Abstract: A fishing lure having planar sides is provided. The fishing lure having substantially planar sides such that the fishing lure can be made to dart and stop by a user while maintaining the lure's position in the water column. The fishing lure may also include chambers for weights and attractants or any combination thereof. The fishing lure may also include a user-flexible tail that allows a user to control motion within the fishing column.

Abstract: A sheet building material used in construction has a woven fabric structural component including a portion with a leno weave providing an aggressive surface grip. The woven fabric is combined with structural features including tight weaves and loose weaves for implementation as a roof underlayment that maintains structural integrity. The building material optionally includes a non-woven material, a substrate such as biaxially oriented polypropylene, or additional woven structural components.

Abstract: This document discusses, among other things, systems and methods for generating data in a standardized machine-readable format. A method receives data from one or more patient health monitors at a centralized repository. The method then generates one or more files containing at least a portion of the data and stores the files in a secured web folder. The method then permits access to the files based on one or more security schemes.

Abstract: This document discusses, among other things, systems and methods for generating data in a standardized machine-readable format. A method monitors a secured area in a centralized repository; detects the creation of one or more files at the centralized repository, wherein the files include patient-related data, and in response to detecting the creation: connects to the centralized repository from a computer associated with a medical practice; authenticates the connection to access a secured area; and accesses one or more files in the secured area.

Abstract: The present invention provides methods and apparatus for trimming semiconductor devices and circuits, such as pin electronics circuits used in automated test equipment (ATE) systems and the like, without requiring a laser trimming operation. In a preferred embodiment, the present invention addresses the need to precisely adjust a reference current and/or voltage by replacing a conventional current/voltage reference source with a digital-to-analog (D/A) converter. A select switch or mechanism is preferably coupled to the input of the D/A converter and operatively presents a digital input word to the D/A converter by selectively reading the digital word from at least one of a data register and a fuse register. The data register is preferably used during testing of the overall current or voltage reference by iteratively trying various digital input codes while concurrently measuring the analog output signal from the D/A converter until the output signal sufficiently matches a predetermined output value.

Abstract: The present invention provides methods and apparatus for trimming semiconductor devices and circuits, such as pin electronics circuits used in automated test equipment (ATE) systems and the like, without requiring a laser trimming operation. In a preferred embodiment, the present invention addresses the need to precisely adjust a reference current and/or voltage by replacing a conventional current/voltage reference source with a digital-to-analog (D/A) converter. A select switch or mechanism is preferably coupled to the input of the D/A converter and operatively presents a digital input word to the D/A converter by selectively reading the digital word from at least one of a data register and a fuse register. The data register is preferably used during testing of the overall current or voltage reference by iteratively trying various digital input codes while concurrently measuring the analog output signal from the D/A converter until the output signal sufficiently matches a predetermined output value.