Abstract: An aircraft weight and balance system includes a user interface that displays an interior layout of an aircraft with seat icons and cargo icons corresponding to seats and cargo zones onboard the aircraft. The seat and cargo icons are moveable to different locations within the interior layout, and an updated weight and center-of-gravity of the aircraft is automatically determined based on the different locations of the seat and cargo icons. An aircraft weight and balance method includes displaying an interior layout of an aircraft on a user interface including seat icons corresponding to seats onboard the aircraft, moving one or more of the seat icons to a different location within the interior layout based on a user input, determining an updated weight and center-of-gravity of the aircraft based on a current location of the seat icons, and displaying the updated weight and center-of-gravity of the aircraft on the user interface.

Abstract: The invention is an application method that applies fungicides, pesticides and other biocides to tree wounds by means of a dry process to prevent tree wound diseases and facilitate healing. The invention works with the first step of tree's natural healing process; the drying of the exposed wood surface. The biocides are applied dry or in a liquid formulation that dries quickly thus allowing the wood to dry quickly. The biocides, thus applied, do not interfere with the natural drying process and add additional biocidal protection. The biocides, thus applied, decrease infection and enhance the tree's ability to heal itself.

Abstract: An insulated form assembly for a poured concrete wall includes a plurality of insulated forms. The wall is constructed from the insulated forms. The wall includes a cap fittingly retained on opposed edges of the forms and a band circumscribing the forms and the caps to pre-assemble the assembly. Each form assembly being made by connecting upper and lower ends of a plurality of interlocking form panels with the band circumscribing the resulting assembly to hold the form panels together. Ends of the circumscribing band being fashioned into a loop so as to form a handle.

Abstract: An insulated form assembly for a poured concrete wall includes a plurality of insulated forms. Each insulated form includes two generally planar opposing panels, and a plurality of interior segments interconnecting the panels and defining a plurality of passageways. Each panel includes a vertically extending attachment channel and an attachment member disposed within the attachment channel.

Abstract: In an improved process for producing food products, such as confections, including milk and dark chocolate, a crystalline saccharide such as sucrose, and a fat such as cocoa butter, are blended with a minor amount of water. The blend is refined, such as by passing it through the nip of at least one pair of refining rolls, to produce particles having a size less than about 50 micrometers. The minor amount of water is effective to dissolve saccharide particles having a size less than about five micrometers. Subsequently, the refined product can be heated and agitated to evaporate the minor amount of water. The resulting semi-processed food ingredient is useful for producing food products having improved viscosity characteristics.

Abstract: In an improved process for producing food products, such as confections, including milk and dark chocolate, a crystalline saccharide such as sucrose, and a fat such as cocoa butter, are blended with a minor amount of water. The blend is refined, such as by passing it through the nip of at least one pair of refining rolls, to produce particles having a size less than about 50 micrometers. The minor amount of water is effective to dissolve saccharide particles having a size less than about five micrometers. Subsequently, the refined product is heated and agitated to remove the minor amount of water. The resulting semi-processed food ingredient is useful for producing food products having improved viscosity characteristics.