Abstract: A device and system is provided for a prosthetic device having an articulating joint for a leg amputee. The device includes a joint housing forming a chamber, and the chamber has a first opening. A rotary hub can be disposed within the joint housing and configured to act as the articulating joint. One or more vanes can extend outwardly from the rotary hub, and the vane is configured to actuate fluid flow through the first opening.

Abstract: Apparatus to permit handicapped persons with arm and/or hand injury to manipulate a variety of objects. A extension supports a clamp on one end opposite a hand rest on the other. Straps are used to secure the forearm and hand in place on the apparatus. A bar, which extends outwardly from the rest, can have a variety of items attached to permit manipulating them with the apparatus. A supplemental structure can be attached to the apparatus on the side opposite to the clamp and rest with an open channel along the extension to better engage elongated items. Straps can also be used to secure the elongated items within the channel.

Abstract: A computer card for data transfer in a network of multiple computer cards that includes a circuit card comprising a PCI bus, a PCI-based mezzanine card that is mounted to the circuit card and connected to the PCI bus for access to processing resources and memory resources of the circuit card, a multi-port fabric switch, and a PCI-to-switch fabric bridge comprising a port connected to the fabric switch. Multiple cards are networked together to form a switched fabric board interconnect system to meet the many demanding requirements of high-availability systems used in the telecom industry and parallel applications in military real-time computers.

Abstract: The invention is directed to monoaxially drawn polyolefin multilayer film, tape or yarn of the AB or ABA type, having a stretch ratio of more than 12, having an E-modulus of at least 10 GPa, substantially consisting of a central layer (B) of a polyolefin selected from polyethylene and polypropylene, and one or two other layers (A) of a polyolefin from the same class as the material of the central layer B, the DSC melting point of the material of the said other layers (A) being lower than the DSC melting point of the material of the said central layer (B), wherein the central layer (B) is between 50 and 99 wt. % of the material and the other layers (A) between 1 and 50 wt. %. The present invention further relates to a method of manufacturing such a tape, film or yarn.

Abstract: Protection is provided for servicing a distribution bus by grounding the line side of a circuit breaker through which the distribution bus is fed and then closing the circuit breaker. The trip unit of the circuit breaker includes logic, in addition to the normal protection logic, which opens the circuit breaker main contacts without delay if current is detected upon closing of the grounded circuit breaker. However, if the grounded circuit breaker has been closed for a selected period of time and then current is detected, the distribution bus is kept at zero potential by not operating the breaker. A breaker auxiliary switch with a mechanical delay provides the indication of the selected time interval after closing the circuit breaker.

Abstract: Protection is provided for servicing a distribution bus by grounding the line side of a circuit breaker through which the distribution bus is fed and then closing the circuit breaker. The trip unit of the circuit breaker includes logic, in addition to the normal protection logic, which opens the circuit breaker main contacts without delay if current is detected upon closing of the grounded circuit breaker. However, if the grounded circuit breaker has been closed for a selected period of time and then current is detected, the distribution bus is kept at zero potential by not operating the breaker. A breaker auxiliary switch with a mechanical delay provides the indication of the selected time interval after closing the circuit breaker.

Abstract: A circuit breaker includes a set of main separable contacts, an operating mechanism for operating the main separable contacts, a set of secondary separable contacts in series with the main separable contacts, and a solenoid mechanism for operating the secondary separable contacts. A first auxiliary switch is responsive to the operating mechanism, and a second auxiliary switch, electrically connected to the first auxiliary switch, is responsive to the solenoid mechanism. An input terminal for a control voltage is electrically connected to the first and second auxiliary switches. A first diode is electrically connected with a forward polarity between the first auxiliary switch and an output terminal. A second diode is electrically connected with a reverse polarity between the second auxiliary switch and the output terminal.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method and wireless hand-held computing device for providing personalized, wireless television programming together with program information for programs matching the viewer's preferences. In one embodiment the method includes receiving programming codes in combination with corresponding television programming information and inputting, by a viewer, names of selected programs for viewing. Then, programming software in the wireless hand-held computing device may be used to select, automatically, the programming codes for the selected programs for viewing, to activate the television when the selected programs are broadcast and, where desired, to indicate when at least one television program that matches the viewer's preferences is to be shown.

Abstract: A nose airflow enhancer and filter for airborne solids and pathogens utilizing a flexible plastic spring material having an attachment system to connect the spring material to the nose in a U-shaped configuration, with the plastic material underlying the nostrils, the spring material having attached thereto a length of filter material which underlies and is in substantial contact with the nose, thereby permitting the filter material to remove airborne solids and pathogens during breathing of the user while airflow through the nose is enhanced.

Abstract: In order to fulfill the need for content-subsidizing advertisements to be different when a user's communication unit is away from the user's home geographic location, a location attribute is associated with advertisements. A current location is determined for the user's communication unit, compared to the location attributes, and an advertisement having a location attribute matching the current location is delivered to the communication unit in along with user-desired content.

Abstract: A circuit breaker includes a set of main separable contacts, an operating mechanism for operating the main separable contacts, a set of secondary separable contacts in series with the main separable contacts, and a solenoid mechanism for operating the secondary separable contacts. A first auxiliary switch is responsive to the operating mechanism, and a second auxiliary switch, electrically connected to the first auxiliary switch, is responsive to the solenoid mechanism. An input terminal for a control voltage is electrically connected to the first and second auxiliary switches. A first diode is electrically connected with a forward polarity between the first auxiliary switch and an output terminal. A second diode is electrically connected with a reverse polarity between the second auxiliary switch and the output terminal.

Abstract: A known procedure is used to prepare liposomes of bipolar lipid membrane which are permeable and hence "leak" their contents at a rate which is variable by choice. The liposome is supplied with medication or cosmetic material for the oral cavity, or specifically for the teeth and gums. The liposome is then attached to a molecule that has affinity for the hydroxyapatite. Thus, the liposome will bind to oral cavity hydroxyapatite and bathe the surrounding support surface with its contents for extended hours of service.

Abstract: A method of prophylactics with respect to detoxification of Staphylococcus aureus and other toxins by ascorbic acid, salts and esters, topically applied by means of carriers which are otherwise regularly employed in the area where Staphylococcus aureus or other bacteria colonize, such as a pharmacological appliance including gauze pads, an absorbant mass or pad associated with menses, douches, and contraceptive compositions.

Abstract: A method of prophylactics with respect to deodorization by ascorbic acid, salts and esters, topically applied by means of carriers which are otherwise regularly employed in the vaginal area, such as a pharmacological appliance including gauze pads, an absorbant mass or pad associated with menses, douches, and contraceptive compositions.

Abstract: This disclosure teaches a method of inactivating bacterial toxins, such as produced by Vibrio cholerae and Escherichia coli (hereinafter V. cholerae and E. coli) that are responsible for diarrhea in warm-blooded animals, comprising the placing of an effective dosage of ascorbic acid salts thereof, or derivatives such as the ester ascorbyl palmitate in the intestinal tract.Definition: Ascorbic acid, salts thereof, and derivatives thereof such as ascorbyl palmetate have been identified as suitable detoxifying material according to this invention. For the sake brevity, the term "ascorbic acid" hereinafter shall include the salts and esters.Diarrhea as used herein will include other toxins effecting the lower duodenum and intestines.

Abstract: This invention relates to a method of prophylaxis with respect to Toxic Shock Syndrome in warm blooded animals, comprising the placing of a propylactically effective dosage of ascorbic acid in the vagina or in the area of the vagina.

Abstract: A wire sensing coil is sealed in the tip of an elongate, rigid, plastic probe, and is connected by a coaxial cable releasably to a housing containing a fixed frequency, crystal-controlled oscillator, the output of which is applied through a high impedance resistor and the cable to the coil. The number of turns in the coil and the cable length are carefully selected so that the coil remains tuned to the frequency of the oscillator, except when the tip of the probe approaches a metal object, at which time the voltage drop across the coil decreases. The housing also contains an audible alarm, and a sensing circuit which detects the voltage drop across the coil, and which energizes the alarm when the voltage across the coil drops below a preset or predetermined level. The housing also contains a rechargable battery for supplying power to the oscillator and alarm circuits, and a recharging circuit for recharging the battery.

Abstract: A catamenial device which is a tampon having a hollow or loosely packed central area and a forward end which flares open to a funnel configuration upon insertion into the vaginal tract of the user to cap the cervix and thereby direct menstrual fluid into the interior thereof. The tampon is removed by pulling a drawstring which is also a pursing string. The string first closes the forward end before exerting removal force on the tampon. Also, the body of the tampon is encased in a fluid barrier so that fluid is captured and retained within the tampon and absorption by the tampon from the vaginal wall is prevented.

Abstract: The disclosure teaches a new method of dental plaque removal and the structure of a brush bristle which enables the method most efficiently. A filament loop of contractable material such as polypropylene is caused to shrink as it is being attached to a base. The loop exhibits an extraordinary contraction wherein the loop is not merely reduced as expected, but by the process of this invention it contracts into tightly adjacent filaments with a tight return loop. The resulting bristle not only solves the vexing problem of proper bristle polishing, but as an unexpected additional value, exhibits a greatly improved capability to actually scoop away tooth deposits such as plaque.

Abstract: A secondary handhole is placed in a small excavation in the ground to a depth where its cover is at ground level. It is a comparatively lightweight, portable, substantially strong and essentially unitary structure, which is shipped ready for installation at an excavation site. It provides a protective housing for secondary cable connections of underground electrical utlities and assures their prompt location by observing its ground surface level cover. The secondary handhole, in one embodiment made of fiberglass, has a three-sided rectangular body, with two sides being spaced by a reinforcing cross member extending across the bottom. There are vertical notches in the body at its open end, which extend from the top to a point just below the midline of the body to receive a removable gate extending between the two sides at an elevation higher than the location of the reinforcing cross member.