Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods are disclosed for acquiring and providing information about orthopedic features of a body using acoustic energy. In some aspects, an acoustic orthopedic tracking system includes portable acoustic transducers to obtain orthopedic position information for feeding the information to an orthopedic surgical system for surgical operations.

Abstract: A system for paving a bridge comprising a screed rail configured to support a concrete paver and a plurality of adjustable width barrier brackets to support the screed rail with a bridge barrier, where each adjustable width barrier brackets comprise a rail support bracket and an “L” barrier bracket which allows for width adjustment by translation of the rail support bracket through the “L” barrier bracket.

Abstract: A technique for connecting independent contractors to clients is described. A server receives, from a first contractor device, a request to add a first independent contractor to a database including a plurality of independent contractors. The server prompts the first contractor device for information descriptive of the first independent contractor including an hourly wage for the first independent contractor. The server receives the information and adds the first independent contractor to the database and the plurality of independent contractors. The server receives, from a client device, a request to view at least a portion of the plurality of independent contractors. The server sends the client device at least the portion of the plurality of independent contractors and respective information for each independent contractor included in the portion of the plurality of independent contractors, wherein the portion of the plurality of independent contractors includes the first independent contractor.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are various forms of hybrid baseball bats comprising a wood shell having a radial wall and an outer radial surface profile defining a baseball bat. The wood shell having a central core with a central surface thereon extending from a distal end of the bat. The central surface being profiled with a taper that in some embodiments extends entirely through to the proximal end. A fibrous construct is housed in the central core and infiltrated with an epoxy resin. In some forms, the fibrous construct is in the form of a sleeve. Disclosed are various manufacturing techniques for manufacturing hybrid baseball bats including a low pressure bladder method, a high pressure bladder method, and a centrifugal force method.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are various forms of hybrid baseball bats comprising a wood shell having a radial wall and an outer radial surface profile defining a baseball bat. The wood shell having a central core with a central surface thereon extending from a distal end of the bat. The central surface being profiled with a taper that in some embodiments extends entirely through to the proximal end. A fibrous construct is housed in the central core and infiltrated with an epoxy resin. In some forms, the fibrous construct is in the form of a sleeve. Disclosed are various manufacturing techniques for manufacturing hybrid baseball bats including a low pressure bladder method, a high pressure bladder method, and a centrifugal force method.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are various forms of hybrid baseball bats comprising a wood shell having a radial wall and an outer radial surface profile defining a baseball bat. The wood shell having a central core with a central surface thereon extending from a distal end of the bat. The central surface being profiled with a taper that in some embodiments extends entirely through to the proximal end. A fibrous construct is housed in the central core and infiltrated with an epoxy resin. In some forms, the fibrous construct is in the form of a sleeve. Disclosed are various manufacturing techniques for manufacturing hybrid baseball bats including a low pressure bladder method, a high pressure bladder method, and a centrifugal force method.

Abstract: A system for paving a bridge comprising a screed rail configured to support a concrete paver and a plurality of adjustable width barrier brackets to support the screed rail with a bridge barrier, where each adjustable width barrier brackets comprise a rail support bracket and an “L” barrier bracket which allows for width adjustment by translation of the rail support bracket through the “L” barrier bracket.

Abstract: In a rotary tool adapted for grinding under a flowing liquid film, wherein the particles of abrasive are metal-bonded to a rigid supporting surface, the improvement consists of a network in the supporting surface of grooves having constant depth and constant width and traversing said supporting surface to provide a continuum of centrifugal drainage grooves in the radial direction thereby subdividing said supporting surface into working elements. The ratio of the total area (A.sub.E) of said working elements to the total area (A.sub.G) of said network of grooves: A.sub.E /A.sub.G is at least 1.5. The configuration of the network of grooves is selected such that the angle of intersection of any side of any channel with the radius at any point is an acute angle between 0.degree. and 75.degree..