Abstract: A Violin & Bow Primer having a bow guide and a guide housing that is adjustable to accurately mimic the bow stroke angle for the four strings of the violin G, D, A, and E is provided.

Abstract: A brush seal includes a back plate against which an annular pack of bristles is disposed. A plurality of circumferentially overlapping shingle dampers engage in abutting contact the bristle pack for providing damping.

Abstract: The present invention provides an improved carrying case which is capable of storing a pad of fresh writing paper, wherein the pad of paper may be stored in a pocket that will enclose the pad and protect it from being exposed to the outside elements. The carrying case of the present invention provides the benefits that the notepad is easily accessible to the user, without having to open the case to expose the papers contained within the interior of the case. Thus, the user may write upon a fresh pad of paper without opening the interior of the carrying case. Further, the carrying case is sturdy enough so that the user can have a sufficiently stable surface to write upon the notepad without removing the notepad from its pocket.

Abstract: A shopping cart metaphor is emulated on a network of server and client computing systems. A browser at the client station has a request module to send a shopping page request to the server. A shopping page module in the server sends a shopping page file to the browser in response to the shopping page request. The shopping page file contains items selectable by a user using the browser. A shopping module at the browser generates an add request and sends the add request to the server. This add request contains selected items from the items that were selectable in the shopping page file. A receiver at the server receives the add request from the browser, and a cart list module at the server initializes a shopping cart list. An add module at the server adds the selected items to the shopping cart list.

Abstract: An apparatus for suppressing or attenuating acoustic pressure oscillations in a gas turbine engine combustor, the apparatus having a quarter wave resonator with a cavity closed at a first end and open at a second end and a characteristic length that reflects waves 180 degrees out of phase with the incoming waves and a viscous damper at the open end of the cavity. At least one resonating tube with a closed end and an open end and a single cavity therebetween, a damping plate with a plurality of apertures therethrough disposed across the open end, and a means for mounting the tube on the engine so that the damping plate is essentially flush with the wall. The apertures preferably have a total open area that is about 8% of an inclusive area of the open end and the tube may be cylindrical and the apertures circular.