Abstract: A stand for coolers or insulated ice chests can be readily assembled and disassembled for transport and storage without tools. Front and rear frame members of bent tubing are joined to side members of bent tubing by threaded fasteners and wing nuts. The stand may be provided with wheels. It may be provided with a first bottle rack that is suspended from its front member. A second bottle rack may be suspended from a side frame member.

Abstract: Apparatus and methods are presented herein for protecting electronic components from damage during transport or “drop testing.” A packaging system of the present invention includes a novel cover tape bonded to a carrier tape, which cover tape includes a foam layer attached thereto on its underside. The foam layer prevents excessive movement of the electronic components within the cavities, thereby protecting the leads and other parts of the components from damage. The method for protecting the components in the cavities of the carrier tape includes attaching the foam layer on the underside of the cover tape before sealing the cover tape on the carrier tape. When the cover tape is bonded to the carrier tape with the components placed in the cavities, the foam layer prevents excessive movement of the components therein.

Abstract: Apparatus and methods are presented herein for protecting electronic components from damage during transport or “drop testing.” A packaging system of the present invention includes a novel cover tape bonded to a carrier tape, which cover tape includes a foam layer attached thereto on its underside. The foam layer prevents excessive movement of the electronic components within the cavities, thereby protecting the leads and other parts of the components from damage. The method for protecting the components in the cavities of the carrier tape includes attaching the foam layer on the underside of the cover tape before sealing the cover tape on the carrier tape. When the cover tape is bonded to the carrier tape with the components placed in the cavities, the foam layer prevents excessive movement of the components therein.

Abstract: Apparatus and methods are presented herein for protecting electronic components from damage during transport or “drop testing.” A packaging system of the present invention includes a novel cover tape bonded to a carrier tape, which cover tape includes a foam layer attached thereto on its underside. The foam layer prevents excessive movement of the electronic components within the cavities, thereby protecting the leads and other parts of the components from damage. The method for protecting the components in the cavities of the carrier tape includes attaching the foam layer on the underside of the cover tape before sealing the cover tape on the carrier tape. When the cover tape is bonded to the carrier tape with the components placed in the cavities, the foam layer prevents excessive movement of the components therein.

Abstract: An insert fits into the interior of a portable cooler or ice chest. The insert has a planar platform with apertures that support flanged food receptacles by their upper flanges. Attached to the platform at its perimeter is a planar flange to fit onto the inner shoulder of the cooler. This flange is spaced apart from the plane of the platform by a distance sufficient to elevate the tops of the receptacles above the upper edge of the cooler. This presents the contents of the receptacles for better visibility and accessibility by the public. An application is to provide condiments to the purchaser of fast food such as hot dogs.

Abstract: The present invention allows the produce or process engineering of a factory to define a sequence of steps and to associate the steps to various levels defined by the object oriented database OODB. This allows the steps to be variable name independent and allow increased flexibility in reusability of the step.

Abstract: A dynamic tray for dry storage of bait and other items rests on the ice in a cooler and remains resting as it melts. The tray has a perforated flat bottom panel and upstanding sides. Protuberances extend outwardly from the top of the sides and fit into vertical slots in the walls of many conventional coolers. These slots extend part way down from the top of the cooler. When the protuberances engage the ends of the slots as the ice melts, the tray is prevented from further downward movement that might immerse the tray in melt water. An accessory static tray has upstanding sides with a top outwardly directed flange that engages a ridge near the top of the cooler chamber. This holds the tray at a fixed position above the dynamic tray. Sealed frozen packages of water may be held on the tray so that items on the dynamic tray are cooled from above as well as below.

Abstract: A fish cleaning board has a lower surface that slopes to the rear. A fence around the edges contains liquid and debris. An elongate, flat horizontal fish cleaning platform extends upward from the lower surface so that liquid and debris drain off. One or more additional platforms extend upward to the rear of the fish cleaning platform for holding cleaned fish portions. A depression at the center rear of the lower surface cooperates with a hole in the fence and a drain tube to drain material from the board. One or more recesses in the top of the fence hold tools or rigged baits away from the cleaning operation. The board may be vacuum formed from a single plastic sheet for economy of manufacture and easy cleaning, A flange around the perimeter extends downward. It is adapted to securely engage the top of a cooler chest and maintain the sloping angle of the lower surface when the cooler rests on a horizontal surface.

Abstract: An Electric Vehicle Monitoring System (EVMS) for measuring the performance f an electric vehicle. The preferred embodiment of the system comprises: (1) a variety of sensors for obtaining data on vehicle performance and operating parameters; (2) a digital dashboard display providing the vehicle operator with information on vehicle operating parameters; (3) a data acquisition system for collecting the data from the sensors and converting the data to digital format; and (4) a processing unit in the form of a removable, portable or notebook computer used for storing, evaluating and providing reports of the digital format data. The EVMS is adapted for use in a vehicle specifically designed for electric propulsion or for use in an internal combustion engine vehicle converted to electrical power use. The sensors include voltmeters, ammeters, thermocouples, optical shaft encoders and an inclinometer and provide data to both the operator display and the data acquisition system.

Abstract: A food organizing and protecting insert provides a horizontal shelf with food receptacle receiving apertures which mounts in a portable ice chest. The shelf occludes the upper region of the inner liner of the chest forming a closed chamber to hold ice when the chest lid is open. The food receptacles are held by their upper rims in the apertures so that the body of each receptacle is within the cooled chamber. One or more hinged transparent covers, when closed, cover the receptacles, leaving a space above the receptacle for clearance of a serving utensil while permitting viewing of the contents of the receptacles. Downwardly extending support members hold the shelf fixed position parallel to the bottom of the chest. A closable hatch in the shelf may optionally be provided and the shelf may be transparent to permit selection and retrieval of items such as beverage containers stored with the ice chamber.

Abstract: A pump impeller assembly comprises a pump journal, an impeller fixed to one end of the pump journal, and a pulley fixed to the other end of the pump journal. The pump impeller assembly further comprises a pump bearing including an outer race surrounding the pump journal with the pump journal being adapted to rotate with respect to the outer race. The pump impeller assembly includes a support plate fixed to the outer race and lying in a radial plane with respect to the pump journal. The support plate has a plurality of locking tabs adjoining its peripheral edge. The locking tabs are circumferentially spaced apart from one another with respect to the pump journal. The locking tabs are adapted to interlock with locking lugs formed on the inner surface of a pump housing wherein the locking lugs are adjacent to a pulley opening in the pump housing through which the pulley extends and are circumferentially spaced apart from one another with respect to the pulley opening.

Abstract: A two tier, rolling and folding table has a top planar platform (1) supported at one end by a U shaped first leg assembly (7) connected to the platform by fixed pivots and supported at another end by a pair of legs (11) of a second leg assembly connected to the platform by a sliding pivot bar (12) that slides in guide slots (13) and latches in an open position. The legs of first and second leg assemblies mutually and pivotally intersect intermediate their ends. A bottom planar platform (2) with handle is supported at one end by fixed pivot connections to the U shaped leg assembly, and at another end by fixed pivot connections to the parallel members (23) of a wheeled leg assembly (20) carrying a pair of wheels. The legs (11) connected to the sliding bar (12) pass freely through slots (26) in the bottom platform and pivotally connect to the vertical members (23) of the wheeled leg assembly to lock the wheels in an open position.

Abstract: The invention is directed to a flat rear window for a tractor having a middle panel that is slidably coupled to the frame so it can be opened by sliding it downwardly so that it overlaps a bottom stationary panel. The middle panel is provided with guide pins that engage slots formed in guide tracks mounted to the cab. Latches are used to hold the middle panel in its closed position.

Abstract: A token-passing ring network, having a plurality of nodes connected to a bus loop, employs multiplexing circuitry for connecting each node to the bus on at least one of a plurality of simultaneously operating bus channels. Each bus channel operates independently of each other bus channel and each channel has associated therewith, its own token. The multiple channels are arranged on a single transmission medium and an amplitude multiplexing receiver and transmitter circuitry provide the plurality of channels on the medium.

Abstract: A hand held impact tool is disclosed which employs an impact piston reciprocated by means of fluid pressure to impact a working tool. Fluid pressure is continually supplied to a pressure chamber forwardly of the impact piston such that a fluid cushion is established between the forward end of the piston and a piston stop surface resulting in substantial noise reduction. The working tool is biased outwardly of the tool housing by fluid pressure such that the working tool must be placed against an external object and moved axially inwardly to effect impact with the piston, whereby accidental ejection or unintentional operating movement of the working tool is prevented.

Abstract: Disclosed is a process for the removal of solids and the fluid catalytic cracking of a synthetic hydrocarbon stream having a 90% boiling point above 800.degree. F. and containing finely divided solids. The stream is cracked under low-severity cracking conditions, and a first portion of the solids is removed along with the spent catalyst and separated from the spent catalyst in a catalyst regeneration zone. A second portion of the solids is removed by conventional means from the catalytically cracked product to form a product synthetic crude essentially free of solids.

Abstract: A cogelled catalyst comprisng a crystalline zeolitic molecular sieve component containing less than 5 weight percent sodium and containing ions selected from Mn, rare earths of atomic numbers 58-71, and alkaline earths Mg, Ca, Sr and Ba, said catalyst further comprising an alumina-containing gel component, a Group VI hydrogenating component and a Group VIII hydrogenating component, and processes using said catalyst.

Abstract: A cogelled catalyst comprising a crystalline zeolitic molecular sieve component containing less than 5 weight percent sodium and containing ions selected from Mn, rare earths of atomic numbers 58-71, and alkaline earths Mg, Ca, Sr and Ba, said catalyst further comprising an alumina-containing gel component, a Group VI hydrogenating component and a Group VIII hydrogenating component, and processes using said catalyst.

Abstract: A process for catalytic cracking of a hydrocarbon feedstock which comprises contacting the feedstock with a catalyst which comprises predominantly a synthetic silica-alumina matrix containing 56 to 90 weight per cent alumina and wherein the catalyst does not contain any clay constituent.Preferably the matrix contains more than 65 weight per cent alumina. At these high alumina levels, which are about double or treble most of the current commercial cracking catalyst alumina levels, we have found that surprisingly high activity is achieved by our cracking catalyst.