Abstract: A system, method, apparatus, means, and computer program code for facilitating customer service for a parking facility. A parking facility may include one or more garage stations, such as an entry system, exit system, pay station, camera, telephone or other communication device, etc. The garage stations may be in communication directly or indirectly with a call center to report alerts, indicate malfunctions or other problems, or provide other messages. In addition, a customer at the parking facility may use a telephone or other communication device to initiate communication with the call center in order to ask a question, report a problem, etc. The call center may route information regarding an event at a parking facility to an agent station associated with an agent assigned or otherwise selected to respond to the event.

Abstract: A system and method that determines a blood flow rate in an area of a subject. The system includes a transmitter operable to transmit an electrical signal in the range of about 20 GHz to about 300 GHz to the area, a temperature sensor positioned adjacent the area, and a processor operable to determine the blood flow rate in the area based on the rate of change of temperature in the area as a result of the application of the electrical signal on the area and a power density value.

Abstract: Functional red fluorescent proteins, nucleic acids encoding them, and methods for their use.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for forming a waterproof building wall is disclosed, including providing a mold that fits around a window or other structure held in the wall, applying stucco or other moldable material that hardens to form an exterior coating for the wall and a recess from the mold, and sealing the recess with an elastic and waterproof sealant that is attached to both the structure and the side of the recess. The resulting wall may have a sealed recess between the stucco coating and the structure that extends less than about one centimeter from the structure, and the seal can expand and contract in conformance with expansion and contraction of a distance between the edge and the side surface.

Abstract: A GUI is configured to automatically shift the position of mouse pointer, upon activation of a menu selection that invokes a cascading child menu, to a location on or adjacent to the invoked child menu. This minimizes the need to move the mouse pointer horizontally to access a cascading menu and thus reduces the inadvertent selection of an incorrect menu item.

Abstract: A GUI is configured to give a user a selectable option to choose a preferred amount of offset for cascading menus. The user can manually input an offset of any value and in a preferred embodiment the offset is selectable from 1-100%, and presets can be made available from a drop-down menu (e.g., in 10% increments, i.e., 10%, 20%, 30%, etc.) for selection. This allows the user to minimize the need to move the mouse pointer horizontally to access a cascading menu and thus reduces the inadvertent selection of an incorrect menu item.

Abstract: A catheter system and method is provided for overcoming various problems commonly associated with the application of regional anesthesia. Disclosed herein are several embodiments for providing continuous regional anesthesia. In general, the catheter system includes an epidural catheter, an epidural needle, tubing for optional fluid administration, an attached conductive wire (for connection to a nerve stimulator) and a catheter introducer, which is integrated within the proximal hub of the insulated needle. The embodiments may differ in several ways.

Abstract: Probes and methods for testing electrical circuits are provided. One such probe includes a conductive socket, a conductive spring, and a housing that guides the conductive spring to the conductive socket to form an electrical connection between the spring and the socket. Once such method includes providing a conical housing and a spring and guiding the spring to the socket via the conical housing. The guiding step ensures that the spring contacts the socket during assembly and, therefore, ensures that a conductive path from the socket to the spring is provided. Methods and other probes are also provided.

Abstract: An inbred corn line, designated W60028, is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of inbred corn line W60028, to the plants of inbred corn line W60028 and to methods for producing a corn plant, either inbred or hybrid, by crossing the inbred line W60028 with itself or another corn line. The invention further relates to methods for producing a corn plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic plants produced by that method and to methods for producing other inbred corn lines derived from the inbred W60028.

Abstract: A method, system, and program for generating scripts in a networked environment are disclosed. A shell script is written in a programming language in which the shell script is used in a networked environment. The shell script is programmingly converted to a script executable under a specific platform. The script is executed under the specific platform. A script generating command its defined in the shell script. Parameters for the script generating command are defined. The script generating command is executed with the parameters to generate the script. Prefix names having associated prefix variables that are passed to the script generating command are also defined. The prefix names and the prefix variables are obtained for the script generating command. Values for the prefix variables are retrieved from a table.

Abstract: Probes and methods for testing electrical circuits are provided. One such probe includes a conductive socket, a conductive spring, and a housing that guides the conductive spring to the conductive socket to form an electrical connection between the spring and the socket. Once such method includes providing a conical and a spring and guiding the spring to the socket via the conical housing. The guiding step ensures that the spring contacts the socket during assembly and, therefore, ensures that a conductive path from the socket to the spring is provided. Methods and other probes are also provided.

Abstract: A device for manually capturing and restraining intended insects, the same comprising a pad of stacked, singular sheets each sheet having a partial enveloping means comprised of hydrophillic absorbing material and collapsible sheet construction whereby the sheet partially conforms in reposne to the insects body mass. Each sheet has a region is coated with a mild compression adhesive material capable of trapping of an insect in response to the physical manipulation by a human being. The pad of stacked adhesive sheets can be used by separating each sheet individually or as a stack. Upon apprehension of an insect, the sheet restraining the insect is separated, if not already separated from its stack, folded to encase the insect and ready for disposal. The pad of stacked adhesive sheets can have various sheet sizes, thickness and density with varying enveloping ability—all depending upon intended insect to be trapped.

Abstract: A method, system and apparatus for automatically assigning mnemonics to text strings in a GUI are provided. First, all text strings used in the GUI that are associated with controls requiring mnemonics are stored in a table. Then using common assignment rules, each text string is automatically assigned a unique mnemonic. Text strings that are generally assigned particular mnemonics (i.e., standard mnemonics) are assigned those standard mnemonics. Each mnemonic used is registered into another table to ensure against duplication of mnemonics.

Abstract: A pin having a voltage probe pin-head is provided. The pin includes a pin-head having a substantially flat surface at one end and a pin-head tip at an opposing end, the substantially flat surface is configured to attach to a resistor, and the pin-head tip contacts an electrical test point. The pin also has a neck-like portion that extends between a shaft and the pin-head, wherein the neck-like portion is shorter than the shaft and has a diameter that is smaller than a diameter of a cross-section of the shaft.

Abstract: An inbred corn line, designated JCR503, is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of inbred corn line JCR503, to the plants of inbred corn line JCR503 and to methods for producing a corn plant, either inbred or hybrid, by crossing the inbred line JCR503 with itself or another corn line. The invention further relates to methods for producing a corn plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic plants produced by that method.

Abstract: A continuous motion apparatus for depacking and packing articles in cases which includes a carriage which carries a plurality of transfer arms; a plurality of article pick-up heads carried by the transfer arms for picking up a group of the articles at a pick-up station to transfer the articles to a release station. In a case packing configuration of the invention, a slug metering section includes a slug feeder continuously receiving articles from an infeed conveyor. A revolving pin bar mechanism is carried in the slug metering section having a plurality of revolving pin bar assemblies to assist in forming the articles into successive groups or slugs of articles. The pin bar assemblies include spaced upstanding pins which are received in crevices between rear articles in a first slug and front articles in a second slug of articles to separate the articles for processing.

Abstract: An inbred corn line, designated W60028, is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of inbred corn line W60028, to the plants of inbred corn line W60028 and to methods for producing a corn plant, either inbred or hybrid, by crossing the inbred line W60028 with itself or another corn line. The invention further relates to methods for producing a corn plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic plants produced by that method and to methods for producing other inbred corn lines derived from the inbred W60028.

Abstract: A circuit on a printed circuit board transmits radio frequency (RF) signals. A modulator operatively coupled to the printed circuit board modulates a signal to be transmitted by modulating an information signal onto a carrier signal. A ground plane attaches to edges and to first and second surfaces of the printed circuit board. The ground plane electrically connects to components of the modulator. A power transistor physically attaches to the printed circuit board and electrically connects to the ground plane through a slot in the printed circuit board. The ground plane provides a suitable ground reference potential for both the modulator and the power transistor without individually constructed circuit boards for each. A ground isolation barrier formed on the ground plane may prevent “cross talk” between the modulator and the power transistor.

Abstract: A system and method for providing and receiving sports-related information, including scoring information, on a handheld or other device accessed by a user in a sporting arena. At least one handheld or other user device is made available at sporting arenas or elsewhere for users to access sports-related information. During a sporting event, a communication device provides the user device with original roster information, a disabled list, the weather forecast, general information about a particular sporting arena, and scoring information updates as the game progresses. The user is also able to enter, store, and later retrieve at least some of the sports-related information, such as scoring information, so that the user can review and analyze the scoring information for the sports event and games for an entire season.