Abstract: Parallel printing systems and methods incorporate inverter assemblies for not only inverting media during transport through the system but also to register the media or provide a velocity buffer transports with different drive velocities. The inverter assemblies can include the capability to optionally deskew the media and provide lateral registration corrections. The inverter assembly nip rollers are sufficiently spaced from process drive nip rollers to decouple a document in the inverter assembly from the highway paths. The method comprises combining the inverting function selectively with either the registering or the velocity buffering functions.

Abstract: An apparatus for obtaining tool face angles on a rotating drill collar in substantially real time is disclosed. In one exemplary embodiment the apparatus includes a magnetoresistive magnetic field sensor deployed in a tool body. The apparatus further includes a programmed processor configured to calculate tool face angles in substantially real time from the magnetic field measurements. The programmed processor may optionally further be configured to correlate the calculated tool face angles with logging while drilling measurements for use in borehole imaging applications.

Abstract: A loop antenna useful, for example, in investigation of earth formations. Embodiments of the invention provide a loop antenna circuit comprising a loop antenna disposed to generate, in response to an electromagnetic wave, a pick-up signal on an output node. Loop antenna circuit further includes a tuning network coupled to the loop antenna. The tuning network is disposed to provide simultaneous tuning at a plurality of interrogation frequencies. Further embodiments include a preamplifier circuit coupled to the loop antenna. The preamplifier circuit is disposed to receive the pick-up signal on an input node and provide a high impedance load to the loop antenna for a first of the plurality of interrogation frequencies to reduce the secondary radiation from the loop antenna to below a predetermined value at the said first interrogation frequency.

Abstract: An azimuthally sensitive logging while drilling tool is disclosed. The tool may be suitable, for example, to measure azimuthal variations of electrical properties of a subterranean formation. The tool includes at least one transmitter disposed to transmit electromagnetic energy and a longitudinally spaced receiver array. The receiver array includes a plurality of discrete magnetic field sensors deployed about a circumference of the tool body. In one exemplary embodiment, the tool includes six or more magnetic field sensors selected from either giant magnetoresistive sensors or anisotropic magnetoresistive sensors.

Abstract: A cordless power tool has a housing which includes a mechanism to couple with a removable battery pack. The battery pack includes one or more battery cells as well as a vent system in the battery pack housing which enables fluid to move through the housing. A mechanism is associated with the battery pack to dissipate heat from the battery pack.

Abstract: A spell checker based on the noisy channel model has a source model and an error model. The source model determines how likely a word w in a dictionary is to have been generated. The error model determines how likely the word w was to have been incorrectly entered as the string s (e.g., mistyped or incorrectly interpreted by a speech recognition system) according to the probabilities of string-to-string edits. The string-to-string edits allow conversion of one arbitrary length character sequence to another arbitrary length character sequence.

Abstract: Tools are provided for allowing ready access to information relevant to events associated with the release of hazardous materials. The tools also facilitate characterization of the events and determination of appropriate emergency responses for the events. When an indication of a hazardous material release event is received, data including information associated with the transportation of hazardous materials may be accessed to characterize the hazardous material release event. Based on the characterized hazardous material release event, appropriate responses are determined that are tailored the specifics of the hazardous material release event.

Abstract: A multi-layered pipe includes at least an outer and an inner layer of thermoplastic material and a coupling comprising a thermoplastic material. A method for joining the multi-layered pipe to the coupling includes providing a coupling including a recess for receiving an end of a multi-layered pipe, the recess being configured, in use, to permit the coupling to contact the inner and outermost layers of a multi-layered pipe received in the recess; fitting an end of the multi-layered pipe into the recess R of the coupling; introducing heat to both the coupling sufficient to cause local melting at the interface between the coupling and either the inner layer alone or both the inner and outer layers of the multi-layered pipe.

Abstract: A multi-layered pipe includes at least an outer and an inner layer of thermoplastic material and a coupling includes a thermoplastic material. A method for joining the pipe to the coupling includes providing a coupling including a recess for receiving an end of a multi-layered pipe, the recess being configured, in use, to permit the coupling to contact the inner and outermost layers of a multi-layered pipe received in the recess. An end of the multi-layered pipe is fit into the recess of the coupling. Heat is introduced to both the coupling sufficient to cause local melting at the interface between the coupling and either the inner layer alone or both the inner and outer layers of the multi-layered pipe.

Abstract: The present invention learns phrase translation relationships by receiving a parallel aligned corpus with phrases to be learned identified in a source language. Candidate phrases in a target language are generated and an inside score is calculated based on word association scores for words inside the source language phrase and candidate phrase. An outside score is calculated based on word association scores for words outside the source language phrase and candidate phrase. The inside and outside scores are combined to obtain a joint score.

Abstract: A tool system with a battery pack and a device that is configured to be selectively coupled to the battery pack. The battery pack has first, second and third pack terminals. The device has a battery mount with a body that defines a well and first and second device terminals. The body defines a well into which the battery pack is removably received. The first and second device terminals extend outwardly from a proximal portion of the battery mount and engage the first and second pack terminals when the battery pack is fully inserted into the well. At least one of the first and second pack terminals and the first and second device terminals is a male terminal that is received into a corresponding one of the first and second pack terminals and the first and second device terminals. A longitudinal axis of each of the first, second and third pack terminals is arranged parallel to a longitudinal axis of the battery pack.

Abstract: A graphics processor includes an embedded frame buffer for storing frame data prior to sending the frame data to an external location, such as main memory. A copy pipeline is provided which converts the data from one format to another format prior to writing the data to the external location. The conversion may be from one RGB color format to another RGB color format, from one YUV format to another YUV format, from an RGB color format to a YUV color format, or from a YUV color format to an RGB color format. MPEG image data initially stored in main memory in a YUV format as a texture is transferred to the embedded frame buffer prior to initiating a copy-out process via the copy pipeline from the embedded frame buffer to an external frame buffer in main memory. During the copy-out process, pixels are converted from YUV format to an RGB format.

Abstract: An automated and computerized system for characterizing kinetic activities is disclosed. The system includes an optical unit with a controller chip. The controller chip has multiple reaction cells for simultaneously reacting samples of the catalyst under a range of reaction conditions and for optically monitoring the kinetic activity within each of the reaction cells; The system also preferably includes a temperature controller in thermal contact with the controller chip and an actuation device coupled to the controller chip for injecting and mixing samples of the catalyst with reagents into each of the reaction cells to form a product.

Abstract: A printing system includes first and second marking engines which are operatively connected to each other for printing images onto print media. A print media transport system collects printed media from the marking engines. The print media transport system includes a common paper path which receives printed media from the first and second marking engines. A sensor element is associated with the common paper path for measuring an image quality parameter of printed media traveling thereon and generating a control signal therefrom. An image quality controller is in communication with the sensor element for adjusting image quality parameters in at least one of the first marking engine and second marking engine based on the control signal to reduce a variation in an image quality characteristic of printed images produced by the first and second marking engines.

Abstract: A web of roofing material (20) is perforated for segmentation into plural trapezoidal-shaped shingles (22). In view of the perforation (24) of the web (20), the trapezoidal-shaped shingles (22) are pre-configured for use as hip and ridge shingles advantageously having edges pre-shaped to align upon installation to present an essentially straight line of edges of contiguous shingles. The hip and ridge shingles are detachable from the web at the perforation to facilitate use of the shingles on a roofing obliquity (40).

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention relate generally to tissue anchors and methods of delivering same to the intervertebral disc or other sites within the body. In some embodiments, the anchors provide pull-out resistance, stability and/or maximize contact with tissue involving a minimum amount of penetration. In some embodiments, delivery methods are minimally invasive and include linear, lateral, and off-angle implantation or driving of anchors along, against or within tissue surfaces.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to scripting integration in a Web application environment and provide a method, system and computer program product for Web application integration with dialogue based scripts. In one embodiment of the invention, a method for integrating a Web application with dialogue-based script input can be provided. The method can include receiving a script input request from an executing script; formatting the script input request from the executing script into a Web form for a Web page and providing the Web page to a content browser; receiving form input in the Web form in the Web page from the content browser and transforming the form input into script input for the executing script; and, providing the script input to the executing script.

Abstract: A method of translation includes uploading a source text portion to a back end processor. The back end processor identifies a subset of translation knowledge associated with the source text portion. The back end processor downloads the subset to a front end processor. A translation engine runs on the front end processor. The translation engine generates a translation of the source text portion as a function of the subset.

Abstract: A spell checker based on the noisy channel model has a source model and an error model. The source model determines how likely a word w in a dictionary is to have been generated. The error model determines how likely the word w was to have been incorrectly entered as the string s (e.g., mistyped or incorrectly interpreted by a speech recognition system) according to the probabilities of string-to-string edits. The string-to-string edits allow conversion of one arbitrary length character sequence to another arbitrary length character sequence.