Abstract: A hidden implement holder system. The hidden implement holder system comprises; a cummerbund article; and an implement compartment coupled to and concealed by the cummerbund. The cummerbund article further comprises an implement holder contained within the implement compartment, and the implement compartment further comprises a closeable access coupled thereto. The implement holder is comprised of a vertically stabilized rigid material, having horizontal flexibility, and having a set of implement cavities thereon, and additionally comprises a set of implements positioned within the set of implement cavities.

Abstract: A topical anesthetic/prophylaxis paste is provided that is effective at removing extrinsic stains and plaque on the teeth and at reducing discomfort during scaling procedures thereon by delivery of an anesthetic into the gingival sulcus. The paste includes at least one topical anesthetic, either 5% Lidocaine or 20% Benzocaine, at least one humectant, preferably a Polyethylene glycol in the amount of about 28 to about 42 percent by weight, at least one abrasive agent, preferably pumice in the amount of about 55 to about 65 percent by weight, and at least one sweetener, preferably Saccharin sodium in the amount up to about three percent by weight. A method of delivering the topical anesthetic/prophylaxis paste into the sulcus by a low speed handpiece with a prophylaxis angle and rubber cup is also provided.

Abstract: A system for reading a memory cell of a memory array at voltage levels lower than an erased threshold voltage of the memory array. The system uses a voltage regulator which is coupled to the memory array for charging a desired row of the memory array to a supply voltage. The voltage regulator is further used for clamping the desired row at a voltage level which is no higher than a maximum programmed threshold voltage of the memory array. The voltage regulator is able to perform these functions while consuming no DC current. A voltage booster is coupled to the voltage regulator and to the memory array. The voltage booster is used for raising the voltage level of the desired row to a voltage above the maximum erased threshold voltage of the memory cell. This allows the memory cell to be read at voltage levels which are lower than the threshold voltage of the memory array.

Abstract: The present invention provides a level sensitive circuit connected to the output portion of a register, which synchronizes an asynchronous input to a clocked network driven by the CPU system clock. The level sensitive circuit ensures that the output of the synchronizing register will always be a definite binary signal, i.e. logical 0 (ground, or absence of voltage) or logical 1 (voltage). The present invention not only minimizes the occurrence of a metastable condition, but also recognizes that metastability may occur. The present invention is optimized to prevent metastability and includes a synchronizing latch having an output circuit with a feedback mechanism that effectively causes the output voltage of the register to be a valid signal only when any metastable condition has resolved itself. More particularly, the non-inverted output of the register is utilized as feedback to the level sensitive circuit.

Abstract: A system for processing a floating point instruction includes a stack, virtual registers, a stack pointer pointing to one of the virtual registers as top of stack, physical registers, and a reference table mapping the virtual registers to the physical registers, entries of the reference table pointing to physical register locations. An instruction unit generates a plurality of instructions, and a decode unit having a plurality of decoders receives the plurality of instructions from the instruction unit, respectively. The decode unit decodes the plurality of instructions and determines whether any one of the instructions contains a floating point instruction including a floating point exchange instruction. A logic unit is coupled to the reference table and includes a plurality of logic devices coupled to the plurality of decoders in the decode unit, respectively.

Abstract: The present invention is a desktop personal computer (PC) system having peripheral device bus mastering. The system has a Direct Memory Access (DMA) controller for transferring data to and from the memory of the desktop PC system. A hardware state machine is used for programming the DMA controller, generating and sending command signals, and receiving completion status after the transfer of data is complete. A bus controller is used for implementing a memory data transfer request from the DMA controller means and said hardware state machine means. A device controller, either a Universal Serial Bus (USB) controller or an Infrared Data Association (IrDA) controller, is used for receiving and responding to the command signals from the hardware state machine means, transferring data to and from the DMA controller means, and generating and returning a completion status to the hardware state machine means after the transfer of data is complete.

Abstract: The present invention is a desktop personal computer (PC) system having peripheral device bus mastering. The system has four main elements: a Direct Memory Access (DMA) controller, a hardware state machine, a bus controller, and a device controller. The device controller may be an IDE hard disk controller which is able to generate long streams of data in an intermittent fashion wherein any single stream of data is targeted to a number of different host memory locations. The device controller may also be an ECP parallel port controller which interfaces with a number of different peripheral devices over a parallel bus wherein each peripheral device appears to the system as a separate and independent data path.

Abstract: A miter attachment capable of use on radial saws, table saws, drill presses, router tables, and the like, comprises three legs of a triangle. The longest leg constitutes an elongated base member. This base member is pivotally attached at one end to a fence member. The base member has a track in it for engagement by a slider, which is capable of movement along at least a portion of the length of the base member. The slider is pivotally attached to one end of a coupler arm, the other end of which is pivotally attached to the fence member at a point spaced from the end pivotally attached to the base member. As the slider is moved to different relative positions along the length of the base member, the coupler arm causes the angle between the fence and the base member to change.

Abstract: A venturi-type system for cooling a roof by rapidly moving the hot air beneath roof tiles. The air cooling system is passive, and accelerates the evacuation of hot air from beneath roof tiles by creating a venturi system at the uppermost portion of an angled tile roof.

Abstract: A system for altering a clock frequency to a logic controlling device that controls logic which runs at a fixed frequency slower than a frequency of a computer system running the logic. The system speeds up the clock signal to a logic controller when the logic controller is arbitrating between different operational requests. When the logic controller acknowledges a specific operational request, the clock controller immediately slows the clock signal down in order to allow a command strobe length that the logic device executing a specific operation request requires.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus that connects and secures a battery pack to a battery powered vehicle and/or a battery charging device. The apparatus eliminates the use of the installer's hands on or near the battery cables or any other current carrying devices. The apparatus is comprised of a frame located around a perimeter portion of the battery pack, a first connector slidably coupled to the frame, a second connector coupled to the first connector and to a battery powered vehicle and/or a battery charging device, and a handle pivotally coupled to the frame and to the first connector for coupling the first connector to the second connector.

Abstract: A tile measuring device for use in laying tiles is disclosed comprising a support member, a reference member portion, and a measuring member portion. The reference member portion is slidably coupled to the support member for establishing a reference position for the device with respect to a tile and second tile. The measuring member portion is movably coupled to the support member at a distal end thereof for defining a portion for removal from the second tile relative to the reference position. Removal of this undesired portion from the second tile permits the second tile to fit properly adjacent an obstruction after the undesired portion is removed.

Abstract: A method of producing denatured bovine serum albumin (BSA) milk products is disclosed which provides a container for containing the milk products and a source of heating the container for a period of time and within a certain temperature range sufficient for producing the denatured BSA milk products without substantially diminishing either the flavor or the nutritional value of the milk products. It appears that the consumption of denatured BSA milk products, as opposed to consumption of non-denatured BSA milk products, will tend to reduce the likelihood of a person acquiring Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus (IDDM), atherosclerotic vascular disease, myasthenia gravis, multiple sclerosis, pernicious anemia, and other human autoimmune diseases.

Abstract: A water saturable foam is encased within a rubber sheath. The foam is laden with water. A stem of a flower may be embedded in the foam.

Abstract: An orthopedic pillow device for supporting and immobilizing patient's arm relative to a patient's shoulder is disclosed comprising a portable, L-shaped, reversible, pillow and a plurality of straps for attaching and securing the pillow to both the patient's upper torso and arm. The pillow is selectively attached to one of the patient's right arm and left arm and the patient's upper torso, for providing support and cushioning for both a lower and upper portion of the arm selected for support and for providing abduction of the arm selected for support with respect to the upper torso for reducing shoulder joint stress. The securing means is comprised of a removable shoulder strap, waist strap, forearm strap and upper arm strap.