Abstract: A protective sleeve for treating injury to a wearer's elbow joint comprises a central pad; a protective opening one wearer's medial elbow region, a cap attached on the exterior side of the central pad; a relatively thin sheet; a cylindrical sleeve formed by the relatively thin sheet and the central pad; a first compression strip attached on the interior side within the upper portion of the central pad; a second compression strip attached on the interior side within the lower portion of the central pad; and a fastening means for securing the protective sleeve on the wearer's arm; and a treatment method thereof.

Abstract: A protective sleeve for treating injury to a wearer's elbow joint comprises a central pad; a protective opening one wearer's medial elbow region, a cap attached on the exterior side of the central pad; a relatively thin sheet; a cylindrical sleeve formed by the relatively thin sheet and the central pad; a first compression strip attached on the interior side within the upper portion of the central pad; a second compression strip attached on the interior side within the lower portion of the central pad; and a fastening means for securing the protective sleeve on the wearer's arm; and a treatment method thereof.

Abstract: A protective sleeve for treating injury to a wearer's elbow joint comprises a central pad; a protective opening one wearer's medial elbow region, a cap attached on the exterior side of the central pad; a relatively thin sheet; a cylindrical sleeve formed by the relatively thin sheet and the central pad; a first compression strip attached on the interior side within the upper portion of the central pad; a second compression strip attached on the interior side within the lower portion of the central pad; and a fastening means for securing the protective sleeve on the wearer's arm; and a treatment method thereof.

Abstract: An improved method of manufacture of a chromogenic panel (10) includes the steps of securing a chromogenic matrix (20) between conductive surfaces (14, 18) of first and second substrates (12, 16) to form a chromogenic film (23); applying a partial vacuum through a plurality of throughbores (28) in a flat cutting surface (24) to secure the film (23) to the cutting surface (24); and using a laser beam (40) to cut a perimeter edge (22), bus-bar cut-outs (54, 62), or an image field line (75) within the substrates (12, 16) to form and manufacture the chromogenic panel (10). The partial vacuum applied through the flat cutting surface (24) provides for an exceptionally flat cutting surface of the panel (10) to facilitate precise focus and cutting by the laser beam (40).

Abstract: A technique for identifying a language in which a computer document is written. Words from the document are compared to words in a plurality of word tables. Each of the word tables is associated with a respective candidate language and contains a selection of the most frequently used words in the language. The words in each word table are selected based on the frequency of occurrence in a candidate language so that each word table covers an equivalent percentage of the associated candidate language. A count is accumulated for each candidate language each time one of the plurality of words from the document is present in the associated word table. In the simple counting embodiment of the invention, the count is incremented by one. The language of the document is identified as the language associated with the count having the highest value.

Abstract: An apparatus comprising an attachment device is disclosed for attaching a portion of a power wash device to an object, such as a ladder. The attachment device allows a user of the power wash device to manipulate the power wash device much more easily due to the reduced length of the hose and total weight the user needs to manage. The attachment device may be comprised of a first clamp and a ring. The ring may be replaced by a second clamp. The ring may be adaptable to be attached to the ladder. The first clamp may be adaptable to be attached to the hose of the power wash device. The first clamp and the ring may be connected together by a chain.

Abstract: A device for holding a bucket on a staircase is disclosed. The device provides a longer and more secure base for a bucket than a typical step or horizontal portion of a staircase. The bucket may be a paint bucket, such as a five gallon paint bucket. The device may be comprised of a thick portion which rests on a first horizontal portion of the staircase, and a thin portion which rests on a second horizontal portion of the staircase. The device may have an indentation for holding the bucket, wherein the indentation may extend beyond an edge of the first horizontal portion of the staircase, when the device is placed on the staircase. The indentation may be substantially circular. The thin portion may have a bottom surface to which bumpers are attached, and the thick portion may have a bottom surface to which bumpers are attached.

Abstract: Comparing the short and truncated words of a document to word tables of most frequently used words in each of the respective candidate language to identify the language in which the document is written. First, a plurality of words from a document is read into a computer memory. Then, words within the plurality of words which exceed a predetermined length are truncated to produce a set of short and truncated words. The set of short and truncated words are compared to words in a plurality of word tables. Each word table is associated with and contains a selection of most frequently used words in a respective candidate language. Although the most frequently words in most languages tend to be short those which which exceed the predetermined length may be truncated in the word tables. A respective count for each candidate language each time one of the set of short and truncated words from the document matches a word in a word table associated with the candidate language.

Abstract: A method of retrieving documents from a document database is disclosed. A set of documents is retrieved according to a first search statement. A signature for a first retrieved document, and preferably other documents by searching for words in the first document and removing common words which occur in a relatively high frequency in a natural language in which the first document is written. The document for which the signature was developed is displayed. Responsive to a user indication that a second search is to be made, deriving a second search statement from the signature of the document.In the preferred embodiment, a "spectrum" of documents is prepared and presented to the user. The signatures of a plurality of documents from the documents retrieved according to the first search statement by searching for words in the documents and removing common words which occur in a relatively high frequency in a natural language in which the documents are written.

Abstract: The method for providing information in response to a question in one of a plurality of natural spoken languages begins by recognizing a detected utterance with a speech recognition engine equipped with a plurality of small dictionaries. Each of the small dictionaries is for respective one of the plurality of languages. Each small dictionary including speech data for a selected few common words in the respective language. Next, the method selects one of the plurality of languages as the language of the detected utterance based on a number of recognized words for each language from the small dictionaries. Next, a more thorough recognition of the detected utterance using a large dictionary for the language of the detected utterance which contains information on a much larger vocabulary. Finally, the method responds to the user in the selected language, i.e. the language of the detected utterance, either aurally or visually. Once the language of a first utterance is identified, a timer is started.

Abstract: The language in which a computer document is written is identified. A plurality of words from the document are compared to words in a word list associated with a candidate language. The words in the word list are a selection of the most frequently used words in the candidate language. A count of matches between words in the document and words in the word list for each word in the word list to produce a sample count. The sample count is correlated to a reference count for the candidate language to produce a correlation score for the candidate language. The language of the document is identified based on the correlation score. Generally, there are a plurality of candidate languages. Thus, comparing, accumulating, correlating and identifying processes are practiced for each language. The language of the document is identified as the candidate language having a reference count which generates a highest correlation score.

Abstract: A language in which a document is written is identified through the use of sets of most frequently used words in each of a plurality of candidate languages. Each set of most frequently used words in a respective set of word tables for a respective candidate language according to letter pairs in each set of most frequently used words. In the preferred embodiment, each word table is an N.times.N bit table, where each bit represents a given letter pair at a particular place in one of the most frequently used words in one of the candidate languages. Words from the document are compared to the most frequently used words stored in the word tables. A count of the number of matches between the words from the document and the words stored in each respective set of word tables is kept for each respective language. The language of the document as the respective candidate language having the greatest number of matches.

Abstract: A language in which a document is written is identified by comparing the words of a document to the most frequently used words in a plurality of candidate languages. The words are stored in a plurality of sets of word tables, each set of word tables for storing a selected set of most frequently used words in a respective candidate language according to letter pairs in the words. In the preferred embodiment, each of the word tables is an N.times.N bit table, where each bit represents a given letter pair at a particular place in one of the most frequently used words in a respective candidate language. A set of table access registers, is used for accessing a respective set of word tables to compare words from the document to words stored in the word tables; each table access register accesses word tables for a respective candidate language. One or more word counting registers count a number of matches for a respective candidate language.

Abstract: A novel method of and system for heterogeneous connectivity and universal and generic interfacing for distributed applications and processes residing in a wide variety of computing platforms communicating over varied transport facilities, through an integrated set of lower-level programs and routines that handle specific services (message/data recovery, security, directory services, etc.) available from applications and processes within varied complex computing and communications environments, and without having to deal with the idiosyncrasies of differing networks, protocols, devices, multiple "standards", routing, recovery and other transport difficulties and differences.

Abstract: The performance of a computer system having a faster memory unit and a slower memory unit is improved. Memory locations of the faster memory unit are shared by a plurality of memory locations of the slower memory unit. The frequently accessed routines and data structures in the system are identified. The size of each frequently accessed routine is determined. Each routine is associated with a Moment Value computed according to a size of each routine and a frequency of access of the routine. The Moment Values and the associated routines are sorted in descending order in a sorted Moment Value list so that the routine with the largest Moment Value is first in the sorted Moment Value list. The associated routines are arranged in the order of decreasing Moment Value at memory locations in the slower memory unit of the computer.The performance of the program running on the computer system is improved by reducing contention for faster memory space among the frequently accessed routines.

Abstract: Language shift points in a computer document written in a plurality of natural languages are determined. An interval is defined on and moved through a text document in a computer memory, the interval contains a portion of the text in the document. As the interval is moved through the document for each position of the interval, a probability that the text in the interval is written in each of a plurality of candidate languages is determined for the position. For the first position of the interval, generally the beginning of the document, a first candidate language is classified as the current language if it has the highest probability of all the candidate languages within the interval. A language shift point in the document is identified where the relative probability of a second candidate language is higher than the current language at a new position of the interval. At this point, the second candidate language is classified as the current language in the document after the language shift point.

Abstract: A novel method of and system for heterogeneous connectivity and universal and generic interfacing for distributed applications and processes residing in a wide variety of computing platforms communicating over varied transport facilities, through an integrated set of lower-level programs and routines that handle specific services (message/data recovery, security, directory services, etc.) available from applications and processes within varied complex computing and communications environments, and without having to deal with the idiosyncrasies of differing networks, protocols, devices, multiple "standards", routing, recovery and other transport difficulties and differences.

Abstract: An exhaust-through-the-hub system described herein includes an apparatus for discharge of exhaust gases from a marine outboard motor to the outer perimeter of an attached pump jet. Exhaust gas is ducted downwardly through the central body of the motor and rearwardly into a plenum cavity positioned in the pump jet. At least one hollow stator vane receives the exhaust gas and discharges the exhaust gas through the stator housing at a substantial depth below the water line, thereby resulting in a quieter running engine. The exhaust-through-the-hub system provides forward thrust when the motor is in forward gear and reverse thrust when the motor is in reverse gear.