Abstract: A charging inlet assembly includes a housing extending between a front and a rear. The housing has a DC section including DC terminal channels that are configured to receive DC terminals. The housing has an AC section including an AC module chamber. The DC section is configured for mating with a DC charging connector at the front. The AC section is configured for mating with an AC charging connector at the front. The charging inlet assembly includes an AC charging module removably received in the AC module chamber. The AC charging module includes an AC insert extending between an insert front and an insert rear. The AC insert includes AC terminal channels between the insert front and the insert rear. The AC charging module include AC terminals received in the AC terminal channels. The AC terminals are terminated to ends of AC cables extending from the insert rear. The AC terminals and the AC cables are removable from the housing with the AC insert.

Abstract: A charging inlet assembly for an electric vehicle includes a charging inlet housing having a chamber at the rear and a power connector at a front for receiving a charging connector. The power connector includes terminal channels. The charging inlet assembly includes charging terminals each having a mating pin and a terminating end. The charging inlet assembly includes a terminal position assurance device coupled to the charging inlet housing having a terminal locating plate located in the chamber to interface with the terminating ends of the charging terminals. The terminal position assurance device includes an actuator at an exterior of the charging inlet housing to operate the terminal position assurance device from the exterior of the charging inlet housing.

Abstract: A system and method for determining a set of satellites for which assistance data may be provided to a wireless device. A boundary for an approximate area in which the wireless device is located may be determined and one or more sets of satellites may be determined as a function of the boundary. An optimum set of satellites from the one or more sets of satellites may then be determined using a satellite selection function on the one or more sets of satellites at predetermined points substantially on the boundary.

Abstract: A system and method for determining a set of satellites for which assistance data may be provided to a wireless device. A boundary for an approximate area in which the wireless device is located may be determined and one or more sets of satellites may be determined as a function of the boundary. An optimum set of satellites from the one or more sets of satellites may then be determined using a satellite selection function on the one or more sets of satellites at predetermined points substantially on the boundary.

Abstract: A system and method for determining a set of satellites for which assistance data may be provided to a wireless device. A boundary for an approximate area in which the wireless device is located may be determined and one or more sets of satellites may be determined as a function of the boundary. An optimum set of satellites from the one or more sets of satellites may then be determined using a satellite selection function on the one or more sets of satellites at predetermined points substantially on the boundary.

Abstract: A system and method for determining a set of satellites for which assistance data may be provided to a wireless device. A boundary for an approximate area in which the wireless device is located may be determined and one or more sets of satellites may be determined as a function of the boundary. An optimum set of satellites from the one or more sets of satellites may then be determined using a satellite selection function on the one or more sets of satellites at predetermined points substantially on the boundary.

Abstract: There is described a method of ultrasonic flow measurement for measuring a flow speed of a fluid in a conduit, the method comprising: providing an ultrasonic flow meter comprising a microprocessor, a clock, and a pair of ultrasonic transducers operable to transmit signals through the fluid and to receive the transmitted signals; switching the ultrasonic flow meter from a passive state to an active state at time intervals measured by the clock, an amount of power used by the ultrasonic flow meter in the passive state being less than an amount of power used by the ultrasonic flow meter in the active state; performing an ultrasonic flow measurement cycle; and switching the ultrasonic flow meter from the active state to the passive state following completion of an ultrasonic flow measurement cycle. There is also described an ultrasonic flow meter for measuring a flow speed of a fluid in a conduit.

Abstract: A system and method for determining a set of satellites for which assistance data may be provided to a wireless device. A boundary for an approximate area in which the wireless device is located may be determined and one or more sets of satellites may be determined as a function of the boundary. An optimum set of satellites from the one or more sets of satellites may then be determined using a satellite selection function on the one or more sets of satellites at predetermined points substantially on the boundary.

Abstract: There is described an ultrasonic flow meter comprising a pipe having two ends, electronic circuitry, a first enclosure housing the electronic circuitry, a second enclosure housing the pipe, and a plurality of ultrasonic transducers attached to an external surface of the pipe in the second enclosure. The first enclosure is watertight, whereas the second enclosure is not watertight. The two ends of the pipe protrude from the second enclosure. Each transducer is covered by a respective cap and sealed from water ingress. Each transducer is connected to the electronic circuitry by a respective pair of wires.

Abstract: A system and method for determining a set of satellites for which assistance data may be provided to a wireless device. A boundary for an approximate area in which the wireless device is located may be determined and one or more sets of satellites may be determined as a function of the boundary. An optimum set of satellites from the one or more sets of satellites may then be determined using a satellite selection function on the one or more sets of satellites at predetermined points substantially on the boundary.

Abstract: There is described an ultrasonic flow meter comprising a pipe having two ends, electronic circuitry, a first enclosure housing the electronic circuitry, a second enclosure housing the pipe, and a plurality of ultrasonic transducers attached to an external surface of the pipe in the second enclosure. The first enclosure is watertight, whereas the second enclosure is not watertight. The two ends of the pipe protrude from the second enclosure. Each transducer is covered by a respective cap and sealed from water ingress. Each transducer is connected to the electronic circuitry by a respective pair of wires.

Abstract: A method of scheduling instruction streams in a SIMD (single instruction multiple data) array of processing elements, comprises determining which instruction stream has priority at a particular moment in time, and transferring that instruction stream to the SIMD array.

Abstract: A data transfer controller for controlling transfer of data items in a data processing system comprising a single instruction multiple data (SIMD) array of processing elements is disclosed. The controller comprises a transfer controller operable to control transfer of data to and/or from an internal memory unit of a processing element in said array, each processing element including a processing unit and an internal memory unit, the transfer controller being operable such that data transfer to and/or from the internal memory unit is performed independently of the operation of the processing unit of the processing element concerned. Operation by said processing unit on a predetermined type of instruction may be blocked until after said data transfer is complete or, if said data transfer started after said operation commenced, said data transfer may be blocked until after said operation is complete.

Abstract: An improved shell, projectile and discarding sabot for converting a .22 caliber weapon for use with a smaller caliber projectile comprising: a rim-fire .22 caliber shell casing holding a quantity of propellant; a discarding sabot inserted into the casing and above the propellant, the discarding sabot being cylindrical in shape; said discarding sabot having internal axially extending cavity for holding a .17 caliber projectile affixed in the cavity of the sabot.

Abstract: A locating bearing assembly (10) is provided that optimizes load distribution between bearing rows and for all rolling elements within the rows in either positive or negative torque conditions, by combining a single row tapered roller bearing with an angular contact ball bearing. The outer race (60) for the ball bearing is preloaded by a spring element (72) to prevent the balls (26) from floating freely between the ball bearing's inner and outer raceways (16, 64). This will insure that the balls (26) are always sufficiently loaded to roll along a single axis which is off set from the radial direction. The use of the single row tapered bearing and the preloaded angular contact ball bearing provides for a locating bearing assembly (“LBA”) in which the ball bearing supports only reversing axial loads. All radial loads are borne by the tapered roller bearing and transmitted to the bearing assembly housing (30).

Abstract: An electronic device is described which comprises: an electrically conductive p-type semiconductor layer (4,6); an electrically isolating semiconductor layer (10) formed on the p-type semiconductor layer (4,6); and at least one further transistor layer (12;14;16;18;20;22) formed on the isolating semiconductor layer (10). The electrically conductive p-type semiconductor layer (4,6) provides capacitive coupling between the electrodes (14, 18) of the device, increasing its output capacitance. This is beneficial for transistors used in high efficiency operation modes.

Abstract: A computer-based system for requesting, assigning, monitoring, updating, and reporting on the status of the collateral recovery process for all of the participants includes a communications methodology for maintaining a series of remote databases and synchronizing the remote databases with a master database via a synchronization server. Additionally, a lien holder can access the computer-based system via a global computer network such as the Internet and request collateral repossession services and then track the request during the process. This includes the ability to monitor the date of recovery, the condition of the collateral upon recovery, and the ultimate disposition of the collateral after recovery. Similarly, the repossession agent can more quickly and efficiently receive recovery requests and provide updates to the lien holder without undue delay.

Abstract: An amplifier comprising a field effect transistor, a terminating network comprising inductors connected in series separated by capacitors connected in parallel, a filter and a load, wherein the values of the capacitors and inductors are arranged to present open circuits to a predetermined number of odd harmonics of a signal frequency being amplified, and to present short circuits to a predetermined number of even harmonics of the signal frequency, wherein the normalised values of the inductors and capacitors of the terminating network are selected using the following procedure: Let gr=Ct r odd=LT r even then g1=1, g1g2=(a); grgr+1=(b), r=2?2m?1 and g2mg2m+1=(c) where (m?1) represents the predetermined number of odd harmonics which are presented with an open circuit.

Abstract: Constipation and Irritable Bowel Syndrome are treated by a delayed and sustained release composition of an opioid antagonist which commences release of the opioid antagonist in the mid to distal small intestine or ascending colon and provides sustained release along any remaining part of the small intestine and along the colon. Preferred opioid antagonists are naloxone and naltrexone.