Abstract: The invention provides a compound comprising a xanthone or thiaxanthone sensitising moiety, capable of coordinating to a lanthanide ion by the nitrogen atom of an integral pyridyl group or a related group able to bind a lanthanide ion.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for distributing data across multiple data stores are provided. In one embodiment, records are maintained for multiple data stores that associate primary key indicators and time intervals pertaining to data items with distinct data stores. When a request pertaining to at least one data item is received, a primary key indicator and the time of this data item are determined. Further, the records maintained for the multiple data stores are searched using the primary key indicator and the time of the data item to find one or more data stores for the data item.

Abstract: A first aspect of the invention includes a power relay assembly having a motor assembly and actuator assembly disposed in a housing. The actuator assembly includes at least one bridge assembly having one or more contacts arranged to provide selective electrical connections. The actuator assembly is attached to an armature of the motor assembly. The armature is arranged and disposed to drive the actuator assembly. The motor assembly includes an electromagnetic coil assembly disposed around at least a portion of the armature. A magnetic pole piece is configured adjacent to an end of the coil assembly. The pole piece includes an armature seat configured to attract and receive the armature when the coil assembly is magnetized. The armature seat has a taper configured to provide a substantially constant attractive force along the stroke length.

Abstract: A data-processing system and method include a processor core associated with a cache controller. A plurality of cached memory components is associated with the processor core and the cache controller. A cached processor is provided, which supports a plurality of varying sizes of instruction and data cache, wherein the cached processor comprises a processor core separated from the cache controller and the plurality of cached memory components, thereby permitted the cached processor to support varying sizes of cache memory in a flexible memory arrangement thereof.

Abstract: A composite wood product and its method of manufacture. The wood product comprises aligned, substantially straight wood strands cut from veneer, disposed side by side lengthwise in substantially parallel relationship with adhesive bonding together the strands. The product is produced in a billet having a width in the range of about 3 ft. to 12 ft. and with a thickness in the range of about 1.1 inches to 2 inches. The strand ends are distributed in a specific pattern that approximates maximizing the minimum distance between strand ends. The wide sides of the billet are coated with a dark colored resin. The billet may be sawn lengthwise into sizes used for joists and rafters. Such a sawn product (e.g. 1.5? by 9.25?) has the wide sides a dark resin color and the narrow sawn sides mostly wood colored. The strands are parallel to its length.

Abstract: A transflective display device (1), comprising: an array of transmissive pixels (4) and reflective pixels (12) arranged such that at least one characteristic of an image is different for the image displayed in transmissive mode compared to the image displayed in reflective mode, for example different resolution, or one mode colour and the other mode monochrome, and arranged to switch off a backlight (190) that provides illumination for the transmissive mode responsive to the ambient light level (304) exceeding a threshold level (316). The device may further, or alternatively, be arranged to drive the reflective pixels (12) in an all-black state responsive to the ambient light level (304) falling below the threshold (316). An additional threshold (318) may be used to provide a hysteresis loop (320-321).

Abstract: A packet processing system architecture and method are provided. According to a first aspect of the invention, packet parser functions are distributed throughout a packet processing system comprising a packet classification system and a packet modification system. According to a second aspect of the invention, an egress mirroring function is provided to the system. According to a third aspect of the invention, a multi-dimensional quality of service indicator for a packet is provided. According to a fourth aspect of the invention, a cascaded combination of multiple, replicated packet processing systems is used to process a packet. A fifth aspect of the invention involves any combination of one or more of the foregoing.

Abstract: The present application describes organic compounds that are useful for the treatment, prevention and/or amelioration of human diseases.

Abstract: A pilot nozzle heat shield includes a generally cylindrical body having a first end for receiving a pilot nozzle. The body includes a plurality of radial retention pin cavities for receiving retention pins. A frustoconical flow tip is located at a second end of the body that includes a proximal periphery and a distal periphery. A plurality of flow jets are circumferentially spaced about the proximal periphery of the frustoconical flow tip which further includes a plurality of slots extending distally from the plurality of flow jets. The plurality of slots define a plurality of tangs and the plurality of tangs define an aperture at the distal periphery of the flow tip. At least two of the tangs are connected about the distal periphery of the flow tip and the pilot nozzle heat shield generally includes at least two sets of connected tangs.

Abstract: A stub shaft section adapted to be welded to a re-used end portion of a rotor shaft, the stub shaft section including a hollow cylindrical member having a substantially uniform inner diameter and first chamfered end adapted to form one side of a substantially V-shaped weld groove, and an integral backing ring extending axially beyond the chamfered end, the backing ring having a circumferential recess in a radially outer surface thereof.

Abstract: A packet processing system architecture and method are provided. According to a first aspect of the invention, a plurality of quality of service indicators are provided for a packet, each with an assigned priority, and a configurable priority resolution scheme is utilized to select one of the quality of service indicators for assigning to the packet. According to a second aspect of the invention, wide data paths are utilized in selected areas of the system, while avoiding universal utilization of the wide data paths in the system. According to a third aspect of the invention, one or more stacks are utilized to facilitate packet processing. According to a fourth aspect of the invention, a packet size determiner is allocated to a packet from a pool of packet size determiners, and is returned to the pool upon or after determining the size of the packet.

Abstract: An electrically driven device with a soft start includes an electric motor, a motor driven element operatively connected to the motor, and a power switch. A time delay relay is electrically connected to the motor and the power switch. The time delay relay is configured to provide a mechanically controlled time delay to soft start the motor. The time delay relay includes a coil having a longitudinal axis therethrough, and an armature proximate an end of the coil that is movable between energized and de-energized positions. A tube is positioned within the coil and has a longitudinal axis that is substantially coincident with the axis of the coil. A metallic core disposed within the tube is movable along the axis of the tube in response to a magnetic field in the coil to induce movement of the armature to the energized position after a time delay. The time delay is mechanically determined and substantially corresponds to an in-rush current time for the motor.

Abstract: A time delay relay includes a coil having a longitudinal axis therethrough and an armature proximate an end of the coil. The armature is movable between an energized position and a de-energized position. A tube is positioned within the coil. The tube has a longitudinal axis that is substantially coincident with the axis of the coil. A metallic core is disposed within the tube. The core is movable along the longitudinal axis of the tube in response to a magnetic field in the coil to induce movement of the armature to the energized position. A time delay occurs between the onset of the presence of the magnetic field and the movement of the armature to the energized position.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method of determining the amount or presence of antibodies to an immunogen in a blood sample comprising at least the steps of detecting the amount or presence of plasma antibodies or parts thereof and lymphocyte antibodies or parts thereof in said sample, wherein said plasma and lymphocyte antibodies are detected together or in separate assays and determination of their combined amount or presence determines the amount or presence of antibodies to said immunogen. Uses of the method in high throughput screening, screening of blood bank samples and in diagnosis are also provided.

Abstract: The present application describes organic compounds that are useful for the treatment, prevention and/or amelioration of human diseases.

Abstract: The present application describes organic compounds that are useful for the treatment, prevention and/or amelioration of human diseases.

Abstract: A vane assembly for a gas turbine engine is disclosed having lower thermally induced stresses resulting in improved component durability. The stresses in the vane assembly airfoils are lowered by increasing the flexibility of the vane platform and reducing its resistance to thermal deflection. This is accomplished by placing an opening along the innermost vane assembly rail that reduces the effective stiffness of the platform, thereby lowering the operating stresses in the airfoils of the vane assembly. A removable seal is then placed in the opening in order to prevent undesired leakages, while maintaining the benefit of the increased platform flexibility.

Abstract: Novel sequences for calcium channel ?2?-2 and ?2?-3 subunits are provided. Also provided are cell lines that express the novel calcium channel subunits of the invention. These cells may be used for identifying compounds capable of stimulating or inhibiting the activation of the calcium channels.

Abstract: A combustor liner (230) for a gas turbine engine combustor (200) comprises an inner wall (232), an outer wall (238), a cooling air flow channel (244) formed there between, and a flow control ring (246). The flow control ring (246) is sealingly attached to the downstream ends of the inner wall (232) and the outer wall (238), and comprises a plurality of holes (250) that, during gas turbine engine operation, may regulate a flow of cooling air that passes through the cooling air flow channel (244). One or more surfaces may be coated with a thermal barrier coating (237) to provide additional protection from thermal damage.

Abstract: A computer case for transporting a laptop computer. The case includes two mating sections and an inner cushioned liner in each section for cushioning the laptop therein in a protective manner. A hinge latch along one side of one section interlocks with a mating hinge latch along one side of the other section to hingedly secure the sections together. A single elongated locking latch is provided on one of the sections, opposite the side where the hinge latch is provided, adapted to lock into a groove on the underside of the other of the sections opposite the side where the other hinge latch is provided.