Abstract: A method for forming a wear-resistant hardfaced contact area on the shroud section of a gas turbine engine blade. A predetermined contact area of a shroud section of a gas turbine engine blade is selectively coated with a high-density hardface coating material. The hardface coating material is capable of forming a diffusion boundary between the hardface coating material and the shroud section. A hot isostatic heat treatment process is performed to form the diffusion boundary between the hardface coating material and the shroud section to form a wear-resistant hardfaced contact area diffusion bonded to the shroud section. Depending on the coating process, and the necessity for doing so, the predetermined contact area can be masked off before the step of selectively coating. A sintering heat treatment can be perfomed before the step of performing the hot isostatic heat treatment to limit the occurrence bubbles on the surface of the hardface coating material after the isostatic heat treatment step.

Abstract: A standardized silicon platform chip has a substrate surface with an array of unconnected transistors that surround islands. The islands have circuit elements that are interconnectable within each island to form a plurality of varied circuit functions for each of the islands. The varied circuit functions include both application functions and clock functions. Interconnect layers are deposited over the substrate surface to interconnect the circuit elements within each island to complete the varied circuit functions. The varied circuit functions include varied levels of integration including at least gates, flip-flops, clock trees, and oscillators. The varied circuit functions are custom connectable to the array of unconnected transistors to form standard clock resources for the standardized silicon platform chip.

Abstract: Compounds are described that are active on PPARs, including pan-active compounds. Also described are methods for developing or identifying compounds having a desired selectivity profile.

Abstract: Described is an internetworking system having various mobile ad hoc extensions to the Internet that are particularly suited to the dynamic environment of mobile ad hoc networks. The internetworking system includes any combination of a link-state routing protocol for disseminating topology and link-state information over a multi-hop network comprised of nodes, a neighbor discovery protocol that can detect the appearance and disappearance of new neighbor nodes, an address format that facilitates deployment of IPv6 nodes in a predominantly IPv4 network infrastructure, a queuing mechanism that can update information upon resuming interrupted communications between nodes, and dynamic network measurement techniques for adaptively using wireless bandwidth when establishing and maintaining connections between nodes and a server.

Abstract: Methods and systems for load sharing signaling messages among signaling links in a network utilizing an international signaling protocol are disclosed. A routing node receives a signaling message formatted according to an international signaling protocol. The routing node generates a signaling link selection parameter for the signaling message. The routing node selects an outbound signaling link based on the generated signaling link selection parameter. The number of bits in the generated SLS value is user-configurable, thus allowing load sharing among arbitrary numbers of signaling links.

Abstract: An electric furnace comprising an integral front panel containing a plurality of louvers. The interior of the furnace contains a flow channel to direct air towards the top of the furnace. At least some of the louvers will direct air into the flow channel. The air is then conditioned and delivered back to the home.

Abstract: An electric furnace comprising an integral front panel containing a plurality of louvers. The interior of the furnace contains a flow channel to direct air towards the top of the furnace. At least some of the louvers will direct air into the flow channel. The air is then conditioned and delivered back to the home.

Abstract: A process that can be used for isolating a fluorinated alkanoic acid from an aqueous solution also containing inorganic fluorides is provided. This process comprises (A) acidifying an aqueous solution comprising an ammonium or metal salt of a fluorinated alkanoic acid to produce an acidified solution, (B) heating the acidified solution to produce an organic layer and an aqueous layer, (C) separating and recovering the organic layer from the aqueous layer, (D) optionally washing the organic layer with an acid solution, (E) optionally isolating the fluorinated alkanoic acid, and (F) further optionally converting the fluorinated alkanoic acid to its ammonium or alkali metal salt.

Abstract: A process that can be used for isolating a fluorinated alkanoic acid from an aqueous solution also containing inorganic fluorides is provided. This process comprises (A) acidifying an aqueous solution comprising an ammonium or metal salt of a fluorinated alkanoic acid to produce an acidified solution, (B) heating the acidified solution to produce an organic layer and an aqueous layer, (C) separating and recovering the organic layer from the aqueous layer, (D) optionally washing the organic layer with an acid solution, (E) optionally isolating the fluorinated alkanoic acid, and (F) further optionally converting the fluorinated alkanoic acid to its ammonium or alkali metal salt.

Abstract: A molded drain pan for use with a conditioning system. The drain pan has an inner and outer wall and a bottom creating a donut shaped annular pan to collect condensate. The pan contains a thin support rib, which is inclined to direct condensate towards a drain. The thin rib reduces heat transfer between the pan and a support structure.

Abstract: Described is an internetworking system having various mobile ad hoc extensions to the Internet that are particularly suited to the dynamic environment of mobile ad hoc networks. The internetworking system includes any combination of a link-state routing protocol for disseminating topology and link-state information over a multi-hop network comprised of nodes, a neighbor discovery protocol that can detect the appearance and disappearance of new neighbor nodes, an address format that facilitates deployment of IPv6 nodes in a predominantly IPv4 network infrastructure, a queuing mechanism that can update information upon resuming interrupted communications between nodes, and dynamic network measurement techniques for adaptively using wireless bandwidth when establishing and maintaining connections between nodes and a server.

Abstract: A process that can be used for isolating a fluorinated alkanoic acid from an aqueous solution also containing inorganic fluorides is provided. This process comprises (A) acidifying an aqueous solution comprising an ammonium salt of a fluorinated alkanoic acid to produce an acidified solution, (B) heating the acidified solution to produce an organic layer and an aqueous layer, (C) separating and recovering the organic layer from the aqueous layer, (D) optionally washing the organic layer with an acid solution, (E) optionally isolating the fluorinated alkanoic acid, and (F) further optionally converting the fluorinated alkanoic acid to its ammonium salt.

Abstract: There is disclosed a method for forming an aluminum tubular assembly in a controlled atmosphere brazing furnace. The assembly includes a variety of components of differing compositions, sizes and masses. Multiple, distinct brazing materials are used on the assembly to accommodate the differing components.

Abstract: A crankshaft milling apparatus is provided including a bed having a front and rear side. The bed includes a slanted portion on the rear side of the bed. A milling unit is pivotally mounted on the rear slanted portion of the bed with the milling unit carrying the internal milling cutter for encircling a crankshaft extending along the front side of the bed. The front side of the bed is open such that the milling cutter is easily accessible without having to climb into the machine.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to an asexually reproduced variety of perennial Zoysia matrella. The inventive variety demonstrates a unique combination of characteristics including white stigmas, purple-brown anthers, good shade tolerance and turf quality, and resistance to hunting billbug, fall armyworm, yellow patch disease, Rhizoctonia blight and zoysiagrass rust disease.

Abstract: An asexually reproduced cultivar of perennial zoysiagrass that possess a unique combination of characteristics including purple anthers and white stigmas, an absence of leaf blade hairs, high turf quality and density, good shade tolerance, salinity tolerance, resistance to Rhizoctonia blight and zoysiagrass mite, moderate resistance to tropical sod webworm and hunting billbug, susceptibility to fall army worm and tawny mole cricket and a distinct DNA fingerprint.