Abstract: An injection molding screw for metal injection molding includes a first end, a second end, a longitudinal body with a first stage and a second stage extending axially along a length of the screw between the ends, a pressure retention device, and optionally, a screw tip. The pressure retention element minimizes loss of pressure in the second stage portion.

Abstract: Mammalian sRAGE mimetibody polypeptides and nucleic acids are disclosed. Methods of utilizing the polypeptides to reduce or inhibit the binding of RAGE and its ligands and to treat RAGE-related diseases are also disclosed.

Abstract: An injection molding screw for metal injection molding includes a first end, a second end, a longitudinal body with a first stage and a second stage extending axially along a length of the screw between the ends, a pressure retention device, and optionally, a screw tip. The pressure retention element minimizes loss of pressure in the second stage portion.

Abstract: Method and apparatus for switching high power at high repetition rates. The apparatus is preferably a switch utilizing a pressurized flowing dielectric. The pressurized dielectric suppresses growth of dielectric breakdown byproducts, such as large bubbles and breakdown contamination, enabling lower dielectric flow rates to remove the byproducts. In addition to the advantage of lower flow rates, and thus smaller and lighter pumping means, the switch can switch high energies (up to megajoules) at fast repetition rates, up to thousands of pulses per second.

Abstract: An injection molding screw for metal injection molding includes a first end, a second end, a longitudinal body with a first stage and a second stage extending axially along a length of the screw between the ends, a pressure retention device, and optionally, a screw tip. The pressure retention element minimizes loss of pressure in the second stage portion.

Abstract: A keeper and a latch secures a first member such as a door panel against a second member such as a corresponding frame. The keeper is adapted for attachment to the second member and engages the latch in a fastened position.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus and system, including computer program products, implementing and using techniques for delivery of media files to a particular digital media playback device. The system comprises a content server and a download manager located in the digital media playback device. The content server receives device-identifying information obtained from the digital media playback device, and distributes media files in response to the received device-identifying information. The download manager forwards device-identifying information to the content server over a public communication network and receives media files over the public communication network from the content server for playback on the particular digital media playback device.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus and system, including computer program products, implementing and using techniques for delivery of media content. A communication channel is established between a particular digital media playback device and a content server on which media content is stored. Device-identifying information relating to the particular digital media playback device is received through the communication channel. A request for media content to be delivered to the digital media playback device is received. It is determined, based on the device-identifying information, whether the requested media content is playable on the digital media playback device. If the requested media content is playable on the digital media playback device, the requested media content and metadata associated with the media content are obtained and formatted, based on the device-identifying information, for playback on the digital media playback device.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus and system, including computer program products, implementing and using techniques for delivering media files to a particular digital media playback device. The system includes a content server and a download manager. The content server receives device-identifying information obtained from a particular digital media playback device and distributes media files in response to the received device-identifying information. The download manager obtains device-identifying information from a particular digital media playback device that is in communication with the download manager, forwards the obtained device-identifying information to the content server over a public communication network, receives media files over the public communication network from the content server, and distributes the received media files to the particular digital media playback device for playback on the particular digital media playback device.

Abstract: A photographic element having a layer comprising a silver halide emulsion, a 1-aryl-4-aryloxy-2-pyrazolin-5-one magenta dye forming coupler, and a sulfide, sulfoxide or sulfone compound. Such elements exhibit good activity and stability of the magenta coupler. Preferably, the foregoing magenta dye forming coupler has the structure of Ia or Ib below, while the sulfide, sulfoxide and sulfone compounds have the structure VI, VII or VIII below: Where R1, R2, R3, n, R8 and R9 are defined in the specification.

Abstract: A Vee bottom planing boat hull (32) has right and left steps (44 and 46) positioned so as to optimize the boat's trim angle at top speed, and defining right and left notches (48 and 50) in which are pivotally mounted left and right trim tabs (56 and 58) having forward leading edges (60 and 62) along oblique pivot axes (64 and 66) causing outer corners (102 and 104) of trailing edges (68 and 70) of the trim tabs to move downwardly more than inner corners (106 and 108) during downward pivoting of the trim tabs, providing an active hull to control boat trim angle and effectively reduce deadrise angle while maintaining a running surface trailing edge substantially free of discontinuities in the vertical direction.

Abstract: A latch secures a first member such as a door panel against a second member such as a corresponding frame. The latch comprises a housing for mounting in the first member, a pawl adapted for engaging a keeper in a latched position on the second member and latch actuating means for selectively moving the pawl into a position away from the keeper in order to allow the first member to be opened.

Abstract: A system and method for controllably positioning a hydraulic actuator which is operably connected to a control surface includes at least one main control valve for controlling the hydraulic pressure supplied to the actuator in response to a control signal indicative of a predetermined actuator position and at least one parallel control valve for supplying additional hydraulic pressure to the actuator in response to an error signal indicative of the difference between the position of the actuator and the predetermined actuator position to thereby correct for any differences indicated by the error signal. By correcting for any differences indicated by the error signal, the errors in positioning the control surface can be decreased and the stiffness of the control surface can be increased.

Abstract: There is provided by this invention a method and an apparatus for cooling a heat load that is operable in zero gravity conditions and while in any orientation due to the design of the apparatus. The apparatus' components are also selected so as to comprise a lightweight refrigeration system. The apparatus utilizes direct contact between two fluids, a liquid coolant and a refrigerant, with widely different vapor pressures so that one fluid, the coolant, always remains a liquid in the system. The two fluids may be totally or partially soluble in one another or they may be totally insoluble in one another with the degree of solubility affecting the system's efficiency, but not its reliable operation. The refrigerant, which boils and condenses during the refrigeration cycle, is mixed with the coolant and condensed prior to the portion of the system's cycle in which the heat is rejected to a heat sink and is subsequently separated from the coolant.

Abstract: A swimming resistance training device of one-piece construction is provided which is L-shaped. One leg member includes aligned openings through which a belt extends for selectively positioning the device on the swimmer. Multiple devices may be placed on the belt. The other leg member which extends into the water includes a concave outer edge for matingly conforming to the swimmer's body during flip turns. Oppositely disposed forwardly extending laterally flared out wing portions are provided on the second leg member to funnel the water into the device to increase the resistance to forward movement.

Abstract: A resistive heater comprising an emitter, including a hot zone center section and lower temperature end sections, disposed within a protective tube with the emitter and protective tube being mounted within end caps with a spring mechanism provided to allow for the difference in expansion and contraction of the emitter and protective tube during heating and cooling.

Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed for making small gas-filled beads by locating a heat deformable tube on top of a heated platen in a controlled atmosphere chamber, with a multiple, spaced knife-edge structure located on top of the tube. When the temperature of a tube is raised to its softening temperature, gravity forces the knife edges through the tube, sealing the tube into separated compartments or ampuls with gas in the interior of each compartment. The articles are cooled below the softening temperature of the tube, are separated into ampuls and then the ampuls are reheated above the softening temperature to the working temperature of the tube in a sphere forming cycle under conditions of carefully maintained temperature and pressure such that the surface tension of the glass coupled with the gas within the ampul causes the ampul to take on the shape of a sphere with uniformly thick walls and size, dependent on the temperature and pressure conditions during the reheating cycle.