Abstract: An optical interconnect system includes a stacked arrangement of optical lightpipe layers, one layer assigned to each emitter of the system. The various optical lightpipe layers are designed to provide the same level of light to each receptor of the system. The optical lightpipe layers are very thin, allowing the emitter and receptor devices of the system to span the entire optical lightpipe layer assembly. The path loss between every emitter and every receptor over the entire system can be balanced, i.e., made substantially the same, or otherwise set as desired with respect to individual emitters and receptors.

Abstract: A connection system for providing multiple modes of electromagnetic connection to a device. This system includes a ribbon cable with a plurality of multi-mode electromagnetic conductors arranged in a serial array, one alongside the other including a central optical conductor disposed between a pair of electrical conductors. The system also includes a multi-mode electromagnetic connector, that includes a housing, and optical transducers disposed between a pair of electrical terminals that have insulation piercing free ends. A cover that latchingly engages the housing applies pressure to the ribbon cable, forcing the ribbon cable to be pierced by the upper ends of the terminals and pressing the optical conductor into optical communication with said transducers. The electrical conductors carry electrical power comprising alternating current, at a frequency ranging between 10 and 30 kHz.

Abstract: A connection system for providing multiple modes of electromagnetic connection to a device. This system includes a ribbon cable with a plurality of multi-mode electromagnetic conductors arranged in a serial array, one alongside the other including a central optical conductor disposed between a pair of electrical conductors. The system also includes a multi-mode electromagnetic connector, that includes a housing, and optical transducers disposed between a pair of electrical terminals that have insulation piercing free ends. A cover that latchingly engages the housing applies pressure to the ribbon cable, forcing the ribbon cable to be pierced by the upper ends of the terminals and pressing the optical conductor into optical communication with said transducers. The electrical conductors carry electrical power comprising alternating current, at a frequency ranging between 10 and 30 kHz.

Abstract: An optical interconnect system includes a stacked arrangement of optical lightpipe layers, one layer assigned to each emitter of the system. The various optical lightpipe layers are designed to provide the same level of light to each receptor of the system. The optical lightpipe layers are very thin, allowing the emitter and receptor devices of the system to span the entire optical lightpipe layer assembly. The path loss between every emitter and every receptor over the entire system can be balanced, i.e., made substantially the same, or otherwise set as desired with respect to individual emitters and receptors.

Abstract: An apparatus (100), comprising multiple modular electrical devices (102, 104, 504) and an optical signal source (106), all coupled to an optical communication resource (108), and method for the interconnection of the multiple modular electrical devices (102, 104, 504) provides for a first modular electrical device (102) of the multiple modular electrical devices to locate a second modular electrical device (104) of the multiple modular electrical devices and to selectively address a communication among multiple modular electrical devices (102, 504).

Abstract: An apparatus and method of manufacture for a light source housing apparatus. The housing is insert molded around a plurality of electrically separated leads and defines a cavity. A portion of each lead is exposed along a bottom surface of the housing. Two or more leads have terminal portions near a rear surface of the housing. A lead, which can be used to protect against electrostatic discharge, is also mounted along a front face of the housing and terminates at a ring portion which defines an opening that is aligned with the cavity. The opening of the ring portion is preferably sized and shaped to correspond to an outer peripheral surface of a lens, lightpipe or other optical media, so that the lens can be inserted through the ring portion and into the cavity. A light source, such as an LED, is mounted within a cutout of the housing. The housing is manufactured using lead sets each having pre-formed leads indexed by a leadframe through an injection mold to form the housing around each lead set.

Abstract: Addition of certain tryptophan analogs to the culture medium during fermentation of a rebeccamycin-producing strain of Saccharothrix aerocolonigenes results in production of new rebeccamycin analogs having advantageous antitumor properties.

Abstract: A certain fermentation product of Actinomadura strain Q473-8 yield, when suitably treated, a novel compound having both antibiotic and antitumor activities.

Abstract: The present invention includes an apparatus and a method for transceiver self-diagnostic testing in a communication system. A feedback unit (228, 326) is utilized that allows performance of a loopback test independent of a transmit frequency to receive frequency difference without undue proliferation of circuitry.

Abstract: A certain fermentation product of Actinomadura strain Q473-8 yields, when suitably treated, a novel compound having both antibiotic and antitumor activities.

Abstract: A certain fermentation product of Actinomadura strain Q473-8 yields, when suitably treated, a novel compound having both antibiotic and antitumor activities.

Abstract: An antibiotic designated BMY-42448 is produced by fermentation of Micromonospora narashinoensis strain C39217-R109-7 (ATCC-53791). BMY-42448 exhibits both in vitro and in vivo antitumor activity.

Abstract: Addition of bromine to the culture medium during fermentation of a rebeccamycin-producing strain of Saccharothrix aerocolonigenes results in production of a new rebeccamycin derivative having advantageous antineoplastic properties.

Abstract: An antitumor antibiotic designated BMY-42428 is produced by fermentation of Actinomadura madurae ATCC-53806. The BMY-42428 antibiotic exhibits both antimicrobial and antitumor activities.