Abstract: A deflection compensation system for automobile drivetrain components is provided, wherein a shaft is able to continue in driving relationship to another shaft or coupler in driven relationship when their respective axes of rotation are misaligned. At least one of the shaft and the coupler is preferably supported independently of the other and provided with crown involute splines, whereby one of the shaft and coupler when out of relative alignment, continues to drive the other without the necessity of adding additional moving parts to the drivetrain component.

Abstract: Described is a universal dipole which may include a feed line coupled to a first fitting; a balun coupled to a second fitting; a first variable length antenna element coupled to the first fitting; a second variable length antenna element coupled to the second fitting; a support plate holding the feed line and the balun at a fixed spacing, the support plate including a short circuit path between the feed line and the balun; and a sliding short assembly attachable between the feed line and the balun to create a short circuit at variable distances along the feed line and the balun.

Abstract: Described is a dipole which may includes a feed line electrically coupled to a first antenna element; a balun electrically coupled to a second antenna element; and a short assembly slidably coupled to the feed line and the balun to create a short circuit at variable distances along the feed line and the balun.

Abstract: A method, apparatus and computer-usable medium are presented for, in a text messaging (e.g., instant messaging-IM) application, displaying a visual cue on a User Interface (UI) that associates a response text message with one of a plurality of received text messages.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a display comprising, in order, a support, a first patterned conductor, a first level of electrically modulated imaging material, a coextensive common electrode conductor, a second level of electrically modulated imaging material, and a second patterned conductor and a method of imaging the display.

Abstract: The system, method and program of the invention enables a new DTD to be dynamically created during runtime from a preexisting DTD. A next document is processed and validated according to the new DTD. An interface is provided that enables plug-in providers to provide fragments of DTD information for at least one new element to be added and the name of the element that is to be added to an existing parameter entity. All of the fragments from each plug-in provider are concatenated together and combined with the static header information of the preexisting DTD to form the new DTD.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus having a memory operable with a virtualised RAID controller to determine an optimum I/O configuration by testing performance characteristics of a plurality of I/O operations.

Abstract: Described is a dipole which may includes a feed line electrically coupled to a first antenna element; a balun electrically coupled to a second antenna element; and a short assembly slidably coupled to the feed line and the balun to create a short circuit at variable distances along the feed line and the balun.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a display comprising a substrate, an electrically modulated imaging layer, at least one conductive layer, and a drive voltage-reducing layer between said conductive layer and said electrically modulated imaging layer, wherein said drive voltage-reducing layer has an SER greater than 109 ohms per square and a method for imaging the display.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a bistable matrix-addressable display element comprising a substrate, a bistable electrically modulated imaging layer having a reflection maximum, at least one conductor, and at least one field-spreading layer between said bistable electrically modulated imaging layer and said at least one conductor, wherein said field-spreading layer has a sheet resistance (SER) of less than 109 Ohms per square and a method of imaging the display comprising identifying an area to be updated of said bistable matrix-addressable display element, wherein said area to be updated comprises rows of pixels; and applying a sequence of drive signals having a 4-phase approach to image said bistable matrix-addressable display element, which may be characterized as a planar reset, left-slope selection method.

Abstract: Described is a universal dipole which may include a feed line coupled to a first fitting; a balun coupled to a second fitting; a first variable length antenna element coupled to the first fitting; a second variable length antenna element coupled to the second fitting; a support plate holding the feed line and the balun at a fixed spacing, the support plate including a short circuit path between the feed line and the balun; and a sliding short assembly attachable between the feed line and the balun to create a short circuit at variable distances along the feed line and the balun.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an electrically modulated imaging layer pack, a display containing the pack and a method for producing the pack, wherein the electrically modulated imaging layer pack comprises at least one barrier layer and a liquid crystal material, wherein said liquid crystal material has at least one conditioned and an unconditioned form, wherein said unconditioned form of said liquid crystal material reflects a first wavelength of light, and wherein said conditioned form of said liquid crystal material reflects a second wavelength of light.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a high contrast reflective display comprising at least one substrate, at least one electrically conductive layer and at least one close-packed, ordered monolayer of domains of electrically modulated material in a fixed, preferably crosslinked, polymer matrix and a method of making the same.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a high contrast reflective display comprising at least one substrate, at least one electrically conductive layer and at least one close-packed, ordered monolayer of domains of electrically modulated material in a fixed, preferably crosslinked, polymer matrix and a method of making the same.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of generating a second peak wavelength of reflected light from a cholesteric liquid crystal having a first peak wavelength of reflected light comprising by exposing or conditioning the cholesteric liquid crystal to a high temperature or a high humidity. The invention also relates to an electrically modulated imaging layer and a display containing a liquid crystal material that has conditioned and unconditioned forms, wherein the unconditioned form of liquid crystal material reflects a first wavelength of light and wherein the conditioned form of liquid crystal material reflects a second wavelength of light.

Abstract: A die-coating apparatus for forming parallel, spaced-apart stripes is advantageous for the manufacture of various materials. Stacked stripes having at least two layers and comprising at least two different materials can be formed.

Abstract: A light-modulating layer formed by providing an electro-optical fluid in the form of parallel, spaced-apart stripes. In one embodiment, the electro-optical material forms a layer of a liquid-crystal material.

Abstract: A die-coating method of forming parallel, spaced-apart stripes is advantageous for the manufacture of various materials. Each of the stripes has at least two layers comprising at least two different materials.

Abstract: A process for skiving a substrate is described, wherein the substrate is skived with a roller or a device or apparatus including the roller. The roller provides a cleaner skive than previously known methods without damage to underlying materials.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a bistable polymer dispersed liquid crystal display comprising a support, at least one patterned first conductor layer having thereon at least one dried imaging layer comprising a substantial monolayer of isolated domains of liquid crystal material dispersed in a continuous polymer matrix, wherein said dried imaging layer further comprises at least one absorber colorant, and wherein said isolated domains have a size distribution such that the coefficient of variation (cv) is less than 0.35.