Abstract: A secure non-penetrating flat roof mount, for a satellite antenna and for use with a ballast, having a base portion that itself has two ballast encasing members. Each of the ballast encasing members defines two different open end faces while, at the same time, substantially enclosing a separate portion of the ballast. The base portion also includes two end caps, with each end cap respectively engaging one open end face on each ballast encasing member. The roof mount is also provided with two tie rods that hold the end caps in place, and in encasing relation, so as to encase the ballast in use. The roof mount also has an antenna supporting member that securely engages the base portion. The antenna supporting member has a sleeve portion that has sockets that in turn accept complementary fasteners in throughpassing relation, so as to secure an antenna mast within the sleeve portion.

Abstract: According to the invention, there is provided a novel soybean variety, designated XB15P03. This invention thus relates to the seeds of soybean variety XB15P03, to the plants of soybean XB15P03 to plant parts of soybean variety XB15P03 and to methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing soybean variety XB15P03 with another soybean plant, using XB15P03 as either the male or the female parent. This invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. This invention also relates to soybean varieties or breeding varieties and plant parts derived from soybean variety XB15P03, to methods for producing other soybean varieties, lines or plant parts derived from soybean variety XB15P03 and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a lock indicator circuit used to indicate a phase lock condition between logic signals. The lock indicator circuit uses a phase detector that generates a pulse width proportional to the phase difference between a reference signal and a feedback signal. Another circuit generates, on each positive edge of the reference and the feedback signals, pulses whose widths are primarily dependent on fixed delay elements. These fixed pulse determine a window in which the pulse from the phase detector will fall as the two signals approach phase lock. Phase lock is signaled by the logic AND of the window pulse and the phase detector pulse. Other circuitry generates a phase lock indication signal if the phase lock signal remains true for a number of consecutive transitions of the reference signal. Likewise a phase unlock indication signal is generated if after phase lock indication, phase unlock occurs and remains for a number of consecutive transitions of the reference signal.

Abstract: A device and method for detecting rotational drift of mirror elements in a MEMS tilt mirror array used in an optical crossconnect. The optical crossconnect directs optical signals from an input fiber to an output fiber along an optical path by rotatably positioning mirror elements in desired positions. A monitoring device disposed outside of the optical path is used to obtain images of the MEMS array or to transmit and receive a test signal through the crossconnect for detecting the presence of mirror element drift.

Abstract: A reference voltage is moved dynamically towards a voltage level of the last received value. The movement takes place over a predetermined fraction of a bit-time. The amount of movement is limited so that successive logical values don't result in an unusable reference voltage level. When the output of a receiver changes, a state machine sequences the selection of analog reference voltage inputs to a multiplexer to move an output reference voltage towards a steady-state signal voltage level for the value that was just received. When the sequence is complete, the state machine keeps the last value selected on the output until the output of the receiver changes value.

Abstract: An isolated amino acid sequence comprising the sequence set out in SEQ ID NO:2 or an amino acid sequence substantially homologous thereto, or a fragment thereof, with the proviso that the amino acid sequence in SEQ ID NO:3 is specifically excluded.

Abstract: A graphics digitizer having a phase-locked-loop, a timing generator, and at least one channel with a reference and bias voltage generator and an analog-to-digital converter is disclosed. In some embodiments, the phase-locked-loop includes a programmable Div/N circuit so that the output frequency of the signal generated by the phase-locked-loop is programmable. In some embodiments, the timing generator generates a HSOUT video signal in response to the HSYNC video signal by sampling the HSYNC video signal with a phase adaptively chosen in response to a programmable phase between the signal generated by the phase-locked-loop and the HSYNC video signal. In some embodiments of the invention the reference and bias voltage generates a reference voltage determined by a digital-to-analog conversion of a value stored in a programmable gain register and generates a bias voltage proportionally to the reference voltage by a current digital-to-analog conversion of a value stored in a programmable offset register.

Abstract: An inhalation device is described for use with a medicament pack in which at least one container for medicament in powder form is defined between two sheets peelably secured to one another. The device comprises means for peeling the sheets apart at an opening station to open the container; and an outlet, communicating with the opened container, through which a user can inhale medicament in powder form from the opened container.

Abstract: A method for managing power consumption of multiple computer servers is disclosed. The current workload information and the current capacity information of a group of computer servers within a computer server pool are determined. A short term history and a long term history of the workload information are then built based on the determined workload information. Next, the information regarding short-term variations in workload is determined. Similarly, the information regarding long-term variations in workload is determined. Based on a combination of the above-mentioned determined short-term and long-term information, at least one of the computer servers is powered on or powered off.

Abstract: This invention relates to N-aroyl cyclic amine derivatives of formula (1), wherein X represents a bond, oxygen, NR3 or a group (CH2), wherein n represents 1, 2 or 3; Y represents CH2, CO, CH(OH), or CH2CH(OH); Het is an optionally substituted bicyclic heteroaryl group containing up to 4 heteroatoms selected from N, O and S; Ar2 represents an optionally substituted phenyl or a 5- or 6-membered heterocyclyl group containing up to 3 heteroatoms selected from N, O and S and their use as pharmaceuticals, specifically as orexin receptor antagonists.

Abstract: A backplane for use in an electro-optic display comprises a patterned metal foil having a plurality of apertures extending therethrough, coated on at least side with an insulating polymeric material and having a plurality of thin film electronic devices provided on the insulating polymeric material.

Abstract: A fuel cell and a method for manufacturing a fuel cell are presented. The method comprises providing at least one substrate and disposing a plurality of fuel cell component layers on the substrate by at least one physical vapor deposition process. Each layer of the plurality comprises an edge bordering the layer. The fuel cell unit comprises at least one substrate; a plurality of fuel cell component layers disposed on the substrate, wherein each layer of the plurality comprises an edge bordering the layer; and at least one dense layer of material disposed over at least a portion of the edge of at least one fuel cell component layer. The at least one dense layer seals at least the aforementioned portion of the edge.

Abstract: A navigation manager component cooperable with a user interface renderer is described. The navigation manager manages one or more navigation units and maintains a navigation unit cursor. Each navigation unit is associated with another navigation unit managed by the same navigation manager. The navigation manager provides a range of navigation services, which operate upon the navigation unit cursor. These services include a service to navigate forwards and a service to navigate backwards. These services take into account the associations between navigation units in order to determine the correct sequence of navigation units for forwards and backwards navigation. The services also determine whether the items represented by each navigation unit include eligible items or items for which data entry is incomplete. In this way, navigation units for which all the items represented by the navigation unit are ineligible can be passed over by the navigation services, to that they never become current.

Abstract: A transmission meter (1) and a method for measuring the transmittance of a fluid, the meter (1) comprises an analysis chamber for passage of the fluid therethrough, means for receiving an electromagnetic source (9) within said chamber and three sensors (D1, D2 and D3) each configured to measure the output from said source (9), wherein each of the three sensors (D1, D2 and D3) are located at different distances from the source (9). The transmission meter may be used in a disinfection system either to measure the transmittance of the untreated water or to measure the transmittance of the water as it is purified.

Abstract: This invention provides novel compounds derived from a marine sponge, Adocia sp., that specifically modulat kinesin activity by targeting the kinesin motor domain and mimicking the activity a microtubule. The compounds act as potent anti-mitogens are useful in a wide variety of in vitro and in vivo applications.

Abstract: A pneumatic rubber tire with rubber component which contains an electrically conductive carbon black and aramid pulp of fibrillated aramid fibers. Such rubber component is selected from at least one of sidewall, tread base for a tire having a tread of a tread/base construction and apex.

Abstract: A mobile self-contained self-powered station having a plurality of vessels delivers a pressurized fluid to a receiving tank (e.g., a fuel tank of a hydrogen-powered vehicle) without using mechanical compression, external electric power, or other external utilities. The station includes first and second vessels, a conduit in fluid communication with the receiving tank and each of the first and second vessels, means for transferring at least a portion of a quantity of the pressurized fluid from the first vessel to the receiving tank, means for measuring continuously a pressure differential between the increasing pressure in the receiving tank and the decreasing pressure in the first vessel, means for discontinuing the transfer from the first vessel when a predetermined limit value is reached, and means for transferring at least a portion of a quantity of the pressurized fluid from the second vessel to the receiving tank.

Abstract: According to the invention, there is provided a novel soybean variety, designated XB06H04. This invention thus relates to the seeds of soybean variety XB06H04, to the plants of soybean XB06H04, to plant parts of soybean variety XB06H04 and to methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing soybean variety XB06H04 with another soybean plant, using XB06H04 as either the male or the female parent. This invention also relates to methods for introgressing a transgenic or mutant trait into soybean variety XB06H04 and to the soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. This invention also relates to soybean varieties or breeding varieties and plant parts derived from soybean variety XB06H04, to methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety XB06R04 and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods.

Abstract: A Position Sensor comprises: one or more excitation windings; a signal generator adapted to apply excitation signals to the or each excitation winding; tag means displaceable relative to said excitation windings; one or more sensor windings electromagnetically coupled to said excitation windings such that in response to said excitation signals being applied to said excitation windings, there is generated sensed signal in the or each sensor winding; and a signal processor adapted to process said sensed signals to determine the position of said tag means in any location in the X, Y and Z planes essentially in accordance with phase values or in accordance with phase values and amplitude values.

Abstract: According to the invention, there is provided a novel soybean variety, designated XB11F04. This invention thus relates to the seeds of soybean variety XB11F04, to the plants of soybean XB11F04, to plant parts of soybean variety XB11F04 and to methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing soybean variety XB11F04 with another soybean plant, using XB11F04 as either the male or the female parent. This invention also relates to methods for introgressing a transgenic or mutant trait into soybean variety XB11F04 and to the soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. This invention also relates to soybean varieties or breeding varieties and plant parts derived from soybean variety XB11F04, to methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety XB11F04 and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods.