Abstract: This invention relates to comfortable ophthalmic devices and methods of producing such devices.

Abstract: This invention relates to comfortable ophthalmic devices and methods of producing such devices.

Abstract: The present invention provides an attorneys' fees policy system, comprising means for importing case leads and disseminating the leads to a sales representative, means for receiving application data of the insured party into an attorneys' fees insurance database and uploading the application, an attorneys' fee contract and a related formal legal complaint, means for requesting underwriting approval of the attorneys' fee policy application, means for placing the attorneys' fee policy into active status if underwriting is approved, and means for receiving data on the approved attorneys' fee policy and initiating a policy issuance process.

Abstract: The present invention provides an attorneys' fees policy method, comprising importing case leads and disseminating the leads to a sales representative, receiving application data of the insured party into an attorneys' fees insurance database and uploading the application, an attorneys' fee contract and a related formal legal complaint, requesting underwriting approval of the attorneys' fee policy application, placing the attorneys' fee policy into active status if underwriting is approved, and receiving data on the approved attorneys' fee policy and initiating a policy issuance process.

Abstract: A line-draw method and apparatus that draws lines at fast speeds. Lines are drawn a pixel at a time and a number of algorithms are employed to determine the pixels to be drawn. The line-draw method determined is a function of line length, typical length categories are short, medium and long. For short lines, a table look-up method is employed. For longer length lines, a multi-pixel segment method (burst method) is employed. Burst methods are line-draw methods which draw lines using a plurality of multi-pixel segments to draw the lines where each segment is characterized as having a number (U) of unconditional pixels which are always drawn and an actual number (A) of conditional pixels which are drawn. The actual number (A) is any number up to a maximum number (C) of conditional pixels which can be drawn.

Abstract: The improved apply and relief valve mechanism (111, 112, 115, 117, 119, 120, 130, 132) for a fluid power apparatus (10) comprises a valve rod (112) having at one end (114) an integral, enlarged diameter spring retainer section (119), at a second end (113) a plurality of longitudinally extending grooves or passageways (132) in the valve rod (112) and a circumferential groove (111), a generally cylindrically shaped seal/reaction piston (120, 130) attached to the second end (113) of the valve rod (112) by way of a snap ring (115) received within the circumferential groove (111), and a spring mechanism (117) disposed around the valve rod (112) to abut the spring retainer section (119) and bias the reaction piston (120, 130) into engagement with the snap ring (115). The passageways (132) in the second end (113) of the valve rod (112) provide for improved fluid flow so that the fluid power apparatus (10) will not experience self actuation.

Abstract: A resistance temperature detector for rapidly sensing temperatures in an operating environment by means of changes in the current through an element whose electrical resistance varies with temperature includes a fine wire coil whose electrical resistance varies with temperature, and a deposited coating of a rigid, coherent mineral, such as diamond, which is deposited over the fine wire coil.