Abstract: A method is provided for inspecting a plurality of parts with an electronic measurement device and a processing system. The method includes a step of creating surface geometry maps of the parts utilizing the electronic measurement device, where each part was manufactured utilizing the manufacturing device. Geometric part models of the parts are generated from the surface geometry maps. The part models can subsequently be analyzed to determine whether a manufacturing device that manufactured the plurality of parts manufactures parts that comply with a part design specification.

Abstract: Shoulder dystocia is an obstetric emergency. It is unpredictable and can occur with a large baby or a small baby. There are several maneuvers that can be applied to help prevent injury to the brachial plexus. But injury to the brachial plexus can still occur. A baby shoulder vacuum cup with a vacuum tube has a non-circular-shaped, preferably elongated or oval-shaped, bottom opening to fit onto the baby's shoulder to pull down or rotate the baby's shoulder instead of forcibly pulling on the baby's head to prevent injury to the brachial plexus. Various types of handles can be attached to the baby shoulder vacuum cup.

Abstract: A highlight ink marker comprises an inner ink tube, an outer support tube, an automatic magnetic closure apparatus, a washer, a dumbbell-shaped spring coil and an olive-shaped spring ring. The automatic magnetic closure apparatus comprises of a magnet having a central canal to allow the passage of the small ink wick tube of the inner ink tube and a nonmetal block having a bottom hole and a concave hollow to contain a metal ball. The olive-shaped spring ring is installed in two slots of the top outer tube of the outer support tube to catch the top step of the inner ink tube to keep the marker open. The dumbbell-shaped spring coil surrounds the small ink wick tube and is placed in between the washer and the bottom step of the inner ink tube to push the inner ink tube outward.

Abstract: Toy Pouch Building Piece comprises a single pouch or multiple connected pouches. Each individual pouch has a larger opening top end and a smaller bottom end. The multiple connected pouches are connected together either side by side or edge to edge by webs. The smaller bottom end can be inserted snugly into the larger opening top end. Numerous Toy Pouch Building Pieces can be connected together to make a variety of toys or objects according to an individual player's imagination and creativity.

Abstract: A method of post-processing character data from an optical character recognition (OCR) engine and apparatus to perform the method. This exemplary method includes segmenting the character data into a set of initial words. The set of initial words is word level processed to determine at least one candidate word corresponding to each initial word. The set of initial words is segmented into a set of sentences. Each sentence in the set of sentences includes a plurality of initial words and candidate words corresponding to the initial words. A sentence is selected from the set of sentences. The selected sentence is word disambiguity processed to determine a plurality of final words. A final word is selected from the at least one candidate word corresponding to a matching initial word. The plurality of final words is then assembled as post-processed OCR data.

Abstract: Creative recreational barrel building piece consists of a building barrel. The said building barrel has a large top hollow end and a small bottom end and can be a single building barrel or double building barrels that are connected together by a web or triple building barrels that are connected together by two webs or multiple building barrels that are connected together by multiple webs. A bridge-piece has a top end and a bottom end to connect two creative recreational barrel building pieces together and the top and bottom ends can be of the same size and same shape or different sizes and different shapes. According to the individual player's imagination hundreds and thousands of creative recreational barrel building pieces and bridge-pieces can be connected together to build a variety of toys, animals and other objects. Creative recreation barrel building pieces can be of a variety of sizes, shapes and colors.

Abstract: An artificial fingernail on a fingertip comprises an artificial fingernail and a fingertip that is fixed onto the bottom surface of the artificial fingernail. It is of a variety of sizes to accommodate different sizes of fingers and can be put on onto and taken off a finger.

Abstract: A highlight ink marker with an automatic magnetic closure apparatus consists of an inner ink tube, an outer support tube, an automatic magnetic closure apparatus, a washer, a dumbbell-shaped spring coil and an olive-shaped spring ring. It utilizes magnetism to attract a metal ball to close its opening. The inner ink tube consists of small top end tube, middle large tube and a small wick tip tube and has two steps The outer support tube consists of a top outer tube and a bottom outer tube. The automatic magnetic closure apparatus is installed in the bottom end of the bottom outer tube and consists of a magnet that has a central canal to allow the passage of the small ink wick tube and a nonmetal block that has bottom hole and a concave hollow to contain a metal ball, that is always attract by magnetism to close hole. The olive-shaped spring ring is installed in two slots of the top outer tube to catch the top step of the inner ink tube to keep the highlight ink marker open.

Abstract: A method of post-processing character data from an optical character recognition (OCR) engine and apparatus to perform the method. This exemplary method includes segmenting the character data into a set of initial words. The set of initial words is word level processed to determine at least one candidate word corresponding to each initial word. The set of initial words is segmented into a set of sentences. Each sentence in the set of sentences includes a plurality of initial words and candidate words corresponding to the initial words. A sentence is selected from the set of sentences. The selected sentence is word disambiguity processed to determine a plurality of final words. A final word is selected from the at least one candidate word corresponding to a matching initial word. The plurality of final words is then assembled as post-processed OCR data.

Abstract: Methods of preparing a homogeneous solution of a partially-neutralized acrylic polymer in a solvent system comprising greater than 50 weight percent water and 0 to less than 50 weight percent of an organic solvent are disclosed, wherein the homogeneous solution of the partially-neutralized acrylic polymer has pH and viscosity which are effective for use in acrylic hair fixative compositions. Also disclosed are methods of preparing an acrylic hair fixative composition, which methods include preparing the homogeneous solution of the partially-neutralized acrylic polymer as above. Also disclosed are acrylic hair fixative compositions which contain the partially-neutralized acrylic polymer, water and, optionally, one or more of an organic solvent, a propellant and an emulsifier.