1804 results about "Toolbox" patented technology

A quantitative risk assessment system (QRAS) builds a risk model of a system for which risk of failure is being assessed, then analyzes the risk of the system corresponding to the risk model. The QRAS performs sensitivity analysis of the risk model by altering fundamental components and quantifications built into the risk model, then re-analyzes the risk of the system using the modifications. More particularly, the risk model is built by building a hierarchy, creating a mission timeline, quantifying failure modes, and building / editing event sequence diagrams. Multiplicities, dependencies, and redundancies of the system are included in the risk model. For analysis runs, a fixed baseline is first constructed and stored. This baseline contains the lowest level scenarios, preserved in event tree structure. The analysis runs, at any level of the hierarchy and below, access this baseline for risk quantitative computation as well as ranking of particular risks. A standalone Tool Box capability exists, allowing the user to store application programs within QRAS.

An inventory control device, such as an electronic toolbox, monitors the identity of battery packs that are mounted in the device and used to provide electrical power to the device. The device retrieves a unique identifier for each battery pack, and monitors the operation of each battery pack. The monitored data can be logged into memory for future use, communicated to a user of the inventory control device, and / or used to predict the future performance or replacement date for a battery pack. The monitored data can also be communicated across a communication network to an inventory control server that monitors the operation and performance of battery packs throughout an electronic tools control system including multiple toolboxes. The server can further track the operation and locations of battery packs through all of the toolboxes.

A Baseline DVB-CPCM is presented in this proposal to provide a secure and interoperable content delivery and transferring apparatus. The proposed Baseline DVB-CPCM is a unit to be implemented in a compliant CPCM device, and it consists of five major modules to be used for end-to end solution and content transferring between devices. These modules are CPCM Manager, Tools Box, Rights Management Module, Message Router, and CAS-CPCM Converter.

A system and method is presented for identifying a plurality of products within a collection of product images in an online shopping environment. The method includes providing the collection of images representing products offered for sale; receiving an input search criteria from a prospective customer. The criteria include at least one of a query color. The method also includes identifying and extracting colors within the collection of images based on a presence of significant colors in an image; and comparing and matching the query color to the identified and extracted significant colors. The method continues by determining, within a predetermined range of accuracy, products from within the collection of images having the matched query color; and presenting the determined products to the prospective customer. In one embodiment, the presentation is provided by means for a graphical user interface.

A system for developing rich internet applications (RIAs) for remote computing devices that utilize a certifying player to invoke server-side web services through a single, secure, certifying intermediary server, includes an integrated development environment (IDE). The IDE includes a toolbox comprising graphical components configured to be dragged and dropped into UI states implementing the RIA process flow and a Web Service Description Language (WSDL) integrator for generating web service call for accessing web services for processing input from the UI states and generating an output result.

A method and apparatus is provided for electronically inventorying an electronically locked and unlocked toolbox before and after RFID (Radio Frequency IDentified) tagged tools are accessed by an authorized user. A record is generated and stored of tools added and / or removed along with the identity of the accessing user. At anytime it is desired, a record may be generated of tagged tools in the toolbox or, alternatively, a list of tagged tools missing from assigned positions in the toolbox.

A computer is programmed to emulate a fixed-point operation that is normally performed on fixed-point operands, by use of a floating-point operation that is normally performed on floating-point operands. Several embodiments of the just-described computer emulate a fixed-point operation by: expanding at least one fixed-point operand into a floating-point representation (also called “floating-point equivalent”), performing, on the floating-point equivalent, a floating-point operation that corresponds to the fixed-point operation, and reducing a floating-point result into a fixed-point result. The just-described fixed-point result may have the same representation as the fixed-point operand(s) and / or any user-specified fixed-point representation, depending on the embodiment. Also depending on the embodiment, the operands and the result may be either real or complex, and may be either scalar or vector. The above-described emulation may be performed either with an interpreter or with a compiler, depending on the embodiment. A conventional interpreter for an object-oriented language (such as MATLAB version 6) may be extended with a toolbox to perform the emulation. Use of type propagation and operator overloading minimizes the number of changes that a user must make to their program, in order to be able to use such emulation.

A toolbox having modular components for additional storage and functionality includes modular attachments that are adapted to removably fit various attachments, such as a cooler, cup holder, saw blades holder, drill bit holders, and the like. In addition, the toolbox includes a three-quarter length tray that allows the craftsman to overstuff the inside of the toolbox and additional storage compartments in the lid of the toolbox.

A tool box includes a container having a bottom wall structure and a plurality of side walls structures, the side wall structures being connected to the bottom wall structure and extending upwardly therefrom to define an interior storage space configured to receive one or more items for storage therein and to define an opening into the storage space. A lid structure is movable between a closed position in which the lid structure is mounted on the container in covering relation to the opening and an open position in which at least a portion of the lid structure is spaced from the opening to allow movement of items into and out of the storage space through the opening. A latch assembly releasably holds the lid structure in its closed position. Each of the container and the lid structure in its closed position have exterior surfaces that provide exterior surface portions of the toolbox. An external compartment is mounted on an exterior surface portion of the toolbox and provides a compartment storage space and a compartment cover.

A method for tracking annotations on a document is contemplated. A first annotation defined by a plurality of first annotation attributes is received. Thereafter, a primary visual representation of the first annotation is generated according to the first annotation attributes. The method continues with associating an action identifier with the first annotation as an action link. A thumbnail representation of the first annotation is generated in a toolbox window. A second annotation defined by a plurality of second annotation attributes and associated with the action identifier derived from the action link for the first annotation is linkable to the document in response to a selection input of the thumbnail representation of the first annotation.

A mobile work station assembly for a vehicle. The work station incorporates a docking station, toolbox, file organizer, power inverter, storage container and a mobile phone assembly on a sliding load floor that can extend outwardly from the interior of the vehicle. The work station is removably attached to the load floor. The work station is adapted for mounting in a vehicle interior or within a pickup truck bed.

A “tool box” style power center is provided. The power center may be designed as a versatile, portable power center addressing the most common needs of power for a consumer. The power center preferable can provide DC power, AC power, battery charging capability, the capability to jumpstart a vehicle with a depleted battery, and other power providing capabilities. The power center includes a housing that is adapted to be used as a toolbox. The housing can include various compartments and the like to house accessories and tools.

A container includes a base having a bottom wall and side walls defining an interior storage compartment. At least one of the side walls has a locking element. A cover is movably mounted to the base for movement between an open position in which access to the interior storage compartment is permitted and a closed position in which access to the interior storage compartment is prevented. A handle includes a handle portion and a cover locking mechanism. The handle is movably mounted to the cover so that the handle is movable to move the cover locking mechanism thereof into interlocking engagement with the locking element provided on the base to lock the cover in the closed position.

A tool case including modular storage compartments. In one aspect, the tool case includes a translucent cover and the modular storage compartments can be removed from the tool case and displayed or mounted to a surface. In another aspect, the case may be configured such that the gravitational load of the contents of the case does not flow through the cover when the case is lifted by a handle, thus facilitating the cover to be made from lightweight translucent material. This configuration is achieved by connecting the handle to the floor of the base of the case, allowing the handle to protrude through an opening in the cover, the cover being separately removable.

A manually retractable side step assembly for a vehicle includes a rotatable step having a latch mechanism and a spring system that work in concert to rotate the step from a stowed position to a deployed position. In a stowed position, the step is in line with the running board of the vehicle. However, depressing a release button automatically rotates the step 180°, thus exposing an enlarged step area for providing ease of access to a roof rack on a minivan, SUV, or sport wagon, or if used with a pick-up truck, ease of access to a toolbox that is located in the rear of the truck.

A toolbox with a stacking function has a body and at least two connecting elements. The body has four positioning segments, four locating segments, at least two mounting recesses and at least two holding recesses. The at least two mounting recesses are formed in two opposite sidewalls of the body adjacent to a bottom face of the body, and each one of the at least two mounting recesses has two pivot holes. The at least two holding recesses are formed in the opposite sidewalls of the body above the at least two mounting recesses, and each one of the at least two holding recesses has two engaging holes. The at least two connecting elements are detachably and pivotally connected to the body in the at least two mounting recesses, and each one of the at least two connecting elements has a connecting rod, a handle and two engaging protrusions.

A tool box is for holding a plurality of tools and tool parts. The tool box includes a base, a lid and at least one tray. The base has at least one row. The lid is attached to the base. Each tray has at least one receiving device adapted to receive one of a predetermined tool and tool part. Each tray is releaseably attachable in a row and includes a magnetic method of holding the tray in the row. The tool box may include a plurality of rows. The magnetic holding method may include a metal strip attached to the bottom of each row and a plurality of magnets attached to the bottom of each tray.

A toolbox system for pickup trucks that provides toolboxes or storage units are equipped with a guide track receiving a plurality of rollers to allow them to be extended out of the tailgate of the truck bed for easy access. The invention can be used with or without a bed cap. The guide track and rollers, similar in appearance and design to a heavy duty drawer slide system, is mounted on each side of the bed near the top edge of the bed area. The toolbox or storage system with drawers, conventional in design, then moves along the gide track. The toolbox or storage system may then be moved from its stowage position behind the cab area, by releasing a locking mechanism and sliding the toolbox to the rear of the bed. There, tools and other items can easily be removed without climbing into the bed area.

A jobsite communications center including a communications module including an electrical power source, at least one speaker and at least one antenna and a toolbox-like housing for enclosing the communications module and having a handle and first and second connection assemblies, the first connection assembly enabling readily-disconnectable and reconnectable stacking interconnection of the communications center with tool boxes, the second connection assembly enabling readily-disconnectable and reconnectable mounting of the communication center on a toolbox-carrying cart in a manner similar to connection of toolboxes thereto.

A toolbox with carriage assemblies that have roller casters that are engaged with drop rails mounted on opposite sidewalls of a pickup truck cargo area such that the toolbox can be slid along the length of the cargo area to access its contents is provided.

A toolbox includes a space for receiving tools and includes a peripheral side and top and bottom sides. The peripheral side includes at least one snap fastener on an upper end thereof and at least one engagement portion on a lower end thereof. The at least one snap fastener includes a flexible engagement plate. A hook is formed on an upper end of the engagement plate. The lower end of the engagement plate can be pressed to move the hook away from the peripheral side of the toolbox. The hook of the at least one snap fastener of the toolbox can engage with at least one engagement portion of another similarly constructed toolbox stacked above the toolbox. The at least one engagement portion of the toolbox can engage with a hook of at least one snap fastener of another similarly constructed toolbox stacked below the toolbox.

A method of supporting robot application programming and a programming tool for the same are provided. In the method of supporting robot application programming, behaviors that constitute operations to be performed by a robot are assembled in the programming tool for programming an application program for the operations to be performed by the robot. The method includes: (a) classifying the operations to be performed by the robot by functions of the robot; (b) displaying the behavior of the robot which can constitute one of the functions on a display device in a graphical form with block shapes that can be connected one another visually with a plurality of conditions; and (c) converting a set of the blocks into an XML file, when the function of the robot is constructed as a robot task by the set of blocks in the graphical form. Accordingly, various robot applications can be intuitively, easily and speedily developed by simply manipulating the tool boxes of the graphical programming tools without directly inputting code in text form.

Exemplary embodiments of the present invention comprise a tool kit for the design and execution of research protocols, for example, comprising a web-based research protocol composer for generating a data processing protocol; a collector for collecting data entered via an internet based questionnaire; a database for data; and a protocol processing routine for processing data and generating an output. For example, the toolkit suitably serves as a “hub” of a global research environment (e.g., connected via the Internet or other network) that creates and connects communities of researchers and facilitates the sharing of software and results. Additionally, the present invention provides standardized and custom online “programs” or “scripts” (referred to herein as “protocols”) that define and guide events in experiments, clinical trials, surveys, and other kinds of studies. These protocols are created and executed online.

A toolbox includes a body, a first holder pivotally connected with the body between a lie-down position and a stick-out position, a first elastic element for biasing the first holder to the stick-out position, a first lock for locking the first holder in the lie-down position, a second holder pivotally connected with the body between a lie-down position and a stick-out position, a second elastic element for biasing the second holder to the stick-out position, and a second lock for locking the second holder in the lie-down position.

The portable toolbox has a top, bottom, front and rear panels forming a box structure with opposing sides tilted off-vertical so as to converge upwardly. A plurality of hinged drawers and fixed bins are arranged on each side of the toolbox. The rear panel terminates at a pair of supporting feet for resting the apparatus on a supporting surface and a pair of wheels for moving the toolbox. By lifting the toolbox from its forward end, the toolbox moves from resting on its rear legs, to resting on its rear wheels. The top panel provides an upwardly facing work surface with a pair of hand holes separated by a hand grip for carrying the apparatus. A forward and a rearward sliding retractable work surface extender frames are positionable between a retracted position, secured within the box structure and an extended position directed outwardly from the box structure for resting a workpiece.

A method and apparatus is provided for electronically inventorying an electronically locked and unlocked toolbox before and after RFID (Radio Frequency IDentified) tagged tools are accessed by an authorized user. A record is generated and stored of tools added and / or removed along with the identity of the accessing user. At anytime it is desired, a record may be generated of tagged tools in the toolbox or, alternatively, a list of tagged tools missing from assigned positions in the toolbox.

Customer interaction with inventory via radio frequency identification (RFID) are disclosed, where a unique RFID is combined into ID cards, credit, debit, and smartcards. The current inventory RFID technology and RFID reader are moved into a place convenient to the end-user or customer to remove the need for cashiers. Some applications include point-of-sale terminals, libraries, tool cribs, and places where customers or end-users remove items from inventories and inventories need to be monitored.