Author: claimsbot

The invention claimed is:

1. An exercising device, comprising:
a first frame;
a second frame rotatably supported on the first frame, thereby allowing the second frame to rotate relative to the first frame;
a linear track system fixedly attached to the second frame such that the track system rotates with the second frame relative to the first frame;
a vehicle that translates along a length of the track system; and
at least one arm pivotably attached to the vehicle at a first location along the arm, and adapted to support a first punching bag at a second location along the arm, and wherein the first location is spaced apart from the second location.
2. The exercising device of claim 1, wherein the first frame is adapted to mount to a ceiling.
3. The exercising device of claim 2, wherein first frame includes a circular support ring, and wherein the second frame includes a plurality of wheels that rotatably support the second frame by the support ring of the first frame.
4. The exercising device of claim 3, wherein the track system includes a pair of linear track members.
5. The exercising device of claim 4, wherein the vehicle includes a plurality of first wheels supporting the vehicle from the track system.
6. The exercising device of claim 5, wherein the vehicle includes a plurality of second wheels contacting the track members, thereby causing the first wheels to remain in contact with the track members.
7. The exercising device of claim 6, wherein the track system includes at least one elastically deformable return member located at an end of the track members, and wherein the return member forces the vehicle away from the end of the track members when compressed by the vehicle.
8. The exercising device of claim 7, wherein the at least one returning member includes a first return member and a second return member located at the ends of the track members.
9. The exercising device of claim 6, wherein the arm is pivotably supported by the vehicle via a plate member.
10. The exercising device of claim 9, wherein the plate member includes a first portion and a second portion, the arm being secured between the first portion and the second portion, and wherein the first portion and the second portion are fixedly attached to a shaft pivotably attached to the vehicle.
11. The exercising device of claim 10, wherein first location of the arm is located near a center of the arm, the second location of the arm is located near a first end of the arm, and wherein the arm is adapted to support a second punching bag at a second end of the arm.
12. The exercising device of claim 1, wherein first frame includes a circular support ring, and wherein the second frame includes a plurality of wheels that rotatably support the second frame by the support ring of the first frame.
13. The exercising device of claim 1, wherein the track system includes a pair of linear track members.
14. The exercising device of claim 13, wherein the track system includes at least one spring mounted near ends of the track members and adapted to bias the vehicle away from the ends of the track members when engaged by the vehicle.
15. The exercising device of claim 14, wherein the track system includes at least one elastically deformable return member located at an end of the track members, and wherein the return member forces the vehicle away from the end of the track members when compressed by the vehicle.
16. The exercising device of claim 15, wherein the at least one returning member includes a first return member and a second return member located at the ends of the track members.
17. The exercising device of claim 14, wherein the vehicle includes a plurality of first wheels contacting the track members and supporting the vehicle from the track system.
18. The exercising device of claim 17, wherein the vehicle includes a plurality of second wheels contacting the track members, thereby causing the first wheels to remain in contact with the track members.
19. The exercising device of claim 1, wherein the arm is pivotably supported by the vehicle via a plate member.
20. The exercising device of claim 19, wherein the plate member includes a first portion and a second portion, the arm being secured between the first portion and the second portion, and wherein the first portion is fixedly attached to a shaft pivotably attached to the vehicle.
21. The exercising device of claim 20, wherein first location of the arm is located near a center of the arm, the second location of the arm is located near a first end of the arm, and wherein the arm is adapted to support a second punching bag at a second end of the arm.
22. An exercising device, comprising:
a first frame;
a second frame rotatably supported on the first frame, thereby allowing the second frame to rotate relative to the first frame;
a first powered actuator operably connected with the second frame to rotate the second frame relative to the first frame;
a linear track system fixedly attached to the second frame such that the track system rotates with the second frame relative to the first frame;
a vehicle that translates along a length of the track system;
a second powered actuator operably connected with the vehicle to move the vehicle along the length of the track system; and
at least one arm pivotably attached to the vehicle and adapted to support a device for striking.
23. The exercising device of claim 22, wherein the first frame is adapted to mount to a ceiling.
24. The exercising device of claim 2, wherein first frame includes a circular support ring, and wherein the second frame includes a plurality of wheels that rotatably support the second frame by the support ring of the first frame.
25. The exercising device of claim 24, wherein the second frame is rotatably supported on the first frame via a first shaft fixedly attached to the first frame and rotatably attached to the second frame.
26. The exercising device of claim 25, wherein the second frame includes a pulley fixedly attached to the first shaft, and wherein the first powered actuator is operably connected with the pulley via a drive belt.
27. The exercising device of claim 26, wherein the first powered actuator includes a variable speed, electric motor.
28. The exercising device of claim 25, wherein the track system includes a pair of linear track members.
29. The exercising device of claim 28, wherein the vehicle includes a plurality of first wheels supporting the vehicle from the track system.
30. The exercising device of claim 29, wherein the vehicle includes a plurality of second wheels contacting the track members, thereby causing the first wheels to remain in contact with the track members.
31. The exercising device of claim 30, wherein the track system includes at least one elastically deformable return member located at an end of the track members, and wherein the return member forces the vehicle away from the end of the track members when compressed by the vehicle.
32. The exercising device of claim 31, wherein the at least one returning member includes a first return member and a second return member located at the ends of the track members.
33. The exercising device of claim 30, wherein the vehicle includes an axle extending between two or the first wheel juxtaposed across the vehicle, and wherein the second powered actuator is operably connected with the axle via a gear system.
34. The exercising device of claim 33, wherein the second powered actuator includes a variable speed, electric motor.
35. The exercising device of claim 22, wherein first frame includes a circular support ring, and wherein the second frame includes a plurality of wheels that rotatably support the second frame by the support ring of the first frame.
36. The exercising device of claim 22, wherein the track system includes a pair of linear track members.
37. The exercising device of claim 36, wherein the track system includes at least one elastically deformable return member located at an end of the track members, and wherein the return member forces the vehicle away from the end of the track members when compressed by the vehicle.
38. The exercising device of claim 37, wherein the at least one returning member includes a first return member and a second return member located at the ends of the track members.
39. The exercising device of claim 36, wherein the vehicle includes a plurality of first wheels supporting the vehicle from the track system.
40. The exercising device of claim 37, wherein the vehicle includes a plurality of second wheels contacting the track members, thereby causing the first wheels to remain in contact with the track members.
41. The exercising device of claim 39, wherein the vehicle includes an axle extending between two of the first wheels juxtaposed across the vehicle, and wherein the second powered actuator is operably connected with the axle via a gear system.
42. The exercising device of claim 41, wherein the second powered actuator includes a variable speed, electric motor.

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. An elongated tubular light source having a substantially elliptical cross-section.
2. The light source of claim 1, comprising a pair of end sections and a central section of smaller diameter than each of the end sections.
3. The light source of claim 2, wherein each of the end sections is connected to the central section by a tapered section, the diameter of each tapered section decreasing from an end that mates with an end section toward an end that mates with the central section.
4. The light source of claim 2, wherein each end section has a substantially elliptical cross-section.
5. The light source of claim 4, wherein an aspect ratio of the elliptical cross-section of the end sections to the central section of the light source is about 2:1.
6. The light source of claim 2, wherein the central section and each tapered section has a substantially elliptical cross-section.
7. The light source of claim 2, wherein a closed portion of an end section comprises an elongated quartz stub of substantially rectangular cross-section extending therefrom to provide mechanical support.
8. The light source of claim 7, wherein the stub has a substantially rectangular shape and is keyed to fit in only one orientation of a primary reflector.
9. An ultraviolet (UV) curing lamp assembly comprising:
an elongated primary reflector having a substantially smooth half-elliptical cross-section and a pair of ends;
a pair of end reflectors each of which is mounted to a corresponding end of the primary reflector to form a portion of a substantially half-elliptical irradiator; and
an elongated tubular light source having a substantially elliptical cross-section mounted to each end reflector.
10. The UV curing lamp assembly of claim 9, wherein a geometric center of the elliptical cross-section of the light source is placed at an internal focus of the half-ellipse formed by the primary reflector.
11. The UV curing lamp assembly of claim 9, wherein the light source comprises a pair of end sections and a central section of smaller diameter than the end sections.
12. The UV curing lamp assembly of claim 11, wherein each end section of the light source is connected to the central section by a tapered section, the diameter of each tapered section decreasing from an end that mates with an end section of the light source toward an end that mates with the central section.
13. The UV curing lamp assembly of claim 11, wherein each end section of the light source has a substantially elliptical cross-section.
14. The UV curing lamp assembly of claim 13, wherein an aspect ratio of the elliptical cross-section of the end sections of the light source to the central section of the light source is about 2:1.
15. The UV curing lamp assembly of claim 11, wherein the central section and each tapered section has a substantially elliptical cross-section.
16. The UV curing lamp assembly of claim 11, wherein a closed portion of each of the end sections of the light source comprises an elongated quartz stub of substantially rectangular cross-section extending therefrom to provide mechanical support.
17. The UV curing lamp assembly of claim 11, wherein the elongated quartz stub has a substantially rectangular shape and is keyed to fit in only one orientation of the primary reflector wherein a major axis of an ellipse of the cross-section of the light source is aligned with the major axis of the elliptical cross-section of the primary reflector.
18. The UV curing lamp assembly of claim 17, wherein each of the end reflectors comprises a spring-loaded substantially rectangular receptacle.
19. The UV curing lamp assembly of claim 11, wherein the primary reflector comprises a plurality of openings for receiving microwave radiation to excite and cool the light source.

1. A computer-implemented method for graphical object-based access control of computerized devices, comprising:
receiving a designation of a set of authentication credentials for accessing a computerized device, the set of authentication credentials comprising at least one graphical object selected from among a plurality of graphical objects and at least one user interaction with the at least one graphical object;
storing the set of authentication credentials in a computer storage device;
receiving a selection of a particular graphical object from the set of graphical objects from a proposed user; and
determining whether the selection of the particular graphical object and any particular user interaction with the particular graphical object match the set of authentication credentials stored in the computer storage device.
2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, the graphical object being selected from a group consisting of: a graphical icon, a graphical shortcut, a graphical shape, or a graphical pattern.
3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising receiving a particular user interaction with the particular graphical object from the proposed user.
4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, the particular user interaction comprising at least one of the following: a physical manipulation of the particular graphical object as displayed on the display, or a sound-based interaction with the particular graphical object.
5. The computer-implemented method of claim 4, wherein the physical manipulation is to move a part or a portion of the particular graphical object with a path.
6. The computer-implemented method of claim 4, wherein the physical manipulation is to move a part or a portion of the particular graphical object without a path.
7. The computer-implemented method of claim 6, further comprising storing a start position and a finish position of the movement of the part or the portion of the particular graphical object.
8. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising granting access to the computerized device if the particular graphical object selected and the particular user interaction match the set of authentication credentials.
9. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising prompting the proposed user to input a password.
10. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, the designation of the set of authentication credentials being received from an authorized user of the computerized device.
11. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, the computerized device comprising one of the following: a handheld device or a computerized tablet, and the display of the computerized device comprising an interactive screen.
12. A system for graphical object-based access control of computerized devices, comprising:
a memory medium comprising instructions;
a bus coupled to the memory medium; and
a processor coupled to the bus that when executing the instructions causes the system to:
receive a designation of a set of authentication credentials for accessing a computerized device, the set of authentication credentials comprising at least one graphical object selected from among a plurality of graphical objects and at least one user interaction with the at least one graphical object;
store the set of authentication credentials in a computer storage device;
receive a selection of a particular graphical object from the set of graphical objects from a proposed user; and
determine whether the selection of the particular graphical object and any particular user interaction with the particular graphical object match the set of authentication credentials stored in the computer storage device.
13. The system of claim 12, the memory medium further comprising instructions for causing the system to receive a particular user interaction with the particular graphical object from the proposed user.
14. The system of claim 12, the memory medium further comprising instructions for causing the system to grant access to the computerized device if the particular graphical object selected and the particular user interaction match the set of authentication credentials.
15. The system of claim 12, further comprising prompting the proposed user to input a password.
16. The system of claim 12, the designation of the set of authentication credentials being received from an authorized user of the computerized device.
17. The system of claim 12, the computerized device comprising one of the following: a handheld device or a computerized tablet, and the display of the computerized device comprising an interactive screen.
18. A computer program product for graphical object-based access control of computerized devices, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage media, and program instructions stored on the computer readable storage media, to:
receive a designation of a set of authentication credentials for accessing a computerized device, the set of authentication credentials comprising at least one graphical object selected from among a plurality of graphical objects and at least one user interaction with the at least one graphical object;
store the set of authentication credentials in a computer storage device;
receive a selection of a particular graphical object from the set of graphical objects from a proposed user; and
determine whether the selection of the particular graphical object and any particular user interaction with the particular graphical object match the set of authentication credentials stored in the computer storage device.
19. The computer program product claim 18, the computer readable storage media further comprising instructions to grant access to the computerized device if the particular graphical object selected and the particular user interaction match the set of authentication credentials.
20. A method for deploying a system graphical object-based access control of computerized devices, comprising:
providing a computer infrastructure being operable to:
receive a designation of a set of authentication credentials for accessing a computerized device, the set of authentication credentials comprising at least one graphical object selected from among a plurality of graphical objects and at least one user interaction with the at least one graphical object;
store the set of authentication credentials in a computer storage device;
receive a selection of a particular graphical object from the set of graphical objects from a proposed user; and
determine whether the selection of the particular graphical object and any particular user interaction with the particular graphical object match the set of authentication credentials stored in the computer storage device.

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 method of removing at least a portion of a ceramic coating from a component, the method comprising the step of subjecting the portion of the ceramic coating to an aqueous solution comprising ammonium bifluoride.
2. A method according to claim 1, wherein the subjecting step comprises immersing the component in the solution.
3. A method according to claim 2, wherein the subjecting step further comprises directing ultrasonic energy at the ceramic coating while the component is immersed in the solution.
4. A method according to claim 1, wherein the solution comprises about 20 to about 70 grams of ammonium bifluoride per liter of the solution, the balance essentially water.
5. A method according to claim 1, wherein the solution comprises about 20 to about 70 grams of ammonium bifluoride per liter of the solution, about 0.05 to about 0.2 volume percent wetting agent, the balance essentially water.
6. A method according to claim 1, wherein the solution further comprises acetic acid.
7. A method according to claim 6, wherein the solution comprises about 10 to about 20 grams of acetic acid per liter of the solution, about 20 to about 70 grams of ammonium bifluoride per liter of the solution, about 0.05 to about 0.2 volume percent wetting agent, the balance essentially water.
8. A method according to claim 1, wherein the wetting agent comprises about 1 to 3 weight percent polyethylene glycol with the balance being essentially octylphenoxy polyethoxyethanol.
9. A method according to claim 1, wherein the subjecting step further comprises heating the component and the solution to about 60 C. to about 68 C.
10. A method according to claim 1, wherein the component further comprises a metallic bond coat adhering the ceramic coating to the component, and wherein the solution does not remove the bond coat.
11. A method according to claim 10, wherein the bond coat is a diffusion aluminide.
12. A method according to claim 1, further comprising the step of depositing a ceramic material on a surface of the component exposed when the portion of the ceramic coating was removed.
13. A method according to claim 1, wherein the component is a component of a gas turbine engine.
14. A method of removing a thermal-insulating YSZ layer from a gas turbine engine component without removing a metallic bond coat on a surface of the component that adheres the YSZ layer to the component, the method comprising the step of immersing the component in an aqueous solution comprising ammonium bifluoride and a wetting agent comprising contain about 1 to 3 weight percent polyethylene glycol with the balance being essentially octylphenoxy polyethoxyethanol.
15. A method according to claim 14, wherein the immersing step further comprises directing ultrasonic energy at the YSZ layer while the component is immersed in the solution.
16. A method according to claim 14, wherein the solution comprises about 30 to about 40 grams of ammonium bifluoride per liter of the solution, about 0.1 to about 0.2 volume percent wetting agent, the balance essentially water.
17. A method according to claim 14, wherein the solution further comprises about 10 to about 20 grams of acetic acid per liter of the solution.
18. A method according to claim 14, wherein the immersing step further comprises heating the component and the solution to about 60 C. to about 68 C.
19. A method according to claim 14, wherein the bond coat is a diffusion aluminide.
20. A method according to claim 14, further comprising the step of depositing a YSZ material on a surface of the bond coat exposed when the YSZ layer was removed.