Abstract: An emergency telephone includes a speaker, microphone, activation mechanism configured to be placed in at least a first state and a second state, and memory storing a programmed telephone number. When the activation mechanism is in the first state, the emergency telephone is inactive, and when the activation mechanism is in the second state, the emergency telephone is activated and automatically places a call to the programmed telephone number. A method of placing an emergency call with an emergency telephone having a speaker, a microphone, an activation mechanism, and a memory storing a programmed telephone number includes causing the activation mechanism to change from a first state in which the emergency telephone is inactive to a second state in which the emergency telephone is activated. The method further includes placing a call to the programmed telephone number automatically upon the activation mechanism being placed in the second state.

Abstract: The invention concerns linguistic analysis. In particular the invention involves a method of operating a computer to perform linguistic analysis. In another aspect the invention is a computer system which implements the method, and in a further aspect the invention is software for programming a computer to perform the method.

Abstract: A telephone having a transparent information window on a surface thereof, the window being a transparent cover and the surface supporting the transparent cover adjacent the surface with one edge of the transparent cover being accessible, with an accessible pocket beneath the transparent cover. The surface includes at least one depressed portion adjacent the accessible edge and communicating with the pocket for receiving an initial entry portion of a sheet for bearing information indicia, the length of the accessible edge and the dimensions of the sheet permitting the sheet to be slid entirely beneath the transparent cover.

Abstract: A knee strap which includes a main body portion having a first side, a second side, a front, and a back; a first pair of arms extending from and attached to the first side of the main body portion; and a second p air of arms extending from and attached to the second side of the main body portion is disclosed. The first pair of arms includes a top arm and a bottom arm where each arm has a rubber tube enclosed therein. The top arm fits above the kneecap and the bottom arm fits below the kneecap. The tubes apply pressure to the tendons located above and below the kneecap once the strap is secured on a person's knee. The first pair of arms is held in place on a person's knee with hook and loop fasteners which are located on both the first pair of arms and the second pair of arms. The second pair of arms also has a top arm and a bottom arm so that the top arms are secured together and the bottom arms are secured together.

Abstract: A high-flexibility knee support comprising a main body portion for covering the knee cap and surrounding area having securing straps extending from each side of the main body portion which are adapted to be wrapped around the knee and secured at the back of the knee. The straps are substantially less in width than the main body portion having straps for being secured comfortably and non-restrictively behind the knee. The knee support is further comprised of pressure-application straps which are attached to the main body portion above and below the knee cap. The pressure-application straps run from one side of the main body portion to the other side of the main body portion and are used to adjust the support given to the knee cap and patellar tendons. The adjusting straps can be adjusted and held in place via threading through rings attached to the main body portion and their construction from mating fractional fastening material, respectively.

Abstract: This relates to improvements in fuel tanks, and most particularly lightweight fuel tanks for aircraft. Complex and heavy internal supports and baffles are replaced by a support and baffle combination which is very simple, has very few bolts, and includes primarily transverse tubular members which are sufficiently large for a person to place the upper part of his body therein and have radiating, transversely elongated openings through which one's arm may pass so as to facilitate inspection and repair should it be necessary of the interior of the tank. The tank is of a double wall construction and includes an inner skin and outer skin separated by a honeycomb core. Along the longitudinal bottom and top of the tank there are defined troughs which are formed by removing the core between the two facing layers. The bottom trough becomes a sump for the tank, while the top trough becomes a head space.

Abstract: A knee strap for treating chondromalacia patella and similar disorders includes an elongated soft, flexible strap member which is long enough to encircle a person's leg just below the patella. The ends of the strap are flat and overlap each other behind the person's knee with Velcro holding the ends together. The center portion of the strap includes a rubber, tubular member which presses against the patella tendon to force the patella into proper alignment thereby reducing pressure and trauma on the underside thereof.