Abstract: Disclosed are methods of treating cancers by inhalation of stable platinum-containing formulations.

Abstract: A system and process is provided for packaging optical-electronic components used in fiber-optics networks. A top lid with an opening covers all the components of the optical-electronic package. A fiber boot with a groove is provided, wherein the opening in the top lid mates with the fiber boot groove. The fiber boot groove is located between plural shoulders. An optical fiber passes through an opening in the fiber boot and is firmly held within the fiber boot.

Abstract: An electronic device has a plastic housing. The plastic housing has components of a height-structured metallic leadframe. The components are in a matrix form and contain contact islands and chip islands on the underside of the plastic housing. Furthermore, the electronic device has a first line structure containing height-structured interconnects on the underside of the plastic housing and a second line structure containing bonding connections which are disposed within the plastic housing.

Abstract: A portable mixing/delivery apparatus mixes dry pre-blended materials, such as homogeneous cementitious combinations of dry sand, cement, lime, color pigments, etc., packaged in large bulk bags for use at a remote construction site. The bulk bag is lifted by a removable rack having plural lift eyes and the combination is positioned over a height adjustable frame. The granular material is then discharged into a continuous mixer having a dynamic input mixing stage, an output dry-to-wet mixing stage, and a transition stage therebetween. The enter assembly (bulk bag, frame and continuous mixer) is portable and can be lifted such as by a forklift to the height of a masonry scaffold for dispensing the mixed, wet granular material directly to the point of use. The apparatus allows the continuous mixer and its discharge tube to rotate to facilitate dispensing of the material directly to the point of use.

Abstract: According to the invention, the shaped bodies are comprised of at least one heavy metal, preferably Fe, Ni, Co, Sn, Mo or W which can be reduced from a corresponding metallic compound at a temperature of less than 1 500° C. The shaped bodies have an outer diameter ranging from 0.05 to 0.5 mm, and a diameter-to-wall thickness ratio of 0.5 to 3%.

Abstract: A lift truck having a parallel pair of drive trains, each powering a drive wheel on a different side of the lift truck. Each drive train includes a DC electric motor driving a variable displacement, hydraulic pump having a pressure output capacity of at least 3,000 psi. Each hydraulic pump is connected to a hydraulic motor, having a rotational speed capacity of at least 3,000 rpm and is connected through a transmission to the drive wheel on a different side of the lift truck. The DC motor is run continuously at full rpm and the torque/speed ratio of the drive train is controlled by controlling the displacement of the hydraulic pump.

Abstract: A system is provided for measuring transmission characteristics of a gas of interest through a barrier material wherein a sealed test gas chamber is provided on one side of the barrier material and an aligned sealed measurement chamber is provided on the opposite side of the barrier material. A rough vacuum is pulled in the test gas chamber and a high vacuum pulled in the measurement chamber to establish a set pressure differential therebetween. A mass spectrometer having partial gas sensitivities of 5×10−4 Torr or lower in fluid communication with the measurement chamber determines permeation of the test gas of interest through the barrier material.

Abstract: A variety of advantageous mechanisms for improved data transfer control within a data processing system are described. A DMA controller is described which is implemented as a multiprocessing transfer engine supporting multiple transfer controllers which may work independently or in cooperation to carry out data transfers, with each transfer controller acting as an autonomous processor, fetching and dispatching DMA instructions to multiple execution units. In particular, mechanisms for initiating and controlling the sequence of data transfers are provided, as are processes for autonomously fetching DMA instructions which are decoded sequentially but executed in parallel.

Abstract: A system, method and computer program product are disclosed for providing network-based supply chain communication between stores, distributors, suppliers, a supply chain manager, and an office of the supply chain manager. Invoice level sales data is transmitted from the supplier to the supply chain manager utilizing a network. Gross purchase data is sent from the distributors to the supply chain manager utilizing the network. Daily sales data is communicated from the stores to the office of the supply chain manager utilizing the network and total menu item sales data is transmitted from the office of the supply chain manager to the supply chain manager utilizing the network.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the catalytic preparation of N-acylglycine derivatives. More particularly, the present invention relates to a process for the catalytic preparation of N-acylglycine derivatives by reacting an aldehyde with a carboxamide and carbon monoxide in the presence of a palladium compound, an ionic halide and an acid as catalyst.

Abstract: A wound protector comprises an inner O-ring for insertion through a wound opening and a connecting sleeve extending between the O-ring and outer mounting means. The outer means are provided by rings between which the sleeve is led. The rings are rotated relative to each other and the inner ring to form a centralized lumen of reduced cross section and to shorten the axial extent of the sleeve. A wound is both retracted and protected.

Abstract: Process for the preparation of benzo-fused heterocycles of general formula I: 1

Abstract: A portable electrical unit including a body, a cavity in the body, a cavity access opening in the body, a door attached to the body for selectively opening and closing said cavity access opening, at least one extensible member slidably received in the body and movable between a retracted position and a range of extended positions for securing the portable electrical unit intermediate a pair of spaced apart surfaces, all of the extensible members being resiliently biased in substantially the same direction and a distribution unit mounted in the body including at least one receptacle. The portable electrical unit may be secured in position intermediate a pair of spaced apart surfaces such as the floor and underside of a desk, or an upper desk or shelf surface and a higher shelf under-surface by one or more extensible members which are slidably received in the body and movable between a retracted position and a range of extended positions.

Abstract: The present invention provides a simple form of nozzle assembly for use in generating sprays from a fluid, which comprises a first member having one or more nozzle outlets, one or more fluid inlets and one or more channels connecting them formed by electrical or chemical etching or other processes which selectively remove material from one face of the said member; and a second member co-operating with the said first member to provide a wall of said outlets, inlets or channels to form the fluid flow paths for the nozzle assembly.

Abstract: A method of extracting computer graphical objects including at least one vessel structure from a data volume of a portion of an anatomy, the method comprising the steps of: utilising knowledge based image processing to locate centrelines and utilising an active surface technique to extract the outer surface of said vessel structure; and storing co-ordinate information of said outer surface for subsequent display.

Abstract: A system, method and computer program product are disclosed for providing a distributor interface. Data is received from a plurality of stores of a supply chain utilizing a network. This date relates to an amount of goods sold by the stores and is aggregated in a database. Upon receiving a request which includes a plurality of distributor parameters from a distributor, information is extracted from the database relevant to the distributor parameters in response to the request. The information is then transmitted from the database to the distributor utilizing the network and an amount of supplies purchased in correlation to the production of the goods is adjusted based on the information.

Abstract: Use of a copolymer (A) preparable by free-radical polymerization of

Abstract: A payout tube for insertion in a radial hole of a wound coil of filamentary material and the radial hole extending from the inner to the outer wind of the wound coil, the payout tube including an entrance and an exit opening in coaxial and spaced relationship with one another; the size of the entrance opening is determined by the following:

Abstract: An ink jet printing apparatus forms a printed image on a print medium based on image data. The apparatus includes an ink jet print head having ink ejection nozzles in a nozzle array. Ink is ejected from the nozzles and onto the print medium as the print head scans across the print medium in a scan direction, thereby forming the image on the print medium. The nozzle array on the print head includes a first substantially columnar array of nozzles aligned with a print medium advance direction which is perpendicular to the scan direction. The first array has a first upper subarray pair that includes a first upper left and a first upper right subarray of nozzles. The first upper left and a first upper right subarrays each include a substantially linear arrangement of n number of nozzles having equal nozzle-to-nozzle spacings. The nozzle-to-nozzle spacing in the first upper right subarray is equivalent to the nozzle-to-nozzle spacing in the first upper left subarray.

Abstract: An improved hopper vent is provided which includes many novel features. The hopper vent includes a removable sash window that is removable from the interior side of the hopper vent. The removable sash window is spring loaded into the frame of the hopper vent and is injection molded for easy manufacture. The hopper vent also includes a removable screen which is also removable from the interior side of the hopper vent. The hopper vent also includes a pivot system to allow the removable sash window to pivot open instead of rotating open like in previous, hinge-based systems. Also, the hopper vent includes a dam system which prevents water from draining to the interior of the hopper vent. The dam system includes a front riser to prevent water from draining to the interior of the hopper vent and a drain, such as weep holes or a gap between the frame and the screen of the hopper vent, to allow water to drain to the exterior of the hopper vent.