Abstract: Pre-connected analyte sensors are provided. A pre-connected analyte sensor includes a sensor carrier attached to an analyte sensor. The sensor carrier includes a substrate configured for mechanical coupling of the sensor to testing, calibration, or wearable equipment. The sensor carrier also includes conductive contacts for electrically coupling sensor electrodes to the testing, calibration, or wearable equipment.

Abstract: Improvements to a de-oiler apparatus, used to remove oil from food product chips after frying, include a perforated, inverted T-shaped baffle disposed in the inlet to the de-oiler and a flat, perforated plate disposed in the exit from the de-oiler. The T-shaped baffle and the perforated plate straighten the flow in the inlet and outlet regions, respectively, thereby decreasing the amount of steam which is lost from the chamber and reducing scattering of the chips, which hampers oil removal therefrom.

Abstract: A wheel alignment repair assembly for modifying wheel alignment in a vehicle suspension of the kind having a wheel support member and a strut with a flange protruding therefrom, the flange having a free edge, and the wheel support member and the flange having holes therethrough alignable for attachment of the wheel support member to the flange of the strut, in which the assembly includes a repair piece having a primary plate and a raised boss on the primary plate defining a step on the repair piece. The step has a shape complementary to the free edge of the flange for maintaining a snug contacting relationship with it. The primary plate may also have thereon a button adapted to snugly fill the hole in the flange when the step on the repair piece is in snug contacting relationship with the free edge of the flange. An arrangment for securing the repair piece to the flange with the step in snug contacting relationship with the free edge is included.

Abstract: Low oil potato chips having corrugated cross-sectional configurations wherein the value of amplitude/period ranges from about 0.35 to about 0.50 and wherein ridges on one face of the corrugated chip are in-phase with grooves on the opposing face of the corrugated chip.

Abstract: Pumpable, edible fillings are produced from vegetable shortening having a Wiley melt point from 90.degree. F. to 120.degree. F. and a solid fat index from 1% to 6% at 92.degree. F. and at 100.degree. F., a solids extender, and solid flavoring materials by a method which carefully controls the crystal structure of the vegetable shortening and the particle size of the solid flavoring material.

Abstract: Pumpable, edible fillings are produced from vegetable shortening having a Wiley melt point from 90.degree. F. to 120.degree. F. and a solid fat index from 1% to 6% at 92.degree. F. and at 100.degree. F., a solids extender, and solid flavoring materials by a method which carefully controls the crystal structure of the vegetable shortening and the particle size of the solid flavoring material.

Abstract: Pumpable, edible fillings are produced from vegetable shortening having a Wiley melt point from 90.degree. F. to 120.degree. F. and a solid fat index from 1% to 6% at 92.degree. F. and at 100.degree. F., a solids extender, and solid flavoring materials by a method which carefully controls the crystal structure of the vegetable shortening and the particle size of the solid flavoring material.