Abstract: A heating tank has a bottom assembly with at least one bottom radiant emitter and a bottom ceramic glass material on an inner surface of the tank, the bottom radiant emitter being configured to deliver infrared energy to the bottom ceramic glass material. The tank has four side assemblies, each of the side assemblies including at least one side radiant emitter and a side ceramic glass material on an inner surface of the tank, the side radiant emitters being configured to deliver infrared energy to the respective side ceramic glass materials. The heating tank can rapidly and efficiently heat materials such as metal and glass.

Abstract: A heating tank has a bottom assembly with at least one bottom radiant emitter and a bottom ceramic glass material on an inner surface of the tank, the bottom radiant emitter being configured to deliver infrared energy to the bottom ceramic glass material. The tank has four side assemblies, each of the side assemblies including at least one side radiant emitter and a side ceramic glass material on an inner surface of the tank, the side radiant emitters being configured to deliver infrared energy to the respective side ceramic glass materials. The heating tank can rapidly and efficiently heat materials such as metal and glass.

Abstract: A novel apparatus and method for producing flat glass by floating molten glass on liquid tin, significantly improving the efficiency of heating the tin and reducing or eliminating the need to anneal by eliminating the stress introduced by pulling the glass across the tin bath. The apparatus directly heats and melts the tin by exposure to high-intensity infrared energy through surfaces of the tin-containing tub, said tub made from a material that is transmissive at selected infrared wavelengths.

Abstract: An in situ system of filter rejuvenation has a fluid inlet on a first side of a reaction chamber, a fluid outlet disposed on a second side of the reaction chamber, a filtration chamber with a first wall comprising a ceramic glass material with a pass-band in the infrared spectrum. The filtration chamber is in fluid communication with the fluid inlet and the fluid outlet so that a fluid introduced into the inlet passes through the filtration chamber and exits through the fluid outlet. The system has at least one infrared heating element configured to transmit infrared energy within the pass-band of the ceramic glass material to heat the filter medium disposed within the filtration chamber to a temperature of at least 260° C., which can gasify contaminants without combustion.

Abstract: An in situ system of filter rejuvenation has a fluid inlet on a first side of a reaction chamber, a fluid outlet disposed on a second side of the reaction chamber, a filtration chamber with a first wall comprising a ceramic glass material with a pass-band in the infrared spectrum. The filtration chamber is in fluid communication with the fluid inlet and the fluid outlet so that a fluid introduced into the inlet passes through the filtration chamber and exits through the fluid outlet. The system has at least one infrared heating element configured to transmit infrared energy within the pass-band of the ceramic glass material to heat the filter medium disposed within the filtration chamber to a temperature of at least 260° C., which can gasify contaminants without combustion.

Abstract: An in situ system of filter rejuvenation can be applied to a mechanical filter passing fluid contaminated by chemical and particulate materials such that the filter removes the contaminants from the flow by trapping the contaminants in a filter medium. A non-combustive infrared heating system gasifies the trapped contaminants without combustion and without emissions to the atmosphere, restoring the efficacy of the filtration medium.

Abstract: An in situ system of filter rejuvenation can be applied to a mechanical filter passing fluid contaminated by chemical and particulate materials such that the filter removes the contaminants from the flow by trapping the contaminants in a filter medium. A non-combustive infrared heating system gasifies the trapped contaminants without combustion and without emissions to the atmosphere, restoring the efficacy of the filtration medium.

Abstract: A highly-directed light, with color in the blue area of the spectrum, has been developed that meets the particular requirements of two types of users. One application enables a user to see a keyboard clearly enough, predominately from his peripheral vision, to use it while engaged in other principal tasks. The other application allows readers with aging eyesight to more clearly focus on written text without the aid of magnifying or reading glasses. The user's ocular physiology, the physics of the light source and the juxtaposition of the working components for the typical operational scenario were considered while designing an apparatus and method to deliver an optimal working solution.

Abstract: A panoramic imaging threat detection and alert system to automate the detection, localization, tracking and assessment of moving objects within a specified field of view. This system utilizes an array of large-scale imaging chips, an array of reflective lenses coded for computational imaging, passive distance measurement and high-speed processors to determine the characteristics of objects of interest. This system selects moving objects to further evaluate for threat assessment and communicates object size, speed, distance and acceleration to a designated threat assessment center or personnel for further action.

Abstract: OfficerAssist (OA) is a uniquely configured system of software programs to automate the collection of digitally recorded data (audio, still images and video) from the end-user, to an archival system that manages the archive such that the data is evidentiary. OfficerAssist takes advantage of the current generation of digital recorders, still image cameras and video cameras that connect to a Windows platform as a USB memory device. Description of an enhanced device is included.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for characterizing and controlling the heat treatment of a metal alloy employing non-contact sensors selectively positioned to minimize the effects of background temperature contributions. The sensors monitor the temperature of the part being treated at a location that is remote from the surface that is being irradiated directly. In preferred embodiments, the surface where the temperature measurements are taken are located within a black body source. The collected temperature information is used to control the heat treatment of the metal alloy.