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2010

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Body Limb Movement Limiter, Susan Davis Allen Sep 2010

Body Limb Movement Limiter, Susan Davis Allen

Mechanical Engineering - Daytona Beach

A body limb movement limiter restrains the movement of a person's arm so as to protect the person's shoulder or restrains the movement of a person's lower leg with respect to the upper leg so as to protect the person's knee. The device uses a housing having a reel disposed therein with a tether attached thereto and a shear thickening non-Newtonian fluid disposed within the housing so that the fluid acts on the reel during a payout procedure of the tether. The housing is attached to a strap secured about the torso of the person while the free end of …


Multi-Color Cavity Ringdown Based Detection Method And Apparatus, Scott Reeve, Susan Allen Aug 2010

Multi-Color Cavity Ringdown Based Detection Method And Apparatus, Scott Reeve, Susan Allen

Mechanical Engineering - Daytona Beach

A multi-color cavity ringdown based spectrometer is housed in a light tight enclosure to detect the presence of trace quantities of gas phase molecules emanating from explosives, drugs, or hazardous materials being transported through the enclosure or compounds contained in a patient's breath. A method is also disclosed for detecting gas phase molecules emanating from explosives, drugs, hazardous materials, or a patient's breath.