Abstract:
A system for sampling fluid under pressure in a fluid line of a machine, comprising: a sampling valve assembly connected in the fluid line and configured to selectively withdraw a fluid sample from the fluid line when the machine is operating; a sample canister removably connected to the sampling valve assembly and configured to receive and hold the fluid sample for removal and analysis when the machine is stopped; a data collection module connected to the machine and configured to collect and store sample data relating to the machine and the fluid sample; and data storage associated with the sample canister and configured to receive and store the sample data from the data collection module.
Abstract:
A method of operating a multicopter comprising a body and n thrusters, each thruster independently actuated to vector thrust angularly relative to the body about at least a first axis, the method comprising modelling dynamics of the multicoptor with a mathematical model comprising coupled, non-linear combinations of thruster variables, decoupling the mathematical model into linear combinations of thruster control variables, sensing at least one characteristic of multicopter dynamics, comparing the sensed data with corresponding target characteristic(s), computing adjustments in thruster control variables for reducing the difference between the sensed data and the target characteristic(s) according to a control algorithm, and actuating each thruster according to the computed thruster control variables to converge the muticopter towards the target characteristic(s), wherein the control algorithm is based on the decoupled mathematical model such that each thruster control variable can be adjusted independently.
Abstract:
A method, comprising: displaying, on a user device, graphical objects representing risks; receiving, from the user device, gesture inputs via the graphical objects to collect risk data for the risks; providing a graphical risk model representing the risks and the collected risk data for display on the user device.
Abstract:
A method, comprising: providing a pre-filled adhesive pavement marker having a body with downwardly facing openings that are pre-filled with an adhesive; providing an adhesive pad of the adhesive on a surface of a pavement; attaching the pre-filled adhesive pavement marker to the adhesive pad to thereby adhere the pre-filled pavement marker to the surface of the pavement.
Abstract:
Multiple record management functionality can be used for bulk PNR creation. The multiple record management functionality can take a structured input file containing travel requests and process the requests, such as by a set of client-specific rules, to create shell PNRs with the air segments and profile information included. The multiple record management functionality can also provide a reporting capability to detail the outcome of individual requests or a set of requests. Preference-driven bookings can be made based on a customer-defined overall value proposition. Bookings can be made for non-profiled travelers.
Abstract:
Food packaging material comprising a polymeric material and a natural antioxidant. The natural antioxidant may be extracted, isolated and/or derived from plant material. A method for forming a food packaging material is also provided, comprising forming a mixture comprising a natural antioxidant and a polymeric resin and processing the mixture to form a food packaging material.
Abstract:
A method, comprising: registering, by one or more computing devices, an object, an owner of the object, and a unique identifier associated with the object, wherein the unique identifier is associated with lost-and-found instructions for a finder of the object to use a lost-and-found service when the object is lost by the owner; associating, by the one or more computing devices, the unique identifier with the object and the owner in one or more databases; receiving, by the one or more computing devices, a found report from the finder of the object using the lost-and-found service, wherein the found report comprises the unique identifier and a found message comprising information to facilitate return of the object to the owner; identifying, by the one or more computing devices, the object and the owner in the one or more databases using the unique identifier; sending, by the one or more computing devices, the found message to the owner to facilitate return of the object while preserving privacy and anonymity of the owner.
Abstract:
A method, comprising: receiving, by one or more computing devices, digital data about a physical object located at or between nodes in a physical supply chain, wherein the digital data is collected by and received from one or more digital devices without manual user-defined data input; aggregating, by the one or more computing devices, the digital data into a digital data chain that is a digital representation of the physical object in the physical supply chain; providing, by the one or more computing devices, access to the digital data chain to verify one or more attributes of the physical object.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to methods for the treatment or prevention of asbestos related diseases, in particular mesothelioma and asbestosis, and further to methods for the treatment or prevention of asbestos-induced DNA damage. These methods involve administration to a subject in need thereof compositions comprising zeolite or zeolite-like materials such as clinoptilolite.
Abstract:
A system, comprising: a market server connected to a market data warehouse by a network; wherein the market server is configured to: collect pre-sale, real-time and post-sale livestock market data relating to geographically separate livestock sales; store the pre-sale, real-time and post-sale livestock market data in the market data warehouse; receive livestock market search parameters from clients connectable to the market server; transform the pre-sale, real-time and post-sale livestock market data stored in the market data warehouse into pre-sale, real-time and post-sale livestock market search results, notifications, reports and statistics; and provide the pre-sale, real-time and post-sale livestock market search results, notifications, reports and statistics to the clients.