Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure are directed toward apparatuses, systems, and methods that include a prosthetic valve. The prosthetic valve may include a jacket configured to cover at least one of gaps, spaces, or interfaces in a frame or between one or more leaflets attached to the frame.

Abstract: Acoustic leak detection systems for boilers use wave guide tubes to conduct sound waves through the boiler wall for an environmentally safe location of microphones or transducers. To protect such wave guides from soot plugging, the boiler wall penetrating end of a wave guide is reciprocationally mounted within a soot shield. Linear motors mounted between the wave guide and soot shield base stroke the wave guide axially within the shield to dislodge accumulated soot upon command signal. Compressed air released from within the wave guide, also upon command signal, ejects loose soot particles from interior wave guide surfaces.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method and apparatus for directly measuring the radially applied, compressive nip load between two press rolls. Matched, low angle ramp plates are connected tensilely by a load strip which supports a strain gauge. The assembly, having less than one inch of nip section thickness, is placed in the subject roll nip and loaded normally. Due to the ramp angle base, the two plates are displaced in opposite directions normal to the radial load. The connective load strip opposes the opposite displacement thereby stressing the strain gauge.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method and apparatus for directly measuring the radially applied, compressive nip load between two press rolls. Matched, low angle ramp plates are connected tensilely by a load strip which supports a strain gauge. The assembly, having less than one inch of nip section thickness, is placed in the subject roll nip and loaded normally. Due to the ramp angle base, the two plates are displaced in opposite directions normal to the radial load. The connective load strip opposes the opposite displacement thereby stressing the strain gauge.

Abstract: A pipe junction for concentrically mixing fluid flow streams is fabricated entirely of stock dimension plate and pipe materials with a faired main stream flow around the disruption of the injection flow pipe penetration and with all assembly seams, welded or bonded, externally applied. A slot is cut into the main flow pipe to receive a close tolerance fit of a prefabricated fillet assembly with the injection flow pipe. A continuous seam around the main flow pipe slot perimeter seals the main flow channel interior and structurally reinforces the concentric position of injection flow pipe.

Abstract: A pipe junction for concentrically mixing fluid flow streams is fabricated entirely of stock dimension plate and pipe materials with a faired main stream flow around the disruption of the injection flow pipe penetration and with all assembly seams, welded or bonded, externally applied. A slot is cut into the main flow pipe to receive a close tolerance fit of a prefabricated fillet assembly with the injection flow pipe. A continuous seam around the main flow pipe slot perimeter seals the main flow channel interior and structurally reinforces the concentric position of injection flow pipe.

Abstract: A corrugating machine finger setting jig is disclosed having an adjustable profile surface to simulate the arcuate profile of a cooperative corrugating roll.