Abstract: The present invention relates to a process of utility conservation control methodology within a fluid pumping distribution system. With fluid flowing through a distribution grid, the pressure at any given point becomes a function of system flow. At a specific flow rate, the pressure at this point is a function of flow rate. This invention is a process that continuously adjusts the pressure requirement for the pumping system by varying the pump speed according to the system head curve details. This invention produces several benefits for a fluid distribution system including reducing utility costs and equipment aging.

Abstract: A capillary threading tool is used to thread bond wire through the capillary tool of a wire bond machine. The capillary threading tool includes a handle that is grasped to manipulate a body portion into a gap between the upper end of the capillary tube and the lower end of a guide tube that is positioned above the capillary tube. The body portion includes a guide surface that is placed in contact with the wire bond machine, and a vertical slot extending from the guide surface that terminates in a closed end having an inclined surface. The length of the slot is selected to position the lower edge of the inclined surface above the end of the capillary tube so the bond wire can be threaded into the capillary tube simply by forcing the end of the wire on the inclined surface.

Abstract: A capillary threading tool is used to thread bond wire through the capillary tool of a wire bond machine. The capillary threading tool includes a handle that is grasped to manipulate a body portion into a gap between the upper end of the capillary tube and the lower end of a guide tube that is positioned above the capillary tube. The body portion includes a guide surface that is placed in contact with the wire bond machine, and a vertical slot extending from the guide surface that terminates in a closed end having an inclined surface. The length of the slot is selected to position the lower edge of the inclined surface above the end of the capillary tube so the bond wire can be threaded into the capillary tube simply by forcing the end of the wire on the inclined surface.

Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of the formula (I): 1

Abstract: The invention relates to substituted alcohol compounds of the formula (I): 1

Abstract: A capillary threading tool is used to thread bond wire through the capillary tool of a wire bond machine. The capillary threading tool includes a handle that is grasped to manipulate a body portion into a gap between the upper end of the capillary tube and the lower end of a guide tube that is positioned above the capillary tube. The body portion includes a guide surface that is placed in contact with the wire bond machine, and a vertical slot extending from the guide surface that terminates in a closed end having an inclined surface. The length of the slot is selected to position the lower edge of the inclined surface above the end of the capillary tube so the bond wire can be threaded into the capillary tube simply by forcing the end of the wire on the inclined surface.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process of utility conservation control methodology within a fluid pumping distribution system. With fluid flowing through a distribution grid, the pressure at any given point becomes a function of system flow. At a specific flow rate, the pressure at this point is a function of flow rate. This invention is a process that continuously adjusts the pressure requirement for the pumping system by varying the pump speed according to the system head curve details. This invention produces several benefits for a fluid distribution system including reducing utility costs and equipment aging.

Abstract: The present invention provide for a method of reducing blood glucose levels in a patient by administering an effective amount of a compound of the formula III or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; 1

Abstract: The present invention provides novel compounds of the formula I and II for the treatment of non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitius (NIDDM) and a new use of known compounds for this purpose.

Abstract: The present invention provides novel compounds of the formulae (I): AG--(CH.sub.2).sub.n --CO.sub.2 R.sup.1 and (II) or pharmacologically acceptable salts thereof, wherein AG is: a) N-aminoguanidine, b) N,N'-diaminoguanidine, or c) N,N',N"-triaminoguanidine; and n, R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 have the meanings given in the description as well as a new use for the compounds of formula (III) wherein R.sup.3 has the meanings given in the description for the treatment of non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM).

Abstract: The present invention provides novel compounds of the formula I and II for the treatment of non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitius (NIDDM) and a new use of known compounds for this purpose.

Abstract: A method and device processes multi-channel audio signals, each channel corresponding to a loudspeaker placed in a particular location in a room, in such a way as to create, over headphones, the sensation of multiple "phantom" loudspeakers placed throughout the room. Head Related Transfer Functions (HRTFs) are chosen according to the elevation and azimuth of each intended loudspeaker relative to the listener, each channel being filtered with an HRTF such that when combined into left and right channels and played over headphones, the listener senses that the sound is actually produced by phantom loudspeakers placed throughout the "virtual" room. A database collection of sets of HRTF coefficients from numerous individuals and subsequent matching of the best HRTF set to the individual listener provides the listener with listening sensations similar to that which the listener, as an individual, would experience when listening to multiple loudspeakers placed throughout the room.

Abstract: This invention provides a novel oxazolidinone derivative represented by Formula I or pharmaceutical acceptable salts thereof: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is substituted or unsubstituted 2-pyrimidinyl, 4-pyrimidinyl, or 3-pyridazinyl; X is hydrogen or fluoro; R.sub.3 is C.sub.1-4 alkyl, C.sub.1-4 alkoxy, C.sub.3-6 cycloalkyl or C.sub.1-4 alkylamino or dialkylamino. The compounds are useful antimicrobial agents.

Abstract: A food and beverage container characterized by its sealed closure subsequently removable intact without the aid of an opener and without severage into extraneous trash, there being a container body useful as a drinking vessel and an interlocked closure therefor useful as a coaster, and all of which are conducive to consumer retention as useful items made of material that can be recycled.