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Telect, Inc.

James P Kennedy

Brian J Allen

Timothy L Hill

Randall Higgason

William P Jonas

Herbert G Jones

There is provided a BNC plug connector and associated method for engaging a BNC jack member and indicating a rotational position of the plug connector. The plug connector generally includes a sleeve that defines a first aperture at a first end for receiving a jack member and a second aperture at the second end. A plug member is disposed in the sleeve and configured to engage the jack member, which can be inserted through the aperture at the first end of the sleeve. A contrast surface at the second end of the sleeve defines a contrast surface such as a surface of a washer that is visible through a second aperture at the second end of the sleeve. One or more features, such as tabs, defined at the second end of the sleeve extend radially inward at the second end to a radial position that is coincident with the contrast member. Each feature defines a color that is dissimilar to the contrast surface so that the position of the feature is easily visible from the second end of the sleeve, and the rotational position of the sleeve can be determined by the feature.

BNC plug connector with rotational position indication and associated method

An artificial pond reef is formed from sheet material into the shape of an inverted tub. It includes a peripheral base portion, upstanding sidewalls, and a roof. The base portion includes a horizontal flange extending out from the sidewalls. The sidewalls extend up to support the roof and include apertures for movement of fish and the like through the reef. The reef includes small holes for the growth of flora therethrough. The roof is configured to support and retain decorative enhancements (pebbles, sand, plants). The base, sidewalls, roof are surface-shaped and contoured to give the reef an appearance of natural rock formation. The reef is dark or black to promote bacteria growth upon it, and has a matte surface for bacteria to adhere to. The roof includes an opening to receive a removable receptacle for decorative enhancements.

Garden pond shelter reef

Methods and systems for developing a dental bridge through computer-aided design are shown and described. With reference to an image of the volume to fill with the bridge, a proposed dental bridge is shaped to fit between teeth adjacent to the volume to fill while being contoured to a profile line specifying the gum contour and the contour of surfaces of the adjacent teeth to be bonded. Retainers of the proposed bridge are shaped and positioned to abut the adjacent teeth. The data specifying the proposed bridge may be delivered to a milling machine where a blank is milled into the corresponding bridge. The bridge may then be installed by bonding the retainers to the adjacent teeth.

Computer-aided design of a pontic with retainers

A communication coaxial patch cord adapter 40 is described having a jack sleeve section 44 for receiving a jack patch plug 22. The adapter 40 has a male BNC socket section 46 for receiving a female BNC connector 16. A central shaft 110 extends between the sections 44 and 46 with an inner jack sleeve 116 formed on one end and an inner BNC male pin 124 on the other end. A BNC bayonet locking sleeve 90 is rotatably mounted on the male BNC socket section 46 to lock the adapter firmly to the BNC connector 16.

Communication coaxial patch cord adapter

A telecommunication network cross-connect panel 10 is described having a chassis 14 for receiving insertable modules 12, 212. The chassis 14 has a back wall 24 with a backplane printed circuit board 34. An array of rear coaxial connectors are mounted to the backplane printed circuit board 34 in columns of four connectors 36, 38, 40 and 42 for terminating and cross-connecting two pieces of telecommunication equipment per column. Female DIN connector receptacles 44 are mounted on the front side of the board 34 at spaced slot locations with each receptacle 44 electrically connected to a corresponding four backplane connectors of a corresponding column. A plurality of modules 12 are insertable into the slots for interconnecting male DIN connector plugs 58 into corresponding aligned DIN connector receptacles 44. A plug 58 is mounted on a rear end of a module printed circuit board 50. A plurality of coaxial mini-WECO jacks are mounted to a front end of the printed circuit board 50 and electrically connected through the board 50 to the plugs 58. A panel face plate 52 is mounted on the front end of the board 50 with apertures for receiving forward ends of the jacks 60, 62, 64 and 65. The backplane is capable of being pre-wired to terminate various telecommunications apparatuses, prior to the insertion the modules 12 or 212.

Telecommunication network digital cross-connect panels having insertable

A system for regulating and optimizing process conditions, such as octane number, aniline point or density of reformed hydrocarbons, by manipulating various process variables in order to control the process, both in accordance with a regulatory effect, namely, such as to cause the process to achieve and maintain the desired setpoint and setpoints for the process condition or conditions, and in accordance with an optimizing effect, namely, such as to cause the process to achieve some predetermined state defined as optimum. The effects are not necessarily consistent, but relative weights are assigned to the two effects such that the regulating effect is paramount until the process condition or conditions are substantially at setpoint or setpoints, at which time the regulating effect is minimum, thus allowing the optimizing effect to influence the process. In particular, furnace outlet temperatures are directly controlled, using set points which are a joint function of outlet temperatures, octane and skin temperatures. Skin temperatures are used to limit the process, and outlet temperatures are used in the optimization.

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Rock Hill, SC, United States of America

James P Kennedy