Abstract: An improved guard for a pump propeller is described herein. The guard includes a hub that in use surrounds a drive shaft of a drive motor unit that drives the propeller. The vanes define a propeller receiving area in which the propeller is received allowing the propeller to rotate relative to the vanes, while portions of the vanes radially surround the propeller. The guard is fixed in position about the propeller to protect the propeller from debris and to prevent human contact with the rotating propeller. The guard is designed to shed weeds and other debris, and prevent weeds and other debris from becoming entangled on the guard and with the propeller.

Abstract: A liquid aeration system includes an air compressor system and a diffuser. The air compressor system includes an air intake manifold, an air compressor, and a compressor inlet line. The compressor inlet line fluidly connects the air intake manifold and the suction inlet of the air compressor. The compressor suctions air from the air intake manifold through at least the suction inlet hose. The compressor compresses the air into compressed air that is supplied to the diffuser.

Abstract: A mount for a water circulator is described that is configured to control vertical adjustment and angular (or horizontal) adjustment of a water circulation assembly using independent mechanisms on the mount that mounts the water circulator to a support structure.

Abstract: An improved guard for a pump propeller is described herein. The guard includes a hub that in use surrounds a drive shaft of a drive motor unit that drives the propeller. The vanes define a propeller receiving area in which the propeller is received allowing the propeller to rotate relative to the vanes, while portions of the vanes radially surround the propeller. The guard is fixed in position about the propeller to protect the propeller from debris and to prevent human contact with the rotating propeller. The guard is designed to shed weeds and other debris, and prevent weeds and other debris from becoming entangled on the guard and with the propeller.

Abstract: A liquid aeration system includes an air compressor system and a diffuser. The air compressor system includes an air intake manifold, an air compressor, and a compressor inlet line. The compressor inlet line fluidly connects the air intake manifold and the suction inlet of the air compressor. The compressor suctions air from the air intake manifold through at least the suction inlet hose. The compressor compresses the air into compressed air that is supplied to the diffuser.

Abstract: The present invention provides, in alternative embodiments, a computer architecture and/or computer implemented methods for account opening. In some embodiments, an integrated, component-based technology platform, globally standardized, business configurable account opening processes are separate and decoupled from the user interface screens and are directly manageable by business functionality and/or personnel. In various embodiments, the invention provides pause and resume, save and retrieve, cross-channel, metrics, audit tracking, data logging, and/or straight-through processing capabilities for account opening.

Abstract: Container apparatus embodiments for providing preferably child resistant and senior friendly closures are provided. Generally, the embodiments include containers, each having an internal product space configured for housing at least one product. Generally, the container apparatus embodiments are each configured to move between a CLOSED position and an OPENED position. Various mechanisms according to the disclosed concepts are described to help prevent a person who should not be accessing contents of the container apparatus from doing so.

Abstract: The present invention provides, in alternative embodiments, a computer architecture and/or computer implemented methods for account opening. In some embodiments, an integrated, component-based technology platform, globally standardized, business configurable account opening processes are separate and decoupled from the user interface screens and are directly manageable by business functionality and/or personnel. In various embodiments, the invention provides pause and resume, save and retrieve, cross-channel, metrics, audit tracking, data logging, and/or straight-through processing capabilities for account opening.

Abstract: A device for in-situ, dynamic repair of a railroad can include two connected machines. A first one of machines can be a track lifting unit that can clamp the rails of the railroad and lift the track in its entirety out of its track bed. The first machine also can plow ballast away from and/or toward the rails, and level the track bed for the rails before they are lowered. In addition, the track lifting unit can remove selected railroad ties. The second machine can include a power unit that can provide hydraulic, pneumatic and electrical power to both machines. The power unit also can provide track stabilization by settling ballast and can free debris from the railroad while it is raised.

Abstract: A device for in-situ, dynamic repair of a railroad can include two connected machines. A first one of machines can be a track lifting unit that can clamp the rails of the railroad and lift the track in its entirety out of its track bed. The first machine also can plow ballast away from and/or toward the rails, and level the track bed for the rails before they are lowered. In addition, the track lifting unit can remove selected railroad ties. The second machine can include a power unit that can provide hydraulic, pneumatic and electrical power to both machines. The power unit also can provide track stabilization by settling ballast and can free debris from the railroad while it is raised.

Abstract: Feature analysis on consecutive tissue sections (FACTS) includes obtaining a plurality of consecutive tissue sections from a tissue sample, staining the sections with at least one biomarker, obtaining a digital image thereof, and identifying one or more regions of interest within a middle of the consecutive tissue sections. The digital images of the consecutive tissue sections are registered for alignment and the one or more regions of interest are transferred from the image of the middle section to the images of the adjacent sections. Each image of the consecutive tissue sections is then analyzed and scored as appropriate. Using FACTS methods, pathologist time for annotation is reduced to a single slide. Optionally, multiple middle sections may be annotated for regions of interest and transferred accordingly.

Abstract: Data processing systems and methods are provided that improve the perceived efficiency of image analysis tools in a digital pathology workflow when challenged by analyzing large size microscopic images. Various embodiments utilize a separation of the image analysis programs into a first automatically executed segment that requires no user interactions for identification and quantification of object data of processed images, and a second interactive segment for accepting user input. User interactions are only applied to the already calculated object data resulting in an improved system response time. A tile-based processing scheme with concurrent processing and generation of object data in a tile-based data format provides further performance improvements of the system.

Abstract: Methods for cell-based tissue analysis utilize modern trends in digital microscopy to obtain, process, calibrate, and analyze digital images of tissue sections to quantify cell-based data for improved histological analysis. Using data from multiple images of a common tissue section, or data from images of multiple tissue sections, additional degrees of freedom are realized and the resulting analysis provides added depth to histological analysis of tissue samples. With computerized analytical methods, speed and accuracy of histological analysis is greatly improved.

Abstract: Systems and methods relating to a cell-based pattern recognition tool for microscopy images from tissue sections are described, wherein cell features are extracted and a classifier is built in accordance with a particular application using an interactive training tied to a computerized platform, the result is an application-specific classifier that further processes images in accordance with the specific application, thereby tuning an automated process for cell based pattern recognition.

Abstract: An account opening computer system is configured to provide a flexible front end user interface, separating and decoupling the computer implemented user journey from computer implemented business process(es). The flexible front end user interface includes a plurality of portlets and a component-based object-oriented flow configuration to configure and/or navigate the flow of display screens. Various embodiments are described, including a computer implemented method of account opening using a flow configuration.

Abstract: An application processing engine computer system is configured to process an application for at least one of a product and service using a plurality of coordinated, configurable services. The application processing engine includes an application data management service, an application process flow management service, a decisioning service, an application processing host service, an application activity monitoring service, a queue management service and/or a system maintenance service. Various embodiments are described, including a computer implemented method for processing an application using an application processing engine component and/or module.

Abstract: Smoking articles, and other flow delivery articles A flow delivery article (1) to deliver a gaseous flow to the mouth of a user has a vibration component (4) to provide tactile stimulation to the user.

Abstract: An optical time delay control device for controllably altering the transit time of an optical beam between two points. In one example, the device may include an optically transparent solid medium for receiving the optical beam, wherein at least a portion of the medium is generally a parallel piped shape characterized by a height, length and width, wherein the length is larger than the height; two mirrors affixed to two opposing parallel surfaces of the optically transparent solid medium, so that during operation the optical beam reflects between the two mirrors as the optical beam travels through the optically transparent medium; and an angle actuator for controllably altering the angle at which the optical beam enters into the optically transparent medium, thereby controllably altering the time that the optical beam travels through the device. This in effect permits control of the amount of delay of the transmission of light, and delays of 20 nanoseconds have been achieved.

Abstract: Methods for cell-based tissue analysis utilize modern trends in digital microscopy to obtain, process, calibrate, and analyze digital images of tissue sections to quantify cell-based data for improved histological analysis. Using data from multiple images of a common tissue section, or data from images of multiple tissue sections, additional degrees of freedom are realized and the resulting analysis provides added depth to histological analysis of tissue samples. With computerized analytical methods, speed and accuracy of histological analysis is greatly improved.

Abstract: An application processing engine computer system is configured to process an application for at least one of a product and service using a plurality of coordinated, configurable services. The application processing engine includes an application data management service, an application process flow management service, a decisioning service, an application processing host service, an application activity monitoring service, a queue management service and/or a system maintenance service. Various embodiments are described, including a computer implemented method for processing an application using an application processing engine component and/or module.