Abstract: A fluid management system may include a fluid bag and a measurement load cell for monitoring the state of the fluid bag. The measurement load cell may receive an input voltage and generate a differential voltage across output nodes. A compensation circuit may be coupled to the measurement load cell and include inputs with series resistors, an operational amplifier, and a digital-to-analog converter (DAC) coupled by a current limiting resistor. The system may include a controller configured to measure an actual offset voltage of the measurement load cell during a calibration phase, determine required compensation to bring the offset into a desired range, generate a compensation voltage using the DAC, and apply the compensation voltage to the measurement load cell circuit.

Abstract: A laser-level glasses device is provided. The device is comprised of a pair of glasses with an integrated auto-leveling laser. The laser projects one-axis or two-axis laser lines to produce vertical, horizontal, or perpendicular laser lines onto a surface.

Abstract: A system for identifying a biological sample in a sample holder. The system comprising a light source for emitting substantially monochrome light directed at the sample holder; a light sensor for detecting the amount of light reflected or transmitted by the biological sample and 5 configured to output measurements indicative of the amount of light detected; and a controller connected to the light sensor and configured to identify the biological sample based on the output measurements of the light sensor.

Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for removing carbon from a char product that is formed by heating a silica-containing rubber compound in an inert atmosphere or under vacuum. The method includes heating the char product in an oxidising atmosphere to remove the carbon material leaving a silica-containing product. The methods are particularly applicable to vehicle tyre rubber compositions. Silica-containing products obtained by these methods and rubber compositions incorporating such silica-containing products are also aspects of the invention.

Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for removing carbon from a char product that is formed by heating a silica-containing rubber compound in an inert atmosphere or under vacuum. The method includes heating the char product in an oxidising atmosphere to remove the carbon material leaving a silica-containing product. The methods are particularly applicable to vehicle tyre rubber compositions. Silica-containing products obtained by these methods and rubber compositions incorporating such silica-containing products are also aspects of the invention.

Abstract: An end-to-end approach is provided for developing and maintaining network device management applications. The approach includes an XML-based development environment for network device management applications that uses Management Data API (MDA) schemas that define a hierarchical data model for components supported by a network device. The XML-based development environment also uses XML schemas to define a common XML-based interface used by management applications to access management data maintained on the network device. The approach provides programmatic access to network device management data and management data schema with an XML-based data model and interface that is consistent across all network device components. The approach includes mechanisms for automatically generating XML requests that conform to a hierarchical data model from requests that conform to a table-based data model.

Abstract: A method and system for interactively configuring a network device is disclosed. A computer based method interactively configures a network device such as a router. A document is displayed to a user of a client computer, which is coupled to the network device via a network. The document contains a configuration for the network device in a text format. The user edits the document to make a change in the configuration of the network device. The change in the configuration is sent to the network device. The change can be sent without sending the entire configuration.

Abstract: In one embodiment of the invention, a method and an application tool for dynamically representing configuration commands of a network device on a user interface are provided. According to the method, a data model is stored with the application tool. Thereafter, the configuration commands are rendered on to the data model and the rendered data model is represented on the user interface in real time.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for the configuration of a network device through the exchange of XML documents is provided. A network device transmits multiple chunks of an XML document to a client in response to the size of the XML document being larger than a configurable size. The client does not receive any XML documents from network device that exceed the configurable size, and may abort receiving additional chunks of the XML document. The client and the network device may each discover which version of a data schema each other is using to reference components of the network device. The exchanged XML documents include version data that identifies a version for a plurality of data schemas that are each associated with a component of network device. The client and the network device may thus avoid exchanging ambiguous communications due to inconsistent versions of a data schema.

Abstract: In one embodiment of the invention, a method and an application tool for dynamically representing configuration commands of a network device on a user interface are provided. According to the method, a data model is stored with the application tool. Thereafter, the configuration commands are rendered on to the data model and the rendered data model is represented on the user interface in real time.

Abstract: A method and system for interactively configuring a network device is disclosed. A computer based method interactively configures a network device such as a router. A document is displayed to a user of a client computer, which is coupled to the network device via a network. The document contains a configuration for the network device in a text format. The user edits the document to make a change in the configuration of the network device. The change in the configuration is sent to the network device. The change can be sent without sending the entire configuration.

Abstract: A method and system for interactively configuring a network device is disclosed. A computer based method interactively configures a network device such as a router. A document is displayed a to a user of a client computer, which is coupled to the network device via a network. The document contains a configuration for the network device in a text format. The user edits the document to make a change in the configuration of the network device. The change in the configuration is sent to the network device. The change can be sent without sending the entire configuration.

Abstract: A system for balancing a rotatable gas turbine engine component. The system includes two balance rings that are coupled to the component by mating splines on the respective item. Each of the rings has a mass asymmetry that is indexable relative to the primary component to achieve the imbalance correction.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for arranging photographic images in a photographic album, including means for establishing a signal indicative of a photographic image, storage means for storing said signals indicative of a photographic image and establishing a database of photographs, a video monitor for visually displaying the photographs in the database, second storage means for storing a database of available album mats where each mat represents a particular available configuration for a page of the album, means for selecting from the database of photographic images selected photographic images and establishing a selected photographic image database, means for selecting a page and a location on a selected page for photographs in said selected photograph database and for selecting an album mat to accommodate the selected photographs, thereby establishing pages for the album and means for sequentially viewing each page of the photographic album on the video monitor by viewing the selected photographic images proport

Abstract: A method and apparatus for arranging photographic images in a photographic album, including means for establishing a signal indicative of a photographic image, storage means for storing said signals indicative of a photographic image and establishing a database of photographs, a video monitor for visually displaying the photographs in the database, second storage means for storing a database of available album mats where each mat represents a particular available configuration for a page of the album, means for selecting from the database of photographic images selected photographic images and establishing a selected photographic image database, means for selecting a page and a location on a selected page for photographs in said selected photograph database and for selecting an album mat to accommodate the selected photographs, thereby establishing pages for the album and means for sequentially viewing each page of the photographic album on the video monitor by viewing the selected photographic images proport

Abstract: A method and apparatus for arranging photographic images in a photographic album utilizing a database of photographs and a database of available album mats where each mat represents a particular available configuration for a page of the album. A video monitor displays the photographs in the database and selected album mats. The selected photographs are arranged on the selected album mats to establish pages for the album. The album pages can then be viewed on the video monitor.