Abstract: A hat (200) for a neonate (120) comprising: a central portion (201), a first side portion (202) and second side portion (203) attached to opposite sides of the central portion (201), a first fastener (208); a top flap (204) and a second fastener (211). The hat (200) has an unfolded configuration and a worn configuration. In the unfolded configuration the first and second portions (202, 203) extend away from each other from the central portion (201) in opposite directions. In the worn configuration the hat (200) wraps a neonate's head with the central portion (201) in contact with the back of the neonate's head, the first portion (202) wrapped around a first side of the neonate's head and the second portion (203) wrapped around a second side of the neonate's head.

Abstract: A hubcap comprising a base and a cap rotatably coupled to the base.

Abstract: A hubcap and rotary union, the hubcap having the outer face forming a smooth-bore at the center of the face, and a rotary union body having a smooth lug, the smooth lug being rotatably disposed in the bore.

Abstract: A rotary union is configured for removable disposition into the central bore of a hubcap through an orifice in the outboard face of the hubcap. The hubcap includes a fluid channel extending from the central bore to the exterior of the hubcap. The rotary union includes a port through which fluid may flow into the fluid channel when the rotary union is disposed in the central bore.

Abstract: A method of protecting software in a computer system includes defining a memory fractionation configuration for an application software program in the computer system, fractionating at least one page of the application software program into fractions according to the memory fractionation configuration, and running the application in such a manner that, at any particular point in time when the application is running, at least a first one of the fractions is stored in a manner that is not accessible from a user space or a kernel space of the computer system.

Abstract: A visual flow indicator provided on a tire inflation system air hose or rotary union housing.

Abstract: A front-mounted clamshell scoop or shovel arrangement mounts onto the snowplow mounting bracket of the frame of a snowplow assembly when the blade has been removed. The scoop can be closed and lowered to scoop and pick up work-site debris or other materials, raised so the materials can be transported to a collection site, and the jaw portion is rocked to an open position to allow the material to drop from the clamshell scoop. In controls for the snowplow assembly serve to raise and lower the scoop and to open and close it.

Abstract: A front-mounted clamshell scoop or shovel arrangement mounts onto the snowplow mounting bracket of the frame of a snowplow assembly when the blade has been removed. The scoop can be closed and lowered to scoop and pick up work-site debris or other materials, raised so the materials can be transported to a collection site, and the jaw portion is rocked to an open position to allow the material to drop from the clamshell scoop. In controls for the snowplow assembly serve to raise and lower the scoop and to open and close it.

Abstract: A method of protecting software in a computer system includes defining a memory fractionation configuration for an application software program in the computer system, fractionating at least one page of the application software program into fractions according to the memory fractionation configuration, and running the application in such a manner that, at any particular point in time when the application is running, at least a first one of the fractions is stored in a manner that is not accessible from a user space or a kernel space of the computer system.

Abstract: Methods for reducing the impact of malware during a booting sequence for an interrupt driven computing device are disclosed. One or more parameters associated with an interrupt vector table (IVT) are manipulated to force the computing device into a clean state following a system level portion of the booting sequence. In another embodiment, occurring prior to the loading of an operating system or a call to a non-returnable main( ) function, one or more unused interrupt vectors in an IVT are replaced. A function filter is implemented for one or more interrupt vectors in the IVT to disallow unnecessary interrupt functions from being executed. One or more required interrupt vector functions are replaced with one or more corresponding custom vector functions. One or more memory locations are wiped if the one or more memory locations do not hold at least a portion of the IVT and/or the interrupt vector functions.

Abstract: Methods for reducing the impact of malware during a booting sequence for an interrupt driven computing device are disclosed. One or more parameters associated with an interrupt vector table (IVT) are manipulated to force the computing device into a clean state following a system level portion of the booting sequence. In another embodiment, occurring prior to the loading of an operating system or a call to a non-returnable main( ) function, one or more unused interrupt vectors in an IVT are replaced. A function filter is implemented for one or more interrupt vectors in the IVT to disallow unnecessary interrupt functions from being executed. One or more required interrupt vector functions are replaced with one or more corresponding custom vector functions. One or more memory locations are wiped if the one or more memory locations do not hold at least a portion of the IVT and/or the interrupt vector functions.

Abstract: A method, computer readable medium, and apparatus for securing a processing system includes implementing a virtual machine manager (VMM) using a hardware assisted handler in secure processing apparatus. One or more critical events are monitored with the VMM in the secure processing apparatus. One or more behaviors in response to the one or more monitored critical events are controlled with VMM.

Abstract: A waste water filter apparatus includes a filter vessel, a filter, and a pump. The filter vessel acts as a buffer in which waste water enters at the bottom and exits at the top. While the water is in the filter vessel, it is pumped from the bottom by the pump through the filter and back to the top of the filter vessel. According to a preferred embodiment, the waste water is filtered as many as six times before it exits the filter vessel. Should the pump fail, the flow of water through the filter vessel is not impeded in any way. During backwash, water is pumped through the filter in the reverse direction and into the filter vessel above the bottom of the filter vessel and exits the filter vessel below the top. This results in the capture of backwashed filter media in the filter vessel where it will be returned to the filter when the filter mode is next activated. The backwash water exits the filter vessel below the clean water exit into a sludge holding tank.

Abstract: A filtration apparatus includes a tank having an upper chamber and a lower baffle, layers of stone and carbon between the upper chamber and the lower baffle, a water inlet to the upper chamber, and a water outlet below the lower baffle. The upper chamber is divided by a first baffle which separates the chamber into two parts, a first part in direct communication with said water inlet and a second part in direct communication with said backwash outlet. An air manifold coupled to an air pump is placed between the lower baffle and the upper chamber. During backwash, air is mixed with water to cause a turbulent flow. A further baffle is provided between the first baffle and the backwash outlet which provides a more uniform removal of contaminants from the tank.