Abstract: Disclosed are configurations of inner and outer shells for a multi-piece closure assembly. The inner shell includes a base wall, and an outer skirt extending away from the base wall, carrying external thread segments, and including an axially outward portion, and an axially inward portion terminating in a grip petal portion having petals with radially inwardly projecting container engagement lugs and radially outwardly projecting outer shell engagement lugs. The outer shell includes a base wall, an inner skirt extending away from the base wall, and an outer skirt extending away from an outer periphery of the base wall at a location spaced radially outwardly from the inner skirt and including an internally threaded portion carrying internal thread segments and an unthreaded extension extending away from the threaded portion and on an axial side of the internally threaded portion opposite that of the base wall.

Abstract: Disclosed are configurations of inner and outer shells for a multi-piece closure assembly. The inner shell includes a base wall, and an outer skirt extending away from the base wall, carrying external thread segments, and including an axially outward portion, and an axially inward portion terminating in a grip petal portion having petals with radially inwardly projecting container engagement lugs and radially outwardly projecting outer shell engagement lugs. The outer shell includes a base wall, an inner skirt extending away from the base wall, and an outer skirt extending away from an outer periphery of the base wall at a location spaced radially outwardly from the inner skirt and including an internally threaded portion carrying internal thread segments and an unthreaded extension extending away from the threaded portion and on an axial side of the internally threaded portion opposite that of the base wall.

Abstract: A method for verifying completion of a task is provided. In various embodiments, the method includes obtaining location coordinates of at least one location sensor within a work cell. The at least one sensor is affixed to a tool used to operate on a feature of a structure to be assembled, fabricated or inspected. The method additionally includes, generating a virtual object locus based on the location coordinates of the at least one location sensor. The virtual object locus corresponds to a computerized schematic of the structure to be assembled and represents of all possible locations of an object end of the tool within the work cell. The method further includes, identifying one of a plurality of candidate features as the most likely to be the feature operated on by the tool. The identification is based on a probability calculation for each of the candidate features that each respective candidate feature is the feature operated on by the tool.

Abstract: In a method and system for controlling rotation of a color image stored as sub-sampled image data in a memory, a controller includes a finite state machine (FSM) operable to fetch the sub-sampled image data and provide the sub-sampled data as a plurality of pixels to form the color image having a predefined angle of rotation. The FSM provides a predefined address of sub-sampled image data describing the color image stored in the memory to an addressing unit. The addressing unit is operable to read twice the sub-sampled image data located at the predefined address. A memory device is operable to push each read instance of the sub-sampled image data. A pipeline controlled by the FSM is operable to pull and selectively read the sub-sampled image data from the memory device for generating the plurality of pixels.

Abstract: Methods and systems are disclosed for preprocessing video display pixel data. A preprocessor is provided with a selectable gamma correction mode and a selectable palette lookup mode. In palette lookup mode, a LUT memory area is used for performing a palette lookup for each of the red, green, and blue components of video pixel data, concatenating the paletted red, green, and blue components, and outputting paletted preprocessed pixel data. In gamma correction mode, the preprocessor uses the same LUT memory area for performing gamma correction on each of the red, green, and blue components of video pixel data, concatenating the gamma-corrected red, green, and blue components, and outputting a gamma-corrected preprocessed pixel data.

Abstract: A method, comprising determining parameters for a first window and a second window on a display screen, said first window superimposed in front of the second window. The method further comprises determining which areas of the second window are not superimposed by the first window and dividing the areas into multiple portions, each portion abutting a separate side of the first window. For each of the portions, the method comprises fetching pixel data from a memory using an addressing mode suitable for said portion and displaying said pixel data on the display screen.

Abstract: A system comprises a display controller adapted to monitor a first-in, first-out module (“FIFO”) data level, a memory controller coupled to said display controller, and a memory coupled to said display controller and said memory controller. The memory controller permits the display controller to immediately access the memory when the FIFO data level drops below a pre-determined threshold level and no display panel horizontal or vertical blanking periods are in progress.

Abstract: An expansion joint or dredging sleeve having a body built up from a rubber and fabric ply construction at least one section of the body being reinforced by a reinforcing structure comprising a ring of rubber having a Shore A hardness of not less than 70.degree. sandwiched between two rings of fabric comprising cords which have a compression deflection characteristic measured as described herein not exceeding 1% under a load of 40 kg. said cords extending substantially circumferentially of the rings.