Abstract: An excavation system for forming a wellbore through a subterranean formation, the system employing pressurized drilling fluid with impactors mixed therein. The pressurized fluid with impactors is directed to a drill string having a drill bit with nozzles on its lower end. The fluid impactor mixture is discharged from the nozzles and against the formation, wherein the impactors contact, compress, and fracture the formation to excavate through the formation. The system includes an impactor injection system that injects impactors into a stream of pressurized drilling fluid to form the mixture. The injection system operates at substantially the same pressure as the pressurized drilling fluid.

Abstract: Participants purchase into a given system for a given period of time. Those with investment gains, by definition, are without loss and need no compensation from the system. Those with investment losses are reimbursed by the system according to previously agreed upon terms. Total loss of a given system's participants is calculated, with that figure compared to the previously agreed upon amount of funds available for loss compensation (total revenue generated by participant premiums minus previously agreed upon detracted percentage for firm or a sum set forward by the company that is independent of a given system's generated revenue).

Abstract: A circuit includes a memory interface control circuit and a self-refresh adjustable impedance driver circuit having at least one adjustable impedance circuit. The memory interface control circuit selectively provides an impedance control signal based on memory self-refresh information. The self-refresh adjustable impedance driver circuit adjusts an impedance value of the adjustable impedance circuit in response to the impedance control signal. In addition, the self-refresh adjustable impedance driver circuit provides a memory interface signal based on the memory self-refresh information.

Abstract: Provided is a multi-purpose imaging apparatus (10) comprising a body (14) and imaging means (36) housed within the body (14). The body (14) is adapted to releasably engage an adaptor (12). The adaptor (12) has an aperture (108) extending therethrough that aligns with the optical axis (X) of the imaging means (36) when so engaged, such that at least a portion of the optical axis (X) is not obscured. The adaptor (12) also has optics for illuminating a subject within the optical axis (X) for diagnostic purposes.

Abstract: A method of packaging a plurality of semiconductor chips comprises: providing a substrate panel having a first coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE); providing a carrier having a second CTE that is less than the first CTE; heating the substrate panel and the carrier to first and second elevated temperatures respectively; mounting the substrate panel at about the first elevated temperature to the carrier, the carrier being at said second elevated temperature, to provide a connection between the carrier and the substrate panel; and cooling the carrier and the substrate panel from the first and second elevated temperatures thereby putting the substrate panel into tension in at least one direction. A stiffener panel may be affixed to the substrate panel and heated to an elevated temperature and while the substrate panel is heated to an elevated temperature. A plurality of dies may be mounted and electrically connected to the substrate panel.

Abstract: The present invention provides artificial fusion proteins (AFPs) designed to elicit an anti-HIV immune response, as well as nucleic acid molecules and expression vectors encoding those proteins. The AFPs of the invention may comprise domains from various HIV proteins, such as Gag, Pol, Vif, and Env proteins, which are partial sequences. HIVCON is an AFP in which the HIV domains are from several HIV clade consensus sequences and which optionally contains additional domains which may be useful, for example, in monitoring expression levels or laboratory animal immune responses. Other aspects of the invention may include compositions and methods for inducing an anti-HIV immune response in a subject, preferably with a DNA prime-MVA boost strategy, and to induce a cell-mediated immune response.

Abstract: A method and system of subterranean excavating that estimates a buoyancy force applied to a downhole excavating system from drilling fluid. The estimated buoyancy force is used to derive a true weight on bit (WOB) at the borehole bottom. The derived realized WOB is compared to a target WOB to obtain a change in WOB. Based on the change in WOB, the excavating system is adjusted so the realized WOB approximates the target WOB. The excavating system adjustment includes applying a compensating force to the string. Compensating forces can be produced by manipulating a block assembly or deploying a thruster device in the string.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for hierarchical Z buffering stenciling includes comparing an input tile Z value range with a hierarchical Z value range and a stencil code. The method and apparatus also updates the hierarchical Z value range and stencil code in response the comparison and determines whether to render a plurality of pixels within the input tile based on the comparison of the input tile Z value range with the hierarchical Z value range and stencil code. In determining whether to render the tile, a stencil test and a hierarchical Z value test is performed. If one of the test fails, the tile is killed as it is determined that the pixels are not visible in the graphical output. If the stencil test passes and the hierarchical Z test passes, the pixels within the tile are rendered, as it is determined that the pixels may be visible.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of FIXa and FVIII in the preparation of a composition for the treatment of haemophilia A or haemophilia B in a subject which does not present with anti-FVIII antibodies. The present invention further relates to a composition comprising FIXa and a composition comprising FVIII for simultaneous, simultaneous separate or sequential use in the treatment of haemophilia A or haemophilia B in a subject which does not present with anti-FVIII antibodies.

Abstract: Voltage conversion and charging circuitry and method for converting an alternating current (AC) voltage to a direct current (DC) voltage for charging an energy storage element (e.g., battery or supercapacitor). An output capacitance, which is initially charged quickly for use in the slower charging of a battery, also maintains the charge on an input capacitance which provides power for the charging control circuitry during such charging process. In accordance with a preferred embodiment, the DC charging current is substantially constant during a first time interval following which the DC charging power is substantially constant during a second time interval.

Abstract: A bearing unit comprises a rolling element bearing with at least two rings which are each provided with at least one raceway and at least one set of rolling elements which are in contact with the raceways as well as at least one tubular sheet metal element connected to one of the rings. The sheet metal element at least partly has a mounting part with non-circular cross section, and the mounting part being mounted to a counter-part with a correspondingly non-circular cross-section of the ring or connected to the ring.

Abstract: An integrated electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection circuitry for a signal electrode. Coupled in shunt between the signal electrode and the positive and negative power supply electrodes are opposing sets of multiple diodes coupled in series. Each set includes a diode across which is applied a nominal reverse bias voltage. These opposing reverse bias voltages are maintained at substantially constant predetermined nominal magnitudes in relation to the voltage at the signal electrode, thereby ensuring minimal leakage current via the signal electrode over the full dynamic range of the signal.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to heat transfer thermal management device utilizing varied methods of heat transfer to cool a heat generating component from a circuit assembly or any other embodiment where a heat generating component can be functionally and operatively coupled. In a proposed embodiment, at least one heat pipe is used to transfer heat from the condensation portion of a vapor chamber to cool a bottom portion of a finned heat dissipation space and transfer the heat to a colder location on the heat fins. In another proposed embodiment, the water vapor chamber is placed in a heat sink and is adapted to thermally connect to at least one heat pipe.

Abstract: There is provided use of a conversion agent to prepare from a food material a foodstuff comprising at least one functional ingredient, wherein the at least one functional ingredient has been generated from at least one constituent of the food material by the conversion agent.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes first and second stacked semiconductor dies on a substrate. A lid having a plurality of fins extending downwardly into the cavity is mounted on the substrate to encapsulate the semiconductor dies. At least some of the fins are longer than other ones of said fins. The lid is attached to the substrate, with the longer fins extending downwardly above a region of the substrate not occupied by the first die. The shorter fins extend downwardly above a region of said first die not covered by said second die. A thermal interface material fills the remainder of the cavity and is in thermal communication with both dies, the substrate and the fins. The lid may be molded from metal. The lid may be bonded to the topmost die, using a thermal bonding material that may be liquid metal, or the like.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to heat transfer thermal management device utilizing varied methods of heat transfer to cool a heat generating component from a circuit assembly or any other embodiment where a heat generating component can be functionally and operatively coupled. In an embodiment, the vapor configuration is modified to include fins that define a cross-flow heat exchanger where the vapor from the vapor chamber serves as the fluid in the vertical cross-flow in the heat exchanger and natural or forced cooling air serves as the horizontal cross-flow for the heat exchanger.

Abstract: A method of determining the doses of neutrons, gamma and X-ray photons, beta, alpha and other ionizing radiations using a method of image processing in spatial and frequency domain that produces parameters that are related to the radiation dose absorbed in a luminescent material. Portions of the luminescent material may be covered by different converters to allow for doses of different radiations to be discriminated.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for the production of a lipid acyltransferase comprising the steps of: (i) providing a Bacillus licheniformis cell; (ii) transforming the Bacillus licheniformis cell with a heterologous nucleotide sequence encoding a lipid acyltransferase; and (iii) expressing the lipid acyltransferase in the cell under the control of a promoter sequence. In addition, the present invention further relates to the use of Bacillus licheniformis to express a lipid acyltransferase, a Bacillus licheniformis host cell comprising a heterologous lipid acyltransferase and a vector comprising a nucleotide sequence encoding a lipid acyltransferase operably linked to a promoter sequence homologous to B. licheniformis.