Abstract: The present invention provides a method of producing an oxygen-enriched air stream which includes compressing an air stream, dividing the compressed air stream into a first portion and a second portion, separating the second portion of the air stream to provide an oxygen gas product, introducing the oxygen gas product into the first portion of the compressed air stream to form an oxygen-enriched air stream, and then introducing the oxygen-enriched air stream to the process equipment, which may be by way of example a blast furnace.

Abstract: An identification device having a surface for the display of one's name, title, artwork, or other information which, after being positioned properly, gives the illusion of levitating without any visible supports. The device uses magnetic field repulsion to achieve this illusion with a simple, easy release mechanism for lateral stability.

Abstract: A method of animating a sprite in a video production comprising a plurality of sequential video frames is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of selecting (2004) a feature, with which the sprite is to be juxtaposed, in one of said video frames, applying (2006) a feature tracking process to the video production to thereby output (2008), for a series of said plurality of video frames containing the feature, a temporal-spatial record for the feature across the plurality of video frames, and compositing (2010), with the series of said plurality of video frames, a corresponding series of instantiations of the sprite dependent upon the temporal-spatial record.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for processing media items is disclosed. The method involves selecting a sub-set (106) of the media items (102), and concurrently displaying a spatial representation (606) and a temporal representation (610) of the selected sub-set. Using this starting point, a user can browse, using either a temporal control input (414) or a spatial control input (406), applied to the associated temporal or spatial display (610, 606 respectively), to modify the media item selection (106). The display corresponding to the non-selected navigation mode is automatically and contemporaneously changed to reflect the change in the media item selection.

Abstract: A document creation system and method in which electronic information intended for reproduction and including at least one hyperlink is accessed. The accesses information is formatted into a contiguous localized document in a reproducible format into which is incorporated at least one functional link related to a hyperlink. The functional link is reproducible in a material form in the localized document for replicating a function associated with the hyperlinks. The localized document can then be displayed to reveal the function links which are manually traversable. Display is typically by printing and the functional links may include printed lines, cutouts in the paper or tabs applied to the paper.

Abstract: An identification device having a surface for the display of one's name, title, artwork, or other information which, after being positioned properly, gives the illusion of levitating without any visible supports. The device uses magnetic field repulsion to achieve this illusion with a simple, easy release mechanism for lateral stability.

Abstract: An adaptive receiver is disclosed for optimally receiving and processing signals. The receiver utilizes one or more memory blocks to store groups of incoming symbols. The groups of symbols are processed by a channel estimation subsystem to determine channel characteristics. The receiver determines the appropriate demodulation and decoding strategy to implement based on the determined channel characteristics. The receiver includes a plurality of demodulation and decoding schemes, one of which is selected based on the results of a channel estimation analysis.

Abstract: The present invention provides pharmaceutical compositions of chemotherapeutic agents that demonstrate therapeutic efficacy against brain tumours and other neoplasia localized in or around the brain. In certain aspects, the pharmaceutical compositions comprise a chemotherapeutic agent conjugated to p97; and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier therefor. Preferred chemotherapeutic agents include, but are not limited to, adriamycin, cisplatin, and paclitaxel.

Abstract: A method of parsing a markup language document comprising syntactic elements is disclosed, said method comprising, for one of said syntactic elements, the steps of identifying (310) a type of the element, processing (318) the element by determining a hash representation thereof if said type is a first type, and augmenting (314) an at least partial structural representation of the document using the hash representation if said type is said first type.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method of establishing a desired communication between an originating entity (102) and a target entity (106). Each entity is coupled to a communication network (100) and has a corresponding profile (112, 142) related to information handled by the entity. Initially a compatibility is determined between the profile (112) of the originating entity (102) and the profile (140) of the target entity (106). If a direct profile compatibility is determined between the originating entity and the target entity, the desired communication are establishing directly between the originating entity and the target entity. If step a direct profile compatibility between the originating entity and the target entity cannot be determined the network is searched to identify an additional entity (108) coupled to the network (100) and having a direct profile compatibility with one of the target or source entity to thereby form a linked entity pair providing communications (112, 124) with the additional entity.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for separating out is used to produce an oxygen product in which an air stream after having been compressed and purified is introduced into a bottom reblower located in a bottom region of the distillation column to produce boil up in such distillation column. The resultant air stream liquefies to produce a liquid air stream. The liquid air stream after having been valve expanded is stripped within the distillation column to produce a column bottoms which can be extracted as a product stream that is vaporized within a main heat exchanger. Product stream can be pressurized by being pumped to atmospheric a pressure hence liquefying a further compressed air stream to produce further liquid air is also stripped within the distillation column. The distillation column operates at near atmospheric pressures that is pressures between 1 and 1.3 bar absolute. Refrigeration is introduced into the plant by injecting liquid preferably liquid oxygen into a bottom region of the distillation column.

Abstract: A method of separating air in a liquid nitrogen assist plant in which oxygen rich waste stream produced by the plant is used to partially pressurize adsorbent beds in a pre-purification unit operating in accordance with a pressure swing adsorption cycle.

Abstract: A normally-closed temperature sensitive switch which is heat coupled to the output transistors of an amplifier, is connected in series with a zener diode and the operating coil of a relay. When the voltage applied to the series circuit, which is the same voltage as applied to the amplifier, is insufficient to cause breakdown of the zener diode, the relay remains inactivated, and a pair of relay contacts across a feedback resistor of the output transistors remains closed. This keeps the output transistor off so that transients (which are the response of the amplifier to the rapid change in operating voltage when the amplifier is first turned on or when it is turned off) are substantially reduced. When the voltage reaches a given level at or close to the nominal operating voltage level, the relay is activated and the output transistors are turned on. When the temperature reaches a value such that the switch opens, the relay is inactivated and the output transistors are thereby turned off.