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20140372161 | Method for Generating a Discrete Forecasted Staff Report - A computer-implemented method is disclosed for generating a discrete forecasted staff report. The method commences with the definition of a set of shifts, each shift having daily and weekly time segments. Using these shifts, “baseline staff” coverage in then inputted into a work schedule to thereby meet, represent, or otherwise define an employer's current staff. Similarly, “projected staff” coverage is then determined in anticipation of meeting, representing, or otherwise defining a future staffing demand. With both “baseline staff” and “projective staff” in place, variance between the two is then calculated discretely throughout the work schedule for each daily and weekly time segment. The forecasted staff report is then generated such that the staffing information provided therein (such as, hiring suggestions) is composed as a function of preferably both (a) the variance and (b) at least one predefined staffing constraint. | 12-18-2014 |
20150120410 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING INELASTIC PRODUCTS - According to one aspect, embodiments of the invention provide a system for identifying inelastic products, the system comprising an interface, a markdown analysis module, and a database, wherein the markdown analysis module is further configured to receive signals from each server of a plurality of retail stores including product sales information, calculate, based on the received information, the total expected markdown for each retail store, identify, based on the total expected markdown of each retail store, an outlier store that has a total expected markdown greater than a threshold, identify a sister store that has at least one similar characteristic to the outlier store and less total expected markdown than the outlier store, compare expected markdowns of the outlier store and the sister store, and identify, based on the comparison between the expected markdowns of the outlier and sister stores, at least one inelastic product in the outlier store. | 04-30-2015 |
20160034928 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROMOTIONAL FORECASTING - A system for promotional forecasting in a retail environment is provided. The system includes at least one processor coupled to a memory storing sales history information associated with a product, an interface configured to receive a promotion configuration profile including an indication of the product and a state of a plurality of promotion variables, and a promotional forecasting component. The promotional forecasting component is configured to determine a base sales quantity of the product based on the sales history information, determine a lift factor for each promotion variable, the lift factor indicative of an effect of the promotion variable on the base sales quantity, determine a total lift factor for the promotion configuration profile based on the lift factor for each promotion variable and the state of each promotion variable, and determine a forecasted sales quantity for the product based on the base sales quantity and the total lift factor. | 02-04-2016 |
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20140096675 | PRESSURE PISTON ACTUATOR WITH NON-RIGID SHAFT - Pressure piston actuators and systems for control of wastegate in a turbocharger pressure that include the pressure piston actuators are disclosed. The pressure piston actuator includes a housing defining a chamber and a pathway leading to the chamber, a piston disposed within the chamber, a rod connected to the piston by a ball-and-socket joint, and a spring disposed in the chamber to bias the piston, and hence the rod, into a retracted position. Then, when fluid is introduced into the chamber, the fluid applies pressure to the piston. Once the pressure overcomes the bias of the spring, the piston, and hence the rod, moves into an extended position. For the system, the pressure piston actuator has the connector on the end of the rod opposite the ball-and-socket joint connected to the valve portion of a wastegate of a turbocharger. | 04-10-2014 |
20140261942 | TIRE PRESSURE MAINTENANCE APPARATUS AND SYSTEM - A tire pressure maintenance apparatus and system is disclosed. The apparatus and system comprises a high pressure reservoir and a pressure regulator secured to the high pressure reservoir. A high pressure relief valve is also provided. The high pressure reservoir is circumferentially continuous. Further, the pressure regulator has a passive valve in fluid communication with the high pressure reservoir and the pressure regulator opens at a low pressure point and closes at a high pressure point. | 09-18-2014 |
20140271138 | WASTEGATE VALVE AND TURBOCHARGER HAVING SAME - Wastegate assemblies and turbocharger assemblies including the wastegate assemblies are described. The wastegate assemblies include a housing enclosing both an actuator and a valve. The valve is operatively coupled to the actuator and the housing terminates with a crush seal. The housing also includes a mounting member connectable to a turbocharger to place the crush seal in sealing engagement with a wastegate opening in the turbocharger. The turbocharger assemblies include a housing enclosing a turbine and a compressor wheel that are operatively coupled together on a common shaft that defines an axis of rotation, and have a wastegate assembly removably mounted to an outlet end of the housing proximate the turbine and extending therefrom in a direction away from the turbine and the compressor wheel. Here, the wastegate assembly has a longitudinal axis that is parallel to the axis of rotation. | 09-18-2014 |
20150090355 | Solenoid-Powered Gate Valve - A solenoid-powered gate valve that provides a reliable, high quality seal with a reduced operating force requirement. The valve includes a solenoid coil and armature connected to a valve mechanism, with the valve mechanism including a conduit having a connection opening, an oppositely-disposed pocket, and a sprung gate assembly linearly movable between the connection opening and the pocket. The sprung gate assembly includes a first gate member with an opening, a second gate member with an opening, and an endless elastic band retained between the first and second gate members, with the openings and endless elastic band collectively defining a passage through the sprung gate assembly, with the first and second gate members being mechanically coupled to the armature for reciprocating linear movement between the connection opening and the pocket. The endless elastic band allows an interference fit within the pocket with reduced frictional opposition to gate movement. | 04-02-2015 |
20150159528 | NOISE ATTENUATION UNIT FOR ENGINE SYSTEMS - Noise attenuation units are disclosed that are connectable in a system as part of a fluid flow path. Such units include a housing defining an internal cavity and having a first port and a second port each connectable to a fluid flow path and in fluid communication with one another through the internal cavity, and a noise attenuating member seated in the internal cavity of the housing within the flow of the fluid communication between the first port and the second port. The noise attenuating member enables the fluid communication between the first port and the second port to flow through the noise attenuating member. | 06-11-2015 |
20150159665 | TURBOCHARGER COMPRESSOR RECIRCULATION SYSTEM - Recirculation systems for engine intake air are disclosed having a turbocharger compressor with an inlet and an outlet, a recirculation pathway connecting fluid flow from the outlet of the turbocharger compressor to fluid flow into the inlet of the turbocharger compressor, and a recirculation valve assembly controlling fluid flow through the recirculation pathway. The recirculation valve assembly includes an actuator operating a valve coupled to an aspirator assembly that produces vacuum when the fluid flows through the recirculation pathway from the inlet to the outlet and when fluid flows through the recirculation pathway from the outlet to the inlet. Fluid flows through the recirculation pathway from the outlet to the inlet when the turbocharger generates boost. The vacuum generated by the aspirator assembly is in fluid communication with the actuator to move the valve between two or more positions. | 06-11-2015 |
20150159677 | FLOW CONTROL FOR ASPIRATORS PRODUCING VACUUM USING THE VENTURI EFFECT - An aspirator for creating vacuum is disclosed that includes a housing defining a fluid passageway with a first tapering portion and a second tapering portion. Each tapering portion has a larger internal opening and a smaller internal opening, the smaller openings facing one another. The aspirator includes a gate positioned between and in fluid communication with the first and second tapering portions, the gate having a first Venturi tube with a Venturi opening creating vacuum when fluid flows in a direction and a second Venturi tube with a Venturi opening that creates vacuum when fluid flows in the opposite direction. The Venturi openings are in fluid communication with a suction port, and the first and second Venturi tubes may provide different mass flow rates through the aspirator. An engine system having an aspirator with a gate having a first bore and a second bore and an actuator is also disclosed. | 06-11-2015 |
20150204452 | CHECK VALVE WITH IMPROVED SEALING MEMBER - Check valves are disclosed, including check valve included in an aspirator, that includes a housing defining an internal cavity having a first port and a second port both in fluid communication therewith, and a sealing member within the cavity. The sealing member is translatable between a closed position against a first seat within the internal cavity of the housing and an open position against a second seat within the internal cavity of the housing. The sealing member has a sealing material positioned for sealing engagement with the first seat when the sealing member is in the closed position and a reinforcing member positioned for engagement with the second seat when the sealing member is in the open position. | 07-23-2015 |
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20140353534 | SPRUNG GATE VALVES MOVABLE BY AN ACTUATOR - Valves having a sprung gate of various constructions are disclosed. In one embodiment, the sprung gate includes a first endless elastic band having an inner perimeter defining an open space sandwiched between a first gate member and a second gate member that each define an opening therethrough in an open position portion thereof. The first endless elastic band is sandwiched therebetween with its open space oriented for alignment with the opening in both of the first and second gate members, which are aligned with one another to form a passage through the sprung gate. In one aspect, the first endless elastic band in positioned inward a distance from the outer sides of the first and second gate members and spaces the first gate member a distance apart from the second gate member thereby defining a channel having a bottom defined by the first endless elastic band. | 12-04-2014 |
20150020524 | ASPIRATOR AND EJECTOR SYSTEM - An engine system having a flowpath between a junction upstream of a turbocharger and an intake manifold that includes an ejector and an aspirator connected in parallel relative to one another within the flowpath is disclosed. The motive flow through the ejector is in the opposite direction relative to the direction of the motive flow through the aspirator, and both the ejector and the aspirator have a suction port fluidly coupled to a device requiring vacuum. The engine system also includes a first check valve disposed in control of the motive flow through the ejector and a second check valve disposed in control of the motive flow through the aspirator and may also include a control valve in fluid communication within the flowpath upstream or downstream of the ejector and the aspirator that controls the flow into and/or out of both thereof. | 01-22-2015 |
20150060709 | SPRUNG GATE VALVES MOVABLE BY A SOLENOID ACTUATOR - A sprung gate for a valve having an endless elastic band sandwiched between first and second gate members that each define an opening therethrough in an open position portion thereof, which collectively form a passage through the sprung gate. The first gate member includes a fastener connected to a fastener receiving member of the second gate member thereby securing the first and second gate members together as a unit. This sprung gate unit is operatively connected to an actuator for linear translation within a pocket of a conduit to control fluid flow through the conduit. This assembled device may be manufactured using spin welding to sealingly mate the conduit to a housing enclosing the actuator. | 03-05-2015 |
20150096637 | NOISE ATTENUATION IN A CHECK VALVE UNIT OR APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING VACUUM - Check valve units having one or more sound attenuating members are disclosed. A check valve unit includes a housing defining an inlet port, an outlet port, and a chamber in fluid communication therewith thereby defining a flow path from the inlet port through the chamber to the outlet port. The chamber includes first and second valve seats and has a sealing member disposed therein that is moveable from a position seated on the first valve seat to a position seated on the second valve seat. A sound attenuating member is disposed in the flow path downstream of the chamber, within the chamber, or both. In another embodiment, the check valve unit includes a Venturi portion in fluid communication with the chamber. The Venturi portion has a fluid junction with the flow path downstream of the chamber or forms the discharge section of the Venturi portion thereby defining the outlet port. | 04-09-2015 |
20150315963 | VARIABLE FLOW VALVE HAVING METERED FLOW ORIFICE - A variable flow valve assembly is disclosed, and includes a main body and a piston. The main body defines a chamber, an inlet port, an outlet port, and a wall located between the inlet port and the outlet port. The wall defines a metering orifice for selectively allowing a medium to flow from the inlet port to the outlet port. The piston is moveable within the chamber of the main body in a plurality of partially open positions to vary the amount of medium flowing through the modulation orifice. | 11-05-2015 |
20150345517 | VACUUM CREATION SYSTEM HAVING AN EJECTOR, PNEUMATIC CONTROL VALVE AND OPTIONALLY AN ASPIRATOR - Ejector assemblies and engine systems including the same are disclosed herein. The ejector assemblies include a pressure regulator in fluid communication with an ejector. The pressure regulator receives boost pressure and selectively allows the boost pressure to pass through a valve opening therein under selected engine conditions and into the ejector as regulated boost pressure. Both the pressure regulator and the ejector each have a conduit defining a passageway that includes a Venturi gap separating the passageway into a converging section and a first diverging section that both narrow toward the Venturi gap. The pressure regulator has a piston operatively connected to a valve mechanism positioned for movement therewith to control the passage of the boost pressure through the valve opening, and the valve mechanism defines a passage therethrough that includes a gradually narrowing portion that is narrower than the valve opening. | 12-03-2015 |
20150354600 | VENTURI DEVICES WITH DUAL VENTURI FLOW PATHS - Venturi devices and systems incorporating the Venturi devices are disclosed. The Venturi devices have a body defining a passageway that has a motive section and a discharge section spaced a distance apart from one another to define a Venturi gap. Both the motive section and the discharge section converge toward the Venturi gap. Also, the body defines a first suction port and a second suction port generally opposite one another that are each in fluid communication with the Venturi gap. The Venturi gap is generally wider proximate both the first suction port and the second suction port than at a generally central point therebetween. In a system, the Venturi device has its motive section fluidly connected to a source of motive pressure and one or both of the first and second suction ports in fluid communication with a device requiring vacuum. | 12-10-2015 |
20150354726 | NOISE ATTENUATION IN A VENTURI DEVICE AND/OR CHECK VALVES - Venturi devices for producing vacuum are disclosed that include a housing defining a motive port, a suction port, a discharge port, a first flow passage between the motive port and the discharge port, and a second flow passage into and through the suction port and into fluid communication with the first flow passage, a first check valve incorporated into the housing and positioned to control fluid flow through the suction port, and a sound attenuating wrap about the outer surface of the housing. The Venturi devices may also include a sound attenuating member disposed in the first flow passage downstream of the intersection of the second flow passage and the first flow passage, in the portion of the second flow passage leading into the suction port, in the first check valve, or combinations thereof. | 12-10-2015 |
20160017792 | ASPIRATED RELIEF VALVE FOR A TURBOCHARGING SYSTEM - A valve assembly is disclosed, and includes an evacuator and a relief valve. The evacuator includes a suction port that selectively applies a vacuum. The relief valve has an open position and a closed position, and includes an inlet, an outlet, a piston that translates within a chamber, and a pressurized chamber. The piston includes a first end and a second end. The pressurized chamber is fluidly connected to the suction port of the evacuator, and is defined in part by the first end of the piston. The piston translates within the pressurized chamber towards the open position if vacuum is applied to the pressurized chamber. | 01-21-2016 |
20160040688 | PNEUMATICALLY ACTUATED VACUUM PUMP HAVING MULTIPLE VENTURI GAPS AND CHECK VALVES - A pneumatically actuated vacuum pump is disclosed, and includes a body defining a converging motive section, a diverging discharge section, at least one suction port, and a Venturi gap. The Venturi gap is located between an outlet end of the converging motive section and an inlet end of the diverging discharge section. The pneumatically actuated vacuum pump also includes a first check valve fluidly connected to the Venturi gap and the suction port. The pneumatically actuated vacuum pump further includes at least one second gap located in the diverging discharge section of the body downstream of the Venturi gap. A second check valve is fluidly connected to the second gap. | 02-11-2016 |
20160053727 | DUAL ASPIRATOR SYSTEM WITH ASPIRATOR SHUT-OFF VALVE - An engine system including a first flowpath between a first component and a second component where a first aspirator forms a portion of the first flowpath, and a second flowpath between the first component and the second component, where a second aspirator forms a portion of the second flowpath. A shut-off valve forms a portion of the second flowpath. The first aspirator and the second aspirator each have a suction inlet, and the suction inlet of the first aspirator is in fluid communication with the suction inlet of the second aspirator. | 02-25-2016 |
20160061160 | LOW-COST EVACUATOR FOR AN ENGINE HAVING TUNED VENTURI GAPS - An evacuator for supplying vacuum to a device in a boosted engine air system is disclosed. The evacuator defines a body comprising a converging motive section, a diverging discharge section, at least one suction port, and a Venturi gap located between an outlet end of the converging motive section and an inlet end of the diverging discharge section. A lineal distance is measured between the outlet end and the inlet end. The lineal distance is decreased in length if higher suction vacuum at a specific set of operating conditions is required and the lineal distances is increased in length if higher suction flow rate at the specific set of operating conditions is required. | 03-03-2016 |
20160061164 | VACUUM PRODUCER INCLUDING AN ASPIRATOR AND AN EJECTOR - A vacuum producer for supplying vacuum to a device in a boosted engine air system is disclosed. The boosted engine air system includes a throttle. The vacuum producer includes a first engine connection, a second engine connection, an aspirator, an aspirator check valve, an ejector, and an ejector check valve. The first engine connection is fluidly connected to atmospheric pressure and the second engine connection is fluidly connected to the engine air system at a location upstream of an intake manifold of an engine and downstream of the throttle. The aspirator provides vacuum to the device if pressure at the intake manifold is below atmospheric pressure. The ejector provides vacuum if pressure at the intake manifold is above atmospheric pressure. | 03-03-2016 |
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20150302300 | EFFICIENT GRAPH-BASED RULE ENGINE FOR COMPLEX, DYNAMIC, UNSTRUCTURED DATA - Systems and methods can support efficient graph-based rule engines for complex, dynamic, unstructured data. The system can provide an interface to a graph database for storing rules and facts. The system can receive rules and facts. The system can convert the received rules to a format suitable for insertion into the graph database and store the converted rules into the graph database. The system can receive a question and perform a query against the graph database to evaluate rules and facts in light of the received question. The system can return facts retrieved from the graph database in response to the performed query. Also, the system can generate one or more actions based upon facts retrieved or rules trigger in response to the performed query. | 10-22-2015 |
20160078747 | INTELLIGENT PRESENTATION OF ALARMS AND MESSAGES IN MOBILE HEALTH SYSTEMS - Systems and methods can support presenting patient alarms to clinical care users. An alarm management system can maintain a mapping of patients to users as well as user context information. The alarm management system can receive alarm indications from medical devices associated with the patients along with alarm context information associated with the alarm indication. The alarm management system can determine a target user among the users according to evaluating the mapping of patients to users, the user context information, and the alarm context information. The alarm management system can determine a notification modality according to evaluating the alarm indication, the target user, a portion of the user context information associated with the target user, and the alarm context information. The alarm management system can transmit the alarm indication, the alarm context information, and the notification modality to a mobile device for presentation to the target user. | 03-17-2016 |
20160078750 | USAGE MODELING FOR INTELLIGENT MANAGEMENT OF ALARMS AND MESSAGES IN MOBILE HEALTH SYSTEMS - Systems and methods can support usage modeling and the intelligent management of patient alarms. An alarm management system can maintain models of patient alarm operations. Modeling parameters related to clinical user behavior and modeling parameters related to alarm context can be incorporated into the models of patient alarm operations. The models of patient alarm operations can inform rules associated with intelligent alarm management. The rules may be applied to the presentation of alarms to the clinical users via mobile computing devices. The rules may also be applied to the interpretation of alarm responses from the clinical users. The rules may be adapted by the alarm management system to improve metrics of alarm efficacy and/or metrics of patient health outcomes. | 03-17-2016 |
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20140130943 | Method of Making High Strength Steel Crane Rail - A method of making a high strength head-hardened crane rail and the crane rail produced by the method. The method comprises the steps of providing a steel rail having a composition comprising, in weight percent: C, 0.79-1.00%; Mn, 0.40-1.00; Si, 0.30-1.00; Cr, 0.20-1.00; V, 0.05-0.35; Ti, 0.01-0.035; N, 0.002 to 0.0150; and the remainder being predominantly iron. The steel rail is cooled from a temperature between about 700 and 800° C. at a cooling rate having an upper cooling rate boundary plot defined by an upper line connecting xy-coordinates (0 s, 800° C.), (40 s, 700° C.), and (140 s, 600° C.) and a lower cooling rate boundary plot defined by a lower line connecting xy-coordinates (0 s, 700° C.), (40 s, 600° C.), and (140 s, 500° C.). | 05-15-2014 |
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20140122204 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING DIGITAL BUNDLING SERVICES TO MULTIPLE USERS AT DISCOUNTED PRICES - Systems and methods are disclosed for aggregating digital services in a bundle for a user. In accordance with one implementation, a method includes displaying, on a device of the user, a plurality of available digital services, the plurality of available digital services being implemented by more than one service provider. The method also includes receiving, from the user, a selection of a set of services from the plurality of available digital services. In addition, the method includes providing, by at least one processor, a bundle to enable the user to access and use the set of selected services. | 05-01-2014 |
20140122473 | Systems and Methods for Providing Meta-Social Graphs - Systems and methods are disclosed for providing a meta-social graph. In accordance with one implementation, a computerized method comprises collecting a plurality of different online identities of a first online user, each of the different online identities corresponding to a unique social network system. The method also includes collecting a plurality of communication data associated with the first user and determining bi-directional connections of the first user with other users from the collected communication data. In addition, the method may also include creating a meta-social graph from the determined bi-directional connections and the plurality of different online identities and generating a global identifier for the first user. The method also includes storing, in at least one memory device, the meta-social graph with at least one of the generated global identifier, the determined bi-directional connections, and the collected communication data. | 05-01-2014 |
20140123314 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FACILITATING THE SHARING OF DIGITAL BUNDLES OF SERVICES BETWEEN USERS - Systems and methods are disclosed for allowing a primary user to share a digital service, in a bundle of services implemented by a plurality of different service providers, with a secondary user. In accordance with one implementation, a method includes receiving a request from the primary user to share a first service in the bundle of services with the secondary user. The method also includes generating, using at least one processor, a first token that associates the secondary user with the first service. The method further includes sending the first token to one of the plurality of different service providers for the first service. Additionally, the method includes modifying a status of the primary user to restrict access to the first service by the primary user while the first service is being shared with the secondary user. | 05-01-2014 |
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20150210255 | METHOD FOR REDUCING JERK WHEN COMPLETING AN AUTOMATIC BRAKING MANEUVER - An automatic braking system for a vehicle is disclosed that includes an electronic brake system capable of applying wheel brakes to decelerate the vehicle and a controller for actuating the brake system in a manner that reduces jerk at the termination of an automatic braking maneuver. | 07-30-2015 |
20150210259 | METHOD FOR REDUCING REVERSE VEHICLE STOPPING DISTANCE USING BRAKE PRE-CHARGE - An automatic braking system for a vehicle is disclosed and includes an electronic brake system capable of applying wheel brakes to decelerate the vehicle and a controller. The controller includes instructions for maintaining the electronic brake system in a pre-charge condition when the vehicle is operating in a reverse gear, and applying the wheel brakes independent of a driver input. | 07-30-2015 |
20150210279 | SYSTEM FOR ACCOMMODATING A PEDESTRIAN DURING AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE OPERATION - A collision avoidance system for a vehicle includes an electronic brake system capable of applying wheel brakes to decelerate the vehicle, a steering system capable of changing a steering angle for the vehicle, and a controller. The controller instructions for performing a pedestrian avoidance maneuver including at least one of steering the vehicle to the maximum available separation distance and braking the vehicle to the maximum safe speed while the vehicle is passing the pedestrian. | 07-30-2015 |
20150210280 | METHOD FOR MINIMIZING AUTOMATIC BRAKING INTRUSION BASED ON COLLISION CONFIDENCE - An automatic braking system for a vehicle includes an electronic brake system capable of applying wheel brakes to decelerate the vehicle and a controller. The controller includes instructions for detecting an object proximate to a vehicle with at least one sensor for a reverse collision avoidance system and determining a collision confidence value based upon the probability of collision with the object. The controller further includes instructions for determining a desired velocity profile of the vehicle that provides for deceleration of the vehicle. | 07-30-2015 |
20150210293 | METHOD FOR REDUCING FALSE ACTIVATIONS IN REVERSE COLLISION AVOIDANCE SYSTEMS - A collision avoidance system for a vehicle is disclosed that includes at least one sensor mounted to a vehicle to measure the vehicle's environment in the reverse driving direction, a controller which creates a feature vector based on relationships among data provided by at least one sensor, and a non-volatile memory which stores feature vectors and related object configurations for a number of different environments. The system utilizes a comparison between the current feature vector and previously stored feature vectors to match the current environment with a previously observed environment, and then loads a previously stored object configuration which can improve collision detection performance to reduce the number of unnecessary system interventions. | 07-30-2015 |
20150258991 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DISPLAYING PROBABILITY OF A COLLISION - A maneuvering assistance system for a vehicle determines a scalar field representing the probability of collision with an object at locations proximate to the vehicle with a controller located within the vehicle. The probability of collision is determined based on information received indicative of vehicle motion and the proximity of the object to the vehicle, and the field of collision probability is then communicated as a visual representation to an operator of the vehicle. | 09-17-2015 |
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20110168274 | Method For Producing A Multi-Chamber Tank - The invention relates to a method for producing a multi-chamber tank for fuels of motor vehicles, said tank comprising at least one internally coated first and at least one internally coated second chamber. The method comprises the following steps: making a first metal tank segment available, said segment containing the first chamber and an externally protruding peripheral collar, rotolining the first tank segment ( | 07-14-2011 |
20110179776 | Tank for Working Fluids of Motor Vehicles - The invention relates to a tank for working fluids of motor vehicles, comprising a metal wall, at least one opening therein, and a plastic coating on the inside of the metal wall, wherein the plastic coating extends through the opening at least to the level of the outside of the metal wall. | 07-28-2011 |
20120247576 | Container For Fluid Operating Materials Of A Motor Vehicle - The invention relates to a container for fluid operating materials of a motor vehicle, comprising at least one container and a heat-exchanging device outside said container. The heat-exchanging device is formed by two half-shells sitting against the container wall outside said container, said half-shells having an inner wall and an outer wall which between at least one flow channel is formed for a heat-transferring medium. | 10-04-2012 |
20120255155 | Method for Producing a Container for a Temperature-Sensitive Operating Material, and Container for Said Material - The invention relates to a method for producing a container for a temperature-sensitive operating material of a vehicle, said container having a cylindrical casing and a calotte at both ends with a cylindrical edge part, wherein a) the calotte is inserted with the convex side thereof facing inwards into the casing which is filled with a temperature-sensitive operating material and which is open on at least one side; b) the cylindrical edge part of the calotte and the part of the casing sitting thereagainst are clamped between an outer and an inner retaining block so that the retaining blocks are connected to the calotte and to the casing in a heat-conducting manner; and c) the cylindrical edge part of the calotte is welded to the part of the casing sitting thereagainst by means of a weld seam. The invention further relates to a container produced in this manner. | 10-11-2012 |
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20130224095 | PROCESS OF REMOVING NOx FROM FLUE GAS - The invention includes a process for reducing the amount of NO | 08-29-2013 |
20130247759 | CRACKING CATALYSTS, ADDITIVES, METHODS OF MAKING THEM AND USING THEM - Collection enhanced materials, flue gas additives, and methods of making the enhanced materials and flue gas additives are provided. In one embodiment, a down stream addition system configured to control material passing through a metering device from a vessel to a gaseous exhaust path extending between a unit and an exhaust flue of the unit is provided. In alternative embodiments, methods are provided for introducing at least one of a flue gas additive and a collection enhanced material to a gaseous exhaust stream exiting a unit; exposing and removing at least a portion of at least one a of flue gas additive and a collection enhanced material from a gaseous exhaust stream exiting a unit prior to entering an exhaust flue; and recycling at least a portion of material removed a from a gaseous exhaust stream exiting a unit back to the gaseous exhaust stream without passing through the unit. | 09-26-2013 |
20140241969 | PROCESS OF REMOVING HCN FROM FLUE GAS - The invention includes a process for reducing the amount of HCN discharged to atmosphere from a FCC unit, having a regenerator and a means for collecting and supporting catalyst particles. The process comprises adding a catalyst to the regenerator flue gas prior to entering the collecting means and precipitating the catalyst in the collecting means to form a catalyst bed. Ammonia or ammonia precursor is optionally added to the flue gas. The flue gas HCN is reacted in the presence of water and oxygen in the flue gas, and optional ammonia or ammonia precursor, at 200° C. to 800° C. in the presence of the catalyst bed to reduce the HCN amount, and the flue gas containing a reduced amount of HCN is discharged to atmosphere. The catalyst is one or more supported transition or lanthanide metal catalysts. The process can also be utilized in any combustion process. | 08-28-2014 |
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20160063196 | AUTOMATED HOSPITAL WORKFORCE SYSTEM FOR LOAD DRIVEN SCHEDULING OPTIMIZATION - An embodiment provides a system for automated hospital workforce load driven scheduling optimization, including: a processor; and a memory storing instructions executable by the processor to: access scheduling information for a hospital unit comprising a number of staff available for working in the hospital unit and a staffing ratio for the hospital unit; access a projected census value calculated reflecting current and future patient movement and progression within and between units; calculate a number of projected workers needed for the hospital unit based on the projected census value and the staffing ratio for the hospital unit; and output the number of projected workers needed for the hospital unit. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 03-03-2016 |
20160070863 | INTERCONNECTED MEDICAL SYSTEMS AND CLINICIAN MOBILE DEVICE APPLICATIONS - An embodiment provides a method, including: accepting, from a mobile device, clinician credentials; authenticating, using a processor, a clinician using the clinician credentials; displaying, at the mobile device, a clinician specific data within a mobile device application, wherein the clinician specific data includes a plurality of patients currently associated with the clinician credentials; displaying, at the mobile device, an admission request form for requesting that a patient of the plurality of patients be admitted to another healthcare facility; accepting, at the mobile device, user input that populates one or more data fields of the admission request form; communicating, over a network connection, to a remote device an admission request generated using the user input; receiving, at the mobile device, admission confirmation data; and updating, using a processor, an admission status for the patient. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 03-10-2016 |
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20110190260 | NOVEL COMPOUNDS USEFUL FOR THE TREATMENT OF DEGENERATIVE AND INFLAMMATORY DISEASES - [1,2,4]Triazolo[1,5-a]pyridine compounds are disclosed that have a formula represented by the formula (I). The compounds may be prepared as pharmaceutical compositions, and may be used for the prevention and treatment of a variety of conditions in mammals including humans, including by way of non-limiting example, diseases involving cartilage degradation, bone and/or joint degradation, for example osteoarthritis; and/or conditions involving inflammation or immune responses, such as Crohn's disease, rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, allergic airways disease (e.g. asthma, rhinitis), juvenile idiopathic arthritis, colitis, inflammatory bowel diseases, endotoxin-driven disease states (e.g. complications after bypass surgery or chronic endotoxin states contributing to e.g. chronic cardiac failure), diseases involving impairment of cartilage turnover (e.g diseases involving the anabolic stimulation of chondrocytes), congenital cartilage malformations, diseases associated with hypersecretion of IL6, transplantation rejection (e.g. organ transplant rejection) and proliferative diseases. | 08-04-2011 |
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20140122555 | REDUCING POWER CONSUMPTION IN A FUSED MULTIPLY-ADD (FMA) UNIT RESPONSIVE TO INPUT DATA VALUES - In an embodiment, a fused multiply-add (FMA) circuit is configured to receive a plurality of input data values to perform an FMA instruction on the input data values. The circuit includes a multiplier unit and an adder unit coupled to an output of the multiplier unit, and a control logic to receive the input data values and to reduce switching activity and thus reduce power consumption of one or more components of the circuit based on a value of one or more of the input data values. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 05-01-2014 |
20150370636 | CONSECUTIVE BIT ERROR DETECTION AND CORRECTION - Embodiments of an invention for consecutive bit error detection and correction are disclosed. In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a storage structure, a second storage structure, a parity checker, an error correction code (ECC) checker, and an error corrector. The first storage structure is to store a plurality of data values, a plurality of parity values, and a plurality of ECC values, each parity value corresponding to one of the plurality of data values, a first bit of each parity value corresponding to a first of a plurality of portions of a corresponding data value, wherein the first of the plurality of portions of the corresponding data value is interleaved with a second of the plurality of portions of the corresponding data value, wherein a second bit of each parity value corresponds to a second of the plurality of portions of the corresponding data value, each ECC value corresponding to one of the plurality of data values. The parity checker is to detect a parity error in a data value stored in the first storage structure using a parity value corresponding to the data value. The ECC checker is to generate a syndrome. The error corrector is to detect and correct consecutive bit errors in the data value using the syndrome. | 12-24-2015 |
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20140052968 | SUPER MULTIPLY ADD (SUPER MADD) INSTRUCTION - A method of processing an instruction is described that includes fetching and decoding the instruction. The instruction has separate destination address, first operand source address and second operand source address components. The first operand source address identifies a location of a first mask pattern in mask register space. The second operand source address identifies a location of a second mask pattern in the mask register space. The method further includes fetching the first mask pattern from the mask register space; fetching the second mask pattern from the mask register space; merging the first and second mask patterns into a merged mask pattern; and, storing the merged mask pattern at a storage location identified by the destination address. | 02-20-2014 |
20140052969 | SUPER MULTIPLY ADD (SUPER MADD) INSTRUCTIONS WITH THREE SCALAR TERMS - A processing core is described having execution unit logic circuitry having a first register to store a first vector input operand, a second register to a store a second vector input operand and a third register to store a packed data structure containing scalar input operands a, b, c. The execution unit logic circuitry further include a multiplier to perform the operation (a*(first vector input operand))+(b*(second vector operand))+c. | 02-20-2014 |
20140181169 | METHOD, APPARATUS, SYSTEM FOR SINGLE-PATH FLOATING-POINT ROUNDING FLOW THAT SUPPORTS GENERATION OF NORMALS/DENORMALS AND ASSOCIATED STATUS FLAGS - A mechanism for performing single-path floating-point rounding in a floating point unit is disclosed. A system of the disclosure includes a memory and a processing device communicably coupled to the memory. In one embodiment, the processing device comprises a floating point unit (FPU) to generate a plurality of status flags for a rounded value of a finite nonzero number. The plurality of status flags are generated based on the finite nonzero number without calculating the rounded value of the finite nonzero number. The plurality of status flags comprises an overflow flag and an underflow flag. The FPU determines whether a rounded value should be calculated for the finite nonzero number based on the plurality of status flags and whether the overflow flag is asserted. Upon determining that the rounded value should be calculated for the finite nonzero number based on the plurality of status flags and that the overflow flag is asserted, the FPU calculates the rounded value of the finite nonzero number based on an overflow rounding. Upon determining that the rounded value should be calculated for the finite nonzero number based on the plurality of status flags and that the overflow flag is not asserted, the FPU calculates the rounded value of the finite nonzero number based on a blended reduced precision rounding. | 06-26-2014 |
20150220345 | VECTOR MASK DRIVEN CLOCK GATING FOR POWER EFFICIENCY OF A PROCESSOR - A processor includes an instruction schedule and dispatch (schedule/dispatch) unit to receive a single instruction multiple data (SIMD) instruction to perform an operation on multiple data elements stored in a storage location indicated by a first source operand. The instruction schedule/dispatch unit is to determine a first of the data elements that will not be operated to generate a result written to a destination operand based on a second source operand. The processor further includes multiple processing elements coupled to the instruction schedule/dispatch unit to process the data elements of the SIMD instruction in a vector manner, and a power management unit coupled to the instruction schedule/dispatch unit to reduce power consumption of a first of the processing elements configured to process the first data element. | 08-06-2015 |
20160092215 | INSTRUCTION AND LOGIC FOR MULTIPLIER SELECTORS FOR MERGING MATH FUNCTIONS - A processor includes a front end with logic to identify a multiplier, multiplicand, and mathematical mode based upon an instruction. The processor also includes a multiplier circuit to apply Booth encoding to multiply the multiplier and multiplicand. The multiplier circuit includes circuitry to determine leftmost and rightmost partial products of multiplying the multiplier and multiplicand using Booth encoding. The circuitry includes a most significant bit (MSB) array and least significant bit (LSB) array corresponding to the multiplier. The multiplier circuit also includes logic to selectively enable selectors of the circuitry to find partial products based upon the mathematical mode of the instruction. | 03-31-2016 |
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20140087769 | System and Method for Proximity Detection - The present invention is for a system and method for determining the proximity of a mobile device to a location without the use of a satellite based or other location awareness system, nor a stationary beacon of any kind Instead, the mobile device monitors radio frequency broadcast identification codes from nearby mobile devices, and determines if the set of detected identification codes is sufficiently similar to a weighted set of identification codes attributed to specified location. If the calculation of similarity meets the confidence conditions of the system, notification is made that the customer or visitor has arrived. The invention utilizes a combination of confidence interval computation, machine learning, and fault tolerance mechanisms to optimize the success of correctly detecting that the device is near the relevant location. | 03-27-2014 |
20140282949 | System and Method for Account Access - The longstanding problems of user password management and security, and user authentication are addressed. Disclosed is a system and method for providing a means for a user to identify themselves with configurable levels of authentication in order to receive limited access or services while protecting user privacy. As a user inputs information related to their identity into an interface, the system searches an indexed database which may include both registered users and/or unregistered customers indexed from disparate data sources. The system presents the user matching results from the search in an obscured form from which the user selects and authenticates his or her identity. Unregistered users identified during the process may be automatically registered in certain embodiments, or no account may be needed in other embodiments | 09-18-2014 |
20160050195 | System and Method for Limited Records Access for Event Scheduling - The longstanding problems of user password management and security, and user authentication are addressed. Disclosed is a system and method for providing a means for a user to identify themselves with configurable levels of authentication in order to receive limited access or services while protecting user privacy. As a user inputs information related to their identity into an interface, the system searches an indexed database which may include both registered users and/or unregistered customers indexed from disparate data sources. The system presents the user matching results from the search in an obscured form from which the user selects and authenticates his or her identity. Unregistered users identified during the process may be automatically registered in certain embodiments, or no account may be needed in other embodiments. | 02-18-2016 |