Abstract: A temporary barrier system that is configured to be placed adjacent a concrete divider on a roadway wherein the temporary barrier system provides an increased vertical barrier so as to inhibit seeing therepast. The temporary barrier system includes a storage container having the body of the present invention stored in its first position therein. The body of the present invention is planar in manner and stored in a rolled position in the storage container. The body is wrapped around a winding apparatus and includes an end that is configured to be secured to a deployment vehicle. The deployment vehicle traverses away from the storage container to deploy the body to its second position. The body further includes a plurality of support members being configured to be perpendicular to the upper and lower edge. The storage container is configured as a towable trailer.

Abstract: A temporary barrier system that is configured to be placed adjacent a concrete divider on a roadway wherein the temporary barrier system provides an increased vertical barrier so as to inhibit seeing therepast. The temporary barrier system includes a storage container having the body of the present invention stored in its first position therein. The body of the present invention is planar in manner and stored in a rolled position in the storage container. The body is wrapped around a winding apparatus and includes an end that is configured to be secured to a deployment vehicle. The deployment vehicle traverses away from the storage container to deploy the body to its second position. The body further includes a plurality of support members being configured to be perpendicular to the upper and lower edge. The storage container is configured as a towable trailer.

Abstract: Mechanisms for operating a network element in an optical network are disclosed. A network element has a plurality of ports, each port including a respective receive input for receiving an optical signal from another network element and a respective transmit output for transmitting an optical signal to the other network element. Each port is configured with a respective fault detection mode of a plurality of fault detection modes.

Abstract: The mode of operation in which a port is configured to operate may be selected so that the manner in which the port will interpret a loss of signal on a receive fiber may be specified. In an immediate mode, the port will interpret a loss of signal on a receive fiber as an indication of a fault on the transmit fiber (or interfaces associated with the transmit fiber) and will immediately shut its transmit interface down. In a multiple cycle detection mode, the port will not immediately interpret a loss of signal on a receive fiber as an indication of a fault on the transmit fiber, but rather will begin monitoring the receive fiber to look for a specified loss of signal pattern on the receive fiber. In this mode the port will interpret a repetitive loss of signal on the receive fiber as an indication of a fault on the transmit fiber. By providing a mode selector, the manner in which the ports are configured to operate may be adjusted individually, as a group, or globally.

Abstract: An ingot mold has a body having an open top, a bottom with an opening, and a longitudinal cavity passing through the body. The cavity is defined by a cavity wall extending from the top to the bottom. The cavity wall has a recess adjacent the opening in the bottom of the body. A ceramic insert is positioned within the cavity such that the sidewalls of the ceramic insert are in The recess in the cavity wall.

Abstract: An ingot mold has a body having an open top, a bottom with an opening, and a longitudinal cavity passing through the body. The cavity is defined by a cavity wall extending from the top to the bottom. The cavity wall has a recess adjacent the opening in the bottom of the body. A ceramic insert is positioned within the cavity such that the sidewalls of the ceramic insert are in the recess in the cavity wall.

Abstract: Apparatus, method and system for delivering sterile unit dose of ozone. System includes sterile vial containing oxygen and corona discharge assembly. Sterile vial is engaged to ozone conversion unit having high voltage transformer, ozone measurement mechanism, data input mechanism, and displayed read-out. When power is supplied to sterile vial containing corona discharge assembly, oxygen is converted to specified concentration of ozone. Sterile vial is disengaged from ozone conversion unit, drawing port is attached, and needle or similar extraction tool is used to withdrawal ozone for treatment.

Abstract: Apparatus, method and system for delivering sterile unit dose of ozone. System includes sterile vial containing oxygen and corona discharge assembly. Sterile vial is engaged to ozone conversion unit having high voltage transformer, ozone measurement mechanism, data input mechanism, and displayed read-out. When power is supplied to sterile vial containing corona discharge assembly, oxygen is converted to specified concentration of ozone. Sterile vial is disengaged from ozone conversion unit, drawing port is attached, and needle or similar extraction tool is used to withdrawal ozone for treatment.

Abstract: A service capable telecommunications network permits a communications network user, user agent or another network simplified access to network communication services, based on a clear separation of transported payload information, network-based communications enhancing and enabling services, and physical network transport. Functions, functional layers and coupling of both functions and functional layers enable a simplified choice of, and access to, communication services to meet user requirements.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for boronizing a metal workpiece which includes the step of providing a container having a least one workpiece receiving chamber and at least one heating chamber adapted to heat the workpiece receiving chamber. The metal workpiece to be boronized is placed within the workpiece receiving chamber in physical contact with a boronizing agent. The heating chamber is heated until the workpiece receiving chamber is heated to a sufficient temperature for a sufficient length of time to boronize the workpiece. With this method an internal heating chamber positioned within the container is used to supply heat for the boronizing process, as opposed to placing the container into a boronizing furnace. This eliminates the need for a boronizing furnace, with all of its associated expense.

Abstract: A quick connect sealing and clamping apparatus and method having a pair of oppositely positioned sleeves (12) interconnected by a flexible coupling (14). The pair of oppositely positioned sleeves (12) includes a locking device (16) for locking the oppositely positioned sleeves (12) together when in position. The oppositely positioned sleeves (12) in conjunction with flexible coupling (14), form a passageway (18) into which one free end (20) of device (22) is placed from one side of oppositely positioned sleeve (12). The other free end (24) of device (22), or free end (24) of another device (26), is placed into passageway (18) in the other oppositely positioned sleeve (12). Oppositely positioned sleeves (12) are then rotated in opposite directions so as to wind, twist, and torque flexible coupling (14) around device (22) (device 26) thereby sealing them against contaminants and joining them to quick connect sealing and clamping device (10).

Abstract: A system and method for generating a plurality of output files based on a Management Information Base (MIB) specification is provided. The system includes one or more MIB compilers designed to produce outputs based on a MIB specification. Each of the MIB compilers reads a set of directives that are maintained separate from the MIB specification. The set of directives indicate which of the modules and items defined in the MIB specification are to be processed during a given MIB compilation operation. The set of directives may also specify MIB additional attributes and values for items that are defined in the MIB specification. The set of directives may also specify that, for the purposes of the MIB compilation operation, a MIB item is to be treated as though it had a different attribute than an attribute specified for the MIB item in the MIB specification.

Abstract: An apparatus for acquiring a plurality of values from an agent on a network is provided. The apparatus may be accessed through a predefined interface by various network management station applications. Because the apparatus is independent from the network management applications, the functionality provided by the apparatus need not be duplicated in each network management station application. The apparatus generally includes an agent identification unit, a display mechanism, a database access unit, a storage device and an information retrieval unit. The storage device stores a database containing data representing agents, management information bases, objects and attribute groups. When a network management station application requires values from an agent, the network management station application sends the apparatus a signal identifying the agent and specifying an information category, such as performance, status, or diagnostic. The agent identification unit identifies the type of the agent.

Abstract: The present invention relates to organic polyisocyanates which have a content of unblocked and blocked isocyanate groups (calculated as NCO) of 5 to 20 wt.%, preferably 7 to 15 wt.%, wherein at least 95%, preferably 100%, of the isocyanate groups are present in blocked form and wherein the blocking agent containsA) 30 to 70 equivalent-% of diisopropylamine,B) 30 to 70 equivalent-% of at least one other blocking agent selected from CH-acidic esters and 1,2,4-triazole andC) 0 to 20 equivalent-% of blocking agents other than those set forth in A) and B),wherein the percentages of A), B) and C) add up to 100.The present invention also relates to a process for the production of these organic polyisocyanates and their use as crosslinking agents for organic polyhydroxyl compounds in polyurethane coating compositions.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a coating composition which is liquid and storable at room temperature and wherein the binder is based on a mixture of A) a crosslinking component containing at least one amino resin and/or at least one blocked polyisocyanate and B) a polyester component containing at least one hydroxyl- and carboxyl-functional polyester which also contains olefinic double bonds incorporated through unsaturated dicarboxylic acids. The present also related to coated substrates prepared from this coating composition.

Abstract: There is disclosed a device for loading down which includes a source of air-fluffed down and a blower for delivering down entrained in air through at least one down-loading station. The device includes connections to draw down from its source to a calibrated filter and to reverse the flow through the filter when a predetermined amount of down has been delivered, whereby the down is removed from the filter and delivered, entrained in air, to a loading station. There is also disclosed a two-vessel device for providing a small amount of air-fluffed down from a large, compact capacity.

Abstract: There is disclosed a device for loading down which includes a source of air-fluffed down and a blower for delivering down entrained in air through at least one down-loading station. The device includes connections to draw down from its source to a calibrated filter and to reverse the flow through the filter when a predetermined amount of down has been delivered, whereby the down is removed from the filter and delivered, entrained in air, to a loading station. There is also disclosed a two-vessel device for providing a small amount of air-fluffed down from a large, compact capacity.