Abstract:
One aspect comprises a laryngoscope assembly with a handle and a blade, the blade including a cavity housing a lighting system, and a cover locked in place over the cavity via a snap-latch, wherein at least the blade is molded from a semi-crystalline polymer. Another aspect comprises a laryngoscope assembly with a handle and a blade extending from the handle, the blade including a cavity, and a lighting system housed within the cavity and including a light source, power source, activation device, and switch, wherein at least the blade is molded from polyarylamide.
Abstract:
An exemplary aspect comprises an apparatus comprising: a brush component comprising a handle on a first end of a shaft and a brush on a second end of the shaft; and a shovel component removably connected to the brush component; wherein the brush is at least partially enclosed within the shovel component when the shovel component is connected to the brush component, and wherein the brush is exposed when the shovel component is disconnected from the brush component.
Abstract:
An exemplary aspect comprises a device for separating an egg yolk from an egg white, comprising: (a) a yolk chamber component comprising a first opening and a second opening; and (b) a vacuum chamber component comprising an opening, wherein the second opening of the yolk chamber component is detachably connected to the opening of the vacuum chamber component. Another exemplary aspect comprises a method of separating an egg yolk from an egg white, comprising: (a) compressing a vacuum chamber component comprising an opening, wherein said vacuum chamber component is detachably connected to a yolk chamber component comprising a first opening and a second opening, and wherein said yolk chamber component is empty; (b) placing said first opening of said yolk chamber component against an egg yolk; and (c) releasing pressure on said vacuum chamber component until said egg yolk is drawn into said yolk chamber component, wherein said second opening of said yolk chamber component is detachably connected to said opening of said vacuum chamber component.
Abstract:
An exemplary aspect comprises an apparatus, comprising: a handle component comprising a first end and a second end; a collar slidably attached to the handle component; a tamper component affixed to the first end of the handle component; and a tines component affixed to the collar comprising individual tines extending through tine guides of the tamper component.
Abstract:
One exemplary aspect comprises a computer system comprising: (a) a preprocessing unit that extracts text from a webpage to produce at least a first set of candidate keywords, applies language processing to produce at least a second set of candidate keywords, and combines said first and second sets of candidate keywords into a first candidate pool; (b) a candidate extraction unit that receives data from said preprocessing unit describing at least said first candidate pool and produces a second candidate pool; (c) a feature extraction unit that receives data describing at least said second candidate pool and analyzes said second candidate pool for general features and linguistic features; and (d) a classification unit that receives said data describing at least said second candidate pool and related data from said feature extraction unit, and determines a likelihood of each candidate in said second candidate pool being a primary or secondary keyword.
Abstract:
A method for facilitating trading of securities over a computer system comprises electronically receiving a buy or sell order for a security from a first user; determining that the order is reasonably priced; transmitting to a second user an electronic notification that a reasonably priced order for the security is present, but without notifying the second user of the side of the first user’s order, receiving an order from the second user, wherein the second user’s order is a contra to the first user’s order and sufficiently aggressive in price to cross the first user’s order; and executing a trade comprising the first user’s order and the second user’s order at the limit price of the first user’s order. Also described is an electronic system for facilitating securities trading that comprises a facilitator module, a financial information exchange server (110), a transactional database (150), and an analytics server (160).
Abstract:
An applicator and dispensing device adapted to enclose a solid product within a holder which is enclosed by an outer shell. The outer shell can rotate relative to the holder via a hinge and then push a support cup that contains the product along a channel and through an orifice in the holder, thus exposing the product for use.
Abstract:
A microfluidic cartridge for assaying an analyte comprises one or more test channels, each having a lumen; one or more reference solution channels in fluid communication with the test channels; one or more sample channels in fluid communication with the test channels; one or more sensors at least partially exposed in the lumen of the test channels; and a processor coupled to the one or more sensors for measuring properties of the analyte to determine at least one of an identity, concentration, dose, and dosage of the analyte.
Abstract:
An exemplary aspect comprises a container apparatus comprising: (a) a housing forming a reservoir; (b) a cover configured to fit on the top of the housing, and comprising a first door; (c) a first divider having at least one point in contact with the inner surface of the housing; and (d) a second divider having at least one point in contact with the inner surface of the housing; wherein the first divider and the second divider divide the reservoir into three joined compartments: a first compartment between the first divider and an inner surface of the housing, a second compartment between the first divider and the second divider, and a third compartment between the second divider and an inner surface of the housing.
Abstract:
At least one exemplary aspect comprises an apparatus comprising: (a) a plug component at a first end of a cord; (b) an outlet component at a second, opposite end of the cord; and (c) a gooseneck component that encloses at least a portion of the cord.