Abstract: Disclosed is a novel class of thiazole, thiadiazole, and oxadiazole compounds which are substituted at their nuclear carbons by aromatic moieties. These compounds exhibit antifungal activity against a variety of fungi including strains which have proven to be resistant to treatment with known antifungal agents such as Fluconazole.

Abstract: An assembly tool for attaching components such as connector plugs or receptacles to a printed circuit board includes a printed circuit board support plate and a sliding member. The sliding member is movable between a first position and a second position relative to the support plate. A holder is pivotally connected to the sliding member and carries a component to be attached to the printed circuit board. A first actuator is connected to a sliding member and moves the sliding member between the first and second positions. A second actuator is connected to the holder and pivots the holder between a receiving position and a mounting position. A component is brought into proximity with the holder and checked for alignment and polarity. Once checked, the component is placed on the holder.

Abstract: A post-beamformer signal processing algorithm is utilized in a system for improving ultrasound B-scan resolution and contrast. The algorithm is based on a model of the imaging process that represents: 1) the shape of the pulse transmitted by the transducer and the frequency-dependent attenuation of that pulse as it propagates through tissue and back to the transducer; and 2) the effects of changes in frequency-dependent attenuation and in scatterer density as the pulse propagates across tissue boundaries and through cystic and calcified structures. The system provides substantial improvements in resolution and contrast as compared to standard envelope-detected imagery.

Abstract: A multirotor vacuum pump including a housing, at least two rotors located in the housing and cooperating with each other so that as a result of a contactless movement of the at least two rotors relative to each other, working chambers, into which a to-be-pumped gas is fed, are formed, with at least one of the at least two rotors being hollow, and a drive formed as an external rotor motor having its rotor elements arranged on an inner surface of the at least two rotors, and stator elements fixedly mounted inside the at least one of the at least two rotors opposite the rotor elements.

Abstract: Washing machines are uiized to recycle plastic and cellulose from disposed diapers. The disposed diapers are loaded into a washing machine and, while being agitated, are washed in water, alkali and soap. During washing, the cellulose becomes separated from the plastic. The cellulose is drained out of the washing machine with the water, leaving the plastic in the washing machine. A pump transfers the cellulose and water to another washing machine for furter cleaning. In addition, other products, such as milk cartons and drink boxes, newspaper, and office waste paper, can be processed.

Abstract: Improved synthesis of a macropolycycle, more particularly, of a cross-bridged tetraazamacrocycle.

Abstract: Disclosed is a novel class of thiazole, thiadiazole, and oxadiazole compounds which are substituted at their nuclear carbons by aromatic moieties. These compounds exhibit antifungal activity against a variety of fungi including strains which have proven to be resistant to treatment with known antifungal agents such as Fluconazole.

Abstract: Laundry or cleaning composition comprising: (a) a catalytically effective amount, preferably from about 1 ppb to about 99.9%, of a transition-metal bleach catalyst which is a complex of a transition-metal and a cross-bridged macropolycyclic ligand; and (b) at least about 0.1% of one or more laundry or cleaning adjunct materials, preferably comprising an oxygen bleaching agent is disclosed. Preferred compositions are laundry compositions and automatic dishwashing detergents which provide enhanced cleaning/bleaching benefits through the use of such catalysts.

Abstract: Disclosed is a novel class of thiazole, thiadiazole, and oxadiazole compounds which are substituted at their nuclear carbons by aromatic moieties. These compounds exhibit antifungal activity against a variety of fungi including strains which have proven to be resistant to treatment with known antifungal agents such as Fluconazole.

Abstract: Disclosed is a novel class of thiazole, thiadiazole, and oxadiazole compounds which are substituted at their nuclear carbons by aromatic moieties. These compounds exhibit antifungal activity against a variety of fungi including strains which have proven to be resistant to treatment with known antifungal agents such as Fluconazole.

Abstract: A vehicle bumper assembly comprises a bumper armature and a front portion of a subframe both attached by brackets to the front of crumple zones in longitudinal parts of the body structure and to the side sections of the subframe. The subframe front portion is longitudinally level with the armature but vertically below it, and an outer bumper panel covers both the armature and the subframe front portion.

Abstract: The waveform compiler methodology employs a top-down system decomposition coupled with component based design development to capture a user design in a series of parameterized models. A user selects components from a library 160 to create a data flow of the application 102 and a block diagram of a target architecture 112. A partitioning 124 of the application model 100 to the architecture model 110 is specified as a mapping. The behavior 126 is specified as state-event-action 704 and/or scenario diagrams 706. The design is reduced to a software/programmable hardware executable form 175 using software techniques such as component concatenation 804, mapping 808, language compilation, parsing 810, regrouping 816, inlining 816, transformations, and optimization.

Abstract: A method is disclosed for forming an array of submicron-sized wires in a host body. In the method, the vapor of a metal, such as bismuth, is caused to flow upward through a horizontal refractory plate having many through holes, 200 nanometers or less in diameter, until all foreign material is excluded from the holes and then the plate is cooled from the top side to progressively and simultaneously condense said vapor to form said wires in the holes.

Abstract: Disclosed is a novel class of thiazole, thiadiazole, and oxadiazole compounds which are substituted at their nuclear carbons by aromatic moieties. These compounds exhibit antifungal activity against a variety of fungi including strains which have proven to be resistant to treatment with known antifungal agents such as Fluconazole.

Abstract: Smooth, patterned substrates useful in producing decorative cookware are formed by coating a base with a mixture of fluoropolymer and magnetic flakes and magnetically inducing an image in the polymer coating composition. The baked fluoropolymer release coating contains magnetizable flakes, a portion of the flakes being oriented in the plane of the substrate and a portion of said flakes being magnetically reoriented to form a pattern in the coating which is observed in reflected light, the flakes having a longest dimension which is greater than the thickness of said coating. The patterned substrate is formed by applying magnetic force through the edges of a magnetizable die positioned under a coated base to induce an imaging effect or pattern. The coating composition is then cured resulting in a smooth surface, patterned nonstick finish on the substrate.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for moving pixel data from one area of a frame buffer to another in block fashion are provided. In one embodiment of the invention, pixel data is decomposed into its RGB component and each RGB component is stored into the frame buffer in a particular memory bank. The pixel data is moved by moving all the components of the data stored in a memory bank before moving the components in other memory banks.

Abstract: An improved printer is provided which includes a separate hardware compression module and hardware decompression module contained within the ASIC of the print engine. A "Request Counter" register is decremented each time memory is requested to store a block of bitmap image data. When the Request Counter decreases to a predetermined value, the current size of the remaining "free memory" space is evaluated. If this free memory is less than another predetermined value (a "low water mark"), then blocks of data that have already been stored in the printer's memory are sent to the compression module to be compressed before the printer literally runs out of free memory, and the printer can continue storing and processing more incoming print job data. By thus preserving some of the free memory, the printer can continue to process or rasterize more print data while the compression hardware simultaneously operates independently to compress one or more blocks of data.

Abstract: A self-protected modular high temperature superconducting (HTS) down-lead that is capable of carrying large currents from a room temperature power source to a superconducting device operating at cryogenic temperatures. This down-lead incorporates a safety lead capable of carrying current and absorbing heat to protect the HTS material of the lead in the event of catastrophic failure of the HTS elements. The lead is in continuous contact with the HTS material and provides protection from interrupts and excess current. The down-lead is modular in design, and parts are easily replaced. Further, the down-lead is cooled through conduction in the middle stage, and gas cooled in the upper and lower stages by independent gas sources.

Abstract: A cationic ester surfactant comprising at least one ester linkage and at least one cationically charged group, characterized in that said cationically charged group is an ammonium group substituted by at least one hydrodyalkyl group. Surfactant systems and detergent compositions containing the cationic surfactant which are suitable for use in laundry and dishwashing are provided, as are methods of use.

Abstract: In order to test whether a diamond has had a layer of synthetic diamond deposited thereon, it is irradiated with high energy ultraviolet radiation to cause emission of luminescence, the luminescence intensity produced by different zones of the diamond being measured and compared. In one embodiment an integrating enclosure (15) is used and the diamond (13) is mounted on a rotatable mount (14).