Abstract: A heads-up display includes an enclosure that includes electronics to operate the heads-up display and a visor attached to the enclosure. The heads-up display further includes a screen attached to the visor and the enclosure; and a cover assembly that is secured to the enclosure. The cover assembly includes a cap that seals the enclosure and includes at least opening; a hydrophobic membrane that prevents moisture from entering the enclosure through the at least one opening while permitting air to enter and exit the enclosure through the opening in the cap. An insert is secured to the cap and a valve is secured to the insert. The valve includes an inlet valve secured to the insert and an outlet valve secured to the insert such that the inlet valve allows air to flow into the enclosure and the outlet valve allows air to flow out of the enclosure.

Abstract: A pool cleaner attachment device includes a bracket and at least one caster. The caster is mounted pivotably within the bracket. The bracket spaces the caster from a pool cleaning apparatus frame. A swivelable pool cleaner includes a cleaner body with a mounting frame; a bracket mounted to an edge of the frame; and a caster assembly mounted pivotably in the bracket. The caster assembly is spaced from the mounting frame by the bracket. The pool cleaner rolls in all directions around the pool, making it easier for the operator to clean hard to reach places.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for generating solutions to decision analysis problems. The systems include a processor configured to: receive input data relating to a decision analysis problem, the input data including various parameters, wherein one or more of the parameters are in conflict, generate a plurality of the solutions based on the input data, wherein each of the plurality of solutions are from distinct homotopy classes, approximate a Pareto front using a multi-objective evolutionary algorithm, the Pareto front representing a collection of the plurality of the solutions that are not inferior to others of the plurality of the solutions in view of an entirety of the parameters in the input data, generate a course of action (COA) menu presenting solution architypes based on the Pareto front using a topological clustering algorithm, and display the COA menu on a visual display device.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for actuating a valve stem between an open position and a closed position and for taking one or more valve gated nozzle out of service is disclosed. The hot runner includes a valve gated nozzle having a valve stem, the valve stem coupled to a piston that is held against an actuation plate via pressurized air. When a valve stem becomes stuck in a gate of the hot runner, the actuation plate can continue to move while the piston remains stationary. The valve stem may also be protected from an over force situation such as if the valve stem encounters an obstruction as the actuation plate is moving toward the closed position.

Abstract: A surface-mounted device for controlling the swing/rotational motion of a hinged door/panel system. Said device controls the velocity of the door/panel's and provides check point(s) in the pathway of its motion. The device includes a non-pivoting carrier component to be fixed upon a hinged door/panel, a non-pivoting receiver component fastened to the adjacent and separate area which shares a common hinge(s)/axis with the movable door/panel and a flexible control arm component firmly attached at one end to the carrier. The flexible control arm is aligned with the receiver's through-body aperture by means of the carrier's fixed position on a movable hinged door/panel and provides control of the door/panel by means of passing into and through the aperture provisioned in the receiver in a linear manner to provide both speed and positional check control (motion detents) of the door's potential swing arc path.

Abstract: An injection molding machine includes a nozzle with a nozzle body having inner and outer flow channels, and at least one intermediate flow channel in between. A valve stem is slideable in the inner flow channel and moveable between open and closed positions. In a first closed position, the valve stem blocks an outlet of the inner flow channel but not outlets of the outer or at least one intermediate flow channels. In the open position, melt exiting the at least one intermediate flow channel simultaneously intersect melt exiting the outer and inner flow channels. The flow channels may be arranged concentrically. The outlets of the flow channel may be separated by a knife edge. The outlets of the flow channels may be adjacent to one another. The inner and outer flow channels may be substantially perpendicular to one another, but not to the at least one intermediate flow channel.

Abstract: A surface-mounted device for controlling the swing/rotational motion of a hinged door/panel system. Said device controls the velocity of the door/panel's and provides check point(s) in the pathway of its motion. The device includes a non-pivoting carrier component to be fixed upon a hinged door/panel, a non-pivoting receiver component fastened to the adjacent and separate area which shares a common hinge(s)/axis with the movable door/panel and a flexible control arm component firmly attached at one end to the carrier. The flexible control arm is aligned with the receiver's through-body aperature by means of the carrier's fixed position on a movable hinged door/panel and provides control of the door/panel by means of passing into and through the aperature provisioned in the receiver in a linear manner to provide both speed and positional check control (motion detents) of the door's potential swing arc path.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for actuating a valve stem between an open position and a closed position and for taking one or more valve gated nozzle out of service is disclosed. The hot runner includes a valve gated nozzle having a valve stem, the valve stem coupled to a piston that is held against an actuation plate via pressurized air. When a valve stem becomes stuck in a gate of the hot runner, the actuation plate can continue to move while the piston remains stationary. The valve stem may also be protected from an over force situation such as if the valve stem encounters an obstruction as the actuation plate is moving toward the closed position.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for actuating a valve stem between an open position and a closed position and for taking one or more valve gated nozzle out of service is disclosed. The hot runner includes a valve gated nozzle having a valve stem, the valve stem coupled to a piston that is held against an actuation plate via pressurized air. When a valve stem becomes stuck in a gate of the hot runner, the actuation plate can continue to move while the piston remains stationary. The valve stem may also be protected from an over force situation such as if the valve stem encounters an obstruction as the actuation plate is moving toward the closed position.

Abstract: In embodiments, an apparatus for microcontroller (?C) or system-on-chip (SoC) computing includes a set of fuses disposed in a ?C or a SoC to store a seed value and M pairs of loop counter values (LCVs) with which to locally generate M private keys from the seed value on the microcontroller or SoC, where M is a positive integer, each private key to decrypt data encrypted with a pre-defined public key cryptosystem, wherein each private key includes two prime numbers p and q (p,q), the LCVs being a number of iterations of a key derivation function (KDF) needed to respectively obtain p and q from the seed value; and a key decoder, disposed in the (?C) or the SoC, and coupled to the set of fuses, to read the seed value and the M pairs of LCVs, and, for each of the M private keys to: respectively generate (p,q) from the seed value by respectively iterating the KDF by the LCVs for that key.

Abstract: A computing device monitors support element strain to enable deployment of positionally-related components in conjunction with one another while the real-time positional relationship between these positionally-related components fluctuates during operation. An exemplary computing device includes a first component and a second component that are both mounted to a support element. The computing device may be subjected to mechanical loading during operation which may induce strain into the support element thereby affecting the nominal positioning between the positionally-related components. The computing device includes a displacement sensor to generate displacement data that is indicative of a real-time positional relationship between the components. This real-time positional relationship may be compensated while implementing desired functionality.

Abstract: A computing device monitors support element strain to enable deployment of positionally-related components in conjunction with one another while the real-time positional relationship between these positionally-related components fluctuates during operation. An exemplary computing device includes a first component and a second component that are both mounted to a support element. The computing device may be subjected to mechanical loading during operation which may induce strain into the support element thereby affecting the nominal positioning between the positionally-related components. The computing device includes a displacement sensor to generate displacement data that is indicative of a real-time positional relationship between the components. This real-time positional relationship may be compensated while implementing desired functionality.

Abstract: System and method for damage avoidance in an excavation area include: receiving an excavation area and an excavation depth; accessing a database of a plurality of utility assets to identify a buried utility asset within the excavation area and the excavation depth; retrieving information from the database for the identified buried utility asset; fusing the buffer zone associated with the buried utility asset and the depth of the buried utility asset to obtain a latitude buffer zone for the buried utility asset; comparing the latitude buffer zone for the buried utility asset and the excavation depth; identifying a party responsible for the buried utility asset; and automatically transmitting an electronic notification to the party responsible for the buried utility asset.

Abstract: An injection molding machine includes a nozzle with a nozzle body having inner and outer flow channels, and at least one intermediate flow channel in between. A valve stem is slideable in the inner flow channel and moveable between open and closed positions. In a first closed position, the valve stem blocks an outlet of the inner flow channel but not outlets of the outer or at least one intermediate flow channels. In the open position, melt exiting the at least one intermediate flow channel simultaneously intersect melt exiting the outer and inner flow channels. The flow channels may be arranged concentrically. The outlets of the flow channel may be separated by a knife edge. The outlets of the flow channels may be adjacent to one another. The inner and outer flow channels may be substantially perpendicular to one another, but not to the at least one intermediate flow channel.

Abstract: A method for continuously knitting a footwear element (101), in particular a shoe element (100), including a knitted upper (110), a knitted tongue (111), and a knitted sole (112).

Abstract: In embodiments, an apparatus for microcontroller (?C) or system-on-chip (SoC) computing includes a set of fuses disposed in a ?C or a SoC to store a seed value and M pairs of loop counter values (LCVs) with which to locally generate M private keys from the seed value on the microcontroller or SoC, where M is a positive integer, each private key to decrypt data encrypted with a pre-defined public key cryptosystem, wherein each private key includes two prime numbers p and q (p,q), the LCVs being a number of iterations of a key derivation function (KDF) needed to respectively obtain p and q from the seed value; and a key decoder, disposed in the (?C) or the SoC, and coupled to the set of fuses, to read the seed value and the M pairs of LCVs, and, for each of the M private keys to: respectively generate (p,q) from the seed value by respectively iterating the KDF by the LCVs for that key.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for actuating a valve stem between an open position and a closed position and for taking one or more valve gated nozzle out of service is disclosed. The hot runner includes a valve gated nozzle having a valve stem, the valve stem coupled to a piston that is held against an actuation plate via pressurized air. When a valve stem becomes stuck in a gate of the hot runner, the actuation plate can continue to move while the piston remains stationary. The valve stem may also be protected from an over force situation such as if the valve stem encounters an obstruction as the actuation plate is moving toward the closed position.

Abstract: An orthopedic cushioning device and system which includes a base cushion(s) and a plurality of smaller, modular cushion elements that may be changeably attached and arranged without tools or mechanical control systems onto the base cushion(s) and onto other cushion elements to form a custom surface topography. This cushioning system is a fully portable, lightweight support solution for the comfort of all people and especially for those with special orthopedic requirements and other physical problems. The system is adaptable to a wide variety human body sizes, shapes and forms. It may be used as an overlay on existing human support systems like chairs, wheelchairs, beds and vehicle seating. User reconfigurable, it does not require any external or internal power sources. The cushion elements may be methodically arranged over time to affect change in the relationship between the bones and their related connecting tissues, tendons, cartilage and ligaments of the user.

Abstract: Disclosed herein, amongst other things, is a post-mold system (100, 200, 300, 400, 500) for conditioning a molded article (130). The post-mold system comprises a retrieval device (110, 210, 310, 410, 510) having a receptacle (112, 212, 312, 412, 512) that is configured to retrieve the molded article (130) from a mold (132) and a conditioning device (120, 320, 420, 520). The receptacle (112, 212, 312, 412, 512) is configured to be selectively transferable between the retrieval device (110, 210, 310, 410, 510) and the conditioning device (120, 320, 420, 520). The conditioning device (120, 320, 420, 520) includes a first thermal regulator (140, 240, 440) that is configured to thermally regulate the receptacle (112, 212, 312, 412, 512) when connected thereto.

Abstract: System and method for damage avoidance in an excavation area include: receiving an excavation area and an excavation depth; accessing a database of a plurality of utility assets to identify a buried utility asset within the excavation area and the excavation depth; retrieving information from the database for the identified buried utility asset; fusing the buffer zone associated with the buried utility asset and the depth of the buried utility asset to obtain a latitude buffer zone for the buried utility asset; comparing the latitude buffer zone for the buried utility asset and the excavation depth; identifying a party responsible for the buried utility asset; and automatically transmitting an electronic notification to the party responsible for the buried utility asset.