Abstract: A dish rack having first and second side walls, each having one or more vertical sections for supporting one or more items to be held vertically on the dish rack, first and second end members, each having terminal portions for pivotably engaging the first and second sidewalls to maintain a variable fixed distance between the first and second sidewalls, where the pivotal engagement of the end members and the side walls permits the dish rack to be adapted from a use configuration, where the side walls are spaced apart in the form of a frame, to a storage configuration, where the side walls are adjacent one another and the dish rack is flat.

Abstract: A method for determining a sequence of a target nucleic acid is described. The method uses a plurality of control oligonucleotides with known sequence and unique identifications to map hybridization signals associated with a plurality of sequencing probes to a loosely packed multi-dimensional dye space, such that a region in the dye space can be associated with one or more sequencing probes. When a detected target hybridization signal of a sequencing probe and a target nucleic acid is mapped to the multi-dimensional dye space, the sequencing probe and thus the corresponding nucleotides in the target nucleic acid can be determined based on the one or more sequencing probes associated with the region that the detected target hybridization signal is mapped to.

Abstract: A bag resealing clip set comprising two or more bag resealing clips, including a main clip and one or more auxiliary clips, the main clip comprising an attachment member for removably attaching the one or more auxiliary clips without opening the main clip.

Abstract: A bag resealing clip comprising cooperating bag cinching members for retaining at least a portion of a bag to be resealed in a substantially closed state, and a date display with display indicia that is user definable associated with at least one of the bag cinching members.

Abstract: A bowl comprising a container, a skirt extending downwardly below at least a portion of the container, and a plurality of legs rotatably connected to the skirt for rotation from a stored orientation to a stand orientation. The legs may comprise extensions for raising the height of the container above a surface on which the legs rest when in the stand orientation.

Abstract: Technologies are generally described to leverage a multidimensional measurement basis for cost accounting in a cost accounting system to increase cohesion of the system. One or more scales for units of measure may be defined based on a magnitude of product cost and a product cost measure determined by various subsystems of the cost accounting system. The magnitude of product cost may be determined based on a cost object unit, a cost element unit, a date and time unit, and a quantity unit, and the product cost measure may be determined based on a cost base and a unit cost. The scales defined may be applied to cost accounting in a reporting ledger of the cost accounting system and a report may be generated from the reporting ledger that enables cost analysis based on the scales defined.

Abstract: Technologies are generally described for a system enabling modeling of a dimensional multi-level scale for data management. A transactional data system may be configured to track data for a variety organizations and to generate a dimensional multi-level scale for data tracked by the transactional data system based on a combination of attributes and values for each data measure tracked and recorded. The dimensional multi-level scale may define a collection of hierarchical units, where a unit may represent a tracked piece of data and may include multiple levels and sub-levels. Each unit may be characterized by attributes and attribute values at a given level in the hierarchy such that the combination of attributes and values may identify the unit. Additionally, each unit may enable additional attributes and values to be defined to further characterize a sub-level of the unit, where each sub-level may provide additional data about the unit.

Abstract: A test tool array having a plurality of test utensils each including a fixed end and a work end, the test utensils comprising a tasting spoon, a probe fork, a pasta hook, and a probe pin, wherein the test utensils are pivotally connected by one or more pivot connection members associated with the fixed ends of the test utensils.

Abstract: A strawberry huller for removing stems and cores from strawberries having a tubular member and a receptacle for holding a plurality of stems and cores. The tubular member has a first end with a cutting edge for cutting the stems and cores from a strawberry, a second end for delivering the removed stems and cores to the receptacle 6 and a through aperture. The receptacle preferably includes a receptacle body and a cover over an opening for emptying the stems and cores from the receptacle, where the opening is independent of the through aperture of the tubular member.

Abstract: A trivet comprising a body with a perimeter having a notch, the notch having a leading wall which is at an angle less than 90° from an adjacent leading perimeter. The notch may also have a trailing wall which is at an angel of greater than 90° from an adjacent trailing perimeter.

Abstract: A butter tool comprising a handle, a blade having a cutting edge, substantially flat sides and a top surface, a plurality of portion indicators corresponding to portion amounts, and a plurality of bristles. The bristles are preferably flexible, individually formed, heat resistant and extend outwardly from a terminal end of the blade.

Abstract: A juicer comprising a reamer having a blade receiving aperture and a knife having a knife blade and a knife handle so that at least a portion of the knife blade may be received in the blade receiving aperture of the reamer. First and second cooperating elements releasably retain the knife and reamer in a fixed relationship.

Abstract: A condiment container having a receptacle, a clip, a pivot to vary the angle between the receptacle and the clip and a stop member to fix the angle between the receptacle and the clip in a user determinable position. The condiment container can be clipped to a food container having virtually any shape and/or configuration while maintaining the receptacle in a vertical orientation.

Abstract: The present invention provides a microfluidic system, method and kit for performing assays. The system may comprise a microfluidic device and a detector, wherein the assay yields results that may be read by a detector and analyzed by the system. The assay may comprise one or more chemical or biological reaction against, or performed on, a sample or multiple samples. The sample(s) may become larger and/or smaller during the performance of the assay. The sample(s) may be present within a vehicle, or on a carrier within a vehicle, in the microfluidic device, and wherein the vehicle may become larger and/or smaller during the performance of the assay. The assay may be a cascading assay comprising a series of multiple assays, wherein each assay may be the same or different, and wherein each assay in the series of multiple as says may further comprise one or more process or step.

Abstract: A footwear system is disclosed for protecting a user's foot from water or other liquid substances. In one embodiment, the footwear comprises a shoe having an upper, a seamless sock-shaped bootie, an inner lining, and a sole engaged to the upper. The seamless bootie may be composed of waterproof material and include at least one ribbed portion adapted to expand to allow the bootie to conform to the size of the inner lining. The bootie may be arranged between the upper and inner lining. Methods of manufacturing the aforementioned footwear system are also disclosed.