Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems, devices, and methods for retrieving objects, and in particular, golf discs, at a distance beyond arm's reach. The retrieval systems and devices described herein are easily and quickly assembled and disassembled, and then readily fit into or on a disc golf bag or other sack or back pack. The systems, devices, and methods provide a clamping golf disc retriever for the retrieval of golf discs that are otherwise beyond reach. In certain approaches, the systems, devices, and methods described herein may include one or more multi-member extendable poles that can expand to achieve a length greater than the compacted length and an attaching gripping or clamping device whose jaws are employed to obtain a secure, positive, firm ensnarement of the golf disc.

Abstract: A biogas treatment system removes moisture and other unwanted materials from biogas originating, for example, with a landfill or anaerobic digester. Water and other unwanted materials are thus removed from landfill gas and waste water biogas, while the gas temperature is controlled to a usable level. More especially, the present invention provides for the removal of water and other unwanted ingredients of biogas with a greatly reduced energy requirement when compared to conventional technologies.

Abstract: Values for baseline write current and/or kick amplitudes from the baseline are determined for each head for each disk sector it writes and stored in a table. The values are determined so as to achieve a desired overwrite level. During operation, the values are looked up and applied to the heads depending on the particular sector being written. The values may be dynamically varied for temperature deviations from a baseline value.

Abstract: A biogas treatment system removes moisture and other unwanted materials from biogas originating, for example, with a landfill or anaerobic digester. Water and other unwanted materials are thus removed from landfill gas and waste water biogas, while the gas temperature is controlled to a usable level. More especially, the present invention provides for the removal of water and other unwanted ingredients of biogas with a greatly reduced energy requirement when compared to conventional technologies.

Abstract: A method for determining a write inhibit threshold value for at least one head of a file during the file manufacturing process is disclosed. The method includes qualifying a test track for use in the determining of the write inhibit threshold value. The method further includes performing a write inhibit threshold determination process to obtain the write inhibit threshold value and then storing the write inhibit threshold value for use with the at least one head of the file.

Abstract: A method is presented for writing data to a surface of a magnetic disk in a disk drive. The method includes determining a number of sector groups into which sectors of the data to be written will be grouped, loading registers with current values, kick-latching values, and precompensation values for each of said sector groups, and applying the current values, kick-latching values, and precompensation values for each of the sector groups to the write head while writing data to the sector groups of the recording media.

Abstract: Values for baseline write current and/or kick amplitudes from the baseline are determined for each head for each disk sector it writes and stored in a table. The values are determined so as to achieve a desired overwrite level. During operation, the values are looked up and applied to the heads depending on the particular sector being written. The values may be dynamically varied for temperature deviations from a baseline value.

Abstract: A lamp assembly includes a lamp and a lamp package. The lamp includes a light-emitting portion with a flange at its base and electrically conducting leads extending from the base. The flange has a flat portion. The lamp package includes a cylindrical housing and a cylindrical cover. The housing has a base and a side wall, the base having holes for the electrical leads to pass therethrough, the bore in the housing being ssmaller than the flange of the lamp. A portion of the side wall of the housing has a flat key for engaging the flat portion of the flange. The cover has a side wall and an inwardly extending flange such that when the cover is slid over the lamp and the housing, the inwardly extending flange engages the outwardly extending flange of the lamp thereby holding it in place against the top of the housing and against the flat key of the housing.

Abstract: A nail constructed with conventional heading equipment with an open-sided partially circular head having a recess along the open-sided edge thereof to permit burr growth without interfering with the interengagement of a downwardly facing abutment surface of the head with a mating top surface abutment area when a plurality of such nails is collated and secured in an angle stick package with the shanks and heads of adjacent nails in abutting relation.