Abstract: A power delivery system for parked aircraft includes protective rings on the power cords. These protective rings protect the power cord jackets from wear and facilitate movement of the power cords across the ground. The rings may be configured for securement to the cable so as to compress the insulative jacket of the cable somewhat, thereby firmly maintaining the rings in place on the cable. The rings may be formed of two identical elements that are joined to envelope the cable. The rings may accommodate both round insulated cable, as well as bundled cable.

Abstract: Resource allocation aware processing of requests for media resources is disclosed. A queue is defined. A media resource is allocated to the queue. A media resource request is associated with the queue.

Abstract: Resource allocation aware processing of requests for media resources is disclosed. A queue is defined. A media resource is allocated to the queue. A media resource request is associated with the queue.

Abstract: An improved magnetic drive pump is disclosed with improved bearing support for the proximal and distal ends of the rotor shaft. Further, an improved mechanism to couple the inner magnet assembly to the rotor shaft is also disclosed. Finally a mechanism for sealing the pump chamber from the interior of the canister that surrounds the inner magnet assembly is disclosed which permits a separate supply of coolant to be used for cooling the inner magnet assembly and the proximal end of the rotor shaft wherein such a coolant is not the fluid being pumped in the pump chamber. The pump chamber is isolated from the interior of the canister.

Abstract: The invention relates to an in-mold labeling method, and to molded plastic articles having an in-mold label as described herein. In one embodiment of the invention, the in-mold label film comprises: (A) a polymer facestock having a printable upper surface and a lower surface, (B) a print layer having an upper surface and a lower surface wherein the lower surface of the print layer is in contact with and adhered to the upper surface of the facestock, and (C) an adhesive layer having an upper surface and a lower surface wherein the lower surface is in contact with and adhered to the upper surface of the print layer.

Abstract: An improved magnetic drive pump is disclosed with improved bearing support for the proximal and distal ends of the rotor shaft. Further, an improved mechanism to couple the inner magnet assembly to the rotor shaft is also disclosed. Finally a mechanism for sealing the pump chamber from the interior of the canister that surrounds the inner magnet assembly is disclosed which permits a separate supply of coolant to be used for cooling the inner magnet assembly and the proximal end of the rotor shaft wherein such a coolant is not the fluid being pumped in the pump chamber. The pump chamber is isolated from the interior of the canister.

Abstract: Managing media in an environment comprising two or more library, device, or host types is disclosed. A media management request not specific to any library, device, or host type is sent to an agent installed at a host. The agent is configured to receive the request and act thereon in the manner required by the particular library, device, and/or host implicated by the request.

Abstract: Resource allocation aware processing of requests for media resources is disclosed. A queue is defined. A media resource is allocated to the queue. A media resource request is associated with the queue.

Abstract: The invention relates to an in-mold labeling method, and to molded plastic articles having an in-mold label as described herein. In one embodiment of the invention, the in-mold label film comprises: (A) a polymer facestock having a printable upper surface and a lower surface, (B) a print layer having an upper surface and a lower surface wherein the lower surface of the print layer is in contact with and adhered to the upper surface of the facestock, and (C) an adhesive layer having an upper surface and a lower surface wherein the lower surface is in contact with and adhered to the upper surface of the print layer.

Abstract: The invention relates to an in-mold labeling method, and to molded plastic articles having an in-mold label as described herein. In one embodiment of the invention, the in-mold label film comprises: (A) a polymer facestock having a printable upper surface and a lower surface, (B) a print layer having an upper surface and a lower surface wherein the lower surface of the print layer is in contact with and adhered to the upper surface of the facestock, and (C) an adhesive layer having an upper surface and a lower surface wherein the lower surface is in contact with and adhered to the upper surface of the print layer.

Abstract: The invention comprises a collapsible panel carrying stick having a dual pair of elongated stick sections adapted to be extended into end to end relation with one another. The lowermost stick section has a projecting flange for insertion beneath a panel such as a dry wall panel. The uppermost stick section has a handle for carrying the stick with the panel thereon. The upper two stick sections are slidably retractable toward one another and the lower two sections are slidably retractable toward one another. The middle two stick sections are pivotally connected to one another to pivot toward one another with the sections retracted to collapse the stick sections into a smaller compact position for easier carrying.

Abstract: A fuzzy logic load management controller for use with a computer image generator. The load management controller is used use with a computer image generator having a plurality of inputs and a plurality of outputs, and includes an adder that couples inputs to the image generator. The load management controller comprises a fuzzy logic controller disposed in a feedback loop between the output of the image generator and the adder. The load management controller includes a fuzzy logic inference engine, a set of membership functions coupled to the inference engine, and a rules database coupled to the inference engine that includes a set of if-then rules that specify the response of the fuzzy logic controller to inputs applied thereto. The fuzzy logic controller provides for load management of the image generator that gracefully degrades a viewed scene, keeps the image update rate constant, and renders important objects in the viewed scene.

Abstract: A pneumatic device for seating the beads of a tubeless tire onto the bead area of a tubeless wheel or rim, comprising a pneumatic pipe having a first end portion and a second end portion and shaped in the form of an arc from the first end portion to the second end portion; a first handle attached to the first end portion of the pipe for providing a stabilizing hand grip at the first end portion of the pipe; a pneumatic valve attached to the second end portion of the pipe for selectively communicating the pipe with a source of compressed air, and including a second handle for providing a stabilizing hand grip at the second end portion of the pipe; and pneumatic openings in the arc-shaped portion of the pipe communicating with the valve and positioned to direct compressed air into the gap between an unseated tubeless tire bead and the bead area of the wheel or rim upon which the bead is to be seated.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a chemical composition which, when made into an aqueous solution according to the method of the present invention, liberates gaseous molecular oxygen and carbon dioxide from oxides and carbonates while simultaneously sequestering various metal ions.The chemical composition of the present invention consists generally of a mixture of (i) a hydroxycarboxylic acid; (ii) an alcohol; and (iii) an alkanolamine.

Abstract: Apparatus serving the combined functions of maintaining a grove or orchard in properly trimmed as well as topped condition, comprising a vehicle adapted for movement along the ground in a direction essentially parallel to and adjacent a row of trees. A generally U-shaped structural member is operably mounted upon the vehicle, with this member having a pair of arms, one disposed on each side of the vehicle, and with the base portion interconnecting these arms being disposed at a forward location on the vehicle. The end of each arm remote from the base portion is rotatably mounted to an attachment point located on the frame of the vehicle, and devices such as actuators are utilized for bringing about selected movements of these arms about their attachment points, thus to change the effective height of the base portion with respect to the ground. The base portion serves as the mounting for a pair of booms, upon each of which, a multiplicity of saw blades are mounted.