Author: claimsbot

1. A method for removing hydrocarbons from a gaseous stream emitted from a fuel tank during refueling of a motor vehicle, device or appliance with a hydrocarbon-based fuel consuming engine, comprising:
installing a filter in a flow path established between the fuel tank and an exhaust from the fuel tank, wherein said filter comprises two or more foam blocks aligned in stacked relation within a canister, and wherein the foam forming said blocks has a pore count between about 45 and 300 pores per inch and has been coated with an adsorbent particle coating, and further wherein each foam block defines at least one channel having a channel axis extending in the direction of the flow path formed therein through which a gas may flow and said channels of adjacent foam blocks are substantially axially aligned.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the polymer network has an air permeability of 0.1 to 20 inches water pressure drop.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein the foam is selected from the group consisting of polyether polyurethane foam, polyester polyurethane foam and melamine foam.
4. The method of claim 1, wherein the foam is reticulated before the coating is applied.
5. The method of claim 1, wherein the coating comprises one or more materials selected from the group consisting of activated carbons, silicas, silicates, aluminosilicates, filter agents, molecular sieves, flame retardants, electrically conductive materials, antimicrobial additives, germicides, pigments and colorants.
6. The method of claim 1, wherein said filter has a butane working capacity (WW%) of at least 8.0 percent.
7. The method of claim 1, wherein the foam has a pore count of from 45 to 80 pores per inch.
8. A system for extracting evaporative hydrocarbon emissions from a motorized vehicle, device or appliance, comprising:
a housing defining an inner chamber;
an inlet through which a gas stream containing a hydrocarbon enters the inner chamber;
an outlet from which a gas stream exits the inner chamber; and
a filter in the inner chamber, said filter comprising two or more foam blocks that are aligned in stacked relation within the inner chamber, wherein the foam forming said blocks has a pore count between about 45 and 300 pores per inch and has been coated with an adsorbent particle coating, and further wherein each foam block defines at least one channel having a channel axis extending in the direction of the flow path formed therein through which a portion of the gas stream may flow and said channels of adjacent foam blocks are substantially axially aligned.
9. The system of claim 8, wherein the foam has an air permeability of 0.1 to 20 inches water pressure drop.
10. The system of claim 8, wherein the foam is selected from the group consisting of polyether polyurethane foam, polyester polyurethane foam and melamine foam.
11. The system of claim 8, wherein the foam is reticulated before the coating is applied.
12. The system of claim 8, wherein the coating comprises one or more materials selected from the group consisting of activated carbons, silicas, silicates, aluminosilicates, filter agents, molecular sieves, flame retardants, electrically conductive materials, antimicrobial additives, germicides, pigments and colorants.
13. The system of claim 8, wherein said filter has a butane working capacity (WW%) of at least 8.0 percent.
14. The system of claim 8, wherein the foam has a pore count of from 45 to 80 pores per inch.
15. The system of claim 8, wherein the housing has a generally cylindrical shape which tapers from a larger cylindrical diameter at or near one end to a smaller cylindrical diameter at or near the other end.
16. The system of claim 8, wherein the foam blocks have cylindrical diameters.
17. The system of claim 8, wherein the foam blocks have substantially equal cylindrical diameters.
18. The system of claim 15, wherein the foam blocks have cylindrical diameters, and the cylindrical diameter of the foam blocks is larger than the smaller cylindrical diameter of the housing.

The claims below are in addition to those above.
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1. An apparatus to provide suction to a wound site comprising:
a top layer constructed from a liquid impermeable material;
a bottom layer constructed from a liquid impermeable material;
a 3D knitted or 3D fabric material located between the top and bottom layers;
an aperture in the bottom layer in fluid communication with the 3D knitted or 3D fabric material; and
an elongate channel extending between the top and bottom layers containing the 3D knitted or 3D fabric material, wherein the top layer, the bottom layer, and the 3D knitted or 3D fabric material include enlarged distal ends with the channel extending in a proximal direction away from the enlarged distal ends, and wherein the 3D knitted or 3D fabric material is in fluid communication with a dual-lumen tube incorporating an air leak at a proximal portion thereof.
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22. A suction adapter suitable to treat a wound site with negative pressure, comprising:
an applicator having an upper surface and a lower surface; and
a bridge having a proximal end and a distal end, the distal end of the bridge connected to the upper surface of the applicator, the bridge comprising:
an upper fluid passage connected to an air leak;
a lower fluid passage in fluid communication with a source of negative pressure, the lower fluid passage comprising a 3D knitted material.
23. The suction adapter of claim 22, wherein the upper fluid passage comprises foam.
24. The suction adapter of claim 22, wherein the bridge further comprises a top layer, a bottom layer and an intermediate layer, each of the layers having proximal ends and distal ends and elongate portions extending therebetween, wherein the upper fluid passage extends between the top and intermediate layers, and the lower fluid passage extends between the intermediate and bottom layers.
25. The suction adapter of claim 22, further comprising an air leak disposed at a proximal end of the bridge.
26. The suction adapter of claim 22, wherein the 3D knitted material comprises a fabric layer with a thickness between 1.5 mm and 6 mM.
27. The suction adapter of claim 22, wherein the 3D knitted material comprises a top knitted layer, a bottom knitted layer and a middle area comprising vertically extending fibers.
28. The suction adapter of claim 22, wherein the distal end of the bridge has an enlarged shape.
29. The suction adapter of claim 22, wherein the lower fluid passage comprising the 3D knitted material is able to resist compression to less than half of its original thickness when subjected to a load of 15 psi.
30. A negative pressure wound treatment system, comprising:
a suction adapter adapted to treat a wound site with negative pressure, comprising:
an applicator having an upper surface and a lower surface, and
a bridge having a proximal end and a distal end, the distal end of the bridge connected to the upper surface of the applicator, the bridge comprising:
an upper fluid passage connected to an air leak; and
a lower fluid passage in fluid communication with a source of negative pressure, the lower fluid passage comprising a 3D knitted material; and
a flexible drape configured to be positioned over a wound and sealed to skin surrounding the wound,
wherein the suction adapter is configured to attach to the drape and surround at least one aperture formed in the drape.
31. The system of claim 30, further comprising a vacuum pump connected by at least one conduit to the suction adapter.
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54. The negative pressure wound treatment system of claim 30, wherein the upper fluid passage comprises foam.
55. The negative pressure wound treatment system of claim 30, wherein the bridge further comprises a top layer, a bottom layer and an intermediate layer, each of the layers having proximal ends and distal ends and elongate portions extending therebetween, wherein the upper fluid passage extends between the top and intermediate layers, and the lower fluid passage extends between the intermediate and bottom layers.
56. The negative pressure wound treatment system of claim 30, further comprising an air leak disposed at a proximal end of the bridge.
57. The negative pressure wound treatment system of claim 30, wherein the 3D knitted material comprises a fabric layer with a thickness between 1.5 mm and 6 mm.
58. The negative pressure wound treatment system of claim 30, wherein the 3D knitted material comprises a top knitted layer, a bottom knitted layer and a middle area comprising vertically extending fibers.
59. The negative pressure wound treatment system of claim 30, wherein the distal end of the bridge has an enlarged shape.
60. The negative pressure wound treatment system of claim 30, wherein the lower fluid passage comprising the 3D knitted material is able to resist compression to less than half of its original thickness when subjected to a load of 15 psi.
61. An apparatus to provide suction to a wound site comprising:
a top layer constructed from a liquid impermeable material;
a bottom layer constructed from a liquid impermeable material;
a 3D knitted or 3D fabric material located between the top and bottom layers;
an aperture in the bottom layer in fluid communication with the 3D knitted or 3D fabric material;
an elongate channel extending between the top and bottom layers containing the 3D knitted or 3D fabric material, wherein the top layer, the bottom layer, and the 3D knitted or 3D fabric material include enlarged distal ends with the channel extending in a proximal direction away from the enlarged distal ends; and
an air leak comprising a plurality of discrete air channels.

1. A telecommunications device comprising:
a chassis having a front and a rear;
a plurality of jack inserts mounted in the chassis, the jack inserts including access ports adapted for receiving plugs, the jack inserts including normal-through switches having tip and ring springs for contacting the plugs when the plugs are inserted within the access ports, the normal through switches also including normal springs that engage the tip and ring springs when the plugs are not inserted in the access ports, the access ports being accessible from the front of the chassis;
cross-connect termination structures accessible from the rear of the chassis;
INOUT termination structures accessible from the rear of the chassis;
first and second circuit board sections electrically connected together, the first circuit board section being located behind the jack inserts and in front of the second circuit board section, the second circuit board section being located in front of the cross-connect termination structures and the INOUT termination structures, the first and second circuit board sections each including a major first side and a major second side, the major first sides facing in a forward direction and the major second sides facing in a rearward direction; and
normal-through circuits that electrically connect the INOUT termination structures to the cross-connect termination structures, the normal-through circuits including the normal-through switches, the normal-through circuits also including electrical pathways provided by the first and second circuit board sections.
2. The telecommunications device of claim 1, wherein the first and second circuit board sections are separated by a stand-off piece.
3. The telecommunications device of claim 1, wherein the first and second circuit board sections include separate circuit boards electrically interconnected by an electrical connector.
4. The telecommunications device of claim 1, wherein the first and second circuit board sections defined by a flexible circuit board including a bend portion that electrically connects the first and second circuit board sections.
5. The telecommunications device of claim 1, wherein the first and second circuit board sections are generally parallel.
6. The telecommunications device of claim 1, wherein the first and second circuit board sections are generally parallel relative to a back plane of the chassis.
7. The telecommunications device of claim 1, wherein the chassis has a height less than 4 inches.
8. The telecommunications device of claim 7, wherein the chassis has a height less than or equal to 3.5 inches.
9. The telecommunications device of claim 7, wherein the chassis is sized to hold at least 56 of the jack inserts.
10. The telecommunications device of claim 9, wherein the chassis is sized to hold at least 64 of the jack inserts.
11. The telecommunications device of claim 10, wherein the chassis is sized to hold at least 84 of the jack inserts.
12. The telecommunications device of claim 11, wherein the chassis has a length of about 23 inches.
13. The telecommunications device of claim 1, wherein the cross-connect termination structures and the INOUT termination structures include wire wrap members.
14. The telecommunications device of claim 13, wherein the wire wrap members are mechanically and electrically connected directly to the second circuit board section.
15. The telecommunications device of claim 14, wherein the tip springs, the ring springs and the normal springs are electrically connected to the first circuit board section by intermediate electrical conductors.
16. The telecommunications device of claim 1, wherein the jack inserts each include a dielectric body in which the tip springs, the ring springs and the normal springs are mounted, the dielectric body including front and rear ends, the front end defining the access ports, and the springs including tails that project rearwardly from the rear end of the dielectric body.
17. The telecommunications device of claim 1, further comprising a plurality of jack modules that mount within the chassis, each of the jack modules including a jack mount for holding a plurality of the jack inserts.
18. The telecommunications device of claim 1, further comprising a plurality of the first circuit board sections positioned in front of the second circuit board section.
19. The telecommunications device of claim 18, wherein the plurality of first circuit board sections are positioned side-by-side one another.
20. The telecommunications device of claim 19, wherein the plurality of first circuit board sections are aligned in a common plane.
21. The telecommunications device of claim 19, wherein the second circuit board section includes a single circuit board.
22. The telecommunications device of claim 21, wherein the second circuit board is co-extensive with a majority of a back plane of the chassis.
23. The telecommunications device of claim 1, wherein each jack defines two monitor ports accessible from the front of the chassis.
24. The telecommunications device of claim 23, wherein the chassis has a height less than 4 inches.
25. The telecommunications device of claim 24, wherein the chassis has a height less than or equal to 3.5 inches.
26. The telecommunications device of claim 7, wherein the jack inserts have a density greater than 43 jack inserts per foot of chassis length.
27. A telecommunications device comprising:
a chassis having a front and a rear;
a plurality of jack inserts mounted in the chassis, the jack inserts including access ports adapted for receiving plugs, the jack inserts including normal-through switches having tip and ring springs for contacting the plugs when the plugs are inserted within the access ports, the normal through switches also including normal springs that engage the tip and ring springs when the plugs are not inserted in the access ports, the access ports being accessible from the front of the chassis;
cross-connect termination structures accessible from the rear of the chassis;
INOUT termination structures accessible from the rear of the chassis;
the jack inserts each including a dielectric body in which the tip springs, the ring springs and the normal springs are mounted, the dielectric body including front and rear ends, the front end defining the access ports, and the springs including tails that project rearwardly from the rear end of the dielectric body; and
normal-through circuits that electrically connect the INOUT termination structures to the cross-connect termination structures, the normal-through circuits including the normal-through switches.
28. The telecommunications device of claim 27, wherein each jack defines two monitor ports accessible from the front of the chassis.
29. The telecommunications device of claim 28, wherein the chassis has a height less than 4 inches.
30. The telecommunications device of claim 28, wherein the chassis has a height less than or equal to 3.5 inches.
31. The telecommunications device of claim 29, wherein the jack inserts have a density greater than 40 jack inserts per foot of chassis length.
32. The telecommunications device of claim 30, wherein the jack inserts have a density greater than 43 jack inserts per foot of chassis length.

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 for process, voltage, and temperature compensation, comprising:
training at least one functional delay cell for a clock path which has a delay setting and training a spare delay cell which has a one-fourth cycle delay setting;
calculating a ratio for the at least one functional delay cell by dividing the at least one functional delay cells’ delay setting into the spare delay cells’ one-fourth cycle delay setting;
entering a functional mode and switching to a Master-Slave approach.
2. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein a delay cell is utilized for the at least one functional delay cell which can update the at least one functional delay cells’ delay setting in one selected from the group consisting of a single update and a series of incremental updates creating glitches on a clock passing through.
3. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein a one-fourth cycle delay shift of a clock is achieved.
4. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein during functional mode the spare delay cell repeats the training sequence continuously to update the spare delay cells one-fourth cycle delay setting while the at least one functional delay cell delays a clock.
5. The method as claimed in claim 4, further including the step of updating the at least one functional delay cell during functional mode at the end of each training sequence of the spare delay cell by dividing the ratio of the at least one functional delay cell into the spare delay cell’s updated one-fourth delay setting.
6. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein a functional delay cell is trained for each clock path.
7. The method as claimed in claim 6, wherein the training is performed in parallel for each delay cell.
8. A computer readable medium having computer-executable instructions for performing a method for process, voltage, and temperature compensation, said method comprising:
training at least one functional delay cell for a clock path which has a delay setting and training a spare delay cell which has a one-fourth cycle delay setting;
calculating a ratio for the at least one functional delay cell by dividing the at least one functional delay cells’ delay setting into the spare delay cells’ one-fourth cycle setting;
entering a functional mode and switching to a Master-Slave approach.
9. The computer readable medium having computer-executable instructions for performing a method for process, voltage, and temperature compensation as claimed in claim 8, wherein a delay cell is utilized for the at least one functional delay cell which can update the at least one functional delay cells’ delay setting in one selected from consisting of a single update and a series of incremental updates creating glitches on a clock passing through.
10. The computer readable medium having computer-executable instructions for performing a method for process, voltage, and temperature compensation as claimed in claim 8, wherein a one-fourth cycle delay shift of a clock is achieved.
11. The computer readable medium having computer-executable instructions for performing a method for process, voltage, and temperature compensation as claimed in claim 8, wherein during functional mode the spare delay cell repeats the training sequence continuously to update the spare delay cells one-fourth cycle delay setting while the at least one functional delay cell delays a clock.
12. The computer readable medium having computer-executable instructions for performing a method for process, voltage, and temperature compensation as claimed in claim 11, wherein the method further includes the step of updating the at least one functional delay cell during functional mode at the end of each training sequence of the spare delay cell by dividing the ratio of the at least one functional delay cell into the spare delay cell’s updated one-fourth delay setting.
13. The computer readable medium having computer-executable instructions for performing a method for process, voltage, and temperature compensation as claimed in claim 8, wherein a functional delay cell is trained for each clock path.
14. The computer readable medium having computer-executable instructions for performing a method for process, voltage, and temperature compensation as claimed in claim 13, wherein the training is performed in parallel for each delay cell.
15. A system for process, voltage, and temperature compensation, comprising:
means for training at least one functional delay cell for a clock path which has a delay setting and training a spare delay cell which has a one-fourth cycle delay setting;
means for calculating a ratio for the at least one functional delay cell by dividing the at least one functional delay cells’ delay setting into the spare delay cells’ one-fourth cycle delay setting;
means for entering a functional mode and switching to a Master-Slave approach.
16. The system for process, voltage, and temperature compensation as claimed in claim 15, wherein a delay cell is utilized for the at least one functional delay cell which can update the at least one functional delay cells’ delay setting in one selected from the group consisting of a single update and a series of incremental updates creating glitches on a clock passing through.
17. The system for process, voltage, and temperature compensation as claimed in claim 15, wherein a one-fourth cycle delay shift of a clock is achieved.
18. The system for process, voltage, and temperature compensation as claimed in claim 15, wherein during the functional mode the spare delay cell repeats the training sequence continuously to update the spare delay cells one-fourth cycle delay setting while the at least one functional delay cell delays a clock.
19. The system for process, voltage, and temperature compensation as claimed in claim 18, further comprising means for updating the at least one functional delay cell during functional mode at the end of each training sequence of the spare delay cell by dividing the ratio of the at least one functional delay cell into the spare delay cell’s updated one-fourth delay setting.
20. The system for process, voltage, and temperature compensation as claimed in claim 15, wherein a functional delay cell is trained for each for each clock path.
21. The system for process, voltage, and temperature compensation as claimed in claim 20, wherein the training is performed in parallel for each delay cell.