Abstract: A patient handling device includes a frame for supporting a patient, a controller, and two alert lights which are activated when a controller detects an alert situation, such as, but not limited to, a patient exiting from the patient handling device. The controller is in communication with the alert lights and operable to monitor an integrated bed exit system. The alert lights are positioned adjacent the foot end corners of the frame and are viewable by a user positioned anywhere within a 270 degree section of a circle defined at the center of the patient handling device. The alert lights include one or more Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs).

Abstract: Technology is disclosed herein by which a spreadsheet function is accepted as an argument to another function in a spreadsheet. In an implementation, a computing apparatus identifies a formula in a cell, the formula including a first function which has a parameter for the name of a second, non-anonymous function. The computing apparatus passes the function name as an argument to the first function for execution. In executing the first function, the computing apparatus calls the second function and passes a value as an argument to the second function. The computing apparatus updates the spreadsheet based on one or more results of the first function. In an implementation, when the first function calls the second function, the first function iterates through a range of values passed to it as an argument.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a tread and a tire having a tread, wherein over most of a circumferential length i) a maximum axial width in a top portion of a tread groove is at least 5% smaller than an axial width of the tread groove in its bottom portion, ii) the axial width of the tread groove in the bottom portion is at least 5% smaller than the maximum axial width of the tread groove in a radial intermediate portion of the tread groove, and iii) a maximum axial width of the tread groove in the intermediate portion is within a range of 15% to 50% of the total radial height of the tread groove.

Abstract: A tire comprising a tire tread having a tread region comprising a first and second rib, wherein the first and second ribs are separated by a groove; at least one tie-bar element disposed within the groove, and the tie-bar block element having opposed sidewalls separated by a radially extending groove, wherein the radially extending groove tapers from a first width to a second width, wherein the second width is wider than the first width.

Abstract: A tread for a tire includes a first circumferential main groove, a second circumferential main groove, a third circumferential main groove, and a fourth circumferential main groove. The fourth main groove has a stabilizing structure for increasing tread stiffness. The stabilizing structure has a circumferentially extending wavy subgroove in a radially innermost bottom of the fourth circumferential main groove.

Abstract: Described is a solid wax mitigation barrier for a hearing aid that is cleanable via a simple wiping motion, is not a cause of irritation within the ear canal, and is acoustically transparent. In one embodiment, a wax barrier function is provided by a tube cap for fitting over the acoustic port tube of a hearing aid receiver. The tube cap may be constructed of an elastomeric high tear strength material so as create a small flexible acoustic tube cap that prevents direct ingress of wax into the hearing aid receiver. The design of the cap may also include a bridge that spans an acoustic port inlet so as to block direct material ingress.

Abstract: An apparatus, system and method for reliquefaction of previously regasified LNG are described. A natural gas reliquefaction method includes regasifying LNG onboard a FSRU to form high pressure regasified LNG (HP RLNG), delivering the HP RLNG to a natural gas pipeline that commingles with a natural gas grid, flowing the HP RLNG through a lateral, wherein the lateral diverts HP RLNG from the natural gas pipeline to an expander prior to commingling with the natural gas grid, expanding the natural gas with the expander to obtain low pressure regasified LNG (LP RLNG), liquefying the LP RLNG in a cold box of a nitrogen expansion loop to produce low pressure LNG, and transmitting the LNG to a cryogenic cargo tank onboard an LNG tanker truck.