An electrical strain gage unit including an active strain gage, a laminate formed by an inactive or "dummy" strain gage bonded to a small block of rigid material with the laminate isolated from the active strain gage by a layer of high-lubricity material, a flexible plastic film enveloping the inactive gage and adhesively attached about the periphery thereof to the active strain gage, and a layer of high-lubricity material between the covering and the inactive gage.

A movable member pressure transducer is disclosed which incorporates various thermal and manufacturing tolerance compensation features. These include a temperature compensating bimetal interposed between the movable member and the pressure sensing aneroid; a threaded engagement between a potentiometer wiper contact and a movable member used to generate an electrical signal corresponding to the position of a lower member, with the threaded engagement allowing adjustment of the zero position of th...

A synchronization system synchronizes objects between a portable computer and a desktop computer. Prior to synchronization, the system selects objects to be synchronized between the two computers. A synchronization manager in the portable computer calls an object identification function which identifies a volume that is accessible to the portable computer. The object identification function also identifies objects that are associated with the identified volume and that have been modified since p...

Disclosed are methods of searching a list or table of objects during synchronization between first and second object stores. One of the first and second object stores can be a previous synchronization state table. Using the method, a list of objects to be searched for changes and deletions is obtained during synchronization. The list of objects is then searched using as a search parameter an object signature determined as a function of particular properties associated with a particular object. A...

A sheet material dispenser box holder, such as a cosmetic tissue box holder, is made of elastic cord or strap material in a woven fish-net pattern forming a bag shaped container closed at the top except for an access opening for easy placement of a tissue box inside the box holder. Attachment means are fastened to the box holder for securing the box holder in a desired position on a support surface whereby it will remain reliably in any attitude of a vehicle or other surface to which it is mount...

A tissue dispenser for dispensing facial tissues and the like is described. The tissue dispenser includes a box-like structure having four sides, a top cover and a bottom cover. The top cover has an opening for enabling removal of tissues contained in the boxlike structure. A fastener is provided for releaseably fastening the top cover to at least one of the four sides. An attachment mechanism is secured to the bottom cover for attaching the tissue dispenser to a support surface.

A computer program for removing duplicate objects from an object store. The program allows the user to select which properties of the objects will be compared to determine equivalence. These properties are then read and a signature number is calculated based on the values of the those properties, using the cyclic redundancy code. Prior to the calculation of the signature, special cases are accounted for by modifying the properties. Such special cases can include: missing critical properties whic...

A synchronization system synchronizes objects between a portable computer and a desktop computer. The portable computer is capable of communicating with a storage volume that can become inaccessible to the portable computer. The system identifies storage volumes currently available to the portable computer and identifies storage volumes previously accessible to the portable computer, but not currently accessible to the portable computer. Objects contained in storage volumes that are currently ac...

A synchronization system synchronizes objects between a portable computer and a desktop computer. The portable computer is capable of communicating with a storage volume that can become inaccessible to the portable computer. The system identifies storage volumes currently available to the portable computer and identifies storage volumes previously accessible to the potable computer, but not currently accessible to the portable computer. Objects contained in storage volumes that are currently acc...

A sheet material dispenser box holder, such as a cosmetic tissue box holder, is made up of elastic cord or strap material in a woven fish-net pattern forming a bag shaped container closed at the top except for an access opening, facilitating easy placement of a tissue box, inside the bag shaped box holder, such box holder having diverse attachment patches for retaining the box holder in position where it will remain reliably in any attitude of a vehicle or surface to which it is mounted while re...