Abstract: A force sensing element is used in a pressure transducer. The force sensing element includes a flat, disc-type spring having a unitary body that circumscribes a central axis, and a plurality of spirals that are continuous with each other and extend radially outwardly from the central axis. The plurality of spirals includes nested symmetrical flights having walls with a non-uniform thickness, and the disc spring is uniformly deflectable along the central axis in response to force acting on the disc-type spring. The spring is configured to have a high accuracy and a high fatigue life such that the spring is suitable for use in high-pressure applications that may require repeatability while operating with over 10 million cycles of unidirectional or bi-directional axial loading.

Abstract: A force sensing element is used in a pressure transducer. The force sensing element includes a flat, disc-type spring having a unitary body that circumscribes a central axis, and a plurality of spirals that are continuous with each other and extend radially outwardly from the central axis. The plurality of spirals includes nested symmetrical flights having walls with a non-uniform thickness, and the disc spring is uniformly deflectable along the central axis in response to force acting on the disc-type spring. The spring is configured to have a high accuracy and a high fatigue life such that the spring is suitable for use in high-pressure applications that may require repeatability while operating with over 10 million cycles of unidirectional or bi-directional axial loading.

Abstract: A system for managing a print job is disclosed. Print job data is intercepted prior to being printed by a printer and a print job package is generated including the print job data as intercepted and metadata on the print job data, the print job data as intercepted being extractable from the print job package.

Abstract: A system facilitates employee recognition and the analysis of performance indicators for evaluation of employee performance for users of email software by utilizing a plugin to the email software to direct emails containing recognition-related content into a predetermined mailbox. The plugin provides a check box on an email interface, the email-sending user automatically adds the address for the predetermined mailbox to the email interface bcc field by checking the check box. A recognition listener periodically loops through the emails within the predetermined mailbox gathering desired recognition-related information, such as the identity of an email-sending user, the identity of each recipient, and the textual content for each email. The recognition listener calls an application processing interface to facilitate further processing of the desired information.

Abstract: A system extracts strengths attributable to persons from a database containing recognition transactions within a company communication system and provides metrics that reflect skills attributable to the persons for performance reviews, evaluations and talent management. A skills finder feature searches words from a predefined dictionary comprising words associated with strengths. A controller initiates the skills finder feature to identify transactions created or modified within the company communication system within a current predetermined period of time. A skills finding search engine searches a temporary table for words within the dictionary and extracts each strength recognized. Each extracted strength is associated with one or more skills categories. Recognitions are aggregated by skills categories and compiled into an aggregated table containing information depicting the skills categories for each of the persons accumulated from previous and current predetermined periods of time.

Abstract: A system for managing a print job is disclosed. Print job data is intercepted prior to being printed by a printer and a print job package is generated including the print job data as intercepted and metadata on the print job data, the print job data as intercepted being extractable from the print job package.

Abstract: Data processing systems are presented for facilitating performance recognition among a plurality of users. A user data processing system may obtain data associated with a particular user recognition space, and may display graphical information related to the data associated with the user recognition space. The user data processing system may further display one or more recognition indicators. A recognition indicator may be adapted to indicate receipt of a recognition token, that a recognition token has been sent to another user, and/or that a nomination has been submitted for recognition of another user.