Abstract: Individual glyph frames for providing simple data blocks that may be read individually. A frame is usually on the order of ⅙th of an inch in size and can be used as a pointer to anywhere on the page or can contain a small piece of data such as the page or form number.

Abstract: An apparatus for the automated production of ophthalmic lenses, particularly compound lenses having a plastic coating on a plastic lens is described. A mold, after rotational orientation, is placed in a gimbal assembly to provide for the proper tilt. This gimbal assembly forms part of a fixture attached to an indexing means which moves for complete assembly of a molding fixture and then moves the molding fixture through a chamber to cure the resin. A preform, after rotational orientation, is held, by a preform gripper placed above the mold, and with sufficient clearance between the mold and the preform to allow the correct resin thickness during the curing portion of the process. The fixture is also provided with members to firmly grip the preform gripper so as to maintain its orientation throughout the curing process.

Abstract: This invention pertains to a process for preparing diacetylenics, to diacetylenic compounds and to reduced diacetylenic compounds. The process includes the steps of reacting coupling an acetylenic acid in presence of cupric chloride in Ethylamine and hydroxylamine hydrochloride to form a diacetylenic diacid; reacting the diacetylenic diacid with a lithium compound, trimethylsilyl chloride and hydrochloric acid to form a diacetylenic compound; and reducing the diacetylenic compound to a reduced diacetylenic compound.

Abstract: The present invention provide method and system of pushing data objects during communication session integrated within networking system of plural client agents connected via gateway server.

Abstract: A method for controlling the crystallite size and growth rate of plasma-deposited diamond films. A plasma is established at a pressure in excess of about 55 Torr with controlled concentrations of hydrogen up to about 98% by volume, of unsubstituted hydrocarbons up to about 3% by volume and an inert gas of one or more of the noble gases and nitrogen up to about 98% by volume. The volume ratio of inert gas to hydrogen is preferably maintained at greater than about 4, to deposit a diamond film on a suitable substrate. The diamond film is deposited with a predetermined crystallite size and at a predetermined growth rate.

Abstract: A method for producing carbon dioxide in a high concentration suitable for direct usage or more facile further purification wherein microbial growth and fermentation of one or more carbonaceous materials are carried out with the use of defined high concentration oxidant fluid which is provided to a fermentation broth to provide oxygen in a defined limited amount.

Abstract: A polymeric label comprising a core layer comprising at least about 50% by weight of a linear ethylene alpha-olefin copolymer and at least about 5% by weight of a propylene copolymer; and a first skin layer comprising a propylene copolymer.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to secreted and transmembrane polypeptides and to nucleic acid molecules encoding those polypeptides Also provided herein are vectors and host cells comprising those nucleic acid sequences, chimeric polypeptide molecules comprising the polypeptides of the present invention fused to heterologous polypeptide sequences, antibodies which bind to the polypeptides of the present invention and to methods for producing the polypeptides of the present invention.

Abstract: A distributed transaction processing system includes a process automation application, referred to as a commerce exchange server, that manages transaction processing and message flow among application programs in a distributed computer network such as the Internet. The system includes a specially designed application interaction protocol that implements the request-reply, publish-notify and broadcast application interaction models. The system also uses a novel transaction definition data structure for specifying the component operations and processing logic that comprise the transaction. The transaction definition data structure allows for the use of conditional logic that specifies constraints on the sequence of operation execution.

Abstract: A structure and method are disclosed for forming a capacitor for an integrated circuit. The capacitor includes a rhodium-rich structure, a rhodium oxide layer in direct contact with the rhodium-rich structure, a capacitor dielectric in direct contact with the rhodium oxide layer and a top electrode over the capacitor. The rhodium-rich structure can include rhodium alloys and the capacitor dielectric preferably has a high dielectric constant.

Abstract: The present invention may be regarded as a method for controlling a screen display having a screen width and a screen height. A portion of a web browser display is relocated off of the screen display. The size of the relocated web browser display is expanded.

Abstract: Charge-transfer materials are demonstrated to be useful for generating femtosecond holographic gratings. Using semiconducting polymers sensitized with varying concentrations of C60, absorption holographic gratings with diffraction efficiencies of 1.6% were recorded with individual ultrafast laser pulses; the diffraction efficiency and time decay of the gratings were measured using nondegenerate four-wave mixing. High quantum efficiency for electron transfer reduces the effects of early recombination which otherwise limits the density of excitations in pure polymers, and the metastability of the charge transfer enables tuning of the decay dynamics by controlling the concentration of acceptors in the mixture.

Abstract: The invention relates to a shirt collar stay with support designed in the collaboration of a front shirt collar stay and a neckband supporter. Said shirt collar stay with support is made in the form of a stiff yieldably flexible thin flat strip material from any sort of plastic, Vinyl, or PVC sheeting by the process of stamping or die cutting.

Abstract: An receiver having improved dynamic range. The receiver comprises an opamp (operational amplifier), network of four impedances and a variable gain amplifier. The first impedance is connected from the input of the xDSL receiver to a first junction node, the second impedance is connected from the first junction node to a second junction node, the third impedance is connected from the second junction node to a ground reference, the fourth impedance is connected from the first junction node to a third junction node, the opamp has a non-inverting input connected to the second junction node, the opamp also has an inverting input connected to the third junction node, the opamp also has an output connected to the output of the xDSL receiver, the variable gain amplifier has an input connected to the output of the xDSL receiver, the variable gain receiver also has an output connected to the third junction node and the variable gain amplifier also has variable gain control input.

Abstract: A method for tissue augmentation in a mammal is provided comprising injecting a polymer at a tissue site in need of augmentation and having a tissue temperature, the polymer comprising repeating peptide monomeric units selected from the group consisting of nonapeptide, pentapeptide and tetrapeptide monomeric units, wherein the monomeric units form a series of &bgr;-turns separated by dynamic bridging segments suspended between the &bgr;-turns, wherein the polymer has an inverse temperature transition Tt less than the tissue temperature, and wherein the polymer is injected as a water solution at coacervate concentration in the substantial absence of additional water. A kit containing the injectable bioelastic polymer and a syringe is also provided.

Abstract: A method of parallel data rate setting for first and second modem pools, each modem pool including a plurality of modems, where each modem in one of the modem pools is paired with a corresponding modem in the other of the modem pools, including setting substantially in parallel each of the modem pairs to an initial data rate, for each of the modem pairs, performing the following steps one or more times until a termination condition is met: if the modem pair is synchronized within a synchronization time period, increasing the modem pair's data rate, if the modem pair is not synchronized within the synchronization time period, decreasing the modem pair's data rate, and setting each of the modem pairs to the highest data rate at which the modem pair achieved synchronization.

Abstract: A tilt-trim subsystem assembly affixed to an outdrive of a stern drive that may be supported by a gimbal unit and may be configured to rotate about a predetermined axis to impart a desired trim or tilt to the drive system is provided. The tilt-trim assembly has one respective end thereof configured to pivotally receive one anchor pin supported by the outdrive. The assembly includes one or more cylinders having one end thereof pivotally connected to another anchor pin so that when the cylinder is actuated the outdrive and the tilt-trim subsystem assembly are jointly rotated about the predetermined axis.

Abstract: A device for thermally affecting tissue of a patient includes a housing defining an interior volume that is at least partially insertable into an exterior opening in a patient. A thermal member positioned within the interior volume of the housing includes a thermal input side and a thermal output side to impart a thermal change to the tissue.

Abstract: A storage system for a pickup truck or similar vehicle including a bow and storage compartment that has two panels. The bow is mounted between the side walls of the vehicle to extend over the bed of the vehicle. A first of the two panels of the storage compartment is supported on the bow and depends substantially vertically downwardly. The second panel is attached to the first panel and extends rearwardly over the bed toward the tailgate. In use, loose items such as grocery bags can be placed on the second panel of the storage compartment and with the tailgate closed, the items will be held securely and safely in place between the first panel of the storage compartment and the closed tailgate. Tracks or channels can also be provided in rails on the side walls of the vehicle to receive and secure storage containers for the loose items.

Abstract: A system and method are provided for improving the control of vacuum and pressure in an ink jet printing system. The control is positively affected by reducing response time of the system, minimizing overshoot of the controlled parameters, such as ink pressure or system vacuum, eliminating steady state oscillations, and reducing the magnitude of the excursions of the controlled parameter in response to load changes.