Author: claimsbot

1. An electronic door lock dogging mechanism comprising:
a bolt arranged to move into and out of a door to selectively engage a portion of a door frame to lock a door when extending out of the door and when recessed within the door, unlocking the door from the door frame,
a bolt spring arranged to normally bias the bolt outwardly relative to the door,
a solenoid arranged, when energized, to have movement of a solenoid piston move the bolt into a recessed position in the door to unlock the door,
a trigger arranged to be biased into a dogging position relative to the bolt when the solenoid has moved the bolt into its recessed position,
a rotatable cam having a cam lobe arranged to engage the trigger to move it out of the dogging position when the cam is rotated into a first position,
a biasing spring arranged to bias the cam into the first position,
a solenoid actuator arranged to move with the movement of the solenoid piston to rotate the cam into a second position, moving the cam lobe away from engagement with the trigger,
an electromagnet arranged, when energized, to hold the cam in the second position.
2. An electronic door lock dogging mechanism according to claim 1, wherein said solenoid piston moves vertically to move said bolt vertically in said door.
3. An electronic door lock dogging mechanism according to claim 1, wherein said solenoid piston moves horizontally to move said bolt vertically in said door.
4. An electronic door lock dogging mechanism according to claim 3, wherein said solenoid piston moves against a pivoted push arm to move said bolt.
5. An electronic door lock dogging mechanism according to claim 4, wherein said push arm provides a vertical force against a vertically movable piston, which in turn engages said bolt.
6. An electronic door lock dogging mechanism according to claim 5, wherein said vertically movable piston is biased upwardly by a spring.
7. An electronic door lock dogging mechanism comprising:
a bolt arranged to move into and out of a door to selectively engage a portion of a door frame to lock a door when extending out of the door and when recessed within the door, unlocking the door from the door frame,
a first mechanical element arranged to normally bias the bolt outwardly relative to the door,
a first electrical element arranged, when energized, to move the bolt into a recessed position in the door to unlock the door,
a second mechanical element arranged to be biased into a dogging position relative to the bolt when the first electrical element has moved the bolt into its recessed position,
a third mechanical element arranged to engage the second mechanical element to move it out of the dogging position when the third mechanical element is moved into a first position,
a fourth mechanical element arranged to bias the third mechanical element into the first position,
the third mechanical element arranged to move with the energization of the second electrical element to move the third mechanical element into a second position, moving the third mechanical element away from engagement with the second mechanical element,
a second electrical element arranged, when energized, to hold the third mechanical element in the second position.
8. The electronic door lock dogging mechanism of claim 7, wherein the first mechanical element comprises a spring.
9. The electronic door lock dogging mechanism of claim 7, wherein the first electrical element comprises a solenoid.
10. The electronic door lock dogging mechanism of claim 7, wherein the second mechanical element comprises a slidable trigger.
11. The electronic door lock dogging mechanism of claim 7, wherein the third mechanical element comprises a rotatably mounted cam.
12. The electronic door lock dogging mechanism of claim 7, wherein the fourth mechanical element comprises a spring.
13. The electronic door lock dogging mechanism of claim 7, wherein the second electrical element comprises an electro magnet.
14. An electronic door lock dogging mechanism comprising:
a bolt arranged to move into and out of a door to selectively engage a portion of a door frame to lock a door when extending out of the door and when recessed within the door, unlocking the door from the door frame,
a first mechanical element arranged to normally bias the bolt outwardly relative to the door,
a solenoid arranged, when energized, to move the bolt into a recessed position in the door to unlock the door,
a second mechanical element arranged to be biased into a dogging position relative to the bolt when the first electrical element has moved the bolt into its recessed position,
a rotatably mounted cam arranged to engage the second mechanical element to move it out of the dogging position when the third mechanical element is moved into a first position,
a fourth mechanical element arranged to bias the third mechanical element into the first position,
the third mechanical element arranged to move with the energization of the second electrical element to move the third mechanical element into a second position, moving the third mechanical element away from engagement with the second mechanical element,
an electro magnet arranged, when energized, to hold the third mechanical element in the second position.
15. The electronic door lock dogging mechanism of claim 14, wherein the first mechanical element comprises a spring.
16. The electronic door lock dogging mechanism of claim 14, wherein the second mechanical element comprises a slidable trigger.
17. The electronic door lock dogging mechanism of claim 14, wherein the fourth mechanical element comprises a spring.

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:

1. A word sequence recognition method, comprising:
receiving a first portion of a sentence;
receiving a second portion of the sentence;
using the first portion of the sentence to obtain a pointer to a respective list of second portions of sentences that are complementary to the first portion of the sentence in a database of sentences; and
determining whether there is a match of the first portion of the sentence and the second portion of the sentence based on information obtained from the list of second portions of sentences that are complementary to the first portion of the sentence.
2. The method as defined in claim 1, wherein each of the first and second portions of the sentence correspond to a sequence of words.
3. The method as defined in claim 1, wherein the using the first portion of the sentence to obtain a pointer step comprises determining an entry in a table associated with the first portion of the sentence, wherein each of a plurality of entries in the table contains a respective list of second portions of sentences that are complementary to the first portion of the sentence.
4. The method as defined in claim 3, wherein the table is a binary tree.
5. The method as defined in claim 3, wherein the table is a hash table.
6. The method as defined in claim 1, wherein the list of second portions correspond to respective entries in the database of sentences that are missing one word that occurs after an end of the first portion.
7. The method as defined in claim 1, wherein the method is used to correct an error in the one word due to a speaker speaking an incorrect sentence.
8. The method as defined in claim 1, wherein the method is used to correct an error in the database for a sentence whereby the one word in the sentence is the error.
9. The method as defined in claim 1, wherein the method is utilized for speech recognition.
10. The method as defined in claim 1, wherein the method is utilized for handwriting recognition.
11. The method as defined in claim 1, wherein the method is utilized for optical character recognition.
12. A word sequence recognition method, comprising:
receiving a first portion of a sentence;
receiving a second portion of the sentence;
determining an entry in at least one of a first table associated with the first portion that is recognized of the sentence, or a second table that is associated with the second portion that is recognized of the sentence;
selecting either the first table or the second table based on the entry;
determining, based on the entry in the selected table, a list of second portions of sentences that are complementary to the first portion that is recognized of the sentence; and
determining a match to one of the second portions in the list of second portions that are complementary based on information regarding the second portion.
13. The method as defined in claim 12, wherein at least one of the tables is a hash table.
14. The method as defined in claim 12, wherein at least one of the tables is a binary tree.
15. The method as defined in claim 12, further comprising:
if one of the tables associated a portion of a sentence does not have an entry determined therefor, then determining an entry associated with that portion that is recognized of the sentence; and wherein
the selecting step comprises determining if the entries are both frequent portions of a sentence;
if both entries are frequent portions of a sentence, then selecting one of the entries and obtaining from the table associated with that entry a list of portions of sentences that are complementary thereto;
if both entries are not frequent portions of a sentence, then selecting one of the entries that is not frequent and obtaining a list of sentences that are complementary thereto; and
determining a match to one of the portions of sentences in the list that are complementary to the entry based on information regarding the portion that is recognized of the sentence that is no associated with the selected entry.
16. The method as defined in claim 12, wherein the list of second portions of sentences correspond to respective entries in the database of sentences that are missing one word that occurs after an end of the first portion of sentence.
17. The method as defined in claim 16, wherein the method is used to correct an error in the one word due to a speaker speaking an incorrect sentence.
18. The method as defined in claim 16, wherein the method is used to correct an error in the database for a sentence whereby the one word in the sentence is the error.
19. The method as defined in claim 12, wherein the method is utilized for speech recognition.
20. The method as defined in claim 12, wherein the method is utilized for handwriting recognition.
21. The method as defined in claim 12, wherein the method is utilized for optical character recognition.
22. A word sequence recognition system for comparing an input sentence against a plurality of sentences stored in a database, comprising:
a first input unit for inputting a first portion of the input sentence;
a second input unit for inputting a second portion of the input sentence;
a first hash computation unit for determining a first hash value corresponding to the first portion of the input sentence;
a second hash computation unit for determining a second hash value corresponding to the second portion of the input sentence; and
a hash code conflict resolution unit for-comparing the second hash value against a list of hash values corresponding to complementary second portions of the sentence that occur together with the first portion of the sentence in at least one entry in the database, and for outputting a database consistency signal when at least one match is found.
23. The system defined in claim 22, wherein the list of hash values corresponding to the complementary second portions of sentences correspond to respective entries in the database of sentences that are missing one word that occurs after an end of the first portion of sentence.
24. The system as defined in claim 23, wherein the system is used to correct an error in the one word due to a speaker speaking an incorrect sentence.
25. The system as defined in claim 23, wherein the system is used to correct an error in the database for a sentence whereby the one word in the sentence is the error.
26. The system as defined in claim 22, wherein the system is utilized for speech recognition.
27. The system as defined in claim 22, wherein the system is utilized for handwriting recognition.
28. The system as defined in claim 22, wherein the system is utilized for optical character recognition.
29. The system as defined in claim 22, further comprising:
a first hash table for storing the list of hash values corresponding to complementary second portions of the sentence that occur together with the first portion of the sentence in at least one entry in the database.
30. The system as defined in claim 29, further comprising:
a second hash table for storing a list of hash values corresponding to complementary first portions of the sentence that occur together with the second portion of the sentence in at least one entry in the database.
31. A program product having machine-readable program code recorded thereon for performing word sequence recognition of a first portion of a sentence and a second portion of the sentence with a database of allowable sentences, when executed by a machine, causing the machine to perform the following method steps:
utilizing the first portion of the sentence to obtain a pointer to a respective list of second portions of sentences that are complementary to the first portion of the sentence in a database of sentences; and
determining whether there is a match of the first portion of the sentence and the second portion of the sentence based on information obtained from the list of second portions of sentences that are complementary to the first portion of the sentence.
32. The program product as defined in claim 31, wherein each of the first and second portions of the sentence correspond to a sequence of words.
33. The program product as defined in claim 31, further comprising:
determining an entry in a table associated with the first portion of the sentence, wherein each of a plurality of entries in the table contains a respective list of second portions of sentences that are complementary to the first portion of the sentence.
34. The program product as defined in claim 33, wherein the table is a binary tree.
35. The program product as defined in claim 33, wherein the table is a hash table.
35. The program product as defined in claim 31, wherein the list of second portions correspond to respective entries in the database of sentences that are missing one word that occurs after an end of the first portion.

1. A method of medical training, comprising:
providing a human breast tissue model comprising:
a body portion sized and shaped to simulate a human breast, the body portion including:
a first silicone layer;
a second silicone layer; and

a liquid suspended directly between the first and second silicone layers to simulate a first pathology;

performing a breast examination on the provided human breast tissue model; and
removing a portion of the first pathology from the provided breast tissue model.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the first pathology is a cyst.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein performing the breast examination includes identifying a location the cyst.
4. The method of claim 3, wherein removing the portion of the first pathology includes aspirating the cyst.
5. The method of claim 4, wherein aspirating the cyst includes introducing a needle tip into the cyst.
6. The method of claim 5, further comprising monitoring a position of the needle tip relative to the cyst utilizing ultrasound visualization.
7. The method of claim 1, wherein the body portion further includes a third silicone layer and a silicone material having an increased hardness relative to the second and third silicone layers positioned between the second and third silicone layers to simulate a second pathology.
8. The method of claim 7, wherein the second pathology is a dense mass.
9. The method of claim 8, further comprising biopsying at least a portion of the dense mass.
10. The method of claim 1, wherein the performing the breast examination includes ultrasound imaging of the provided human breast tissue model.
11. The method of claim 10, further comprising identifying a location of the first pathology based on boundaries in an ultrasound image.
12. The method of claim 1, wherein the performing the breast examination includes palpation of the provided human breast tissue model.
13. The method of claim 12, wherein the palpation is a spiral pattern.
14. The method of claim 12, wherein the palpation is a grid pattern.
15. The method of claim 1, further comprising attaching the provided human breast tissue model to a manikin torso.
16. The method of claim 15, wherein the manikin torso is part of a full size manikin.
17. The method of claim 15, further comprising detaching the provided human breast tissue model from the manikin torso.
18. The method of claim 15, further comprising attaching a second human breast tissue model to the manikin torso.
19. A system for medical training, the system comprising:
a plurality of human breast tissue models having different pathology characteristics, each of the human breast tissue models comprising:
a body portion sized and shaped to simulate a human breast, the body portion including:
a first silicone layer;
a second silicone layer; and

a liquid suspended directly between the first and second silicone layers to simulate a first pathology; and

a torso for mounting one or more of the plurality of human breast tissue models.
20. The system of claim 19, wherein the torso is part of a full size manikin.

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 humidifying a reactant gas supply stream for a solid polymer fuel cell, said reactant gas supply stream being directed to a reactant gas inlet port of said fuel cell, said fuel cell having a reactant gas exhaust stream directed from a reactant gas exhaust port of said fuel cell, said method comprising:
(a) employing a membrane exchange humidifier comprising a supply stream chamber, an exhaust stream chamber, and a water permeable membrane separating said chambers, said membrane comprising a microporous polymer and a hydrophilic additive, said membrane when dry being substantially permeable to at least one component of at least one of said reactant gas supply and exhaust streams, and wherein the hydrophilic additive is present in an amount sufficient to render the water permeable membrane wettable to water;
(b) directing said reactant gas supply stream through said supply stream chamber upstream of said fuel cell reactant gas inlet port; and
(c) directing said reactant gas exhaust stream from said reactant gas exhaust port through said exhaust stream chamber;
whereby water is transferred from said reactant gas exhaust stream to said reactant gas supply stream across said membrane.
2. The method of claim 1 wherein said membrane when wet is substantially impermeable to said at least one component.
3. The method of claim 1 wherein said membrane transfers up to about 1% of a reactant gas volume through said membrane.
4. The method of claim 1 wherein said reactant gas supply stream is an oxidant supply stream and said reactant gas exhaust stream is an oxidant exhaust stream.
5. The method of claim 1 wherein the flow rate of said reactant gas supply stream through said supply stream chamber is selected such that the residence to diffusion time ratio, R, for a hypothetical water molecule in said supply stream chamber is in the range from about 0.75 to 3.
6. The method of claim 1 wherein the flow rate of said reactant gas exhaust stream through said exhaust stream chamber is selected such that the residence to diffusion time ratio, R, for a hypothetical water molecule in said exhaust stream chamber is in the range from about 0.75 to about 3.
7. The method for humidifying a reactant gas supply stream for a solid polymer fuel cell, said reactant gas supply stream being directed to a reactant gas inlet port of said fuel cell, said fuel cell having a reactant gas exhaust stream directed from a reactant gas exhaust port of said fuel cell, said method consisting essentially of:
(a) employing a membrane exchange humidifier comprising a supply stream chamber, an exhaust stream chamber, and a water permeable membrane separating said chambers, said water permeable membrane comprising a microporous polymer and a hydrophilic additive, said membrane when dry being substantially permeable to at least one component of at least one of said reactant gas supply and exhaust stream, and wherein the hydrophilic additive is present in an amount sufficient to render the water permeable membrane wettable to water;
(b) directing said reactant gas supply stream through said supply stream chamber upstream of said fuel cell reactant gas inlet port; and
(c) directing said reactant gas exhaust stream from said reactant gas exhaust port through said exhaust stream chamber;
whereby water is transferred from said reactant gas exhaust stream to said reactant gas supply stream across said membrane.