Abstract: A cliplike contact element which can be used to provide an electrical contact between an antenna amplifier mounted on a body of an automotive vehicle and an antenna structure on a window of the vehicle has two interfitting contact partners with the outer contact partner having at least an electrically-conductive surface hugging the conductive surface of the inner contact partner. The contact partners can be bonded, e.g. by soldering to respective conductors.

Abstract: A device (1) for making electrical contact of a first contact partner with at least one further contact partner by way of contact-element, whereby according to the invention the contact element (1, 8, 9, 10, 15, 16) is electrically conductive and elastically deformable and is so shaped that because of its shape an be secured in a housing of an electronic device.

Abstract: A contact spring assembly has a contact plate with a window in which a contact spring is received, the contact spring having bent strips engageable with an antenna amplifier and an antenna amplifier structure. The contact spring is fixed at one end and movable at its other end on the support plate.

Abstract: A contacting device, especially for an antenna amplifier in an automotive application to contact an antenna on a windshield or rear window of the vehicle has a lever-like contact element in the form of a strap or stirrup and bends lying in a plane and bearing upon the surfaces and bridging between them.

Abstract: A dry analytical element is disclosed which can be used for the quantification of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDLC). The element comprises a support having one or more reagent layers containing a first enzyme, a cholesterol ester hydrolase, to hydrolyze cholesterol esters, a second enzyme, cholesterol oxidase, to release hydrogen peroxide from cholesterol, and a third enzyme, horseradish peroxidase, to oxidize a leuco dye that is read at 670 nm. The element also contains phosphotungstic acid, a non-high-density lipoprotein precipitant, and a high-density lipoprotein selective surfactant, which together confer HDLC selectivity on the assay. Also disclosed are polymers that improve assay precision and eliminate interference from hemolyzed patient samples.

Abstract: A hair-retaining device to be worn on the head comprising two attached hair sticks with a sliding fastening member removably connected to each of the hair sticks. The hair sticks retain a portion of a user's hair between the hair sticks.

Abstract: An antenna assembly for a motor vehicle and especially for an antenna structure on a window of such vehicle in which a support plate is provided between an antenna amplifier and the antenna structure and has at least one but preferably a plurality of spring contacts locked through openings in the support plate and having arcuate portions respectively engageable with contact points on the antenna amplifier and contact pads of the antenna structure.

Abstract: A cable strain relief device (1) for strain-relieving connection to a contact partner of at least one cable (2) which has at least one electrical lead (3), the at least one cable (2) having an attached extrusion-coated strain-relieving element (4) made of plastic, and the strain-relieving element (4) being attached by compression pins 7 or cement to the contact partner for strain relief.

Abstract: A three dimensional (3D) modeling system for generating a 3D representation of a modeled object on a display device of a computer system. The modeled object is represented by an initial definition of an object and a set of modifiers. Each modifier modifies some portion of the definition of an object that may result in a change in appearance of the object when rendered. The modifiers are ordered so that the first modifier modifies some portion of the initial definition of the object and produces a modified definition. The next modifier modifies the results of the previous modifier. The results of the last modifier are then used in rendering processes to generate the 3D representation. Each modifier is associated with a three dimensional representation so that the user can more easily visualize the effect of the modifier.

Abstract: A child carrier utilized to carry a child on the back of an adult is described. The child carrier includes a rigid frame having front and rear sections. The front section, adjacent to the user's back, comprises a pair of rigid columnar members joined at their top ends by a rigid yoke. In preferred embodiments, the yoke has slots formed therein to serve as a handle and to provide connecting points for the shoulder straps. A child restraint system is described wherein a floating loop is formed by the interconnection of the shoulder straps and the crouch strap. A rigid canopy is described comprising arcuate rigid members that connect to the front and rear sections of the rigid frame, and a flexible hood. A waist belt assembly is also described that permits a waist belt to be adjusted vertically to account for different builds of various users.

Abstract: A back-mounted load-carrying device, such as a backpack or a child carrier, having an adjustable waist belt assembly is described. The waist belt assembly is freely slidable between a variety of vertical positions along a rigid frame. A locking mechanism, actuatable while the device is being worn, permits a user to adjust the waist belt assembly to rest comfortably on his hip and around his waist on the fly and subsequently secure the waist belt in the desired position. A pair of hip-load transfer members that are rigid to loads applied in the vertical direction comprise the waist belt assembly and rest against the hip of a user when the waist belt is secured. These members help to transfer load from the device to the user's hips and act to lessen the amount of load carried by the user's shoulder and back, the result being greater comfort and less fatigue.

Abstract: A lead alloy for lead acid-battery grids which essentially consists of about 0.05-0.07 wt % calcium; about 0.09-1.3 wt % tin; about 0.006-0.010 % silver; about 0.0100-0.0170 wt % barium and about 0.015-0.025 wt % aluminum with the balance lead. This lead alloy allows the improvement of the age hardening step, by eliminating the high temperature treatment process required for silver alloys in the manufacturing of lead-acid batteries. By using this lead alloy, a longer service life of the lead-acid batteries are also obtained by increasing the corrosion resistance and the mechanical strength of battery grids manufactured by the book molding process. Additionally, the reduced silver level used dramatically mitigates the problem of silver elimination from the stream of recycled lead in the secondary production of this metal.

Abstract: A pivot bearing comprises a shaped bar having an outer circumferential surface provided with two oppositely arranged, longitudinally extending notches, and a sleeve arranged on the shaped bar and having an externally cylindrical surface and an inner circumferential surface facing the outer circumferential surface of the shaped bar and provided with two oppositely arranged longitudinally extending notches. The longitudinally extending notches of the shaped bar are in alignment with the longitudinally extending notches of the sleeve to form two pairs of notches, and cylindrical pins are arranged in the two pairs of notches.

Abstract: A generally V-shaped drape formed of polymer or related materials and which functions as a sling to hold the scrotum upwardly, and out of place, during medical analysis and treatment. The drape includes a V-shaped member, formed of a highly flexible polymer, such as polyethylene, and includes a pressure sensitive adhesive area at its lower end, for application to the base of the scrotum, and further includes pressure sensitive adhesive at the upper legs of the V-shaped drape, for application to the abdomen wall, to provide a sling that flurnishes continuing clearance for access to and application of the various medical instrumentation used especially during treatment of the prostate, or other proximal anatomy located at this region of the patient.

Abstract: A haircutting guide-comb instrument for use in cutting head hair of a human being and including a pair of elongated legs superimposed over one another to clasp hair of the human being in between said legs with a bias spring engaged about the terminal ends of the legs to urge them in engagement with one another and an anchor at the terminal ends securing the bias springs to both of the elongated legs.

Abstract: An interactive rendering system which can minimize computational demand while allowing a designer to manipulate one or more selected objects in a scene is disclosed. A scene is rendered to a scene buffer. One or more objects are selected and rendered to an object buffer. The scene is re-rendered to the scene buffer without the selected objects. As the selected objects move or change, they are re-rendered only in the object buffer and a display is generated by merging the objects buffer and the scene buffer. Because there is no need to render the background scene, most of the computational power can be dedicated to the selected objects. The perspective and depth relationship between the selected objects and the scene are maintained.

Abstract: A three dimensional (3D) modeling system for generating a 3D representation of a modeled object on a display device of a computer system. The modeled object is represented by an initial definition of an object and a set of modifiers. Each modifier modifies some portion of the definition of an object that may result in a change in appearance of the object when rendered. The modifiers are ordered so that the first modifier modifies some portion of the initial definition of the object and produces a modified definition. The next modifier modifies the results of the previous modifier. The results of the last modifier are then used in rendering processes to generate the 3D representation.

Abstract: A system to permit a designer to select the minimum scene refresh rate or animation redraw rate acceptable by the designer. The system also incorporates a selection of presentation methods for the three-dimensional objects in a scene, arranged in decreasing fidelity, and consequently in computational complexity, as fall back positions for the general rendering technique. Using the designer's selected refresh rate as a target, the system attempts to use the highest quality rendering technique selected by the designer. If the computational complexity of the scene causes the refresh rate of the scene to fall below the minimum acceptable level selected by the designer, the system selects the next lower rendering option selected by the designer, thus degrading the presentation quality of the scene and simultaneously reducing the computational complexity of the task.

Abstract: A three dimensional (3D) modeling system for generating a 3D representation of a modeled object on a display device of a computer system. The modeled object is represented by an initial definition of an object and a set of modifiers. Each modifier modifies some portion of the definition of an object that may result in a change in appearance of the object when rendered. The modifiers are ordered so that the first modifier modifies some portion of the initial definition of the object and produces a modified definition. The next modifier modifies the results of the previous modifier. The results of the last modifier are then used in rendering processes to generate the 3D representation. Each modifier is associated with a three dimensional representation so that the user can more easily visualize the effect of the modifier.