Abstract: A roof vent for a contoured metal surface. The roof vent includes a base or foot having one or more recessed channels that extend between opposing edges of the foot. The recessed channels are sized and shaped to receive correspondingly shaped ridges of the contoured metal roof surface.

Abstract: Disclosed are embodiments of a dough proofer for a commercial bakery that can receive dough pieces from a dough divider onto trays. Each tray has cups that hold dough pieces. The trays are moved through the proofer by a conveyor system. The proofer has a checkweigher. The checkweigher also uses the same conveyor system and has (1) a tray tipper that tips a tray of dough pieces to make the dough pieces fall out of the tray; (2) a row of gates under the tray to receive and hold the dough pieces and release the dough pieces so that they fall back into their original cups and tray; (3) a row of load cells associated with gates that produces weight data indicative of dough piece weights; and (4) a controller that controls the divider based upon the weight data so that the dough pieces exhibit a substantially uniform target weight.

Abstract: An unmanned vehicle includes at least one navigation sensor configured to measure navigation data indicative of an environment, at least one status sensor configured to measure status data indicative of operating parameters of a hardware system and a computing system. The computing system includes a navigation engine configured to receive the navigation data and status data and plan a path through the environment and a security engine. The security engine is configured to detect that an unauthorized user is attempting to access the navigation data or the status data, send an alert to an authorized user indicating that the unauthorized user is attempting to access navigation data or status data, and send, to the unauthorized user, simulated data including one or both of simulated navigation data and simulated status data.

Abstract: An ergonomic and aerodynamic bicycle handlebar system having appropriate sweep angles and slope angles, embodiments of which can vary both for the type of application and the width of the bar, provides improved energy efficiency, comfort and increased center of gravity control. Flare angle and drop angle can also be adjusted for particular applications. The handlebar may be made of carbon fiber or other suitable materials. Various alternative embodiments are disclosed for drop handlebars and mountain bike handlebars.

Abstract: The grill grate-oiling device comprises a body reservoir, a ball joint, a valve locker, a valve support, a spring, and an applicator. The grill grate-oiling device may be operable to apply oil to grates of a grill in order to prevent food from sticking to the grates. The grill grate-oiling device may be spill-resistant such that the device will not leak if tipped or knocked over. The oil may be dispensed from within the body reservoir when the body reservoir is squeezed. The oil may be applied to the grates by rubbing the applicator over the grates. The ball joint may be operable to vary a dispensing angle between the applicator and the body reservoir.

Abstract: A bed for at least one animal is provided, the bed and its components are washable, the bed includes an outer ring with a floor attached to the outer ring, both made from soft material, the outer ring having rings on the outside to hang items, the bed having three layers of insert support wedges with each layer containing cushioning material, twelve insert support wedges in total, with each layer and each insert support wedge being easily removable, and with each insert support wedges able to be removed by the pet caretaker or the pet itself, resulting in many different configurations creating a customizable animal bed,

Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods and an apparatus for imaging and analysing images of presumed protein deposits in the retina, retinal tissue or retinal structures and discloses methods differentiating or classifying these deposits and other optical signals from retinal structures into 1) whether they contain or do not contain classes, of proteins or protein deposits called amyloids or other proteins and/or protein deposits related to neurodegenerative eye and brain disease(s); 2) which type(s) of amyloid or other proteins or protein deposits they contain, as well as 3) whether the form and/or properties of the deposit are associated with a class of diseases or with one or another specific condition(s) (or disease(s)); whether or not this is a disease or class of disease associated with the retina or more generally with the nervous system, including the brain or 4) classified as associated with one or another level of severity of condition(s), or disease(s).

Abstract: A system for payment routing according to a likelihood of settlement. The system includes processors and/or transceivers programmed to receive a payment transaction message relating to a putative payment transaction. The payment transaction message contains putative payment transaction data including a customer identification (ID) for an account and a transaction amount. The system generates a scaled score representing the likelihood of settlement of the putative payment transaction on at least one date for each of a plurality of potential payment rails. Based at least in part on the at least one scaled score for each of the plurality of potential payment rails, the system selects a payment rail from the plurality of payment rails. The system initiates, via the selected payment rail, a payment transaction corresponding to the putative payment transaction.

Abstract: A dental bar is disclosed for accurately determining the separation and relative orientation of two coping cylinders projecting from dental implants in a patients mouth to receive a prosthesis. The dental bar comprises two sockets, for fitting over and securing to the two coping cylinders, connected to one another by a limb formed of telescopically collapsible sections. The telescoped ections of the limb are of differing cross-sectional shape so as to define between them a volume into which a bonding material may be injected through a port, in order to lock all the limb sections permanently relative to one another.

Abstract: A knitted spacer fabric has a tightly knitted bottom layer, a more loosely knitted upper layer and linking fibres extending across the space between the lower and upper faces. Settable material, e.g. cement, is introduced into the space between the upper and lower faces and can be caused to set by the addition of a liquid, e.g. water. Until set, the fabric is flexible and can be shaped but after the material in space has set, the fabric is rigid and can be used as a structural element in a wide range of situations. The bottom layer has an extension that extends beyond the upper face and is connected to the upper face by elastic connecting fibres that draw the extension towards the other face, thereby at least partly closing the space at the edge of the cloth and preventing the settable material from spilling out.

Abstract: A mechanical means for deploying one of two or more feed sources within a test range is presented. The feed source selected for testing is properly positioned for use within the range by rotating one of two or more arms to an upright and locked position. An arm may further include a rotatable antenna wheel with two or more feed sources thereon whereby a selected feed source is rotated into position via the antenna wheel. The antenna wheel includes a center body, feed sources attached to the center body and aligned along a rotational plane, and a shroud disposed about the center body and feed sources. The antenna wheel may include a cooling system for managing heat generated by the feed sources and electronics therefore. In preferred embodiments, the feed source changer is mounted within the range so that a selected feed source communicates an emitted beam onto a reflector which is redirected as a reflected beam toward a device under test.

Abstract: A roller massage table has a leg under each comer, a leg disposed under the center of the table, and a roller mechanism mounted within the center of the table. The roller mechanism includes a spring-loaded wheel and is slidingly mounted to a pair rails on the underside of the table enabling the roller mechanism to move up and down along a single axis.

Abstract: A mechanical means for deploying one of two or more feed sources within a test range is presented. The feed source selected for testing is properly positioned for use within the range by rotating one of two or more arms to an upright and locked position. An arm may further include a rotatable antenna wheel with two or more feed sources thereon whereby a selected feed source is rotated into position via the antenna wheel. The antenna wheel includes a center body, feed sources attached to the center body and aligned along a rotational plane, and a shroud disposed about the center body and feed sources. The antenna wheel may include a cooling system for managing heat generated by the feed sources and electronics therefore. In preferred embodiments, the feed source changer is mounted within the range so that a selected feed source communicates an emitted beam onto a reflector which is redirected as a reflected beam toward a device under test.

Abstract: According to one aspect, a method includes obtaining, at a first unit, a first signal, and storing an indication of an arrival time of the first signal in a register of the first unit. The method also includes obtaining a digital signal to be provided to a controller area network (CAN) circuit system, the CAN circuit system being included in the first unit, adding the indication to the digital signal, wherein adding the indication to the digital signal creates an updated digital signal, and providing the updated digital signal to the CAN circuit system.

Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods are disclosed for non-planar features for a fastened connection. A forming die is shaped to be disposed between at least two members of a fastened connection. One or more non-planar features are integrally formed from a continuous material of the forming die to at least partially deform the at least two members at an interface between the at least two members.

Abstract: A traction system is provided for a rail draft vehicle including an engine with a driveshaft, at least a pair of rubber-tired traction wheels, and at least one rail guide wheel pressurized relative to the vehicle by at least one fluid-powered cylinder. Included in the system are a programmable processor connected to a driveshaft speed sensor, a rail guide wheel speed sensor, an engine throttle controller, a fluid-powered cylinder controller and a vehicle control panel. The processor is constructed and arranged for automatically adjusting the engine throttle controller in coordination with the fluid-powered cylinder controller for achieving movement of the rail draft vehicle from a dead stop position by increasing applied vehicle weight upon the traction wheels by the at least one fluid-powered cylinder and adjusting engine RPM's until the vehicle begins movement as detected by the rail guide wheel speed sensor.

Abstract: A treatment mixture for treating biofilms on a human or animal comprising a) an effective amount of a salt of alkyleth sulfate, b) an effective amount of at least one surfactant selected from the group consisting of a salt of alkyl sulfoacetate and an effective amount of a salt of an alkyl sulfosuccinate and c) an effective amount of a zinc salt.

Abstract: A mechanical means for deploying one of two or more feed sources within a test range is presented. The feed source selected for testing is properly positioned for use within the range by rotating one of two or more arms to an upright and locked position. An arm may further include a rotatable antenna wheel with two or more feed sources thereon whereby a selected feed source is rotated into position via the antenna wheel. The antenna wheel includes a center body, feed sources attached to the center body and aligned along a rotational plane, and a shroud disposed about the center body and feed sources. The antenna wheel may include a cooling system for managing heat generated by the feed sources and electronics therefore. In preferred embodiments, the feed source changer is mounted within the range so that a selected feed source communicates an emitted beam onto a reflector which is redirected as a reflected beam toward a device under test.

Abstract: A knitted spacer fabric has a tightly knitted bottom layer, a more loosely knitted upper layer and linking fibres extending across the space between the lower and upper faces. Settable material, e.g. cement, is introduced into the space between the upper and lower faces and can be caused to set by the addition of a liquid, e.g. water. Until set, the fabric is flexible and can be shaped but after the material in space has set, the fabric is rigid and can be used as a structural element in a wide range of situations. The bottom layer has an extension that extends beyond the upper face and is connected to the upper face by elastic connecting fibres that draw the extension towards the other face, thereby at least partly closing the space at the edge of the cloth and preventing the settable material from spilling out.

Abstract: A mechanical means for deploying one of two or more feed sources within a test range is presented. The feed source selected for testing is properly positioned for use within the range by rotating one of two or more arms to an upright and locked position. An arm may further include a rotatable antenna wheel with two or more feed sources thereon whereby a selected feed source is rotated into position via the antenna wheel. The antenna wheel includes a center body, feed sources attached to the center body and aligned along a rotational plane, and a shroud disposed about the center body and feed sources. The antenna wheel may include a cooling system for managing heat generated by the feed sources and electronics therefore. In preferred embodiments, the feed source changer is mounted within the range so that a selected feed source communicates an emitted beam onto a reflector which is redirected as a reflected beam toward a device under test.