Abstract:
Fluid flow valve assembly comprising a valve body having an external port and an inlet end having at least a first port, a second port, and a third port; a first valve disposed within the valve body and adapted to control fluid flow between the first and second ports; and a second valve disposed within the valve body and adapted to control fluid flow between the third port and the external port.
Abstract:
A safety device for use with a hydraulic hitch assembly operable between an engaged and a disengaged position, the safety device including: a main body portion moveable between an engaged position and a disengaged position, whereby when the main body portion is in the engaged position the safety device prevents the hydraulic hitch assembly from moving to a disengaged position; a biasing means to bias the main body portion towards an engaged position; and a hydraulic piston which when operated acts against the biasing means and moves the main body portion to a disengaged position.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a method and system of collecting, organizing, and analyzing data, and more particularly, to a method and system of collecting data and grouping the data to determine culture segments and emerging culture trends that influence consumers and identify target affinity groups.
Abstract:
An aircraft according to one embodiment has a fuselage which houses an upper level and a lower level separated by the floor of the upper level, wherein at least one of the cross-sectional shape of the fuselage and the floor of the upper level is configured such that the ceiling height in at least part of both the upper and lower levels is sufficient for a person to stand, and one of the upper and lower levels comprises a passenger cabin and the other level comprises a cargo hold. There is also provided, according to another embodiment a method of operating an aircraft having a fuselage which houses an upper level and a lower level separated by the floor of the upper level. The method may comprise the steps of directing passengers to embark onto the lower level of the aircraft and to deposit their luggage in the lower level, and then directing passengers to move from the lower level to the upper level, wherein the passengers are directed to move along a path such that the position of embarking is upstream of the position at which the luggage is deposited which is upstream of the position at which passengers move to the upper level.
Abstract:
A rolling element bearing, comprises an inner ring, an outer ring and rolling elements which are in rolling contact with the raceways of the inner ring and the outer ring. The rolling elements and/or the raceway (2) of at least one of the rings is coated with a metal-mixed diamond-like carbon layer (8).
Abstract:
Systems and techniques are provided for a road intelligence network for improved road safety, traffic management, and/or driver monitoring. The road intelligence network can use monitoring information comprising image data of vehicles on a roadway, or can use monitoring information comprising relative position and distance information for vehicles on the roadway determined using a network of beacon transmitters and receivers. Real-time mapping information indicative of vehicle movement and trajectory can be determined from the monitoring information and correlated to specific vehicles to detect unsafe or undesired driving behaviors, which may be further based on comparisons with historical mapping information of the roadway or for particular vehicles, or baseline driving characteristics of neighboring vehicles. Remediation messages and actions can be transmitted to a mobile application on a user device of a driver, in response to detection of the unsafe driving behavior.
Abstract:
A method for manufacture of a metal can body is described in which two or more stretching operations are used so as to reduce the thickness of the central part of a cup base, prior to drawing the cup sidewall and forming a can body. By using two or more stretching operations, it has been found possible to control the thickness of the base without significantly reducing pressure performance of the finished can. Alternative embodiments of apparatus comprising tooling for carrying out this method are also described.
Abstract:
A metal can body formed from a base stretching, drawing, and ironing process has a base having a hardness that is greater than the raw sheet, a thickness that is less than raw sheet, and a grain aspect ratio that is elongated relative to the raw sheet.