Abstract: An architecture for organising information in a battery monitoring system, the architecture having a hierarchy of levels including a first level containing information relating to battery variables; a second level containing information relating to analysis of real-time or trend behaviour of the battery variables, and a third level containing user information relating to user and/or maintenance parameters, the user information being derived from the first and/or second level information. A method of estimating the condition of one or more cells, the method including periodically measuring the capacity of the cells, wherein the type of measurement and/or the period between measurements is dependent upon the state of health of the cell or cells and/or the result of a previous test.

Abstract: A surgical instrument navigation system is provided that visually simulates a virtual volumetric scene of a body cavity of a patient from a point of view of a surgical instrument residing in the cavity of the patient. The surgical instrument navigation system includes: a surgical instrument; an imaging device which is operable to capture scan data representative of an internal region of interest within a given patient; a tracking subsystem that employs electromagnetic sensing to capture in real-time position data indicative of the position of the surgical instrument; a data processor which is operable to render a volumetric perspective image of the internal region of interest from a point of view of the surgical instrument; and a display which is operable to display the volumetric perspective image of the patient.

Abstract: A medical imaging system is provided that detects any change in relative position between the patient and the imaging device and corrects the image data for any motion that occurs. The medical imaging system includes: an imaging device for capturing two or more image data sets representative of a patient; a tracking subsystem for capturing patient position data that is indicative of the position of the patient and device position data that is indicative of the position of the imaging device; an image subtraction subsystem for performing a digital subtraction operation between at least two image data sets; and a motion correction subsystem configured to detect a change in the relative position between the patient and the imaging device and, upon detecting a change in the relative position, compensate in at least one of the first image data set and the second image data set for the change in relative position prior to performing the digital subtraction operation.

Abstract: A light emitting diode light strip that uses a rigid hollow tube (20) sized to accommodate a printed circuit board (22) which has a positive and negative bus extending the full length of the board. One or more resistors (38) are in contact with the positive bus on one end and a series of light emitting diodes (44) on the other. The diodes are mounted through holes (34) in the board and the anode of the diode is in communication with a resistor while the cathode of the diode contacts an adjacent diode anode connecting them in linked series through traces on the bottom of the circuit board. The end cathode in each series, engages the negative bus forming a predetermined group of diodes electrically coupled to a single resistor on one end and the negative bus on the other. A pair of end caps (50) enclose the tube and an electrical cable (60) is connected through the caps to the busses on the circuit board.

Abstract: A clipboard adapted for multi-functional use is disclosed. The clipboard includes a pair of panel-like members which are releasably joined to one another to form an assembly. The panel-like members are separable one from another whereby a sheet of paper having information printed thereon may be inserted between the panel members to be interposed therebetween. One or both of the panel members is fabricated from a transparent material which permits the user to view the information on the sheet of paper through the panel member itself. A conventional clip assembly is mounted on one or both of the panels to releasably retain a sheet of paper atop one of the panels whereby the user may either read or write on the paper utilizing the underlying panel as a writing surface.

Abstract: A clipboard adapted for multi-functional use is disclosed. The clipboard includes a pair of panel-like members which are releaseably joined to one another to form an assembly. The panel-like members are separable one from another whereby a sheet of paper having information printed thereon may be inserted between the panel members to be interposed therebetween. One or both of the panel members is fabricated from a transparent material which permits the user to view the information on the sheet of paper through the panel member itself. A conventional clip assembly is mounted on one or both of the panels to releaseably retain a sheet of paper atop one of the panels whereby the user may either read or write on the paper utilizing the underlying panel as a writing surface.

Abstract: Disclosed is a truck span measuring apparatus adapted for positioning in the wheel well of a vehicle whose span is to be measured. The apparatus includes a housing having at least one female-threaded socket positioned on one end thereof. A male-threaded shaft is threadedly inserted into the socket and furthermore extends into the hollow interior of the housing. A pad-fitted end assembly is mounted on the free end of the shaft and is adapted to engage against the inner sidewall of a wheel well of a vehicle to be measured. The opposing end of the housing is also fitted with a pad-fitted bracket assembly which is adapted to engage against the interior sidewall of the housing of the wheel well. A collar assembly having a threaded bolt which extends threadedly therethrough, is mounted on the housing to slidable along the length of the housing.

Abstract: Control logic circuitry for providing a physical indication of a change in data labeling information in an article labeling apparatus. The apparatus and control circuitry comprises means for reading and decoding coded indicia adjacent rows of label data irrespective of whether the sheets of label data are read into the reading apparatus head first or foot first.