Author: claimsbot

1. A hydrated cementitious blend comprising:
a dry cementitious blend comprising the following, based on the total weight of the dry cementitious blend:
aggregate comprising less than 3 wt. % calcium, based on the total weight of the aggregate;
from about 75 wt. % to 82 wt. % pozzolonic material comprising improved ash comprising particles meeting the ASTM C 989-2010 testing protocol for grade 100 slag quality or higher, the ash being selected from the group consisting of fly ash, calcined or uncalcined volcanic ash, rice hull ash, and combinations thereof;
a catalytically effective quantity of catalyst selected from the group consisting of alkali-containing zeolite, alkali-containing feldspathoid, and combinations thereof; and,
an amount of water reducing component;

the hydrated cementitious blend further comprising an amount of water producing a ratio of water to cementitious blend of from about 0.20 to about 0.30 and a slump of 6 or more;
the hydrated cementitious blend producing a product cement exhibiting a compressive strength of 4000 psi or more after curing for 28 days at 75\xb0 F. or more.
2. The hydrated cementitious blend of claim 1 exhibiting a slump of from 8 to 12.
3. The hydrated cementitious blend of claim 2 exhibiting a slump of 10 or less.
4. The hydrated cementitious blend of claim 1 wherein the dry cementitious blend comprises 80 wt. % or less of the pozzolonic material.
5. The hydrated cementitious blend of claim 1 wherein the dry cementitious blend comprises 78 wt. % or less of the pozzolonic material.
6. The hydrated cementitious blend of claim 1 wherein said catalyst is alkali-containing zeolite.
7. The hydrated cementitious blend of claim 5 wherein said catalyst is alkali-containing zeolite.
8. The hydrated cementitious blend of claim 1 wherein:
the water-reducing component is a polycarboxylate water-reducing component; and,
the amount of the polycarboxylate water-reducing component is from about 0.3 wt. % to about 1 wt. %, based on the total weight of the dry cementitious blend.
9. The hydrated cementitious blend of claim 7 wherein:
the water-reducing component is a polycarboxylate water-reducing component; and,
the amount of the polycarboxylate water-reducing component is from about 0.3 wt. % to about 1 wt. %, based on the total weight of the dry cementitious blend.
10. The hydrated cementitious blend of claim 1 wherein the improved ash is improved fly ash.
11. The hydrated cementitious blend of claim 9 wherein the improved ash is improved fly ash.
12. The hydrated cementitious blend of claim 1 wherein the improved ash comprises particles meeting the ASTM C 989-2010 testing protocol for grade 120 slag quality or higher
13. A hydrated cementitious blend comprising:
a dry cementitious blend comprising the following, based on the total weight of the dry cementitious blend:
aggregate comprising less than 3 wt. % calcium, based on the total weight of the aggregate;
from about 75 wt. % to 82 wt. % pozzolonic material comprising improved fly ash comprising particles meeting the ASTM C 989-(2010) testing protocol for grade 100 slag quality or higher;
a catalytically effective quantity of catalyst selected from the group consisting of alkali-containing zeolite, alkali-containing feldspathoid, and combinations thereof; and,
an amount of water-reducing component;

the hydrated cementitious blend further comprising an amount of water producing a ratio of water to cementitious blend of from about 0.20 to about 0.30 and a slump of from 6 to 12;
the hydrated cementitious blend producing a product cement exhibiting a compressive strength of 4000 psi or more after curing for 28 days at 75\xb0 F. or more.
14. The hydrated cementitious blend of claim 13 exhibiting a slump of from 8 to 12.
15. The hydrated cementitious blend of claim 14 exhibiting a slump of 10 or less.
16. The hydrated cementitious blend of claim 14 wherein the catalyst is sodium zeolite.
17. The hydrated cementitious blend of claim 13 wherein the improved fly ash is improved Class F fly ash.
18. The hydrated cementitious blend of claim 15 wherein the improved fly ash is improved Class F fly ash.
19. The hydrated cementitious blend of claim 16 wherein the fly ash is improved Class F fly ash.
20. The hydrated cementitious blend of claim 13 wherein:
the water-reducing component is a polycarboxylate water-reducing component; and,
the amount of the polycarboxylate water-reducing component is from about 0.3 wt. % to about 1 wt. %, based on the total weight of the dry cementitious blend.
21. The hydrated cementitious blend of claim 19 wherein:
the water-reducing component is a polycarboxylate water-reducing component; and,
the amount of the polycarboxylate water-reducing component is from about 0.3 wt. % to about 1 wt. %, based on the total weight of the dry cementitious blend.
22. The hydrated cementitious blend of claim 13 wherein the dry cementitious blend comprises from about 75 wt. % to about 78 wt. % of the pozzolonic material.
23. The hydrated cementitious blend of claim 21 wherein the dry cementitious blend comprises from about 75 wt. % to about 78 wt. % of the pozzolonic material.
24. The hydrated cementitious blend of claim 13 wherein the improved ash comprises particles meeting the ASTM C 989-2010 testing protocol for grade 120 slag quality or higher
25. A method comprising:
providing a dry cementitious blend comprising the following, based on the total weight of the dry cementitious blend:
aggregate comprising 3 wt. % or less calcium, based on the total weight of the aggregate;
from about 75 wt. % to 82 wt. % pozzolonic material comprising improved ash comprising particles meeting the ASTM C 989-2010 testing protocol for grade 100 slag quality or higher, the improved ash being selected from the group consisting of fly ash, calcined or uncalcined volcanic ash, rice hull ash, and combinations thereof; and,
catalyst selected from the group consisting of alkali-containing zeolite, alkali-containing feldspathoid, and combinations thereof; and,
an amount of water reducing component;

blending the dry cementitious blend with an amount of water producing a hydrated cementitious blend exhibiting a ratio of water to cementitious blend of from about 0.20 to about 0.30 and a slump of from 6 to 12 inches; and,
curing the hydrated cementitious blend at a temperature of 75\xb0 F. or more for 28 hours or more, producing a cementitious product having a compressive strength of 4000 psi or more.
26. The method of claim 25 wherein the blending produces a hydrated cementitious blend exhibiting a slump of from 8 to 10.
27. The method of claim 23 wherein:
the water-reducing component is a polycarboxylate water-reducing component; and,
the amount of the polycarboxylate water-reducing component is from about 0.3 wt. % to about 1 wt. %, based on the total weight of the dry cementitious blend.
28. The method of claim 24 wherein the improved ash comprises particles meeting the ASTM C 989-2010 testing protocol for grade 120 slag quality or higher

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

1. A method of loading a design into a hardware emulator, comprising:
storing faults, associated with components on an emulator board, in memory on the emulator board;
compiling the design to be emulated by avoiding use of components with the faults; and
loading the compiled design into the emulator.
2. The method of claim 1, further including storing the faults external to the emulator board and wherein compiling further includes reading the faults stored external to the emulator board or the faults stored in the memory on the emulator board.
3. The method of claim 2, further including comparing the faults stored external to the emulator board to the faults in the memory and issuing an indication if they are different.
4. The method of claim 1, wherein the memory is non-volatile memory and wherein storing faults on the emulator board includes running diagnostics on the emulator board to determine components with faults and wherein storing includes storing results of the diagnostics in the non-volatile memory on the emulator board.
5. The method of claim 1, further including reading a fault avoidance type and wherein compiling includes determining components that are available for compilation using the faults and the fault avoidance type.
6. The method of claim 1, further including combining faults across multiple emulator boards and compiling the design based on the combined faults.
7. The method of claim 1, further including combining faults across multiple emulators and compiling the design based on the combined faults so that the design can run on any one of the emulators.
8. The method of claim 1, wherein storing faults on the emulator board includes running diagnostics on the emulator board and storing results of the diagnostics in a non-volatile memory on the emulator board and also storing the results in a database located externally of the emulator board.
9. The method of claim 8, further including comparing the faults stored in the database to the faults stored in the non-volatile memory and issuing an error indication if they are different.
10. The method of claim 1, further including storing a board serial number on the board and checking the board serial number prior to downloading the compiled design to the board.
11. An emulator for emulating a user design, comprising:
multiple printed circuit boards having programmable logic thereon for emulating the user design in hardware;
at least one non-volatile memory located on one of the printed circuit boards in the emulator for storing faults locally on the circuit board;
wherein the faults indicate malfunctioning components on the circuit board.
12. The emulator of claim 11, further including a resource server coupled to the multiple circuit boards and a database, the resource server coupled to retrieve faults from the different circuit boards and store the faults in the database.
13. The emulator of claim 11, further including a compiler that uses the stored faults in order to compile the design.
14. The emulator of claim 11, wherein the non-volatile memory is flash memory.
15. The emulator of claim 11, further including a resource server coupled to the multiple circuit boards, the resource server checking a serial number of a printed circuit board prior to downloading a design to the circuit board to ensure that the design is loaded on the correct circuit board.
16. An emulator comprising:
means for storing faults associated with components on an emulator board in the emulator; and
means for compiling the design to be emulated by reading the stored faults and avoiding the use of components with the faults.
17. The emulator of claim 16, further including means for running diagnostics on the emulator board and storing the results in a non-volatile memory on the emulator board.
18. The emulator of claim 16, further including means for combining faults across multiple emulator boards and compiling the design based on the combined faults so that the design can run on any of the boards.
19.-22. (canceled)

1. A drum brake including a plate on which a first brake having a friction lining and a second brake shoe having a friction lining are mounted, application means for applying a force moves said first and second brakes shoes against a wheel drum in response to a braking command, and resilient return means for spacing said first and second brake shoes apart from the wheel drum when braking ceases, said first and second brake shoes each being mounted to respectively slide along an essentially radial axis between first and second guide walls secured to said plate, said application means for moving said first and second brake shoes bearing against end exerting a substantially radial force on an inside wall of said first and second brake shoes through a lever arrangement including a first lever having a first end for receiving the braking command and a second end that is located on said plate to define a first hinge and a second lever having a first end for receiving said braking command and a second end that is located on said plate to define a second hinge, a first control bar attached to said first lever through a first hinge pin and a second control bar attached to said second lever through a second hinge pin, said radial force being derived from the braking command said first and second levers respectively pivoting about said first and second hinges and said first and second control bars respectively pivoting about said first and second hinge pins such that said first and second brake shoes move along a radial plane with respect to said first and second guide walls.
2. The drum brake according to claim 1, wherein a leverage ratio of the braking command and the radial force lies in the range 2 to 3.
3. The drum brake as recited in claim 2 wherein said first brake shoe has a first segment and a second segment that are spaced apart from each other and said first control bar has a first end that engages an inside face on said first segment thereof and a second end that engages an inside face on said second segment thereof and where said second brake shoe has a first segment and a second segment that are spaced apart from each other and said second control bar has a first end that engages an inside face on said first segment of said second brake shoe and a second end that engages an inside face on said second segment of said second brake shoe such that the radial force derived from the braking force is uniformily applied through the first and second brake shoes to effect a brake application.
4. The drum brake according to claim 3, wherein the drum brake is organized so that an axis of the reaction force is offset relative to an axis of the inlet force.
5. The drum brake as recited in claim 3 wherein a zone at which the first and second control bars respectively bear against the inside face of the first and second segments of said first and second shoes is situated about half-way between the ends of each segment.

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

1. A method of measuring color-to-color registration in a multicolor marking platform, comprising:
a) marking a plurality of test pattern images on an image receiving member using a reference color separation station and a first color separation station over a process direction span in relation to a selected target media and a cyclic characteristic of the multicolor marking platform;
b) detecting each test pattern image on the image receiving member;
c) determining a first registration measurement associated with the first color separation in relation to the reference color separation for each test pattern image, wherein the first registration measurements provide one of process measurements and cross-process measurements for the first color separation; and
d) determining a first repeatable registration error pattern associated with the first color separation and the selected target media in relation to the cyclic characteristic based at least in part on the first registration measurements determined in c).
2. The method set forth in claim 1, further comprising:
e) marking the plurality of test pattern images on the image receiving member over a cross-process direction span in relation to the selected target media.
3. The method set forth in claim 2, further comprising:
f) averaging first registration measurements for test pattern images positioned in cross-process direction relation during the determining in d).
4. The method set forth in claim 2 wherein the process direction span for the marking in a) continues for a plurality of cycles in relation to the cyclic characteristic, further comprising:
f) averaging first registration measurements for test pattern images positioned in cyclic relation with respect to absolute cross-process direction for the cyclic characteristic during the determining in d).
5. The method set forth in claim 1 wherein each test pattern image is indicative of process direction registration and cross-process registration of the first color separation in relation to the reference color separation, further comprising:
e) determining a second registration measurement associated with the first color separation in relation to the reference color separation for each test pattern image, wherein the first and second registration measurements provide process and cross-process measurements for the first color separation; and
f) determining a second repeatable registration error pattern associated with the first color separation and the selected target media in relation to the cyclic characteristic based at least in part on the second registration measurements determined in e).
6. The method set forth in claim 1 wherein the plurality of test pattern images are arranged in at least one array, each array comprising at least one row extending along the process direction span and a plurality of columns extending along a cross-process direction span, a quantity of columns for each array based at least in part on a size dimension for the selected target media in relation to the process direction.
7. The method set forth in claim 6 wherein each array includes a plurality of rows extending along the process direction, a quantity of rows for each array based at least in part on a size dimension for the selected target media in relation to the cross-process direction.
8. The method set forth in claim 1 wherein the cyclic characteristic is cyclic in relation to marking each sheet of the selected target media.
9. The method set forth in claim 1 wherein the cyclic characteristic is cyclic in relation to a revolution of a belt associated with the marking platform and adapted to transfer marking material from the color separation stations to the selected target media.
10. The method set forth in claim 9 wherein the cyclic characteristic is cyclic in relation to marking a plurality of consecutive sheets of the selected target media marked during each revolution of the belt.
11. The method set forth in claim 1, further comprising:
e) using a second color separation station and a third color separation station for the marking of the plurality of test pattern in a);
f) determining a second registration measurement associated with the second color separation in relation to the reference color separation for each test pattern image, wherein the second registration measurements provide one of process measurements and cross-process measurements for the second color separation;
g) determining a second repeatable registration error pattern associated with the second color separation and the selected target media in relation to the cyclic characteristic based at least in part on the second registration measurements determined in f);
h) determining a third registration measurement associated with the third color separation in relation to the reference color separation for each test pattern image, wherein the third registration measurements provide one of process measurements and cross-process measurements for the third color separation; and
i) determining a third repeatable registration error pattern associated with the third color separation and the selected target media in relation to the cyclic characteristic based at least in part on the third registration measurements determined in h).
12. The method set forth in claim 11 wherein each test pattern image is indicative of process direction registration and cross-process registration of the first, second, and third color separations in relation to the reference color separation, further comprising:
j) determining a fourth registration measurement associated with the first color separation in relation to the reference color separation for each test pattern image, wherein the first and fourth registration measurements provide process and cross-process measurements for the first color separation;
k) determining a fourth repeatable registration error pattern associated with the first color separation and the selected target media in relation to the cyclic characteristic based at least in part on the fourth registration measurements determined in j);
l) determining a fifth registration measurement associated with the second color separation in relation to the reference color separation for each test pattern image, wherein the second and fifth registration measurements provide process and cross-process measurements for the second color separation;
m) determining a fifth repeatable registration error pattern associated with the second color separation and the selected target media in relation to the cyclic characteristic based at least in part on the fifth registration measurements determined in l);
n) determining a sixth registration measurement associated with the third color separation in relation to the reference color separation for each test pattern image, wherein the third and sixth registration measurements provide process and cross-process measurements for the third color separation; and
o) determining a sixth repeatable registration error pattern associated with the third color separation and the selected target media in relation to the cyclic characteristic based at least in part on the sixth registration measurements determined in n).
13. The method set forth in claim 1 wherein the image receiving member includes one or more sheets of the selected target media.
14. An apparatus for measuring color-to-color registration in a multicolor marking platform, comprising:
a marking engine with a reference color separation station and a first color separation station;
a controller in operative communication with the marking engine to selectively mark a plurality of test pattern images on an image receiving member over a process direction span using the reference color separation station and the first color separation station in relation to a selected target media and a cyclic characteristic of the multicolor marking platform;
a sensor in operative communication with the controller to detect each test pattern image on the image receiving member;
a color registration measurement logic in operative communication with the sensor and controller to determine a first registration measurement associated with the first color separation in relation to the reference color separation for each test pattern image, the first registration measurements providing one of process measurements and cross-process measurements for the first color separation; and
a repeatable registration error determining logic in operative communication with the color registration measurement logic and the controller to determine a first repeatable registration error pattern associated with the first color separation and the selected target media in relation to the cyclic characteristic based at least in part on the first registration measurements determined by the color registration measurement logic.
15. The apparatus set forth in claim 14 wherein the controller selectively marks the plurality of test pattern images on the image receiving member over a cross-process direction span in relation to the selected target media.
16. The apparatus set forth in claim 15 wherein the repeatable registration error determining logic averages the first registration measurements for test pattern images positioned in cross-process direction relation during the determining of the first repeatable registration error pattern.
17. The apparatus set forth in claim 15 wherein the controller selectively marks the plurality of test pattern images in the process direction span for a plurality of cycles in relation to the cyclic characteristic; and
wherein the repeatable registration error determining logic averages the first registration measurements for test pattern images positioned in cyclic relation with respect to absolute cross-process direction for the cyclic characteristic during the determining of the first repeatable registration error pattern.
18. The apparatus set forth in claim 14 wherein each test pattern image is indicative of process direction registration and cross-process registration of the first color separation in relation to the reference color separation;
wherein the color registration measurement logic determines a second registration measurement associated with the first color separation in relation to the reference color separation for each test pattern image, the first and second registration measurements providing process and cross-process measurements for the first color separation; and
wherein the repeatable registration error determining logic determines a second repeatable registration error pattern associated with the first color separation and the selected target media in relation to the cyclic characteristic based at least in part on the second registration measurements determined by the color registration measurement logic.
19. The apparatus set forth in claim 14, the marking engine further comprising:
a belt to transfer marking material from the color separation stations to the selected target media, wherein the cyclic characteristic is cyclic in relation to a revolution of the belt.
20. The apparatus set forth in claim 19 wherein the image receiving member includes the belt.
21. The apparatus set forth in claim 14, the marking engine further comprising:
a second color separation station; and
a third color separation station;
wherein the controller selectively marks the plurality of test pattern images on the image receiving member using the second and third color separation stations;
wherein the color registration measurement logic determines a second registration measurement associated with the second color separation in relation to the reference color separation for each test pattern image, the second registration measurements providing one of process measurements and cross-process measurements for the second color separation;
wherein the repeatable registration error determining logic determines a second repeatable registration error pattern associated with the second color separation and the selected target media in relation to the cyclic characteristic based at least in part on the second registration measurements determined by the color registration measurement logic;
wherein the color registration measurement logic determines a third registration measurement associated with the third color separation in relation to the reference color separation for each test pattern image, the third registration measurements providing one of process measurements and cross-process measurements for the third color separation; and
wherein the repeatable registration error determining logic determines a third repeatable registration error pattern associated with the third color separation and the selected target media in relation to the cyclic characteristic based at least in part on the third registration measurements determined by the color registration measurement logic.
22. The apparatus set forth in claim 14 wherein the multicolor marking platform is at least one of an electrophotographic marking system, a xerographic marking system, an ink marking system, an inkjet marking system, a printing press, an offset printing press, a printer, a copier, and a multifunction device.
23. A method of measuring color-to-color registration in a multicolor marking platform, comprising:
a) marking a plurality of test pattern images on an image receiving member to form a test pattern image array using a reference color separation station and a first color separation station over a process direction span and a cross-process direction span in relation to a selected target media and a cyclic characteristic of the multicolor marking platform;
b) detecting each test pattern image on the image receiving member;
c) determining a process registration measurement associated with the first color separation in relation to the reference color separation for each test pattern image;
d) determining a cross-process registration measurement associated with the first color separation in relation to the reference color separation for each test pattern image;
e) determining a repeatable process registration error pattern associated with the first color separation and the selected target media in relation to the cyclic characteristic based at least in part on the process registration measurements determined in c); and
f) determining a repeatable cross-process registration error pattern associated with the first color separation and the selected target media in relation to the cyclic characteristic based at least in part on the cross-process registration measurements determined in d).
24. The method set forth in claim 23, further comprising:
g) averaging process registration measurements for test pattern images positioned in cross-process direction relation during the determining in e); and
h) averaging first cross-process registration measurements for test pattern images positioned in cross-process direction relation during the determining in f).
25. The method set forth in claim 23 wherein the process direction span for the marking in a) continues for a plurality of cycles in relation to the cyclic characteristic, further comprising:
g) averaging process registration measurements for test pattern images positioned in cyclic relation with respect to absolute cross-process direction for the cyclic characteristic during the determining in e); and
h) averaging cross-process registration measurements for test pattern images positioned in cyclic relation with respect to absolute cross-process direction for the cyclic characteristic during the determining in f).