Abstract: A vibratory handle for use with a surface finishing float, the vibratory handle including a first end having a bore for receiving a first float attachment screw therein for attaching the first end to the finishing float. The vibratory handle further including a second end having an oblong slot for receiving a second float attachment screw therein for attaching the second end to the finishing float such that the first float attachment screw and second float attachment screw are in operative alignment and spaced apart a distance along a surface the float. The vibratory handle also includes a gripping portion extending between the first end and second end.

Abstract: A vibratory handle for use with a surface finishing float, the vibratory handle including a first end having a bore for receiving a first float attachment screw therein for attaching the first end to the finishing float. The vibratory handle further including a second end having an oblong slot for receiving a second float attachment screw therein for attaching the second end to the finishing float such that the first float attachment screw and second float attachment screw are in operative alignment and spaced apart a distance along a surface the float. The vibratory handle also includes a gripping portion extending between the first end and second end.

Abstract: A controller includes a volatile random access memory and translation hardware. The volatile random access memory includes a table having at least one entry. The at least one entry includes a portion of a physical address of a memory location at a NAND flash non-volatile solid-state memory. The volatile random access memory is accessible to the translation hardware. The translation hardware is configured to sum binary data bits of a portion of a logical address and a pointer value to determine a random access memory address of the at least one entry and is configured to determine the portion of the physical address of the memory location at the NAND flash non-volatile solid-state memory based at least in part on the random access memory address of the at least one entry.

Abstract: The invention relates to a new class of compounds herein identified generally as “sultams”, which may be represented by the following formula V, in FIG. 1, in which numbering of the atoms is started with the sulfur atom of the isothiazole. Two of the rings (rings A and C) are aromatic, and the third is a heterocyclic ring (ring B), a cyclic sulfonamide. Of particular importance are the enantiomerically pure sultams since they are especially potent HIV-1 inhibitors.

Abstract: Biologically active sultams are disclosed which have potent anti-HIV activity. Solution methods of syntheses, which use a new catalyst for the asymmetric reduction of a C═N intermediate, are described. Biological compositions and method of treating mammals for viral infections with compositions comprising the sultams of the invention, especially HIV are described.

Abstract: Biologically active sultams are disclosed which have potent anti-HIV activity. A combinational method of synthesis, which uses a solid support and variants thereof, are described. Biological compositions and method of treating mammals for viral infections with compositions comprising the sultams of the invention, especially HIV are described.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to pharmaceutical compositions including a saturated 1,2-dithiaheterocyclic compound having antiviral activity. The present invention also provides a kit containing the pharmaceutical composition and methods of treating or preventing viral disease using the composition, as well as methods for inactivating retrovirus in a body fluid.

Abstract: Multimedia information (e.g. graphics, video, sound, control information) passes through a system bus from a CPU main memory to a display memory in accordance with CPU commands. The information may be packetized with associated packet types identifying the different media. A media stream controller processes the information and passes the processed information to the display memory. Controllers in the media stream controller individually pass multimedia information to the display memory. A PACDAC controller in the media stream controller causes media (e.g. graphics, video) in the display memory to be transferred to a PACDAC for display. The format, sequence, and rate of this transfer may be flexibly controlled by software on a frame by frame basis. Arbitration logic establishes priorities for the different controllers in the media stream controller so they may share a single bus for accessing the display memory. A single interrupt controller coordinates interrupts (e.g.

Abstract: A system and method for generating NTSC and PAL formatted composite video signals in a computer. Digital pixel data may be processed by software to form component video pixel data, which may include luminance and chrominance components. A chrominance look-up table is provided in a display memory and is used for modulation of the chrominance components in accordance with NTSC and/or PAL formats. The modulated components are then combined to form digital composite video pixel data which may be stored in a frame buffer in the display memory. Alternatively, a pixel clock frequency equal to an integer multiple of the carrier frequency may be used and modulation in accordance with the NTSC and PAL formats may be accomplished by inverting, setting to zero or leaving unmodified the chrominance components. The architecture of this system greatly reduces hardware complexity and bandwidth requirements.

Abstract: A system and method for generating composite video signals in a computer. Digital pixel data may be processed by software to form component video pixel data, which may include luminance and chrominance components. A chrominance look-up table is provided in a display memory and is used for modulation of the chrominance components. The modulated components are then combined to form digital composite video pixel data which may be stored in a frame buffer in the display memory. Video control information is precalculated and stored in the display memory in advance. The digital composite video pixel data and video control information are then recovered from the display memory to produce a formatted stream of video data. The architecture of this system greatly reduces hardware complexity and bandwidth requirements. In addition, the process may be controlled by a media stream controller which is also adapted for audio and graphics processing.

Abstract: A system and method for generating composite video signals in a computer. Digital pixel data may be processed by software to form component video pixel data, which may include luminance and chrominance components. A chrominance look-up table is provided in a display memory and is used for modulation of the chrominance components. The modulated components are then combined to form digital composite video pixel data which may be stored in a frame buffer in the display memory. Video control information is precalculated and stored in the display memory in advance. The digital composite video pixel data and video control information are then recovered from the display memory to produce a formatted stream of video data. The architecture of this system greatly reduces hardware complexity and bandwidth requirements. In addition, the process may be controlled by a media stream controller which is also adapted for audio and graphics processing.

Abstract: In a starter control system for an engine equipped with a starter motor, starter relay, ignition switch, and electronic control unit (ECU), a circuit and method whereby the ECU will deactivate the starter relay if the operator of a vehicle attempts to re-start the vehicle when the current engine speed is greater than the minimum engine running speed, under both initial starting and engine running conditions. The deactivation of the starter relay will prevent engagement of the pinion gear to the ring gear of the starter motor, potentially reducing wear on the starter motor, grinding of the pinion gear to the ring gear when engaging the gears at a high RPM, and noise to an operator of the vehicle.

Abstract: A CPU introduces software commands to a first limited capacity memory (e.g. FIFO), on an integrated circuit chip. Data (e.g. graphics) from a first portion of a second memory (off chip) is processed in accordance with such commands. A second portion (e.g. FIFO) of the second memory may also store commands normally passing from the CPU through the first memory. When the first memory becomes full, the commands may pass from the CPU through the second portion of the second memory (which may have a storage capacity considerably greater than that of the first memory) and then through the first memory. The commands may continue to flow in this auxiliary path until the second portion of the second memory becomes empty. A third memory of a limited capacity on the chip may pass the commands from the CPU to the first memory in the normal operation or to the second portion of the second memory when the first memory becomes full. The CPU may also pass commands to other peripheral equipment while a ready line is high.

Abstract: Words of different types of digital information, including standard interframe video (SIF), graphics, television and audio are transferred preferably in packets between a controller, storage memory and shift registers (e.g. FIFO's) individually associated with the different information types. For a VRAM memory, information is transferred in parallel, controlled by tag bus information, from the controller to the memory and then serially to the FIFO's, all at a frequency higher than a clock frequency in a monitor raster scan. The tag bus information is decoded and introduced to an additional FIFO. A state machine processes such additional FIFO information and transfers the digital information to the different FIFO's at times controlled in each line by such additional FIFO--e.g. particular times in each line for the SIF and graphics and, thereafter, for television and audio, at times unrelated to any times in such line.

Abstract: A method of synthesis of the four optically active stereoisomers of calanolide A and B which produces the compounds in high yields and in a high degree of purity.

Abstract: A computer system with self-describing feature table accessible by device drivers. Thus a simple process can access these feature tables to fully customize the device drivers at installation, or at boot: or the device driver can branch on the data in the feature table. Thus, a new degree of flexibility is achieved without degrading performance.

Abstract: A method of, and apparatus for, running several applications concurrently on a processing system. Virtual terminals are created for running the applications. However, the virtual terminals perform as though the processing system were a single terminal system. In this way, any application written for a single terminal system can run in this multiple virtual terminal environment. For interaction with one of the several applications running on this system, the real physical resources of the system are reallocated to the virtual terminal running the selected application.

Abstract: A computer system with self-describing feature table, accessible by device drivers. Thus a simple process can access these feature tables to fully customize the device drivers at installation, or at boot; or the device driver can branch on the data in the feature table. Thus, a new degree of flexibility is achieved without degrading performance.

Abstract: A method of, and apparatus for, running several applications concurrently on a processing system. Virtual terminals are created for running the applications. However, the virtual terminals perform as though the processing system were a single terminal system. In this way, any application written for a single terminal system can run in this multiple virtual terminal environment. For interaction with one of the several applications running on this system, the real physical resources of the system are reallocated to the virtual terminal running the selected application.

Abstract: Novel substituted dibenzofuran compounds are disclosed. The compounds exhibit activity in antagonizing the effects of leukotriene B.sub.4 (LTB.sub.4). Pharmaceutical compositions containing the novel compounds and methods of treatment employing the same are also described.