Abstract: A paint touch-up kit, including a carrier having a right side, left side, front end, back end, bottom and handle, the bottom defining depressions, having a supply area and having a divider; and at least one container having a bottle, a cap, paint and a label, the cap having a flip top and a lip, the at least one bottle being positioned cap down friction fit inside one of the depressions such that the depression precludes the container from tipping over during use and yet allows removal for use and a method of touching up paint, including preparing the surface to be painted; selecting a brush from a carrier; removing a container from the carrier by lifting the cap end of the container out of a depression defined in the carrier; opening the flip top of the cap to access paint; applying the paint; and storing the container and paint contained therein, cap-side down.

Abstract: Methods are provided for treating diseases associated with abnormal activity of kinases. The method comprises: administering a DNA methylation inhibitor to the patient in therapeutically effective amount; and administering a kinase inhibitor to the patient in therapeutically effective amount, such that the in vivo activity of the kinase is reduced relative to that prior to the treatment.

Abstract: An active damping arrangement for a power conditioning circuit comprising a converter or an inverter and an electronically driven output line having an output terminal for connecting to an external load, the active damping arrangement comprising an inductor-capacitor low-pass output filter (OPF) for connecting between an output of the inverter/converter (PWMVC or BBHCC) and the output terminal; means for sensing current in or voltage across the capacitor or voltage between one end of the capacitor (C) and an effective neutral point; means for multiplying the sensed voltage or current by a coefficient G to provide a damping signal, and means for feeding back the damping signal to an input of the inverter/converter (PWMVC or BBHCC), thereby to damp the output of the inverter/converter.

Abstract: An apparatus for the improvement of AC waveform comprising means for applying a demand input waveform at an input of a circuit for power conditioning (including an inverter PWMVC or BBHCC) that is operable to provide an output waveform at an output; a feedback loop between the input and output, the feedback loop including means for sampling the output waveform (ADC1), means for subtracting a required waveform (RW) from the output waveform to produce an error waveform, means for processing the error waveform in a pre-defined manner to produce a processed error waveform (Clip1, Disc1, Att1), means for adding or subtracting the processed error waveform from Th. demand waveform to produce a revised demand waveform, and means for applying the revised demand waveform to the input of the power conditioning circuit at a subsequent time as an input demand waveform to produce a new AC output waveform at the output.

Abstract: Systems and methods for automated monitoring and management of distributed applications, client/server databases, networks and systems across heterogeneous environments. Distributed, automated intelligent monitoring agents use embedded sensing technology which is knowledgeable of application protocols, to monitor continuously the network environment in real time. To this end, the monitoring agent can be located on each client and server in the network. The monitoring agent can couple to the communications stack for monitoring the data that is being passed between the client and the network, of a server in the network. The data can be collected and employed for trouble shooting trend analysis, resource planning, security auditing, and accounting as well as other applications. Also included is a controller for remotely coordinating the data gathering process from the various clients and servers.

Abstract: A method is provided for treating a patient having a disease associated with undesirable or uncontrolled cell proliferation, the method comprising: administering to the patient a 20(S)-camptothecin for a period of time during which a pyrimidine base analog is not being administered to the patient; and administering a pyrimidine base analog to the patient.

Abstract: Methods, compositions and kits are provided for treating cancer associated with protein tyrosine kinase activity such as chronic myelogenous leukemia. In particular, a treatment method is provided comprising: administering to a patient having chronic myelogenous leukemia and a degree of resistance to imatinib mesylate, a therapeutically effective amount of a DNA methylation inhibitor which mitigates the imatinib mesylate resistance.

Abstract: A communications device and analogous methods therein arranged and constructed to display an advertisement so as to limit intrusiveness for a user of the device includes a transceiver for receiving and sending communications signals; a user input output (I/O) including a display; and a controller, all inter-coupled, for controlling the transceiver and interfacing with the user I/O, the controller, further including a memory for storing an advertisement message, operating to: interface with the display to display a symbol corresponding to the advertisement message in a manner that does not interfere with the users utilization of the communications device; initiate a display of the advertisement message on the display when normal utilization of the electronic device will not be compromised.

Abstract: A lifting system is attached to the rear of a pick-up truck and has a load carrying platform which can be raised and lowered between the tray of the truck and the ground to assist loading and unloading. The platform is raised and lowered by operation of a cable system incorporated within a frame. The frame and platform structure can be pivoted to a stowed position in which the platform structure then acts as a tailgate for the vehicle. The frame and the platform structure are foldable to a reduced depth configuration so that when in the stowed configuration the height of the frame and platform structure then approximates to the height of the sides of the truck.

Abstract: A cable clamp of the spring biased wedge type incorporates a housing having an elongate slot formed therethrough, the slot being disposed in parallel relation to the direction of movement of the wedge in the housing. A retractor pin extends through the slot and is coupled to the wedge. The wedge may be shifted into cable releasing position by the application of compressive forces exerted between the portions of the pin projecting through the slot and an abutment portion or end of the housing. A simplified method of assembly includes interposing a spring between the wedge and the portion of the housing, shifting the wedge such that a blind bore in the wedge is aligned with the slot, and thereafter connecting a pin to the wedge as by press fitting, portions of the pin projecting outwardly through the slot to thereby capture the wedge and spring.

Abstract: A resistance weld pin for connecting batts of insulation to the interior of ducts is disclosed, the pin having superior aerodynamic properties which minimize turbulence in the duct flow stream and reduce the tendency of increments of the insulation surrounding the pin will become separated from the main body of the bott when introduced into the air stream. The pin assembly comprises a washer and a pin component projecting through the washer. The upper surface of the washer includes an annular depressed trough surrounding the head of the pin. Preferably the head is disposed within a central depression in the washer, the upper surface of the head forming a contact surface for the applying electrode and lying in a plane above an annular platform extending between the trough and the depression.

Abstract: A material for use as a bearing sliding surface and a bearing having the material are described, the material comprises tin and having therein from 1 to 5 wt % of a metal selected from the group comprising nickel, cobalt and iron.

Abstract: A plain bearing comprises a strong backing, a layer of silver and an overlay coating of a metal containing diamond particles. The diamond-containing metal may be of silver, lead, lead/tin, lead/indium or lead/tin/copper. The diamond may be natural or synthetic.

Abstract: Thin-walled bearings (10) each including a layer (16) of an aluminium based, or copper based, bearing material bonded to a steel shell, has an overlay (20) of one or more of the elements lead, tin, indium, copper, nickel, zinc and antimony. A flash (24) less than two micrometers thick and of one or more of the elements iron, chromium, nickel, cobalt, gold, silver and copper, is provided in any convenient way on the initially unmodified exposed surface portion of the overlay. The flash (24) is caused to react with the, or at least one constituent, element of the overlay (20) to modify the surface portion (22) of the overlay to become hard and wear-resistant. The material of the flash (24) forms at least one intermetallic compound, and/or solid solution, with the material of the surface portion (22) of the overlay (20). The bearing may be heated to a temperature at which the flash (24) reacts with the overlay (20) to form the required intermetallic compound, and/or solid solution, at a desired rate.

Abstract: A material for use as a bearing sliding surface and a bearing having the material are described, the material comprises tin and having therein from 1 to 5 wt % of a metal selected from the group comprising nickel, cobalt and iron.

Abstract: A bow resistant connector for coupling frame components at right angles to each other includes a pair of legs extending from an apex, the legs being disposed at right angles to each other. The lateral side edges of the legs include fingers the outer surfaces of the fingers being formed with barbs for locking the leg to a respective frame member. The fingers are separated from the main body of the legs by slots. A boss is deflected from the body of the leg outwardly to provide a reinforcing rib, the boss being located between and in general alignment with the fingers. A secondary boss or rib member is formed adjacent the lead edge of the leg the secondary boss extending to the opposite side of the leg from the main rib or boss. The secondary boss engages a surface of the frame to provide additional stability to the connection between the connector leg and the frame component.

Abstract: A material for use as a bearing sliding surface and a bearing having the material are described, the material comprises tin and having therein from 1 to 5 wt % of a metal selected from the group comprising nickel, cobalt and iron.

Abstract: A variety of closures are provided for use with a drink cup or other container wherein the closures provide a compartment for receiving a digital media disk or other merchandise. Examples include various closures formed of inner and outer members connected by a hinge with the inner and outer members forming a compartment for closely receiving a digital media disk. Other examples include a closure having a single lid portion with a retaining mechanism for retaining a digital media disk to a top surface of the lid. The retaining mechanism includes, for example, elastic retaining bands or resilient tabs. In another example, the closure provides a curved compartment for receiving a booklet wherein a closure for the compartment includes snap-fit members for attaching the compartment closure to other portions of the container lid. Still other embodiments are provided for enclosing toys or the like including one embodiment wherein the closure is configured to retain both a compressible ball and a backboard.

Abstract: A variety of closures are provided for use with a drink cup or other container wherein the closures provide a compartment for receiving a digital media disk or other merchandise. Examples include various closures formed of inner and outer members connected by a hinge with the inner and outer members forming a compartment for closely receiving a digital media disk. Other examples include a closure having a single lid portion with a retaining mechanism for retaining a digital media disk to a top surface of the lid. The retaining mechanism includes, for example, elastic retaining bands or resilient tabs. In another example, the closure provides a curved compartment for receiving a booklet wherein a closure for the compartment includes snap-fit members for attaching the compartment closure to other portions of the container lid. Still other embodiments are provided for enclosing toys or the like including one embodiment wherein the closure is configured to retain both a compressible ball and a backboard.