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A system for providing a location based offer, including: an offer element, in a processor for at least one specially programmed general-purpose computer; and a memory unit for the computer. The offer element: generates, using the processor and a first set of rules or a first artificial intelligence program stored in the memory unit, at least one respective offer for an item or service from at least one business entity, the offer for display on a map showing respective locations for the at least one business entity; transmits, according a second set of rules or a second artificial intelligence program stored in the memory unit, the at least one respective offer to a wireless communications device (WCD) for display on a map by the WCD, the map including the respective locations; and receives, from the WCD a selection of an offer from among the at least one respective offer.

The present invention comprises a method for forecasting future economic conditions, land utilization and transportation network utilization and performance of a metropolitan area having a plurality of economic zones, the method includes the steps of: a) receiving a set of calibration values from a first input device; b) calculating a set of calibration constants with a first arithmetic logic unit; c) receiving a set of initial values for a set of desired outputs from a second input device, wherein the set of desired outputs includes regional economic, land use and transportation outputs; d) calculating the regional economic and land use outputs with a second arithmetic logic unit, wherein the regional economic and land use outputs include a first group of variable travel demands; e) calculating an origin to destination matrix with a third arithmetic logic unit, wherein the origin to destination matrix includes two-way daily person trips between an origin economic zone and a destination economic zone; f) calculating the transportation outputs with a fourth arithmetic logic unit, wherein the transportation outputs include a second group of variable travel demands; h) repeating steps d) through f) until the first group of variable travel demands is substantially the same as the second group of variable travel demands; and, g) providing the set of desired outputs to an output device.

The present invention broadly comprises a blade for a torque converter stator including a first blade segment connected to inner and outer circumferential sections of the stator and a second blade segment, separately formed from the first blade segment, and connected to the circumferential sections. In some aspects, the blade segments are: in contact along edges, overlapped, circumferentially misaligned, at least partially folded, stamped, or cast. Configurations of the blade segments can be selected to modify performance characteristics of the stator such as torque ratio, efficiency, and capacity. In some aspects, the blade segments are in a circumferential alignment, and the stator includes an alignment element operatively arranged to control the circumferential alignment, for example, in response to pressure from fluid in the stator upon the blade. In some aspects, the stator includes axial halves, separately formed and fixedly connected and the blade segments are connected to respective halves.

A method for using a wireless communications device, including the steps of: determining, using an interface element and a processor in at least one specially programmed general-purpose computer, that at least one wireless communications device (WCD) is located in a retail location; generating, using the processor, a query; outputting, using the processor and the interface element, the query for transmission to the at least one WCD; receiving, using the interface element, a reply to the query transmitted from the at least one WCD; generating, using the processor, a message responsive to the reply; and outputting, using the processor and the interface element, the message for transmission to the at least one WCD. In one embodiment, the reply is regarding locating an item and the message includes a location for the item.

A multi-function torque converter, including a pump clutch, and a resilient element arranged to close the pump clutch during operation of the torque converter in a torque converter mode. In one embodiment, the resilient element is arranged to close the pump clutch during operation of the torque converter in lock-up mode. In one embodiment, the torque converter includes a torque converter clutch. In one embodiment, the pump clutch and the torque converter clutch are closed during operation of the torque converter in a lock-up mode.

A transducer, including: a housing; a bridge sensor circuit disposed within the housing and including at least one micro electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) sensing elements and first and second output ports; circuitry disposed within the housing; and an input / output (I / O) line electrically connected to the circuitry, accessible at an exterior of the housing, and adapted for receipt of input voltage or current. The circuitry is for generating a single data signal that combines respective outputs of the first and second output ports, and transmitting the DC-coupled single data signal on the I / O line. The circuitry is for generating and transmitting to the bridge sensor circuit an excitation current or voltage using the input voltage or current.

The invention broadly comprises a method for processing work flow regarding a medical visit including the steps identifying the selection, in an electronic medical records system (EMRS), of a condition during the visit and displaying a treatment plan regarding the condition. In some aspects, the selection is regarding treatment, documentation, or billing. In some aspects, the method at least partially populates a library from a first standard of treatment or with data from the EMRS. In some aspects, the method accepts an editing input and modifies the treatment plan in response to the editing input. In some aspects, the treatment plan designates a guideline as a default guideline. In some aspects, the method generates at least one code set value regarding the condition and communicates the at least one code set value to the EMRS for use in prepopulating at least one data entry form.

A pill dispenser comprising a container operatively arranged to hold at least one pill, a cap / timer assembly rotatably secured to the container, the cap / timer assembly arranged to be set to a time interval for dispensing the at least one pill, means for alerting a user when the timer has been set to the time interval, and a dispenser housed within the container and the cap, the dispenser operatively arranged to dispense only one pill at the beginning of the time interval, and to prevent dispensing until the time interval has elapsed. The dispenser also includes an audible alert to indicate that a pill has been dispensed.

A system for modifying a prompt or a survey, including: an interface element for at least one specially programmed general-purpose computer for receiving an audio input including: a response of an employee of a business entity to a prompt presented to the employee; or a response of a customer of the business entity to a question presented to the customer following a transaction between the customer and the business entity. The system also includes: a memory unit for the computer storing an artificial intelligence program (AIP); and a processor for the computer for: storing the audio input in the memory unit; comparing the audio input to a metric; modifying the prompt or the question using the AIP and the audio input comparison; and transmitting, using the interface element, the prompt or the question for presentation, on a respective display device, to the employee or the customer.

A control system for a turbine blade, including: an operational control element for generating and outputting an operational control signal, the operational control signal for non-emergency operation of a motor for controlling pitch of the turbine blade; an emergency control element, separate from and different from the operational control element, for generating and outputting an emergency control signal for emergency operation of the motor; and, an output stage element for receiving the operational and emergency control signals and for selecting one of the operational or emergency control signals, and with a means for receiving power for operation of the motor and with a means for providing the received power to the motor according to the selected operational or emergency control signal.

A steerable catheter including a helical coil of wire having a longitudinal axis, a distal end, a proximal end, and a lumen extending longitudinally from the distal end to the proximal end, a ribbon having a distal end, and extending longitudinally, adjacent to the longitudinal axis, within the lumen, from the distal end of the helical coil to the proximal end of the helical coil, and a tip formed by a laser-welded fusion of the distal end of the helical coil and the distal end of the ribbon, the tip being arranged to close the distal end of the helical coil, and operatively arranged to move in a first direction away from the longitudinal axis when the ribbon is forced in a first longitudinal direction, and move in a second direction away from the longitudinal axis when the ribbon is forced in a second longitudinal direction.

A method of making a screen with an apparatus, the screen including a plurality of wires arranged in a patterned configuration, the apparatus including an extruder and a mold, the method including (a) longitudinally aligning the plurality of wires in the apparatus in a first direction only and arranging the wires in the patterned configuration, (b) applying a first bead of molten material on the wires via the extruder, and (c) directly molding the first bead of molten material into a support member for the screen by closing the mold about the bead, wherein the support member at least partially encases at least one of the wires.

The present invention broadly comprises a torque transfer apparatus for a torque converter including at least one connection element attached to an inner circumferential surface for a cover of the converter; a lock-up clutch, and at least one resilient element connected to the connection element and the piston plate. The clutch includes a piston plate with extruded rivets and the resilient element is connected to the piston plate with the extruded rivets. In some aspects, the clutch includes a friction material having inner and outer radii and the extruded rivets are disposed at a radial distance greater than the inner radius; the extruded rivets are disposed between the inner and outer radii; a radial segment for the connection element extends radially from the inner surface and has an edge at a greater radial distance than the inner radius; or the resilient element is between the inner and outer radii.

A collapsible electric scooter, including a base frame enclosing an electric power source, a front assembly rotatably secured to the base frame, where the front assembly includes at least one motorized wheel secured to a front riser with a handle bar, a seat assembly removably secured to the base frame; and a rear assembly rotatably secured to at least one axle of the base frame, where the rear assembly includes at least one rear wheel and at least one rear axle support.

A method for determining the risk profile of a vehicle driver, which includes monitoring payment timeliness of the vehicle driver, populating a risk database with the payment timeliness, wherein the risk database stores the payment timeliness data in a data field corresponding to the specific vehicle driver, monitoring braking style of the vehicle driver, populating a risk database with the braking style of the vehicle driver, wherein the risk database stores the braking style data in a data field corresponding to the specific vehicle driver, the braking style data includes the speed of the vehicle, pressure on a vehicle brake pedal by the vehicle driver, and the time the brake pedal is engaged by the vehicle driver, monitoring the speed of a vehicle being driven by the vehicle driver compared to the posted speed limit, and populating a risk database with the speed of the vehicle and the corresponding posted speed limit, wherein the risk database stores the speed of the vehicle data and the corresponding posted speed limit in a data field corresponding to the specific vehicle driver.

A torque converter, including: a washer for a thrust bearing, the washer including a first circumferential surface facing radially outward; a stator hub with a second circumferential surface facing radially inward and free of an interlocking engagement with the first circumferential surface; and a shell for a turbine, the shell including a third circumferential surface facing radially inward. The washer is radially inwardly retained by contact between the first circumferential surface and the second or third circumferential surface. In a preferred embodiment, the washer is radially centered by contact between the first circumferential surface and the second or third circumferential surface. In another preferred embodiment, the hub includes at least one radially inwardly extending protrusion and the washer is retainable in an axial direction by the at least one protrusion.

A stampable thrust washer for a torque converter including an inner circumference, an outer circumference, and a plurality of cutouts disposed in the thrust washer, wherein the cutouts are in fluid communication with the inner and outer circumferences when said thrust washer is engaged between two rotationally engaged components.

An apparatus for securely delivering and receiving a package having a first receptacle with at least one sidewall, a roof and a platform contiguous with the at least one sidewall, the platform having a top surface and a bottom surface, and at least one open space between the roof and the top surface of the platform operatively arranged to receive mail or a package; and, a second receptacle including a first wall having a first upper edge and a first lower edge, a second wall having a second upper edge and a second lower edge, a third wall having a third upper edge and a third lower edge, and a fourth wall having a fourth upper edge and a fourth lower edge where the first wall, the second wall, the third wall, and the fourth wall are contiguous and arranged to create a closed space.

A method of predicting continuous positive airway pressure (“CPAP”) is disclosed. In one such method, an artificial neural network (“ANN”) is created that produces a predicted CPAP. The ANN may be used to produce a CPAP that in turn may be useful in diagnosing and treating a patient with obstructive sleep apnea. Also disclosed are methods of evaluating ANNs for predicting a CPAP based on neck circumference, a body mass index, an apnea-hypopnea index, and an actual effective pressure.

A self-centering floating seal comprising a ring having first and second diameters, wherein the ring is arranged to be installed between first and second gland components, a plurality of tabs protruding from the first diameter, wherein the tabs are operatively arranged to exert a force on the first gland component to create a radial gap between the first diameter and the first gland component, while the second diameter is arranged to engage against the second gland component for forming a sealed interface, a plurality of seats corresponding to the plurality of tabs, wherein each seat forms a recess in the first diameter of the ring for receiving one of the tabs when each tab is flexed toward the ring, and wherein the tabs are substantially equally spaced about the first diameter of the ring, and each of the tabs spans an axial thickness of the ring.

An impeller hub including a tube portion extending along an axis, the tube portion having an inner diameter and an outer diameter, wherein a longitudinal bore forms the inner diameter, a flange extending radially out from the tube portion, wherein the longitudinal bore through the tube portion and the flange are formed by a cold forming process.

An expandable clothes rack, including a first vertical longitudinal wood member, having a plurality of spaced apertures; a plurality of parallel wood dowels, each dowel fixedly secured within one of the spaced apertures within the first vertical longitudinal wood member, such that the dowel extends outwardly on either side of the first vertical longitudinal wood member; and, a second vertical longitudinal wood member including a plurality of parallel spaced metal tubes fixedly secured to and extending outwardly from the second vertical longitudinal wood member, and operatively arranged to telescopingly engage the plurality of parallel wood dowels to form a ladder-like structure.

An assembly for a torque converter including a first component, a second component non-rotatably secured to the first component by a connection member, wherein a seal is arranged between the first and second components, and the connect member extends through the seal, and wherein the seal is made from a cellulose-based material, wherein the first and second components at least partially define a first chamber and a second chamber, and wherein the seal separates the first chamber from the second chamber in a substantially fluid-tight seal manner.

A bumper assembly including a backing, wherein the backing is substantially rigid, an outer layer, wherein the outer layer semi-flexible, resilient, and non-conductive, a cushion layer sandwiched between the backing and the outer layer, wherein the cushion layer is resiliently compressible.

An assembly for transferring torque including a first component having first wall portions, a second component having second wall portions, wherein the first wall portions extend radially from the first component toward the second component, the second wall portions extend radially from the second component toward the first component, the first wall portions are axially aligned with the second wall portions, and a clearance is formed between the first and second wall portions, and a ring rivet having a connecting portion inserted into the clearance and deformed for creating at least one head for axially locking the first component and the second component together, and wherein deforming the connecting portion fills the clearance for rotationally locking the first component and second component together for enabling a transfer of torque between the first component and the second component.

A clutch including a first member having a first friction surface, wherein the first friction surface has an inner diameter and an outer diameter, a second member having a second friction surface, wherein at least one of the first or second members is moveable axially for engaging the first friction surface with the second friction surface for closing the clutch, wherein the first member is thinner in a first area approximately radially aligned with the first inner diameter, the first outer diameter, or both, than in a second area radially aligned with a portion of the first friction surface generally located radially between the first inner diameter and the first outer diameter.

A method of playing a poker-style game, the method including (a) dealing an initial player hand to a player and an initial dealer hand to a dealer, the initial dealer hand being dealt face up, (b) dealing at least one community card face up, (c) determining a player hand ranking by forming a best player hand as a subset of the initial player hand and the at least one community card, (d) determining a dealer hand ranking by forming a best dealer hand as a subset of the initial dealer hand and the at least one community card, (f) comparing the player hand ranking to the to the dealer hand ranking to determine a winner.

A passenger restraint including a buckle, a locking arm, a power supply, a bracket, a mount, and a rod. The buckle has a button capable of being depressed. The locking arm has first and second extensions extending outwardly therefrom, and first and second prongs extending downwardly from the first and second extensions, respectively. The buckle includes an opening arranged to receive the first and second prongs. Furthermore, there is a bracket secured to the locking arm, a mount having first and second mount sides and first and second mount side fastening means. The power supply is secured to the mount and the bracket is secured to and pivotable about the mount via first and second mount side fastening means. The locking arm is in an open position but when an electrical signal is applied the locking arm extends downwardly into the opening of the buckle into a closed position.