Abstract: A wire bonding machine including a bondhead assembly having a transducer and a bonding tool is provided. The bondhead assembly is configured for substantially vertical movement with respect to a bonding surface of the wire bonding machine during a wire bonding operation. The wire bonding machine further includes a camera configured to receive images of a portion of the bondhead assembly, the images being used to determine a position where a length of the transducer is substantially parallel to the bonding surface.

Abstract: A drinkable food product comprises a liquid and a hydrolyzed, dried, agglomerated grain powder.

Abstract: A system and method for determining export requirements for a content file may include examining a content file to identify content used by or included in the content file that is subject to export control, determining, in response to the identified content, export requirements that are applicable to the content file, and providing an indication of the determined export requirements.

Abstract: A real estate service system for providing real estate services in a retail shopping mall includes a server for storing and providing automated access to real estate service information and a real estate kiosk that includes a computer system that is coupled to the server. The real estate kiosk is located in a retail shopping mall and provides automated real estate service information to a potential buyer based on the potential buyer's indicated preference. The computer system includes a processing unit, a storage unit, an output unit and an input unit. The storage unit is coupled to the processing unit and stores real estate service information. The output unit is coupled to the processing unit and provides real estate service information that corresponds to the potential buyer's indicated preference. The input unit is also coupled to the processing unit and receives the potential buyer's indicated preference.

Abstract: A frangible access panel separation system for separating an access panel from a host structure is disclosed. In one embodiment, the system includes first and second doublers for initially interconnecting the first and second sections, an expandable explosive system contained in a cavity defined by the first and second doublers and first and second sections, and first and second staggered grooves positioned on the first and second doublers, the first and second doublers severable along break planes defined by the first and second staggered grooves to facilitate a substantially collision-free separation and ejection of the first section relative to the second section, and a detonator member for initiating detonation thereof.

Abstract: An animated food, containing a food animating product and method is disclosed. The animating food product is edible and animates the food by dispersing an outer mass in liquid and revealing an inner mass of the animating food portion that is different in appearance from the appearance of the animating mass prior to dispersion.

Abstract: A large scale parafoil apparatus which makes use of an energy attenuator positioned between the initially deployed drogue parachute and the parafoil for controlling the initial stages of deployment thereof and significantly reducing rebound to enhance the deployment of the parafoil canopy in an orderly manner with the suspension lines thereof extending from the canopy to the load retained therebelow being maintained under continual tension during canopy deployment for enhancing rapid and full deployment thereof. The energy attenuating device is a ripstitch modulator having preferably multiple ripstitch sections for gradually decreasing the force resistant to separating the drogue from the parafoil and ultimately completely separating to allow full deployment of the parafoil canopy. The parafoil canopy defines a plurality of air cells with one main air cell being deployed in the lateral central location thereof.

Abstract: An animated food, containing a food animating product and method is disclosed. The animating food product is edible and animates the food by dispersing an outer mass in liquid and revealing an inner mass of the animating food portion that is different in appearance from the appearance of the animating mass prior to dispersion.

Abstract: A system (30) for outputting digital data stored in a memory of a computer (12) in accordance with the invention includes a graphics display processor (20), coupled to the memory, for processing the digital data stored in the memory to produce at least one serial data stream including clock information, which is a function of a clock signal representative of a rate at which the at least one display formatted serial data stream is outputted, and display information for use in controlling a video monitor; a video channel (24), coupled to the display processor, for outputting the at least one serial data stream produced by the graphics display processor; a data processing memory (52); and a data processing system (40, 44 and 50) for processing the at least one serial data stream in response to the clock information and for removing at least the display information and controlling storing of the at least one of the at least one serial data stream with the display information removed which contains the digital dat

Abstract: A separation system for separating a first section from a second section is disclosed. In one embodiment, the separation system includes first and second doublers for initially interconnecting the first and second sections, an expandable explosive system contained in a cavity defined by the first and second doublers and first and second sections, and first and second staggered grooves positioned on the first and second doublers, the first and second doublers severable along break planes defined by the first and second staggered grooves to facilitate a substantially collision-free separation and ejection of the first section relative to the second section.

Abstract: A separation system for separating a first section from a second section is disclosed. In one embodiment, the separation system includes first and second doublers for initially interconnecting the first and second sections, an expandable explosive system contained in a cavity defined by the first and second doublers and first and second sections, and a slide plane including first and second slide members, the first and second slide members slidably engagable with each other for at least initially guiding the first section away from and relative to the second section upon severance of the first and second doublers.

Abstract: A separation system for separating a first section from a second section is disclosed. In one embodiment, the separation system includes first and second doublers for initially interconnecting the first and second sections, an expandable explosive system contained in a cavity defined by the first and second doublers and first and second sections, first and second grooves positioned on the first and second doublers, the first and second doublers severable along break planes defined by the first and second grooves, and bend augmenters associated with at least one of the first and second doublers to facilitate hinging of the doubler upon firing of the explosive, which thereby reduces separation shock.

Abstract: A system (30) for outputting digital data stored in a memory of a computer (12) in accordance with the invention includes a graphics display processor (20), coupled to the memory, for processing the digital data stored in the memory to produce at least one serial data stream including clock information, which is a function of a clock signal representative of a rate at which the at least one display formatted serial data stream is outputted, and display information for use in controlling a video monitor; a video channel (24), coupled to the display processor, for outputting the at least one serial data stream produced by the graphics display processor; a data processing memory (52); and a data processing system (40, 44 and 50) for processing the at least one serial data stream in response to the clock information and for removing at least the display information and controlling storing of the at least one of the at least one serial data stream with the display information removed which contains the digital dat

Abstract: A process for preparing a baked food product containing little or no fat, said process comprising: (a) preparing an initial mixture comprising from about 10% to about 35% by weight, as a percentage of the initial mixture, of an oat component selected from oat flour, oat bran, oat bran concentrate, defatted oat flour, defatted oat bran, defatted oat bran concentrate, and mixtures thereof, and the balance water; (b) hydrating the oat component in the initial mixture to form a hydrated mixture; (c) combining the hydrated mixture with flour and other necessary ingredients for preparing a baked product to form a baking mixture, wherein the amount of hydrated mixture combined is that amount sufficient to provide a low-fat or no-fat baked product having taste and textural properties which are substantially similar to the taste and textural properties of a full-fat version of the particular baked product; and (d) heating the baking mixture for a sufficient time and temperature to prepare a fully baked product.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an improved process for producing a beta-glucanase treated water-soluble dietary fiber composition wherein an aqueous dispersion of a gelatinized, milled, beta-glucan containing grain-based substrate is treated with an alpha-amylase under conditions which will hydrolyze said substrate and yield a soluble fraction and an insoluble fraction, separating said soluble fraction from said insoluble fraction, and recovering from said soluble fraction said water-soluble dietary fiber substantially free of water-insoluble fiber, wherein the improvement comprises treating beta-glucans released from the grain-based substrate with beta-glucanase, wherein the weight ratio of beta-glucanase to initial beta-glucan containing substrate is in the range of from about 4.times.10.sup.-6 :1 to about 2.times.10.sup.-2:1 (beta-glucanase:grain-based substrate), and wherein the treatment of the beta-glucans with the beta-glucanase is carried out at a temperature in the range of from about 30.degree. C.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a reduced fat, readyto-eat cereal ingredients, said cereal comprising: a base component and a coating component thereon, said base component comprising from about 30 parts to about 90 parts by weight cereal flakes and from 0 parts to about 10 parts by weight milk solids; said coating component comprising from about 5 parts to about 60 parts by weight sugar, from about 1 part to about 10 parts by weight water-soluble dietary fiber composition, from about 1/2 part to about 5 parts by weight of a sugar solution, and sufficient water to make the coating component liquid. The present invention further comprises a process for preparing such a reduced fat, ready-to-eat cereal.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a reduced-fat, ready-to-eat food item comprising a cereal component, a water-soluble dietary fiber composition component, and a binding agent component, wherein a sufficient amount of each component is used to provide for said food item to be formed into a desired shape and maintain said shape.

Abstract: An apparatus for generating a high quality image from a digital video signal includes a system for gamma correcting the digital video signal with a digital look up table and for converting the resultant digital signal to an analog video signal. Another circuit generates a triangular wave reference pattern signal and a comparator compares the analog video signal with the triangular wave reference pattern signal to form a pulse-width-modulated signal. A raster scanning print engine producing, for example, a laser beam, scans over a recording medium in accordance with the pulse-width-modulated signal, thereby forming an image of high quality on the recording medium of a print engine. This apparatus can also be used with an analog video signal by first converting the analog video signal to a digital video signal with an analog to digital converter.