Abstract: The present invention is directed to a pill-counting machine and method of counting pills that uses a rotatable first pill rotor having a plurality of holes, a second pill rotor having a single orifice and a rotatable third pill rotor having a plurality of chambers.

Abstract: A shopping cart is provided with an undercarriage frame mounted upon wheels. The frame supports a basket and at least two seating sections for children. The seating sections are aligned such that both children, when seated, face backward and are positioned in line with one another. Each seating section is mounted upon an end wall, one of which is located at the rear of the cart and the second of which is located at an intermediate point along the cart proximate the rear end. Each seating section is formed with collapsible bottom and back member. When collapsed, the shopping cart affords primary and secondary basket regions with the secondary region located below the rearmost seat and serving the dual purpose of a leg area for the forwardmost child. In the first embodiment, both end walls are pivotally mounted to the basket and rotatable upward to allow multiple carts to be interconnected.

Abstract: A motorcycle accessory quick-release attachment assembly is provided which consists of two or more motorcycle accessories adapted to be releasably attached to the same set of mounting studs without the use of tools. In a preferred embodiment, each motorcycle accessory includes one or more front hooks for mounting on the front mounting studs, one or more rear hooks for mounting on the rear mounting studs, and one or more latches rotatably connected to the rear hooks for securing and releasing the rear hooks to and from the rear mounting studs. Significantly, the configuration of the latches allows the accessories to be releasably attached to the same set of mounting studs. Each of the latches may be configured to receive a padlock to lock the rear hooks to the rear mounting studs. As such, the accessories can be optionally locked to the motorcycle to guard against theft.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method for making a molded roofing unit formed of a fiber-reinforced plastic composition. In a preferred embodiment, the method comprises forming a camber in the roofing unit. The method of the present invention provides consistent results in the molding process, low material and production costs, and produces a roofing product with high rigidity and strength, impact resistance, stability in high wind conditions, and which is easy to install.

Abstract: The invention is directed to a self-contained hose and valve assembly for installation on a pressurized canister. In one embodiment of the invention, a flexible hose is wrapped around a valve and is removably attached to a base supporting the valve. The hose and valve are housed within a cover that is removably secured to the base to form a self-contained unit. In an additional embodiment of the invention, the self-contained hose and valve assembly does not contain a cover and the hose is instead attached to the valve or the base by an adhesive or a mechanical fastener, such as a shrink sleeve to form the self-contained unit.

Abstract: A pet cage dryer comprising a cage and a fan assembly mounted thereon for drying the wet coat of a pet animal housed inside the cage. In use, the fan assembly directs a high volume of ambient temperature air across substantially the entire interior region of the cage such that the air dries substantially every surface of the pet's coat at the same time. As a result, the pet cage dryer is able to dry the pet's coat in a relatively short period of time without the use of heated air and without any manual intervention on the part of a groomer during the drying process.

Abstract: This invention is directed to an expandable stent useful for implantation into an artery or the like. The stents are made using electroforming techniques in which an electrically-conductive mandrel is coated with a suitable resist material, after which the resist is exposed to an appropriate light pattern and frequency so as to form a stent pattern in the resist. The mandrel is then electroplated with a suitable stent material. The mandrel is etched away once a sufficient layer of stent material is deposited, leaving a completed stent.

Abstract: A novel putting device is provided having a handle comprised of two relatively broad and flat surfaces for gripping the device, wherein the flat surfaces of the handle are positioned parallel to the striking surface of the device. A novel method of putting using the device is also claimed, wherein a golfer may grasp the handle by pressing the flattened palms of his or her hands against the flat surfaces and swing the device ("putt") by simply moving his or her wrists back and forth, such that the device swings like a pendulum. In an alternative embodiment, a weight assembly may optionally be added to the upper handle end of the putting device to shift the weight center and adjust the overall "feel" of the device to meet the individual golfer's needs.

Abstract: A piezoelectric motor drive circuit is provided which utilizes the piezoelectric elements as oscillators and a Meacham half-bridge approach to develop feedback from the motor ground circuit to produce a signal to drive amplifiers to power the motor. The circuit automatically compensates for shifts in harmonic frequency of the piezoelectric elements due to pressure and temperature changes.

Abstract: A multi-workstation device is provided which includes a vertically-oriented pole and a workstation assembly mounted thereto. The workstation assembly includes a sleeve mounted around the pole, a plurality of arms affixed to and extending radially outward from the sleeve, and a plurality of horizontally-oriented work surfaces affixed to the arms. In a preferred embodiment, the workstation assembly is vertically adjustable and circumferentially rotatable relative to the pole, and the device also includes a vertical lock and a circumferential lock for locking the workstation assembly to the pole in a desired vertical and circumferential position. The device optionally also includes a seat assembly or a workbench assembly, a light assembly, a winch assembly, a power supply, and an air supply.

Abstract: A bread stick rack for portable bread ovens fits within the baking well of a home kitchen appliance type portable bread oven. The rack is readily insertable and removable from the bread oven and has a plurality of individual bread stick molds. In use, rolled strips of dough are placed in each of the stick molds and then oven heated through its bake cycle so as to bake the sticks within the mold and conform them to the mold configuration. After baking, the rack is removable from the oven and the individual bread stick molds removable from the rack so as to shake or knock out the bread sticks from their individual molds.

Abstract: The present invention is a hydrogen getter and method for formulating and using the getter. This getter effectively removes hydrogen gas typically present in many hermetically-sealed electronic applications where the presence of such gas would otherwise be harmful to the electronics. The getter is a non-organic composition, usable in a wide range of temperatures as compared to organic getters. Moreover, the getter is formulated to be used without the need for the presence of oxygen. The getter is comprised of effective amounts of an oxide of a platinum group metal, a desiccant, and a gas permeable binder which preferably is cured after composition in an oxygen-bearing environment at about 150 to about 205 degrees centigrade.

Abstract: An optimized electroless copper plating technique suitable for plating electroless copper upon ceramics.

Abstract: A baseball or softball glove constructed to maintain the ball-catching pocket and to facilitate closure of the glove having an inverted V-shaped notch generally located at the center of the heel. The inverted V-shaped shaped notch assists in the opening and closing of the glove by creating a flex line extending up from the apex of the inverted V-shaped notch generally midway between the sides of the glove and through the ball-catching pocket.