Abstract: A pick-up broom attachment for use with a work vehicle that includes a hood assembly, a bucket portion, and a water spray bar. The hood assembly includes a housing, a rotatable brush of generally cylindrical profile mounted for rotation, and a drive motor coupled to the housing for rotating the rotatable brush. The bucket portion is in coupled engagement behind and with the hood assembly and includes: a collection bin defined by a bottom bucket panel, a pair of side bucket panel members, and a rear bucket wall; an internal water tank located in a cavity in the bucket portion located rearward of the rear bucket wall; and a back panel located rearward of the internal water tank that includes implement interface members for connecting with a work vehicle. The water spray bar is mounted to the housing of the hood for delivering water in front of the hood assembly.

Abstract: A workbench-hand truck assembly includes a first pair of legs, a frame, a second pair of legs pivotally coupled to the frame and to the first pair of legs, a workbench configured to be supported by the first and second pairs of legs, a pair of brackets pivotally coupled to the first pair of legs, and a nose plate pivotally coupled to the pair of brackets for movement between a stored position, in which the nose plate extends parallel to and adjacent the workbench, and a deployed position, in which the nose plate extends away from the workbench. The workbench-hand truck assembly is configurable in a hand truck position when the nose plate is in the deployed position, such that the nose plate extends perpendicular to the workbench.

Abstract: A transmission apparatus configured to mix, at a mixing rate, pixels of first video data with pixels of peripheral frames of the first video data and obtain second video data at a first frame rate. The mixing rate for each pixel of a frame of the first video data is based on a luminance value of the pixel. The second video data includes frames having a second frame rate lower than the first frame rate. The apparatus encodes the frames having the second frame rate to obtain a basic stream and encodes remaining frames of the second video data to obtain an extended stream, inserts information about the mixing rate into the basic stream and the extended stream in association with each frame, and transmits the basic stream and the extended stream into which the information about the mixing rate has been inserted.

Abstract: A system for the automatic grading of a cut/polished gemstone (SUT) includes an enclosure with a stage for mounting the cut/polished SUT. The enclosure further includes one or more sources of broadband visible (BBV) light, the sources of BBV light being controllable by a programmable controller; an image sensor for capturing a plurality of images of a mounted SUT, and one or more sources of UV light mounted within the enclosure. The controller captures images of the mounted SUT from one or more selected angles relative to the sensor elevation axis and relative to the position of the SUT on the stage rotation axis; an image capturing module is configured for processing the one or more images; and, a light grade calculation module is configured for grading the cut/polished SUT using light indicative parameters from at least a part of the one or more images captured.

Abstract: A carrier head for holding a substrate in a polishing system includes a housing, a first flexible membrane secured to the housing to form one or more pressurizable chambers to apply pressure through a central membrane portion of the first flexible membrane to a central portion of a substrate, and a plurality of independently operable piezoelectric actuators supported by the housing, the plurality of piezoelectric actuators positioned radially outward of the central membrane portion and at different angular positions so as to independently adjust pressure on a plurality of angular zones in an annular outer region of the substrate surrounding the central portion of the substrate.

Abstract: The complete sawhorse is the only product of its kind that offers a foundational table that enables users to cut any specific material that is needed regardless of its weight, size, or texture. This unprecedented product is uniquely designed with a saw line and level bar to allow for a more precise and accurate sawing process, to address commercial or DIY necessities.

Abstract: An method for automatically panning a view for a commercial vehicle includes analyzing a portion of a first view at a first time to determine a position of a vehicle feature within the first view, wherein the first view is a subset of a second view, estimating an expected position of the vehicle feature in the first view at a second time subsequent to the first time, defining a region of interest centered on the expected position of the vehicle feature in the second view and analyzing the region of interest to determine an exact position of the vehicle feature at the second time, and determining a current trailer angle based on a position of the vehicle feature within the second view.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for to monitoring slurry buildup is disclosed. A substrate polishing apparatus includes a surface coated at least in part with a fluorescent material, a light source configured to illuminate the surface, an image sensor configured to image the surface, and a processor coupled to the image sensor and configured to monitor slurry buildup on the surface using data supplied from the image sensor.

Abstract: This present invention relates a beverage container carrier comprising a cylindrical vessel receiver for receiving a beverage container, one or more of a tension tab, and one or more of a tension fin. When a beverage container is inserted into the cylindrical vessel receiver it contacts the tension fin. The tension fin and tension tab flex outward creating space within the cylindrical vessel receiver for the beverage container and applying retaining pressure to the beverage container holding it securely within the cylindrical vessel receiver. In exemplary embodiments, the beverage container carrier further comprises a handle slot proximate to the open-top rim for receiving the beverage container handle, and an attachment panel having concealed magnet retention slots. One or more magnets are secured in each of the magnet retention slots and orientated such that the magnets secure the beverage container carrier to ferrous metal objects.

Abstract: According to one example, a tool includes a second arm pivotally coupled to a first arm, a lead screw nut pivotally coupled to a second portion of the second arm, and a lead screw extending through an opening of the lead screw nut, the lead screw being pivotally and rotationally coupled to a second portion of the first arm. The tool has an engaged configuration and a disengaged configuration. In the engaged configuration, a first portion of the first arm may be pivoted further from a first portion of the second arm when the lead screw is rotated. In the disengaged configuration, the first portion of the first arm may be pivoted closer to the first portion of the second arm without the lead screw being rotated.

Abstract: A transportable workbench is disclosed the legs of which are easily manipulated and are folded under its top part. With the same ease the legs may be unfolded and erected to create a work-table for working in construction sites and in temporary work places. Each workbench has a telescopic moveable handle and corresponding mechanisms that translate the movements of the handle into movements of the workbench legs. Each workbench also has two push-buttons or actuators which help locking the moveable members of the workbench in various desired positions. Additionally, the tops of the workbenches have different slots and holes for attaching different power and traditional tools to the workbenches and are marked for various measurements and/or calculations which eliminates the need to use some basic tools while working on top of the workbench.

Abstract: A torque tool is provided, including: a main body, a driving portion, a torque mechanism and an adjusting mechanism. The main body defines an axial direction. The driving portion is disposed on an end of the main body. The torque mechanism is non-rotatably disposed within the main body. The adjusting mechanism includes a plurality of first engaging portions disposed on the main body and an adjusting member rotatably disposed on the main body, and the adjusting member includes a plurality of second engaging portions releasably engaged with the plurality of first engaging portions. The main body defines a center line parallel to the axial direction, and as viewed in the axial direction, hypothetical lines extending between the plurality of second engaging portions and the center line define a plurality of included angles, and at least two of the plurality of included angles have different angle sizes.

Abstract: A worktable system for providing a work surface that is collapsible and portable includes a foldable tabletop that is positionable over a foldable support assembly. The tabletop has a plurality of recesses, and each of a plurality of insertion panels releasably couplable to the tabletop when positioned in one of the plurality of recesses. The insertion panels are removable to make room for a table saw or other tool that is positionable in the recess.

Abstract: A portable vacuum cleaner includes a housing and a filter assembly. The housing includes a dust collecting cylinder, a dust blocking cover and a main body. The dust collecting cylinder is opened to form an air inlet port and a mating port. The dust blocking cover is rotatably connected to the air inlet port of the dust collecting cylinder. The main body is detachably connected to the mating port of the dust collecting cylinder. A two-way locking structure is provided between the dust blocking cover and the main body. The two-way locking structure is adapted to lock or unlock the dust blocking cover and the main body simultaneously with the dust collecting cylinder, so that when the two-way locking structure is in a locked state, the dust blocking cover cannot open the air inlet port, while the dust collecting cylinder and the main body cannot be separated.

Abstract: Cookware lids are provided having a collapsible handle that is movable between a first extended configuration for use during cooking, and a second collapsed configuration with a reduced profile to enable the lids to be stored. In certain exemplary embodiments, the lids can include attachment features to allow the lids to be arranged in a stacked configuration, with the collapsible handle mated to the attachment feature on an adjacent lid.

Abstract: A trap for use with a vacuum cleaner includes a trap body formed in a substantially cylindrical shape. The trap body includes a suction opening formed at one axial end to suck in a target to be trapped and an insertion opening formed at the other end to be inserted into a vacuum cleaner. An adhesive is provided on at least a portion of an inner surface of the trap body. The trap for use with a vacuum cleaner includes a net portion. The net portion blocks a plane orthogonal to an axial direction of the trap body. The net portion includes a net formed in at least a portion to transmit air sucked in through the suction opening. The trap body includes a protrusion formed on at least a portion in a circumferential direction of an outer surface thereof to protrude outward.

Abstract: A collection device for debris and animal waste is an apparatus that optimizes airflow to effectively and safely collect debris, preferably pet waste. The apparatus includes a canister, at least one handle assembly, an airflow inlet nozzle, a portable power source, and a fan assembly. The canister houses collected debris and the fan assembly. The at least one handle assembly, the airflow inlet nozzle, and the portable power source are mounted with the canister. The at least one handle assembly allows a user to easily maneuver the canister and the airflow inlet nozzle. The fan assembly suctions debris into a debris chamber of the canister through the airflow inlet nozzle. The portable power source provides the necessary power for the fan assembly to operate. The apparatus further includes an air-permeable collection bag that is housed within the debris chamber to facilitate the removal of collected pet waste within the canister.

Abstract: A ratchet mechanism of a ratchet wrench having a pawl carrier and first and second pawls. The pawl carrier includes a groove and is rotatable to cause selection of one of first and second drive directions. The first and second pawls are adapted to selectively engage with a toothed portion of a ratchet gear for selecting one of the first and second drive directions. Each of the first and second pawls includes a projection adapted to engage the groove when the pawl carrier is rotated to cause one of the first and second pawls to disengage from the toothed portion and the other of the first and second pawls to engage the toothed portion.

Abstract: During polishing of a stack of adjacent layers, a plurality of instances of a profile control algorithm are executed on a controller with different instances having different values for a control parameter. A first instance receives a sequence of characterizing values from an in-situ monitoring system during an initial time period to control a polishing parameter, and a second instance receives the sequence of characterizing values during the initial time period and a subsequent time period to control the polishing parameter. Exposure of the underlying layer is detected based on the sequence of characterizing values from the in-situ monitoring system.

Abstract: Provided is a method and apparatus for detecting an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The method of detecting a UAV includes receiving images from one or more cameras positioned in a UAV protected area; analyzing the received image to extract a UAV from the received image; and providing data related to the extracted UAV to train a UAV detection model, wherein photographing times or photographing positions of the one or more cameras are variably controlled.