Abstract: A vehicle auction facility has a plurality of turntables on which vehicles may be displayed for auction. Each turntable is associated with at least one doorway through which a line of vehicles may drive onto and off the turntable one at a time. Once a vehicle is driven onto the turntable, the turntable may rotate the vehicle as it is being auctioned. Such rotation may position the vehicle for exiting the facility through the same doorway in which it entered while the next vehicle in the same line of vehicles is being driven to the turntable. Thus, vehicles can be quickly showcased and auctioned while avoiding many safety concerns and collision risks. In addition, the plurality of turntables can be arranged in a curved fashion so that bidders in a central area of the facility can clearly see several vehicles being auctioned at the same time.

Abstract: A method for the recovery of vanadium, the method including the steps of: (i) subjecting a vanadium-containing ore to a beneficiation step incorporating a sequence of medium-intensity magnetic separation, high-intensity magnetic separation and reverse silica flotation processes to form a vanadium-containing concentrate; (ii) roasting the vanadium-containing concentrate; (iii) leaching a product of the roasting step (ii) to extract vanadium into a pregnant leach liquor; (iv) passing the pregnant leach liquor of leaching step (iii) to a precipitation step; and (v) Treating a precipitate from step (iv) to obtain a vanadium product, wherein an iron-titanium product from step (iii) is recovered.

Abstract: A vehicle auction facility has a plurality of turntables on which vehicles may be displayed for auction. Each turntable is associated with at least one doorway through which a line of vehicles may drive onto and off the turntable one at a time. Once a vehicle is driven onto the turntable, the turntable may rotate the vehicle as it is being auctioned. Such rotation may position the vehicle for exiting the facility through the same doorway in which it entered while the next vehicle in the same line of vehicles is being driven to the turntable. Thus, vehicles can be quickly showcased and auctioned while avoiding many safety concerns and collision risks. In addition, the plurality of turntables can be arranged in a curved fashion so that bidders in a central area of the facility can clearly see several vehicles being auctioned at the same time.

Abstract: A sports simulation system includes a projectile tracking apparatus having a display surface on which a visually apparent three-dimensional sports scene is presented. The projectile tracking apparatus captures images of a projectile tracking region disposed in front of the display surface to detect a launched projectile traveling through the projectile tracking region towards the display surface. A projectile launch area sensing unit captures images of the projectile launch area. At least one processing stage communicates with the projectile tracking apparatus and the projectile launch area sensing unit and is responsive to the data received therefrom to determine the three-dimensional positions, velocity, acceleration and spin of a detected projectile traveling through the projectile tracking region.

Abstract: The present invention is a light weight trash container having a retractable tether line and anchor. The tether has opposite first and second ends, a first tether mounting element provided on the first end and a second tether mounting element provided on the second end, the first tether mounting element adapted and configured to releaseably mount to the trash container. The tethered trash container further including an anchor releasably mountable to the second tether mounting element. The tether further includes a spring loaded reel mounted in a housing for retracting the tether by winding the tether onto the reel.

Abstract: A method for delivering a geometric type stress relief element to a terminated electrical cable is provided. The cable contains a conductor surrounded by at least one coaxial layer of insulator, semiconductor, grounded wires and cable jacket. First, the terminated cable is tapered to expose a portion of the conductor so as to protrude beyond the insulation, which protrudes beyond semiconductor, which protrudes beyond the conductive wires. A geometric stress cone is preloaded onto a cold shrink tube. The terminated, tapered cable is inserted into the cold shrink tube. The cold shrink tube is removed and the geometric stress cone collapses onto the tapered cable. The cable is rated for supplying high voltage.

Abstract: An inverted tooth chain including a plurality of rows each pivotally connected to a preceding row and a following row. Each row includes a plurality of inside links aligned with each other and interleaved with the inside links of its preceding and following rows. Each row pivots relative to its preceding and following rows about pivot axes spaced from each other at a pitch distance P. Each of the inside links includes a leading toe and a trailing toe. Each leading toe and trailing toe comprise and inside flank and an outside flank interconnected by a tip, and wherein the inside flanks of the leading and trailing toes are joined by a crotch. The leading toes of each chain row overlap the trailing toes of a preceding chain row so that, when a row and a preceding row are positioned in a straight line, the inside flanks of the leading toes of said chain row project outwardly relative to the outside flanks of the trailing toes of the preceding chain row by a maximum amount ?MAX wherein: 0.010×P??MAX?0.

Abstract: A sports simulation system includes a projectile tracking apparatus having a display surface on which a visually apparent three-dimensional sports scene is presented. The projectile tracking apparatus captures images of a projectile tracking region disposed in front of the display surface to detect a launched projectile traveling through the projectile tracking region towards the display surface. At least one processing stage communicates with the projectile tracking apparatus and is responsive to the data received from camera devices to determine the three-dimensional positions, velocity, acceleration and spin of a detected projectile traveling through the projectile tracking region. The determined three-dimensional positions, velocity, acceleration and spin are used by the at least one processing stage to calculate a trajectory of the launched projectile into the visually apparent three-dimensional sports scene.

Abstract: A sports simulation system includes a projectile tracking apparatus having a display surface on which a visually apparent three-dimensional sports scene is presented. The projectile tracking apparatus captures images of a projectile tracking region disposed in front of the display surface to detect a launched projectile traveling through the projectile tracking region towards the display surface. At least one processing stage communicates with the projectile tracking apparatus and is responsive to the image data to determine the three-dimensional positions, velocity and deceleration/acceleration of a detected projectile traveling through the projectile tracking region. The determined three-dimensional positions, velocity and deceleration/acceleration are used by the at least one processing stage to calculate a trajectory of the launched projectile into the visually apparent three-dimensional sports scene.