Abstract: Fabrics comprising inorganic fibers, or threads composed of such fibers, coated with a polymer composition sufficient to contain fiber particles within the fabric, are disclosed. Such fabric is suitable for use in garments and coverings for valuable objects, among many other utilities. Methods of making such fabric are also disclosed, as are garments and other articles made from such fabrics, and methods for their use.

Abstract: The invention is a distributor tray for a column (1) for heating and/or material exchange between a gas (G) and a liquid (L), comprising at least one wall (6) defining compartments (8) on one of the surfaces of the tray. The walls are perforated (7) to allow part of the liquid to flow between compartments (8). Each compartment comprise at least one means (5) providing passage of the liquid through the tray and at least one means providing passage of the gas through the tray. The invention also relates to a gas/liquid contact column, a gas treatment unit, a CO2 capture unit, a distillation unit, and an offshore floating barge comprising the distributor tray.

Abstract: An ultrasonic testing apparatus includes an ultrasonic probe disposed under an end portion of a pipe laid in the horizontal direction to face the pipe end portion. The probe transmits ultrasonic waves to the end portion of the pipe and receives the ultrasonic waves therefrom. A probe holder housing the probe includes a coupling medium reserver part which surrounds a space between the probe and the end portion of the pipe to contain a coupling medium W. The coupling medium reserver part includes a part body 21 into which the coupling medium is supplied; an annular bellows part, which is attached to the upper side of the part body to internally communicate with the part body, and an annular spacer 23 attached to the upper side of the bellows part, the upper surface of the annular spacer being a flat horizontal surface.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method, an apparatus and chemical products for treating petroleum equipment wherein a fluid is flowing, preferably of the hydrocarbon type, and wherein treating is performed by establishing a closed or semi-closed flow circulation loop, during the normal production operations of the equipment. The treatment can refer to the cleaning of equipment, to yield improvement as compared to normal run conditions and/or to a reduction of coke formation and/or to coke removal on catalysts.

Abstract: A rotational tool includes a cutting head and a basic body. The cutting head includes a cutting portion including a chip flute and at least one of a cutting edge and an insert seat, where the chip flute is located before the at least one of the cutting edge and the insert seat in a rotational direction of the cutting head. A coupling portion is located axially rearward of the cutting portion relative to a cutting end of the cutting head, and is configured to couple to the basic body. A coolant slot extends axially and opens at an external radial surface of at least a portion of the cutting head.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods, systems, and apparatuses for hot gas flow. In an embodiment, a transition piece comprises a surface that conforms to an approximately straight line path stretching approximately from the forward end of a transition piece to the aft end of the transition piece wherein the surface may help direct the flow of gases.

Abstract: An apparatus for securing a vertebra during healing of a fracture within a pars area of the vertebra is described. In certain embodiments, the apparatus is a plate that has an outer shape similar to a shape of a pedicle and/or lamina of the vertebra, and an inner section that facilitates access to the pars area when the plate is secured to the vertebra.

Abstract: A method of fabricating a nanoimprint lithography template includes installing a reticle on a reticle stage of scanning lithography equipment having a light source, the reticle stage and a template stage, mounting a template substrate on the template stage, and scanning the template substrate with light from the light source in an exposure process in which the light passes through the reticle and impinges the template substrate at an oblique angle of incidence.

Abstract: Disclosed is a curved display panel having a predetermined radius of curvature based on a horizontal width of the display panel and a viewing coefficient based on the horizontal width and the radius of curvature has a positive value, wherein the viewing coefficient is a value based on a viewing angle of the display panel in a flat state and a viewing angle of the display panel in a curved state.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods, compositions and tools for repairing articular surfaces repair materials and for repairing an articular surface. The articular surface repairs are customizable or highly selectable by patient and geared toward providing optimal fit and function. The surgical tools are designed to be customizable or highly selectable by patient to increase the speed, accuracy and simplicity of performing total or partial arthroplasty.

Abstract: A fastener for fastening at least two work pieces together comprises a body and a pin. The body has a head, a shaft extending from the head and an open hollow core extending into the shaft. The shaft has a retaining means spaced from the head to accommodate the work pieces. The retaining mechanism has a contracted configuration where it is sized to pass through holes in the work pieces and an expanded configuration where it is expanded in size or spacing such that the shaft is unable to be removed from the holes in the work pieces. The retaining mechanism defines a constriction in the core at which the core has a first width when the retaining mechanism is in its contracted configuration. The pin is locatable in the core. The pin has a least a first portion with an external width greater than the first width of the core.

Abstract: A method of making a bulk exchange spring magnet by providing a magnetically soft material, providing a hard magnetic material, and producing a composite of said magnetically soft material and said hard magnetic material to make the bulk exchange spring magnet. The step of producing a composite of magnetically soft material and hard magnetic material is accomplished by electrophoretic deposition of the magnetically soft material and the hard magnetic material to make the bulk exchange spring magnet.

Abstract: A method, system and software are presented for making a trackable mount for assisting with surgery within a surgical site, the trackable mount being trackable by a tracker disposed to obtain image information of the surgical site. A software model of the trackable mount is created based on scan data of the surgical site, and the making of the trackable mount is based on model data derived from the software model. The exterior shape of the trackable mount may incorporate a tracking marker, or tracking pole, or both. A system for executing the method consists of scan data of the surgical site, a controller with memory and processor, and a manufacturing device. In one embodiment the manufacturing device is a rapid prototyping machine. Software is presented for executing the method of the invention.

Abstract: A toilet set can be removably attached to a toilet fixture using a system having an attachment body and a post with laterally mateable portions. The post has a rod portion extendable through a mounting hole of the toilet fixture and a post engagement portion. The attachment body has a pivot portion, a movable closure, and a receiving opening. The post engagement portion is defined by radially oriented features, such as disc or ring-shaped portions of different diameters. A portion of the periphery of the receiving opening has features with contours inversely shaped with respect to the features of the post engagement portion so that the attachment body engagement portion is laterally mateable with the post engagement portion. The closure is movable between a closed position preventing disengagement of the attachment body and the post and an open position enabling disengagement of the attachment body from the post.

Abstract: A polarizer having a first surface bordered by an edge, including a standard region and a rib modification region. The standard region can include ribs having a standard characteristic. The standard region can be configured to polarize incident light. The rib modification region can be disposed along at least a segment of the edge of the substrate between the edge and at least a portion of the standard region. The rib modification region can comprise modified ribs modified from the standard characteristic to have a different characteristic.

Abstract: A particle separator for treating exhaust gases from an internal combustion engine includes a housing having an inlet opening, an outlet opening, a central axis, a first part with a first joining surface and a second part with a second joining surface. The first and second joining surfaces correspond to one another, so that the first and second parts can be positioned along the central axis relative to one another. At least one metallic layer, through which exhaust gas can flow, spaces the first and second joining surfaces apart over the entire circumference. The particle separator can be manufactured cost-effectively in a simple manner with few measures and, in particular, is suitable for retrofitting to an existing exhaust system. A method for producing the particle separator and a motor vehicle having the particle separator are also provided.

Abstract: A method of generating a topology for a material includes parametrizing one or more material properties of the material using virtual testing and generating a topology for the material based on the parametrizing.

Abstract: A centraliser is disclosed for an oil, gas or water well, the centraliser having a body, and the body having a bore with an axis, the bore being configured to receive a tubular to be centraliser, the body having at least one resilient device configured to extend radially from the axis of the bore, wherein the body has at least one collar member extending radially inwards from the centraliser body adjacent to an end of the body. The collar can be formed separately from the body and attached subsequently, so that the body and the resilient device can optionally be formed in a single stamping or forming step from a single sheet of resilient material. The collars (typically at each end) are typically fixed co-axially in the bore so as to be resistant to axial movement of the collar member within the bore relative to the body of the centraliser, and can be retained in the body by radially extending a lip formed by forcing material at the ends of the body radially inwards into the bore to retain the collar.

Abstract: A fiber optic turf blade contact and movement sensor used to detect, monitor and measure the movement and presence of activity on an athletic field and surface at and near the fiber optic turf blade sensor. This type of sensor contributes to the present efforts to view close calls regarding the athletic related activity, difficult to see athletic related activity, and instant replay of sporting related activities.

Abstract: A method of providing a personalized experience on a wireless communication device corresponding to the contents of a package, the package containing a product may include the steps of reading a unique code on a package, the package containing a product, displaying a personalized illusory images on the wireless communication device, and altering the personalized illusory images in response to relative movement between the package and the camera.

Abstract: This application discloses a bracket device used for mounting outdoor solar lighting on various types of surfaces, including but not limited to block walls, chain link fences, wooden fences and flat walls or for holding outdoor solar lighting devices as stand-alone fixtures.

Abstract: Optical fibers and optical fiber tapers have application within many optical systems and optical devices. To date manufacturing such fibers and fiber tapers has been restricted to drawing constant diameter fibers in gravity driven processes and symmetric tapers through pulling with localized heating. However, it would be beneficial to be able to generate arbitrary profiles when pulling an optical fiber into a fiber taper allowing an initial uniform section, reducing transition, wire section, increasing transition and final uniform section.

Abstract: An apparatus for attaching items includes a body and a first and second hook oriented on a first and second side of the body. The apparatus further includes a first and second gate, the first gate attached to the body and oriented to close the first hook, and the second gate attached to the body and oriented to close the second hook. The apparatus further includes a first and second sliding lock, the first and second sliding locks oriented on the first and second gates, respectively, the first and second sliding locks having a first position, the first position being a locked position where the sliding lock is positioned in a first and second notch in the body, and a second position, the second position being an unlocked position where the first and second sliding locks are distal from the first and second notches.

Abstract: A method of designing, presenting, generating, and fabricating custom implants by obtaining a 3D image of a site to receive an implant, simulating volumetric changes of the site, generating a virtual 3D implant, and fabricating a real 3D implant. A method of implanting a custom implant in a patient, by obtaining a 3D image of a site to receive an implant, simulating volumetric changes of the site, generating a virtual 3D implant, fabricating a real 3D implant, and implanting the implant in the patient. A method of correcting disfigurement in a patient. A method of replacing a disc in a patient's back. The present invention also provides for an implant fabricated by this method.

Abstract: A process challenge device tailored to mimic the resistance of a particular product to a particular biological inactivation, disinfection, or sterilization process, and used to challenge the process, thus providing a means to validate the efficacy of the process. The process challenge device is used by subjecting the device containing indicator organisms to an inactivation or sterilization process, and culturing any surviving indicator organisms as a means to assess the efficacy of procedures for the inactivation of microorganisms. The device uses a self-containing biological indicator (SCBI) with a biological indicator and media ampule located within a plastic vial. By altering the materials and/or configuration of the SCBI a wide range of resistances to sterilant gas processes may be achieved.

Abstract: A building panel formed from sheet material is disclosed, the building panel extending in a longitudinal direction along its length and having a shape in cross section in a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal direction. The building panel includes a center portion in cross section, a first connecting portion connected at one side of the center portion, the first connecting portion comprising a loop in cross section, and a second connecting portion connected at an opposing side of the center portion, the second connecting portion comprising a hook in cross section, wherein the loop and the hook are complementary in size and shape for joining the building panel to adjacent building panels. Building structures comprised of such building panels, and methods and systems for forming such building panels are also disclosed.

Abstract: A coordinate measurement machine having a feeler whose position is determined optically and a lens for use in such a machine and a method for making a lens for a coordinate measurement machine, having a flexible feeler having a sensing tip, positioned substantially at the focal point of the objective lens.

Abstract: An antenna mount is provided with a pivot base and a pivot saddle rotatably coupled to the pivot base by a pivot connection and at least one pivot arm connection. The pivot connection is provided with dual opposing conical countersunk head pivot connection bolts seated within conical countersunk pivot connection bolt holes of the pivot saddle, the conical countersunk head pivot connection bolts extending through the conical countersunk pivot connection bolt holes of the pivot saddle to couple with the pivot base about a pivot axis.

Abstract: A carrying case includes a first compartment made of a rigid material, the first compartment defining an interior volume; and a second compartment coupled to the first compartment, the second compartment made of a flexible material, the second compartment defining an interior volume that is separate from the interior volume of the first compartment.

Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein relate to an apparatus to fluidly couple to a casing string. The apparatus may include a fill-up and circulating tool having a flow path extending therethrough, in which the fill-up and circulating tool may be configured to fluidly seal internally within an upper end of the casing string. The apparatus may further include a cementing head assembly having a flow path extending therethrough, in which the flow path of the cementing head assembly is fluidly coupled to the flow path of the fill-up and circulating tool, and a releasing mechanism coupled to the cementing head assembly, in which the releasing mechanism is configured to release a fluid-conveyed sealing device through the cementing head assembly and into the fill-up and circulating tool.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing stent wires includes preparing three or more annular stent wires which has alternately arranged peaks and valleys, interconnecting the first and second stent wires, such that predetermined peaks of the second stent wire are caught in predetermined valleys of the first stent wire, passing a valley of a third stent wire below a free valley of the first stent wire and a free peak of the second stent wire, and interconnecting the third and second stent wires such that a peak of the third stent wire is caught in a valley of the second stent wire. The stent wires are connected in a stacked manner, thereby simplifying the manufacturing process, lengthening the lifespan of the stent wires, and improving the strength of the connection between two adjacent stent wires.

Abstract: A golf ball having a relatively larger, lower density inner core, and a relatively thinner, higher density outer core such that the ball has a relatively large moment of inertia (MOI) to generate an improved spin rate profile. The inner core is a blend of highly neutralized acid polymer and metallocene-catalyzed polymer, and the golf ball has a cover surrounding the inner layers. Also, an “on demand” method and system for making such golf balls.

Abstract: RFID tags that must operate in the presence of ionizing radiation need to be radiation hardened in order to achieve reliable operation. This disclosure teaches several RFID tags that achieve radiation hardening without requiring the use of special-purpose radiation-hardened electronic devices. RFID tags typically use an antenna made of metal for achieving reliable radio communications. Radiation hardening is achieved by shaping the antenna such that the metal of the antenna acts as a shield for the radio circuits.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a plurality of housings. The method may include maintaining an inventory of initial products. Each of the initial products may include a central hollow body extending along a longitudinal axis and monolithically formed with at least one of a suction passage and a discharge passage. Each of the products may have a same initial length. The method may further include receiving a first order for a first housing having a first length and machining a first product to the first length to form the first housing. Also, the method may include receiving a second order for a second housing having a second length and machining a second product to the second length to form the second housing. The first length and the second length may be different.

Abstract: In a method of manufacturing a semiconductor pressure sensor, a multilayer structure including a polysilicon diaphragm, a polysilicon gauge resistor formed on a side of a space which is to serve as a vacuum chamber below the polysilicon diaphragm, and a group of insulating films containing the polysilicon diaphragm and the polysilicon gauge resistor and having an etching solution introduction hole in contact with a sacrificial layer is formed on the sacrificial layer. Then, an etching solution is supplied through the etching solution introduction hole and the sacrificial layer is etched with the etching solution, to thereby obtain a diaphragm body formed of the multilayer structure, which functions on the vacuum chamber, and a surface of a silicon substrate below a first opening of a first insulating film is etched to thereby form the space which is to serve as the vacuum chamber and a diaphragm stopper disposed in the space, protruding toward near the center of the diaphragm body.

Abstract: Heat-sealable seal including a support bonded to an inner seal by a temporary adhesive is provided. The inner seal has a pull-tab which is folded back once on the surface of the inner seal in contact with the corresponding surface of the support. The inner seal includes a laminate having a reinforcing layer and a sheet of a conducting material, to the lower surface of which is applied a heat-sealing film. The temporary adhesive is applied to the whole surface of the inner seal once the pull-tab is folded back. The seal is characterized in that the laminate has over its entire thickness a notch from which the pull-tab emerges, and a fold line formed by the pull-tab once the pull-tab is folded back, the fold line having a shorter length than the length of the notch. Methods of producing the seal are also disclosed.

Abstract: A coupler body for a railcar coupler, said coupler body comprising at least one central datum feature that does not wear during coupler use.

Abstract: A scented stuffed toy includes a body having an internal cavity that is filled with filler material that has absorbed a fragrance substance. The filler material is grain or pellets that are capable of absorbing the fragrance substance, such as an oil-based fragrance liquid. The fragrance substance is mixed with the filler material and then inserted into the body of the stuffed toy to provide a scented stuffed toy. A unique identifier is attached to the stuffed toy to differentiate the stuffed toy from other stuffed toys. The unique identifier comprises at least one indicia that corresponds to one or a combination of a type of fragrance substance and a type of stuffed toy. A method of making the scented stuff toy is provided.

Abstract: A line card includes a metal frame that includes a front section, and a bottom section connected to the front section via an angled section, where the angled section results in an opening between the line card and a second line card, when the line card is installed above the second line card in a rack, and where the opening allows directed air to enter the rack from a front direction; a printed circuit board attached to the metal frame; and a group of front panel connectors attached to the front section of the metal frame.

Abstract: An exemplary embodiment disclosed herein relates to an articulatable sealing device. The device includes a plurality of seal elements each of which is urgable against a seal-surface, a fixing member tightenable about a perimeter of the seal elements, and a retractor in operable communication with the plurality of seal elements and able to move the plurality of seal elements in a desired direction.

Abstract: A vacuum brake force booster for a motor vehicle brake system comprising: a force input member which is movable along a longitudinal axis and which is or can be coupled to a brake pedal, a control valve arrangement which can be actuated by the force input member, a chamber arrangement which is arranged in a housing and which has at least one working chamber and at least one vacuum chamber separated from one another by means of a movable wall and which has a force output member for transmitting an actuating force, wherein the at least one working chamber can be connected selectively to a vacuum source or to the atmosphere, wherein the control valve arrangement has a control valve housing which is coupled to the at least one movable wall for conjoint movement therewith, wherein the control valve arrangement has a force-transmitting arrangement which has a degree of axial play and which is arranged in the force transmission path between the force input member and the force output member.

Abstract: The present invention relates to guiding instruments for acetabular cup reamers, which allow for a much more accurate and precise reaming of the acetabular implant zone.

Abstract: A golf club putter includes a clubhead body sufficiently weighted to define a center of gravity of the golf club. The putter includes a reverse tapered shaft, preferably a graphite or fiberglass composite, elongated along a central axis continuously tapering radially inwardly, from: a larger outside diameter adjacent a tip end attached to the clubhead body, to: a smaller outside diameter adjacent a grip end. The reverse tapered shaft comprises longitudinally oriented graphite or fiberglass fibers in an arrangement that enables shaft torsional distorting forces imposed at the grip end during putting to be imparted to the clubhead and a golf ball thereby.

Abstract: Hot-rolled or cold-rolled steel plate, method for manufacturing same and use thereof in the automotive industry A hot-rolled or cold-rolled steel plate, characterized in that its composition is in weight percentages: 0.6%?C?0.9%; 17%?Mn?22%; 0.2%?Al?0.9%; 0.2%?Si?1.1% with 0.85%?Al+Si?1.9%; 1.2%?Cu?1.9%; S?0.030%; P?0.080%; N?0.1%; optionally: Nb?0.25% and preferably comprised between 0.070 and 0.25%; V?0.5% and preferably comprised between 0.050 and 0.5%; Ti?0.5%, and preferably comprised between 0.040 and 0.5%; Ni?2%; trace amounts Cr?2%, preferably?1%; B?0.010%, and preferably, comprised between 0.0005% and 0.010%; the remainder being iron and impurities resulting from the production. A method for manufacturing this plate, the use of this plate in the automotive industry.

Abstract: A humidity detection sensor includes a lower electrode provided on a board, an upper electrode provided so as to face the lower electrode, a humidity sensing film which is formed at least between the lower electrode and the upper electrode and whose dielectric constant changes in response to humidity, and a protective film provided so as to cover the upper electrode. Each of the upper electrode and the protective film has an opening through which the humidity sensing film is partially exposed to the outside. In the opening, the humidity sensing film is provided so as to reach at least a position higher than the position of the lower surface of the protective film.

Abstract: Systems and methods are described for creating a very cost effective optical/electrical interface connecting system with high tolerance to misalignment. Low cost sealed optical devices can be fabricated with easily detachable top cable assemblies. This approach can be used for hermetically sealed optical devices without the need for hermetic fiber feed-through. The system also has features that enable fiber optic components to operate and survive in harsh environments, particularly in large temperature extremes.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a joint implant for a joint of a specific patient includes obtaining a three-dimensional image of a bone of the joint of the specific patient from medical imaging scans of the bone of the patient and determining on the three-dimensional image a resection plane for contacting a corresponding planar surface of the joint implant for the specific patient. The method includes determining a three-dimensional image of a porous structure of a bone layer along the resection plane from the medical imaging scans of the patient. The joint implant is manufactured with a layer of a patient-specific porous construct attached to the planar surface of the joint implant. The layer of the patient-specific porous construct substantially replicates the porous structure of the bone layer of the specific patient.

Abstract: Corrosion resistant structural equipment, e.g., steel pipe, for use in CO2 containing environments having a corrosion rate of less than 40 mpy upon exposure to formation water and under CO2 partial pressure of 0.5 MPa at a temperature of 40° C. The pipe complies with prevailing industry standards with respect to design, fabrication, inspection and testing, metallurgical and mechanical properties. The pipe is fabricated out of a carbon steel material with a Si content of 0.5 to 3.5% for CO2 corrosion protection. In one embodiment, the material is carbon steel with a carbon equivalent (CE) of less than 0.63, requiring no post weld heat treatment (PWHT). In another embodiment, the CE is less than 0.45 requiring no preheat treatment nor PWHT.

Abstract: A light guide device for illumination, lighting and display purposes that exhibits an output light having a predetermined, and preferably uniform, angular luminance profile is described. The device comprises a light guide (13) suitable for guiding light coupled thereto and a plurality of extraction features (10, 11) located on one or more surfaces of the light guide. The plurality of extraction features comprises an interleaved pattern of first (11) and second extraction features the arrangement of which provides a means for defining the predetermined angular and spatial luminance profiles for the output light. The device allows for a uniform angular luminance profile to be produced that is maintained even when the light guide is curved or bent.

Abstract: A wrought aluminium material with improved damage tolerance while preserving the high strength of the material is disclosed. Furthermore, a cast aluminium material of a precipitation hardenable aluminium alloy is disclosed, the material comprising grains having two distinct zones with a first centre zone enriched in elements capable of reacting peritectically with aluminium and a second zone, surrounding the first zone, enriched in elements capable of reacting eutectically with aluminium.