Abstract: The subject matter of the invention relates to therapy wraps for the application of compression and/or thermal therapy to a patient. The wraps are formed of at least two layers of material which are sealed together to form at least one cavity between them. The wraps may be used in conjunction with a therapy machine which fills the cavity or cavities of the wraps with fluid such as a gas and/or a liquid. The unique shapes of the wraps are particularly suitable for providing therapy to the human body. The shapes permit the manipulation of the wraps around various portions of the human body such as the shoulder, back and foot.

Abstract: The subject matter of the invention relates to therapy wraps for the application of compression and/or thermal therapy to a patient. The wraps are formed of at least two layers of material which are sealed together to form at least one cavity between them. The wraps may be used in conjunction with a therapy machine which fills the cavity or cavities of the wraps with fluid such as a gas and/or a liquid. The unique shapes of the wraps are particularly suitable for providing therapy to the human body. The shapes permit the manipulation of the wraps around various portions of the human body such as the shoulder, back and foot.

Abstract: The subject matter of the invention relates to therapy wraps for the application of compression and/or thermal therapy to a patient. The wraps are formed of at least two layers of material which are sealed together to form at least one cavity between them. The wraps may be used in conjunction with a therapy machine which fills the cavity or cavities of the wraps with fluid such as a gas and/or a liquid. The unique shapes of the wraps are particularly suitable for providing therapy to the human body. The shapes permit the manipulation of the wraps around various portions of the human body such as the shoulder, back and foot.

Abstract: The subject matter of the invention relates to therapy wraps for the application of compression and/or thermal therapy to a patient. The wraps are formed of at least two layers of material which are sealed together to form at least one cavity between them. The wraps may be used in conjunction with a therapy machine which fills the cavity or cavities of the wraps with fluid such as a gas and/or a liquid. The unique shapes of the wraps are particularly suitable for providing therapy to the human body. The shapes permit the manipulation of the wraps around various portions of the human body such as the shoulder, back and foot.

Abstract: Printer-based pre-ripping and caching of network documents allows an indication of a network document to be forwarded to a printer prior to a request to print the network document being received. This allows the network document to be converted to a print-ready format, and the converted document to be used for printing if a print request is subsequently received. Additionally, network documents can be cached at the printer (either in print-ready format or not in print-ready format) and the cached documents used for printing.

Abstract: A system and method for forming a filter media support system with dual locking mechanisms. The support system comprises two or more interlocking rows of support blocks. One or more slides and one or more guides protrude from the side walls of the blocks. Each guide is conformed to receive one slide from a neighboring block forming a first locking joint. The side walls also comprise one or more posts and one or more sockets. Each post is conformed to fit within one socket of a neighboring block, forming a second locking joint. In one embodiment the method for assembling the support system comprises aligning a slide of a first support block with a guide of a second support block. The slide of the first support block is vertically moved into the guide of the second support block. Force is applied so that the posts snap-lock into the sockets.

Abstract: A system and method for forming a filter media support system with multiple locking mechanisms. The support system comprises two or more interlocking rows of support blocks. One or more slides and one or more guides protrude from the side walls of the blocks. Each guide is conformed to receive one slide from a neighboring block, forming a first locking joint. The side walls also comprise one or more nubs and one or more recesses. Each nub is conformed to fit within one recess of a neighboring block, forming a second locking joint. In one embodiment, the method for assembling the support system comprises aligning a slide of a first support block with a guide of a second support block. The slide of the first support block is vertically moved into the guide of the second support block. Force is applied so that the nubs are flexed within the recesses.

Abstract: A system (10) comprising multiple units (40a-40h) and method for filtration of wastewater (20) is disclosed. Simultaneous denitrification of a single filter unit and normal filtration of the remaining filter units is provided for. Separate flow control systems (36) are described.

Abstract: An underdrain block for a filter system comprises a housing that has of a top wall, a bottom wall, a first end wall, a second end wall, a first side wall, and a second side wall. The end walls and the side walls connect the top wall to the bottom wall. The bottom wall forms two lateral rows of support legs configured to straddle infrastructure of the filter system. One or more snap-locking mechanisms are located on the side walls so that adjacent underdrain blocks are interconnected by the locking mechanisms when snapped in place. In one embodiment, the first side wall comprises one or more tongue lugs and the second side wall comprises one or more groove lugs, each groove lug defines a groove for mating with the tongue lug so that adjacent housings are interconnected by the tongue-in-groove locking mechanisms when the tongue lugs are snapped into the grooves.

Abstract: A method (100) of caching data is disclosed. The method (100) optimises proactive caching of data by estimating future demand for particular data within a computer system (1900). The computer system (1900) is typically configured in accordance with the hybrid peer-to-peer model. The method (100) maintains the bandwidth cost of proactive caching in proportion to expected demand for particular data. The method (100) also determines the availabiliy of a peer. The availability of a peer is defined herein as the probability of a peer being online, for example, when particular data is required by another peer.

Abstract: A method (100), apparatus (200) and computer program product for editing an electronic document is disclosed. Editorial modifications that a first collaborator has made to the document are published. Receipt of the modifications is acknowledged by one or more other collaborators and the published modifications are merged with any local modifications to produce a merged version of said modifications. The merged modifications are applied to the document to produce an edited version of the document including the editorial modifications. The edited version containing data incorporated therein indicating acknowledgment of the editorial modifications by one or more of the collaborators.

Abstract: Printer-based pre-ripping and caching of network documents allows an indication of a network document to be forwarded to a printer prior to a request to print the network document being received. This allows the network document to be converted to a print-ready format, and the converted document to be used for printing if a print request is subsequently received. Additionally, network documents can be cached at the printer (either in print-ready format or not in print-ready format) and the cached documents used for printing.

Abstract: A grease composition comprises an effective amount of a lubricating oil containing an imide or pyrrolidone thickening agent or an imide or pyrrolidone thickening agent comprising a metal salt of a carboxylic acid in combination with a bimetal phthalate complexing agent, such as dilithium terephthalate. The presence of the complexing agent results in a grease having properties superior to that of a similar grease without the complexing agent. Preferred complexing agents are dimetal terephthalates in which the metal is an alkali or alkaline earth metal and is the same metal as is present in the thickener. An example is a combination of a calcium or lithium salt of the reaction product of trimellitic anhydride with a hydrogenated rapeseed amine and a dilithium terephthalate complexing agent.

Abstract: A lubricating composition having improved high and low temperature properties is disclosed. More specifically, the addition of a certain ethylene copolymers having a Melt Index of at least about 40 g/10 mins. to a mixture comprising (1) a lubricating oil, (2) a thickener, and (3) a VI improver results in a lubricating composition which has both excellent high temperature adhesiveness and low temperature slumpability.

Abstract: A method for improving the shear stability of a multipurpose grease containing(i) a lubricating oil,(ii) a lithium soap of an hydroxy fatty acid,(iii) a polyhydric alcohol having at least three hydroxy groups, and(iv) at least two metal hydrocarbylthiophosphate compounds in which the metal is different in at least two compounds,is disclosed which comprises incorporating at least a major portion of the polyhydric alcohol into the mixture of lubricating oil and lithium soap of an hydroxy fatty acid and before the metal hydrocarbylthiophosphate compounds are added during the grease preparation process. Preferred ingredients are 12-hydroxystearic acid, glycerol, antimony dialkyldithiophosphate, and zinc dialkyldithiophosphate.