Abstract: A system for a dynamic facet replacement includes first and second inferior facets, first and second pars and first and second superior facets. The first and second inferior facets are configured to replace left and right natural inferior facets and each facet comprises an articulating surface. The first and second superior facets are configured to replace left and right natural superior facets and each facet comprises an articulating surface. Each of the first and second pars includes first and second articulating surfaces and is configured to articulately connect the first and second articulating surfaces with the first articulating surfaces of the inferior and superior facets, respectively.

Abstract: A battery powered electric blanket includes battery compartments are located on each of the four corners and are configured to facilitate the removal and insertion of batteries. The batteries are used to power a network of heating elements distributed through out the blanket. The blanket is further designed such that is could also be powered by an external AC or DC power source, and at that same time recharge the batteries in the battery compartments. The blanket also includes a user operable controller to set and control the desired level of heat generated during operation.

Abstract: A striking and pulling tool, such as a hammer, having separate head elements secured to opposing sides of a handle. The tool may be part of a system with interchangeable components.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for molding articles from a fibrous slurry. The apparatus comprises a forming die manufactured from a water insoluble, porous, relatively rigid and easily shaped material having molding surface shaped to the contour of the article to be molded, a vacuum vessel for receiving the forming die, and an opening through the vacuum vessel for communicating with a vacuum means for applying suction through the forming die to draw the slurry against the molding surfaces to form a fiber layer having the configuration of the article to be molded.

Abstract: A method exploits the spectral signature of cloud bases in microwave moisture sounder data to determine cloud base heights. This signature requires the accurate specification of cloud top height, which in a preferred embodiment, comes from the analysis of data provided by an electro-optical sensor (EO) such as the Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) instrument flown on operational NOAA satellites. The method includes a receiving step in which satellite EO (visible through infrared) and microwave radiance data of a view of the earth's atmosphere is received. The view has both location and time information. In a determining step, cloud top height is determined based on the EO and infrared radiance data. Moisture profiles of the view are retrieved in a retrieving step based on the microwave radiance data. Subsequently, in a determining step, cloud base heights of clouds in the view are determined using cloud top heights as a constraint in the retrieval of moisture profiles with tile microwave data.