Abstract:
An apparatus and method for separating welded multi-layered samples has a slotted engine-driven spindle that twists and pulls a layer from the sample, breaking the welds as the layer winds around the spindle. The sample is held between two clamps and a tensioning cylinder pulls a movable first clamp against the second stationery clamp. Sensors may sense the force required to break the welds and the data may be stored and analyzed in a computer.
Abstract:
A global positioning system (GPS) receiver may be integrated with a tide display device. The GPS receiver receives satellite signals and determines the precise time and geodetic position by trilateration. The precise time and geodetic position is used by the tide display device to determine the appropriate tide information to display. The tide display device displays the tide information to a surfer on a graph display with the ordinate axis representing tide height and the abscissa axis representing time.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a clear-view packaging system for packaging a product. The clear-view packaging system comprising a bottom tray for receiving the product, the bottom tray having a base portion and a plurality of edge portions. Further, the clear-view packaging system includes a top tray disposed on the top of the product, the top tray having a base portion, a plurality of edge portions and a plurality of horizontal top tray corners. The clear-view packaging system also includes at least one strip of banding for securing the bottom tray, the product and the top tray together wherein a lifting member of a lift vehicle can be positioned between at least one of the plurality of edge portions of the top tray and the product so that the product can be lifted and transported.
Abstract:
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer program products, for synchronizing and transferring digital media items. One or more media items are received, from a network operating environment, at a first device. A first media database on the first device, including metadata associated with the media items, is synchronized with a second media database on a second device. The one or more media items are moved from the first device to the second device. The one or more media items are copied from the second device to the first device.
Abstract:
A fuel cell system comprising a plurality of fuel cell stacks. The stacks may be connected electrically in any sequence desired, such as in series, in parallel, or in combinations thereof or electrically independent. The electrical performance of each stack is optimized by some metric or the operating temperature of the stack is controlled by controlling the internal operating temperature of the stack, which in turn is controlled by controlling the output voltage, output current, or load of each stack independently of the other stacks. In large fuel cell systems having a large plurality of stacks, adjacent stacks may of necessity be grouped as stack pairs with joint electrical control rather than individual control, but at some sacrifice in optimal operation.
Abstract:
In an SOFC stack system, wherein a CPOx reformer supplies reformate to the stack, a portion of the anode tail gas is recycled directly into the anode inlet of the stack, such that the fuel reaching the anodes is a mixture of fresh reformate and recycled anode tail gas and is present at a sufficiently high temperature that endothermic reforming of residual hydrocarbons from the CPOx reformer occurs within the stack. Preferably, an amount of secondary non-reformed fuel is also added to optimize the fuel mixture presented for internal reforming. The anode tail gas is hot, at the stack temperature of 750-800° C., which allows for the mixture of anode tail gas and secondary fuel to be mixed and reacted in a clean-up catalyst to react higher hydrocarbons in the secondary fuel, without additional oxygen, prior to being mixed with reformate and sent to the stack.
Abstract:
In one exemplary implementation, strategies are described which transmit notification information from a first device (e.g., a media server) to a second device (e.g., a remote media device). Based on this notification information, a recipient-user can use the first device to generate an event pertaining to the notification information and forward the event to the second device, where the event is logged. The second device can then send prompting information to a follow-up user (who may be the same as the recipient-user) to alert that user to the existence of the logged event. The follow-up user can further advance an action (such as buying a resource, printing a resource, and so forth) based on the prompting information. Filtering mechanisms are described for determining which recipient-users are able to send events, and for determining which follow-up users are able to receive prompting information that indicates the existence of events.
Abstract:
An error processing system in a system for communicating messages from a plurality of source executable applications to a plurality of destination executable applications includes a repository for centrally storing data identifying errors encountered by the plurality of different destination executable applications in processing data in messages from one or more of the source executable applications. Such an identified error may be encountered by an individual destination executable application during partially successfully processing of data in a first message received from a source executable application. A user interface initiates generation of data representing a single display image including data identifying, at least one error encountered by a particular destination executable application during partially successfully processing data in a first message, the first message, and the particular destination executable application.
Abstract:
The invention provides a circuit breaker panel with several safety features. The main breaker is separated from the circuit breakers by a non-conducting shield. The main breaker is also covered by a transparent, non-conducting shield. A further transparent non-conducting shield separates the circuit breakers from the neutral and ground bus bars. The neutral and ground bus bars are offset from one another to prevent wire crowding. Bending posts extending from the back plate of the panel help control the wire in the panel to prevent it from crossing bus bars or circuit breakers.
Abstract:
Described herein are one or more implementations for exposing data content (e.g., digital media) of a portable digital media device over a network to one or more network-connected electronics devices, where such exposing is done via a network-connected personal computer to which the portable digital media device is directed coupled (e.g., via a USB). Also, described herein are one or more implementations for gathering a customized collection of data content from web-feeds at a web-connected personal computer and exposing that gathered web-feed data content to a network-connected electronics devices (such as a set-top box for a television).