Abstract: A rescue device for assisting in removing an individual from a confined space comprises a sheet comprising a high-density polyethylene having first and second ends and a projection extending laterally outward from the first end and has a top edge, a bottom edge, a projection edge, and a securing element. The sheet has first and second through apertures inset from the second end and aligned with the projection. The sheet is rollable between an undeployed position wherein the sheet has a reduced diameter and a deployed position wherein the projection is passed through the first and second through apertures and partially secured by the securing element. In the deployed position, the securing element may abut the sheet and retain the device in the deployed position.

Abstract: A plate for cribbing stacks having a top surface and a bottom surface, first, second, third, and fourth side surfaces connecting the top and bottom surfaces; a first level attached to the first side surface; and a second level attached to the second side surface, the first and second side surfaces being in a non-parallel relationship; and wherein the top and bottom surfaces and the first, second, third, and fourth side surfaces are arranged so that the first and second levels indicate when the plate is horizontal.

Abstract: Tiles with lighting modules, including a plate with a plurality of through holes and at least one display module.

Abstract: An automated method for identifying those claims of a raw claims insurance claims database for which reinsurance is applicable. The method develops a database of uniquely clustered catastrophic events such as storm reports. This "CatNodes" database may be developed manually or automatically through the use of a neural network approach. A fuzzy degree of belonging is employed to quantify the likelihood that a given insurance claim is properly associated with a given catastrophic event or storm. The assignment of a degree of belonging is derived by approaches which consider four factors: the date of the loss; the location of the loss; the type of the loss; and the presence of special keywords in the claim description.

Abstract: Improved cold-applied asphalt compositions for use as sealants, cements, coatings and the like, including recycled asphalt roofing wastes, and asphalt. Recycled roofing wastes provide an excellent, although unexpected, source of temperature-stable asphalt, stabilizing filler, and reinforcing fiber, which provides compositions having exceptional performance characteristics as well as the reduction or elimination of asbestos from such compositions. Use of asphalt roofing wastes allows for recycling of a non-renewable resource and provides an environmentally-safe alternative to landfill disposal of such materials.

Abstract: An improved cold patch composition for pavement repair and method of preparation therefore, including recycled asphalt roofing waste, aggregate, and solvent. Recycled asphalt roofing waste provides an excellent, although unexpected, source of asphalt, filler, and fiber, which when used in conjunction with the method of this invention provides compositions having remarkable engineering performance properties quickly upon application, with little cure time. Use of asphalt roofing wastes represents a means of recycling a non-renewable resource and providing an environmentally-safe alternative to landfill disposal of such materials.

Abstract: An improved asphalt pavement composition including about 3-8 parts by weight asphaltic bitumen binder; about 62-96 parts by weight aggregate; and about 0.5-30 parts by weight recycled roofing waste as a predominate source of asphalt, stabilizing filler and reinforcing fiber. Use of recycled asphalt roofing waste at any level provides an excellent pavement composition which exhibits enhanced performance properties. A non-renewable resource is thus recycled, while providing an environmentally-safe alternative to landfill disposal.

Abstract: A collapsible spray housing and method of using the housing in electrostatic powder spray operations. The housing is collapsible so that it can be folded and inserted into a conventional cartridge filter type powder recovery system. Separate collapsible housings may be maintained, each interconnected with a respective cartridge filter, dedicated to running one particular color therethrough. A skeletal frame may be employed upon which the various collapsible housings may be inserted and removed between successive runs different colors.