Abstract: An implant for controlling fluid flow within a patient's urethra, the implant comprising a fluid pathway configured to receive a fluid; a seal configured to restrict fluid flow between the fluid pathway and the patient's urethra, in use, and a valve configured to control the flow of the fluid along the fluid pathway.

Abstract: A technique provides an amphibious, submersible vehicle, which includes an electric drive and is capable of operating both on land and in water. The vehicle includes a water-tight compartment that houses batteries and a set of electric motors for propelling the vehicle using tracks on land and on a subsea floor. The vehicle is further capable of propelling itself through water, using the tracks and/or a set of thrusters powered by the batteries.

Abstract: Workstation for performing a task on a workpiece using a tool. Some implementations of the invention allow an adjustable shelf to be used to position a workpiece on the workstation. Some implementations of the invention include a support bar for partially supporting a tool as the task is performed on a workpiece coupled to the workstation. Some implementations of the invention allow a workpiece to be positioned at a reference location or orientation relative to the workstation. Some implementations of the invention allow a tool to perform an action based on determining the position of the tool relative to the workstation using computer vision techniques to analyze a feature of the workstation.

Abstract: A system for content upsampling comprises a console and a head-mounted display (HMD). The console can select content for presentation and provide the content at a first frame rate. The HMD outputs fast calibration data comprising one or more intermediate estimated positions of a reference point on the HMD. The HMD estimates future positions of the HMD using the fast calibration data, and generates synthetic frames using frames from the content and the future positions of the HMD. The HMD then upsamples the content from the first frame rate to a second frame using the synthetic frames to generate augmented content, wherein the second frame rate is faster than the first frame rate. The HMD presents the augmented content at the second frame rate via an electronic display.

Abstract: A system for content upsampling comprises a console and a head-mounted display (HMD). The console can select content for presentation and provide the content at a first frame rate. The HMD outputs fast calibration data comprising one or more intermediate estimated positions of a reference point on the HMD. The HMD estimates future positions of the HMD using the fast calibration data, and generates synthetic frames using frames from the content and the future positions of the HMD. The HMD then upsamples the content from the first frame rate to a second frame using the synthetic frames to generate augmented content, wherein the second frame rate is faster than the first frame rate. The HMD presents the augmented content at the second frame rate via an electronic display.

Abstract: Methods and systems for analyzing, improving, and monitoring the co-prosperity of members of a network, an ego network, a subnetwork or affiliated networks, implement the steps of: for each member, profiling the habits of the member and determining a member habit index; profiling the welfare and wellbeing of the member and determining a member success index; determining a co-prosperity index for the member reflecting the member's benefits from and contributions to the network; determining the causal relationships between the member and network relationship habit profiles and the co-prosperity index of the member; developing and delivering a habit improvement program to the member based on the predictive modelling of the impact of changes to the member habit profile and the member welfare and wellbeing outcomes. The method and system may track the effectiveness of the habit improvement program by periodically updating the habit profile of the member and the welfare and wellbeing profile of the member.

Abstract: Persons and/or business entities (inquirers), interested in acquiring a BRANDED article, or availing themselves of a BRANDED service, upon seeing IDENTIFIER 110 with BRAND 120 of authenticator 54, as carried by the article or its packaging or associated with a service, are enabled to recognize that the BRAND SOURCE of such article(s) or service is authenticatable and the article trackable. By imaging the unique encoded symbology 112, carried by IDENTIFIER 110, and transmitting the image, and/or its decode, to administrator 54 authentication of the BRAND SOURCE and tracking of the article may be accomplished. Authenticator 54, upon receipt of the image, and/or decode, of the encoded symbology 112 carried by the article or service, may query authenticator data base 58 (FIG. 1) and seek a match, from data previously stored in data base 58 for stored data corresponding to the so received decode of the specific encoded symbology carried by the article or service.

Abstract: A liquid fuel composition containing: (a) a gasoline base fuel suitable for use in an internal combustion engine; and (b) one or more organic sunscreen compounds.

Abstract: A method and system includes generating a cache entry comprising cache line data for a plurality of cache clients and receiving a cache invalidate instruction from a first of the plurality of cache clients. In response to the cache invalidate instruction, the data valid/invalid state is changed for the first cache client to an invalid state without modifying the data valid/invalid state for the other of the plurality of cache clients from the valid state. A read instruction may be received from a second of the plurality of cache clients and in response to the read instruction, a value stored in the cache line data is returned to the second cache client while the data valid/invalid state for the first cache client is in the invalid state and the data valid/invalid state for the second cache client is in the valid state.

Abstract: A liquid fuel composition containing (a) a gasoline base fuel suitable for use in an internal combustion engine; and (b) one or more organic sunscreen compounds. The liquid fuel composition of the present invention provides benefits in terms of improved acceleration and/or power output of an internal combustion engine fuelled by said fuel as well as an increase in flame speed.

Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein provide systems and methods that allow a member of an online community to assign personal rankings to other members of the online community to prioritize and personalize content generated by the other members of the online community to the member of the online community.

Abstract: An intravascular ultrasonic imaging catheter is provided with a flexible circuit electrically coupled to a transducer array mounted on the distal end of the catheter, a portion of the flexible circuit being helically wound about the catheter in order to enhance the flexibility of the circuit. The catheter may be a balloon catheter which is also provided with a stent mounted on the balloon, the stent carrying one or more drugs designed to be eluted or washed into a patient's blood stream after the stent has been delivered, by a the balloon catheter, into a target area within the patient's vascular system.

Abstract: Systems and methods allow consumers of advertisements to vote on advertisements in order to receive an offer, discount, etc. from the advertisers. After advertisers are selected, consumers vote on offers that advertisers have extended to the consumer if they vote for the advertisement and/or if their advertisement is selected as a winner. After a period of time, or any other trigger, one or more winning advertisements may be selected and the winning advertisers must honor their offers/prizes to a selected subset of consumers. The selected subset may be all consumers, all consumers who voted for the winning advertisement, all consumers having defined demographic or behavioral information, etc.

Abstract: A liquid fuel composition containing (a) a gasoline base fuel suitable for use in an internal combustion engine; and (b) one or more organic sunscreen compounds. The liquid fuel composition of the present invention provides benefits in terms of improved acceleration and/or power output of an internal combustion engine fuelled by said fuel as well as an increase in flame speed.

Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein provide systems and methods that allow users to self-organize and build self-governed online communities around any topic or genre of interest, such as sports, news, politics, science, and/or broader or more specific topics. The online communities may be groups of like-minded individuals who can govern themselves by democratically selecting leaders and rules. The selection process for leaders and/or rule may be automatic using algorithms, based on voting, or a combination of both.

Abstract: A dispensing vessel for introducing moisture into a clothes drying environment includes a sponge-like core configured to at least temporarily retain a moistening substance therein, a generally oblong-shaped cover substantially surrounding the core and retaining the core in a compressed condition, and a moistening substance retained within the core. The cover includes a fill opening defined therethrough, the fill opening providing access to an interior of the cover from an exterior of the cover, a plurality of protuberances spaced generally evenly from one another, each protuberance having a generally conical shape, and one or more dispensing openings, each dispensing opening disposed at a distal end of a protuberance of the plurality of protuberances, and each dispensing opening providing access to an exterior of the cover from an interior of the cover. Furthermore, each of the dispensing openings is not positioned generally opposite the fill opening.

Abstract: A dispensing vessel for introducing moisture to a clothes drying environment includes a core and a cover substantially surrounding the core. The core is comprised of a sponge-like material for retaining a moistening substance within the core, and the cover has at least one opening extending through to the core for permitting the release of moisture to the clothes drying environment.