Abstract: The present invention includes capacitive film thickness measurement devices and measurement systems. The invention also includes machines or instruments using those aspects of the invention. The present invention additionally includes methods and procedures using those devices of the present invention. The present invention discloses a capacitance measurement device and technique useful in determining lubricant film thickness on substrates such as magnetic thin-film rigid disks. Using the present invention, variations in lubricant thickness on the Angstrom scale or less may be measured quickly and nondestructively.

Abstract: Capacitive film thickness measurement devices and measurement systems used in machines or instruments. A capacitance measurement device and technique useful in determining lubricant film thickness on substrates such as magnetic thin-film rigid disks. Variations in lubricant thickness on the Angstrom scale or less may be measured quickly and nondestructively.

Abstract: A cellulose/polyolefin pellet comprising polyolefin material and cellulosic material. The pellet may be concentrated such that it contains less than about 20% by weight of the polyolefin material and at least about 55% by weight of the cellulosic material. The pellet may be shipped to a remote manufacturing location where it may be blended with additional polyolefin material to make a synthetic wood component.

Abstract: A filter for removing particulate matter from water flowing into an inlet, such as a catch basin is disclosed. The filter may comprise an envelope of filter material adapted to receive an inlet cover device, such as a catch basin grate. The inlet device may be inserted within the envelope and placed in an opening of the inlet. Water, for example, may then be double filtered before entering the inlet. A roll filter comprising porous material is also disclosed that may be used in combination or alone when filtering runoff entering a curb drain or other inlet.

Abstract: The present invention is a system and method for performing interactive EDI transactions across an Internet/Web based communications platform. The Web-based system and method of the present invention facilitates the communication of data between organizations that use EDI standards. A script for processing EDI data associated with a transaction is executed at a server to process EDI transaction data from another computer. A script execution component processes the EDI transaction data according to instructions provided in the script. The component that executes the script is located in accordance with a uniform resource locator.

Abstract: The present invention relates generally to an improved laser welded work piece, such as an automotive body panel, and a system and method for the manufacture thereof. The invention is also directed to an improved system for manufacturing the welded work piece including an improved laser welder and a laser weld inspection device and system.

Abstract: A panel for use in siding is disclosed. The panel has a cement core in a shape defining the panel of the siding, and a plastic film layer attached to the cement core. The plastic film layer is either a polymer or a copolymer of vinyl chloride. The panel may also have an adhesive layer which adheres the plastic film layer to the cement core. The cement core may contain fiber reinforcement.

Abstract: An extruded wood simulative material is described which includes a high degree of cellulosic material content and begins with powdered thermoplastic material.

Abstract: A system which provides real-time code coverage data on a memory monitored by the system, the code coverage data providing information regarding accesses to the monitored memory, the monitored memory being connected to address lines and data lines, the system comprising: a code coverage memory, the code coverage memory having address inputs and data inputs, wherein signals on the address lines connected to the monitored memory are received at the address inputs of said code coverage memory; and a code coverage control circuit for providing predetermined code coverage data to the data inputs of the code coverage memory. In a preferred embodiment, the code coverage memory is comprised of multiple locations, each of the locations having a predetermined width, and where the code coverage control circuit is adapted to provide predetermined code coverage data in real-time concurrently with the accesses to the monitored memory.

Abstract: A method and system for removing contaminants for the phreatic zone, also known as the saturation zone, or groundwater. The technique involves gas sparging and oxidation while increasing the surface area for mass transfer by the placing of packing balls into the eductor tube. The system is comprised of a means for supplying gas/ozone mixture to the lower extent of a well which induces a flow of groundwater and gas bubbles up the well. The system contains a conduit within the well, which extends below the water table The conduit has a lower fluid-permeable section which is located below the water table and an upper fluid-permeable section which is adjacent the water table.

Abstract: A method is provided for increasing the speed at which a graphics image is displayed on a raster, such as in a liquid crystal display. The method incorporates off-line created look-up tables which are stored in a memory associated with a graphics processor unit. Thus, real time calculations are reduced resulting in a faster graphics image response time.

Abstract: The material of the present invention is a filled polymeric material, the material comprising, or consisting essentially of, a thermosetting polymeric material formed from the at least one monomer; the thermosetting polymeric containing a nano-porous inorganic gel material, the inorganic gel material having a sufficient degree of porosity for the monomer(s) such that the inorganic gel material is capable of bonding to the thermosetting polymeric material during polymerization. The present invention also includes an method for the production of such filled polymeric materials.

Abstract: A system and method for integrating an on-line service community with a foreign service such as the Internet World Wide Web. To take advantage of the present invention, on-line service subscribers access a membership module to complete a membership process in which they join communities each of which represents a specific area of interest. The present invention operates as an extension to a user's preferred Web browser and is manifested as a toolbar comprised of control buttons and a viewer on a computer user's screen. By interacting with the control buttons of the toolbar and the menus of the viewer, on-line service content is delivered to the user in response to the URLs specified by the user as he or she browses the Web. In addition, control buttons on the toolbar present opportunities for interacting with other community members.