Abstract: A knee joint rehabilitation apparatus may include a support bar fixed to a height-adjustment bar, the support bar being configured to receive a knee joint posterior; a plurality of pads configured to removably mount to the support bar to adjust an effective outer diameter of the support bar; and a lower leg support connected to the height-adjustment bar, the lower leg support being mounted to the height-adjustment bar so as to allow for changes in an angular position between said lower leg support and said height-adjustment bar.

Abstract: A method includes identifying a plurality of measured strain gauge values of interest from a plurality of measured strain gauge values. The plurality of measured strain gauge values of interest corresponds to a plurality of temperature values of interest. The method further includes comparing the plurality of measured strain gauge values of interest to a plurality of expected strain gauge values of interest to determine a plurality of strain gauge correction values. The plurality of strain gauge correction values corresponds to the plurality of temperature values of interest. The method further includes correlating the plurality of strain gauge correction values to the plurality of temperature values of interest to determine a correction value-temperature relationship. The method also includes determining a corrected real-time strain gauge value by applying the correction value-temperature relationship to a real-time strain gauge value and a corresponding real-time temperature.

Abstract: A steam assisted gravity drainage (SAGD) processing facility comprising: an oil/water separation process block operable for bulk separation of produced water from a produced fluid comprising produced water and hydrocarbons; a de-oiling process block operable to remove residual oil from the produced water separated from the produced fluid in the oil/water separation process block and provide a de-oiled water; a water treatment block operable to remove contaminants from the de-oiled water and provide a treated water; and a steam generation process block operable to produce steam from the treated water. In embodiments, each of the oil/water separation process block, the de-oiling process block, the water treatment process block, and the steam generation process block is modularized and comprises a plurality of modules. Methods for operating and assembling a SAGD processing facility are also provided.

Abstract: A steam assisted gravity drainage (SAGD) processing facility comprising: an oil/water separation process block operable for bulk separation of produced water from a produced fluid comprising produced water and hydrocarbons; a de-oiling process block operable to remove residual oil from the produced water separated from the produced fluid in the oil/water separation process block and provide a de-oiled water; a water treatment block operable to remove contaminants from the de-oiled water and provide a treated water; and a steam generation process block operable to produce steam from the treated water. In embodiments, each of the oil/water separation process block, the de-oiling process block, the water treatment process block, and the steam generation process block is modularized and comprises a plurality of modules. Methods for operating and assembling a SAGD processing facility are also provided.

Abstract: An assembly and method of forming a press cutting die that includes a cutting blade that is supported by a blade support assembly or blade support. The blade support includes a first base portion and a second base portion that are each contoured to cooperate with one another to capture a portion of the cutting blade along an interface between the first and second base portions. Preferably, one or more keys extend between the first and second base portions and traverse the geometric plane associated with the cutting blade. Such a press cutting die is particularly applicable for cutting biologically compatible materials having a desired shape from a bulk source of the biologically compatible material.

Abstract: A steam assisted gravity drainage (SAGD) processing facility comprising: an oil/water separation process block operable for bulk separation of produced water from a produced fluid comprising produced water and hydrocarbons; a de-oiling process block operable to remove residual oil from the produced water separated from the produced fluid in the oil/water separation process block and provide a de-oiled water; a water treatment block operable to remove contaminants from the de-oiled water and provide a treated water; and a steam generation process block operable to produce steam from the treated water. In embodiments, each of the oil/water separation process block, the de-oiling process block, the water treatment process block, and the steam generation process block is modularized and comprises a plurality of modules. Methods for operating and assembling a SAGD processing facility are also provided.

Abstract: A perforating gun designed to orient a charge holding structure (e.g., tube, solid rod) within a barrel of the perforating gun to be at the same position relative to a wellbore casing regardless of a position of the barrel of the perforating gun. A charge assembly receivable within the barrel includes the charge holding structure and first and second end caps that are rotatably interconnected to the charge holding structure and non-rotatably interconnected to the barrel. As the charge holding structure is always or substantially always designed to maintain a common orientation in relation to the wellbore casing, explosive charges associated with the charge holding structure so as to fire towards particular location on the wellbore casing may always or substantially always perforate such particular locations upon or after the explosive charges have fired.

Abstract: A device and method for removing moisture vapor from adjacent skin surfaces such as bariatric skin folds. The device may include a vapor permeable material, a spacer material, and an air mover that are configured to be inserted between adjacent skin surfaces. The device is inserted between adjacent skin surfaces and the air mover is operated to provide air flow through the spacer material.

Abstract: A perforating gun designed to orient a charge holding structure (e.g., tube, solid rod) within a barrel of the perforating gun to be at the same position relative to a wellbore casing regardless of a position of the barrel of the perforating gun. A charge assembly receivable within the barrel includes the charge holding structure and first and second end caps that are rotatably interconnected to the charge holding structure and non-rotatably interconnected to the barrel. As the charge holding structure is always or substantially always designed to maintain a common orientation in relation to the wellbore casing, explosive charges associated with the charge holding structure so as to fire towards particular location on the wellbore casing may always or substantially always perforate such particular locations upon or after the explosive charges have fired.

Abstract: A perforating gun designed to orient a charge holding structure (e.g., tube, solid rod) within a barrel of the perforating gun to be at the same position relative to a wellbore casing regardless of a position of the barrel of the perforating gun. A charge assembly receivable within the barrel includes the charge holding structure and first and second end caps that are rotatably interconnected to the charge holding structure and non-rotatably interconnected to the barrel. As the charge holding structure is always or substantially always designed to maintain a common orientation in relation to the wellbore casing, explosive charges associated with the charge holding structure so as to fire towards particular location on the wellbore casing may always or substantially always perforate such particular locations upon or after the explosive charges have fired.

Abstract: An absorbent article, such as a feminine care product, includes a liquid permeable top cover, a generally liquid impermeable baffle, and an absorbent structure disposed between the top cover and outer cover. A wing structure is removably attachable to a garment facing side of the baffle and includes laterally extending flap portions having dimensions so as to wrap around the crotch portion of an undergarment. The garment facing side of baffle includes hook material defined in a pattern extending generally over the surface thereof, the hook material providing a primary attachment between the baffle and the undergarment. The wing structure has a body facing side of a hook compatible material and a garment facing side comprising hook material defined in a pattern extending generally over the surface thereof. The wing structure is variably positionable on and removably attachable over the entirety of the garment facing side of baffle.

Abstract: A safety vehicle lift having a base, a lifting assembly, a drive mechanism, a handle, and a ramp. The base is made of flat rigid construction which may be in one or two sections and may be of solid or grated construction. When in two sections, the sections may be permanently abutted with a hinge or may be temporarily abutted with conventional locking mechanisms. The base contains retractable wheels. The base is wider than the structures supported by the base. A drive mechanism is made up of a jackscrew passing through a threaded cross brace. When the jackscrew is turned manually or mechanically, there is a raising or lowering of the support platform. The lift is provided with a ramp having side walls and leading from the level of the base to the level of the support base. The ramp may be of solid or grated construction. The lift has less weight and equivalent strength compared to prior lifts, thus improving mobility. As the base is grated, the lift may be used on a wide variety of surfaces.

Abstract: A safety vehicle lift having a unitary base, a lifting assembly, a drive mechanism, a handle, and a ramp. The base is made of flat rigid construction. The lifting assembly has a lower portion secured to the rear part of the base, a support platform above the lower portion, and cross-linkage elements connecting the lower portion and the support platform in a scissors-like configuration. The support base has side walls, a front end with an upturned edge, and a rear end with an upturned wall. The cross-linkage elements have pivotable ends secured to the rearward parts of the lower portion and the support platform. Each cross-linkage element is made of two bars coupled together. The cross-linkage elements also have ends secured within horizontally disposed recesses within the lower portion and the support platform. A drive mechanism is made up of a jackscrew passing through a threaded cross brace. When the jackscrew is turned, the threaded cross brace moves horizontally.

Abstract: A safety vehicle lift comprising a unitary base of a flat rigid construction having parallel side edges and having parallel front and rear edges; a lifting assembly comprising a lower portion secured to the base between the side edges and adjacent to the rear edge, the lifting assembly also including a support platform positionable above the lower platform with crossed-linkage elements coupling the support platform and the lower platform in a scissor-like configuration, the linkage elements having pivotable ends secured to the lower portion and the support platform adjacent to the rearward end and axially shiftable ends secured for parallel movement within the lower portion and the support platform; drive mechanisms operatively coupled to the linkage mechanisms to effect the raising and lowering of the support platform while maintaining its parallelism with the lower portion; and a ramp having a lower end at the front edge of the base and a raised end at an intermediate portion of the base between the front e

Abstract: A reel stand of the kind having a pair of arms (1) capable of horizontal movement towards and away from one another and pivotal movement in a vertical plane, characterized in that the arms (1) are vertically movable in translation, the conjunction of which vertical translational movement with the pivotal movement enables cones (10) on the arms (1) to reach positions of alignment with the support shafts of paper reels of different diameters.