Abstract: A clamp-on-post fastener includes a base section and a sleeve section including a first end connected with the base section, a second end, and an intermediate portion defining a center axis extending between the first end and the second end. The sleeve section includes an outer surface, a central passage having an inner surface, and a plurality of tooth members that project radially inwardly from the inner surface. The clamp-on-post fastener includes a slot extending through the base section and the sleeve section substantially parallel to the center axis forming a first fastener portion and a second fastener portion that are configured to be brought together to engage a substrate.

Abstract: An acoustic device and method of manufacturing same. The device may be used to inspect tubulars and parts with high resolution. The acoustic device may include a 2D ultrasonic transducer layer and an ASIC connected to each other by an array of conductive wires. A non-conductive, acoustic damping material is flowed and set around the wires. to form a thick acoustic backing layer. Manufacturing the ultrasonic transducer may involve wire bonding. Electrical Discharge Machining or supporting rigid posts on a substrate. A surface of the backing layer may be machined. plated and diced to create conductive pads to connect the transducer layer to the wires then to the ASIC.

Abstract: Techniques that separate the heat generation from the active device and that add a thermal heat shield layer between the heat generation and the active device to reduce the channel temperature in the areas that determine the reliability of a semiconductor device.

Abstract: A self-laminating rotating cable marker label is constructed of a transparent film having a first adhesive area, an adhesive-free smooth area, and a second adhesive area. A print-on area forms one side of the transparent film, the print-on area adapted to receive indicia identifying the cable about which the marker label is applied. A perforation extends across the transparent film providing a line of separation of the transparent film. When wrapped around a cable, the second adhesive area overlies the print-on area such that the cable identifying indicia is visible through the transparent second adhesive area. As the transparent film is wrapped around the cable, the first adhesive area adheres to the cable. The remainder of the transparent film is rotated, breaking the perforation, whereby the smooth area of the film in contact with the cable provides smooth rotation of the label around the cable.

Abstract: A frame apparatus, a kit of parts which includes multiple frames and a connector bracket for connecting the frames together, and a method of interconnecting a plurality of frames and hanging the same from a support surface. The frame apparatus may be a front-loading frame whereby display items are inserted into a display cavity of the frame through an opening in the front surface of the frame through which the display cavity is viewed. The frame may include an outer annular wall that defines the display cavity, an inner annular wall that is spaced apart from the outer annular wall, and a floor that extends between the inner and outer annular walls. The floor may comprise a plurality of apertures to allow for attachment of the frame to various accessories including hanging brackets, connector brackets, trays, and the like.

Abstract: A switching regulator is disclosed that includes a driver having a driver-wake circuit configured to report its readiness for operation during a startup period. The driver-wake circuit can operate during startup by temporarily drawing power from the controller's power supply until the driver's power supply has reached a level sufficient to power the driver-wake circuit. The driver-wake circuit is configured to communicate the status of the driver's power supply during startup over a pin typically used to communicate temperature. Thus, the disclosed driver can communicate status during startup without needing extra pins, and because the circuitry is automatically disconnected after startup, very little additional power is consumed.

Abstract: An embodiment of an electronic apparatus may include one or more substrates, and logic coupled to the one or more substrates, the logic to control access to two or more persistent storage devices, wherein at least one of the two or more persistent storage devices is to be logically organized with a namespace divided into two or more zones, determine two or more different zone size dependent parameters associated with the two or more persistent storage devices, determine a smallest aligned boundary based on each of the two or more different zone size dependent parameters, and set a zone group size for access to the two or more persistent storage devices based on the determined smallest aligned boundary. Other embodiments are disclosed and claimed.

Abstract: A push-on-post fastener includes a base section and a sleeve section connected with the base section. The sleeve section includes a central passage having an inner surface. A pin section projects outwardly from the sleeve section. The pin includes an outer annular surface section having a first diameter. The inner surface of the central passage includes a plurality of striations.

Abstract: Stent delivery systems as well as methods for making and using stent delivery systems are disclosed. An example stent delivery system may include an elongate shaft including an inner member having a stent receiving region, a deployment sheath slidably disposed along the inner member, and an intermediate shaft disposed between the inner member and the deployment sheath. The intermediate shaft may have an outer diameter. A handle may be coupled to the elongate shaft. A rack member may be coupled to the deployment sheath. At least a region of the rack member may be configured to extend within the handle. The rack member may have an axial slot formed therein. At least a portion of the axial slot may have a width that is less than the outer diameter of the intermediate shaft.

Abstract: A blower includes a housing including an inlet and an outlet, a motor to drive a rotatable shaft, first and second impellers provided to the shaft, the first and second impellers each including a plurality of impeller blades, a first stationary component provided to the housing and including stator vanes downstream of the first impeller, and a second stationary component provided to the housing and including stator vanes downstream of the second impeller. A first set of stator vanes of the first stationary component is provided around the motor and are configured and arranged to direct airflow along the motor, to de-swirl the airflow and to decelerate air to increase pressure. A blower including a third impeller and third stationary component positioned above the first impeller is also described.

Abstract: A set of golf clubs having a degree of loft and lie adjustability to provide improved distance gapping.

Abstract: A power routing system includes a base plate having a surface to support an accessory, a power source configured to provide power to the accessory, the power source having at least one first power outlet, and a power connection member mounted to the base plate. The power connection member includes at least one second power outlet. An adaptor is associated with the power source such that an electrical connector can connect the at least one first power outlet to the power connection member to power the accessory via the at least one second power outlet.

Abstract: A refuge shelter includes a container. The shelter includes a tent that is disposed in the container in an undeployed state. The tent includes an inflatable support structure which is inflatable from an undeployed state in the container to a deployed state, and a seal which seals the tent to the container in a deployed state. The support structure has a plurality of hoses interconnected by couplers. The hoses have an inside diameter of less than 5 inches. A gas flow apparatus. A refuge shelter for miners in a mine includes a container and a tent that is disposed in the container. The tent has a test support to which a sample of the external environment can be obtained from inside the tent when the tent is deployed. A method for providing a refuge chamber for miners in a mine.

Abstract: A system includes a measurement device having an electronic distance measurement (EDM) instrument, and at least one processor coupled to the EDM instrument. The at least one processor is configured to localize the measurement device relative to a design model, the measurement device being physically located at a measurement location, automatically generate, for at least one design element in the design model, a plurality of sample directions, control the EDM instrument to automatically perform measurements in the plurality of sample directions, and generate and output a verification result indicating a relation between the at least one design element and at least one object corresponding to the at least one design element, based on a shape of the at least one design element and measurement data of the measurements.

Abstract: Absorbable composite medical devices such as surgical meshes and braided sutures, which display two or more absorption/biodegradation and breaking strength retention profiles and exhibit unique properties in different clinical settings, are made using combinations of at least two types of yarns having distinctly different physicochemical and biological properties and incorporate in the subject construct special designs to provide a range of unique properties as clinically useful implants.

Abstract: Described herein is a beverage system that is configured to produce beverages having different characteristics, such as different levels of carbonation including producing substantially non-carbonated beverages and carbonated beverages with a single machine. The beverage system includes a beverage appliance and a beverage container. The beverage container includes a beverage material, which can include a flavoring ingredient for a target beverage. The beverage appliance is used to access the beverage material from the beverage container and produce the target beverage. The beverage appliance and beverage container are adaptable to produce the target beverage having any of a range of carbonation levels or other characteristics.

Abstract: Porous and microporous parts prepared by additive manufacturing as disclosed herein are useful in medical and non-medical applications. The parts are prepared from a composition containing both a solvent soluble component and a solvent insoluble component. After a part is printed by an additive manufacturing process it is exposed to solvent to extract solvent soluble component away front the printed part, resulting in a part having surface cavities.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are respiratory syncytial virus vaccines and methods of immunization to deliver respiratory syncytial virus vaccines in subjects.

Abstract: A method for managing location-based tasks for a location-aware vehicle, including: receiving a first request from a first device having a first user interface to create a first location-based task; creating a first location-based task based on the input received from the first device; storing the first location-based task in a task-service memory; associating the first location-based task with a first location; and associating the location-based task with the location-aware vehicle.

Abstract: A golf club incorporating a plurality of projections extending from the crown section.