Abstract: A substrate carrier including an enclosure to hold substrates. The enclosure includes walls configured to surround the substrates, where the walls include a front panel, a back panel parallel to the front panel, and two side panels perpendicular to the front and back panels and to the substrates. The enclosure further includes a top opening, and a bottom opening. The substrate carrier further includes an adjustable clamping mechanism on each of the two side panels. The adjustable clamping mechanism includes a plurality of pairs of jaws that are each configured to clamp one of the substrates, where the jaws in each pair face one another with an intervening gap that is configured to accommodate a substrate. The substrate carrier further includes a locking mechanism on at least one of the two side panels, configured to lock positions of the plurality of pairs of jaws to fix positions of the substrates.

Abstract: A cleaning apparatus incudes a plurality of tubes with angled orifices. An angled liquid stream is directed through the orifices to impinge on a surface of a substrate and clean the surface as the substrate moves in one direction through the space between a pair of tubes. An angled gas stream is then directed through the orifices to impinge on the surface of the substrate and dry the surface as the substrate moves in the opposite direction between the pair of tubes.

Abstract: An apparatus includes a clamping circuit configured to provide a predetermined voltage at an output of the clamping circuit, a clamping switch coupled to the output of the clamping circuit, and a pass device connected between the clamping switch and an input/output terminal of a controller.

Abstract: An apparatus includes a clamping circuit configured to provide a predetermined voltage at an output of the clamping circuit, a clamping switch coupled to the output of the clamping circuit, and a pass device connected between the clamping switch and an input/output terminal of a controller.

Abstract: A message oriented middleware server application executable by at least one processor implements a message oriented middleware message provider that mediates messaging operations with a plurality of heterogeneous applications including a number of casino gaming applications, where instances of the heterogeneous applications which execute on the plurality of networked processor-based client devices including the networked processor-based casino gaming devices.

Abstract: A message oriented middleware server application executable by at least one processor implements a message oriented middleware message provider that mediates messaging operations with a plurality of heterogeneous applications including a number of casino gaming applications, where instances of the heterogeneous applications which execute on the plurality of networked processor-based client devices including the networked processor-based casino gaming devices.

Abstract: A message oriented middleware server application executable by at least one processor implements a message oriented middleware message provider that mediates messaging operations with a plurality of heterogeneous applications including a number of casino gaming applications, where instances of the heterogeneous applications which execute on the plurality of networked processor-based client devices including the networked processor-based casino gaming devices.

Abstract: The invention is a granular media filter for in-line liquid applications that allows media as fine as 44 micron to be used to increase the removal of contaminants from the liquid with adequate flows consisting of a specific arrangement. A flow distributor has a non-woven fiber web welded to it; followed by a mixture of fine particle media (finer than 20×50 mesh); followed by a compressible chlorine resistant open cell polyurethane foam, then a 5 micron rated meltblown fiber tube attached to the outlet end by melt adhesive on one end and closed with a plastic plug on the other end. The foam can be either polyurethane or polyolefin, and it can be either open cell foam, or reticulated and open cell foam. A preferred embodiment includes within the fine particle media 10% by weight of flow-enhancing antimicrobial plastic pellets, about 4-5 mm in diameter and having an aspect ratio of 2-3, the pellets encapsulating an antimicrobial additive.

Abstract: A novel water flow facilitator for granular filter devices that operate under gravity and contain granular particles, further consisting of plastic pellets that are 2 to 100 times, preferably 5 to 20 times larger than the granular particles; the plastic pellets having an aspect ratio of 0.5 to 10, preferably 1 to 4; that comprise about 1 to 50%, preferably 5 to 15% of the weight of the filter media; that have a specific gravity of 0.5 to 2, preferably 0.9 to 1.5. The plastic pellets should contain antimicrobial agents that protect the granular media from microbiological growth. The plastic pellets are made from any of the following plastics: polyolefins, various kinds of polyacrylates, polyvinyl polymers, nylon, polycarbonates etc. The plastic pellets may contain fillers such as calcium carbonate, titania, silica, or alumina.

Abstract: A granular activated carbon consists essentially of particles of activated carbon, and less than 1% by weight of an antimicrobial agent, wherein said antimicrobial agent does not desorb from said particles when washed in a polar solvent. Additionally, a method of making a granular activated carbon that exhibits antimicrobial properties is also disclosed.