Abstract: A wall-wash light fixture for providing substantially uniform wall illumination includes a light source mounted to direct emitted light to a substantially arcuate kick reflector. The substantially arcuate kick reflector directs the emitted light toward the wall.

Abstract: A process for placing a roller burnished finish on the central portion of an unfinished lathe-turned heater tube includes controlling the rotational speed of the burnishing rollers and the pressure of the burnishing rollers against the central portion of the heater tube so that tooling marks are no longer apparent under substantially 10× magnification and the length of the central portion of the heater tube increases by no more than 0.002 inches per inch of length of the central portion of the heater tube.

Abstract: A footswitch having a tiltable treadle includes a rotatable heel cup for providing a second proportional control input based on the rotational movement of the rotatable heel cup.

Abstract: A stackable food container includes a lower food receptacle portion, and an upper tray forming section with one or more sides foldably coupled to the lower food receptacle portion. The upper tray forming section encloses the contents of the food container when the one or more sides are in a closed state. The upper tray forming section is configured to cooperatively deploy into a tray when the one or more sides are in an open state. The tray may include an upward-facing rim substantially surrounding the contents of the food container.

Abstract: A crude oil transportation system uses a dynamically positionable floating crude oil storage and offloading vessel and a dynamically positionable shuttle tanker. The dynamically positionable floating crude oil storage and offloading vessel is a self-contained unit including a flexible transfer hose for connecting to the production platform and a flexible discharge hose for connection to the dynamically positionable shuttle tanker.

Abstract: A fluid-flow measuring ball valve includes a replaceable ball within a housing. The replaceable ball includes a flow restriction calibrated to the characteristics of the fluid. Pressure ports on either side of the ball provide for obtaining pressure readings which can be used to determine fluid flow.

Abstract: A system for the downhole injection of chemical into a well through capillary tubing using a surface chemical pump includes downhole injection valve. The downhole injection valve includes an upstream and a downstream check valve connected in series. The upstream check valve has an adjustable spring bias. The amount of bias is dependent on the nature of the well and the system for inserting chemical through the capillary tube into the well. The lower check valve has a fixed bias and protects the injection valve from the unwanted backflow of gas, fluids or solids.

Abstract: An artificial nursing system for use by an infant animal is disclosed. The nursing system comprises a feeding bottle, a nipple and a sleeve. The feeding bottle has a top end and a bottom end, the top end of the feeding bottle is attached to the nipple. A sleeve envelopes the feeding bottle, the sleeve comprises a first section made from an elastic material, wherein the elastic material constricts around the feeding bottle and a second section fixedly attached to the first section, the second section is made from a scent accepting fabric and surrounds the nipple. The first and second sections allow the infant animal to grip the feeding bottle and nipple and the constriction of the first section of the sleeve attaches the sleeve to the feeding bottle.

Abstract: The invention is a method and apparatus that verifies the design of electronic circuitry containing a function to be tested. An input, such as a random input, is provided to the electronic circuitry containing the function, yielding an output. This output, in turn, is used as input (denominated “inverse input”) to an inverse of the function to be tested. The resulting output (termed “inverse output”) is compared to the original input to the function to be tested to facilitate verification of the design of the circuitry.

Abstract: A guard and dolly for mounting a line trimming apparatus and maintaining the rotating spool or cutting element of the line trimming apparatus in a selected orientation with respect to the ground, in order to cut grass at a selected height above the ground regardless of the contour of the terrain, trim the grass adjacent to a structure such as a fence and edge along fixed structures such as a driveway or sidewalk. In a first embodiment a guard is provided with a tab-and-slot opening for receiving and mounting a corresponding motor coupling flange attached to the line trimming apparatus motor or frame. In a second embodiment a universal dolly is characterized by a frame provided with front, rear and side wheel receptacles for receiving two or three wheels at selected receptacle locations and supporting the dolly frame in rolling relationship in a horizontal plane on a lawn for operation of the line trimmer in mowing, trimming and edging configurations.

Abstract: The creation of computer generated lenticular images involves the computer manipulation of at least a first and second source image. The images can be of the same object and can be sequential in time or sequential in spatial perspective, or completely unrelated. The images can be scanned into a computer memory and are interlaced. The input can be any source of image. Likewise, the output can be manipulated to any resolution. The output interlaced image is then printed onto a substrate, such as the back surface of a lenticular lens. The frequency of the interlaced image can be matched to the geometry of the lenticules. Thus, the viewer will see the first image from a first viewing perspective and the second image from a second viewing perspective. The invention also provides quality control methods useful in the manufacture of lenticular lenses and lenticular devices.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a secure yet easily adjustable link design for use in interconnected link jewelry and watches. A link for a bracelet is disclosed that allows for easy adjustment in the length of the bracelet, utilizing a bar and spring system. To remove a link from the bracelet, the links must be at approximately a right angle, force must be applied outwardly to the link with the spring from which a bar is to be removed, and the links easily separate. Similarly to couple links, the links must be at approximately a right angle. When the links are at approximately a right angle, the bar of the first link can enter the spring of the second link. When the links are at any other angle, the bar is secured in the spring and cannot be removed or dislodged. The disclosed bar and spring system allows for a secure yet easily adjustable link system.

Abstract: A tool and method that automatically formats an Engineering Change Order (ECO), in a programming language suitable for processing by an Electronic Design Automation (EDA) tool, in order to specify metal-only design changes to complex hardware data-paths through changes in the netlist. The invention comprises an initial import component that imports a working netlist which serves as the baseline on which the tool operates. The tool further comprises four components: a bus extraction component, an index creation component, a text editor, and an ECO generation component. One or more buses are extracted from the working netlist and tabulated into an index table. The user uses a test editor to modify the index table to create a modified index table that embodies the desired design change. Finally, the ECO generation component automatically reconfigures the modified index table into an ECO format in a language usable by automated physical design tools.