Abstract: Baling apparatus including at least two first and second mutually opposed and inclined conveyors, each conveyor having a first end and a second end, the second ends being arranged to be spaced apart to form a material entry region into which material to be baled is, in use, deposited, the first ends being relatively closely adjacent to each other, and the apparatus being arranged such that material deposited into the entry region moves toward a pinch region where the two conveyors are close to one another and where the deposited material is rolled and compressed into a bale, the conveyors being driven in opposite directions to roll and compact the material between them, and the conveyors being mutually displaceable and resiliently biased towards one another.

Abstract: A system and method for adjusting a supply voltage provided by a power supply to a liquid crystal display includes a liquid crystal display having a glass panel, a power supply electrically connected to the liquid crystal display, the power supply configured to provide a supply voltage to the liquid crystal display, a temperature sensor configured to measure the temperature of the glass panel of the liquid crystal display and output a temperature output indicative of the temperature of the glass panel of the liquid crystal display, and a processor in communication with the power supply and the temperature sensor.

Abstract: Water (9) in a fuel cell accumulator (10) is kept above freezing by a hydrogen/oxygen catalytic combustor (13) fed hydrogen through a mechanical thermostatic valve (25) in thermal communication (26) with the container (10) or the air nearby, and connected to hydrogen (28), optionally in series with a timer valve (183). The combustor may comprise an ejector (32) having hydrogen through its primary inlet (31) drawing air through a secondary inlet (33), or a diffusion combustor having a catalyst (38), including TEFLON® to permit water generated by combustion to flow by gravity out of the catalyst, spaced from a heating surface (30), and a diffusion control device (40); low partial pressure of oxygen at the catalyst causing diffusion through the device.

Abstract: A receptacle box installer includes an L-shaped element with a first arm and a second arm, a block attached to an inside surface of the first arm of the L-shaped element, and a gap between a side of the block closest to the second arm of the L-shaped element and the second arm of the L-shaped element. A user then inserts the second arm of the L-shaped element into a receptacle box until the gap is filled with an outside wall of the receptacle box. A surface of the block opposite the connection with the first arm of the L-shaped element is contacted with a front surface of a framing member. The receptacle box is then contacted with the framing member. A user then attaches the receptacle box to the framing member using standard attachment means. Once the receptacle box is installed on the framing member, the receptacle box installer is removed from the receptacle box.

Abstract: A coupling software system that is designed to be used by an advertiser, a content provider, and a publisher to effectively couple advertisements with content and distribute the information through a media outlet. The coupling software enables the advertiser to search content and distribution channels using a variety of metrics, and allows the advertiser to purchase content and distribution channels through an auction/bidding process. The coupling software is designed to measure and report statistics associated with the transactions between the advertisers, content providers, and publishers.

Abstract: A plurality of devices for preventing creases and wrinkles in articles of clothing best suited for hanging onto the horizontal arm, or the side arms of a clothes hanger and in combination of the two, that connects to, and disconnects from the horizontal arm of the clothes hanger, and quickly and efficiently becomes two devices that connect to, and disconnect from the two side arms of the clothes hanger via a fitting adjustment in the center of the device. The plurality of devices can be reinstalled and used again on the horizontal arm as a single device without compromising the integrity of the functionality of the device. A plurality of fitting Adjustments occur at each end of the device producing a longer length than the horizontal arm of the clothes hanger, and thus allowing installation onto horizontal arms and side arms varying in length resulting from differently manufactured clothes hangers.

Abstract: The medium (9), such as water, of a container (10), such as a fuel cell accumulator, is kept above freezing by a hydrogen/oxygen catalytic combustor (13) fed hydrogen from a source comprising a mechanical thermostatic valve (25) in thermal communication (26) with the container (10) and connected to a hydrogen supply (28). The combustor may comprise an ejector (32) having hydrogen through its primary inlet (31) drawing air through a secondary inlet (33). The combustor may comprise a diffusion combustor having a catalyst (38) spaced from a heating surface (30) and a diffusion control plate (40) low partial pressure of oxygen at the catalyst causing diffusion through the barrier. Water vapor from combustion condenses on a surface (146) and is led by hydrophilic woven carbon paper (126) to wicking material (133), which has smaller pores than the carbon paper, which leads the water downwardly, through a disk (140) and plugs (147) to atmospheric air.

Abstract: A receptacle box installer includes an L-shaped element with a first arm and a second arm, a block attached to an inside surface of the first arm of the L-shaped element, and a gap between a side of the block closest to the second arm of the L-shaped element and the second arm of the L-shaped element. A user then inserts the second arm of the L-shaped element into a receptacle box until the gap is filled with an outside wall of the receptacle box. A surface of the block opposite the connection with the first arm of the L-shaped element is contacted with a front surface of a framing member. The receptacle box is then contacted with the framing member. A user then attaches the receptacle box to the framing member using standard attachment means. Once the receptacle box is installed on the framing member, the receptacle box installer is removed from the receptacle box.

Abstract: A method for determining material density variations and prediction of defects on a multi-layer printed circuit board (PCB), in the X, Y, and Z axis, includes a virtual grid creation system and a set of rules for determining the material density in each grid element in the grid system.

Abstract: A substrate handling robot includes an arm drive mechanism. A first arm is connected to the arm drive mechanism. A multiple substrate batch loader is connected to the first arm. A second arm is also connected to the arm drive mechanism. A single plane end effector is connected to the second arm. The multiple substrate batch loader produces a vacuum signal indicative of how many substrates are held by the multiple substrate batch loader. A vacuum signal interpreter alters the movement of the first arm in response to the substrate load number. An object sensor is connected to the second arm. The object sensor assesses the number of substrates in a cassette adjacent to the multiple substrate batch loader. A substrate loading sequence controller controls the first arm and the second arm in response to the number of substrates in the cassette, such that the second arm removes substrates from the cassette in such a manner as to facilitate complete loading of the multiple substrate batch loader.

Abstract: A storage device for off-floor storage, including a base for emplacement on a floor of a storage area, a substantially vertical support member extending from the base and defining a deployment axis, a platform movably connected to the vertical support member, and a lift actuator operationally connected to the platform. The lift actuator may be energized to move the platform into any one of a plurality of substantially parallel vertical positions oriented generally transversely to the deployment axis. The base is decoupled from the floor.

Abstract: The present invention is a novel gel-phase colorant dispersion comprising (a) a gel-phase colorant comprising the reaction product of (1) a reactive material component, (2) a reactive colorant, and (3) a crosslinker having reactive groups capable of forming a bond with the reactive material component and the reactive colorant; and (b) a dispersion medium, wherein the dispersion medium can be an aqueous or non-aqueous-based dispersion. The gel-phase colorant dispersion of this invention can then be mixed or blended with typical coating materials.

Abstract: Photoresist compositions having a resin binder with an acid labile blocking group with an activation energy in excess of 20 Kcal/mol. for deblocking, a photoacid generator capable of generating a halogenated sulfonic acid upon photolysis and optionally, a base.

Abstract: There is disclosed a platform suited for use in dual camera, stereoscopic digital cinema. The fixture may have a base, a first convergence plate and a second convergence plate. The base may be mounted to a tripod, steadicam, crane, boom or other device for supporting a platform used in stereoscopic cinematography. The base may have two platforms attached to each other via a linear slide. The convergence plates may be attached to the respective platforms via an XY slide.

Abstract: Compositions useful in treating immune modulated disease comprising an anticytokine antibody or immune active drug capable of modifying cytokine activity or modulating the immune system microencapsulated with a biodegradable nonantigenic material, such as albumin or PLGA. When the composition is introduced into a subject, it is phagocytosed by the target organ, the target organ digests the microsphere, releasing the drug or an active form or fragment thereof intracellularly. The drug then modifies the target organ function, thereby modulating it's activity. A method is disclosed for preparation of the microencapsulated composition.

Abstract: Chemically-amplified positive photoresist compositions are provided that contain an additive with acetal and alicyclic groups. Preferred photoresists of the invention comprise a resin component that includes a polymer with one or more photoacid-labile moieties, one or more photoacid generator compounds, and an additive that contains one or more alicyclic groups such as adamantyl and the like.

Abstract: Chemically-amplified positive photoresist compositions are provided that contain a resin that comprises acetal and alicyclic groups. Photoresists of the invention can exhibit notably enhanced lithographic properties. Preferred photoresists of the invention comprise one or more photoacid generator compounds and one or more phenolic resins comprise one or more photoacid-labile acetal groups and one or more alicyclic groups such as adamantyl.

Abstract: The medium (9), such as water, of a container (10), such as a fuel cell accumulator, is kept above freezing by a hydrogen/oxygen catalytic combustor (13) fed hydrogen from a source comprising a mechanical thermostatic valve (25) in thermal communication (26) with the container (10) and connected to a hydrogen supply (28). The combustor may comprise an ejector (32) having hydrogen through its primary inlet (31) drawing air through a secondary inlet (33). The combustor may comprise a diffusion combustor having a catalyst (38) spaced from a heating surface (30) and a diffusion control plate (40) low partial pressure of oxygen at the catalyst causing diffusion through the barrier. Water vapor from combustion condenses on a surface (146) and is led by hydrophilic woven carbon paper (126) to wicking material (133), which has smaller pores than the carbon paper, which leads the water downwardly, through a disk (140) and plugs (147) to atmospheric air.

Abstract: Photoresist compositions are provided with a silicon-containing component and an added sulfonic acid component. Preferred resists of the invention also contain a non-hydroxylic solvent such as propylene glycol methyl ether acetate as the primary or sole solvent. Preferred resist compositions of the invention can exhibit enhanced stability during storage between manufacture and use.

Abstract: A camouflaged outdoor fan system includes a housing, a fan inserted into the housing, and a camouflaged lid removably connected to the housing. The housing is buried in the ground, or in alternative embodiment, mounted to the underside of a deck, the fan is inserted into the housing, and the camouflaged lid is placed over the fan to hide the fan and housing from view. The fan is operable to generate and propel an air stream out of the housing that can be used for cooling purposes. The system also may include optional features, such as a water-misting device, a heater, motion detectors, an evaporative cooling assembly, a temperature switch, a humidity switch, a rain gauge switch, a wind sensor switch, a dc power source, solar cells, or a remote control system.