Abstract: A portable computer docking station comprises a cradle coupled to a docking base where the cradle is adapted to receive a portable computer. The docking station also comprises a wireless receiver adapted to communicate a wireless input signal received by the docking station to the portable computer.

Abstract: The invention is a two-piece surgical cord holder with the first unit thereof being in the shape of nearly a right angle with the other unit thereof thereof polysided with three horizontally inclined sides, three vertically inclined sides, a plurality of threaded through holes in the first of the vertically inclined sides for receipt through one of them and a through hole in either leg of the first unit of a first turning screw component serving to hold the fully assembled cord holder fast to the lateral side of a tabletop portion of a surgical operating table and a threaded hole in the first of the three horizontally inclined sides for receipt of a second turning screw component serving to hold the fully assembled cord holder fast to the bottom side of the tabletop portion of the table.

Abstract: A method and apparatus manage heat in exhaust gas in an aftertreatment system that employs a lean NOx adsorber. A de-sulfation hot line and cooling line are employed to control exhaust gas temperatures for adsorption, regeneration and de-sulfation cycles of the aftertreatment system where each cycle can require different chemical and exhaust gas temperatures independent of the engine operation. The method and apparatus include a SOx adsorber to provide greater system durability.

Abstract: A secure mobile wireless device in which executable code to be installed on the device is assigned a set of capabilities which define the protected resource(s) on the device which it can access. Hence, the present invention takes the idea of capabilities (known in the context of defining the capabilities or access privileges of different users in a multi-user system) and applies it to defining the capabilities or access privileges of different native executable code for secure, single-user mobile wireless devices.

Abstract: An apparatus comprises an electronic apparatus adapted to reside in a bay of an electronic device having an interface adapted to engage a suitable structure. The electronic apparatus lacks the suitable connector to engage the device bay interface. In an alternative embodiment, the apparatus comprises a chargeable structure adapted to reside in a bay of an electronic device and configured to couple to only a portion of an electrical interface in the device bay such that the chargeable structure is charged when it resides in the device bay. In a further embodiment, the apparatus comprises a storage structure adapted to reside in a bay of an electronic device having an interface adapted to engage a suitable structure. The storage structure lacks the suitable connector to engage the device bay interface. In an additional embodiment, a game controller comprises first and second portions comprising respective interfaces and a hinge configured to enable the portions to move with respect to one another.

Abstract: In a method and apparatus for regenerating a lean NOx adsorber, the NOx adsorber treats exhaust gases created during the combustion of gaseous fuels in general. A bypass line maintains a target regeneration flow of exhaust gas through the NOx adsorber during regeneration regardless of operating demands on the engine. Closed-loop and open-loop control are employed. The closed-loop control employs sensors that determine properties of the exhaust gas during regeneration, and the controller uses those properties to provide an efficient regeneration cycle. A regeneration map is also provided that uses creation of in-cylinder regeneration conditions for the exhaust gas in combination with in-line regeneration conditions for the exhaust gas.

Abstract: The present invention provides improved alternators for use alone or in combination with, for example, rotary internal combustion engines wherein the alternators are characterised by absence of moveable bearings or mountability to existing driving shafts by use of an aligning plate and through passage through the rotor of the alternator to mount to the driving shaft. The alternators may be further characterised by plural rotors on the rotor driving shaft. The rotary internal combustion engines of the present invention are characterised by fixed size combustion chambers formed of radial recesses around a rotor amongst other features.

Abstract: A container is provided for shipping and storing a pre-wetted and preconditioned microfluidic “sipper” chip. The container contains both dry compartments and wet compartments. A base contains a fluid-filled reservoir configured to house the capillaries. The opening of the reservoir is sealed with an O-ring. The plastic mount of the chip rests on the base in a dry compartment. The upper surface of the chip contains several wells containing fluid. A gasket is provided with plugs configured to be disposed within and seal the wells. Alternatively, the wells are first sealed with a foil film adhered to the well openings with an adhesive and a gasket is disposed between the foil and a cover, which is removably attached to the base. When the cover is closed, the gasket and O-ring seal the wet compartments to prevent leakage and to slow evaporation.