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Liberty Technology Center, Inc.

John W McElroy

Sean McElroy

Kirk Samsel

Michael H Lind

George M Spencer

P Leslie Schaumberg

Schedulers, Planners, and Maintenance Supervisors in an Industrial facility can use the user interface of the present invention to extremely quickly move work order schedules, status planning, and manage resources. Additionally, key performance indicators or metrics on performance on how well the organization is doing is also cumbersome if not impossible in the current practice in these industrial organizations. The variables of this management include worker, crew, Work Order, Dates, Planning Status, planner, dates, etc. (see tech manual and summary sheets). The invention operates by interfacing with the Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) database in a thoroughly interactive process. The local program constructs a parallel database and reads and feedbacks to the CMMS database frequently to stay current and accurate.

Planning and scheduling tool assistant assuring high utilization of resources

A livestock trailer providing a dual level livestock loading entrance with a first loading area at a level for loading and unloading livestock or other animals at a dock height and a built-in chute within a second loading area at a level for ground loading and unloading livestock at or near ground level, the trailer further providing a combination interior wall and floor panel with a central rotating mechanism providing either an interior wall separating the first and second loading areas or lying securely flat over the recessed floor in the second ground loading area to prevent access to the recessed floor of the ground loading area during loading and unloading in the first loading area and also providing a ramp in the recessed floor of the second loading area, the ramp being adjustable at a front end to be raised or lowered, the raised position utilized during the loading and unloading operation forming a ramp between the principle trailer floor and the recessed floor of the second loading area, and a lowered position during transport for an additional livestock, animals or other related item storage area.

Dual loading stock trailer

A sound recording system is used in conjunction with a conventional camera (C) that by itself cannot record sounds. A sound recorder ( ) has a mounting device ( ), a microphone ( ), and a sound record switch ( ) that is placed adjacent the shutter button when the recorder is mounted on the camera. A removable &ldquo;Sound Stick&rdquo; ( ) is inserted into the sound recorder ( ) through an opening ( ). The &ldquo;Sound Stick&rdquo; contains memories ( ) that record sound segments. A playback device, which may be separate or combined with the recorder is provided, into which the &ldquo;Sound Stick&rdquo; plugs into for downloading and playback of the sound segments. The &ldquo;Sound Stick&rdquo; includes a reading head ( ) that can scan a bar code that correlates the sound segments with the pictures.

System for adding sound to pictures

A non-invasive apparatus and method is disclosed which is adapted for testing of solenoid valves to verify valve operation. The non-invasive apparatus and method monitors with time both the stroke of the solenoid valve plunger to identify associated impacts and the state of the solenoid valve as being energized or de-energized to determine valve operability.

Method and apparatus for non-invasive monitoring of solenoid valves

A device for monitoring and verifying the operation of a rotating source, such as a rotating civil defense-type siren being tested by sounding the siren for a short period of time, employs a sensor mounted near the siren. The signal from the sensor is amplified, filtered and converted to a sinusoidal signal of the same frequency as the rotation of the siren. The sinusoidal signal is processed to sense siren turn-on, to determine whether the siren rotates more than a predetermined minimum number of times, and to sense siren turn-off. This information is stored and displayed by the device until it can be inspected by an individual, and can be relayed to a remote site.

Rotating source verification device

A non-invasive system and method is provided for the inspection of check valves which combines acoustic and magnetic techniques. The acoustic and magnetic techniques are used to measure check valve disk motion and internal impacts or vibrations resulting from the disk motion.

Non-invasive system and method for inspection of valves

An apparatus is provided for use as an onboard monitor and warning system attached to a fiberglas boom to detect potentially hazardous loads by detecting and counting acoustic emissions produced in the boom by the breakage of glass fibers. The monitor and warning system produce a warning signal when the number of acoustic emissions detected in a selected period of time indicates the existence of a potentially hazardous load. The apparatus includes a piezoelectric transducer which may be placed in contact with the surface of the fiberglas to produce electrical signals corresponding to pressure waves detected in the fiberglas. Apparatus is provided for distinguishing by the electrical signals those pressure waves which are acoustic emissions associated with the breakage of glass fibers from all other pressure waves. Further apparatus is provided for counting each electrical signal associated with fiber breakage, for selecting a period of time during which the electrical signals associated with fiber breakage will be accumulated, and for producing a warning signal when the number of electrical signals associated with fiber breakage during the selected time period indicates the existence of a potentially hazardous load.

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Newtown Square, PA, United States of America

John W McElroy