Abstract: Compositions and methods for treating or preventing sepsis in an animal are disclosed. The method comprises administering an electrolyzed saline solution to the animal. In one embodiment, the electrolyzed saline solution comprises ozone and at least one active chlorine species. The electrolyzed saline can further comprise at least one active hydrogen species.

Abstract: Laser printers are designed assuming the actual laser operates at nominal values which are the average or central values of a large batch of such lasers. The nominal values are determined and stored in permanent memory. Similarly, the values of the laser actually in the printer are determined during manufacture and also stored in permanent memory. Data to the laser is adjusted to correlate the output called for by the data with the differences in response of the laser of the printer by determining the optical output called for by the data using the nominal values stored and then finding the power needed to achieve the same output using the actual values stored. This is particularly useful with extreme duty cycles.

Abstract: Laser printers are designed assuming the actual laser operates at nominal values which are the average or central values of a large batch of such lasers. The nominal values are determined and stored in permanent memory. Similarly, the values of the laser actually in the printer are determined during manufacture and also stored in permanent memory. Data to the laser is adjusted to correlate the output called for by the data with the differences in response of the laser of the printer by determining the optical output called for by the data using the nominal values stored and then finding the power needed to achieve the same output using the actual values stored. This is particularly useful with extreme duty cycles.

Abstract: Compensation for beam separation of multiple laser beams of a laser printer simultaneously scanning a photoconductor drum is automatically made. The time for the lead beam to travel a predetermined distance is ascertained and then the separation time between the lead beam and one of the remaining beams is determined. When using only one light sensor, the time for the lead beam to travel the predetermined distance is the scan time of the lead beam. When using two light sensors, the time for the lead beam to travel the predetermined distance is the time for the lead beam to travel between the two light sensors, which define the predetermined distance, in the same scan. This determination of the time for the lead beam to travel the predetermined distance and its separation time from another of the remaining beams is continuously made for all of the remaining beams even during printing.

Abstract: A circuit for selecting a base memory to be accessed by a microcontroller in response to a command from the microcontroller. An input receives the command from the microcontroller. The command selectively instructs the circuit to reset the microcontroller and signal the microcontroller to access an internal memory as the base memory. Also, the command selectively instructs the circuit to reset the microcontroller and signal the microcontroller to access an external memory as the base memory. A reset output is used to send the reset signal to the microcontroller, and a memory select output is used to send a memory select signal to the microcontroller.

Abstract: The invention is directed to a method of calibrating a laser in an electrophotographic image forming apparatus used for producing a print image on a print medium. A laser having a selectively energizable laser beam output is provided. A rotatable optical device and the laser combine to define a movable projection path of the laser beam output. Rotation of the optical device results in movement of the projection path across a scan line overlaying a photoconductive drum. The optical device has a rotational acceleration upon initial rotation thereof with a ramp-up period during which the rotational velocity increases. A safe area is established in a portion of the scan line which does not overlay an image area on the photoconductive drum. The laser is energized and calibrated when the projection path is positioned in the safe area. The calibration is carried out during the ramp-up period of the rotating optical device.

Abstract: A management system for a partitioned multi-bandwidth communications network, i.e., a network in which end users are allocated virtual networks of limited bandwidth residing on lines of larger bandwidth. The management system includes a central management computer for use by network operators in communication with local terminals for use by end users. Tasks such as configurations for new circuits may be requested by the central operators as well as by the end users. Such requests are specified in terms of abstract logical objects, and the management system is programmed to correlate these logical objects to actual physical devices that comprise the circuit. The correlation programming is bi-directional so that in the case of a task such as failure detection, the management system may automatically correlate a failed physical object to a logical object for replacement.