Abstract: A delimber for performing a delimbing operation is disclosed herein. The delimber includes a cutter head assembly pivotally mounted on a yoke assembly. The yoke assembly is rotatably mounted on a base assembly. The cutter head assembly includes a base portion with a first side and a second side. A box structure is arranged on the first side, whereas a saw assembly is structured and arranged on the second side. The box structure and the saw assembly define a throat region between the two sides. The throat region defines an infeed side and an exit side. At least one curved knife is pivotally supported within the throat region. Further, an elongated post is positioned adjacent the infeed side of the throat region. The infeed post has a first end attached to the box structure, and a second end attached to the base portion.

Abstract: A system and method for performing service operations on a machine. The system includes first and second computer based service tools and a computer based workbench having first and second application proxies and a binary network object with first and second interfaces. The first application proxy is coupled to the first computer based service tool and the second application proxy is coupled to the second computer based service tool. The first computer based service tool has access to service information in the second computer based service tool through the computer based workbench.

Abstract: A system and method for performing service operations on a machine. The system includes first and second computer based service tools and a computer based workbench having first and second application proxies and a binary network object with first and second interfaces. The first application proxy is coupled to the first computer based service tool and the second application proxy is coupled to the second computer based service tool. The first computer based service tool has access to service information in the second computer based service tool through the computer based workbench.

Abstract: The invention uses coherent outputs from two or more Bose-Einstein condensates (BECs) to characterize the acceleration due to gravity. The condensates are created at two or more different heights in the gravitational potential. de Broglie waves are extracted from each of these condensates and are interfered at detector which is located below the lower condensate. In the same manner as an optical heterodyne experiment, interference of the two “atom laser beams” results in a beatnote whose frequency is given by the energy difference associated with each atom laser beam. This beat frequency is given by the frequency difference of the two atom laser beams and is proportional (via Planck's constant) to the energy difference of the interfering beams. This energy difference allows the force of gravity to be derived at a level of sensitivity approaching 10−14 g (where g is the acceleration due to gravity).

Abstract: Research apparatus for performing research on books stored either locally on magnetic or optical media or remotely in an on-line data base. A user of the research apparatus performs research in a project whose state is automatically saved on non-volatile storage, permitting a user to suspend and resume work on the project. The project state includes a list of the books being used by the project and for each book, the last location read and the last query executed on the book. The user selects one book as the current book, and when the selection is made, the research apparatus automatically displays text from the current book which contains the last location read. If there was a query active, the research apparatus automatically re-executes the query. If the current book is stored on an on-line data base, the research apparatus automatically establishes a connection with the on-line data base.