Abstract: The advertisment of inventions as a means to protect, access value and attempt to market them. The inventions would be described and a percentage of ownership would be offered in the advertisments. The inventor would be identified and a copy of the advertisment can be retained by the inventor for protection.

Abstract: Battery operated devices can be redesigned to use a cordless telephone battery. A battery back-up system that uses a battery for battery operated devices is also presented. Also included is an adapter to change the type of connecter on a cordless telephone battery.

Abstract: A fiber channel interface controller incorporating a cost-efficient hardware implementation of the fiber channel arbitrated loop initialization protocol. Cost efficiency is achieved by determining the minimal buffer size required for storing information extracted from fiber channel arbitrated loop initialization frames and including in the fiber channel interface controller a memory buffer having this calculated minimum size. The inherent buffering capacity within all FC ports of the arbitrated loop and the ability to generate, on the fly, large portions of fiber channel arbitrated loop initialization frames, rather than storing and forwarding entire fiber channel arbitrated loop initialization frames, both combine to decrease the memory buffer size requirements for the fiber channel interface controller and to decrease the time required to carry out fiber channel arbitrated loop initialization.

Abstract: This invention relates to peptide aldehyde analogs that inhibit the thrombin or Factor Xa. The compounds are thought useful for preventing or treating conditions in mammal characterized by abnormal thrombosis.