Abstract: New techniques for generating entries in a content addressable memory (CAM) capable of comparison operations such as “greater than” and “less than” decisions are described. The techniques can be used with binary or ternary CAMs. The number of CAM entries needed to implement such decisions is drastically reduced for both binary and ternary CAMs. In the case of binary CAMs, one or multiple searches are needed to perform the comparisons, while in the case of ternary CAMs a tradeoff between the number of CAM entries and the number of searches can be found. As an example, a method of classifying data networking packets is implemented using the new techniques. A packet classifier based on subfields of a packet header is also described.

Abstract: A reel flange is provided comprising wooden pieces (2A) disposed in a plane so as to constitute a disk and a connector (100) for maintaining said wooden pieces in the required position. The wooden pieces (2A) each have an overall sector shape which, when placed side by side, form a disk, and the connector includes a band (6) that presses onto the periphery of the disk and two plates centered on the disk that maintain the central area of the disk.

Abstract: An anticorrosion treatment of an aluminium/zinc alloy surface is disclosed. The treatment includes the steps of forming on the alloy surface a coating of a solution which contain 5-40 grams of molybdenum per litre of the solution, 2-19% by volume of a phosphoric acid, and a surface etchant. The treatment also includes drying the coating to form a dried coating having a loading of molybdenum of at least 10 mg/m2 of the dried coating and of phosphorus of at least 15 mg/m2 of the dried coating.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for continuously casting metal strip are provided, in which molten metal is introduced between a pair of parallel chilled casting rolls via an elongate metal delivery nozzle disposed above and extending along the nip between the casting rolls to form a casting pool supported on the rolls and the rolls are contra-rotated to produce the solidified strip. The molten metal is then delivered into a trough of the nozzle through an entry nozzle having an upper inlet end for receiving molten metal from a tundish, and a lower outlet end extending into the trough of the delivery nozzle, and the outlet end of the entry nozzle has a bottom wall, elongated side walls spaced inwardly from the side walls of the delivery nozzle and outlets for molten metal in the side walls.

Abstract: Liquid is supplied from a bottle B to a discharge outlet 8 via a molded plastics reservoir 15 by pressurizing the bottle using an air pump 22. A pressure sensor responds to a rise in air pressure supplied to the bottle by shutting off the pump. Liquid is removed from the reservoir through a dip tube 17 having a main outlet 18 adjacent to the bottom of the reservoir and a smaller auxiliary outlet 21 adjacent to the top of the reservoir. The upper region of the reservoir is received in a finned heat-conducting holder 16 provided with a thermoelectric cooling element. For hygienic purposes the bottle has a connector 12 which can be replaced together with the reservoir 15 and associated supply tubes 24, 13, 14, 17 and 19. A temperature-control mixer 51 may be to mix liquid from the reservoir with liquid from the bottle.

Abstract: A process for combining single color feed yarns, either dyed or melt pigmented, without twisting or heat-setting, to form an apparent space-dyed yarn product. The process includes the sequential steps of individually and simultaneously drawing two or more pre-spun, pre-colored singles yarns, at least one of which is differentially colored with respect to the other yarns; individually and simultaneously texturing the two or more yarns; individually and simultaneously entangling the two or more textured yarns in a first air-jet entangling process to form respective two or more entangle-sequenced yarns each having sequences of entangled and unentangled fibers; together air-jet entangling the two or more sequences of entangled and unentangled fiber yarns in a second air-jet entangling process to form a final apparent space-dyed yarn; and winding up the final apparent space-dyed yarn.

Abstract: Apparatus for continuously casting metal strip comprises a pair of parallel casting rolls (16). In use of the apparatus molten metal is delivered between the casting rolls which are rotated to deliver cast strip product downwardly from the rolls. Casting rolls (16) are mounted on a roll module (13) installed in and removable from the caster as a unit. Module (13) is movable horizontally from a stand-by position to an intermediate position beneath a casting position of the rolls and can be hoisted from the intermediate position by operation of hoists (71) to lift the rolls (16) into their casting position.

Abstract: Spaced upper and lower sections are connected to medial sections by fold lines forming a pleat. The upper, lower and medial sections have decorative indicia forming an integrated decorative image. One or more of the indicia bearing sections have tongues that span the pleat and, optionally, mate in slits or openings to form these sections into an integrated, front indicia bearing portion of the card. The medial sections of the pleat between the upper and lower sections are folded back from the upper and lower sections into a substantially juxtaposed relation. The tongue or tongues comprise material from at least one of the medial sections which is broken free of the medial section to form an opening therein. Both medial sections have openings, which openings align when the sections are juxtaposed for receiving a product.

Abstract: The invention relates to a machining tool with a detachable head comprising: a head (2) carrying at least one cutting blade (3), a slender body (4) and means (5) for detachably fastening the head to the slender body. It is characterized in that: the head (2) comprises, in the rear part, a rotating cylinder (6) centered on the axis of rotation of the tool, and in its so-called front end, at least one lug (8) projecting from the cylindrical surface, the slender body (4) has, opening into its side facing the head, a boring (9) for housing the aforementioned rotating cylinder and a hook (10) mounted on a pivot pin (11), which hook is movable, by a control means (12), between a so-called locked position in which said hook is engaged with the so-called pivot pin of the head and a so-called released position that makes it possible to insert and remove the cylinder from the boring, and in the cylindrical wall delimiting the boring (9), at least one notch (13) for receiving the aforementioned lug (8).

Abstract: A container handle engaging device is provided which has a first and a second panel formed of a core layer of resilient material, the first and second panel being folded along abutting inner edges to an operating position where the panels are mutually parallel, and wherein a handle may be captured in the fold. Third and fourth panels may be provided, in order to increase comfort and to promote the use of a proper gripping position for the hand. A method of distributing advertising materials at point-of-purchase locations, using the device, is also provided.

Abstract: A flow diversion device for a gas jet stripping apparatus is used to minimize edge build up when coating a moving strip. The device includes a baffle (17) having a first portion (18) extending longitudinally of the moving strip (4) and adjacent the strip, a second portion (19) extending from the first portion diverging away from the edge of the strip and a gas supply duct (20) communicating with the strip side of the baffle (17) for providing gas to at least the second portion (19) of the baffle. It is preferred that the gas from the duct (20) is supplied with a velocity component in the counter direction of travel of the moving strip.

Abstract: A direct smelting process for producing metals from metalliferous feed material is disclosed. The process includes forming a molten bath having a metal layer and a slag layer on the metal layer and smelting injected metalliferous feed material in the metal layer. The process also includes generating an upward gas flow from the metal layer which entrains molten material that is in the metal layer and carries the molten material into the slay layer and forms a region of turbulence at least at the interface of the slag layer and the metal layer. The process also includes injecting a gas into the slag layer via a plurality of lances/tuyeres and generating turbulence in an upper region of the slag layer and projecting splashes, droplets and streams of molten material from the slag layer into a top space of the vessel that is above the slag layer.

Abstract: A 6XXX series aluminium alloy containing Mg and Si is disclosed. The 6XXX series aluminium alloy is characterized in that the Mg and Si that is available to form MgSi precipitates is present in amounts such that the ratio of Mg:Si, on an atomic weight basis, is between 0.8:1 and 1.2:1.

Abstract: A propeller with five blades is supported from a hub. A series of apertures is distributed relatively evenly across faces of the blades, the apertures extending from one face of a blade to an opposite face of the blade. The axial extent of the apertures is substantially aligned with the direction of movement of the blades relative to the axis of the propeller. The apertures are normal both to the radial extent of the propeller and the axial extent of the propeller. Each aperture includes a beveled edge in the form of a countersunk lip extending around the periphery on the face. The flow of fluid through the apertures is believed to interfere with turbulent flow such that propeller efficiency is improved.

Abstract: An overburden removal system is provided which includes a bucketwheel (3) which cuts overburden from a wall (5) of the mine and discharges the overburden via a discharge boom (7) onto a hopper car (11) which travels on rails (9). The hopper car (11) delivers the overburden onto a conveyor belt (13). The system is characterized by a sensor (17) mounted on the hopper car (11) to detect the lateral position of the conveyor belt (13) relative to the hopper car (11) and a control device responsive to the extent of lateral drift for controlling the position of delivery of overburden into the hopper car.

Abstract: A cushion sub for absorbing both axial and torsional vibration in a drill string and including an outer casing connectable at one end to a section of a drill string, and an inner piston reciprocally mounted in a cylinder within the casing, the piston having a shaft projecting from the other end of the casing connectable to another section of the drill string. The cylinder includes a first cushion device at opposite ends thereof for engagement by the piston to absorb axial vibrations. A spline type connection prevents relative rotation between the piston and the cylinder. The cylinder is mounted for arcuate turning in a chamber within the casing, but the cylinder has vanes which are interposed between vanes fixed to the casing, and elastomeric material between the vanes of the cylinder and the vanes of the casing absorbs torsional vibrations being transmitted between the cylinder and the casing.

Abstract: A process for combining dyed or melt pigmented textile denier accent yarns in small yarn sizes, into a small building block carpet denier bundle to achieve a face yarn bundle having a wide range of special color effects and appearance, not attainable by manufacture of multi-colored carpets from carpet denier fibers alone. The carpet denier singles yarns are drawn, textured and air-jet entangled. At least one textile denier singles yarns, which is preferably a yarn having some degree of orientation, is then entangled with the carpet denier singles yarn, and the bundle is then wound up. The final yarn bundle may contain one or more fiber types, as well as at least one anti-static filament. The two types of singles yarn, i.e., the carpet denier and textile denier types, optionally have the same or different fiber cross-sections.

Abstract: A connector system for coupling a suspension frame device to the rear part of a transport trailer for use in distributing the weight of the load of the trailer to extra wheels and/or providing an effective attachment arrangement for connecting a second trailer behind the first trailer in tandem fashion. The connector system includes a part formed at the front of the suspension frame device which includes a rigid frame portion carried by an additional set or sets of wheels, and the connector system further includes a second part formed integrally at the rear of the frame of the first trailer, the two parts having mating guiding portions for properly aligning the suspension frame device with the trailer as the parts come to an initial hitching position.

Abstract: A SQUID includes a substrate and a superconducting current path of a patterned oxide superconductor material thin film formed on a surface of the substrate. A c-axis of an oxide crystal of the oxide superconductor material thin film is oriented in parallel to the surface of the substrate.

Abstract: A tool at the service of a distributed application running on machines of a distributed data processing system running in a local area network, intended for balancing the load on each of the machines of the system, includes a master daemon and a plurality of agent demons. The master and each of the agents calculate the load of the machine on which they are running. The master collects the load data of each of the agents at a first sampling interval and sends that collected load data to all of the agents. At the request of the distributed application, the local agent closest to the application indicates to the application which machine has the lightest load. The application then makes the decision to request the machine with the lightest load to execute the services the application requires. As necessary, the tool selects a master from the agents, thereby ensuring the existence and uniqueness of a master at all times, regardless of failure affecting one 1010 or more machines in the data processing system.