Abstract: An apparatus and method for coupling a tubular member to a preexisting structure. The tubular member is anchored to the preexisting structure and an expansion member is pulled through the tubular member to radially expand the tubular member.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for coupling a tubular member to a preexisting structure.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an improved system and method for forming a cooperative. In one embodiment, the system and method relates to forming both a corporation entity and a cooperative entity and selling some ownership percentage of the corporation to the cooperative. In a further embodiment, the system and method further provides for a marketing process that incentivizes entities to join the cooperative.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for coupling a tubular member to a preexisting structure. The tubular member is anchored to the preexisting structure and an expansion member is displaced relative to the tubular member to radially expand the tubular member.

Abstract: A replaceable shearing tip is provided for using with a shear, the shear having a lower jaw and an upper jaw pivotally connected to the lower jaw, the upper jaw having a left portion, a right portion, and a front portion between the left portion and the right portion. The replaceable shearing tip has a left part having two edges, a mounting section extending between the two edges for mounting the left part on the upper jaw, and a front section connected to the mounting section for covering the front portion of the upper jaw. The replaceable shearing tip further has a right part, wherein the left part and the right part are interchangeable.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for coupling a tubular member to a preexisting structure.

Abstract: A test apparatus for telecommunication equipment includes motherboard that executes a resident operation control mechanism, so that the test apparatus exhibits default hardware functionality. However, if a daughtercard has been plugged into the motherboard, the motherboard ignores the default firmware and executes whatever replacement operation control software is provided on the daughtercard—causing the test apparatus to acquire a hardware functionality exclusive of the motherboard default.

Abstract: Material is incrementally deposited using material directed toward a deposition zone. The scan path of the directed material is controlled according to a path plan derived to minimise or reduce derivation from an ideal uniform temperature profile for the deposit during the deposition process. A path plan having an angled scan passes intersecting or over-crossing (for example in a mirrorbox path plan) is preferred.

Abstract: A process for producing a metallic tool, mould, die or other body of significant thickness or a coating, the process comprising directing a spray (3, 4) comprising molten metallic droplets carried by a propelling gas toward an object surface (7) of a substrate or pattern (5) so as to build up a metallic deposit or coating comprising the mould, tool, die, body or coating on the object surface (7) of the substrate or pattern (5), wherein at one or more predetermined stages during spraying droplets of a relatively large mean size are sprayed and at one or more other stages droplets or a relatively smaller mean size are sprayed.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for coupling a tubular member to a preexisting structure. The tubular member is anchored to the preexisting structure and an expansion member is pulled through the tubular member to radially expand the tubular member.

Abstract: A golfing apparatus for use with a golf club to teach a golfer how to putt or chip a golf ball, the apparatus including a housing, a stroke arm extending outward from the housing, an attachment structure communicating with the stroke arm for rigidly securing the golf club to the stroke arm at or near the head of the golf club, and an actuating device communicating with the stroke arm for moving the stroke arm. In one embodiment, the actuating device includes a motor mounted within the housing on a horizontal gear rack, and a stroke arm attachment assembly connecting the stroke arm to the motor. The stroke arm attachment assembly includes a stroke arm vertical movement device, such as another motor or a bearing. The actuating device moves the stroke farm from an initial position through a predetermined stroke distance so as to teach the golfer gripping the moving golf club a proper putting or chipping golf stroke by the development of muscle memory.

Abstract: An X-ray spectrometer for providing imaging and energy resolution of an X-ray source comprised of a thick silicon wafer (10) having an embedded matrix or grid of aluminum completely through the wafer fabricated, for example, by thermal migration. The aluminum matrix defines the walls (16, 18) of a rectangular array of silicon X-ray detector cells (14) or "pixels". A thermally diffused aluminum electrode (20) is also formed centrally through each of the silicon cells (14) with biasing means (22, 26, 28) being connected to the aluminum cell walls (16, 18) and the centralized aluminum electrode (20) for causing lateral charge carrier depletion between the cell walls so that incident X-ray energy causes a photo-electric reaction within the silicon producing collectible charge carriers in the form of electrons which are collected and used for imaging.