Abstract: Composite containment casing including a body having an interior, an abradable system integrally joined to the interior of the body of the containment casing wherein the abradable system comprises, a sandwich structure including a first facesheet and a second facesheet position about at least one core layer, and at least one abradable layer applied to the sandwich structure wherein the at least one core layer comprises any of a cell configuration, a columnar configuration, or a truss configuration and wherein the sandwich structure is strong radially and weak circumferentially.

Abstract: Methods for repairing composite containment casings involving providing a composite containment casing having an integrated abradable system, the abradable system having at least one damaged portion, and including a sandwich structure, and at least one abradable layer, removing the damaged portion of the abradable system to leave a hole, shaping a sandwich structure segment to produce a shaped sandwich structure, placing the shaped sandwich structure into the hole in the abradable system, infusing a resin into the shaped sandwich structure, and curing the containment casing having the shaped sandwich structure, and applying at least one abradable layer to the shaped sandwich structure to produce the containment casing having a repaired integrated abradable system.

Abstract: A helicopter (2) comprising a body portion (4), a plurality of rotor blades (6) which are mounted for rotation with respect to the body portion (4), and a fan (8) which is mounted for rotation in an opposite direction to the direction of rotation of the rotors (6), the rotor blades (6) being such that they are spaced apart in a vertical direction, and the fan (8) being such that when it rotates it generates a torque which acts to counteract at least a part of the torque generated by the rotor blades (6) when they rotate.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to the administration of copper to an animal using a composition containing copper dextran. A method is described for increasing the copper levels in an animal by the administration of a composition containing copper dextran. A preferred method of administration is intra muscularly. The use of this composition has been found to both address copper deficiencies in an animal, particularly deer.

Abstract: A catheter actuation handle is disclosed for deflecting a distal end of a tubular catheter body including a first actuation wire extending from a proximal end of the body. The handle includes a grip portion for coupling to the proximal end of the body. A first actuator is moveably coupled to the grip portion. A first stationary gear rack is fixed relative to the grip portion. A first moveable gear rack is moveable relative to the grip portion and for coupling to the first actuation wire. A first pinion gear is coupled to the first actuator and located between, and engaged with, the first stationary gear rack and the first moveable gear rack.

Abstract: A pump comprises a vertical pumping tube fitted with a check valve supported against gravity and held in tension by extension springs; a lower spring stretched between the pumping tube and a dead weight; an upper spring stretched between the pumping tube and a rigid frame; a scotch yoke, escapement, or other device that imparts motion to the pumping tube to cause filling, lifting, and draining of the pumping tube so as to pump water or other fluids from a well or body of water.

Abstract: An apparatus for lengthening an extendible pipe comprised of first and second pipe portions having an interior includes a cylinder having an end wall and an open end connected to the first pipe portion. A piston is received in slidable and sealable engagement with the cylinder and is connected to the second pipe portion. The piston, cylinder and end wall define a chamber that is physically isolated from the interior of the pipe. Introduction of a control fluid into the chamber displaces the piston relative to the cylinder so as to lengthen the pipe. The apparatus above may be applied to a sprinkler head riser apparatus and buried as part of an in-ground sprinkler system.

Abstract: A chute rotation system. The chute rotation system includes a chute, a handle assembly, and a drive assembly. The handle assembly includes a handle rotatable about a first axis and a second axis, and a bracket configured to inhibit movement of the handle about the first axis. The drive assembly is coupled to the handle assembly and includes a chute drive, a transverse gear, and a friction brake. The brake is configured to prevent movement of the chute, as a result of friction, when the friction brake is engaged with the chute drive.

Abstract: A placard holder configured through a connecting means to loosely but securely engage a vehicular rear view mirror support arm, thereby allowing said placard holder to be rotated upwards and above said rear view mirror support arm. An engaging device, may then be utilized so as to retain and hold the placard holder until released and allowed to rotate back into a proper position for display.

Abstract: A composite fan casing for a gas turbine engine is provided includes, in an exemplary embodiment, a core having a plurality of core layers of reinforcing fiber bonded together with a thermosetting polymeric resin. Each core layer includes a plurality of braided reinforcing fibers with the braids of reinforcing fibers aligned in a circumferential direction.

Abstract: Fabricating roll-good fuel cell material involves laminating first and second bonding material webs having spaced apart windows to first and second surfaces of a fuel cell membrane web. First and second active regions of the membrane web are positioned within the respective bonding material windows. Third and fourth gasket material webs having spaced apart windows are respectively laminated to the bonding material on the first and second membrane web surfaces. The bonding material windows align with the respective gasket material windows so that at least some of the bonding material extends within the respective gasket material windows. Fluid transport layer (FTL) material portions cut from fifth and sixth FTL material webs are laminated to the respective first and second active regions. The FTL material portions are positioned within respective gasket material windows and contact the bonding material extending within the respective gasket material windows.

Abstract: A method and system for correlating the performance of at least one cellular coverage area with external impact events. The method can include receiving and storing performance data for the cellular coverage area. The method can also include receiving and storing a national weather service (NWS) weather alert for a geographic area near the cellular coverage area. The weather alert indicates a severe weather condition. The method further includes extracting and storing geographic coordinates, alert type, and alert time data from the NWS weather alert, and generating an output indicative of relationships between the performance of the cellular coverage area and the severe weather condition.

Abstract: An inventory control system and method that tracks inventories of items with RFID tags, includes a reader unit and an intelligent station that tracks RFID tags to determine item information of items to be inventoried. The reader unit transmits and receives RF signals. The intelligent station includes a first RF antenna connected to the reader unit by a first transmission cable through a first switch, and one or more additional RF antennae connected to the reader unit by the same first transmission cable through additional switches. An inventory control processing unit receives item information from the intelligent stations to update inventory information regarding the items to be inventoried.

Abstract: A portable pump includes a rotating elliptical plate mounted on a rotating shaft, an elliptical plate follower with rollers or bearings positioned on the top and bottom surfaces of the rotating elliptical plate at a fixed distance from the axis of the supporting rotating shaft, rollers or bearings on the plate follower mated to roller or bearing races to restrict movement of the elliptical plate follower to directions parallel to the axis of the rotating shaft, a well pump tube with a bottom check valve affixed to the elliptical plate follower so that horizontal rotation of elliptical plate causes alternate vertical lifting and draining of the pump tube so as to pump water or other fluids from a well. Alternate embodiments of the invention replace the well pump tube and check valve with a driven piston, confining cylinder, and check valves to allow creation of a partial vacuum, compression of a fluid, or pumping of any flowable material.

Abstract: Disclosed is a tool having an axial passage, a top and a bottom, and a sidewall portion possessing porosity and permeability properties and constructed of a material having equal or better erosion properties than any substances produced and/or injected into any earth formation, said tool functioning as a filter to permit solids to pass or not pass depending upon their size, characterized in that the porosity and permeability can be programmed to any given value radially and longitudinally, said tool further including a means for circulating from outside, inward or from the inside outward to enable cleaning, wherein optionally said tool can be used in multiples.

Abstract: A computer-based system monitors economic performance within a fleet of carriers comprises components of a communication network that provides information regarding at least individual carriers within the fleet of carriers to a processor. The processor contains a software program that: tabulates at least some of the information to provide a resource of economic performance within the fleet of carriers; enables graphic representation of at least some measures of the economic performance; and enables viewing of metrics including at least two parameters for evaluating the economic performance of a specific carrier. The processor may automatically evaluate individual carrier metrics and automatically alert a designated party of failure to operate within acceptable operating tolerances. The processor may also provide signals to a display unit that receives information from the processor that automatically displays reports that are key performance indicators.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for monitoring a consignment of goods including measuring a predetermined parameter or parameters of said consignment using a disposable device (7) attachable to said consignment; transmitting a signal containing data representative of the measured parameter to a central location (14) and maintaining a database (11) relating to said consignment at said central location (14), said database (11) including the data representative of said measured parameters. The database (11) may include temperature, time and location data associated with a consignment. The database (11) may be accessed remotely via a secure access link (15).

Abstract: Fabricating roll-good fuel cell material involves laminating first and second bonding material webs having spaced apart windows to first and second surfaces of a fuel cell membrane web. First and second active regions of the membrane web are positioned within the respective bonding material windows. Third and fourth gasket material webs having spaced apart windows are respectively laminated to the bonding material on the first and second membrane web surfaces. The bonding material windows align with the respective gasket material windows so that at least some of the bonding material extends within the respective gasket material windows. Fluid transport layer (FTL) material portions cut from fifth and sixth FTL material webs are laminated to the respective first and second active regions. The FTL material portions are positioned within respective gasket material windows and contact the bonding material extending within the respective gasket material windows.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to the administration of copper to an animal using a composition containing copper dextran. A method is described for increasing the copper levels in an animal by the administration of a composition containing copper dextran. A preferred method of administration is intra muscularly. The use of this composition has been found to both address copper deficiencies in an animal, particularly deer.

Abstract: A first clock stage in a circuit utilizes a second stage clock for triggering the falling edge of a first clock stage output. The output will not reset until both the first clock is low and the second clock are high due to the addition of the second clock signal. This is accomplished by adding a transistor and inverter to the first stage. The drain of a P-type FET is connected to source of the P-FET being controlled by the first clock through its gate. The additional P-FET is controlled by an inverted second clock signal. The clock signal is inverted by an inverter connected to the gate of the additional P-FET. Stability is provided to the first stage by creating a full keeper, which holds the output from the logic device in the first stage. A pair of transistors are connected by their drains to the output of the logic device. The transistors are controlled by an inverter, which is connected to the pairs' bases, wherein the inverter receives the output from the logic device.