Abstract: An automatic inflatable personal flotation device configured to be thrown to a person in a body of water to assist that person with staying afloat while waiting to be rescued. The flotation device is configured with a body member having a handle configured to be easily and effectively thrown. The body member supports an automatic inflator assembly and a source of pressurized gas, such as a cylinder of carbon dioxide. The inflator assembly is configured to automatically activate upon immersion in water and release the pressurized gas to rapidly fill a flotation bladder, pneumatically connected to the inflator assembly, with the gas to support the person in the water. A pull handle and cord member mechanism provides for manual activation of the inflator assembly. A sheath covers the flotation bladder during storage and while thrown. The handle can have a chamber for storing various signal generating devices or emergency materials.

Abstract: A service level management (SLM) configuration system and method. The SLM configuration system can include a data store having one or more references to metric components. A discovery processor can be coupled to the data store and programmed to identify individual ones of the metric components through the references which can be incorporated in a service level agreement (SLA) and managed by an associated SLM system. Finally, a registration processor can be coupled both to the discovery processor and to the associated SLM system. The registration processor can have a configuration for adding identified ones of the metric components to the associated SLM system for management by the associated SLM system when the identified ones of the metric components are incorporated into an SLA managed by the associated SLM system.

Abstract: A method for the co-processing of bare die removal from a semiconductor wafer for the improved throughput of the extraction of die from a wafer for subsequent placement onto a substrate. The apparatus includes a pick head containing a nozzle having a suction port within that secures the bare die as it is removed from the wafer. The intermediate holding station has a plurality of nozzles, each having a vacuum port to secure and buffer a multitude of flipped die that are transferred from the pick nozzle. Vacuum flow valves enable the release and transfer of the bare die. Having a multiple of nozzles provides a buffer for the die as they are subsequently transitioned from the pick nozzle, queued within the intermediate transfer station and loaded in tandem onto a die shuttle.