Abstract: A technique is provided for enhancing fluid flow in an outwardly opening nozzle assembly. A flow enhancement assembly is provided adjacent an exit from an outwardly opening poppet to provide desired spray characteristics. The flow enhancement assembly includes converging and diverging passages and a plurality of ports to form a spray.

Abstract: A mobile medical image scanner and teleradiology system are incorporated into an ambulance or other vehicle to permit a patient to be diagnosed while en route to a treatment facility such as a trauma center. The system obtains medical image data while the patient is being transported in the vehicle and transmits the medical image data to a receiver at a location which is remote from the vehicle. At the remote location, the transmitted medical image data is displayed in a humanly discernable manner and interpreted by a qualified physician, who then communicates diagnostic information to the technicians in the vehicle and/or to the treating physicians at the treatment facility. By providing diagnostic information back to the treating physicians prior to the patient's arrival at the treatment facility, the patient can be routed directly to the operating room, or the intensive care unit as necessary, thereby saving valuable time.

Abstract: A system and method for inductively heating and then quench hardening a portion of a workpiece, such as a several threads of a screw or bolt are disclosed. The system includes a conveyor system having a rotary conveyor for separating, aligning, and transporting each of the workpieces in aligned succession through an induction heater positioned about the rotary conveyor to heat-treat at least a portion of each of the workpieces. A sensor determines whether a workpiece is heat-treated to a minimum temperature and causes an ejector to separate heat-treated workpieces that have reached the minimum temperature from heat-treated workpieces that have failed to reach the minimum temperature. The separated workpieces are then quenched in a tank & separately removed automatically.

Abstract: A method and apparatus is disclosed for MR perfusion acquisition using a notched RF saturation pulse. In acquiring such MR data, a volume of slice locations is selected in which MR data is to be acquired. Each given slice is prepared with a notched RF saturation pulse which has a stop-band between a pair of pass-bands. The stop-band is designed to not affect the spins in the next slice in which MR data is to be acquired thereby effectively increasing the TI and increasing SNR and contrast simultaneously. Since the notched saturation pulse saturates all the spins outside of the notched stop-band, the blood in the ventricular chamber is effectively saturated so that the resulting perfusion images have blood pool suppression. Additionally, the use of a 90° presaturation RF pulse provides a high level of immunity to the effects of arrhythmias or other variations in the patient's heart rate.

Abstract: A method for electronic trimming of at least one fluid injection pump, in which a control signal which is corrected for injection pump operation and, preferably, a control signal which is corrected for engine operation as well are determined by a control module of an electronic control device and are used for operation of the fluid injection pump, and in which, furthermore, a fluid injection pump is used which operates on the energy storage principle and whose feed characteristic follows an at least third-order polynomial identically or at least largely approximately and the parameters are determined in predetermined standard conditions for an at least third-order standard polynomial, are stored and are used in the determination of the required fuel injection quantity.

Abstract: A quick coupler retention clip is disclosed for preventing an inadvertent disconnection of a quick coupler. The clip device includes a unitary clip having a first and a second end. The first end of the clip is of annular configuration so that the body of the coupler extends through the annular first end for anchoring the first end of the clip relative to the body. The second end of the clip is a C-shaped configuration to removably engage a groove defined between a collar and the body of the coupler. A strap extends between the first and second ends of the clip for securing the first and second ends of the clip together. The disconnection of the body from the port of the quick coupler is permitted only when the C-shaped second end is removed from engagement with the groove so that inadvertent disconnection of the body from the port is prevented.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for testing operation and diagnosing faults in an engine including an electronic control unit. A diagnostic computer is coupled to the electronic control unit and displays engine testing and diagnostic text messages in any one of a plurality of selectable languages, energize ignition circuits on demand, display menu screen displays associated with engine testing, diagnostics and service, and generate summary screen displays and reports for later use.

Abstract: Subject invention provides method of arranging multiplayer passive electronic components, enabling simple arranging of rolled thin foil from a roll on a supporting block in order to form a stack, where supporting plastic foil with thin foil (63) in it is led from unrolling mechanism (67) for unrolling the foil, over the cross knife (66) and over two rotating side knives (68), through the pressing tool (65) over the separating crossbar (610) and pulling mechanism (612) to the rolling mechanism (611) for rolling the supporting foil, from which the thin foil is already separated, where the supporting block (57) is put under the pressing tool (65). The invention also provided the supporting block.

Abstract: A stator turn fault detection system and method capable of real-time detection of a stator turn fault in an electric motor is provided. The stator turn fault detector includes a feed forward neural network that when trained, using fundamental frequency sequence components of the voltage and current supplying the electric motor, will estimate a fundamental frequency sequence component of current indicative of a stator turn fault. A method for detecting a stator turn fault in an electric motor as well as a method for training a feed forward neural network for use with the stator turn fault detector is disclosed.

Abstract: A mounting assembly for a marine propulsion system includes a horizontal mounting plate, a pivot housing, and an adapter plate attached to one another through a plurality of vibration absorbing isolation points. The adapter plate is configured for attachment to an outboard powerhead, and the horizontal mounting plate is configured for horizontal attachment to a boat platform. The pivot housing is configured for attachment to a steering arm that extends through the horizontal mounting plate for rotating and pivoting an attached steering arm yoke and trunnion assembly and propeller drive unit. A contoured opening in the horizontal mounting plate facilitates drop down installation of a marine propulsion system.

Abstract: A propeller assembly that includes a plastic bushing that is secured, e.g., bonded, to an inner hub and is configured to engage an outer hub of a propeller. More specifically, and in an exemplary embodiment, the bushing includes a cylindrical shaped body having a bore therethrough, and a plurality of grooves are in an outer diameter surface of the cylindrical shaped body. The inner hub includes a cylindrical shaped body sized to extend into the bushing bore. A flange is at one end of the inner hub body, and at least one limp home tab extends from the flange. The propeller includes an outer hub having a cylindrical shaped body, and a plurality of blades extend from an outer diameter surface of the outer hub body. An inner diameter surface of the outer hub body has a plurality of protrusions that extend radially inward. Each protrusion is positioned to extend within a respective one of the grooves in the outer diameter surface of the bushing body.

Abstract: A system and method are disclosed for providing access over a computer network to system documentation at an online central service facility. A user is required to enter identifying indicia prior to accessing the online central service facility, the facility having at least one documentation database containing product and/or service data therein. The identifying indicia can include a user identification and a password, for example, and are matched with user data stored in a user database in the online central service facility to authenticate the user before providing user access into a document management system. Also, the user is checked to further determine what particular product and/or service data the user is entitled to. Such particular product or service data is then delivered to the user.

Abstract: A stern drive system having an outdrive rotatable about a generally horizontal axis to impart a desired trim or tilt to the drive system is provided. The system includes a gimbal ring that defines an inner region. The gimbal ring is configured to pivotally receive a first anchor pin. A tilt-trim assembly is affixed to the outdrive, and the tilt-trim assembly has one respective end thereof configured to pivotally receive a second anchor pin supported by the outdrive. The assembly includes a single cylinder through the inner region of the gimbal ring and has one end thereof connected to the first anchor pin so that when the cylinder is actuated the outdrive is rotated about the generally horizontal axis.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for the metered, pulsed pumping of fluid media under high pressure, in which a pressure surge resulting from the stored, kinetic energy of an electromagnetically driven armature element of a reciprocating pump is transmitted via a blocking element to a working fluid, which is enclosed in a pressure space connected to a spraying device, resulting in a predetermined quantity of the working fluid being conveyed out of an spraying unit, the stored, kinetic energy of the armature element being abruptly transmitted first of all to an operating fluid, which is enclosed in a pressure-accumulating space arranged upstream of the pressure space, inducing a pressure surge which is transmitted in the operating fluid in an expanding manner to the blocking element and from the blocking element to the working fluid.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for controlling the ignition in an internal combustion engine with a device for injecting fuel into a combustion chamber of the engine is provided, in which a control signal for the injection process and a control signal for the ignition process are used. The control signal for the injection process is used to start the measurement of a predetermined.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for controlling the engine speed of a welding generator is disclosed. A first time delay permits the engine to warm up sufficiently at a run speed before switching the engine speed to an idle speed. A second time delay permits continuous operation of the engine at the run speed during brief interruptions in the demand for output power.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for acquiring MR images is disclosed. The technique allows rapid acquisition of T2 weighted MR images using gradient echo imaging, and also allows the acquisition of T1 weighted or spin density images, T2* or T2′ weighted images all from the same data set. The technique includes determining a nonlinear function of gradient echo time to offset magnetic field inhomogeneities and acquiring multiple sets of MR data from a series of read-out gradient pulses in a pulse sequence. Both 2-D and 3-D pulse sequence embodiments are disclosed. The MR data is then fit to an equation that includes the nonlinear function and the images are reconstructed that include T1 or spin density weighting, T2 weighting images, T2*, or T2′ weighting. The resulting images are naturally co-registered.

Abstract: The present invention relates generally to MR imaging and, more particularly, to a method and apparatus for reconstructing zoom MR images. An RF coil assembly having a number of detection elements is provided. The RF coil assembly is designed such that the number of detection elements that may be used to acquire imaging data may exceed the number of data acquisition channels of the MR system. Accordingly, the detection elements may be grouped into a number of sets wherein each set transmits acquired data to a specific data acquisition channel to acquire data of a larger region-of-interest (ROI) or, alternately, only one set of detection elements corresponding to a smaller ROI may be activated wherein each detection element of the set transmits data to a data acquisition channel. As a result, a zoom image may be reconstructed.

Abstract: A fuel storage and supply apparatus (22) for a watercraft (10) incorporating a plurality of connections (50,66) penetrating a housing (32) in a single opening in a fuel tank (12). Each connection is sealed by a radial O-ring (56,68) so that the connection may be rotated about a longitudinal axis without adversely affecting the seal. A single opening (34) in the tank may thereby be used to provide connections for a fill tube (66), fuel tube (50), vent (86), and electrical penetrations (150) for an in-tank pump (136) or level sensor (156).

Abstract: An object detection apparatus includes a data acquisition system configured to acquire diagnostic data of the subject, an image reconstructor configured to reconstruct at least one image of the subject from the diagnostic data, and a data retrieval device configured to retrieve a first set of bookmarks identifying a first set of objects of interest in the at least one image. The object detection apparatus further includes a computer programmed to display the at least one image on a console and detect input from the user corresponding to a second set of bookmarks identifying a second set of objects of interest in the image. The computer is further programmed to selectively allow the user to incorporate each bookmark of the first set of bookmarks into the second set of bookmarks.