Abstract:
Menstrual fluid simulants may consistently emulate the physical characteristics of real menstrual fluid, including but not limited to, viscosity, stringiness, surface tension and size and concentration of particulate matter. In addition, the constituents comprising the menstrual fluid simulants may be changed in order to mimic the variations in real menstrual fluid observed from woman to woman and from an individual woman over time. The menstrual fluid simulants are of use in the testing of personal care absorbent products.
Abstract:
In one embodiment, a light emitting device comprises one or more first light sources emitting UV-C light downward to irradiate the environment below the light emitting device (such as air and the floor and other surfaces). In another embodiment, the light emitting device comprises one or more second light sources emitting UV-C light of a different peak wavelength than the first light sources oriented to emit light upward to irradiate the environment above the light emitting device (such as air, the ceiling, and other surfaces). In one embodiment, one or more first light sources and the one or more second light sources emit light at different, independent duty cycles.
Abstract:
A composite rotor is provided having a main body portion and a plurality of circumferentially spaced blades extending radially from the body portion. The rotor also includes a plurality of recessed radial splines in the body portion thereof. The splines are adapted for engaging a coupler, such as a gearwheel, and transmitting torque thereto. The amount of shear area provided by the recessed splines for transmitting torque from the rotor to the coupler is significantly increased over conventional designs because the shear area includes not only area in the inter-laminar plane, but also in the cross-laminar plane.
Abstract:
In one embodiment, a light emitting device comprises two tubes comprising linear arrays of light emitting diodes physically coupled by a third tube. In one embodiment, the third tube comprises a linear array of light emitting diodes. In another embodiment, the first tube, second tube, and third tube of the light emitting device are positioned to substantially form the shape of a character “U” in a plane perpendicular to the optical axis. In another embodiment, the first linear array of light emitting diodes has an average spacing between the light emitting diodes, and a ratio of the first, shorter dimension of the light emitting diodes to the average spacing is between 1 and 3.
Abstract:
In one embodiment, a linear light emitting device comprises one or more linear extrusions collectively comprising a horizontal mounting extension, an array of light emitting diodes, a vertical support, and a linear support platform. In one embodiment, the light emitting device comprises a mounting extension that extends from the light emitting device for the bottom surface of the mounting extension to be mounted to a top rail of a vehicle cargo compartment (such as a trailer or cargo compartment of a truck) and a vertical support that positions a linear array of light emitting diodes above the top rail and oriented at a first orientation angle, such as 45 degrees, to the bottom surface of the horizontal mounting surface. In one embodiment, the linear light emitting device is mounted between two roof bows or below one or more roof bows.
Abstract:
In one embodiment, a linear light emitting device comprises one or more linear extrusions collectively comprising a horizontal mounting extension, an array of light emitting diodes, a vertical support, and a linear support platform. In one embodiment, the light emitting device comprises a mounting extension that extends from the light emitting device for the bottom surface of the mounting extension to be mounted to a top rail of a vehicle cargo compartment (such as a trailer or cargo compartment of a truck) and a vertical support that positions a linear array of light emitting diodes above the top rail and oriented at a first orientation angle, such as 45 degrees, to the bottom surface of the horizontal mounting surface. In one embodiment, the linear light emitting device is mounted between two roof bows or below one or more roof bows.
Abstract:
In one embodiment, a light emitting device comprises two linear arrays of light emitting diodes positioned on opposite sides of a linear heat conducting member. In one embodiment, a light emitting device comprises a heat conducting member linear in a first linear direction with a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface; a first linear array of light emitting diodes thermally coupled to the first surface; a second linear array of light emitting diodes thermally coupled to the second surface; a first light transmitting cover positioned to receive and transmit light from the first linear array of light emitting diodes; and a second light transmitting cover positioned to receive and transmit light from the second linear array of light emitting diodes. In another embodiment, a method of manufacturing a light emitting device comprises snapping or sliding extensions of the light transmitting covers into the grooves.
Abstract:
A baler having an inlet area for receiving netwrap wherein it is a short distance between the drum roller and the closest belt roller. The netwrap guide at bottom of baler includes a feed pan having flexible net guides that are narrower than the bale forming belts. This netwrap guide has supporting cross members underneath it but there are no cross members in close vicinity to the lower belt roller to keep excess crop from accumulating there. There is also a netwrap guide at front of the baler for feeding netwrap material into contact with the periphery of a formed bale, including a guide positioned generally above the pickup for directing crop material previously inserted into the bale formation chamber and the netwrap material away from the pickup. The baler also has a novel netwrap feeding and cutting mechanism.
Abstract:
In one embodiment, a system for reducing pathogenic bioburden in an environment comprises a light emitting device comprising one or more light sources emitting UV-C light, two or more sensors generating environmental data, and a processor communicatively coupled to the two or more sensors and the light emitting device, the processor performing an analysis on the environmental data from each sensor of the two or more sensors and adjusting the light flux emitted from the light emitting device based at least in part on the environmental data from the two or more sensors. The light flux emitted from the light emitting device may be adjusted based at least on temperature, humidity, and occupancy of the environment sensed by the two or more sensors.
Abstract:
In accordance with example embodiments, a system may include a first feeder configured to transport asphalt, a second feeder configured to receive the asphalt from the first feeder, and a controller configured to control a speed of the first feeder and the second feeder in response to an input from an operator.