Abstract: A motorcycle rear stand for lifting the rear end of a motorcycle having a rear end lift pivot member and supported on a kickstand having a frame with a pair of side support members, a stop surface at one end of the frame, a pivot mounted at different distances forwardly of the stop surface on each of the side members, a lift arm having a bike engagement member at its outer end mounted on the frame and projecting upwardly therefrom wherein pivotal movement of the frame simultaneously lifts the rear end of a motorcycle and levels the motorcycle from an initial leaning position.

Abstract: A motorcycle rear stand for lifting the rear end of a motorcycle having a rear end lift pivot member and supported on a kickstand having a frame with a pair of side support members, a stop surface at one end of the frame, a pivot mounted at different distances forwardly of the stop surface on each of the side members, a lift arm having a bike engagement member at its outer end mounted on the frame and projecting upwardly therefrom wherein pivotal movement of the frame simultaneously lifts the rear end of a motorcycle and levels the motorcycle from an initial leaning position.

Abstract: Grip and flip barbeque utensil with a handle housing, a pair of concentrically arranged elongated tubes, a spatula member, a food gripping member, a pivot shaft, a food gripping tip, a yoke portion, gripping ball chain, flipping ball chain, grip trigger and a flip trigger. The gripping member is attached to the yoke portion straddling the end of the inner tube. The gripping ball chain is attached to the pivoting gripping member and extends through the inner tube to the gripping trigger. The gripping member is caused to rotate downward toward the spatula member when the gripping trigger is pulled. When the flipping trigger is pulled, the gripping member and the spatula member are caused to rotate one hundred and eighty degrees thereby creating a flipping action. A preferred embodiment includes a temperature sensor and associated sensing electronics and temperature display located within the handle housing.

Abstract: Grip and flip barbeque utensil with a handle housing, a pair of concentrically arranged elongated tubes, a spatula member, a food gripping member, a pivot shaft, a food gripping tip, a yoke portion, gripping ball chain, flipping ball chain, grip trigger and a flip trigger. The gripping member is attached to the yoke portion straddling the end of the inner tube. The gripping ball chain is attached to the pivoting gripping member and extends through the inner tube to the gripping trigger. The gripping member is caused to rotate downward toward the spatula member when the gripping trigger is pulled. When the flipping trigger is pulled, the gripping member and the spatula member are caused to rotate one hundred and eighty degrees thereby creating a flipping action. A preferred embodiment includes a temperature sensor and associated sensing electronics and temperature display located within the handle housing.

Abstract: A motorcycle rear stand for lifting the rear end of a motorcycle having a rear end lift pivot member and supported on a kickstand having a frame with a pair of side support members, a stop surface at one end of the frame, a pivot mounted at different distances forwardly of the stop surface on each of the side members, a lift arm having a bike engagement member at its outer end mounted on the frame and projecting upwardly therefrom wherein pivotal movement of the frame simultaneously lifts the rear end of a motorcycle and levels the motorcycle from an initial leaning position.

Abstract: A printer comprises a print mechanism and a wireless communication module including a wireless transceiver and a configuration module. The configuration module is adapted to electronically query at least one available wireless device to determine at least one wireless security parameter of the at least one available wireless device and to receive a response from the queried at least one available wireless device, via the wireless transceiver, for configuring the printer for wireless association in a wireless computing network including the at least one available wireless device.

Abstract: Managing volatile storage of information, such as executable code within dynamic random access memory (DRAM) embedded within an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), includes systematically checking the contents of the volatile memory during periods of extended inactivity. Volatile memory checking routines may be initiated on the basis of time, on the basis of a specific event, or on a combination of timing and event occurrences. If a specific error condition is detected, the device in which the volatile memory resides may be automatically reinitialized, so that the corrupt executable code is not used. The information management techniques may be extended to other types of semi-permanent memory i.e., memory that is susceptible to losses in the form of soft errors.

Abstract: The software on the host machine examines a pixel, either alone or in relation to adjacent pixels. Based on the image data contained in the pixel or group of pixels, a multi-bit value is generated that can be used by the printing device to easily reproduce the necessary detail of the original pixel. The multi-bit value also contains print engine control parameters to handle items such as toner miser mode, toner explosion, edge roll off, etc. The multi-bit value can be generated algorithmically by using a lookup table or by some combination of these methods.

Abstract: Managing volatile storage of information, such as executable code within dynamic random access memory (DRAM) embedded within an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), includes systematically checking the contents of the volatile memory during periods of extended inactivity. Volatile memory checking routines may be initiated on the basis of time, on the basis of a specific event, or on a combination of timing and event occurrences. If a specific error condition is detected, the device in which the volatile memory resides may be automatically reinitialized, so that the corrupt executable code is not used. The information management techniques may be extended to other types of semi-permanent memory i.e., memory that is susceptible to losses in the form of soft errors.

Abstract: A demonstration system for a peripheral such as a printer connects an external, non-volatile memory to the printer in place of the host computer. One such peripheral uses a peripheral cable containing a controller or formatter that includes a computer interface for communications with the host computer and an interface for memory accesses. The peripheral cable connects to the computer interface for communications with the host computer. The demonstration system employs a controller or formatter of the same type as used in the peripheral cable and connects the interface for reading from the external memory. The controller can load both demonstration code and demonstration data from the external memory and direct the peripheral to perform a demonstration.

Abstract: A method for identifying an image type of a multi-pixel image is employed in an apparatus that includes multiple data compression procedures. The data compression procedures operate with varying efficiencies on different image types. Pixels defining an image are represented by binary 1/0 values that are arranged in n-bit data segments (e.g., bytes). The method includes the steps of: counting a number of 1-to-0 and 0-to-1 transitions in each data segment; finding an average number of transitions over all data segments wherein such transitions occur; determining for all data segments in the multi-pixel image, a transition array comprising cumulative numbers of data segments having 0, 1, 2, . . . n-1 transitions, respectively; and employing the average number of transitions per data segment and the transition array to identify a data compression procedure to be employed for the multi-pixel image.

Abstract: A page printer includes random access memory (RAM) whose capacity is insufficient to store certain page configurations; a processor; and a control memory that holds at least one data compression procedure. The page printer performs a font compression method that comprises the steps of: issuing a memory low/out signal when insufficient RAM is available to store portions of an input data stream; if raster graphics images are present in portions of the input data stream, attempting to compress those images to remove the memory low/out signal; if no raster graphics images are present in the input data stream, compressing font characters by use of a data compression procedure; and if the attempted compression of the raster graphics images is unsuccessful in removing the memory low/out signal, compressing font characters by use of a data compression procedure.

Abstract: A peripheral unit converts an input data flow to page-arranged outputs and includes a random access memory capacity that is insufficient in size to accommodate an entire page of raster data. The peripheral unit also includes a processor and a control memory that holds a plurality of data compression procedures, each procedure exhibiting a different performance characteristic.

Abstract: A combination barbeque fork and spatula tool which can be inserted under a food item with an upper pivoted pointed or barbed portion that can grasp the food item so it can be picked up and turned over or removed.

Abstract: A combination barbeque fork and spatula tool which can be inserted under a food item with an upper pivoted pointed or barbed portion that can grasp the food item so it can be picked up and turned over or removed.