Abstract: The invention is directed to an apparatus for delivering activated microorganisms to an environment to be treated. The apparatus has a bioreactor containing microorganisms, a supply of organic and inorganic nutrients and a controller. The controller maintains the conditions of the bioreactor so as to maintain the microorganisms in the exponential phase of growth. Although the apparatus is continuous, the controller also doses a portion of the fluid in the bioreactor to the environment to be treated. The invention also provides a method for the biological treatment of wastes and an organic and inorganic nutrient composition used to feed the microorganisms in the bioreactor.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the separation of olefins, diolefins and lower aromatics from mixed streams of hydrocarbons using ionic liquids in the absence of metal compounds. The present invention eliminates the metal complexes conventionally used in such separation and thus reduces the complexity of the process.

Abstract: A method and system are presented for optical measurements in multi-layer structures to determine the properties of at least some of the layers. The structure is patterned by removing layer materials within a measurement site of the structure from the top layer to the lowermost layer of interest. Optical measurements are sequentially applied to the layers, by illuminating a measurement area in the layer under measurements, when the layer material above said layer under measurements is removed, thereby obtaining measured data portions for the at least some of the layers, respectively. The properties of each of the at least some layers are calculated, by analyzing the measured data portion of the lowermost layer, and then sequentially interpreting the measured data portions of all the other layers towards the uppermost layer, while utilizing for each layer the calculation results of the one or more underlying layers.

Abstract: The ion source apparatus of the present invention includes at least one pair of antenna-opposed magnets sandwiching an antenna element and moveable to magnetic element and the antenna element both in horizontal and vertical directions in a plasma chamber, and a control means performing a positional adjustment over the antenna-opposed magnets to the antenna element in the plasma chamber. An electrons-generated region of high-concentration is formed around the antenna element through electric fields based on outputs of the antenna element and magnetic fields of the antenna-opposed magnets crossing the antenna element.

Abstract: An magnetic resonance imaging system having a housing comprising a transmit and/or receive inductor system having a coil about the housing axis in proximity with the housing. The transmit and/or receive coil includes a series of electrical transmission line elements distributed with respect to the axis about the subject. Each transmission line element includes an outer conductor and an inner conductor spaced radially from the outer conductor relative to the axis. Capacitive elements are dispersed among the inner conductor and outer conductor. The coil includes capacitive elements connecting pairs of conductors. The capacitive elements may connect pairs of outer conductors or pairs of inner conductors.

Abstract: Hatchling processing methods and systems that provide for the processing of hatchlings at a plurality of processing stations, with the hatchlings being transferred between stations using an automated conveying system. Each of the hatchlings is retained in a hatchling carrier designed to be conveyed by the automated conveying system. Each of the hatchling carriers is preferably designed to retain only one hatchling at a time. The systems and methods may also include identification tags that may be used to direct the hatchling through the processing system with the automated conveying system. The identification tags may be associated with the hatchlings themselves or they may be associated with the hatchling carriers.

Abstract: A catalyst system comprises 1) a group 4 organometallic catalyst and 2) an activator comprising a solid zirconium acid component and a metal alkyl. The catalyst system is inexpensive and is highly active for the polymerization of olefins. Preferred organometallic catalysts contain a cyclopentadienyl ligand, a phosphinimine ligand and or a ketimide ligand.

Abstract: Novel polyethylene copolymer compositions prepared with a homogeneous catalyst system are characterized by having a unique high molecular weight, low comonomer (high density) fraction. These heterogeneous/homogeneous compositions may be prepared using a solution polymerization process in which the polymerization reactor contains a gradient in temperature, catalyst concentration or monomer concentration. The heterogeneous/homogeneous compositions of this invention are easily processed into films having excellent tear strengths and low hexane extractables.

Abstract: The present invention is applied to an ion implanter provided with a vacuum pressure compensation mechanism. The pressure compensation mechanism samples measured beam currents and vacuum pressures in the vicinity of wafers in preliminary implantation and stores function parameters in a memory unit which are obtained by calculating parameters of a predetermined function by fitting the relationship between the measured beam currents and the vacuum pressures. In actual implantation, the pressure compensation mechanism corrects the measured beam current using the function parameters stored as a function of the vacuum pressure, and based on the corrected beam current, the dosage control is performed. In the present invention, an actual beam loss is compensated for based on the estimation from a pressure in the vicinity of the wafers in a region downstream of a mass analysis slit.

Abstract: The invention is directed to an apparatus for delivering activated microorganisms to an environment to be treated. The apparatus has a bioreactor containing microorganisms, a supply of organic and inorganic nutrients and a controller. The controller maintains the conditions of the bioreactor so as to maintain the microorganisms in the exponential phase of growth. Although the apparatus is continuous, the controller also doses a portion of the fluid in the bioreactor to the environment to be treated. The invention also provides a method for the biological treatment of wastes and an organic and inorganic nutrient composition used to feed the microorganisms in the bioreactor.

Abstract: A lens arrangement is presented. The lens arrangement comprises a first element having a concave reflective surface and defining an optical axis of the lens arrangement, and a second substantially flat and at least partially reflective element spaced-apart from the first element along the optical axis. The second element is configured to allow light passage therethrough and is oriented with respect to the optical axis and the first element such that at a predetermined angle of incidence of an input light beam onto the second element, the input light beam is reflected onto the reflective surface of the first element and reflected therefrom to pass through the second element.

Abstract: An intra-oral dental irradiation device for use in dental procedures for whitening teeth, imaging teeth, and making impressions of tooth structures of a patient. The device features one or a plurality of LED devices mounted to an arched shaped structure which project light upon or through teeth. In the whitening mode the light of the proper spectrum to activate enamel whitening material is projected. In the imaging mode light projected by the LED devices is received by a charged coupled device which communicates the image of the light passing through the teeth from the LED devices, to a computer. In making dental impressions, the device projects light in a spectrum that provides the catalyst to material that hardens when exposed to that spectrum thereby hardening dental impression material when inserted over the teeth of a patient.

Abstract: A system and method are presented for measurement on an article. The system comprises an illuminator for producing light of at least one predetermined wavelength range; an optical system; a displacement arrangement; and a control system. The optical system is configured to define at least a measurement channel, and comprises a light directing assembly for directing an input light beam, propagating along an input light path from the illuminator, onto the article and directing a light beam returned from the illuminated region of the article to at least one light detector. The displacement arrangement is associated with at least the light directing assembly of the optical system, and is configured and operable by the control system to rotate said at least light directing assembly of the optical system with respect to a stage supporting the article about a rotational axis substantially normal to the stage.

Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of ×Heucherella plant characterized by its abundant warm pink flowers, compact habit, and maple shaped leaves.

Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Echinacea purpurea plant named ‘Little Giant’ characterized by its unique flowers with numerous red purple rays that radiate out, orange cone, lovely fragrance, and an upright dwarf habit.

Abstract: A new and distinct hybrid of Heuchera plant characterized by lime green wavy foliage and vigor.

Abstract: A new and distinct Verbascum plant characterized by numerous purple flowers on numerous short, upright flowering stems, a compact habit, and excellent vigor.