Abstract: The present invention is directed to a photolytic hydrogen peroxide generator (10); the photolytic hydrogen peroxide generator converts water to activated oxygen for electrolyte absorption, regulates pH, removes hydrogen and other gases; the photolytic hydrogen peroxide generator includes a photolytic cell (16) where chemical reactions occur.

Abstract: A method is provided of restricted substance management and recycling in a manufacturing environment. The method includes the steps of inputting restricted substances and recycle content data of parts supplied by a supplier for a vehicle into a computer system of a vehicle manufacturer. The method also includes the steps of reviewing the inputted data and determining parts with banned or recycled content or substances over predetermined thresholds. The method further includes the steps of reporting the determined parts to the supplier and vehicle manufacture.

Abstract: A method and system for a misfire detection acquires (301) a series of acceleration data (302) representative of acceleration behavior of an engine. The data is sampled (304) to obtain acceleration data samples at a rate sufficient to obtain up to fourth-order perturbations of the data. The samples are filtered (322) to provide bandwidth limited samples, which are provided to at least two channels (325, 329). The samples are pattern matched (332) in a first channel to enhance harmonic phenomena and pattern canceled (330) in a second channel to enhance random phenomena. Hard and random misfires are detected (334) dependent on a magnitude of the filtered acceleration data samples. Preferably, a third channel (335) is added to detect multiple misfires.

Abstract: A method is provided of restricted substance management and recycling in a manufacturing environment. The method includes the steps of inputting restricted substances and recycle content data of parts supplied by a supplier for a vehicle into a computer system of a vehicle manufacturer. The method also includes the steps of reviewing the inputted data and determining parts with banned or recycled content or substances over predetermined thresholds. The method further includes the steps of reporting the determined parts to the supplier and vehicle manufacture.

Abstract: The invention is a method for making reaction injection molded polyurethane of improved properties. The product ccomprises the reaction product of a high molecular weight polyhydric polyether, a low molecular weight active hydrogen containing compound of at least two functionality and a polyisocyanate wherein at least about 30% of the high molecular weight polyether is first mixed and allowed to react with the polyisocyanate and then the remaining polyhydric polyether and low molecular weight active hydrogen containing compound are added to the polyether and polyisocyanate mixture and allowed to react. Reaction injection molded elastomers are useful as molded articles of commerce including, but not limited to, vehicle body parts.