Abstract: A mobile self-contained apparatus and process for grinding, grating, macerating, chemically disinfecting, and drying infectious waste material. A trailer (10) contains a hopper (27), a grinder/grater (28), an enclosed conveyor system, drying and filter apparatus, and sources of power, chemical disinfectant, and fresh water. Bagged infectious waste material in a cart is lifted and dumped into the hopper, sprayed with a sodium hypochlorite disinfectant solution, fed to the grinder/grater, ground, grated, and macerated into small particles of confetti-like material, sprayed again, immersed in the disinfectant solution, conveyed by an upwardly inclined screw conveyor (34) and thoroughly mixed therein, dried, passed into a vertical screw conveyor (47), and passed to a discharge screw conveyor (50) which discharges the dry confetti-like material.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method and system for performing graphics rendering on demand on a graphics subsystem, with only nominal host system operations being required. High-level specifications of graphics operations in a computer program are captured as I/O hardware programs in a memory. A graphics processor in the subsystem issues instructions in the captured programs to a graphics accelerator, which executes the instructions to perform graphics operations. The graphics accelerator has a status indicator containing status information relating to hardware events incident to the graphics operations. Under the control of instructions in the captured program, the graphics processor monitors the status indicator, and either issues, or delays issuing, the instructions in the captured programs, depending upon the status information in the indicator.

Abstract: A process material crust, such an ion-implanted photoresist, is removed from a treatment object. A halogen-free plasma is generated using a hydrocarbon gas in combination with oxygen gas to subject the crust to the plasma. Methane may be used as the hydrocarbon gas. This plasma may also be use to remove underlying unaltered photoresist and ion implantation related residues. The plasma may likewise be generated using a hydrogen containing gas, which may be pure hydrogen gas, in combination with oxygen gas. Several techniques are used which employ exposure of the treatment to a hydrogen/oxygen based plasma with subsequent exposure to a hydrocarbon/oxygen based plasma.

Abstract: The present invention involves a system and method for detecting a graffiti-making act such as the spray of a spray paint can, the writing with a felt-marker pen on a surface, and the scratching with an abrasive instrument on a surface. The system includes one or more sensors adapted to sense the graffiti-making act and transmit a signal representative of the graffiti-making act, and a base unit including electronics adapted to process the signal and determined whether the signal represents a graffiti-making act, and a communication device coupled to the electronics and adapted to communicate to one or more entities that a graffiti-making act has been detected. The method includes sonically detecting the graffiti-making act, and initiating an alarm indicating that the graffiti-making act took place.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method and system for performing graphics rendering on demand on a graphics subsystem, with only nominal host system operations being required. High-level specifications of graphics operations in a computer program are captured as I/O hardware programs in a memory. A graphics processor in the subsystem issues instructions in the captured programs to a graphics accelerator, which executes the instructions to perform graphics operations. The graphics accelerator has a status indicator containing status information relating to hardware events incident to the graphics operations. Under the control of instructions in the captured program, the graphics processor monitors the status indicator, and either issues, or delays issuing, the instructions in the captured programs, depending upon the status information in the indicator.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to the formation of a solid, dispersible flame retardant powder, by depositing solid flame retardant particles, via electrostatic and packing interactions, onto emulsified droplets of a melted wax, melted polymer, or organic solid carrier, or onto droplets of an organic liquid carrier. Additionally, the invention is directed to the use of such particles as flame retardants in a thermoplastic or the thermosetting polymer composition and coatings.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method of verifying the design of an integrated circuit chip comprised of one or more cores, comprising: creating a project core catalog comprising driver description files and application description files for each core; creating a system definition file for the integrated circuit chip; inputting the driver description files, the application description files and the system definition files into a code generator, the code generator outputting a test operating system test code; and applying the test operating system test code to a software simulation of the integrated circuit chip to perform design verification.

Abstract: A method of sonically detecting a sonic act such as a graffiti-making act or firearm shot includes providing a sonic act detection system to sonically detect a sonic act and a camera to take an image of a perpetrator of the sonic act; locating the sonic act detection system and the camera near a location where the sonic act is prone to occur; sonically detecting with said sonic act detection system a sonic act; obtaining one or more images of the perpetrator of the sonic act with the camera; communicating to one or more entities that sonic act has been detected.

Abstract: A process and system for heating semiconductor substrates in a processing chamber on a susceptor as disclosed. In accordance with the present invention, the susceptor includes a support structure made from a material having a relatively low thermal conductivity for suspending the wafer over the susceptor. The support structure has a particular height that inhibits or prevents radial temperature gradients from forming in the wafer during high temperature processing. If needed, recesses can be formed in the susceptor for locating and positioning a support structure. The susceptor can include a wafer supporting surface defining a pocket that has a shape configured to conform to the shape of a wafer during a heat cycle.

Abstract: A magnetic therapeutic device for application to a target pain or injury area under a user's skin includes a plurality of hook-like members for attaching to an inner surface of a user's clothing adjacent the target pain or injury. In an embodiment, the device further comprises a plastic member including a smooth surface for contacting the user's skin adjacent the target pain or injury area, a magnet sandwiched between the hook-like members and the plastic member for generating a magnetic field in the target pain or injury area under the user's skin, and a keeper for placing outside a user's clothing. In an embodiment, the device is held in place by the attractive force of the magnet to pinch the clothing between the magnet and the keeper.

Abstract: A controlled descent apparatus includes a cable which is wound on a spool and is unwound from the spool by the weight of a person to effect the descent. To limit the rate of descent, the spool turns as the cable is unwound and drives a positive displacement pump the output of which is through a flow control valve. A secondary braking system is designed to provide a smooth transition between the systems. The cable is guided through an opening, such as a window, by an arm which is formed by inner and outer sections pivotally connected to each other with the inner arm pivotally connected relative to the wall so that the arm may be placed in a compact stored condition. The release of a latch permits the arm to self-deploy into an active position.

Abstract: A method for efficiently changing the embedded processor type in verification of system-on-chip (SOC) integrated circuit designs containing embedded processors. The verification software is used to generate and apply test cases to stimulate components of a SOC design (“cores”) in simulation; the results are observed and used to de-bug the design. Typically, the embedded processor type changes as SOC designs change. However, changing the processor type may cause errors in verification due to the presence of processor-specific code distributed throughout the verification software. Thus, changing the processor type can entail a substantial re-write of the verification software. In the method according to the present invention, in verification software for verifying a SOC design including an embedded processor, processor-specific code is localized in a processor driver.

Abstract: A system for verifying an integrated circuit design is provided. The system comprising: an I/O controller connected to one or more I/O cores, the I/O cores part of the integrated circuit design; an external memory mapped test device having a switch for selectively connecting one or more of the I/O cores to corresponding I/O driver models; a bus for transferring signals between the I/O controller and the switch; and a test operating system for controlling the switch.

Abstract: A method and structure for a verification test bench system for testing an interface of a system-on-a-chip (SOC) that includes a verification interface model connected to the SOC interface and a test bench external bus interface unit (EBIU) connected to the verification interface model. The test bench EBIU is connected to a SOC EBIU within the SOC. The test bench EBIU and the SOC EBIU are mastered by the same processor in the SOC, such that the SOC interface and the verification interface model are programmed by the same test case running in the SOC.

Abstract: The present invention involves a system and method for detecting a graffiti-making act such as the spray of a spray paint can, the writing with a felt-marker pen on a surface, and the scratching with an abrasive instrument on a surface. The system includes one or more sensors adapted to sense the graffiti-making act and transmit a signal representative of the graffiti-making act, and a base unit including electronics adapted to process the signal and determined whether the signal represents a graffiti-making act, and a communication device coupled to the electronics and adapted to communicate to one or more entities that a graffiti-making act has been detected. The method includes sonically detecting the graffiti-making act, and initiating an alarm indicating that the graffiti-making act took place.

Abstract: A method for communicating with and controlling design logic modules (“cores”) external to a system-on-chip (SOC) design during verification of the design uses verification software to generate and apply test cases to stimulate components of an SOC design in simulation; the results are observed and used to de-bug the design. Typically, SOC designs interface with cores that are external to the design. Existing methods of including such external cores in a verification test of a SOC design typically entail having to create special test cases to control the external cores; such test cases typically do not communicate with test cases being applied internally to the SOC and therefore lack realism. An external memory-mapped test device (EMMTD) according to the present invention is coupled between a SOC design being tested in simulation, and cores external to the SOC design.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method of verifying the design of an integrated circuit chip comprised of one or more cores, comprising: creating a project core catalog comprising driver description files and application description files for each core; creating a system definition file for the integrated circuit chip; inputting the driver description files, the application description files and the system definition files into a code generator, the code generator outputting a test operating system test code; and applying the test operating system test code to a software simulation of the integrated circuit chip to perform design verification.

Abstract: A method for developing re-usable software for the efficient verification of system-on-chip (SOC) integrated circuit designs. The verification software is used to generate and apply test cases to stimulate components of a SOC design (“cores”) in simulation; the results are observed and used to de-bug the design. The software is hierarchical, implementing a partition between upper-level test application code which generates test cases and verifies results, and low-level device driver code which interfaces with a core being simulated, to apply the test case generated by the upper-level code on a hardware level of operations. Test application and supporting low-level device driver pairs are used and re-used to test their corresponding component cores throughout the SOC development process, by creating higher-level test control programs which control selected combinations of the already-developed test application and device driver programs to test combinations of SOC components.

Abstract: A system and method for decoupling graphics operations from a host processor to improve the efficiency of graphics rendering and free the host processor for other essential tasks. A processing system includes a host processor, a memory, a display list processor (DLP), graphics accelerators and display hardware. The host processor builds display lists generated by graphics applications and stores the display lists in the memory. The display lists include hardware function directives and control directives. The DLP accesses the memory to process the display lists, issuing the hardware function directives to the accelerators to generate display data.

Abstract: A magnetic therapeutic device for application to a target pain or injury area under a user's skin includes a plurality of hook-like members adapted to be attached to an inner surface of a user's clothing adjacent the target pain or injury, a plastic member including a smooth surface adapted to contact the user's skin adjacent the target pain or injury area, a magnet sandwiched between the hook-like members and the plastic member and adapted to generate a magnetic field in the target pain or injury area under the user's skin, and a keeper adapted to be placed outside a user's clothing and held in place by the attractive force of the magnet to pinch the clothing between the magnet and the keeper to hold the device in place.