Abstract: This document discusses, among other things, systems and methods for receiving a local input video signal, processing the video signal, and providing a processed video signal to a local digital television display panel. A communications port includes an Ethernet or other communications network connector for allowing access to the video signal processing system by a remote device. This allows a remote user to remotely diagnose, debug, and even modify operation of the video signal processing system. In certain examples, this involves downloading a Lua script that can take partial or complete control over operation of the video signal processing system from resident instruction code. In certain examples, the video signal processing system includes pipelined image analysis or processing stages. Video signal data intermediate to such processing, or the processed video signal being provided to the local display can be communicated to the remote user.

Abstract: This document discusses, among other things, systems and methods for receiving a local input video signal, processing the video signal, and providing a processed video signal to a local digital television display panel. A communications port includes an Ethernet or other communications network connector for allowing access to the video signal processing system by a remote device. This allows a remote user to remotely diagnose, debug, and even modify operation of the video signal processing system. In certain examples, this involves downloading a Lua script that can take partial or complete control over operation of the video signal processing system from resident instruction code. In certain examples, the video signal processing system includes pipelined image analysis or processing stages. Video signal data intermediate to such processing, or the processed video signal being provided to the local display can be communicated to the remote user.

Abstract: A disk drive includes a rotatable data storage disk, a transducer, and a controller. The transducer is configured to write data on the disk. The controller is configured to receive data from a host device, to measure at least one parameter that is indicative of a time varying characteristic associated with the disk drive, and to write the measured parameter and the data on the disk through the transducer. The time varying characteristic that is measured may include temperature, air pressure, flying height of the transducer relative to the disk, and/or a position error signal (PES) that is indicative of a radial location of the transducer relative to a desired location along a track on the disk. The measured parameters may be embedded within the data that is written on the disk, they may be written in a same track and/or sector as the data, and/or they may be written on a reserved portion of the disk.

Abstract: An image processing system and method, in which an analysis is performed on received pixels to determine whether those pixels exhibit characteristics matching a pre-defined source type. If such a match is found, a corresponding preconfiguration is applied to one or more image processing operations.

Abstract: A process of culturing a microorganism in a culture medium in which process the addition of feed medium is controlled by using the production of a by-product as a measure of the culture conditions, characterized in that the by-product is an electrically charged metabolite produced by the microorganism, and in that the production of the metabolite is monitored by measuring the conductance of the culture medium. The metabolite may be acetate and the microorganism may be yeast which is genetically engineered to produce a desired polypeptide.

Abstract: Joint separating apparatus comprises clamping means for releasably securing the apparatus to one element of a joint between it and a second element of the joint, and pressure means actuable to exert pressure on the second element to separate the elements at least partially.

Abstract: As a gyroscope is made to precess back and forth across a certain point; a servo, torquing about the axis causing precession, can stabilize the member containing the precession axis by maintaining the gyroscope at that point. In the subject invention, a signal generator measuring gyro movement on the precession axis, energizes the servo at the hinge between the member and its support toward the base and thus stabilizes said member against accidental oscillation of said support. After adding to the precession axis a velocity sensitive means for restraining gyro motion along with means for displacing the signal generator null, the servo will torque, and henceforth stabilize, the member to a new attitude signified by the angular displacement of the null. Momentum of the gyro wheel remembers its position in space and will return the member to its original null. In this manner, up to three orthogonally servoed robot arms may be space stabilized with attitude changes commanded remotely.

Abstract: Duplicate mirrors stabilizing both axes in a binocular are coupled together through spring ribbons which enable their combined inertia to be driven by a relatively small gyroscope without hesitation or overshoot. Dimensions, material, treatment, and surface coatings for these spring ribbon couplings are engineered to coact with the mirror pivot supports, with the drive crank from the gyroscope, and with each other in a manner to repel visible vibration.

Abstract: A process for manufacturing a low sudsing fabric washing powder in which a mixture of a suds-suppressant, such as an alkyl phosphoric acid ester or a salt thereof, and a hydrophobic material such as a petroleum jelly or a natural or synthetic wax is combined with a spray-dried detergent powder. The temperature of the powder at which combination takes place is lower than the drop-melting point of the mixture of suds-suppressant and hydrophobic material.

Abstract: In order to counteract the image jitter caused by vibrations of the platform on which a viewing instrument is being held, a reflector surface on the optic path within the instrument case is rotated by the combined shaft output of a precessing gyro and viscous dampener. In accordance with gyroscopic action the spin axis is perpendicular to the precession shaft and also to the axis about which the image is to be stabilized. Dampening is set to rotate the reflector in proportion to gyro precession.

Abstract: In stepping and synchronous inductor motors, rotor poles, which partially overlap stator poles at the usual annular working air gap, are successively coerced by magnetic fluxes emanating from stator windings disposed in line with the machine axis and between iron pieces. Magnetomotive vectors rotate around and reciprocate along the axis. Novel arrangements of iron pieces and their pole configurations aggregate classic reaction forces around the air gap periphery. Power is supplied by pulse trains or single and polyphase alternating current.