Abstract: Systems, methods, techniques and apparatuses of throttle bodies are disclosed. One exemplary embodiment is an intake system comprising a throttle body device including a first interface structured to be coupled to an intake manifold, and a second interface including a receiving bore; and an intake adapter including a third interface including a radial groove structured to house a seal device, and a fourth interface structured to be coupled to an intake conduit, wherein the third interface of the intake of the intake adapter is structured to be inserted into the receiving bore of the second interface of the throttle body device.

Abstract: Systems, methods, techniques and apparatuses of throttle bodies are disclosed. One exemplary embodiment is an intake system comprising a throttle body device including a first interface structured to be coupled to an intake manifold, and a second interface including a receiving bore; and an intake adapter including a third interface including a radial groove structured to house a seal device, and a fourth interface structured to be coupled to an intake conduit, wherein the third interface of the intake of the intake adapter is structured to be inserted into the receiving bore of the second interface of the throttle body device.

Abstract: A method for evaluating a lubrication containment system is set forth herein. In one lubrication containment system, a seal runner can be fixed to the rotatable structure and seal against a static radial seal supported by the sump housing. The method also includes the step of rotating the structure relative to the sump housing. The method also includes the step of directing test fluid to the structure inside the sump housing. The method also includes the step of quantifying an accumulation of test lubricant at the seal runner during rotation by omitting the radial seal from the lubrication containment system. As a result, test lubricant can pass out of the sump housing. The amount of test lubricant that passes out of the sump housing, past the location where the seal runner would be or would have been, corresponds to the amount of lubricant that accumulates at the seal runner during operation in the field.

Abstract: The Chosun Prophecy Game is a unique fortune-telling game which incorporates the ancient Chinese philosophy of the I Ching with concepts of the Tarot. The game consists of sixteen sets of eight different I Ching trigram cards, in which two sets or sixteen trigrams are randomly selected and then placed, by eight randomly picked Chosun Prophecy Coins, into eight specific prognosticative sites, filling both the upper and lower sections of each, forming a pattern of eight hexagrams on the game board. A psychic reading is formulated by relating the I Ching context of the eight unified hexagrams with specific line analysis to their game board inscriptions as this data applies to the query.

Abstract: A finger mounted acoustic sensor. Various embodiments of the finger mounted acoustic sensors include sensors mounted within a casing designed to fit between fingers. The sensor may be rotated with respect to the casing. Other embodiments include mounting tubes for wearing on a finger. Sensors are embedded in the tube and on the rings such that they are easily positioned using technician's fingers. Other embodiments include rings for mounting sensors on and for steadying the sensors. The hand and finger mounted sensors may be used to provide necessary pressure to the sensor and yet provide a sensor that may be manipulated using hand and finger motion. In other embodiments sensors having a local disconnect are disclosed. Such disconnects may be attached to the clothing of a medical professional, attached via a wrist or armband or the like. Various sensor packages may be accompanied by the use of a flat or flex cable to minimize the torque necessary to manipulate the sensor.

Abstract: A method for evaluating a lubrication containment system is disclosed herein. In one lubrication containment system applicable to the inventive method, a seal runner can be fixed to the rotatable structure and seal against a static radial seal supported by the sump housing. The method of the invention includes the step of rotating the structure relative to the sump housing. The inventive method also includes the step of directing test fluid to the structure inside the sump housing. The inventive method also includes the step of quantifying an accumulation of test lubricant at the seal runner during rotation by omitting the radial seal from the lubrication containment system. As a result, test lubricant can pass out of the sump housing. The amount of test lubricant that passes out of the sump housing, past the location where the seal runner would be or would have been, corresponds to the amount of lubricant that accumulates at the seal runner during operation in the field.

Abstract: An attachment enables a front end loader, such as a skid-steer loader, to lift, carry and dispense loads at an extended distance from the loader. The attachment includes an elongated “chute” which is adapted to carry various types of materials. A movable “ram” is fitted within the interior of the chute and may be adjustably positioned along the length of the chute. Material loaded into the chute is initially positioned in front of the ram, i.e., between the ram and the distal (open) end of the chute. Thereafter, the ram may be actuated so as to apply a force on the loaded material, thereby displacing the material toward the distal end of the chute until at least some of the material is dispensed from the chute. After forcing material off the chute in this manner, the ram may be moved back towards its original position so additional material can be loaded into the chute.

Abstract: A finger mounted acoustic sensor. Various embodiments of the finger mounted acoustic sensors include sensors mounted within a casing designed to fit between fingers. The sensor may be rotated with respect to the casing. Other embodiments include mounting tubes for wearing on a finger. Sensors are embedded in the tube and on the rings such that they are easily positioned using technician's fingers. Other embodiments include rings for mounting sensors on and for steadying the sensors. The hand and finger mounted sensors may be used to provide necessary pressure to the sensor and yet provide a sensor that may be manipulated using hand and finger motion. In other embodiments sensors having a local disconnect are disclosed. Such disconnects may be attached to the clothing of a medical professional, attached via a wrist or armband or the like. Various sensor packages may be accompanied by the use of a flat or flex cable to minimize the torque necessary to manipulate the sensor.