Author: claimsbot

1. A method in a computer system for reducing the risk of adverse clinical events when administering multiple medications to a patient, comprising:
associating a first medication with a first attachment;
associating a second medication with the first attachment; and
determining whether the medications are compatible with one another, if so, generating an alert.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the attachment is an intravenous (IV) line.
3. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving orders for the first and second medications.
4. The method of claim 3, wherein the first medication order is received by displaying a representation of at least a portion of a human body and a first graphical indicia indicative of the location of the attachment on the patient, and receiving a user selection of the first graphical indicia.
5. The method of claim 4, further comprising receiving order details for the first medication after the user selection is received.
6. The method of claim 4, wherein the first graphical indicia is an icon.
7. The method of claim 3, further comprising displaying a plurality of graphical indicia indicative of the locations of a plurality of attachments on the patient.
8. A computerized system for reducing the risk of adverse clinical events when administering multiple medications to a patient, comprising:
a first associating module for associating a first medication with a first attachment;
a second associating module for associating a second medication with the first attachment; and
a determining module for determining whether the medications are compatible with one another, if so, generating an alert.
9. The system of claim 8, wherein the attachment is an intravenous (IV) line.
10. The system of claim 8, further comprising:
a receiving module for receiving orders for the first and second medications.
11. The system of claim 10, wherein the first medication order is received by displaying a representation of at least a portion of a human body and a first graphical indicia indicative of the location of the attachment on the patient, and receiving a user selection of the first graphical indicia.
12. The system of claim 11, wherein the receiving module receives order details for the first medication after the user selection is received.
13. The system of claim 11, wherein the first graphical indicia is an icon.
14. The system of claim 10, further comprising:
a displaying module for displaying a plurality of graphical indicia indicative of the locations of a plurality of attachments on the patient.
15. A computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions for performing a method, the method comprising:
associating a first medication with a first attachment;
associating a second medication with the first attachment, and
determining whether the medications are compatible with one another, if so, generating an alert.
16. The method of claim 15, wherein the attachment is an intravenous (IV) line.
17. The method of claim 15, further comprising receiving orders for the first and second medications.
18. The method of claim 17, wherein the first medication order is received by displaying a representation of at least a portion of a human body and a first graphical indicia indicative of the location of the attachment on the patient, and receiving a user selection of the first graphical indicia.
19. The method of claim 18, further comprising receiving order details for the first medication after the user selection is received.
20. The method of claim 19, wherein the first graphical indicia is an icon.
21. The method of claim 17, further comprising displaying a plurality of graphical indicia indicative of the locations of a plurality of attachments on the patient.

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

What is claimed is:

1. A torque transmitting element for use in an apparatus driven by a prime mover, the torque transmitting element comprises:
a friction element including:
a first friction engagement surface;
a second friction engagement surface in a different plane from the first friction surface;
a third surface; and
at least one torque transmitter on the third surface; and

an insert secured to the friction element between the third surface and one of the first friction surface and the second friction surface.
2. The torque transmitting element according to claim 1, wherein a volume circumscribes the friction element; and
the insert is in the volume.
3. The torque transmitting element according to claim 1, wherein the friction element is made from friction material and the insert is metallic.
4. The torque transmitting element according to claim 1, wherein the friction element is made from friction material and the insert is made from powder metal.
5. The torque transmitting element according to claim 1, wherein the insert is encapsulated in the friction element.
6. The torque transmitting element according to claim 1, wherein at least a portion of the insert is exposed.
7. The friction coupling according to claim 1, wherein the insert has at least one surface projection engaging the friction element.
8. The friction coupling according to claim 1, wherein the friction element is a lining secured to the insert.
9. The friction coupling according to claim 1, wherein the insert further includes:
an inner peripheral surface; and
an outer peripheral surface including at least one projection; and
the friction element further includes:
an outer peripheral wall including:
an outer surface;
a rear surface on the other side from the outer surface; and
at least one recess on the rear surface aligned with the at least one projection on the insert.
10. The friction coupling according to claim 9, wherein the at least one recess is aligned with and extends into the at least one projection on the third surface.
11. The torque transmitting element according to claim 1, further including means for rotationally locking the insert to the friction element.
12. The torque transmitting element according to claim 1, wherein the friction element includes a first mating surface;
the insert includes a second mating surface; and
at least one of the first and second mating surfaces includes a projection and the other of the first and second mating surfaces includes a recess receiving the projection.
13. The torque transmitting element according to claim 1, further comprising an interlocking member disposed on at least one of the friction element and the insert.
14. The friction coupling according to claim 1, wherein the insert further includes:
an inner peripheral surface including at least one groove; and
an outer peripheral surface; and
the friction element further includes at least one rib received in the at least one groove.
15. The friction coupling according to claim 14, wherein the at least one groove is aligned with the at least one projection of the insert.
16. The friction coupling according to claim 1, wherein the friction element is annular and further includes:
an outer circumferential wall;
an inner circumferential wall; and
a radial wall extending between the outer and inner circumferential walls;
the radial wall, the outer circumferential wall and the inner circumferential wall form a channel; and
the insert is received in the channel.
17. The friction coupling according to claim 1, further comprising a torsional vibration damper secured to at least one of the friction element and the insert.
18. A brake and clutch assembly for a power apparatus comprising:
an engine output member;
a driven member; and
a coupling having a first position and a second position, the coupling comprising:
a friction member connected to one of the engine output member and the driven member, the friction member including:
a brake surface and a clutch surface in a different plane from the brake surface; and
an insert disposed intermediate the clutch surface and the brake surface;

a spring located between the friction member and the one of the engine output member and the driven member;
a brake member proximate to the brake surface; the brake member mounted relative to the friction member to permit relative rotation; and
a brake actuator connected to the brake member;

the clutch surface being disengaged from the other one of the engine output member and the driven member and the brake member being engaged with the brake surface when the coupling is in the first position and the clutch surface is engaged with the other one of the engine output member and the driven member and the brake member is disengaged from the brake surface when the coupling is in the second position.
19. The brake and clutch assembly according to claim 18, wherein the insert is encapsulated in the friction member.
20. The brake and clutch assembly according to claim 18, wherein a portion of the insert is exposed.
21. The blade brake and clutch assembly according to claim 18, wherein:
the one of the engine output member and the driven member includes a plurality circumferentially spaced axial projections;
the friction member is annular and further includes:
a plurality of circumferentially spaced radial projections, each of the radial projections extending between a respective pair of the axial projections;
an outer circumferential wall;
a frusto-conical inner circumferential wall including at least one projection extending toward the outer circumferential wall; and
a radial wall connecting the inner and outer circumferential walls;
the clutch surface is located on the inner circumferential wall and the brake surface is located on the radial wall;
the outer circumferential wall, the inner circumferential wall and the radial wall forming a channel;
at least one rib extending across the channel; and
at least one recess in the channel extending into one of the plurality of radial projections; and
the insert is annular and is received in the channel, the insert further includes:
at least one groove receiving the at least one rib; and
at least one radial projection extending from the outer circumference of the insert and into the at least one recess.
22. The blade brake and clutch assembly according to claim 21, wherein the friction member further includes a torsional vibration damper secured to at least one of the plurality of radial projections.
23. A torque transmitting element for use in an apparatus driven by a prime mover, the torque transmitting element comprises:
a friction element including:
a first friction engagement surface;
a second friction engagement surface in a different plane from the first friction surface;
a third surface; and
at least one torque transmitter on the third surface; and

means for reinforcing the transmission of torque from at least one of the first and second friction engagement surfaces, said reinforcing means is secured to the friction element between the third surface and the at least one of the first friction surface and the second friction surface.
24. The torque transmitting element according to claim 23, wherein the reinforcing means further includes means for rotationally locking the reinforcing means to the friction element.
25. The torque transmitting element according to claim 23, wherein at least one of the reinforcing means and the friction element includes means for damping torsional vibrations.

1. A machine-implemented method for discovering at least one of a plurality of functions associated with a button of a processing device, the machine-implemented method comprising:
sensing a button press of the button of the processing device; and
providing, in response to the sensing of the button press, a feedback describing the at least one of the plurality of functions associated with pressing of the button.
2. The machine-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the feedback includes text describing the at least one of the plurality of functions.
3. The machine-implemented method of claim 1, wherein:
the feedback describing the at least one of the plurality of functions associated with pressing of the button includes a first visual feedback describing a first function to be performed when the button is pressed and released, and a second visual feedback of a second function to be performed when the button is pressed and held for a predetermined amount of time, and
the first visual feedback and the second visual feedback are provided in an area of a display of the processing device close to a location of the button.
4. The machine-implemented method of claim 1, wherein:
the feedback describing the at least one of the plurality of functions associated with pressing of the button includes a first feedback describing a first function to be performed when the button is pressed and released, and a second feedback describing a second function to be performed when the button is pressed and held for a predetermined amount of time, and
the machine-implemented method further comprises:
providing the first feedback in response to the sensing of the button press; and
providing the second feedback after the providing of the first visual feedback, only after the button is pressed and held for the predetermined amount of time.
5. The machine-implemented method of claim 1, wherein:
the feedback describing the at least one of the plurality of functions associated with pressing of the button includes a first visual feedback describing a first function to be performed when the button is pressed and released, and a second visual feedback describing a second function to be performed when the button is pressed and held for a predetermined amount of time, and
the machine-implemented method further comprises:
providing the first visual feedback and the second visual feedback simultaneously, the first visual feedback being initially highlighted;
determining that the button is pressed and held for the predetermined amount of time; and
highlighting the second visual feedback and clearing the first visual feedback after determining that the button is pressed and held for the predetermined amount of time.
6. The machine-implemented method of claim 1, wherein:
the feedback of the at least one of the plurality of functions associated with pressing of the button includes a first visual feedback describing a first function to be performed when the button is pressed and released, and a second visual feedback describing a second function to be performed when the button is pressed and held for a predetermined amount of time, and
the machine-implemented method further comprises:
providing the first visual feedback and the second visual feedback simultaneously, the first visual feedback being initially highlighted;
providing a third visual feedback indicating a passing of time; and
highlighting the second visual feedback after determining that the button is pressed and held for the predetermined amount of time.
7. The machine-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:
displaying a button map providing a feedback of functions associated with pressing individual ones of a plurality of buttons, for each of the plurality of buttons the feedback includes a description of a first function associated with pressing and releasing respective ones of the plurality of buttons and a second function associated with pressing and holding the respective ones of the plurality of buttons.
8. A processing device comprising:
at least one processor;
a memory;
a display;
a button arranged to send a signal to the at least one processor when the button is in a depressed position;
a bus connecting the at least one processor with the button, the display, and the memory, the memory including:
instructions for providing a first feedback of a first function associated with the button in response to sensing the button being in the depressed position, and
instructions for providing a second feedback of a second function associated with the button in response to the at least one processor sensing the button being in the depressed position for at least a predetermined amount of time.
9. The processing device of claim 8, wherein:
the first feedback includes a first visual feedback, and
the memory further comprises:
instructions for performing the first function and clearing a display of the first visual feedback when the button is determined to be depressed for less than the predetermined amount of time.
10. The processing device of claim 8, wherein the memory further comprises:
instructions for determining that a function requested by an action other than depressing the button can be performed by depressing the button, and instructions for presenting a message indicating that the function can be performed by depressing the button.
11. The processing device of claim 8, wherein the memory further comprises:
instructions for ceasing to provide the first feedback and the second feedback after a predetermined number of button presses.
12. The processing device of claim 8, wherein the memory further comprises:
instructions for displaying a button map providing first visual feedbacks of first functions associated with pressing individual ones of a plurality of buttons, for each of the plurality of buttons, and for providing second visual feedbacks of second functions associated with pressing and holding the individual ones of the plurality of buttons, for each of the plurality of buttons, each of the first visual feedbacks and each of the second visual feedbacks being displayed in a respective portion of the display located near a corresponding one of the plurality of buttons.
13. The processing device of claim 8, wherein the memory further comprises:
instructions for displaying a button map providing first visual feedbacks of first functions associated with pressing individual ones of a plurality of buttons, for each of the plurality of buttons, and for providing second visual feedbacks of second functions associated with pressing and holding the individual ones of the plurality of buttons, for each of the plurality of buttons, each of the first visual feedbacks and each of the second visual feedbacks being displayed in a respective portion of the display located near a corresponding one of the plurality of buttons, wherein:
ones of the first visual feedbacks and the second visual feedbacks with respect to nonfunctional ones of the plurality of buttons, during a current state of the processing device, are displayed with a visual no-function indicator.
14. The processing device of claim 8, wherein the memory further comprises instructions for providing a third feedback indicating a passing of time while the button is sensed as being in the depressed position until the predetermined amount of time has passed.
15. A tangible machine-readable medium having recorded thereon instructions for at least one processor, the instructions comprising:
instructions for providing a first feedback describing a first function associated with a button of a processing device in response to sensing the button being pressed,
instructions for providing a second feedback describing a second function associated with the button in response to the at least one processor sensing the button being pressed and held for at least a predetermined amount of time; and
instructions for providing a third feedback while the button is in the depressed position, before the predetermined amount of time, to indicate an amount of time passing.
16. The tangible machine-readable medium of claim 15, wherein:
the first feedback includes a first visual feedback, and
the instructions further comprise:
instructions for removing the first visual feedback from a display after the button is in pressed and held for at least the predetermined amount of time.
17. The tangible machine-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the instructions further comprise:
instructions for displaying a button map providing an indication of a location of a plurality of buttons and a description of functions associated with depressing each of the plurality of buttons.
18. The tangible machine-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the instructions further comprise:
instructions for activating a learning mode for suppressing performance of the first function and the second function while providing the first feedback or the second feedback in response to depressing the button.
19. The tangible machine-readable medium of claim 15, wherein:
the first feedback includes a first visual feedback,
the instructions for providing the first feedback describing the first function associated with the button of the processing device in response to sensing the button being pressed further includes instructions for displaying the first visual feedback in a first color or a first shade when pressing the button causes the first function to be performed, and
the instructions for providing the first feedback describing the first function associated with the button of the processing device in response to sensing the button being pressed further includes instructions for displaying the first visual feedback in a second color or a second shade when pressing the button does not cause the first function to be performed.
20. The tangible machine-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the instructions further comprise:
instructions for ceasing the providing of the first feedback and the second feedback after a predetermined amount of time.

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

1-4. (canceled)
5. A hydraulic dashpot for motor vehicles, comprising: a primary piston and a cylinder charged with shock absorption fluid; a piston rod with a lower end mounting said primary piston, said primary piston partitioning said cylinder into two chambers, said piston rod traveling axially into and out of said cylinder; said primary piston having breaches; shock-absorption valves for varying the cross-section of said breaches; a bypass system having at least two mutually dependently-controlled bypasses between said two chambers; said bypass system being closeable and openable by various extents by controls in form of a slide having a flow-control breach, and traveling back and forth across at least two bypasses extending adjacent through said slide; each bypass having a separate breach; and a secondary piston hydraulically received in one of said bypasses.
6. A hydraulic dashpot as defined in claim 5, wherein at least two bypasses are openable and closeable sequentially.
7. A hydraulic dashpot as defined in claim 5, wherein at least two bypasses are openable and closeable mutually discontinuously.
8. A dashpot as defined in claim 5, wherein at least two bypasses have different cross-sections.
9. A dashpot as defined in claim 5, wherein said secondary piston has a bore communicating with a beaker-shaped hollow space receiving also said secondary piston and opening into an outlet communicating into one of said chambers through a port.
10. A dashpot as defined in claim 9, wherein said slide is transverse to said outlet; and magnetic means for moving said slide back and forth.
11. A dashpot as defined in claim 9, including a further bore extending above and parallel said outlet.
12. A dashpot as defined in claim 11, wherein another of said bypasses is formed by said bore and said beaker-shaped hollow space and said outlet; and another secondary piston in said another bypass and having damping valves whereby said another bypass has damping characteristics.
13. A dashpot as defined in claim 5, wherein fluid flow can occur between said chambers under substantially slow motion of sad primary piston.
14. A dashpot as defined in claim 12, wherein said other bypass has a bypass connection between said two chambers, said two chambers having damping characteristics, said damping valves in said other secondary piston having passive damping characteristics.
15. A hydraulic dashpot for motor vehicles, comprising: a primary piston and a cylinder charged with shock absorption fluid; a piston rod with a lower end mounting said primary piston, said primary piston partitioning said cylinder into two chambers, said piston rod traveling axially into and out of said cylinder; said primary piston having breaches; shock-absorption valves for varying the cross-section of said breaches; a bypass system having at least two mutually dependently-controlled bypasses between said two chambers; said bypass system being closeable and openable by various extents by controls in form of a slide having a flow-control breach, and traveling back and forth across at least two bypasses extending adjacent through said slide; each bypass having a separate breach; and a secondary piston hydraulically received in one of said bypasses; at least two bypasses being openable and closeable sequentially; at least two bypasses having different cross-sections; said secondary piston having a bore communicating with a beaker-shaped hollow space receiving also said secondary piston and opening into an outlet communicating into one of said chambers through a port; said slide being transverse to said outlet; magnetic means for moving said slide back and forth; a further bore extending above and parallel said outlet; another of said bypasses being formed by said bore and said beaker-shaped hollow space and said outlet; and another secondary piston in said another bypass and having damping valves whereby said another bypass has damping characteristics; fluid flow occurring between said chambers under substantially slow motion of said primary piston; said other bypass having a bypass connection between said two chambers, said two chambers having damping characteristics, said damping valves in said other secondary piston having passive damping characteristics.