Abstract: A self-purging water pressure regulator and system using same is disclosed. The self-purging water pressure regulator includes a housing assembly and a chamber within the housing assembly. The housing assembly has a housing assembly inlet and a housing assembly outlet. Within the housing assembly are a plunger and a piston, each having and open position and a closed position. A biasing element within the housing assembly exerts a force on the plunger that biases the plunger and piston into the closed position. The plunger and piston are in the open position if water exerts a second force on the piston that exceeds the force. The housing assembly further includes a bypass channel. The bypass channel provides fluid communication between the housing assembly inlet and the housing assembly outlet. The bypass channel allows air to continuously escape even in the closed position.

Abstract: A solid-state memory device has memory devices and memory sticks. Each memory stick is coupled to a subset of the memory devices. A controller provides parallel access to the memory devices through the memory sticks to provide a virtualized memory device and to present to a host a single non-volatile storage unit with a total capacity based on capacities of the memory devices. The controller operates according to a memory mapping that map memory requests from the host to the memory devices. The memory devices, memory sticks, and the controller can be disposed within a rack unit housing that is shaped and sized to fit a data-center rack or cabinet. One or more wireless interfaces can connect the controller to a memory stick and connect a memory device to a memory stick for wireless communications of instructions and data within the solid-state memory device.

Abstract: A solid-state memory device has memory devices and memory sticks. Each memory stick is coupled to a subset of the memory devices. A controller provides parallel access to the memory devices through the memory sticks to provide a virtualized memory device and to present to a host a single non-volatile storage unit with a total capacity based on capacities of the memory devices. The controller operates according to a memory mapping that map memory requests from the host to the memory devices. The memory devices, memory sticks, and the controller can be disposed within a rack unit housing that is shaped and sized to fit a data-center rack or cabinet. One or more wireless interfaces can connect the controller to a memory stick and connect a memory device to a memory stick for wireless communications of instructions and data within the solid-state memory device.

Abstract: A solid-state memory device includes a physical port, an interface controller connected to the physical port, a serial peripheral interface, and a plurality of memory card sticks connected to the serial peripheral interface. Each memory card stick has a plurality of memory cards. The solid-state memory device further includes a controller core connected between the interface controller and the serial peripheral interface. The controller core is configured to present to a host connected at the physical connector a single non-volatile storage unit with a total capacity substantially equal to a sum of capacities of the plurality of memory card sticks.

Abstract: A solid-state memory device includes a physical port, an interface controller connected to the physical port, a serial peripheral interface, and a plurality of memory card sticks connected to the serial peripheral interface. Each memory card stick has a plurality of memory cards. The solid-state memory device further includes a controller core connected between the interface controller and the serial peripheral interface. The controller core is configured to present to a host connected at the physical connector a single non-volatile storage unit with a total capacity substantially equal to a sum of capacities of the plurality of memory card sticks.

Abstract: A footwear product (10) with a selectively retractable skating mechanism (30) that permits a user to selectively change from WALK to SKATE. Mechanism (30) includes two coaxially disposed elongated rail assemblies (40; 60) conforming to each other and snuggly fitted to allow them to slide and cammingly deploy and retract wheel assembly (80) that protrudes outwardly in the SKATE position. Upper rail assembly (40) is totally housed within the sole assembly (20) in the WALK position.