Abstract: Disclosed in an electronic database which enables athletes to see a dynamic list of colleges where the athlete's specific sports times would qualify them to compete. As the athlete's times improve over the course of their high school career, the list of colleges changes as more and more colleges become candidates for the athlete. The athletes can easily communicate their times to the college coaches, and monitor the status of schools of interest. Likewise, high schools and clubs can also assist students in the college search process given access to the same data as the athletes. College coaches can also have access to the athlete times and other recruiting information, and can customize their search so that athletes meeting the college recruiting guidelines (i.e. minimum times in specific events, grade point average of athlete, etc) are highlighted across the sea of recruits, while those not meeting the recruiting guidelines can be ignored.

Abstract: The present document describes a system and method for managing electronic information. The system may receive a search topic from the user and optionally a set of filter parameters e.g search keywords, information sources, time etc. The system may then collect information about the search topic from at least one remote information source over the communication network. The collected information is then filtered in accordance with the filter parameters and packaged in discrete information containers. The discrete information containers may then be sent to the remote user device for display.

Abstract: An apparatus and method are provided for monitoring, remotely, information relating to the motion of at least one moving object. The apparatus comprises: means for illuminating a retro-reflective data carrier mounted on each moving object, in particular when the moving object is located at a predetermined monitoring position; means for detecting, in optical signals returned by the retro-reflective data carrier, data representing a timing trigger and data representing an identifier for the at least one moving object; timer means responsive to a timing trigger detected at the predetermined monitoring position to trigger a timer associated with a detected identifier; and an output to provide timing information associated with the detected identifier, and hence relating to the at least one moving object at the predetermined monitoring position. The timing information may be used to derive relative ordering, relative timing or speeds of moving objects, for example.

Abstract: A liquid valve particularly suited for dispensing of glue at high repetition rate has a solenoid-retracted pin that normally engages a valve seat to close the valve. Glue under pressure enters the chamber in which the pin operates, close to the valve seat. To seal against the flow of pressurized glue up along the pin toward the solenoid, and also to exert a light valve closing force on the pin, a thin metal bellows member is sealed and fixed to the pin near its lower end, at one end of the bellows, and to a connector within which the pin slides, at an opposite, upper end of the bellows. The geometry of the valve seat and the valve closure end of the pin is such that only a very slight retraction of the valve pin opens the valve sufficiently to deliver glue at full velocity through the valve orifice. The valve is capable of accurate glue dispensing through a wide range of operating pressure.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing encapsulated semiconductor devices, including rotary speed sensing devices, by using a lead frame. Electrical terminals of the semiconductor device are electrically connected to electrical leads from the lead frame. The semiconductor device is encapsulated in a plastic housing which is also connected to positioning posts located on the lead frame. The electrical leads are disconnected from the lead frame, permitting additional processing of the semiconductor device, including testing.

Abstract: A snap fit integrated wheel speed sensor assembly consists of a dust cap which is mounted over the end of a vehicle bearing assembly. The dust cap has an integral sensor-receiving cavity. A vehicle wheel speed sensor is positioned inside of the receiving cavity. A snap ring functions as a compression spring to engage the wheel speed sensor and the sensor-receiving cavity so that the sensing assembly remains stationary in the sensor-receiving cavity while permitting quick, easy and efficient installation and removal of the wheel speed sensor.