Abstract: An automated food processing machine receives a whole fruit or vegetable and presses it through a blade set to form slices or wedges. The machine includes a controller coupled to various components including linear motion actuators, a user interface, and sensors. One motion actuator coupled to a slitting blade. Another motion actuator is coupled to a ram. In response to an input the controller activates the motion actuators in a sequence including (1) linear motion of the slitting blade to form a slit in the whole fruit or vegetable and (2) linear motion of the ram to press the whole fruit or vegetable through a blade set to form the slices or wedges.

Abstract: A catamenial tampon comprises a compressed absorbent member having an exterior surface, the compressed absorbent member comprising an absorbent material. An overwrap substantially covers the exterior surface of the compressed absorbent member. The overwrap comprises a fluid pervious material.

Abstract: A method for polymerizing an open-cell foam including exposing an emulsion comprising a photoinitiator to an Ultraviolet light source, partially polymerizing the top surface of the emulsion, and moving the partially polymerized emulsion to a second polymerization stage.

Abstract: A method for reducing the adherence of a High Internal Phase Emulsion (HIPE) to belt surfaces in a multi-tiered curing oven is provided. The method comprises forming a High Internal Phase Emulsion from an oil phase comprising monomer, cross-linking agent, emulsifier, an aqueous phase and photoinitiator; depositing the High Internal Phase Emulsion on an extrusion belt; exposing the High Internal Phase Emulsion to an Ultraviolet light source to partially polymerize the top surface of the High Internal Phase Emulsion; moving the High Internal Phase Emulsion to a multi-tiered curing oven such that the partially polymerized top surface of the High Internal Phase Emulsion is contacted with a curing oven belt in the multi-tiered curing oven; and polymerizing the monomer component in the oil phase of the High Internal Phase Emulsion at a temperature of from about 20° C. to about 150° C. for a time sufficient to from a High Internal Phase Emulsion foam.

Abstract: In one particular embodiment, the disclosure is directed to a system including a processor and storage. The storage is accessible by the processor and includes medical findings data and computer-implemented program instructions. The medical findings data include a discrete input. The computer-implemented program instructions are configured to access the medical findings data and are configured to generate at least a portion of a medical narrative based on the discrete input.

Abstract: A packer apparatus includes an actuator disk in axial moveable relation with a mandrel, an elastomeric expansion boot arranged between the actuator disk and the mandrel, and a brake pivotally connected to the mandrel. The actuator disk is configured to be actuated by fluid pressure within a pipeline to move axially toward the mandrel from a first position to a second position. In the second position, the actuator disk is configured to cause the expansion boot to be compressed axially between the actuator disk and the mandrel and to be radially expanded into engagement with an inner surface of the pipeline, and the brake to pivot relative to the mandrel, which causes the brake to move radially outward into engagement with the inner surface of the pipeline.

Abstract: A bayonet-connection-undoing device includes a projection configured for attachment to a hand so as to extend therefrom for depressing a pin to undo a bayonet connection. The device may have a finger ring to which the projection is attached, in which case the attachment to the hand can be made by wearing the ring on the hand, optionally the ring being disposed inside a hand glove, with the projection emerging from the glove. Alternatively or in addition, the device may further include sections of a pipe cleaner, the connection, and the pin which is configured for mutually fixing one of the sections to another. In this case, the depressing is down into a position at which the pin is retracted out of the connection and maintained, without need for the depressing, in a contracted state by relative movement of the sections.

Abstract: A system and method that allow inspection of hollow structures made of composite material, such as an integrally stiffened wing box of an aircraft. A wing box comprises top and bottom skins connected by a plurality of spaced spars. The system employs a plurality of scanners for inspecting different portions of each spar. The system uses dynamically controlled magnetic coupling to connect an external drive tractor to computer-controlled scanners that carry respective sensors, e.g., linear ultrasonic transducer arrays. A system operator can control the various components by means of a graphical user interface comprising multiple interaction regions that represent the individual scanner motion paths and are associated with respective motion script files.

Abstract: A personal health care article. More particularly, a personal health care article comprising at least one porous disintegratable solid substrate comprising: from about 1% to about 70%, by weight of said substrate, of a surfactant, from about 10% to about 70%, by weight of said substrate, of one or more polymers, from about 0.025% to about 85%, by weight of said substrate, of one or more health care actives, optionally a plasticizer, and optionally an aesthetic agent wherein said article is ingestible. The invention also comprises a process for making a personal health care article.

Abstract: Disclosed are platforms, systems, computer program products for high throughput, distributed screening and analysis of images by a plurality of human image analysts, including methods of using the same.

Abstract: A packer apparatus includes a first spindle in axial moveable relation with a second spindle. The first spindle includes a pressure plate and the second spindle includes a base plate. A seal plate is disposed between the pressure and base plates. A brake is disposed between the pressure and seal plates. An elastomeric expansion boot is disposed between the seal and base plates. The pressure plate is configured to be actuated by fluid pressure within the pipeline to move the first spindle axially toward the second spindle from a first position to a second position. In the second position, the first spindle causes: the brake to move radially outward into engagement with an inner surface of the pipeline; and the seal plate to move axially toward the base plate to axially compress and radially expand the expansion boot into engagement with the inner surface of the pipeline.

Abstract: A packer apparatus includes a spindle including a pressure plate disposed adjacent a first end of the packer apparatus, a first end cap defining the second end of the packer apparatus; a seal plate disposed between the pressure plate and the first end cap; a mandrel and a brake disposed between the pressure and seal plates, and an elastomeric expansion boot disposed between the seal plate and the first end cap. The mandrel includes a tapered outer surface and the brake includes a tapered inner surface abutting the tapered inner surface of the mandrel. The pressure plate is configured to be actuated by fluid pressure within the pipeline to move the spindle axially toward the first end cap from a first position to a second position to cause the expansion boot and the brake to engage an inner surface of the pipeline.

Abstract: A packer apparatus is configured to be arranged within and arrest a failure of a submerged pipeline. In one example, the packer apparatus includes first and second mandrels in axially moveable relation to one another, a brake connected to the second mandrel, and an elastomeric expansion boot circumferentially disposed around a portion of the first and second mandrels. The first mandrel is configured to move axially toward the second mandrel from a first position to a second position. In the second position, the first mandrel is configured to cause the expansion boot to be compressed axially between the first and second mandrels and expanded radially into engagement with an inner surface of the pipeline, and to cause the brake to move radially outward to engage the inner surface of the pipeline.

Abstract: A tool is configured to be deployed via a hoist line in the inner diameter of a pipe or a wellbore. The tool includes an end cap including an aperture, a disconnect device including a collet, at least a portion of which collet is received within the aperture, and an actuated member configured to move from a first position to a second position relative to the disconnect device. In the first position, the actuated member engages the collet to lock the disconnect device to the end cap. In the second position, the actuated member disengages the collet to unlock the disconnect device from the end cap.

Abstract: A packer apparatus includes an actuator disk and a seal disk in axial moveable relation with a mandrel, and a brake pivotally connected to the mandrel. The actuator disk includes a tapered outer surface. The seal disk is arranged between the actuator disk and the mandrel and includes a rim angled toward the actuator disk. The actuator disk is configured to be actuated by fluid pressure within the pipeline to move axially toward the mandrel from a first position to a second position. In the second position, the tapered outer surface of the actuator disk deflects the rim of the seal disk toward the mandrel to cause the seal disk to radially expand and engage an inner surface of the pipeline. Additionally, in the second position, the brake pivots relative to the mandrel and moves radially outward into engagement with the inner surface of the pipeline.

Abstract: A packer apparatus is configured to be arranged within and arrest a failure of a submerged pipeline. In one example, the packer apparatus includes first and second mandrels coupled in selectively axial moveable relation to one another, and an elastomeric expansion boot circumferentially disposed around a portion of the second mandrel. The first mandrel is responsive to fluid flow in the pipeline to move axially toward the second mandrel from a first position to a second position. In the second position, the expansion boot is compressed axially between the first and second mandrels and expanded radially into engagement with an inner surface of the pipeline.

Abstract: A packer apparatus is configured to be arranged within and arrest a failure of a submerged pipeline. The packer apparatus is configured to automatically respond to water invasion into the inner diameter of pipe in an offshore pipeline and rapidly deploy a sealing system that will prevent or inhibit the laid pipeline and pipeline above the packer from being flooded with water.

Abstract: A wet buckle packer includes a first disk and a second disk offset from and axially aligned with the first disk. A mandrel, elastomeric expansion boot, and brake are disposed between and axially aligned with the first and second disks. The mandrel includes a tapered outer surface and the brake includes a tapered inner surface abutting the tapered inner surface of the mandrel. The first disk is configured to move axially toward the second disk from a first position to a second position. In the second position, the first disk causes: the expansion boot to compress axially and expand radially into engagement with an inner surface of the pipeline; and the tapered inner surface of the brake to move axially along the tapered outer surface of the stationary mandrel to cause the brake to move radially outward into engagement with the inner surface of the pipeline.

Abstract: A hand sander and sanding disc fixture for attaching a sanding disc to a hand sander includes a table having a top with a sander storage station and an application station thereon. The storage station has a holder capable of holding a hand sander having a sander pad on the top of the table. The application station has at least two datum pegs extending from the top of the table that are capable of passing through two corresponding datum holes in the sanding disc. The at least two datum pegs having datum surfaces configured to be received in datum notches in an outer diameter of the sander pad. The datum pegs are capable of aligning the sander pad with the sanding disc when the sander pad is pressed against an attaching side of the sanding disc.