Abstract: A handheld toy for simulating a fight sequence has an audio circuit for recording and playing simulated fighting sounds. A body section is provided. The body section has a hollow interior section for housing the audio circuit. The body section has a first side which is rounded to allow the first side to fit comfortably in a palm of a user. A second side of the body section has a plurality of ridges. The ridges form finger grips to allow a hand of the user to hold the handheld toy. The body section has a movable cover to replace components of the audio circuit. A plurality of buttons is coupled to the audio circuit. Each of the plurality of buttons activates a different simulated fighting sound of the audio circuit. The user presses different buttons while performing a simulated fight sequence.

Abstract: An inkjet pen is disclosed having an interior chamber containing a pressure regulator. A filter within the interior chamber substantially surrounds the pressure regulator, providing a large filter surface area, and hence a low resistance to ink flow. The filter may be formed of a pleated filter material; the filter material may be retained by a rigid ink passage flange and a filter cap.

Abstract: A programmable control system and related features and methods are provided for the operation an automated, actuator-based component inspection system. In one implementation, the invention can be characterized as an actuator control system comprising: a controller adapted to be coupled to and control an actuator including a probe moveable by the actuator about an axis in response to control signals from the controller; a user input device coupled to the controller and configured to receive inputs from a user to define an automated sequence of multiple locations of the probe and configured to cause an encoder measurement to be retrieved from the actuator; and the user input device further configured to receive a tolerance value from the user corresponding to the encoder measurement.

Abstract: A printhead assembly includes a carrier having a fluid manifold defined therein, a plurality of printhead dies each mounted on the carrier and communicating with the fluid manifold, and a fluid delivery assembly coupled with the carrier and communicating with the fluid manifold.

Abstract: A spring, which may be either a coil spring or a leaf spring, provides an adjustable stabilization force to the barrel of a rifle to tune out harmonic vibrations resulting from firing a particular bullet from the weapon. This tuning enables the scatter pattern for any bullet fired from any rifle to be significantly tightened from the resultant improved accuracy of the weapon.

Abstract: A printhead assembly includes a carrier having a fluid manifold defined therein, and a plurality of printhead dies each mounted on the carrier and including a first nozzle set and a second nozzle set. The fluid manifold includes a first chamber and a second chamber such that the first nozzle set of each of the printhead dies communicates with the first chamber of the fluid manifold and the second nozzle set of each of the printhead dies communicates with the second chamber of the fluid manifold.

Abstract: The present invention provides for a filter for an ink jet pen, comprising a filter material configured to attach to the pen, wherein a flow of ink through the filter material is substantially multidirectional. In a preferred aspect, an effective filtration surface area of the filter is substantially greater than any projection surface area of the filter. In another preferred aspect, the filter comprises a chamber at least partially bounded by the filter material, and a flow direction of ink into the chamber is substantially different than a flow direction of ink from the chamber.

Abstract: A printhead assembly includes a substrate having a first side and a second side opposite the first side, at least one electrical component mounted on the second side of the substrate, a substructure having a fluid manifold and at least one well isolated from the fluid manifold defined therein, and a plurality of printhead dies each mounted on the first side of the substrate. The substructure is disposed on the second side of the substrate such that the at least one electrical component is confined within the at least one well.

Abstract: A printhead assembly includes a carrier having a fluid manifold defined therein, a plurality of printhead dies each mounted on the carrier and communicating with the fluid manifold, and a fluid delivery assembly coupled with the carrier and communicating with the fluid manifold.

Abstract: A fluid ejection cartridge includes a fluid container that has both a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet. The fluid ejection cartridge has one or more fluid ejectors fluidically coupled to the fluid container outlet and a fluid valve fluidically coupled to the fluid container inlet. The fluid ejection cartridge has a filter assembly having a compliant portion with an internal volume fluidically coupled to the fluid container outlet such that the internal volume changes when fluid flows into the fluid container.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a hot water dispenser capable of heating water to near boiling temperatures (e.g., 205° F. to 212° F.). When water at near boiling temperatures is required, a secondary heating element is activated. The secondary heating element is in thermally coupled to the dispensing tube so that the water in the tube may be further heated as it passes through the dispensing tube from the tank to the dispensing outlet. Heating the water to near boiling just prior to its being dispensed reduces energy costs because the near boiling temperature water is not stored and allowed to cool. Additionally, the need for expensive insulation or expensive thermostats is eliminated.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a hot water dispenser capable of heating water to near boiling temperatures (e.g., 205° F. to 212° F.). When water at near boiling temperatures is required, a secondary heating element is activated. The secondary heating element is in thermally coupled to the dispensing tube so that the water in the tube may be further heated as it passes through the dispensing tube from the tank to the dispensing outlet. Heating the water to near boiling just prior to its being dispensed reduces energy costs because the near boiling temperature water is not stored and allowed to cool. Additionally, the need for expensive insulation or expensive thermostats is eliminated.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method of generating an image of an animate human or non-human animal body or part thereof. The method comprises administering to said body a physiologically tolerable contrast agent comprising a radiation absorbing component and/or a pressure inducing component, exposing said body to radiation, detecting pressure waves generated in said body by said radiation and generating an optoacoustic image therefrom of at least a part of said body containing the administered contrast agent.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for packaging items, such as meat, non-meat products and non-food products, using ultrasound or heat is disclosed herein. In a preferred embodiment, a continuous thermoplastic tubular mesh material is used to package multiple meat products. The preferred packaging method does not use metal clips as in conventional packaging, and instead uses thermal energy, ultrasonic energy, or other types of energy to create seals in the packaging material itself. The method advantageously causes one seal to be formed between each pair of adjacently packaged products. This single seal can be cut in half thereby creating two seals, one seal for each adjacently packaged product.

Abstract: An inkjet pen is disclosed having an interior chamber containing a pressure regulator. A filter within the interior chamber substantially surrounds the pressure regulator, providing a large filter surface area, and hence a low resistance to ink flow. The filter may be formed of a pleated filter material; the filter material may be retained by a rigid ink passage flange and a filter cap.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of particulate materials as contrast agents in in vivo light imaging.

Abstract: A fluid ejection cartridge includes a fluid container that has both a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet. The fluid ejection cartridge has one or more fluid ejectors fluidically coupled to the fluid container outlet and a fluid valve fluidically coupled to the fluid container inlet. The fluid ejection cartridge has a filter assembly having a compliant portion with an internal volume fluidically coupled to the fluid container outlet such that the internal volume changes when fluid flows into the fluid container.

Abstract: The present invention provides for a filter for an ink jet pen, comprising a filter material configured to attach to the pen, wherein a flow of ink through the filter material is substantially multidirectional. In a preferred aspect, an effective filtration surface area of the filter is substantially greater than any projection surface area of the filter. In another preferred aspect, the filter comprises a chamber at least partially bounded by the filter material, and a flow direction of ink into the chamber is substantially different than a flow direction of ink from the chamber.

Abstract: Method and apparatus for identifying broadcast digital audio signals include structure and/or function whereby the digital audio signal is provided to processing structure which is configured to (i) identify a program-identifying code in the received digital audio signal, (ii) identify a program-identifying code in a decompressed received digital audio signal, (iii) identify a feature signature in the received digital audio signal, and (iv) identify a feature signature in the decompressed received digital audio signal. Preferably, such processing structure is disposed in a dwelling or a monitoring site in an audience measurement system, such as the Nielsen TV ratings system.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of particulate materials as contrast agents in in vivo light imaging.