Abstract: A switching gesture display device for vehicles includes a main box and a shaft rotatably mounted in the main box with opposite ends extending through and outside the main box, the shaft being rotatable between an initial position and a rotated position. Two primary indicia displays are mounted on the opposite ends of the shaft, the two primary indicia displays being displayed in a generally upright position when the shaft is in the initial position, and two secondary indicia displays are mounted on the shaft generally adjacent the two primary indicia displays, the two secondary indicia displays being displayed in a generally upright position when the shaft is in the rotated position. A shaft rotation device rotates the shaft between the initial position and the rotated position to alternatively display the two primary indicia displays in the initial position and the two secondary indicia displays in the rotated position.

Abstract: The swing-out workbench extension of the present invention includes a rectangular swinging platform suspended from the top of a workbench by four swinging uprights on upper and lower axles between a lower stored position and an upper extended position. The rectangular swinging platform has at least one and preferably two tool support cross members extending between the respective opposed side members thereof. A latch is provided for releasably locking said rectangular swing platform in its said upper extended position. A heavy tool is connected to at least one cross member of the rectangular swing platform and is swingable outward from a stored position to an upper extended position and locked in place for use by a latch. The tool mounted on the rectangular swinging platform is also swingable downward to a stored position upon release of the latch.

Abstract: A connector body component for a connector assembly in which the connector body component has a plurality of independent body segments secured together to form a single assembly. The connector body segments are held together within a housing member and may include interlocking structures on wall surfaces thereof. Forming the connector body in independent segments allows one body segment to be replaced in the event of damage to the connector body or one conductive element held in the connector body, thus eliminating the need to replace the entire connector body. This saves significant time and expense when repairing or modifying a connector body having a plurality of independent conductors coupled to it.

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a platform balance that is suitable for transmitting forces and moments in a plurality of directions. The platform balance is adapted to support a test specimen, such as a large vehicle, in a test environment such as a wind tunnel. The platform balance includes a frame support and at least three spaced-apart transducers coupled to the frame support. Each of the transducers is sensitive about two orthogonal sensed axes. The transducers cooperate to provide signals indicative of forces and moments with respect to at least two orthogonal axes. Each transducer includes a transducer body having a support coupled to a sensor body along an axis of compliance. The sensor body is adapted to deflect about the two orthogonal sensed axes where the sensed axes are mutually orthogonal to the axis of compliance.

Abstract: A load cell body for transmitting forces and moments in a plurality of directions includes an integral assembly having a first ring member and a second ring member. Each ring member has a central aperture centered on a reference axis. In one embodiment, three or more sensor assemblies extend from the first ring member to the second ring member parallel to the reference axis. Each sensor assembly includes a stiff member attached to one of the rings and extending therefrom to the other radially from the reference axis, and a flexure assembly joining a remote end of each member to the other ring member.

Abstract: A storage provisioning policy is created by specifying storage heuristics for storage attributes using storage heuristic metadata. Storage attributes characterize a storage device and storage heuristic metadata describe how to specify a storage heuristic. Using the storage heuristic metadata, storage heuristics are defined to express a rule or constraint as a function of a storage attribute. In addition, the storage provisioning policy may also specify mapping rules for exporting the storage to a consumer of the storage, such as the server or server cluster.

Abstract: This invention provides a series of novel acrylated, substituted imidazoline corrosion inhibitors of the formula: wherein R1 is an alkyl radical having from 2 to 8 carbon atoms; R2 is a radical derived from a fatty acid; and R3 is a radical derived from an unsaturated acid and a method for inhibiting corrosion in metallic flow lines through the introduction of such inhibitors into a system wherein corrosion is sought to be precluded.

Abstract: Failover processing in storage server system utilizes policies for managing fault tolerance (FT) and high availability (HA) configurations. The approach encapsulates the knowledge of failover recovery between components within a storage server and between storage server systems. This knowledge includes information about what components are participating in a Failover Set, how they are configured for failover, what is the Fail-Stop policy, and what are the steps to perform when “failing-over” a component.

Abstract: A load cell body for transmitting forces and moments in a plurality of directions includes an integral assembly having a first ring member and a second ring member. Each ring member has a central aperture centered on a reference axis. In one embodiment, three or more sensor assemblies extend from the first ring member to the second ring member parallel to the reference axis. The sensor assemblies include spaced-apart apertures forming flexure members.

Abstract: Failover processing in storage server system utilizes policies for managing fault tolerance (FT) and high availability (HA) configurations. The approach encapsulates the knowledge of failover recovery between components within a storage server and between storage server systems. This knowledge includes information about what components are participating in a Failover Set, how they are configured for failover, what is the Fail-Stop policy, and what are the steps to perform when “failing-over” a component.

Abstract: An alkoxylated alkylphenol-formaldehyde-diamine polymer prepared by alkoxylating an alkylphenol-formaldehyde-diamine polymer and use of the alkoxylated alkylphenol-formaldehyde-diamine polymer to resolve water-in-oil emulsions, especially emulsions of water in crude oil.

Abstract: The present invention relates to controlling vacuum parameters relating to a vacuum pump arrangement in a automatic milking system, said automatic milking system comprising a vacuum pump arrangement (101), said automatic milking system comprises a milking system controller (105) arranged to control milking system parameters and said vacuum pump arrangement comprises a vacuum system controller (103) for controlling vacuum system parameters. Communication means (106) is coupled to said vacuum system controller and to said milking system controller for establishing communication between said vacuum system controllers and said milking system controller. Said milking system controller comprises signal transmitting means (108) for transmitting a message to said vacuum system controller.

Abstract: A system for an aircraft that includes an attachment point for a store and a data management system that communicates data amongst a plurality of mobile platform systems and an operator. The data management system includes a docking station and a data link operatively associated with the attachment point thereby allowing the store and at least one of the mobile platform systems to communicate. The system includes a circuit that docks to the docking station and includes an input, a first data port, and a second data port. The circuit accepts operator commands via the input and sends commands to the data link, and to the store, based on the inputs via the second data port. Additionally, the circuit accepts imaging from the store via the second data port.

Abstract: A system of communication for providing instruction, information, and verbal commands between a teacher and a student. An exemplary embodiment of the invention is particularly suited for use between a sports coach and the players on his or her team. The system of the present invention is preferably comprised of a microphone for the coach, a transmitter, at least one receiver, and at least one speaker for at least one player.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for maintaining a fax transmission over a relay network that includes at least first and second portions and a relay portion that couples the first and second portions to each other. At a second gateway connecting the second portion to the relay portion, data frames received over the relay portion are processed to determine if they are corrupted, and signals are sent back to a first gateway to resend any data frames that are corrupted. The first gateway connects the first portion to the relay portion.

Abstract: A technique for detection and bypass of unnecessary modulation/demodulation and compression/decompression of Group 3 fax, in a telecommunication network having more than one pair, or “tandem,” Group 3 fax relay gateways. Detection and the effective removal of a Group 3 fax tandem reduces end-to-end processing delays of the facsimile signal, and improves performance of the Group 3 fax communication. The invention uses frequencies normally used for voice information (such as V.21 channel 1 frequencies) to detect tandem fax relay gateways and effectively remove unnecessary relay gateways.

Abstract: A process for inactivating pathogenic viruses in meat includes the steps of subjecting the meat to an elevated pressure for a predetermined period of time, adiabatically increase the temperature of the meat to a temperature not to exceed 50° C. while retaining the raw color meat characteristics.

Abstract: A sheet material conveyor includes a pocket conveyor with at least one moving pocket for collecting printed sheet material, the pocket conveyor having a release area for releasing the printing sheet material in the pocket. The sheet material conveyor also includes an air supply device providing air to the pocket at the release area. A pocket with air supply holes and a method for releasing printed sheet material using pressurized air is also provided.

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a platform balance that is suitable for transmitting forces and moments in a plurality of directions. The platform balance is adapted to support a test specimen, such as a large vehicle, in a test environment such as a wind tunnel. The platform balance includes a frame support and at least three spaced-apart transducers coupled to the frame support. Each of the transducers is sensitive about two orthogonal sensed axes. The transducers cooperate to provide signals indicative of forces and moments with respect to at least two orthogonal axes. Each transducer includes a transducer body having a support coupled to a sensor body along an axis of compliance. The sensor body is adapted to deflect about the two orthogonal sensed axes where the sensed axes are mutually orthogonal to the axis of compliance.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention present a method, system and computer software program for augmenting an internal library with published submissions to a technical society. An abstract for a published submission is located on a technical society website. The abstract for the published submission is downloaded to a machine-readable memory medium at a first address. The published submission is located on a technical society website. The published submission is downloaded to the machine-readable memory medium at a second address. A hyperlink to the second address is embedded into the abstract. The hyperlink is configured to display the published submission when invoked.