Abstract: Automated food delivery methods and systems using computer-managed delivery to an array of food delivery enclosures and computer-enabled customer access to the food delivered to the enclosures. Customers using the methods and systems may utilize their personal communication device such as a cell phone or tablet to order food and subsequently open an enclosure containing their food order.

Abstract: A system according to one embodiment includes a first computing device comprising ultra-wideband communication circuitry, and a second computing device comprising ultra-wideband communication circuitry configured to communicate with the ultra-wideband communication circuitry of the first computing device to determine the angle and distance of the first computing device relative to the second computing device.

Abstract: A golf club putter head made of a wear resistant and highly polished, aesthetically pleasing silicon nitride material in a manufacturing process which obviates labor intensive machining and finishing. Except for the optional addition of high density material weights at the toe and heel portions of the putter head, the present invention provides a putter head which is made of a monolithic silicon nitride ceramic which has a relatively low density of 3.3 grams per cubic centimeter and which is provided with a polished surface appearance along most of its surfaces. The present invention is preferably fabricated using a process of which the most important step is a high pressure, dry pressing step in which the unique shape of the golf club head described herein facilitates bi-axial symmetric pressure application resulting in what is known as a green part.

Abstract: To induce fracture under test conditions for a tool bit configuration held in a laterally restrained condition, but with freedom to move up and down, a series of members (hardened steel ball bearings) are selected as to size, butted together, and constrained so that such members make tangential point contact with a constrained bit at locations close to the corners of one end surface supported on the members. When a centralized load is imposed on the opposite end surface of the bit, stress forces can be set up on the bit to result in a body bend fracture or an edge chip fracture, depending on how close the point contacts are to a curved sector. Each point contact is located along a radius bisecting a corner sector, the location being spaced from the sector a distance either (a) of at least one-half the sector radius, but within 0.01875-0.0312 inch, to induce edge chip fracture, or (b) of at least the sector radius, but no less than 0.0625 inch, to induce bend strength fracture.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to an improved method for achieving the best bond strength and for minimizing distortion and cracking of hot pressed articles. In particular, in a method for hot press forming both an outer facing circumferential surface of and an inner portion of a hub, and of bonding that so-formed outer facing circumferential surface to an inner facing circumferential surface of a pre-formed ring thereby to form an article, the following improvement is made.Normally, in this method, the outside ring is restrained by a restraining sleeve of ring-shaped cross-section having an inside diameter. A die member, used to hot press form the hub, is so-formed as to have an outside diameter sized to engage the inside diameter of the restraining sleeve in a manner permitting relative movement therebetween. The improved method is one in which several pairs of matched restraining sleeve and die member are formed with each matched pair having a predetermined diameter.

Abstract: This invention is directed to a specially designed apparatus for bonding a ceramic body to an interior annular surface of a ring shaped body formed of ceramic material. Various specially designed elements are described which permit one to assemble the apparatus and use the same under elevated temperature conditions to bond the ceramic body to the mentioned interior annular surface of the ring shaped body. The apparatus is so designed that all of the elements thereof remain in a centered position during the bonding operation. The apparatus reduces the drag load on the various elements during the bonding operation.

Abstract: This invention is directed to a process for preventing the cracking of ceramic bodies during a hot pressing operation. The method is accomplished by applying a relatively thin layer of a release material to surfaces of the ceramic body which are to be load reaction surfaces during the hot pressing operation. A relatively thick layer of the release material is applied to surfaces of the ceramic body which are not to be load reaction surfaces during the hot pressing operation.