Abstract: An inflatable mattress (10) comprising an upper sheet of material (14), a lower sheet of material (16) and at least one layer of insulating material (26) positioned between the upper sheet (14) and lower sheet (16). The at least one layer of insulating material (26) has preformed apertures provided (30) therein. The upper sheet (14) is connected to the lower sheet (16) of material at at least one position corresponding with a preformed aperture (30). The connections (22) operating to define a plurality of inflatable cells (18) and retain a portion of the insulating material (26) in each inflatable cell (18).

Abstract: A cart is provided for a watercraft including at least two apertures provided therein. the cart includes a transportation portion, and a carrying portion. The carrying portion includes at least two vertical shafts protruding from the transportation portion. The protruding end of each shaft is connected to, or received within, a watercraft engaging portion that tapers off in size as it extends further away from the transportation portion such that at least a section of each watercraft engaging portion deforms and compresses when received within one of the at least two apertures to create frictional engagement between the aperture and the section of the watercraft engaging portion.

Abstract: A power harvesting circuit includes a new transmitter topology that ensures that no junction of thin oxide transistors forming the power harvesting circuit will experience a voltage across junctions of the transistors that is more than a maximum tolerable junction voltage. A supplemental power feed circuit operates to provide a supplemental feed current to components in a transmitter circuit when power harvested from a receiver circuit is insufficient to adequately power these components of the transmitter circuit, which may occur during high frequency operation of communications channels coupling the transmitter and receiver circuits. The supplemental power feed circuit also operates to sink a shunt current when power harvested from the receiver circuit is more than is needed to power the components in the transmitter circuit.

Abstract: A memory array includes multiple memory cells, multiple bit lines, multiple word lines, and multiple source lines. Each memory cell includes a corresponding transistor and stores first and second data values. The transistor has corresponding first and second bit lines, and a source line for retrieving the first and second data values. The transistor has a gate terminal connected to a corresponding word line for receiving a word line enable signal, a first diffusion terminal connected to ground, and a second diffusion terminal connected to at least one of the corresponding first bit line, second bit line, and the source line for determining the first and second data values. The second diffusion terminal may be floating for determining the first and second data values.

Abstract: A power harvesting circuit includes a new transmitter topology that ensures that no junction of thin oxide transistors forming the power harvesting circuit will experience a voltage across junctions of the transistors that is more than a maximum tolerable junction voltage. A supplemental power feed circuit operates to provide a supplemental feed current to components in a transmitter circuit when power harvested from a receiver circuit is insufficient to adequately power these components of the transmitter circuit, which may occur during high frequency operation of communications channels coupling the transmitter and receiver circuits. The supplemental power feed circuit also operates to sink a shunt current when power harvested from the receiver circuit is more than is needed to power the components in the transmitter circuit.

Abstract: A standard cell layout for a multiple input logic gate includes first through fourth parallel gate electrodes disposed over first and second active regions. The first and second gate electrodes are disposed on a first side of a first axis at first and second distances, respectively, from the first axis, and the third and fourth gate electrodes are disposed on a second side of the first axis at third and fourth distances, respectively, from the first axis. The first distance is greater than the second distance and the fourth distance is greater than the third distance. The third and fourth gate electrodes form a mirror image of the first and second gate electrodes about the first axis.

Abstract: A field replaceable buckle with reinstallable cross bar includes at least one buckle part having a pair of lateral lugs extending therefrom. Each lateral lug has at least one aperture provided therein. The reinstallable cross bar includes a securing portion and a retaining portion. When the reinstallable cross bar is inserted through an aperture in a first lateral lug, it is prevented from passing therethrough by the retaining portion and the securing portion is operable to securely, but releasably, engage an aperture in the second lateral lug.

Abstract: A cart is provided for a watercraft including at least two apertures provided therein. the cart includes a transportation portion, and a carrying portion. The carrying portion includes at least two vertical shafts protruding from the transportation portion. The protruding end of each shaft is connected to, or received within, a watercraft engaging portion that tapers off in size as it extends further away from the transportation portion such that at least a section of each watercraft engaging portion deforms and compresses when received within one of the at least two apertures to create frictional engagement between the aperture and the section of the watercraft engaging portion.

Abstract: A cart is provided for a watercraft including at least two apertures provided therein. The cart includes a transportation portion, and a carrying portion. The carrying portion includes at least two vertical shafts protruding from the transportation portion. A watercraft engaging portion is formed around at least a portion of each vertical shaft. When received within one of the at least two apertures, at least a portion of the watercraft engaging portion compresses to create a frictional engagement between the watercraft and the cart.

Abstract: A regulator to provide an output voltage of a constant level at an output node. In an embodiment, the regulator contains a pass transistor to provide a conductive path between a pair of terminals, with the resistance offered by the path being determined by a control voltage on a third terminal of the pass transistor and the conductive path coupling a first reference potential (e.g., power supply) to the output node. An amplifier generates the control voltage based on a difference of a reference voltage and a voltage proportionate to the output voltage. A control unit turns on a current source when the voltage at the output node is below the desired constant level and turns on a current sink when voltage at said output node is above the constant level, to quickly correct for any variations in the output voltage due to load changes.

Abstract: A collapsible container includes a compressive wall and a base. The base includes a retaining ring extending from at least a portion of its circumference, and the base is also made of a hardened material compared to the material making up the compressive wall. The compressive wall is adapted to be retained around the circumference of the base via the retaining ring.

Abstract: A compact hand tool comprising an operating portion terminating in a collar and a handle portion adapted to be received within the collar. The handle portion is operable to be securely retained in a first position where the hand tool may be used to perform its normal function as determined by the operating portion. The handle portion is slidably movable to a second position where the handle portion overlays the operating portion to facilitate storage of the hand tool. The hand tool is made of a substantially light-weight material.

Abstract: A regulator to provide an output voltage of a constant level at an output node. In an embodiment, the regulator contains a pass transistor to provide a conductive path between a pair of terminals, with the resistance offered by the path being determined by a control voltage on a third terminal of the pass transistor and the conductive path coupling a first reference potential (e.g., power supply) to the output node. An amplifier generates the control voltage based on a difference of a reference voltage and a voltage proportionate to the output voltage. A control unit turns on a current source when the voltage at the output node is below the desired constant level and turns on a current sink when voltage at said output node is above the constant level, to quickly correct for any variations in the output voltage due to load changes.

Abstract: A router node for a broadband Internet access carrier environment scales in the data forwarding plane and the routing control plane. The router node architecture ensures satisfactory isolation between routing instances and satisfactory isolation between data forwarding plane and routing control plane resources bound to each routing instance. The router node has a dedicated control fabric which is nonblocking. The control fabric is reserved for traffic involving at least one module in the routing control plane. The control fabric further provides resources, such as physical paths, stores and tokens, dedicated to particular pairs of modules on the control fabric. The control fabric supports a configurable number of routing modules. The router node may be arranged in a multi-router configuration in which the control fabric has at least two routing modules.