Abstract: A funeral vehicle (1) comprises a sidecar (2) in the form of a hearse having a chassis (4) carrying a wheel (6) and a superstructure (8) mounted on the chassis and defining a reception area (10) for a coffin (12).

Abstract: System and method for borehole compensation. The method includes simultaneously transmitting at least two modulated signals from one or more transmitters; receiving the at least two modulated signals by at least one receiver; and processing the received at least two modulated signals to determine a phase difference and an amplitude attenuation of the transmitted modulated signals, the processing providing borehole compensated data.

Abstract: A method and apparatus of analyzing a target system comprises receiving information relating to an environment of the target system and storing cost data based on the environment information. The plan and its estimated performance for a query may be determined based on the cost data. The environment information may pertain to the environment of a parallel system (e.g., a multi-node parallel system, a single-node parallel system having plural central processing units or a system running plural virtual processors) that is running a parallel database. The cost data may identify a number of nodes in the target system, a number of central processing units in each node of the target system, and other types of system information. The cost data may be stored in a relational table having a plurality of rows. Each row of the relational table may correspond to a different target system.

Abstract: A method and apparatus of analyzing a target system comprises receiving information relating to an environment of the target system and storing cost data based on the environment information. The plan and its estimated performance for a query may be determined based on the cost data. The environment information may pertain to the environment of a parallel system (e.g., a multi-node parallel system, a single-node parallel system having plural central processing units or a system running plural virtual processors) that is running a parallel database. The cost data may identify a number of nodes in the target system, a number of central processing units in each node of the target system, and other types of system information. The cost data may be stored in a relational table having a plurality of rows. Each row of the relational table may correspond to a different target system.

Abstract: The inventive audible warning device includes, in a preferred embodiment, a refillable pressurized air tank having a service port, a cover for covering the service port, an air pump integrated with the tank for filling the tank within pressurized air, an activator for regulating air flow, a hose connecting the tank to the activator, and a horn connected to the activator. The cover also includes a relief valve for depressurizing the tank. In addition, the cover includes locking elements for locking the cover, which can include in turn a rotatable handle that triggers the relief valve when the locking elements are unlocked. A method for producing sound is also disclosed herein.

Abstract: A dipmeter has a coil forming a medium frequency field (e.g., five megahertz); the field interacts with the formation to form induced currents in the formations dependent on resistivity. The formation boundaries create a phase shift contrasting with the shift occurring in the formation so that a pair of closely spaced coils on a shoe locates relative transition of a formation boundary. The boundary is located by the several dipmeter arms.

Abstract: A coil array which is installed on a MWD drill collar for use in a resistivity logging system. The drill collar is provided with upper and lower coil support rings. These are toroids which support individual coil segments, and are connected by suitable magnetic shorting bars. The coil segments and shorting bars inscribe a specified solid angle or azimuthal extent. By connecting the outputs of the several coils through a combining circuit, the coils on a single coil form can be connected in series additive, or subtractive relationship. Through the use of two such coil forms with aligned coils on each, an azimuthally oriented window is thereby defined. By proper switching multiple azimuthally oriented windows can be made operative so that there is an azimuthal orientation to the current flow pattern relative to the MWD resistivity logging tool.

Abstract: High resolution induction logs (28) are obtained through borehole casing (15) by magnetically saturating the casing (15), logging with a tool (10) having different transmitter (35a, 35b)-to-receiver (40) coil spacings, and determining the formation (30) conductivities as a function of the coil spacings, coil frequency, and phase difference between the signals at these spacings. The logging is preferably done at an intermediate frequency which gives good resolution but is little affected by the saturated casing.