Abstract: An anchoring device (10) for anchoring an elongate member to a fixed member (8), having a slot (20) leading to an edge thereof, the anchoring device comprising a sleeve (7) which is fixable coaxially around said elongate member and which is provided with a circumferential groove the axial length of which is sufficient to accommodate the thickness of the fixed member (8) at said slot (20), the outer diameter of the groove being less than the inner diameter of the slot (20), the anchoring device (10) further comprising a collar member (1) which is carried by, and axially moveable along, said sleeve, said collar member (1) having a leading edge (9) which extends into said groove when the anchoring device is located within said slot (20), to effectively increase the diameter of said groove and prevent said anchoring device from being withdrawn from said slot, the collar member (1) being arranged such that the leading edge (9) thereof can be withdrawn from the groove by moving the collar member along the sleeve in

Abstract: A seal between the head of a Stirling engine (1) and surrounding burner assembly (2). The seal comprises an annular trough (11) attached to one component and filled with a viscous liquid (14), and an annular blade attached to the other component inserted into the viscous liquid. This forms a seal to the gas path between the engine and burner.

Abstract: Selective MMP-13 inhibitors are isophthalic acid derivatives of the formula wherein: R1, R2, and R3 independently are hydrogen, halo, hydroxy, C1–C6 alkyl, C1–C6 alkoxy, C2–C6 alkenyl, C2–C6 alkynyl, NO2, NR4R5, CN, or CF3; E is independently O or S; A and B independently are OR4 or NR4R5; each R4 and R5 independently are H, C1–C6 alkyl, C2–C6 alkenyl, C2–C6 alkynyl, (CH2)n aryl, (CH2)n cycloalkyl, (CH2)n heteroaryl, or R4 and R5 when taken together with the nitrogen to which they are attached complete a 3- to 8-membered ring, optionally containing a heteroatom selected from O, S, or NH, and optionally substituted or unsubstituted; n is 0 to 6; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. The compounds are useful for treating diseases in a mammal that are mediated by MMP enzymes.

Abstract: A Stirling engine assembly for a DCHP system. A Stirling engine (1) is suspended from a mounting frame (5) by a plurality of tension springs (6). An annular absorber mass (2) surrounds the Stirling engine and is suspended from the engine on a plurality of resilient members (3) arranged asymmetrically about the main axis. The asymmetric arrangement is provided by members of different stiffnesses, or irregular spacing of the members. The absorber mass (2) itself may be reduced adjacent to the resilient members.

Abstract: A wall mounted domestic combined heat and power appliance comprising housing (1) containing a prime mover to generate electrical power and heat output. At least one bracket (2) at each side of the housing mounts the housing to a wall (W). Each bracket comprises a main body which is elongate in a vertical direction and has a L-shape cross section. Each extremity of the L-shape cross section has an enlarged portion (22, 23), a first (23) of which provides a spacer between the main body and the housing, and a second (22) of which provides a spacer between the main body and the wall.

Abstract: An electronic memory device tester has an input arranged to receive seed data with a first number (p) of seed data bits from a computer and a data generator arranged to receive an array of prepared data having a second number (q) of prepared data bits, where q>p, and arrange to generate from the prepared data a test data pattern for writing to an electronic memory device to be tested. The tester generates its own test pattern thus relieving the computer processor from that task. This in turn allows the computer to control the test cycle itself without compromising the test speed.

Abstract: A seal between the head of a Stirling engine (1) and surrounding burner assembly (2). The seal comprises an annular trough (11) attached to one component and filled with a viscous liquid (14), and an annular blade attached to the other component inserted into the viscous liquid. This forms a seal to the gas path between the engine and burner.

Abstract: A Stirling engine assembly for a DCHP system. A Stirling engine (1) is suspended from a mounting frame (5) by a plurality of tension springs (6). An annular absorber mass (2) surrounds the Stirling engine and is suspended from the engine on a plurality of resilient members (3) arranged asymmetrically about the main axis. The asymmetric arrangement is provided by members of different stiffnesses, or irregular spacing of the members. The absorber mass (2) itself may be reduced adjacent to the resilient members.

Abstract: A method of processing a series of input audio signals representing a series of virtual audio sound sources placed at predetermined positions around a listener to produce a reduced set of audio output signals for playback over speaker devices placed around a listener, the method comprising the steps of: (a) for each of the input audio signals and for each of the audio output signals: (i) convolving the input audio signals with an initial head portion of a corresponding impulse response mapping substantially the initial sound and early reflections for an impulse response of a corresponding virtual audio source to a corresponding speaker device so as to form a series of initial responses; (b) for each of the input audio signals and for each of the audio output signals: (i) forming a combined mix from the audio input signals; and (ii) forming a combined convolution tail from the tails of the corresponding impulse responses; (iii) convolving the combined mix with the combined convolution tail to form a combined t

Abstract: This invention provides compounds defined by Formula I

Abstract: A method and apparatus generates identifiers of database records apart from the database. One or more application programs may request an identifier of a transaction, and a stored identifier of a prior transaction is incremented or otherwise altered to produce the identifier of the transaction. The identifier is provided to the application program, which uses it as an identifier of a record of a database if such a record is created. If a system failure occurs, the database is scanned to identify the most recently issued identifier stored in the database, for example by requesting from the database the highest transaction number stored, and that number is used to generate the next transaction number.

Abstract: A method for the creation of acoustic impulse responses for utilization in rendering to an array of speakers comprising the steps of measuring a room response function; extracting a series of discrete time arrivals from the measured room response function so as to have a reverberant residual response function; separately rendering the extracted series and the reverberant residual response function to the array of speakers to form a discrete response and a residual response; combining the discrete response and the residual response to form an acoustic impulse response for the array of speakers.

Abstract: An improved method and apparatus for creating multi-channel (or binaural) signals from a B-format sound-field source is disclosed. The method allows the encoded spatial format (B-format) to be separated into multiple bands, with each band assigned a short-term direction factor, from which the higher-resolution multi-channel (or binaural) output signals may be determined. The direction factor is determined, for each filter band, based on the short-term statistics of the soundfield signals in those bands. Based on this direction factor, the speaker drive signals are computed for each band by panning the signals to drive the nearest speakers. In addition, residual signal components are apportioned to the speaker signals by means of previously known decoding techniques.

Abstract: An electric vehicle drive assembly includes a rigid axle having opposed wheel hubs driven by a gear set. An electric motor is fixedly mounted to a vehicle frame cross member separate from the axle. The electric motor drives a drive shaft which directly drives an input pinion of the gear set. As the input pinion rotates, it meshes with an outer diameter teeth set of a rotatable ring gear to drive a plurality of planet gears and provide a high reduction ratio. The planet gears are rotated about a stationary sun gear and simultaneously rotate a planet carrier and drive an output shaft attached to the wheel hub.

Abstract: A towed agricultural implement frame comprises a main frame, and right and left wing frame sections that are coupled to one another by right and left pivot frames. The pivot frames are pivotally coupled to the main frame by right and left vertical pivots and to the wing frame sections by right and left horizontal pivots. The wing frame sections can be folded forwardly by right and left folding hydraulic cylinders. As the wing sections are folded forwardly towards the main frame draw bar, right and left rollers on the outermost ends of the wing frame sections engage right and left ramps mounted on the draw bar. Further retraction of the folding hydraulic cylinders lifts the outermost ends of the wing sections by moving the rollers up the ramps. Lift hydraulic cylinders located between the main frame and a wheel frame raise the main frame. The main frame also lifts the innermost ends of the right and left wing frame sections.

Abstract: Selective MMP-13 inhibitors are isophthalic acid derivatives of the formula 1

Abstract: An electronic memory device tester has an input arranged to receive seed data with a first number (p) of seed data bits from a computer and a data generator arranged to receive an array of prepared data having a second number (q) of prepared data bits, where q>p, and arrange to generate from the prepared data a test data pattern for writing to an electronic memory device to be tested. The tester generates its own test pattern thus relieving the computer processor from that task. This in turn allows the computer to control the test cycle itself without compromising the test speed.

Abstract: Image display apparatus comprising projector means, a first modulator and a second modulator, the first and the second modulators being such as to modulate picture elements in an image whereby finite minimum image brightness above true black is reduced, and whereby the contrast range of the projected image is extended.

Abstract: A process for sweetening high mercaptan content gasoline or other liquid hydrocarbons is disclosed which utilizes aqueous caustic solution. A recycle stream is used to increase the conversion potential by reducing the relative mercaptan concentration of the untreated gasoline. Part of the treated gasoline effluent is recycled to the untreated feed. The treated gasoline has a low mercaptan concentration while the untreated gasoline is high in mercaptans. As the two streams combine, the feed to the unit becomes less concentrated in mercaptan compounds. In effect, the mercaptan concentration of the untreated gasoline has been diluted by the treated gasoline. Nitrogen inhibits the solubility of oxygen into gasoline. Nitrogen present in the recycle stream would create a system high in nitrogen and low in oxygen. By increasing the level of nitrogen, oxygen is limited in its ability to complete the sweetening reaction.

Abstract: An electroluminescent device has at least two active semiconductive conjugated polymer light emitting layers arranged between a cathode and an anode. The layers are arranged so that at least part of at least two layers lie in an emission zone of the device.