Abstract: An exercise assembly for execution of an exercise regimen by a user having a base assembly and a support assembly. The exercise assembly includes a resistive track assembly mounted to a portion of the support assembly. The resistive track assembly has a plurality of resistive track members each having a resistive track channel through a portion thereof. The exercise assembly further includes a carriage assembly having at least one handle interconnected to at least one carriage through the resistive track channel of a corresponding resistive track member. Each handle and carriage is moveable along a portion of a corresponding resistive track member. The resistive force assembly includes a plurality of resistive force members, and at least one resistive force member is interconnected to each carriage to present a resistive force to counter movement of the carriage along a corresponding resistive track member.

Abstract: A device for shredding poultry carcasses, includes a frame supporting a comminuting unit and a drive unit. The comminuting unit includes a drum mounted on a rotatable shaft, the drum having a generally cylindrical surface and an array of cutting points affixed to the drum, protruding from the surface, and a stationary comb having an array of teeth separated by spaces, and extending close to the drum surface so that the points pass between the teeth as the drum rotates. The drive unit turns the drum to reduce the carcasses to a compostable mass.

Abstract: A device for making concrete fence posts includes a frame having pivoted side gates that are closed to secure a series of forms. The device is inverted, and concrete is poured into the forms. To make hollow posts, cores or inserts are lowered into the forms. Color-coded pins may be placed in the forms to form through holes in the posts through which fence wire may be passed. When the concrete has set, the pins and inserts are removed, and the gates are opened to released the fence posts.

Abstract: A device for shredding poultry carcasses, includes a frame supporting a comminuting unit and a drive unit. The comminuting unit includes a drum mounted on a rotatable shaft, the drum having a generally cylindrical surface and an array of cutting points affixed to the drum, protruding from the surface, and a stationary comb having an array of teeth separated by spaces, and extending close to the drum surface so that the points pass between the teeth as the drum rotates. The drive unit turns the drum to reduce the carcasses to a compostable mass.

Abstract: An apparatus for shredding animal carcasses has a pair of counter-rotating shafts, each of which supports a stack of alternating pug tooth elements and untoothed spacers of about the same thickness so that the pug tooth elements intermesh. Each pug tooth element has a base circle and a tooth with a forward rake, which tooth extends substantially beyond the base circle of the element. Carcasses are fed into the apparatus while the shafts are rotated by a drive mechanism, producing a shredded material which may be composted above ground.

Abstract: A RF power generator for exciting inductively coupled plasma for spectrometry includes an induction coil for exciting the plasma as part of its load circuit. The load circuit also comprises a capacitor connected in parallel with the induction coil. The RF power generator is a free running oscillator having a switching circuit of two MOSFETs alternately switchable on and off via a feedback control circuit from the load circuit. RF power from the switching circuit is coupled to the load circuit via an inductor. The inductor and load circuit is resonant at a first frequency, which is lower than the operating frequency of the power generator.

Abstract: An image sensor device includes an image sensor chip and an image sensor array formed on a top surface of the image sensor chip. The image sensor chip is mounted on a substrate and encapsulated by a dam wall formed on the substrate surrounding the periphery of the image sensor chip and a transparent lid member affixed to the upper edges of the dam wall. A barrier is formed on the surface of the chip extending along at least a substantial part of at least one side of the sensor array between the sensor array and the dam wall. The barrier is preferably formed with a height of at least three microns and surrounds the sensor array. The barrier may be formed during fabrication of the sensor chip. Where the sensor chip is a color image sensor including a mosaic of color filter material overlying the image sensor array, the barrier may be formed from the color filter material with the formation of the mosaic. The barrier prevents resin bleeding from the dam wall onto the surface of the sensor array.

Abstract: A smoke detection system comprises a manifold (4) connected to a series of sampling pipes (2). A fan (6) which draws a large volume of sampling air through the sampling pipes is connected to the inlet manifold and a small proportion of that air is directed to the inlet of a smoke detector (12), the outlet of which is connected to the manifold. The configuration obtained by the connection of the outlet from the detector into the inlet manifold provides a large pressure drop across the flow path through the detector. As a result of the large pressure drop, a filter (10) for removing dust and other contaminants can be incorporated in the flow path and the filter can also incorporate a fine filtering stage to produce a secondary clear air flow which can be directed into the detector to prevent smoke particles from settling on critical components of the detector.