Abstract: Apparatuses and methods associated with creating a form to construct a concrete structure (e.g., a concrete building). In embodiments, an apparatus may comprise a number of forming system components, including but are not limited to a plurality of fixed or adjustable posts; a plurality of fixed or adjustable roof struts, a plurality of fixed or extensible frames; and/or a plurality of mounts. The fixed/adjustable posts, the fixed/adjustable roof struts, and the fixed/extensible frames are selectively and adjustably coupled together to create a form of selected dimensions to construct the concrete structure/building on site with reduced number of pours, e.g., a single pour. Other embodiments may be disclosed or claimed.

Abstract: Apparatuses and methods associated with creating a form to construct a concrete structure (e.g., a concrete building). In embodiments, an apparatus may comprise a number of forming system components, including but are not limited to a plurality of fixed or adjustable posts; a plurality of fixed or adjustable roof struts, a plurality of fixed or extensible frames; and/or a plurality of mounts. The fixed/adjustable posts, the fixed/adjustable roof struts, and the fixed/extensible frames are selectively and adjustably coupled together to create a form of selected dimensions to construct the concrete structure/building on site with reduced number of pours, e.g., a single pour. Other embodiments may be disclosed or claimed.

Abstract: A system for constructing a form for forming a concrete structure is disclosed herein. The system may include a number of extensible form panels. An extensible form panel may be constituted with a basis frame having a basis frame section and an extensible frame section extensible for a variable amount in at least one direction, along one axis. The frame sections may be configured to respectively accept and support basis and filler facings. The extensible frame section may include male/female endings. The system may also include a capping member with male and/or female endings. A form panel may include hinges, which may be swivelable, drive screws, and/or electronic motors. The system may further include a stub free to facilitate vertical coupling of form panels. In various embodiments, the parts may be formed with reusable material or materials.

Abstract: Embodiments of an adjustable and reusable brace, kicker and tie apparatus are disclosed herein. Various embodiments include a bracing arrangement for bracing an inner and an outer form for forming a concrete structure. In various embodiments, the bracing arrangement may include interior and exterior vertical bracing members and a horizontal tie member removably and/or adjustably couple the vertical brace members at respective top or bottom ends of the vertical brace members. In various embodiments, a pair of bracing arrangements may share an exterior vertical brace member, which may be angled, for providing support at a corner of a form. In various embodiments, various bracing arrangement may be employed to form a bracing cage. The bracing arrangements may be constituted with material or materials designed for reusability.

Abstract: Embodiments of an adjustable and reusable brace, kicker and tie apparatus are disclosed herein. Various embodiments include a bracing arrangement for bracing an inner and an outer form for forming a concrete structure. In various embodiments, the bracing arrangement may include interior and exterior vertical bracing members and a horizontal tie member removably and/or adjustably couple the vertical brace members at respective top or bottom ends of the vertical brace members. In various embodiments, a pair of bracing arrangements may share an exterior vertical brace member, which may be angled, for providing support at a corner of a form. In various embodiments, various bracing arrangement may be employed to form a bracing cage. The bracing arrangements may be constituted with material or materials designed for reusability.

Abstract: A system for constructing a form for forming a concrete structure is disclosed herein. The system may include a number of extensible form panels. An extensible form panel may be constituted with a basis frame having a basis frame section and an extensible frame section extensible for a variable amount in at least one direction, along one axis. The frame sections may be configured to respectively accept and support basis and filler facings. The extensible frame section may include male/female endings. The system may also include a capping member with male and/or female endings. A form panel may include hinges, which may be swivelable, drive screws, and/or electronic motors. The system may further include a stub free to facilitate vertical coupling of form panels. In various embodiments, the parts may be formed with reusable material or materials.

Abstract: Embodiments of an adjustable and reusable brace and kicker apparatus are disclosed herein. Various embodiments may include a brace holder and an adjustable kicker. The brace holder may be configured to removably and/or adjustably receive and hold a brace in support of a form for forming a concrete structure. The brace holder may include complementary secure features configured to removably secure the brace holder, and holding features that provide a number of holding positions for selectively holding the brace in one of the holding positions. The kicker may be removably and/or adjustably mated to support the brace with at least three degrees of freedom, including a first angular degree of freedom, a second linear degree of freedom, and a third degree of mating freedom.

Abstract: A processor is implemented with an operand register file having N operand registers, instructions that reference these operand registers with virtual and physical source and destination addresses of variable up to n addressing dimensions, and at least one address mapping circuit that maps the uni-dimensional virtual and the multi-dimensional virtual/physical source and destination addresses to their uni-dimensional equivalents. Whether a source/destination address is a virtual or a physical address may be implicitly inferred from the instruction type, or explicitly specified. Source and destination addresses of an instruction may be either all virtual addresses, or all physical addresses, or virtual as well as physical addresses. The addressing dimension of an instruction's source and destination addresses may be specified in the instruction, or specified in a control register of the processor.

Abstract: A processor having a virtually addressable primary operand register file (PORF) is further provided with an auxiliary operand register file (AORF) to facilitate non-disruptive adjunct Execution. Preferably, the processor is further provided with basic and extended interrupt/exception (I/E) microcode as well as an AORF stack for recursively making available the AORF to the I/E service routines (ISR/ESR), utilizing the AORF stack, for nested servicing of I/E's. In some embodiments, the processor is further provided with micro-trap microcode, a first writable control store facility (WCSF), first auxiliary execution units (AEU) and multiple micro-trap service routines of a first and a second type comprising a number of uniterruptable series' of micro operations for performing complex tasks, leveraging the AORF and optionally the first AEU's.

Abstract: A design for a high performance CMOS output buffers utilizing a process, supply and temperature conpensated current source to achieve very tight distribution of rise/fall times and propagation delays. The output buffer has been optimized to limit switching noise by using current controlled predrivers. An output buffer according to the present invention can switch up to a 100 pf load to TTL levels with rise times of no more than 4.0 ns and propagation delays ranging from 2.1 ns to 11.6 ns over the entire range of process, supply, temperature, and load for a typical one micron CMOS process; Vcc from 4.5 to 5,5V, temperature from -10 to 120.degree. C., and loads from 10 to 100 pf.