Abstract: A dispenser for poisoned bait having a tray and a correspondingly shaped sheet-like lid for sealing the tray with the bait placed therein during manufacture. The lid has a tear-off portion that allows the pest to access the bait while the remainder of the lid continues to cover the enclosed bait so that the user's potential for physical contact with the bait is minimized. The tray includes a gripping flange adjacent the enclosed portion of the tray that allows the user to securely grasp the dispenser and place it into position in a tight or difficult-to-reach space without risk of touching the bait.

Abstract: A taut, torsional flexure is used in a compact drive for scanning light and is of beneficial use in a lightweight, compact image projection module, especially for mounting in a housing having a light-transmissive window, the module being operative for causing selected pixels in a raster pattern to be illuminated to produce an image of high resolution of VGA quality in color.

Abstract: A system for manipulating data is provided. Such a system comprises a host system, a discrete portable data acquisition device for collecting the data, at least one of a wireless wide area network (WWAN) data radio, a wireless local area network (WLAN) data radio, and a wireless personal area network (WPAN) data radio operably engaged with the portable data acquisition device and configured to at least one of transmit the data to the host system, communicate with a peripheral device, and receive data, and a memory operably engaged with the portable data acquisition device for storing the data, the memory comprising a FLASH memory module, a DRAM memory module, and an NVDRAM memory module. Associated systems, devices, and methods are also provided.

Abstract: A merchandising display system has gravity-feed containers that have a dispensing opening near the bottom in the front wall of the container, in which similar containers are arranged side-by-side and restrained from moving back and forth on the shelf by a cleat that restrains the container. A display bar that displays products such as electrical instruments is supported by pegboard and the products being displayed are dispensed from directly above the displayed product from a hook that extends from the pegboard.

Abstract: A dispensation device having a nozzle defining a chamber and a dispensation orifice which communicates with the chamber. A transfer pin is moveably received within the chamber and moveable between a retracted position and a dispensing position. In the dispensing position, a portion of the contact end extends out of the chamber through the dispensation orifice. A driven element contacts the transfer pin, with the drive element magnetically coupled to a driven element. A drive element is oriented to magnetically move the driven element and thus magnetically position the transfer pin.

Abstract: A system for manipulating data is provided. Such a system comprises a host system, a discrete portable data acquisition device for collecting the data, at least one of a wireless wide area network (WWAN) data radio, a wireless local area network (WLAN) data radio, and a wireless personal area network (WPAN) data radio operably engaged with the portable data acquisition device and configured to at least one of transmit the data to the host system, communicate with a peripheral device, and receive data, and a memory operably engaged with the portable data acquisition device for storing the data, the memory comprising a FLASH memory module, a DRAM memory module, and an NVDRAM memory module. Associated systems, devices, and methods are also provided.

Abstract: A dispensation device having a nozzle defining a chamber and a dispensation orifice which communicates with the chamber. A transfer pin is moveably received within the chamber and moveable between a retracted position and a dispensing position. In the dispensing position, a portion of the contact end extends out of the chamber through the dispensation orifice. A driven element contacts the transfer pin, with the drive element magnetically coupled to a driven element. A drive element is oriented to magnetically move the driven element and thus magnetically position the transfer pin.

Abstract: A method of centering a disk pack on a base rotatably supporting the disk pack includes performing a series a steps while the disk pack is rotating. A reference timing signal is generated. A first imbalance in the rotating disk pack is detected, and a first imbalance signal is produced. The first imbalance signal is correlated with the reference timing signal to produce a first correlation value, which indicates a location of the first imbalance relative to the reference timing signal. Based upon the first correlation value, a first impact is applied to the base, causing the base to shift relative to the disk pack. As a result of the first impact, the first imbalance moves to a second imbalance. The second imbalance is detected, and a second imbalance signal is produced. The second imbalance signal is correlated with the reference timing signal to produce a second correlation value, which indicates a location of the second imbalance relative to the reference timing signal.

Abstract: A head disk assembly includes a base, a cover attached to the base and a spindle motor mounted to the base. The spindle motor includes a shaft, an inner cylindrical portion surrounding the shaft, and an outer cylindrical portion surrounding the inner cylindrical portion. The outer cylindrical portion has an annular surface and the inner cylindrical portion has a cylindrical surface which extends above the annular surface. The head disk assembly also includes a disk mounted on the spindle motor such that the disk surrounds the outer cylindrical portion; the disk includes a recording surface which is substantially co-planar with the annular surface. The head disk assembly also includes a disk clamp for clamping the disk to the spindle motor and a washer positioned between the disk clamp and the recording surface for transferring radial loads to the inner cylindrical portion of the spindle motor.

Abstract: A head disk assembly ("HDA") comprises an enclosure including a base and a pivot bearing cartridge having a shaft and a outer shell rotatable about the shaft. The outer shell has a cylindrical surface. The shaft is affixed to the base at a predetermined location. The enclosure has an internal volume with a limited height above the predetermined location. The cartridge has an elongated portion in the volume, the elongated portion having a height approximately equal to the limited height. The HDA further comprises a plurality of rotating disks, each having at least one recording surface. The HDA further comprises an arm stack comprising a plurality of arms, and a plurality of head gimbal assemblies. Each arm has a stacking portion and a cantilever portion. Each head gimbal assembly has one end attached to the cantilever portion of a respective arm and has an opposite end positioned adjacent a recording surface.