Abstract: Disclosed are methods for supplementing the processing capabilities of multimedia devices in a networked environment. A method can include providing a processing offloader module to physically connect to a first multimedia device in the networked environment. The offloader can be internal and/or external to the device. The method can include identifying the offloader, identifying a second multimedia device, and determining that a bandwidth of the second device falls below a threshold bandwidth. Instructions can be forwarded from the second device to the offloader when the bandwidth of the second device exceeds the threshold bandwidth. The offloader is configured to process the instructions and render multimedia information based on the instructions.

Abstract: A food storage appliance is provided including a housing containing operative components of the food storage appliance. There is a first heat sealing element disposed on a lower portion of the housing configured to heat seal a first end of a section of food storage container material forming a food storage container unsealed at a second end. A vacuum chamber is disposed in an upper portion of the housing connected to a source of suction. A second heat sealing element is disposed in the upper portion of the housing adjacent to the vacuum chamber configured to heat seal the second end of the food storage container after being inserted into the vacuum chamber and being evacuated by suction from the suction source.

Abstract: A food storage appliance is provided including a housing containing operative components of the food storage appliance. There is a first heat sealing element disposed on a lower portion of the housing configured to heat seal a first end of a section of food storage container material forming a food storage container unsealed at a second end. A vacuum chamber is disposed in an upper portion of the housing connected to a source of suction. A second heat sealing element is disposed in the upper portion of the housing adjacent to the vacuum chamber configured to heat seal the second end of the food storage container after being inserted into the vacuum chamber and being evacuated by suction from the suction source.

Abstract: A transmitter is adapted to be programmed to select an amplifier operating class for the transmitter out of a plurality of amplifier operating classes. The transmitter is also adapted to operate according to the selected amplifier operating class to communicate a signal to an antenna.

Abstract: A power control circuit is coupled to receive a feedback signal from a power amplifier (PA) and generate a control signal to control a variable gain amplifier (VGA) coupled to an input to the PA based on the feedback signal. The power control circuit may include, in one embodiment, a mute circuit to generate a mute signal to be provided to the VGA when the control signal is less than a first level and a clamp circuit to clamp a control voltage used to generate the control signal from exceeding a threshold level.

Abstract: A power control circuit is coupled to receive a feedback signal from a power amplifier (PA) and generate a control signal to control a variable gain amplifier (VGA) coupled to an input to the PA based on the feedback signal. The power control circuit may include, in one embodiment, a mute circuit to generate a mute signal to be provided to the VGA when the control signal is less than a first level and a clamp circuit to clamp a control voltage used to generate the control signal from exceeding a threshold level.

Abstract: A technique includes generating an angle modulated square wave signal and progressively filtering the angle modulated square wave signal in a transmitter using a plurality of low pass filters to produce a modulated sinusoidal signal to drive an antenna. The technique includes programming the transmitter to tune a corner frequency of the filtering to a frequency within a range of frequencies selectable using the programming, based on a carrier frequency associated with the modulated sinusoidal signal.

Abstract: A transmitter is adapted to be programmed to select an amplifier operating class for the transmitter out of a plurality of amplifier operating classes. The transmitter is also adapted to operate according to the selected amplifier operating class to communicate a signal to an antenna.

Abstract: A punched gimbal dimple with an annular coined periphery extending outward from the dimple in a head suspension and a method for producing such a dimple. The dimple and its coined periphery are fabricated from a dimple punch and a die with a raised coining surface. The coined area on the dimple periphery can be seen by optical systems as a shiny ring, which is useful for aligning a slider to the dimple. The coined periphery is also less distorted by dimple punching than a non-coined periphery.

Abstract: A method for enumerating white blood cells and nucleated red blood cells. The steps of the method are as follows: (a) providing a lysed sample of whole blood; (b) introducing the lysed sample to a light-scattering multi-angle depolarizing flow cytometer; (c) removing depolarizing interference, e.g., lipid droplets and other measured particles; (d) differentiating nucleated red blood cells and noise from white blood cells in the absence of depolarizing interference; (e) differentiating nucleated red blood cells from noise in the absence of depolarizing interference and white blood cells; and (f) differentiating possible platelet clumps.

Abstract: A disk drive suspension has a mount plate, an outwardly tapered load beam supported by the mount plate and having a base portion, a hinge portion, a beam portion having a first face with turned edges and a flexure supported by the beam portion distally of said beam portion face, and a generally congruent tapered stiffener having a central portion of a given height that is concave and open to the beam portion. The stiffener has left and right flange portions extending laterally from the central portion to the beam portion upturned edges to locate said central portion centrally on the beam portion face.

Abstract: A method for enumerating white blood cells and nucleated red blood cells. The method comprises the steps of: (b) providing a lysed sample of whole blood; (b) introducing the lysed sample to a light-scattering multi-angle depolarizing flow cytometer; (c) removing depolarizing interference, e.g., lipid droplets and other measured particles; (d) differentiating nucleated red blood cells and noise from white blood cells in the absence of depolarizing interference; (e) differentiating nucleated red blood cells from noise in the absence of depolarizing interference and white blood cells; and (f) differentiating possible platelet clumps.

Abstract: Cyanide-free reagents for the determination of hemoglobin and leukocytes present in a blood sample comprise an aqueous solutions of at least one quaternary ammonium salt, preferably selected from the group of alkyltrimethylammonium salts, alkyldimethylbenzylammonium salts or alkylpyridium salts consisting of tetradecyltrimethyl ammonium bromide (TTAB), dodecyltrimethyl ammonium chloride, cetyltrimethyl ammonium bromide, hexadecyltrimethyl ammonium bromide and benzalkonium chlorides, and hydroxylamine salts, especially hydrochloride, sulfate and phosphates and other acid salts. The method involves mixing the reagent with a diluent-diluted blood sample, presenting it to an absorbance spectrophotometer and measuring the resulting optical density as an indicator of hemoglobin concentration. This cyanide-free reagent could be used solely for hemoglobin determinations, or, it can also be used in leukocyte counting and sizing using hematology instrumentation.

Abstract: A lamp string with an open-circuit-proof structure, which comprises a socket, a bulb receptacle, a bulb and a fuse assembly; the center hole of the socket is furnished with a rectangular cavity for receiving a fuse assembly, and an outer rectangular cavity for mounting bulb receptacle plugged with a bulb; the center of the socket is furnished with a fuse assembly; in case of the tungsten filament of a bulb being burned out, or a bulb receptacle of a socket being lost, the power-supply circuit can still be maintained in a closed circuit condition through the fuse assembly, i.e., the whole lamp string can be always in lighting-up condition.

Abstract: Disk drive suspension having a base portion, a spring portion and elongated beam portion mounting a flexure. The spring portion is reticulated throughout substantially its entire extent in a manner to decrease the vertical stiffness of the suspension while increasing its sway mode resonance. The beam portion is stiffened with a series of shallow etchings or through apertures located between ribs emanating from the center of the beam portion.

Abstract: Cyanide-free reagents for the determination of hemoglobin and leukocytes present in a blood sample contain an aqueous solution of at least one quaternary ammonium salt, preferably selected from the group of alkyltrimethylammonium salts, alkyldimethylbenzylammonium salts or alkylpyridium salts consisting of tetradecyltrimethyl ammonium bromide (TTAB), dodecyltrimethyl ammonium chloride, cetyltrimethyl ammonium bromide, hexadecyltrimethyl ammonium bromide and benzalkonium chlorides, and hydroxylamine salts, especially hydrochloride, sulfate and phosphates and other acid salts. The method involves mixing the reagent with a diluent- diluted blood sample, presenting it to an absorbance spectrophotometer and measuring the resulting optical density as an indicator of hemoglobin concentration. This cyanide-free reagent could be used solely for hemoglobin determinations, or , it can also be used in leukocyte counting and sizing using hematology instrumentation.

Abstract: In a disk drive suspension the load beam is tapered to a tip and the tip is radiused to form a gimbaling locus for a flexure tongue in lieu of conventional dimple constructions.

Abstract: An improved multi-purpose blood diluent for use with a gentle lysing agent and improved detergent reagent system are disclosed which are especially suitable for use in routine electronic enumeration and volumetric differentation of blood cells. The preferred imidazole stabilizer used in the diluent reagent is found to be an excellent cell stabilizing agent and buffer for maintaining cell morphology during operation. A synergistic combination of a superior antimicrobial agent, the preferred Triadine-10, used in the diluent and the detergent reagents, not only prevents bacterial or fungal growth, but also helps to stabilize cells and to obtain distinct volumetric differentiation of certain leukocyte subpopulations. The preferred Brij 35 in a balanced salt solution has proved to be an efficient and cost effective detergent to ensure accurate results and trouble-free operation of the analyzers.

Abstract: Red cells are exposed to an unsaturated aldehyde such as acrolein (propenal) under conditions sufficient to increase the stability of the cells without impairing the ability of a lysing reagent to lyse the cells. After treatment, the treated cells are washed and are suspended in a stabilizing suspension medium.

Abstract: Blood cells such as erythrocytes of animal origin are treated with a solution containing water, an organic cosolvent (such as dimethylsulfoxide, alone or admixed with a polyol), an aromatic polyaldehyde (such as phthaldialdehyde) and optionally salts and buffers. In an illustrative case, the treating solution is hypertonic and shrinks goat erythrocytes to the size of human platelets.