Abstract: A packaged product including a plurality of product components, an inner packaging having a plurality of compartments corresponding to the number of product components, and an overwrap. Each of the plurality of product components are individually positioned within a corresponding one of the plurality of compartments. The inner packaging is arranged in a marketable configuration representing the product. The overwrap extends around the inner packaging and secures the product in the marketable configuration.

Abstract: A servo valve in a servo pulser used to restrict flow to a larger main valve includes external stops on a housing to define rotational starting/stopping points and sweep zones for a servo rotor having digits for contacting the stops. The digits extend longitudinally away from the servo valve seat and extend into the sweep zones. Interaction between the stops and the digits in the sweep zones limit rotation of the rotor to a swept arc between the stops. The servo pulser rotor oscillates between stopping points in alternating clockwise/counterclockwise sweeps. Each sweep in a given direction creates one full pulse: closed, open, and closed. The servo pulser carries out a feedback/decision loop between hydraulic pulses (and sweeps) that receives information on one or more previous pulses and calculates how fast or slow it should drive the servo rotor for the current pulse.

Abstract: A servo valve in a servo pulser used to restrict flow to a larger main valve includes external stops on a housing to define rotational starting/stopping points and sweep zones for a servo rotor having digits for contacting the stops. The digits extend longitudinally away from the servo valve seat and extend into the sweep zones. Interaction between the stops and the digits in the sweep zones limit rotation of the rotor to a swept arc between the stops. The servo pulser rotor oscillates between stopping points in alternating clockwise/counterclockwise sweeps. Each sweep in a given direction creates one full pulse: closed, open, and closed. The servo pulser carries out a feedback/decision loop between hydraulic pulses (and sweeps) that receives information on one or more previous pulses and calculates how fast or slow it should drive the servo rotor for the current pulse.

Abstract: A skid shield for attachment to vehicle side rails for protecting an underbody vehicle component, where the vehicle has a cross member mounted to the side rails with mounting hardware and receiving holes, includes a body and a skid plate. The body extends from the first side rail to the second side rail and around the underbody of the vehicle component. The body has at least one frame member. The at least one skid plate is attached to the frame member. The skid shield also includes first and second attachment brackets that attach the frame member to the side rails. The attachment brackets have receiving holes for receiving a fastener. The receiving holes are configured for alignment with the receiving holes in the side rails. The fastener fastens both the attachment bracket of the skid shield and the mounting hardware of the cross member to the side rails.

Abstract: A skid shield for attachment to vehicle side rails for protecting an underbody vehicle component, where the vehicle has a cross member mounted to the side rails with mounting hardware and receiving holes, includes a body and a skid plate. The body extends from the first side rail to the second side rail and around the underbody of the vehicle component. The body has at least one frame member. The at least one skid plate is attached to the frame member. The skid shield also includes first and second attachment brackets that attach the frame member to the side rails. The attachment brackets have receiving holes for receiving a fastener. The receiving holes are configured for alignment with the receiving holes in the side rails. The fastener fastens both the attachment bracket of the skid shield and the mounting hardware of the cross member to the side rails.

Abstract: A tandem rear axle (28) suspended from a chassis frame (12) rearward of front steerable wheels (22, 24) has a first drive axle (30) with a driven wheel (32) on the right side and a driven wheel (34) on the left side and a second drive axle (36) rearward of the first drive axle and having a driven wheel (38) on the right side and a driven wheel (40) on the left side. A drivetrain couples a combustion engine (26) to the first drive axle for driving its driven wheels. A prime mover (52, 68, 70, 74) other than the combustion engine drives the driven wheels of the second drive axle.

Abstract: An electro-hydraulic clutch actuation system for a manual transmission comprises a slave cylinder engaged to a transmission clutch fork member, the cylinder being operated to cause clutch disengagement by actuation of a push-button on a gear shift lever of the transmission, such cylinder effectively producing a manual transmission which does not require clutch pedal actuation during shifting of the transmission. Further, the system eliminates the need for transmission synchronizers by using sensed speed of tailshaft rotation to determine the point of synchronization for such shifting, and, in an automatic mode of operation, the system indicates to an operator not only that the synchronization point has been achieved, but also prompts an upshift or downshift, as required, to minimize load. The cylinder is operated using oil under high pressure which is supplied thereto from a high pressure engine oil rail.

Abstract: Nail enamels of improved quality as regards settling, migration and flotation characteristics are provided by utilizing therein pigments coated with oxidized polyethylene.

Abstract: A lip gloss comprising a mineral oil gel comprising polyethylene and an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer, wherein the weight proportion of polyethylene to ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer is in the range of 90:10 to 70:30, respectively where polyethylene is present in major proportion, and wherein the weight proportion of polyethylene to ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer is in the range of 20:80 to 30:70, respectively, where the ethylene-vinyl acetate is present in major proportion; a preferred embodiment includes 43% or less by weight of a wear-enhancing agent selected from the group consisting of polyiso and normal butene, lanolin and dimethylpolysiloxane.

Abstract: This invention relates generally to systems for handling biological fluids such as blood and more particularly relates to apparatus for maintaining a constant flow rate of fluid by a peristaltic pump when the pressure at the input of such a pump goes negative or positive. More specifically, the invention uses a microprocessor which provides an output signal representative of the incremental change in pump speed required when the pump input experiences a negative or positive pressure regime.The microprocessor output is based on a sensed input pump pressure, P.sub.o, a pressure, P.sub.i, which is the pressure at which extensions of the linearly decreasing portions of the pump characteristic curves intersect the pressure axis on a plot of Pressure vs Flow Rate for a given pump and a desired flow rate, Q.sub.o. The resulting output is applied to a stepper motor via a programmable timer and driver amplifier.

Abstract: Opposed pivotally mounted tamper arms are oscillated by respective single-acting hydraulic piston assemblies controlled by separate hydraulic duplex rotary distributing valves. Fluid supply and return lines for each piston assembly are connected to a source of pressurized hydraulic fluid via the respective rotary valve. Each valve has a stationary ported shell which receives a rotary cylindrical spool having a pair of axially displaced supply and return throughports which alternately register with supply and return line ports in the shell to open and close the connections between the respective piston assembly and the supply and return lines. While the rotary valves are preferably driven by a common drive unit, the relative phase of the oscillations of the arms can be determined by rotationally offsetting one of the spools with respect to the other by the desired phase angle.