Abstract: An optical fiber ribbonizing tool has a main body having an upper portion, a lower portion, and a thickness, the upper portion the lower portion having openings therein. The opening in the upper portion holds the optical fibers, while the opening in the lower portion allows the tool to be opened. An indentation is provided around the opening in the upper portion to hold an adhesive and to apply the adhesive as the optical fibers are drawn through the tool.

Abstract: An optical fiber ribbonizing tool has amain body having an upper portion, a lower portion, and a thickness, the upper portion the lower portion having openings therein. The opening in the upper portion holds the optical fibers, while the opening in the lower portion allows the tool to be opened. An indentation is provided around the opening in the upper portion to hold an adhesive and to apply the adhesive as the optical fibers are drawn through the tool.

Abstract: An infant transporter includes a transporter base, a support member secured to the base, and a housing supported by the support member. The housing includes a radio frequency coil adapted to emit a radio frequency configured to enable magnetic resonance imaging. The infant transporter exclusively comprises components that are magnetic resonance imaging compatible.

Abstract: A protective coating is applied to an inner or an outer member of a rotary fluid bearing by sputtering to minimize scuffing, wear and premature failure of the members during starts and stops of the bearing. The coating may include titanium, tungsten, chromium, amorphous carbon with or without metallic impurities, and hydrogenated amorphous carbon with or without metallic impurities. One of the members is formed in two sections to accommodate assembly of the bearing and these sections abut at end faces. Features on each end face are imparted to the other end face in a compression coining process to facilitate rapid and repeatable alignment of the two sections when separated and rejoined during subsequent manufacturing steps.

Abstract: A protective coating is applied to an inner or an outer member of a rotary fluid bearing by sputtering to minimize scuffing, wear and premature failure of the members during starts and stops of the bearing. The coating may include titanium, tungsten, chromium, amorphous carbon with or without metallic impurities, and hydrogenated amorphous carbon with or without metallic impurities. One of the members is formed in two sections to accommodate assembly of the bearing and these sections abut at end faces. Features on each end face are imparted to the other end face in a compression coining process to facilitate rapid and repeatable alignment of the two sections when separated and rejoined during subsequent manufacturing steps.