Abstract: A method of designing a pipeline comprises the steps of: accepting a task procedure expressed in a standard programming language, the task procedure including a sequence of computational steps; accepting a performance requirement of the pipeline; and automatically creating a hardware description of the pipeline, the pipeline comprising a plurality of interconnected processor stages, each of the processor stages for performing a respective one of the computational steps, the pipeline having characteristics consistent with the performance requirement of the pipeline.

Abstract: An index filtration method is disclosed for filtering graft polyol dispersions. The method allows for the rapid filtration of large volumes of graft polyol dispersion in an economical manner. The process can be highly automated. The resulting filtered graft polyol dispersion mainly has particles of 25 microns or smaller and is stable under a variety of conditions for at least 9 weeks.

Abstract: A bait dispenser for a fishing boat has a bin for holding bait with an aperture at its bottom and an opening at its top. Pulleys are provided on the exterior surface of the bin adjacent the bottom aperture and top opening, and a belt extends about the pulleys and passes through the bottom aperture and upwardly through the bin and outwardly of the top opening. A paddle extends perpendicularly to the belt and collects bait on its upper surface as it passes upwardly through the bin. A bottom flap on the bin seals the bottom aperture and is resiliently deflectable for passage of the paddle upwardly into the bin.

Abstract: The present invention relates to stabilizing unmilled or partially milled brown rice by contact thereof with ethanol vapors. The present invention also encompasses products of said stabilizing including, stabilized unmilled or partially milled brown rice, and partially stabilized flour produced by grinding of said stabilized unmilled or partially milled brown rice.

Abstract: The present invention is drawn to a process for extraction of gossypol for cottonseed using a solvent solution which includes: (a) a water miscible organic solvent; (b) water; and (c) an acid which is strong enough to prevent binding of gossypol to cottonseed protein but which is not so strong as to hydrolyze a substantial portion of the cottonseed protein. The present invention also includes cotton seed meals of reduced gossypol content (and optionally reduced aflatoxin and/or fat content) produced by the aforementioned extraction.

Abstract: A method for the treatment of plant material to provide a protein-rich product and oil relatively free of gossypol. The process includes the steps of:a. contacting plant material with an aqueous monohydric alcohol solvent to extract oil and gossypol from the plant material and form a miscella fraction including the solvent, oil and gossypol, and a plant material fraction having gossypol removed therefrom;b. separating the solvent from the oil and gossypol in the miscella, preferably by membrane separation under pressure in a membrane separation unit, to form a first (retentate) fraction comprising the oil and gossypol, and a second (permeate) fraction comprising the solvent; andc. contacting the first fraction with an adsorbent effective to separate the gossypol from the oil therein.The plant material and oil remaining after the process are relatively free of gossypol and may be recovered for subsequent use. The plant material is especially valuable as a protein-rich food product or feed.

Abstract: Devices exhibiting negative-resistance characteristics are adjusted and irconnected to form a composite device in a manner to permit negative-resistance regions of each device to cooperatively interact to provide additional stable states in excess of the number of stable states exhibited by the composite device not operating in a negative-resistance interactive mode. A minimum number of (M+1)+[(M-1)!] stable states can be achieved by combining M negative-resistance devices to operate in an interactive manner.