Abstract: An axle extension device includes a circular extender plate having a plurality of bores adapted to receive the mounting studs of a vehicle hub therethrough. A number of stud bolts equal to the number of mounting studs extend outwardly from the extender plate for receiving corresponding holes of a hub of a vehicle tire/wheel combination. The extender plate has a thickness such that a tire/wheel combination attached thereto is displaced from the vehicle's wheel hub so the vehicle's wheel base is broadened. Another embodiment includes a first extender plate for mounting to the mounting studs of a vehicle hub, the first extender plate having a threaded exterior side surface. A second extender plate includes a threaded interior surface and may be rotatably mounted to the first extender plate for adjusting the amount of axle extension. The second extender plate includes stud bolts for receiving a tire/wheel combination.

Abstract: A beverage storage and discharge cap assembly includes an inner cylindrical housing rotatably nested within an outer cylindrical housing, the outer housing including a cap skirt having threads capable of being rotatably coupled to the neck of a bottle. The housings are hollow such that the inner housing may store a beverage substance therein, the inner housing having a closed top and the outer housing having a bottom wall for sealing the beverage substance within the cap assembly. A rotation of the inner housing causes a free edge thereof to rupture the bottom wall, thus releasing the stored beverage substance into the bottle whereby to interact with a beverage substance in the bottle. The housings include cooperating nubs that produce an audible sound or “pop” substantially simultaneous with rupture of the seal.

Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention provides an optimizer for optimizing source code to generate optimized source code having instructions for instructing a central processing unit (CPU) to iteratively compute values for a primary recurrence element. A computer programmed loop for computing the primary recurrence element and subsequent recurrence elements is an example of a case involving iteratively computing the primary recurrence element. The CPU is operatively coupled to fast operating memory (FOM) and operatively coupled to slow operating memory (SOM). SOM stores the generated optimized source code. The optimized source code includes instructions for instructing said CPU to store a computed value of the primary recurrence element in a storage location of FOM. The instructions also includes instructions to consign the computed value of the primary recurrence element from the storage location to another storage location of the FOM.

Abstract: An axle extension device includes a circular extender plate having a plurality of bores adapted to receive the mounting studs of a vehicle hub therethrough. A number of stud bolts equal to the number of mounting studs extend outwardly from the extender plate for receiving corresponding holes of a hub of a vehicle tire/wheel combination. The extender plate has a thickness such that a tire/wheel combination attached thereto is displaced from the vehicle's wheel hub so the vehicle's wheel base is broadened. Another embodiment includes a first extender plate for mounting to the mounting studs of a vehicle hub, the first extender plate having a threaded exterior side surface. A second extender plate includes a threaded interior surface and may be rotatably mounted to the first extender plate for adjusting the amount of axle extension. The second extender plate includes stud bolts for receiving a tire/wheel combination.

Abstract: A dynamic structural panel having one or more compliant dimple layers connected together by one or more reinforcing layers engaging ends of dimples on the dimple layer to create a cavity between the layers. The dimples are spaced apart from one another to form a dimple layer region. The dimple layer region may be either curved relative to the dimples or corrugated, thereby providing compliancy for the dynamic structural panel. The connection of the dimple layer and reinforcing layers creates an integral structural panel that can be planar by having identical heights of the dimples on the dimple layer to create a planar panel (flat) or nonplanar (curved) by varying the heights of the dimples on the dimple layer or through planar spacing adjustment. The panel can be modified in various ways such as by choice of materials and/or geometries of the various layers and/or incorporation of additional structural features.

Abstract: An accelerometer device which can be mounted on a substrate, e.g., a circuit board enclosed in a medical device, includes an accelerometer sensing element having an axis of sensitivity and further includes first and second multilayer end caps. The substrate generally defines a mounting plane. The accelerometer sensing element includes a device body having a longitudinal axis extending between generally parallel first and second ends thereof and further includes a principal surface extending between the first and second ends of the device body parallel to the longitudinal axis. The axis of sensitivity of the sensing element is generally perpendicular to a plane defined by the principal surface. Further, the accelerometer sensing element includes conductive pad regions on each of the first and second ends of the device body.

Abstract: A panel having one or more dimple layers connected together by one or more reinforcing layers engaging ends of dimples on the dimple layer to create a cavity between the layers. The connection of the dimple layer and reinforcing layers creates an integral structural panel that can be planar by having identical heights of the dimples on the dimple layer to create a planar panel (flat) or nonplanar (curved) by varying the heights of the dimples on the dimple layer or through planar spacing adjustment. The panel can be modified in various ways such as by choice of materials and/or geometries of the various layers and/or incorporation of additional structural features.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing an annular seal for a heat recuperator tube end is disclosed as comprising loosely wrapping without appreciable tension at least one layer of a compressible and resilient blanket of unbonded ceramic fibers about an annular forming mandrel, stabilizing the inner area of the fiber layer, thereafter compressing the fibers to decrease their volume while not destroying the recuperative ability of the fibers to resiliently expand back to a volume substantially greater than their compressed volume when the compression is released by wrapping a retainer exteriorly of the fibers to compress them and to temporarily retain them in compressed condition, the retainer being destructable at operating temperatures of the tube ends of the recuperator in which the seal is to be used. A specific wrapping process utilizing overlapping sheets of heat destructable wrapping material is disclosed.

Abstract: Substantially uncolored detergent products containing coloring materials are prepared by mixing the coloring materials in a dry particulate form with a granular material to form a composition to be incorporated in a granular detergent product. With continuous mixing, water or other liquid materials are sprayed on the mixture containing the coloring material to form substantially uncolored agglomerated granules.