Abstract: Cooling air manifold splash plates and gas turbine engine systems involving such splash plates are provided. In this regard, a representative cooling air manifold splash plates includes: a base having an aperture; and an air deflector supported by the base, the air deflector being positioned relative to the base to receive, from the aperture, a radial flow of gas turbine engine cooling air, the air deflector being operative to redirect at least some of the air received circumferentially.

Abstract: A system and method for populating a computer database of discrete, categorized segments of sequential text, and for iteratively reviewing, editing, reordering, or deleting the database's contents, including by use of markers to delineate the text segments' boundaries and by use of an overlay tool to measure text segments.

Abstract: A system and method of transmitting data via a computer network to a plurality of end-users. Transmission of successive data units may be prompted by human-operated and/or automated means of central control. Successive arrays of data units may be transmitted over a plurality of channels, in parallel. Each end-user chooses which channel or channels to receive and may change channels at will. Transmission of successive arrays may coincide with successive occurrences during the course of a live event. Data units also may be transmitted over one or more channels asynchronously with transmissions over other channels. Controller-prompted transmissions, received passively by end-users, also may be integrated with a facility for end-users to browse data sources in a self-directed sequence and pace.

Abstract: Provided are methods for the preparation of certain substituted pyrrolidine compounds, forms of (2S,4R)-1-(2-aminoacetyl)-4-benzamidopyrrolidine-2-carboxylic acid hydrochloride, and methods for preparing and using these forms.

Abstract: A turbo machine includes a housing having a bearing compartment for receiving lubrication. The housing also provides a buffer compartment for receiving air, for example, compressor bleed air. A turbine shaft is supported within the housing on a bearing for rotation relative to the housing. The bearing is arranged within the bearing compartment. A seal is arranged between the turbine shaft and the housing and separates the bearing and buffer compartments. The seal includes opposing lubrication and air sides that are respectively exposed to the bearing and buffer compartments. The buffer tube is fluidly connected to a body of the buffer compartment. A buffer tube introduces flow generally tangential to an inner surface of the body for generating a swirl within the body. The buffer tube includes a velocity control device such a venturi arranged at an exit of the tube to control the velocity of the flow entering the body.

Abstract: Cooling air manifold splash plates and gas turbine engine systems involving such splash plates are provided. In this regard, a representative cooling air manifold splash plates includes: a base having an aperture; and an air deflector supported by the base, the air deflector being positioned relative to the base to receive, from the aperture, a radial flow of gas turbine engine cooling air, the air deflector being operative to redirect at least some of the air received circumferentially.

Abstract: A process for making the compound of formula (I) wherein Ac represents acetate; X represents O or CH2; Y represents C1-C6alkyl; and Z is selected from the group consisting of H, halogen, CN, CHO, CF3, OCF3, OH, C1-C6alkyl, C1-C6alkoxy, C1-C6thioalkyl, NH2, N(C1-C6alkyl)2, NH(C1-C6alkyl), NC(O)—(C1C6alkyl), and NO2. In his process, a compound of formula (II) is reacted with hydrazine to form a primary alkylamine, and then the primary alkylamine is reacted with acetic anhydride, to produce the compound of formula (I).

Abstract: A gas turbine engine is provided with turbine sealing structures including knife edge seals which extend at an angle relative to an axial center line of the engine. Each knife edge seal is associated with a control pocket defined between a radially inner surface and a spaced radially outer surface. The control pockets and their associated knife edge seals create a difficult flow path to prevent leakage into radially inner portions of the turbine section.

Abstract: Provided are methods for the preparation of certain substituted pyrrolidine compounds, forms of (2S,4R)-1-(2-aminoacetyl)-4-benzamidopyrrolidine-2-carboxylic acid hydrochloride, and methods for preparing and using these forms.

Abstract: A turbo machine includes a housing having a bearing compartment for receiving lubrication. The housing also provides a buffer compartment for receiving air, for example, compressor bleed air. A turbine shaft is supported within the housing on a bearing for rotation relative to the housing. The bearing is arranged within the bearing compartment. A seal is arranged between the turbine shaft and the housing and separates the bearing and buffer compartments. The seal includes opposing lubrication and air sides that are respectively exposed to the bearing and buffer compartments. The buffer tube is fluidly connected to a body of the buffer compartment. A buffer tube introduces flow generally tangential to an inner surface of the body for generating a swirl within the body. The buffer tube includes a velocity control device such a venturi arranged at an exit of the tube to control the velocity of the flow entering the body.

Abstract: The system for providing location independent uniform service access for communication subscribers provides the capability to dynamically translate the local communications access paradigms to enable the subscriber to access the desired communications services without manually translating these access modalities from those known by the subscriber in their home service area to those used in this new locale. The implementation of the present system for providing location independent uniform service access for communication subscribers is illustrated as being resident in the subscriber's communication network access device.

Abstract: Processes are disclosed for the preparation of either an N-acyl deoxyadenosine or an N-acyl deoxyguanosine by acylating the hydroxyl groups and the exocyclic amino group of a corresponding deoxyadenosine or deoxyguanosine with anhydride to form a 3′-, 5′-O-acyl, N-acyl deoxyneucloside and then selectively removing the acyl groups from the hydroxyl groups to form an N-acyl deoxyadenosine or N-acyl deoxyguanosine.

Abstract: The present multi-media message storage system functions to provide the user with a playback that represents a capsulization of the content of the stored message to thereby enable the user to determine whether the stored message contains sufficient information that warrants the user playing back the entirety of the message. The summary consists of content descriptive information that is excerpted from the body of the message and played back to the user in a form that differs from that used to store the received message. This feature enables a multi-media message storage system to store and retrieve text messages for a user in an efficient manner, thereby enabling the multi-media message storage system to function as a multi-media mail system.

Abstract: A personal computer is typically equipped with a modem that enables the user to dial through the Public Telephone Switched Network (PTSN) to access an Interactive Voice Response system. Once connected to the Interactive Voice Response System, the present system for providing personal computer access to an interactive voice response system uses the touch-tone generation capability of the personal computer to implement a predefined script to navigate through the Interactive Voice Response System. The navigation path is defined by the selections provided by the Interactive Voice Response System to enable a user to reach a computer interaction site that represents one of the back-end selections served by the Interactive Voice Response System. Thus, once the Interactive Voice Response System is traversed, the user can interact with the computer to perform the desired tasks.

Abstract: Communications (e.g., messages or calls) are treated with increasing urgency as their "expiration" time approaches. An expiration time is specified (FIG. 2 or 3) for a communication by its originator or some other entity and may be content-determined. Delivery of the communication to a recipient (e.g., an addressee or an agent of the addressee) is then attempted (FIG. 5) according to instructions (604-608) specified (FIG. 4) by the recipient (602). Each instruction corresponds to a different interval of time (612) prior to the expiration time of communications. During each present time interval prior to the expiration time that is associated with a communication, delivery of an undelivered said communication is attempted according to the delivery instruction that corresponds to the present time interval (FIG. 5).