Abstract: A cosmetic applicator includes a handle, a drive coupled to the handle, an applicator head coupled to the drive, and a torque limiter. The torque limiter includes a magnetic coupling, the magnetic coupling being coupled to at least one of the drive and the applicator head such that the torque applied via the applicator head does not exceed a predetermined allowable torque.

Abstract: An optoelectronic assembly includes an optical lens element (OLE) coupled to a substrate. The substrate includes a transducer, a standing structure on the transducer, a transducer lens supported by the standing structure over the transducer, and alignment features. The OLE includes an OLE lens and co-alignment features that couple with the alignment features on the optoelectronic assembly. When the substrate is coupled to the OLE, the transducer lens is aligned with the OLE lens.

Abstract: A pharmaceutical composition comprising ramipril, another active agent, and a blending agent, wherein in the ramipril is coated by the blending agent, and wherein the blending agent is glyceryl behenate, glyceryl stearate, stearyl alcohol, macrogol stearate ether, palmitosearate, ethylene glycol, polyethylene glycol, stearic acid, cetyl alcohol, lauryl alcohol, amylopectin, poloxymer or combinations thereof.

Abstract: A method for forming device packages includes forming a perimeter with a reactive foil and a bonding material interposed between a first wafer and a second wafer, pressing the first and the second wafers against the reactive foil and the bonding material, initiating the reactive foil, wherein the reactive foil heats the bonding material to create a bond between the first and the second wafers, and singulating the first and the second wafers into the device packages.

Abstract: An appliance having a driving mechanism is provided, the appliance (10) comprising two rotatable portions (32, 34) which are rotatable by the driving mechanism (50) about an axis (40). The driving mechanism (50) comprises a gearbox (60) having an input gear (116), two output gears (240, 304) and a locking mechanism (250, 252, 318) movable between a first position and a second position. The arrangement is such that, when the locking mechanism (250, 252, 318) is in the first position and the input gear (116) is driven, both output gears (240, 304) rotate in the same direction and, when the locking mechanism (250, 252, 318) is in the second position and the input gear (116) is driven, the output gears (240, 304) rotate in opposite directions. The arrangement of the axis (40) is horizontal or substantially horizontal. The invention is particularly suitable for use in a front-loading washing machine (10) having a drum (30) comprising two rotatable portions (32, 34).

Abstract: A method for forming device packages includes forming a perimeter comprising a reactive foil and a bonding material interposed between a first wafer and a second wafer, pressing the first and the second wafers against the reactive foil and the bonding material, initiating the reactive foil, wherein the reactive foil heating the bonding material to create a bond between the first and the second wafers, and singulating the first and the second wafers into the device packages.

Abstract: An electrostatic spray device and a cartridge for an electrostatic spray device that reduce the occurrence of electrically induced emulsion product separation are disclosed. The device and/or the cartridge may reduce electrically induced emulsion product separation by providing a conductive high voltage shield substantially around the product reservoir. Alternatively, the device and/or the cartridge may prevent the product located at the charging location from being in fluid communication with the product reservoir so that the product that is being charged cannot flow back into the product reservoir. The device and/or cartridge may alternatively reduce electrically induced emulsion product separation by minimizing the volume of product between the charging location and the exit orifice of the nozzle.

Abstract: The present invention provides immunogens for generating anti-neonicotinoid antibodies as well as antibodies, methods, reagents and kits for determining the presence of one or more neonicotinoid insecticides in a sample by immunoassay. The present invention has particular application to determination of the concentration of neonicotinoid insecticides applied to a plant propagation materials such as seed.

Abstract: The present invention is a method for identifying unknown parameters in a system having a set of governing equations describing its behavior that cannot be put into regression form with the unknown parameters linearly represented. In this method, the vector of unknown parameters is segmented into a plurality of groups where each individual group of unknown parameters may be isolated linearly by manipulation of said equations. Multiple concurrent and independent recursive least squares identification of each said group run, treating other unknown parameters appearing in their regression equation as if they were known perfectly, with said values provided by recursive least squares estimation from the other groups, thereby enabling the use of fast, compact, efficient linear algorithms to solve problems that would otherwise require nonlinear solution approaches. This invention is presented with application to identification of mass and thruster properties for a thruster-controlled spacecraft.

Abstract: A device and method for reducing wear and stress in the string of a stringed instrument, such as a guitar. Certain stringed instruments are strung by advancing strings through string apertures in the body of the instrument. The device includes tubular sleeves that are placed into the string apertures. As the instrument is strung, the strings of the instrument are tightened. When tightened, the strings abut against and bend around the tubular sleeve. The tubular sleeve has a curved surface against which the strings bend. This lowers stress concentrations in the strings at the points of the bend. Furthermore, the tubular sleeves are made from a material that is softer than the material of the instrument's strings. Accordingly, as the instrument's strings wear against the sleeves, the sleeves experience the wear more so than the strings.

Abstract: The present invention relates to novel ramipril crystalline particles with improved stability and bioavailability. More particularly, the present invention is directed to individually coated, single ramipril crystalline particles for pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical applications in oral therapies that are stabilized against decomposition into degradation products, namely, ramipril-DKP and ramipril-diacid, during formulation and storage conditions. The present invention also relates to stabilized ramipril pharmaceutical compositions, novel anhydrous pharmaceutical grade ramipril powders, methods for improving ramipril bioavailability, and methods of manufacture and stabilization of ramipril formulations.

Abstract: The present invention relates to ramipril compositions with improved stability. More particularly, the present invention is directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising ramipril that are stabilized against decomposition into degradation products, namely, ramipril-diketopiperazine and ramipril-diacid, during formulation and storage conditions. The present invention also relates to methods for making and methods of manufacturing stabilized ramipril compositions.

Abstract: A regenerative burner device for a furnace and a method of removing contaminants from such a device. The burner device includes a burner for introducing heat and waste gas into a furnace during ignition when supplied with fuel and a combustion gas, a media bed comprising refractory particles, and ducting for delivering combustion gas to said burner during ignition, and for drawing waste gas from said furnace on termination of ignition. The ducting causes the combustion gas and the waste gas to pass in succession through the media bed. Means are provided for periodically delivering a rapid flow of a decontaminating gas into said media bed. The rapid flow is of sufficient force to dislodge contaminants collected in the media bed from said waste gas.

Abstract: An optical apparatus and method for coupling output light from a light source to an optical waveguide utilizes an optical turning element with integrated lenses to reduce the difficulty of precisely aligning multiple components of the optical apparatus.

Abstract: The invention is directed to shrink wrapping a casket to be entombed, including an article of a shrink wrapped casket with a ventilation port including a filter and a method comprising steps of sealing the wrap with shrink wrap tape and providing two-way ventilation by placing a ventilation filter that is impenetrable to the phorid fly. This invention overcomes problems associated with the entombment of caskets in aboveground mausoleum crypts, such as fluids escaping from the casket and phorid fly infestations.

Abstract: The present invention is a method for detecting and isolating fault modes in a system having a model describing its behavior and regularly sampled measurements. The models are used to calculate past and present deviations from measurements that would result with no faults present, as well as with one or more potential fault modes present. Algorithms that calculate and store these deviations, along with memory of when said faults, if present, would have an effect on the said actual measurements, are used to detect when a fault is present. Related algorithms are used to exonerate false fault modes and finally to isolate the true fault mode. This invention is presented with application to detection and isolation of thruster faults for a thruster-controlled spacecraft. As a supporting aspect of the invention, a novel, effective, and efficient filtering method for estimating the derivative of a noisy signal is presented.

Abstract: An electrostatic spraying device being configured and disposed to electrostatically charge and dispense a liquid composition from a supply to a point of dispersal, wherein the device comprises: a reservoir configured to contain the supply of liquid composition; a nozzle to disperse the liquid composition, the nozzle being disposed at the point of dispersal; a channel disposed between the reservoir and the nozzle, wherein the channel permits the electrostatic charging of the liquid composition upon the liquid composition moving within the channel; a high voltage power supply electrically connected to the power source; and a high voltage electrode electrically connected to the high voltage power supply, wherein a portion of the high voltage electrode is disposed between the reservoir and the nozzle, and wherein the high voltage electrode electrostatically charges the liquid composition within the channel at a charging location, wherein the nozzle pathway comprises an outlet path disposed adjacent to the nozzle