Abstract: An electric power take-off system includes a motor configured to convert electrical power received from a battery into hydraulic power, an inverter configured to provide electrical power to the motor from the battery, a heat dissipation device in thermal communication with the inverter, wherein the heat dissipation device includes a thermal fluid pump configured to pump cooling fluid through a plurality of conduits, a flow meter configured determine a flow rate through the plurality of conduits, and a controller configured to receive data from the flow meter and provide operating parameters to the heat dissipation device, wherein the controller is further configured to determine if the data from the flow meter is less than a critical operating condition and decrease the hydraulic power provided by the electric power take-off system in response to determining that the data from the flow meter is less than the critical operating condition.

Abstract: A refuse vehicle includes a chassis, an energy storage device supported by the chassis and configured to provide electrical power to a prime mover, wherein activation of the prime mover selectively drives the refuse vehicle, a body for storing refuse therein supported by the chassis, a first hydraulic pump configured to convert electrical power into hydraulic power, a second first hydraulic pump configured to convert electrical power into hydraulic power, and a motor coupled to at least one of the body or the chassis and configured to drive the first hydraulic pump and drive the second hydraulic pump.

Abstract: An assembly is provided for a turbine engine with a flowpath. This turbine engine assembly includes a fuel injection system. The fuel injection system includes a first fuel injector and a second fuel injector. The fuel injection system is configured to provide the first fuel injector with first fuel and provide the second fuel injector with second fuel. The first fuel may be or include ammonia. The second fuel is different than the first fuel. The second fuel may be or include hydrogen gas. The first fuel injector is configured to direct the first fuel into the flowpath for combustion. The second fuel injector is configured to direct the second fuel into the flowpath for combustion.

Abstract: A main mixer including a swirler along an axis, the swirler including an outer swirler with a multiple of outer vanes, and a center swirler with a multiple of center vanes and a swirler hub along the axis, the swirler hub including a fuel manifold and an inner swirler with a multiple of inner vanes that support a centerbody, the multiple of inner vanes interconnect the fuel manifold and the centerbody.

Abstract: A system for protecting air cooled condensers from hailstone damage including system components and method of installation, in which a protective screen preferably of stainless steel mesh is draped over and supported above condenser components to degrade hailstone momentum by reducing both velocity and mass, and by exposing residual hail to heat energy of air exhausting from the condenser.

Abstract: A device and method for the real-time motion detection and reconfiguration of an antenna array of a mobile wireless device is described. The mobile wireless device includes an antenna array for receiving and transmitting wireless signals, a motion sensor coupled to the antenna array, and a first circuitry coupled to the antenna array and the motion sensor. A change in orientation of the antenna array is detected by the motion sensor in real time and recognized by the first circuitry. The antenna array is reconfigured by the first circuitry in response to the detected change in orientation in an expeditious manner.

Abstract: In accordance with the teachings of the present invention, a computer-implemented apparatus and method is provided for determining the impact of certain actions on the performance of a pre-specified or modeled system is provided. A manifest variable database is utilized for storing manifest variable data relating to user interaction with a system of interest. An imputation module may be coupled to the manifest variable database for calculating any missing manifest variables. Embodiments of the invention may further include a statistical weights calculator for determining strength of correlation among manifest and latent variables, a latent score calculator, a fuzzy clustering module that derives clusters or segments that have their own impacts and scores for a fitted model and constraining impact calculator that determines the impact of certain operations on the fitted model.

Abstract: An arc fault interrupter tester creates a simulated arc fault current through a full wave bridge rectifier, a load resistor and a switch connected in series. These components are rated at currents and wattage well below the current of the simulated arc fault. Thermal management in the form of a temperature sensor and control pulse timing and duration prevent damage to the low-rated components.

Abstract: Apparatuses and methods for delivering fuel to at least two combustion chambers of an engine. A fuel controller receives a first fuel quantity signal indicative of a first desired quantity of fuel to be delivered to each combustion chamber of the engine during a combustion cycle. The fuel controller transmits at least one second fuel quantity signal as a function of the first fuel quantity signal, and transmits at least one third fuel quantity signal as a function of the first fuel quantity signal. The second and third fuel quantity signals are indicative of a respective second and third desired quantities of fuel to be delivered during a combustion cycle. The sum of the fuel quantities corresponding to the second fuel quantity signals transmitted during a combustion cycle are less than the first desired fuel quantity.

Abstract: An arc fault interrupter tester creates a simulated arc fault current through a full wave bridge rectifier, a load resistor and a switch connected in series. These components are rated at currents and wattage well below the current of the simulated arc fault. Thermal management in the form of a temperature sensor and control pulse timing and duration prevent damage to the low-rated components.

Abstract: An automotive air freshener for insertion into a cigarette lighter socket of a vehicle has an elongated housing having first and second ends and opposite sides. First and second electrical contacts are in the first end of the housing and are adapted for insertion into the cigarette lighter socket so that the first and second electrical contacts can be in electrical contact with the socket. An internal circuit board has a switch and an operating current in contact with the first and second electrical contacts. Power is conveyed through the electrical contacts to the circuit board to provide heat at varying degrees to heat a fragrance pad and to operate a fragrance emitting phenomenon. A cover is connected to the circuit board to protect a user from burns.

Abstract: Apparatuses and methods for delivering fuel to at least two combustion chambers of an engine. A fuel controller receives a first fuel quantity signal indicative of a first desired quantity of fuel to be delivered to each combustion chamber of the engine during a combustion cycle. The fuel controller transmits at least one second fuel quantity signal as a function of the first fuel quantity signal, and transmits at least one third fuel quantity signal as a function of the first fuel quantity signal. The second and third fuel quantity signals are indicative of a respective second and third desired quantities of fuel to be delivered during a combustion cycle. The sum of the fuel quantities corresponding to the second fuel quantity signals transmitted during a combustion cycle are less than the first desired fuel quantity.

Abstract: An automotive air freshener for insertion into a cigarette lighter socket of a vehicle has an elongated housing having first and second ends and opposite sides. First and second electrical contacts are in the first end of the housing and are adapted for insertion into the cigarette lighter socket so that the first and second electrical contacts can be in electrical contact with the socket. An internal circuit board has a switch and an operating current in contact with the first and second electrical contacts. Power is conveyed through the electrical contacts to the circuit board to provide heat at varying degrees to heat a fragrance pad and to operate a fragrance emitting phenomenon. A cover is connected to the circuit board to protect a user from burns.

Abstract: A portable power supply for electrical appliances is disclosed that comprising of a wearable frame, a power generation unit, a fuel supply container, and an electrical appliance which is supplied electrical power from the electrical power generation unit and may be attached to the frame. Also disclosed is a method of using a portable electrical power unit with an appliance by storing a fuel supply in a container, converting the fuel to electrical power using an electrical power generator, operating an electrical appliance, the operator carrying the container and the electrical power generator while using the appliance.

Abstract: A dispenser sequentially dispenses a plurality of containers. The dispenser includes a housing having a front, a rear, a top, a bottom, a first side and a second side, with an inlet and an outlet for the containers being disposed on its front. A passage is disposed within the housing and guides the containers from the inlet to the outlet. A receiving door is connected to the housing and is movable between a closed position covering the inlet and an open position allowing the containers to be inserted into the inlet. The receiving door includes a front face contoured to cooperate with the passage to guide the containers to a predetermined orientation upon insertion into the inlet. The passage is also canted toward one side of the housing to maintain the containers in the predetermined orientation.

Abstract: A spray nozzle (10) attaches to a garden hose (H) used to water lawns and gardens comprising. A nozzle body (12) has formed in it a fluid inlet (14), a fluid outlet (16), and a fluid passage (18) extending between the inlet and outlet. The inlet attaches to the hose, and the outlet forms an orifice through which water sprays onto a lawn or garden. A valve (40) includes a valve stem (42) movable a position blocking the orifice to a position in which fluid discharges through the outlet. A handle (62) is grasped by a user of the hose and is attached to the valve stem for moving the stem relative to the orifice. The extent of this movement is a function of a desired spray pattern, this pattern being maintained so long as a constant grip pressure is maintained on the handle. A position clip (72) is movably mounted on the body is movable by the user. The clip, when in place, holds the handle in a position by which the desired spray pattern is maintained even when the user's grip pressure is released.

Abstract: A rotary sprinkler and sled base. The sled base has a main body with a pair of wings pivotally connected thereto at opposed sides. The wings permit compact storage when folded in and provide a wider footprint when folded out to make the sprinkler more stable. The sprinkler head has a water channel which permits the jets to be lower to the ground for increased sprinkler stability. The sprinkler has a plurality of different sized vertical jets to achieve a more uniform water distribution, the top jet spraying further from the sprinkler, the bottom jet spraying the closest. The sprinkler has deflection means. The deflector may be a manually adjustable to fix the maximum spray distance or the deflector may be connected to a cam follower which follows a deformable circular "roller coaster" cam surface to alter the maximum spray distance as the sprinkler rotates. The deflector assembly may also include means for reducing water flow to the all of the jets.