Abstract: A strainer basket system may include a reservoir in which a strainer basket is positioned and a chemical dispensing docking station. The chemical dispensing docking station may have a cavity that receives a container of chemical to be dispensed and a retention mechanism that is configured to mechanically engage and retain the container of chemical, when inserted into the cavity. The docking station may also include a piercing member positioned to pierce the container of chemical as the container of chemical is inserted into the cavity, thereby releasing chemical into the reservoir and/or strainer basket.

Abstract: A strainer basket system may include a reservoir in which a strainer basket is positioned and a chemical dispensing docking station. The chemical dispensing docking station may have a cavity that receives a container of chemical to be dispensed and a retention mechanism that is configured to mechanically engage and retain the container of chemical, when inserted into the cavity. The docking station may also include a piercing member positioned to pierce the container of chemical as the container of chemical is inserted into the cavity, thereby releasing chemical into the reservoir and/or strainer basket.

Abstract: An orally ingestible contraceptive composition for a pig or rodent is provided. The exemplary composition comprises 0.005 to 1.4 wt. % free gossypol and non-free-gossypol matter. The non-free-gossypol matter comprises a bulk feed component, a pig attractant, a flavored component, or any combination thereof. An assembly may include an orally ingestible contraceptive composition for a pig or rodent and a package. A system for delivering an orally ingestible contraceptive composition to a pig or rodent may include the composition and an apparatus configured to permit pigs or rodents to eat the composition and inhibit other animals from eating the composition. A method for delivering an orally ingestible contraceptive composition to a pig or rodent includes making the composition available to the pig.

Abstract: A blasting system which includes control equipment and a plurality of detonators which are located in respective boreholes formed in rock, wherein signals from the detonators are magnetically transmitted wirelessly through the rock to the control equipment via different paths between successive detonators, and wherein a signal from the control equipment can be simultaneously transmitted to all of the detonators.

Abstract: An orally ingestible contraceptive composition for a pig is provided. The exemplary composition comprises 0.005 to 1.4 wt. % free gossypol and non-free-gossypol matter. The non-free-gossypol matter comprises a bulk feed component, a pig attractant, a flavored component or any combination thereof. In a second aspect, an assembly is provided. The assembly comprises an orally ingestible contraceptive composition for a pig and a package. In a third aspect, a system for delivering an orally ingestible contraceptive composition to a pig is provided. The system comprises the composition and an apparatus. The apparatus is configured to permit pigs to eat the composition and inhibit other animals from eating the composition. In a fourth aspect, a method is provided for delivering an orally ingestible contraceptive composition to a pig. The method comprises making the composition available to the pig.

Abstract: A blasting system which includes control equipment and a plurality of detonators which are located in respective boreholes, wherein signals from the detonators are transmitted to the control equipment via different paths between successive detonators, and wherein a signal from the control equipment can be simultaneously transmitted to all of the detonators.

Abstract: A detonator system wherein communication between detonators is achieved by using a transmitter coil in one detonator to modulate a magnetic field which is measured by means of a receiver coil in another detonator.

Abstract: A strainer basket system may include a reservoir in which a strainer basket is positioned and a chemical dispensing docking station. The chemical dispensing docking station may have a cavity that receives a container of chemical to be dispensed and a retention mechanism that is configured to mechanically engage and retain the container of chemical, when inserted into the cavity. The docking station may also include a piercing member positioned to pierce the container of chemical as the container of chemical is inserted into the cavity, thereby releasing chemical into the reservoir and/or strainer basket.

Abstract: A method of communicating with a detonator device using radio frequency identification (RFID) technology to read data from the device, and to transmit information and commands to the device.

Abstract: A method of communicating with a detonator device using radio frequency identification (RFID) technology to read data from the device, and to transmit information and commands to the device.

Abstract: The present invention provides divided-end artificial limbs and methods for making divided-end artificial limbs that are inexpensive, simple, and customizable. A limb is formed by dividing an end of an elongated shaft member into extending prongs that are shaped into custom lengths and curvatures. Furthermore, the method of the present invention provides affixing a sole plate to the limb, reinforcement of the prongs by nesting additional prongs within the elongated shaft member, dividing the proximal end of the shaft member into circumferentially spaced-apart fingers, and dividing a midsection of the shaft member into circumferentially spaced-apart flexing vanes. The present invention also provides that the prongs may be further modified by division into toe and heel extensions or by wrapping a prong around another prong to form a sole. Methods of reducing stress concentration using bolts and stress relief holes in these limbs are also presented.

Abstract: The present invention provides divided-end artificial limbs and methods for making divided-end artificial limbs that that are inexpensive, simple, and customizable. A limb is formed by dividing an end of an elongated shaft member into extending prongs that are shaped into custom lengths and curvatures. Furthermore, the method of the present invention provides affixing a sole plate to the limb, reinforcement of the prongs by nesting additional prongs within the elongated shaft member, dividing the proximal end of the shaft member into circumferentially spaced-apart fingers, and dividing a midsection of the shaft member into circumferentially spaced-apart flexing vanes. The present invention also provides that the prongs may be further modified by division into toe and heel extensions or by wrapping a prong around another prong to form a sole. Methods of reducing stress concentration using bolts and stress relief holes in these limbs are also presented.

Abstract: A rotary energy-transmitting mechanism, according to the present invention, concerns a mechanical structure having inner and outer relatively movable elements that are combined in a mechanism of rotary nature. The inner and outer elements may be combined with other mechanical structure to facilitate utilization of the general mechanical form of the invention for a number of mechanical purposes, all involving transmission of energy which may be between the relatively movable inner and outer elements and/or between the elements and a fluid. The mechanical structure, depending on the arrangement of the relatively movable parts and depending on the inclusion of other specific parts, may take the form of various energy-transmitting mechanisms, such as a mechanical coupling, a universal joint, a rotary shock absorber, a rotary pump, a rotary compressor and a rotary engine.