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Union Carbide Chemicals & Plastics Technology Corporation

Western Atlas International, Inc.

Fitness Motivation Institute of America

Paul Eric Peterson

Ronald E Useldinger

Russell V Davis

William Leung

A charging cradle for recharging cordless telephones which is modular and configurable in a variety of ways is provided. The cradle includes a charging unit and interchangeable telephone support structure. The charging cradle has at least two interchangeable support elements, one of which includes recharging elements. The support elements are removably attachable to support struts and may be attached in any order. The support struts are in electrical communication with the charging unit. The recharging support element includes electrical communication elements which connect the charging unit with the recharging contacts located on the external surface of the telephone handset. The charging cradle is adapted to hold the telephone handset in a nested relation while recharging the batteries located within the handset. Safety features prevent overcharging. The charging cradle may be constructed in such a manner to permit the recharging of most cordless portable telephones.

Universal charging cradle for cordless telephones

An improved friction type exercise device of the type in which a housing has an outer wall forming a hollow cavity with a central axis. A central shaft is positioned within the cavity and positioned to allow axial and rotative movement relative to the housing when moved in one axial direction and preventing axial rotative movement relative to the housing when moved in the other axial direction. A hub is positioned in the cavity and fixed to the shaft to move axially therewith while allowing rotation of the shaft relative to the hub, the hub being nonrotatable with respect to the housing and includes a first and a second opening. A rope-like member extends through the first opening in the hub, around the shaft and out the second opening in the hub whereby when the rope-like member is pulled frictional resistance is exerted on the rope-like member in proportion to the number of turns around the shaft. The rope-like member is attached to the shaft whereby with relative rotation of the shaft and the hub, the number of turns the rope-like member about the shaft is changed. A releasable mechanism for holding the shaft against rotation relative to the housing which when released allows rotation of the shaft within the cavity thereby to change the number of turns the rope-like member is wound around the shaft. A slide is positioned within the cavity and a connecting mechanism for the slide, shaft, and housing to cause movement of the slide in the direction parallel of the central axis with relative rotation between the shaft and the housing. A force gauge meter for showing a force imparted on the rope-like member and a duration of time which said force is applied to the rope-like member is operably linked to a transducer secured within the housing for measuring a force applied to the exercise device and converting the force into an electrical signal readable on the force gauge meter. A shoulder screw is used with a mounting eyelet to secure and position the central shaft.

Friction type exercising device with force gauge and shoulder mounting

A method for differentiating polymers contained in plastic articles by passing the articles between a light source and an array of detectors which are positioned in a manner such as to allow simultaneous measurements of a directly transmitted light signal and a diffused light signal. The transmitted light signal and diffused light signal are compared and used as a basis for differentiating the polymers.

Method for automated identification of recycled plastic articles with

An apparatus is provided for determining the acoustic anisotropy of a sample being subjected to simulated in-situ pressures and/or temperatures. A sample of the formation of interest is received by a compliant sleeve disposed in a pressure chamber. The compliant sleeve houses a plurality of transducers which are placed in intimate contact with the sample upon pressurization of the pressure chamber. When the pressure chamber reaches the desired pressure and/or temperature, the transducers are energized. The travel times of the generated acoustic signals through the sample are recorded to determine the anisotropic behavior of the sample. The velocity variations of the sample can indicate the historical principal stress axes of the formation at depth.

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San Francisco, CA, United States of America

Paul Eric Peterson