Abstract: A ballistic vest includes a carrier and at least two ballistic panels supported in the carrier, including a front ballistic panel and a back ballistic panel. The carrier is made from at least two layers of material including an outer layer and an inner layer that are joined to each other at the top and bottom of the vest and that are substantially open at the sides. The carrier has portions defining a left armhole and a right armhole. The two carrier layers define between them a panel space in the carrier. An upper part of the panel space is located above the bottom of the left and right armholes and a lower part of the panel space is located below the bottom of the left and right armholes. The front panel has an upper section that is positioned in the upper part of the panel space, the carrier substantially constraining lateral movement of the front panel upper section within the panel space.

Abstract: An improved fencing system can include an improved fence posts. Such fence posts can include features for accommodating different types of fasteners for attachment to fence components, such as fence rails. Additionally, some fence posts, such as gateposts, can be formed with one or more pieces of other fenceposts in a fencing system. Some such improved fence posts can include concrete locks.

Abstract: A sensor system for measuring blood perfusion, blood temperature, and thermal resistance using heat transfer and temperature measurements. The system uses a heat flux sensor, temperature sensor and electric resistance heater with a data analysis device using measurements before, during and after the thermal event provided by the heater.

Abstract: An improved fencing system can include an improved fence posts. Such fence posts can include features for accommodating different types of fasteners for attachment to fence components, such as fence rails. Additionally, some fence posts, such as gateposts, can be formed with one or more pieces of other fenceposts in a fencing system. Some such improved fence posts can include concrete locks.

Abstract: An improved fencing system can include an improved fence posts. Such fence posts can include features for accommodating different types of fasteners for attachment to fence components, such as fence rails. Additionally, some fence posts, such as gateposts, can be formed with one or more pieces of other fenceposts in a fencing system. Some such improved fence posts can include concrete locks.

Abstract: Computer implemented systems and methods are disclosed for identifying and categorizing electronic documents through machine learning. In accordance with some embodiments, a seed set of categorized electronic documents may be used to train a document categorizer based on a machine learning algorithm. The trained document categorizer may categorize electronic documents in a large corpus of electronic documents. Performance metrics associated with performance of the trained document categorizer may be tracked, and additional seed sets of categorized electronic documents may be used to improve the performance of document categorizer by retraining the document categorizer on subsequent seed sets. Additional seed sets may and categorizations may be iterated through until a desired document categorization performance is reached.

Abstract: A nozzle positioning assembly includes a first support shaft, a second support shaft, a first position adjustment assembly, a second position adjustment assembly, and a hub. The first and second support shafts have respective bodies with a center aperture, a spherical first end, and a second end opposite the spherical first end. The first and second position adjustment assembly include first and second link mounting ears positioned circumferentially from one another. The first position adjustment assembly is adapted to be affixed to the second end of the first support shaft and the second position adjustment assembly is adapted to be affixed to the second end of the second support shaft. The hub has a first end configured to receive and rotatably retain the spherical first end of the first support shaft, and a second end configured to receive and rotatably retain the spherical first end of the second support shaft.

Abstract: A nozzle positioning assembly includes a first support shaft, a second support shaft, a first position adjustment assembly, a second position adjustment assembly, and a hub. The first and second support shafts have respective bodies with a center aperture, a spherical first end, and a second end opposite the spherical first end. The first and second position adjustment assembly include first and second link mounting ears positioned circumferentially from one another. The first position adjustment assembly is adapted to be affixed to the second end of the first support shaft and the second position adjustment assembly is adapted to be affixed to the second end of the second support shaft. The hub has a first end configured to receive and rotatably retain the spherical first end of the first support shaft, and a second end configured to receive and rotatably retain the spherical first end of the second support shaft.

Abstract: An improved sputtering process increases the perpendicularity of the sputtered flux to the target surface by bombarding the target with both low and high mass ions, with low mass ions predominating, packing the target with both low and high mass implanted ions, and causing target atoms ejected as a result of high mass incident ions to have a higher probability of perpendicular or near perpendicular ejection. An alternative improved sputtering process bombards the target with both low and high mass ions, with high mass ions predominating, resulting in a higher sputter rate than achievable with either the high or low mass species alone. Including in either process as the high or the low mass species a species having a lower ionization energy than a standard species allows a reduced pressure plasma, resulting in less scattering of the sputtered flux. A low ionization energy species may also be employed to assist in striking a plasma before sputtering by a single species during deposition.

Abstract: An improved sputtering process increases the perpendicularity of the sputtered flux to the target surface by bombarding the target with both low and high mass ions, with low mass ions predominating, packing the target with both low and high mass implanted ions, and causing target atoms ejected as a result of high mass incident ions to have a higher probability of perpendicular or near perpendicular ejection. An alternative improved sputtering process bombards the target with both low and high mass ions, with high mass ions predominating, resulting in a higher sputter rate than achievable with either the high or low mass species alone. Including in either process as the high or the low mass species a species having a lower ionization energy than a standard species allows a reduced pressure plasma, resulting in less scattering of the sputtered flux. A low ionization energy species may also be employed to assist in striking a plasma before sputtering by a single species during deposition.

Abstract: An improved sputtering process increases the perpendicularity of the sputtered flux to the target surface by bombarding the target with both low and high mass ions, with low mass ions predominating, packing the target with both low and high mass implanted ions, and causing target atoms ejected as a result of high mass incident ions to have a higher probability of perpendicular or near perpendicular ejection. An alternative improved sputtering process bombards the target with both low and high mass ions, with high mass ions predominating, resulting in a higher sputter rate than achievable with either the high or low mass species alone. Including in either process as the high or the low mass species a species having a lower ionization energy than a standard species allows a reduced pressure plasma, resulting in less scattering of the sputtered flux. A low ionization energy species may also be employed to assist in striking a plasma before sputtering by a single species during deposition.