Abstract: A system, method and apparatus for applying container carriers to unitize a plurality of containers. An applicating drum applies each container carrier to a group of containers and a push down wheel subsequently firmly engages the container carrier to the group of containers so that each applied container carrier is engageable with each container.

Abstract: A system, method and apparatus for applying container carriers to unitize a plurality of containers. A supply of container carriers are provided in a stack and grouped into sticks of multiple adjacent container carriers. A magazine accommodates the stack of container carrier sticks and a carrier feed draws a single container carrier stick from the magazine. A transport section comprising two or more container carrier sticks aligned in a queue provides single container carrier sticks to an applicating drum configured to apply to a corresponding group of containers.

Abstract: This invention is generally related to the firearm/shooting and magazine loading industry. Many firearms are fed ammunition via a detachable magazine, which is generally a rectangular tube with an internal guide, operated by a spring. Ammunition is typically loaded from the top, one round at a time. Ammunition generally comes either loose, not contained in any grouping outside of the box, or on stripper clips, a small strip of metal that usually holds between five and ten rounds. This invention loads ammunition on stripper clips into magazines using mechanical leverage with a plunger (1) operated by a lever (2), travelling down rails (3), that pushes the rounds into the magazine. The stripper clip and magazine are held into place by their respective holders (4)(5).

Abstract: An apparatus for self-cleaning of a component in a machine, which includes at least one air nozzle disposed in air discharge communication with a surface of the component to be cleaned, such as a sensor surface or a gripper surface. The air nozzle is in air flow communication with air exhaust from an air cylinder of the component or a second component of the machine. Related, corresponding, or associated methods for self-cleaning the component in a machine are also disclosed.

Abstract: An imaging system is provided with an ultrasound catheter and a controller coupled to the ultrasound catheter. The catheter includes a localizer sensor configured to generate positional information for the ultrasound catheter, and an imaging ultrasound sensor having a restricted field of view. The controller co-registers images from the imaging ultrasound sensor with positional information from the localizer sensor.

Abstract: A thermoplastic composite sheet for exterior cladding applications includes an outer layer with a thermoplastic resin composition reinforced with a high aspect ratio filler such that the outer layer has a coefficient of linear thermal expansion of no more than approximately 2.33×10?5 in/in/deg F., and a backing layer bonded to the outer layer, the backing layer defined by a foam material. The outer layer and the backing later define a body having a substantially planar outer surface.

Abstract: A siding panel assembly includes a thermoplastic siding panel and a foam backing panel that is adhered to the thermoplastic siding panel. The siding panel assembly has a coefficient or linear thermal expansion of no more than about 2.04×10?5 (in/in/deg F.) and a planar (e.g., flat) outward facing surface.

Abstract: The present invention provides substituted tridentate benzo[h]quinoline ligands and complexes thereof. The invention also provides the preparation of the ligands and the respective complexes, as well as to processes for using the complexes in catalytic reactions.

Abstract: Methods, devices, and systems for predicting, diagnosing, and preventing adverse events during an ablation procedure are described. A method for providing ablation energy includes receiving a first signal based on biological activity of a tissue of a patient. The method further includes analyzing the first signal to yield a first data set, establishing a threshold parameter according to the first data set, and providing ablation energy for the ablation of a biological site.

Abstract: An electric fence energizer including an IPC (isolated power coupling) power transmitter and an IPC power receiver adapted to receive power from the IPC power transmitter and supply power to the energizer. A pulse shaping circuit between an energy source and output transformer of the energizer may include a series inductance of between 2 ?H to 20 ?H and a parallel capacitance of between 3?F to 30 ?F. The energizer output transformer may comprise a primary winding consisting of less than 15 turns and a secondary winding of between 5 and 50 times the number of turns of the primary winding. The energizer may produce a pulse having a duration of between 20 ?s and 60 ?s and a peak amplitude greater than 5 kV into 300 ?.

Abstract: A method for preparing 1-adamantyltrimethylammonium methylcarbonate or N,N-dimethyl-3,5-dimethylpiperidinium methylcarbonate is disclosed. The method comprises reacting dimethyl carbonate and 3,5-dimethylpiperidine or a 1-adamantylamine compound and in the presence of water in a sealed vessel at a temperature of from 80 to 200° C. The 1-adamantylamine compound is 1-adamantylamine, 1-adamantylmethylamine, or mixtures thereof.

Abstract: In an electrophysiology (EP) lab, a bedside interface device allows an EP physician to directly control various diagnostic and therapeutic systems, including an electro-anatomic mapping system. The bedside interface device can include a computer with wireless communication capability as well as a touch-responsive display panel and voice recognition. The bedside interface device can also be a hand-graspable wireless remote control device that is configured to detect motions or gestures made with the remote control by the physician, allowing the physician to directly interact with the mapping system. The bedside interface device can also be a motion capture camera configured to determine motion patterns of the physician's arms, legs, trunk, face and the like, which are defined in advance to correspond to commands for the mapping system. The bedside interface device may also include voice recognition capabilities to allow a physician to directly issue verbal commands to the mapping system.

Abstract: A method for preparing 1-adamantyltrimethylammonium hydroxide is disclosed. The method comprises reacting 1-adamantyldimethylamine with dimethyl carbonate to produce 1-adamantyltrimethylammonium methylcarbonate, which is then reacted with calcium hydroxide or magnesium hydroxide in the presence of water to produce 1-adamantyltrimethylammonium hydroxide.

Abstract: A 3D image projector having a translucent rotatable hollow cylinder, the hollow cylinder having differently polarized sections, and the projector being capable of passing a light beam generally orthogonally through a wall of the hollow cylinder is disclosed.

Abstract: In an electrophysiology (EP) lab, a bedside interface device allows an EP physician to directly control various diagnostic and therapeutic systems, including an electro-anatomic mapping system. The bedside interface device can include a computer with wireless communication capability as well as a touch-responsive display panel and voice recognition. The bedside interface device can also be a hand-graspable wireless remote control device that is configured to detect motions or gestures made with the remote control by the physician, allowing the physician to directly interact with the mapping system. The bedside interface device can also be a motion capture camera configured to determine motion patterns of the physician's arms, legs, trunk, face and the like, which are defined in advance to correspond to commands for the mapping system. The bedside interface device may also include voice recognition capabilities to allow a physician to directly issue verbal commands to the mapping system.

Abstract: A method for preparing 1-adamantyltrimethylammonium methylcarbonate or N,N-dimethyl-3,5-dimethylpiperidinium methylcarbonate is disclosed. The method comprises reacting dimethyl carbonate and 3,5-dimethylpiperidine or a 1-adamantylamine compound and in the presence of water in a sealed vessel at a temperature of from 80 to 200° C. The 1-adamantylamine compound is 1-adamantylamine, 1-adamantylmethylamine, or mixtures thereof.

Abstract: A method for control comprises a set top box receiving coordinates from a touch sensing screen. The coordinates are interpreted for controlling the set top box, and in accordance with the interpreted coordinates an action is performed. A further method for control comprises a set top box receiving a signal representative of displacement. A control function is determined from the displacement representative signal and the control function is activated. In accordance with the control function a signal is formed for communication.