Abstract: A riding vehicle is provided with a downdraft fan assembly mounted on a vehicle roll bar for providing a flow of ambient air over the vehicle operator and a canopy carried by the fan assembly and providing solar and precipitation protection for the operator.

Abstract: There is provided a form support, a form assembly and a length-adjustable assembly therefor, as well as a method of installing a form assembly. The length-adjustable assembly includes upper and lower telescoping members and an end member removably coupled to and extending radially relative to the upper telescoping member. The length-adjustable assembly includes a male threaded member about which the telescoping members substantially extend. The male threaded member is rotatable relative to the end member with axial movement of the male threaded member relative to the end member being inhibited. The male threaded member threadably couples to a lower telescoping member. The form support includes a mount coupled to and extending outwards from a lower end of and/or is adjacent the upper telescoping member according to one embodiment. The mount extends outwards from an upper end of the upper telescoping member in another embodiment. The mount may be L-shaped.

Abstract: Methods for providing swimmers with performance metrics, turn detection, and stroke rate detection are disclosed.

Abstract: A riding vehicle is provided with a downdraft fan assembly mounted on a vehicle roll bar for providing a flow of ambient air over the vehicle operator and a canopy carried by the fan assembly and providing solar and precipitation protection for the operator.

Abstract: A cement form assembly includes cement and a cement form. The cement form can include a ground facing surface extending horizontally on a ground support surface and a cement facing surface extending vertically and contacting the cement. An extension member extends outward from the cement form and includes a surface that extends the ground facing surface or the cement facing surface. The cement form and the extension member are each made, at least partially, of a foam material.

Abstract: A method of making a multi-composition fiber is provided, which includes providing a precursor laden environment, and forming a fiber in the precursor laden environment using laser heating. The precursor laden environment includes a primary precursor material and an elemental precursor material. The formed fiber includes a primary fiber material and an elemental additive material, where the elemental additive material has too large an atom size to fit within a single crystalline domain within a crystalline structure of the fiber, and is deposited on grain boundaries between adjacent crystalline domains of the primary fiber material to present an energy barrier to atomic diffusion through the grain boundaries, and to increase creep resistance by slowing down growth between the adjacent crystalline domains of the primary fiber material.

Abstract: Embodiments described herein relate to construction of subsurface structural elements that are configured to redirect soil forces. For instance, a form may be used to construct a subsurface structural element such that the subsurface structural element redirects soil forces to vertically displace a foundation rather than have the soil forces crack or otherwise damage the foundation.

Abstract: Aspects disclosed herein relate to forming on a substrate fastener elements suitable for use in touch fastener by employing vibration forming methods. The processes described provide for a greater flexibility in manufacturing than prior methods and overcome certain limitations in prior forming techniques. Further, the product made can embody a variety of different configurations suitable for a given application. Employing vibration forming methods, such as ultrasonic forming methods, allows for the use of a wider variety of substrate material than materials used with convention methods of touch fastener formation.

Abstract: A composite tape and method of fabrication are provided which includes multiple layers and a laser-driven chemical vapor deposition (LCVD)-formed additive material in at least one layer of the multiple layers to enhance one or more properties of the composite tape. The LCVD-formed additive material is a single crystalline material and can include LCVD-formed granular material and/or LCVD-formed fiber material in the same or different layers of the composite tape to enhance, for instance, fracture strength and/or wear resistance of the composite tape.

Abstract: A seating configuration is described. The seating configuration includes a seat. The seat includes a feature to retain a user in a specific position on the seat. The seating configuration includes a first back support. The first back support is positioned adjacent a posterior pelvic area of the user. The seating configuration includes a second back support. The second back support is positioned adjacent to the thoracic area of the user. The seat, the first back support, and the second back support together can be configured to create a natural alignment of a spinal column of the user.

Abstract: An example base for a retail gondola can include: a frame defining a locator configured to receive a bottom portion of the retail gondola; and a plurality of bolts held by the frame, the plurality of bolts being moveable up and down to position the frame relative to a support surface; wherein a portion of each of the plurality of bolts is configured to allow the frame to be slid along the support surface.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are various embodiments of a self-capacitance device that is configured to be detectable by a known touchscreen without the need for human contact. Such a device has a device body, a capacitance structure disposed within the body, and at least three contacts disposed on one side of the body and electrically coupled to the capacitance structure. Further disclosed herein are systems having at least two such self-capacitance devices and a software application configured to recognize each of the at least two self-capacitance devices.

Abstract: A lamp with bi-directional light is provided. The lamp includes a body and a head. The head includes a first light source and a second light source. The first light source and the second light source are configured to provide light in directions perpendicular from each other.

Abstract: A foldable lamp is provided. The lamp includes an elongated head with at least one light source, a neck joint pivotally connected to the elongated head, an arm assembly pivotally connected to the neck joint, and a base connected to the arm assembly. The head includes a tab extending from a midpoint along a length of the head. The neck joint includes a proximal tab and a distal tab extending in opposing directions and rotationally offset from each other by 90 degrees. The proximal tab is pivotally connected to the tab of the head and the distal tab is pivotally connected to the arm assembly.

Abstract: A concrete mold form (10) is provided to form concrete products such as concrete bridge girder (12). The form (10) has first and second side forms (14, 16) which are supported on carriages (22) riding on tracks (24) for moving the side forms (14, 16) between a closed position to cast the product and an open position to allow the cast product to be removed. At least one of the carriages (22) is a powered carriage (22P, 22M) which rotates a roller (28, 70) engaging the track with a hydraulic motor (38) to move the side form between the closed and open positions.

Abstract: Aspects disclosed herein relate to forming on a substrate fastener elements suitable for use in touch fastener by employing vibration forming methods. The processes described provide for a greater flexibility in manufacturing than prior methods and overcome certain limitations in prior forming techniques. Further, the product made can embody a variety of different configurations suitable for a given application. Employing vibration forming methods, such as ultrasonic forming methods, allows for the use of a wider variety of substrate material than materials used with convention methods of touch fastener formation.