the interest index, a level of engagement for deepening a relationship with the user is determined. Finally, one or more offline marketing efforts for deepening the relationship with the user are initiated based on the determined level of engagement.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are directed to receiving one or more triggers associated with a customer of a financial institution, determining, using one or more processing devices running an intelligent logical model, one or more weightings, each of the one or more weightings corresponding to one of the one or more triggers, applying the weighting to each of the one or more triggers resulting in one or more weighted triggers, and determining, based on at least one of the weighted triggers, a marketing action to initiate. In some embodiments, the invention is also directed to initiating the determined marketing action, receiving feedback corresponding with the customer of the financial institution, the feedback also corresponding to the determined marketing action, inputting the customer feedback to the intelligent logical model, and associating the feedback with the one or more triggers and the determined one or more weightings.

Abstract: A vehicle and structure shield hard point includes a forward facing base portion defined by a front face, sidewalls extending rearward from the front face including slots therethrough for the cords of a net, and a cavity surrounded by the sidewalls. A plug is sized to be frictionally received in the cavity of the forward facing base portion locking the cords of the net with respect to the forward facing base portion.

Abstract: Described herein are methods and systems for SOA to SOI transformation. The transformation is performed by a transformation engine, driven by a transformation algorithm. A “used case database”, to provide the current know-how information for such transformations, and a “performance database”, to describe new hardware parts with more powerful metrics are incorporated into the transformation algorithm. In addition, a business engine supports the transformation engine with business analyzing features using a “business value database”.

Abstract: An approach is provided for providing list-based exploration of mapping data. The list-based exploration platform causes, at least in part, an association of one or more features of a geographical area with one or more list objects. Next, the list-based exploration platform processes and/or facilitates a processing of location information associated with one or more map data items to group, to sort, or a combination thereof the one or more map data items into the one or more list objects. Then, the list-based exploration platform causes, at least in part, a rendering of at least one of the one or more list objects in a user interface, wherein the user interface includes one or more user interface elements for controlling a browsing of the one or more map data items in the at least one of the one or more list objects.

Abstract: An electric motor, having a stator, on which a coil for generating a commutated magnetic rotating field, and a rotor having a permanent magnet element. The rotor is mounted rotatably on an axis. A force acts between the commutated magnetic rotating field and the magnetic field of the permanent magnet element to rotate the rotor about the axis. To provide an electric motor in which the permanent magnet element is fastened on the rotor in a cost-effective and long-term stable manner. The torque generated by the electric motor should be as large as possible, the permanent magnet element protrudes in an axial extension thereof beyond the stator. The part of the permanent magnetic element that protrudes beyond the stator is covered by an overmolding made of a plastic material, said overmolding fixes the permanent magnet element in the position thereof on the rotor.

Abstract: A vehicle and structure shield includes a flexible net subsystem including an array of rods or hard points supported by the net subsystem and configured to impact a projectile striking the net. A frame includes mounting brackets attached thereto positioning the frame in a spaced relationship with respect to the vehicle or structure. A first releasable fastener subsystem releasably secures the net subsystem to the frame and a second releasable fastener subsystem releasably secures the mounting brackets of the frame to a vehicle or structure.

Abstract: A vehicle and structure shield includes a flexible net subsystem including an array of rods or hard points supported by the net subsystem and configured to impact a projectile striking the net. A frame includes mounting brackets attached thereto positioning the frame in a spaced relationship with respect to the vehicle or structure. A first releasable fastener subsystem releasably secures the net subsystem to the frame and a second releasable fastener subsystem releasably secures the mounting brackets of the frame to a vehicle or structure.

Abstract: A vehicle and structure shield includes a flexible net subsystem including an array of rods or hard points supported by the net subsystem and configured to impact a projectile striking the net. A frame includes mounting brackets attached thereto positioning the frame in a spaced relationship with respect to the vehicle or structure. A first releasable fastener subsystem releasably secures the net subsystem to the frame and a second releasable fastener subsystem releasably secures the mounting brackets of the frame to a vehicle or structure.

Abstract: A spall liner including a first plurality of flexible fabric plies of a first dimension secured together and secured to a first tie layer of a second, larger dimension. At least a second plurality of flexible fabric plies are secured together and secured to a second tie layer. The first and second tie layers are secured together. A cover includes separable fastener structure of a first type for removeably securing the liner to the inside hull of a vehicle equipped with separable fastener structure of a second type.

Abstract: An electrical line for the connection of non-stationary electrical loads to a power source is specified which has a line core surrounded by a jacket (8) of insulating material. Four wires (1), stranded together to form one star quad (S), for the transmission of data, and also two wires (2) stranded together to form a pair of wires (A) and used for supplying power are placed in the line core. The star quad (S) and the pair of wires (A) are stranded together as stranding elements for forming the line core and, over the same, a layer (5) of insulating material is placed, over which a braid or a stranded cover layer of copper wires is arranged in a first layer (6) as part of an electrical screen. At least one layer of a fleece material consisting of synthetic material and made electrically conductive is placed over the first layer (6) as second layer (7) of the electrical screen and the fleece material is surrounded by the jacket (8) of insulating material.

Abstract: A vehicle and structure shield includes a flexible net subsystem including an array of rods or hard points supported by the net subsystem and configured to impact a projectile striking the net. A frame includes mounting brackets attached thereto positioning the frame in a spaced relationship with respect to the vehicle or structure. A first releasable fastener subsystem releasably secures the net subsystem to the frame and a second releasable fastener subsystem releasably secures the mounting brackets of the frame to a vehicle or structure.

Abstract: An armor system and method for the interior of a structure to be protected wherein releasable fastener material is secured to an inside wall of the structure and at least a first armor panel includes, in one example, a spacer layer, a ceramic hard face layer behind the spacer layer, a ballistic material behind the ceramic energy absorber layer, an encapsulant about the spacer layer, the ceramic energy absorber layer, and the ballistic material. Releasable fastener material is on the encapsulant adjacent the spacer layer for mating the panel to the inside wall of the structure.