Abstract: A remanufactured laser printer toner cartridge incorporates a used doctor blade and/or a used wiper blade. The used doctor blade has been adapted and oriented to make contact with a developer roller or a magnetic roller along a previously unused portion of the doctor blade's metering surface to utilize a new fresh metering surface. The used wiper blade has been adapted and oriented to make contact with a photoconductive drum along a previously unused portion of the wiper blade's wiping surface to utilize a new fresh wiping surface. The invention extends the effective life of doctor blades and wiper blades by utilizing previously unused working surfaces. It is emphasized that this abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract that will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure. It is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims.

Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds useful as inhibitors of voltage-gated ion channels. The invention also provides pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising the compounds of the invention and methods of using the compositions in the treatment of various disorders.

Abstract: According to some embodiments, configurable transmit and receive system interfaces are proved for a network device.

Abstract: Improved methods for the formation of nixtamalized corn can result in the reduction or elimination of wastewater. In some embodiments, the method comprises hydrating a corn composition for a time of at least 5 minutes, and in further embodiments from about 5 minutes to about 5 hours. In some embodiments, the corn composition comprises cracked corn, water and no more than about 0.55 weight percent lime relative to cracked corn weight. In additional or alternative embodiments, the corn is combined with water at a temperature of at least about 70° C. at a pH from about 6 to about 7.5 pH units. In further embodiments, the cracked corn has a particle size of less than about 3.5 mm average size. The resulting corn dough can have a water content of about 45 to about 55 weight percent.

Abstract: The present invention is related to the field of biotechnology and genetic engineering techniques, particularly to a method for obtaining mutants obtain from streptokinase, to the molecules obtained from this method, as well as the expression vectors and microorganisms for recombinant obtaining. The object of the present invention is to achieve streptokinase mutants from modifications of skc-2 gene coding for streptokinase SKC-2 (Heberkinase®), such that the obtained mutants conserve their capacity for plasminogen activator complex formation having reduced antigenicity, that could constitute preferred alternatives to native streptokinase for thrombolytic therapy. The molecules obtained from present invention can be used in the treatment of disorders as myocardial infarct, pulmonary thromboembolism, surgical complications and other cases of thrombosis.

Abstract: A shipping method which reduces the potential hazards during shipment of manganese dioxide. The manganese dioxide is transported in suspension in a liquid contained in a container. The manganese dioxide is maintained in suspension by continuously agitating the manganese dioxide slurry in the container during shipment.

Abstract: The present invention is related to the field of biotechnology and genetic engineering techniques, particularly to a method for obtaining mutants obtain from streptokinase, to the molecules obtained from this method, as well as the expression vectors and microorganisms for recombinant obtaining. The object of the present invention is to achieve streptokinase mutants from modifications of skc-2 gene coding for streptokinase SKC-2 (Heberkinase®), such that the obtained mutants conserve their capacity for plasminogen activator complex formation having reduced antigenicity, that could constitute preferred alternatives to native streptokinase for thrombolytic therapy. The molecules obtained from present invention can be used in the treatment of disorders as myocardial infarct, pulmonary thromboembolism, surgical complications and other cases of thrombosis.

Abstract: A unique class of microcrystalline semiconductor materials which can be modulated, within a crystalline phase, to assume any one of a large dynamic range of different Fermi level positions while maintaining a substantially constant band gap over the entire range, even after a modulating field has been removed. A solid state, directly overwritable, electronic and optical, non-volatile, high density, low cost, low energy, high speed, readily manufacturable, multibit single cell memory based upon the novel switching characteristics provided by said unique class of semiconductor materials, which memory exhibits orders of magnitude higher switching speeds at remarkably reduced energy levels. The novel memory of the instant invention is in turn characterized, inter alia, by numerous stable and non-volatile detectable configurations of local atomic order, which configurations can be selectively and repeatably accessed by input signals of varying levels.

Abstract: Cooking of dough-based food products such as corn tortillas is effected with a considerably reduced cooking time by applying to the uncooked tortilla very low and low frequency radio frequency waves simultaneously on both sides of the tortilla in order to quickly cook both surfaces of the tortilla. This cooking forms the capping layers that retain a high degree of moisture within the body of the tortilla without unduly drying it. The radio frequency waves are preferably applied by an antenna formed by two parallel arrays of electrodes, one on each side of the tortilla, the arrays of electrodes having alternate electrodes of opposite polarity to constitute dipoles which irradiate the radio frequency waves approximately parallelly to both sides of the tortilla.

Abstract: Cooking of wheat flour dough tortillas is effected with a considerably reduced cooking time and with the preservation of the characteristics of tortillas obtained by the traditional manual cooking methods, by applying to the uncooked tortillas infrared radiation waves within a wavelength band possessing a maximum absorption factor simultaneously perpendicularly directed on both faces of the tortilla in order to quickly cook both surfaces of the same thus forming outermost capping layers that retain moisture within the body of the tortilla and prevent the dehydration of the same in the cooking cycle.

Abstract: Cooking of food products and particularly of dough-based food products such as corn tortillas is effected with a considerably reduced cooking time by applying to the uncooked food product infrared radiation waves simultaneously on both sides of the food product in order to quickly cook both surfaces of the same thus forming capping layers that retain a high degree of moisture within the body of the food product without unduly drying the same. The infrared radiation waves are preferably applied by means of an optical arrangement formed by two parallel arrays of infrared emitters, one on each side of the food product, said arrays of emitters having a plurality of resistive elements to generate said infrared radiation and optical reflectors to direct said radiation perpendicularly to both sides of the food product.

Abstract: Instant fresh corn dough or masa may be prepared in short processing times, with low energy consumption and without liquid wastes by extruding a mixture of corn flour, lime and water in an extrusion or kneading chamber until a homogeneous dough is obtained, heating the homogeneous dough to cooking temperature while kneading is continued, expelling the cooked dough through a die from the extrusion chamber to a holding chamber, cooling the dough in said holding chamber and discharging the cooked and cooled dough through a discharge orifice, whereby the total processing time may be reduced to between 1.5 to a maximum of 7 minutes for the preparation of a fully nixtamalized corn dough or masa.

Abstract: Cooking of food products and particularly of dough-based food products such as corn tortillas is effected with a considerably reduced cooking time by applying to the uncooked food product very low and low frequency radio frequency waves simultaneously on both sides of the food product in order to quickly cook both surfaces of the same thus forming capping layers that retain a high degree of moisture within the body of the food product without unduly drying it. The radio frequency waves are preferably applied by an antenna formed by two parallel arrays of electrodes one on each side of the food product, the arrays of electrodes having alternate electrodes of opposite polarity to constitute dipoles which irradiate the radio frequency waves approximately parallelly to both sides of the food product.

Abstract: Instant fresh corn dough or masa may be prepared in short processing times, with low energy consumption and without liquid wastes by extruding a mixture of corn flour, lime and water in an extrusion or kneading chamber until a homogeneous dough is obtained, heating the homogeneous dough to cooking temperature while kneading is continued, expelling the cooked dough through a die from the extrusion chamber to a holding chamber, cooling the dough in said holding chamber and discharging the cooked and cooled dough through a discharge orifice, whereby the total processing time may be reduced to between 1.5 to a maximum of 7 minutes for the preparation of a fully nixtamalized corn dough or masa.

Abstract: A unique class of microcrystalline semiconductor materials which can be modulated, within a crystalline phase, to assume any one of a large dynamic range of different Fermi level positions while maintaining a substantially constant band gap over the entire range, even after a modulating field has been removed. A solid state, directly overwritable, electronic and optical, non-volatile, high density, low cost, low energy, high speed, readily manufacturable, multibit single cell memory based upon the novel switching characteristics provided by said unique class of semiconductor materials, which memory exhibits orders of magnitude higher switching speeds at remarkably reduced energy levels. The novel memory of the instant invention is in turn characterized, inter alia, by numerous stable and non-volatile detectable configurations of local atomic order, which configurations can be selectively and repeatably accessed by input signals of varying levels.

Abstract: A multilayered article includes at least one periodically repeating set including a layer of amorphous crystallizable material and a layer of crystallization inhibiting material in generally superposed relationship. The layer of crystallizable material has its crystallization temperature raised by the presence of the inhibiting layer. Also disclosed are methods for the fabrication of the multilayered article.