Abstract: A cooling fan for a vehicle. Many engine compartments of motor vehicles are small in size, and contain numerous components. Electric cooling fans are used to draw air through a radiator. Given the cramped conditions within the engine compartment, the exhaust of the fan cannot be directed into open air, but must impinge on one or more of the components within the compartment. This situation reduces velocity in the exhaust, and also reduces efficiency of the fan. The invention provides a collection of generally co-axial stators which divert the exhaust around the components, while retaining much of the velocity of the exhaust.

Abstract: A cooling fan for an engine in a vehicle. Ordinarily, a fan rotates within a shroud, which surrounds the fan. Leakage can occur between the tips of the fan blades and the shroud, wherein fan exhaust moves forward, and then passes through the fan again. The invention reduces leakage by placing a surface downstream of the fan. The surface employs the Coanda Effect, to urge fan exhaust to continue in the downstream direction, and not move forward as leakage air.

Abstract: A cooling fan for a vehicle. Many engine compartments of motor vehicles are small in size, and contain numerous components. Electric cooling fans are used to draw air through a radiator. Given the cramped conditions within the engine compartment, the exhaust of the fan cannot be directed into open air, but must impinge on one or more of the components within the compartment. This situation reduces velocity in the exhaust, and also reduces efficiency of the fan. The invention provides a collection of generally co-axial stators which divert the exhaust around the components, while retaining much of the velocity of the exhaust.

Abstract: A support system for a motor within a fan shroud. Struts extending from the shroud to the motor support the motor. The struts are arranged in groups, which are spaced from adjacent groups, and each group contains a non-radial strut.

Abstract: Apparatus for scanning a moving object includes a visible waveband sensor 12 oriented to collect a series of images of the object as it passes through a field of view 16. An image processor 14 uses the series of images to form a composite image. The image processor 14 stores image pixel data for a current image and a predecessor image in the series. It uses information in the current image and its predecessor to analyse images and derive likelihood measures indicating probabilities that current image pixels correspond to parts of the object. The image processor 14 estimates motion between the current image and its predecessor from likelihood weighted pixels. It generates the composite image from frames positioned according to respective estimates of object image motion. Image motion may alternatively be detected by a speed sensor such as a Doppler radar 200 sensing object motion directly and providing image timing signals.

Abstract: A cooling fan having a circumferential ring. In ordinary fans of this type, deformation of fan blades causes the ring to buckle inward at locations between the blades. In one form of the invention, mass is added to the ring between the blades to counteract the buckling.

Abstract: A self-service terminal (10) comprising a plurality of components associated with a valuable media, such as a card reader (28) or cash dispenser (30). Each component includes or is associated with one or more sensors for detecting potentially fraudulent activity and a component agent (34) for generating a warning signal in the event that such activity is detected. Also provided is a higher level agent (38) that is operable to receive warning signals from the component agents (34), and use the received signals to identify potentially fraudulent activity. By providing a hierarchy of fraud detection agents (34,38), the likelihood of a fraud being successfully detected is improved.

Abstract: An engine cooling fan motor has a water baffle positioned in a water line of sight passage through structures surrounding the motor to prevent water from impacting on the air vents at the front end of the motor. The baffle blocks the water line of sight passage. In one aspect, a rear cover is spaced from the rear endwall of the motor and has one or more baffled inlets to create an airflow passage to air inlet vents on the rear endwall of the motor.

Abstract: An automated teller machine (10) comprising means (30) for generating and presenting an avatar (36) to the user, wherein characteristics, such as facial expressions, of the avatar (36) are dependent on inputs from users and a customer relationship management system.

Abstract: An electrically powered axial-flow fan has a hub to house the motor and support the fan blades. Small blades or vanes on the inside of the hub function as a radial-flow blower to draw cooling air through cooling ports on the electric motor housing. The vanes inside the hub cooperate with a flange surrounding the motor to form a low pressure chamber under the hub to improve cooling flow through the motor. This motor cooling air flow is then ejected into the exhaust stream of the axial-flow fan.

Abstract: Disclosed is an adjustable cab including an adjustable cab floor engagement assembly for use with a passenger loading bridge to service a plurality of different aircraft types, each different aircraft type having a different doorway configuration. The adjustable cab floor engagement assembly includes upper and lower floor members, which are moveable one relative to the other, to provide a plurality of different floor configurations. A light-weight, flip up panel is provided along a leading edge of the assembly, which pivots upwardly upon contact with a portion of the aircraft to avoid damaging either one of the assembly or the aircraft. The adjustable cab includes an auto-leveling structure to provide a level surface for passengers entering and exiting the aircraft.

Abstract: The present invention prompts a user to accept, install and execute unauthenticated computer applications. When the user accepts the application, information relating to the application files may be added to a prompt exclusion list (PEL). In this way, further downloads or execution of the same applications may be performed without prompting the user. The integrity of the application is checked before it is run. If the integrity does not match the stored integrity, the application is terminated. A revocation list is maintained that denies any applications on the revocation list from executing even if they contain signed certificates and are from trusted sources.

Abstract: When a loading bridge is connected to a small aircraft to allow passengers to board or deplane, a large size difference exists between the aperture of a loading bridge and the entry/exit hatch of a small aircraft; the loading bridge aperture being larger than the aircraft hatch. Accordingly, the size difference creates a potentially dangerous gap. The extensible platform on an extensible passenger loading bridge is for alleviating the gap and as such for providing a safe pathway to passengers when they board or deplane.

Abstract: Disclosed is an adjustable cab including an adjustable cab floor engagement assembly for use with a passenger loading bridge to service a plurality of different aircraft types, each different aircraft type having a different doorway configuration. The adjustable cab floor engagement assembly includes upper and lower floor members, which are moveable one relative to the other, to provide a plurality of different floor configurations. A light-weight, flip up panel is provided along a leading edge of the assembly, which pivots upwardly upon contact with a portion of the aircraft to avoid damaging either one of the assembly or the aircraft. The adjustable cab includes an auto-leveling structure to provide a level surface for passengers entering and exiting the aircraft.

Abstract: A passenger loading bridge is disclosed. In particular an extensible loading bridge having at least two extensible sections for supporting aircraft from an airport terminal at ground level. A wheeled gantry is located at the aircraft facing end of the aircraft facing section. The gantry provides linear movement of the aircraft facing section along the walkway, arcuate movement about the substantially vertical axis and means for lifting or lowering the aircraft facing end of the aircraft facing section. The wheeled gantry allows lowering of the aircraft facing end of the bottom of the aircraft facing section to a height above ground being approximately equal or less than a gantry wheel diameter.

Abstract: An extensible loading bridge for passenger loading having at least two extensible sections for supporting aircraft from an airport terminal at ground level. A wheeled gantry is located at the aircraft facing end of the aircraft facing section. The gantry provides linear movement of the aircraft facing section along the walkway, arcuate movement about the substantially vertical axis and means for lifting or lowering the aircraft facing end of the aircraft facing section. The wheeled gantry allows lowering of the aircraft facing end of the bottom of the aircraft facing section to a height above ground being approximately equal or less than a gantry wheel diameter.

Abstract: An extensible platform on an extensible passenger loading bridge is disclosed in the present invention. When a loading bridge is connected to a small aircraft to allow passengers to board or deplane, a large size difference exists between the aperture of a loading bridge and the entry/exit hatch of a small aircraft; the loading bridge aperture being larger than the aircraft hatch. Accordingly, the size difference creates a potentially dangerous gap. The extensible platform on an extensible passenger loading bridge is for alleviating the gap and as such for providing a safe pathway to passengers when they board or deplane.

Abstract: A bed is provided having a bedframe, a mattress positioned on the bedframe, a first siderail, and a second siderail. The first and second siderails cooperate to define a gap therebetween. The bed further includes a siderail extender coupled to the first siderail that extends between the first and second siderails to close the gap defined therebetween.

Abstract: A canteen especially useful in extreme environments includes a hollow watertight container adapted to hold a quantity of a drinking fluid. An adapter allows the canteen to be sealed with a gas mask adapter depending from the face mask, in such a manner as to allow the passage of fluid between the canteen and a delivery tube within the mask accessible by a user with minimal or no contamination of the contents of the canteen in an identified nuclear, biological, or chemical threat. In a first position, the adapter allows fluid flow between delivery tube and the canteen, and in a second stopped position, fluid is prevented from leaving the canteen.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to the packaging of microwave integrated circuits (MICs) whereby an MIC is hermetically sealed within an enclosure comprising a first plate of dielectric material which carries the circuit to be enclosed, a wall of dielectric material sealed to the surface of the first plate surrounding the circuit, and a second plate of dielectric material providing a lid sealed over the wall to complete the enclosure. The first plate carries planar conductors which define at least one microwave transmission line, e.g. microstrip, extending across the wall into the enclosure from outside to provide direct microwave coupling to the enclosed circuit and thereby obviating the usual need for transitions to and from coaxial cable.Part or all of the enclosed circuit may be contained within a recess provided by forming an aperture in the first plate and sealing a third plate of dielectric material across the aperture from below.