Abstract: An arrangement for providing a charging connection for an electric vehicle, the arrangement comprising: an elongate groove formed in a surface of a pavement or sidewalk; and a conduit received within the elongate groove, the conduit having an open state and a closed state, wherein in the open state the conduit defines an opening at the surface of the pavement or sidewalk, through which at least a portion of a vehicle charging cable may be inserted into the conduit, and in the closed state an exposed surface of the conduit at the surface of the pavement or sidewalk covers the vehicle charging cable.

Abstract: The invention is a smoking pipe snuffer and method of operation, the smoking pipe snuffer comprising a heat resistant flexible sheet cut in the shape of an inverted L to denote a foot portion connected to a leg portion, the foot portion is further configured to be removably placed over a smoking pipe's large bowl aperture to removably seal the large bowl aperture and protect a portion of the operator's thumb placed over the flexible sheet from any heat emission from a hollow bowl interior; and the leg portion is further configured to be removably secured between a stem of the smoking pipe and thenar portion of the operator's thumb.

Abstract: The invention is a smoking pipe snuffer and method of operation, the smoking pipe snuffer comprising a heat resistant flexible sheet cut in the shape of an inverted L to denote a foot portion connected to a leg portion, the foot portion is further configured to be removably placed over a smoking pipe's large bowl aperture to removably seal the large bowl aperture and protect a portion of the operator's thumb placed over the flexible sheet from any heat emission from a hollow bowl interior; and the leg portion is further configured to be removably secured between a stem of the smoking pipe and thenar portion of the operator's thumb.

Abstract: A glass or plastic wall structure with nested channel members is provided with electroluminescent strips running along the channel flanges to provide an internal illumination. In particular, it relates to illuminated transparent walls or internal partitions of a building or similar fixed construction.

Abstract: A glass or plastic wall structure with nested channel members is provided with electroluminescent strips running along the channel flanges to provide an internal illumination. In particular, it relates to illuminated transparent walls or internal partitions of a building or similar fixed construction.

Abstract: The method is used for making an annular gas turbine engine case, the method comprises flowforming a first area of the preform to provide a first annular case portion having a first thickness and a second area having a second thickness, the first and the second average thickness being different.

Abstract: An exhaust coupling for axially connecting a first and second pipe segment comprising: a first flange provided at the first pipe segment; a second flange provided at the second pipe segment; connection means for connecting the first and second flanges such that, in a neutral state, an axial gap exists between adjacent ends of the first and second pipe segments; and biasing means for biasing the first and second pipe segments towards the neutral state.

Abstract: An ignition system for igniting fuel within an engine, comprising at least one ignition plug disposed in the engine, wherein the ignition plug has a pair of electrodes. A high voltage generator is connected to the ignition plug for applying a gated high voltage high frequency AC signal across the pair of electrodes so as to initiate ionization of the air/fuel mixture and create an infant plasma channel between the pair of electrodes. A plasma arc current generator is connected to the ignition plug for generating a predetermined magnitude of alternating current for a predetermined period of time so as to sustain the plasma channel and ignite the fuel, and a controller is provided for selectively enabling and disabling the high voltage generator and the plasma arc current generator at predetermined times.