3m Innovative Properties Company

Tracy L Anderson

Colin McCullough

Andreas Mortensen

Paul S Werner

Herve E Deve

Douglas E Johnson

Herve&prime; E D&egrave;ve

Disclosed is a touchless engagement system for a user having at least one computer processor and user interface operable with at least one memory storage medium on which operates a gesture-reading software platform, an access portal, and at least one data collection software program. The system includes at least one digital display. The system includes at least one motion sensing input interface has at least one RGB camera assembly and at least one infrared projector and detector assembly. At least one gesture-reading software platform is designed to assess the user within a selected physical area via the motion sensing input. A data collection software program is designed to collect data about at least one or more of user gestures, user commands, data retrieved because of commands, and identifiers, and assess data for user needs. The system may display advertisement, textual information, and statistics, and offers one or more command pathways.

Touchless engagement system

A stranded cable that includes a plurality of brittle load bearing wires and a means for maintaining the stranded arrangement of the brittle wires. Because the load bearing wires are brittle, they cannot be sufficiently deformed during conventional cable stranding processes in such a way as to maintain their helical arrangement. Therefore, the means for maintaining the helical arrangement of the stranded wires allows the stranded cable to be conveniently provided as an intermediate article or as a final article. When used as an intermediate article, it may be later incorporated into a final article such as overhead power transmission cables. The maintaining means may be a tape, an adhesive tape, or a binder applied to the stranded wires.

Stranded cable and method of making

Composite wire comprising polycrystalline &agr;-Al O fibers within a matrix of aluminum, or an alloy of aluminum and up to about 2% copper. The resulting materials are characterized by their high strength and low weight are particularly well suited for applications in various industries including high voltage power transmission.

Fiber reinforced aluminum matrix composite wire

Method of making articles comprising polycrystalline &agr;-Al O fibers within a matrix of aluminum, or an alloy of aluminum and up to about 2% copper.

Method of making fiber reinforced aluminum matrix composite

A composite metal matrix formed of polycrystalline &agr;-Al O fibers encapsulated within a matrix of substantially pure elemental aluminum, or an alloy elemental aluminum and up to about 2% copper is disclosed. The resulting materials are characterized by their high strength and low weight are particularly well suited for applications in various industries including high voltage power transmission.

Fiber reinforced aluminum matrix composite

Method of making wire comprising polycrystalline &agr;-Al O fibers within a matrix of substantially pure elemental aluminum, or an alloy elemental aluminum and up to about 2% copper.

Method of making fiber reinforced aluminum matrix composite wire

Wire comprising polycrystalline &agr;-Al,O,fibers within a matrix of substantially pure elemental aluminum, or an alloy elemental aluminum and up to about 2% copper.

Overhead high power transmission cable comprising a plurality of wires comprising polycrystalline &agr;-Al,O,fibers within a matrix of substantially pure elemental aluminum, or an alloy elemental aluminum and up to about 2% copper.

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Hudson, WI, United States of America

Tracy L Anderson