Abstract: This disclosure includes plunger pumps having leak detection systems. Some pumps include a housing having a bore, an inlet, and an outlet, a plunger disposed within the bore and a first seal engaged with the plunger to divide the bore into first and second chambers, the plunger configured to reciprocate within the bore to expel liquid from the first chamber out of the outlet, and a sensor for detecting a presence of liquid in at least a portion of the second chamber. Some pumps have a reservoir for collecting liquid that leaks into the at least a portion of the second chamber, where the sensor is for detecting a liquid level in the reservoir. Some pumps include a second seal engaged with the plunger to divide the second chamber into first and second portions, and the sensor is for detecting a presence of liquid in the second portion.

Abstract: A dialyzer housing manufacturing system includes a molding device configured to mold a dialyzer housing, and a tool coupled to a robotic arm and configured to retrieve the dialyzer housing from the molding device after the dialyzer housing is molded. The tool includes a frame, a first suction cup connected to a first portion of the frame, and a second suction cup connected to a second portion of the frame, the second suction cup being oriented about 70 degrees to about 110 degrees relative to the first suction cup.

Abstract: A dialyzer housing manufacturing system includes a molding device configured to mold a dialyzer housing, and a tool coupled to a robotic arm and configured to retrieve the dialyzer housing from the molding device after the dialyzer housing is molded. The tool includes a frame, a first suction cup connected to a first portion of the frame, and a second suction cup connected to a second portion of the frame, the second suction cup being oriented about 70 degrees to about 110 degrees relative to the first suction cup.

Abstract: A flag holder and flag display are disclosed. The flag holder includes an upright flag staff with a plurality of ground penetrating stakes extend from the bottom end. A flag holding rod has a proximal end and a distal end. A coupling is defined at the proximal end that is configured for rotation of the flag holding rod about the upright flag staff. The distal end is configured to carry a top edge of a flag in a fully unfurled condition. A stop assembly is coupled to the upright flag staff to rotationally support the flag holding rod at a desired elevation on the flag staff. A sleeve on a vertical edge of the flag may be rotationally carried on the top end of the flag staff.

Abstract: A dialyzer housing manufacturing system includes a molding device configured to mold a dialyzer housing, and a tool coupled to a robotic arm and configured to retrieve the dialyzer housing from the molding device after the dialyzer housing is molded. The tool includes a frame, a first suction cup connected to a first portion of the frame, and a second suction cup connected to a second portion of the frame, the second suction cup being oriented about 70 degrees to about 110 degrees relative to the first suction cup.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method and apparatus for dynamic placement of an integration window in a disk drive having a disk surface with spiral servo information written thereon. A read head is provided for reading the spiral servo information and generating a read signal envelope. A repetitive spiral position error, associated with one spiral of the spiral servo information, is measured. Placement of an integration window is dynamically adjusted based upon the measured repetitive spiral position error, so that a read signal envelope read by the read head appears more towards the center of the integration window than if the placement of the integration window was not dynamically adjusted. By adjusting the placement of the integration window, dynamic range is increased without increasing the size of the integration window.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method and apparatus for improving spiral-based position correction system stability via kernel frequency component modification. In one embodiment, a disk drive includes a disk surface with servo information written thereon, wherein the servo information includes repeatable runout. The disk drive includes a servo system having an error transfer function. Frequencies, where the error transfer function may experience phase changes, are determined and the direction of such phase changes are also determined. A kernel, which is used to calculate position correction values to compensate for repeatable runout, is provided. Phases of frequency components in the kernel, which correspond to the frequencies where the error transfer function may experience phase changes, are rotated.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method and apparatus for performing seek operations in a disk drive having a disk surface with spiral servo information written thereon. In one embodiment, a disk surface is provided with a read head associated therewith. The disk surface has spiral servo information written thereon. The read head generates a read signal envelope when reading the spiral servo information. A plurality of integration windows is provided. The plurality of integration windows have a standard interval therebetween. A position error signal is generated based upon a location of a read signal envelope within an integration window. The interval between adjacent integration windows is adjusted from the standard interval to generate a position error signal. The read head is moved in a radial direction based upon the position error signal. This process may be repeated to seek across the disk surface.