Abstract: A terminal or coupling portion at the end of an elongated strap member is configured with a plurality of apertures to adjust the overall strap length by engaging in a mating connector. The mating connector is configured to reveal an external marking of size or dimensions that is externally visible adjacent each aperture when the connector and elongated strap are engaged. In preferred embodiments the terminal or coupling portion of the strap is constructed of a laminated material elastic member to provided suitable pliability to engage the mating connector but with a fabric covering bonded to opposing side to be resilient to eventual tearing or damage from adjustment or use.

Abstract: A pant suspender device has a front strap that is connected to the center of the front of the wearer's pants at the front button or snap that is above the zipper. The opposite end of the suspender is a back strap that connects to the back center of the pants, such as the center belt loop, with a rear fastener. The opposing ends of the front and back strap that extend to above the pants then connect to each other via a left and right straps, each of which extend over an opposing shoulder of the wearer. The rear strap may be readily disengaged from the belt loop via alternative rear fasteners or the rear fastener can be disengaged from the rear strap by unsnapping a webbing member that passes through a slot in the rear fastener.

Abstract: Reflectionless electronic filters, as well as a method for designing such filters is disclosed, along with a method of realizing critical subcircuits within those filters that mimic the behavior of tee- and pi-networks having negative elements, though the critical subcircuits themselves are entirely passive. This allows a much broader range of transmission responses to be realized in reflectionless form than in the prior art, and especially with lower ripple factor for deeper rejection in equal-ripple Chebyshev responses. Reflectionless filters preferably function by absorbing the stop-band portion of the spectrum rather than reflecting it back to the source, which has significant advantages in many different applications.

Abstract: Reflectionless low-pass, high-pass, band-pass, band-stop, all-pass, all-stop, and multi-band filters, as well as a method for designing such filters is disclosed, along with a method of enhancing the performance of such filters through the use of unmatched sub-networks to realize an optimal frequency response, such as the Chebyshev equal-ripple response. These filters preferably function by absorbing the stop-band portion of the spectrum rather than reflecting it back to the source, which has significant advantages in many different applications. The unmatched sub-networks preferably offer additional degrees of freedom by which element values can be assigned to realize improved cutoff sharpness, stop-band rejection, or other measures of performance.

Abstract: Reflectionless low-pass, high-pass, band-pass, band-stop, all-pass, all-stop, and multi-band filters, as well as a method for designing such filters is disclosed, along with a method of enhancing the performance of such filters through the use of unmatched sub-networks to realize an optimal frequency response, such as the Chebyshev equal-ripple response. These filters preferably function by absorbing the stop-band portion of the spectrum rather than reflecting it back to the source, which has significant advantages in many different applications. The unmatched sub-networks preferably offer additional degrees of freedom by which element values can be assigned to realize improved cutoff sharpness, stop-band rejection, or other measures of performance.

Abstract: Reflectionless electronic filters, as well as a method for designing such filters is disclosed, along with a method of realizing critical subcircuits within those filters that mimic the behavior of tee- and pi-networks having negative elements, though the critical subcircuits themselves are entirely passive. This allows a much broader range of transmission responses to be realized in reflectionless form than in the prior art, and especially with lower ripple factor for deeper rejection in equal-ripple Chebyshev responses. Reflectionless filters preferably function by absorbing the stop-band portion of the spectrum rather than reflecting it back to the source, which has significant advantages in many different applications.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices using an algorithm that consists of scoring the bits in the data stream with a periodicity of N, where N is the word-length in bits, and then selecting as the most significant bit the one which receives the highest score after some large number of samples are disclosed. The condition under which bit bk receives a point depends on the binary format.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices using an algorithm that consists of scoring the bits in the data stream with a periodicity of N, where N is the word-length in bits, and then selecting as the most significant bit the one which receives the highest score after some large number of samples are disclosed. The condition under which bit bk receives a point depends on the binary format.