Abstract: A surgical cutting blade for cutting bone material when the blade is coupled to a hand-held surgical saw includes a distal portion comprising a plurality of cutting teeth, a shank portion adjacent the distal portion, and a proximal portion adjacent the shank portion. The proximal portion may include a longitudinally extending slot having a proximal opening. The slot may be shaped to receive a portion of the surgical saw through the proximal opening. The proximal portion may have a plurality of deflectable fingers respectively separated from a plurality of main body portions by respective gaps. The plurality of deflectable fingers may extend adjacent the longitudinally extending slot, and may deflect into the gaps to increase and decrease a width of a portion of the slot.

Abstract: A surgical cutting blade for cutting bone material when the blade is coupled to a hand-held surgical saw includes a distal portion comprising a plurality of cutting teeth, a shank portion adjacent the distal portion, and a proximal portion adjacent the shank portion. The proximal portion may include a longitudinally extending slot having a proximal opening. The slot may be shaped to receive a portion of the surgical saw through the proximal opening. The proximal portion may have a plurality of deflectable fingers respectively separated from a plurality of main body portions by respective gaps. The plurality of deflectable fingers may extend adjacent the longitudinally extending slot, and may deflect into the gaps to increase and decrease a width of a portion of the slot.

Abstract: A surgical cutting blade for cutting bone material when the blade is coupled to a hand-held surgical saw includes a distal portion comprising a plurality of cutting teeth, a shank portion adjacent the distal portion, and a proximal portion adjacent the shank portion. The proximal portion may include a longitudinally extending slot having a proximal opening. The slot may be shaped to receive a portion of the surgical saw through the proximal opening. The proximal portion may have a plurality of deflectable fingers respectively separated from a plurality of main body portions by respective gaps. The plurality of deflectable fingers may extend adjacent the longitudinally extending slot, and may deflect into the gaps to increase and decrease a width of a portion of the slot.

Abstract: A telecommunications wall plate (10) for mounting to the wall surface comprising a body defining a front surface (20), and a rear surface (22) spaced from the front surface; the body including two opposite sides (12, 14), a top (16), and a bottom (18); the front surface defining at least one cable duct (30) extending from the top to the bottom and exposed along the front surface in the space between the front surface and the rear surface. The wall plate holds telecommunications boxes (40, 160, 300). A wall box (1100, 1200), includes a sidewall insert plate (1104, 1204) which includes a cable management plate (1146, 1246) mounted thereto for handling entry and exit of the cables in management of the cables in an interior of the wall box 1100, 1200. The wall box (1140) includes a side wall opening (1107) for receipt from a front (1120) by a combined port end plate (1300).

Abstract: A surgical cutting blade for cutting bone material when the blade is coupled to a hand-held surgical saw includes a distal portion comprising a plurality of cutting teeth, a shank portion adjacent the distal portion, and a proximal portion adjacent the shank portion. The proximal portion may include a longitudinally extending slot having a proximal opening. The slot may be shaped to receive a portion of the surgical saw through the proximal opening. The proximal portion may have a plurality of deflectable fingers respectively separated from a plurality of main body portions by respective gaps. The plurality of deflectable fingers may extend adjacent the longitudinally extending slot, and may deflect into the gaps to increase and decrease a width of a portion of the slot.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing aircraft includes removably securing a target to a portion of the aircraft in a predetermined position on the portion of the aircraft. The method further includes scanning the target with a scanning device to acquire information about at least one of a location and orientation of the target. The method also includes processing the acquired information to determine at least one of a location and orientation of the portion of the aircraft. In addition, the method includes working the aircraft using the processed information and removing the target from the portion of the aircraft before completing manufacture of the aircraft.

Abstract: A process for preparing an aqueous dispersion by wet milling an aqueous carrier medium, a particulate solid, and a polymeric dispersant; wherein the polymeric dispersant is a combination of at least 50% by weight of a block copolymer; and a random copolymer; and wherein the block and random copolymers are prepared from substantially the same monomers. This invention provides an easy dispersion process for particulate solids, in particular colorants such as pigments or disperse dyes, at higher loadings, and a reduction of dispersion time which improves the productivity. Resulting dispersions have particular utility as inks for ink-jet printers.

Abstract: A process for preparing an aqueous dispersion by wet milling an aqueous carrier medium, a particulate solid, and a polymeric dispersant; wherein the polymeric dispersant is a combination of at least 50% by weight of a block copolymer; and a random copolymer; and wherein the block and random copolymers are prepared from substantially the same monomers. This invention provides an easy dispersion process for particulate solids, in particular colorants such as pigments or disperse dyes, at higher loadings, and a reduction of dispersion time which improves the productivity. Resulting dispersions have particular utility as inks for ink-jet printers.

Abstract: The present invention relates to block copolymer dispersants comprising a hydrophobic block and a hydrophilic block having at least one polymerized monomer including a primary amine functionality. The inventive block copolymer dispersant is used to make aqueous dispersants such as inks that have enhanced paper binding characteristics.

Abstract: The apparatus for ultrasonic tissue investigation comprises an ultrasonic transducer (1) adapted to emit pulsed emissions into tissue and means (2) to move the transducer to scan an area of tissue to be investigated. Signals reflected from interfaces between acoustically different tissue components are received and converted into a representation of the tissue, which may be visually displayed. The emissions of ultrasonic radiation are so pulsed that each pulse has a very rapid fall back period, enabling better discrimination. Interpretation of the images may be facilitated by use of such techniques as fractal analysis.

Abstract: A non-photoformable composition for use as the first unpatterned layer in a diffusion patterning process consisting essentially of:A. a film-forming solid organic polymer having no free acid groups containing a plurality of acid liable groups which are acid reactive;B. a plasticizer in which the solid organic polymer is incompletely soluble;C. volatile organic solvent, the ratio of polymer to plasticizer being such that when the volatile organic solvent is removed from the organic medium, the resulting solvent-free polymer/plasticizer dispersion is specularly nonreflective; andD. finely divided particles of dielectric solids.

Abstract: Aqueous ink jet ink compositions comprising an aqueous carrier medium, a colorant, such as a dye or a pigment, and a polyampholyte containing at least one carboxylic acid group and at least one amine group have improved dispersion stability and flexibility in manufacturing.

Abstract: The apparatus includes a frame having a pair of sleeves adjacent opposite sides thereof for receiving the legs of inverted, generally U-shaped bars. Lifting tubes are provided along opposite sides of the frame for receiving a lifting lever. By applying the lifting lever alternately to opposite sides of the frame, the frame can be lifted into an elevated position, with cooperating ratchets and ratchet teeth along the frame and legs cooperating to prevent slippage of the frame in a downward direction. Casters may be provided the frame for moving the frame in a horizontal direction.

Abstract: Terminal amine-containing polypivalolactones of the formula ##STR1## IN WHICH R is H or lower alkyl,Y is ##STR2## where P IS 1 TO 5, ANDA is an aromatic hydrocarbon,n is 2 to about 1000,m is 0 or 1, andX is H, alkali metal or R'.sub.4 N where R' is lower alkyl are useful for preparing block copolymers and graft copolymers. These terminal amine-containing polypivalolactones are prepared by polymerizing pivalolactone in the presence of a nitrogen-containing initiator such as a tetraalkylammonium p-aminophenylacetate.

Abstract: This trip circuit comprises a DC source and the series combination of a trip coil and a thyristor connected across the source. Connected between the source and the gate circuit of the thyristor is a triggering circuit including protective relay contacts that are operable to cause current from the source to flow through the triggering circuit and the gate circuit, thus firing the thyristor to produce effective energization of the trip coil. For producing effective energization of the trip coil in the event that the thyristor fails to fire, there is provided back-up energizing means in the form of a low ohmic resistor connected externally of the thyristor between its gate circuit and its cathode for providing a conductive path in series with the trip coil and the triggering circuit through which effective energizing current from the source can flow through the trip coil.

Abstract: A bulked polyester continuous filament heteroyarn composed of uncrimped filaments and helically crimped filaments, and having alternating compact and loopy zones. The helically crimped filaments include homofilaments (e.g., false-twist bulked) and heterofilaments.