Abstract: A modular acetabular cup assembly (10, 100, 200, 300, 350) for use with multiple bearing liners (32, 110, 212, 310, 354) is disclosed. The acetabular cup assembly includes a shell (12) having a tapered inner wall (28) and two circumferential grooves (24, 26). The shell (12) may be used with polyethylene, ceramic, metal, and other types of liners.

Abstract: A modular acetabular cup assembly (10, 100, 200, 300, 350) for use with multiple bearing liners (32, 110, 212, 310, 354) is disclosed. The acetabular cup assembly includes a shell (12) having a tapered inner wall (28) and two circumferential grooves (24, 26). The shell (12) may be used with polyethylene, ceramic, metal, and other types of liners.

Abstract: An inhaler for delivering a preferably powdered formulation from a blister strip having a plurality of blister pouches. In order to achieve a compact simple construction for the inhaler and an easy action for the blister strip, the carrier extends over a circumferential angle of the inhaler of less than 360°. In particular, the carrier is guided between two deflectors with an at least substantially constant curvature, and preferably, exclusively along an outer wall of the inhaler. A conveying device of the inhaler has four drive wheels of the same diameter which are arranged on a common radius and are driven by common drive means in the same direction of rotation.

Abstract: A hydraulic brake apparatus, a movable barrier apparatus, a hydraulic brake kit, a method of stopping movement of a movable barrier, and a method installing a hydraulic brake assembly are described herein. A selectively operable piston mechanism converts rotation of a drive shaft of a movable barrier into hydraulic pressure used to operate a brake configured to stop movement of the drive shaft.

Abstract: Arrangements are provided for assembling multiple substrates for coating within a fluidized bed coater so as to deposit a coating of uniform thickness across the entire exterior surface thereof. One embodiment includes a method for coating orthopedic implants having convex and concave surfaces with pyrocarbon by pyrolytic decomposition of a hydrocarbon.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are granulated inorganic particulate compositions exhibiting at least one property chosen from improved material handling, low dusting, easy make-down in to mineral-water slurry, and requiring lets energy to produce than spray dried inorganic particulate products. In one embodiment, the granulated inorganic particulate compositions are characterized by a moisture content ranging from 2% to 60% by weight relative to the total weight of the composition, such as for example from 2% to 10% or from 30 to 50%. In another embodiment, the granulated inorganic particulate compositions have an average granule size of greater than about 10 mesh. In a further embodiment, the granulated inorganic particulate composition comprises granules of inorganic particulate that are friable when subjected to a shear force. The granulated inorganic particulate may take on any shape, ranging from and including but not limited to very angular, to sub-rounded, to approximately spherical (i.e.

Abstract: A hard disk drive is adapted to take the most recent estimated read head positions (the position error signal or PES values) that are obtained during writing and write those values into the data sectors as written PES (WPES) values. The WPES values are available on readback for use as a predictor of the positions in which subsequent data sectors were written and are also available for use in a data recovery procedure should a particular data sector fail to be recovered. In two-dimensional magnetic recording, the difference between the WPES value and the read PES value is a quantity required to rapidly select the best 2D equalizer. The PES values may be encoded prior to being written into the data sectors. The WPES values are appended to the data sectors after the preamble and sync fields, which occur after every servo sector.

Abstract: An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is disclosed that includes a retractable payload delivery system. The payload delivery system can lower a payload to the ground using an assembly that secures the payload during descent and releases the payload upon reaching the ground. The assembly can also include a bystander communication module for generating cues for bystander perception. While the assembly securing the payload is being lowered from the UAV, the bystander communication module can generate an avoidance cue indicating that bystanders should avoid interference with the assembly. The assembly also includes sensors that generate data used, at least in part, to determine when the descending assembly is at or near the ground, at which point the assembly releases the payload. The bystander communication module can then cease the avoidance cue and the UAV can retract the assembly.

Abstract: A board includes a pattern to facilitate attachment of the board to a frame structure using fasteners. The pattern comprises a first array of first marks disposed in rows spaced apart a first predetermined distance, and a second array of second marks disposed in rows spaced apart a second predetermined distance apart, with the first and second marks being different, and with the first and second distances being different. The board may be used in a variety of construction applications, with the pattern facilitating the quick attachment of the board to the underlying frame by placing the fasteners using the first markings of the first array or the second markings of the second array.

Abstract: The invention relates to a PCD composite compact element comprising a PCD structure integrally bonded at an interface to a cemented carbide substrate; the PCD structure comprising coherently bonded diamond grains having a mean size no greater than 15 microns; the cemented carbide substrate comprising carbide particles dispersed in a metallic binder, the carbide particles comprising a carbide compound of a metal; wherein the ratio of the amount of metallic binder to the amount of the metal at points in the substrate deviates from a mean value by at most 20 percent of the mean value.

Abstract: An inhaler for delivering a preferably powdered formulation from a blister strip having a plurality of blister pouches. In order to achieve a compact simple construction for the inhaler and an easy action for the blister strip, the carrier extends over a circumferential angle of the inhaler of less than 360°. In particular, the carrier is guided between two deflectors with an at least substantially constant curvature, and preferably, exclusively along an outer wall of the inhaler. A conveying device of the inhaler has four drive wheels of the same diameter which are arranged on a common radius and are driven by common drive means in the same direction of rotation.

Abstract: A method of making a superhard construction includes providing a polycrystalline superhard (PCS) structure comprising bonded grains of a superhard material, providing an aggregated mass comprising grains of the superhard material, and providing a substrate having a recess configured for accommodating the PCS structure. The PCS structure is placed into the recess with the aggregated mass of superhard grains positioned adjacent the PCS structure to form an unjoined assembly. Pressure and heat are then applied to the unjoined assembly to join the aggregated mass to the PCS structure and form the superhard construction.

Abstract: A fuel dispenser comprising a housing defining an electronics area therein. The housing has a first side and a second side, and the first and second sides respectively face first and second fueling positions. A first side axis is perpendicular to the first side, and a second side axis is perpendicular to the second side. A first wireless communication module is disposed in the electronics area. The first wireless communication module comprises wireless communication circuitry in electrical communication with at least one antenna. A first waveguide is also disposed in the electronics area and is operative to guide electromagnetic waves transmitted from the first wireless communication module toward the first fueling position. The first waveguide has a first longitudinal axis. The first waveguide is positioned such that the first longitudinal axis is at an angle with respect to the first side axis.

Abstract: A skin interface device (“SID”) for a cardiac assist device, including a SID cap having a first housing, an annular sleeve, and a first annular winding disposed over said annular sleeve. The SID further includes a SID base having a second housing formed to include a tubular portion, a cylindrical member disposed in said tubular portion, and a second annular winding disposed around said cylindrical member. The SID cap is configured to be rotationally attached to said SID base. When the SID cap is attached to the SID base, the second annular winding is disposed within the first annular winding, and the relative positions of the first annular winding and the second annular winding are fixed both laterally and vertically.

Abstract: Cutting elements for earth-boring tools include one or more recesses and/or one or more protrusions in a cutting face of a volume of superabrasive material. The superabrasive material may be disposed on a substrate. The cutting face may be non-planar. The recesses and/or protrusions may include one or more linear segments. The recesses and/or protrusions may comprise discrete features that are laterally isolated from one another. The recesses and/or protrusions may have a helical configuration. The volume of superabrasive material may comprise a plurality of thin layers, at least two of which may differ in at least one characteristic. Methods of forming cutting elements include the formation of such recesses and/or protrusions in and/or on a cutting face of a volume of superabrasive material. Earth-boring tools include such cutting elements, and methods of forming earth-boring tools include attaching such a cutting element to a tool body.

Abstract: A system for managing a plurality of IRS-generated tax transcripts is provided. Each tax transcript may be populated with a plurality of tax data from a variety of sources, such as the plurality of tax forms provided to the IRS. The plurality of tax data may comprise a plurality of fixed data fields and a plurality of transaction events.

Abstract: A system for managing a plurality of IRS-generated tax transcripts is provided. Each tax transcript may be populated with a plurality of tax data from a variety of sources, such as the plurality of tax forms provided to the IRS. The plurality of tax data may comprise a plurality of fixed data fields and a plurality of transaction events.

Abstract: An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is disclosed that includes a retractable payload delivery system. The payload delivery system can lower a payload to the ground using an assembly that secures the payload during descent and releases the payload upon reaching the ground. The assembly can also include a bystander communication module for generating cues for bystander perception. While the assembly securing the payload is being lowered from the UAV, the bystander communication module can generate an avoidance cue indicating that bystanders should avoid interference with the assembly. The assembly also includes sensors that generate data used, at least in part, to determine when the descending assembly is at or near the ground, at which point the assembly releases the payload. The bystander communication module can then cease the avoidance cue and the UAV can retract the assembly.