Abstract: A cover-driven book production method and system are disclosed. The method of cover-driven book production includes providing a plurality of book covers. The book covers can be identified using, for example, a scanner. A book block can then be retrieved from a book repository based on the identified cover. After performing raster image processing (RIP) of the book block, copies of the book block can be printed. Finishing can be accomplished by binding the printed book blocks to the book covers using an in-line binder or off-line binder.

Abstract: A tooth whitening delivery system including a single-dose applicator and a liquid, substantially anhydrous tooth whitener composition of predetermined viscosity contained in said applicator for delivery of a tooth-whitening amount of active whitening ingredient from said applicator onto teeth, with effective bioadhesion and retention thereof, and, thereupon, sufficient penetration of said ingredient through the tooth enamel providing efficacious bleaching of stained teeth, comprising, by weight, (a) 10% to 75% of a complex which is (i) a mixture of 78 to 90% of water soluble polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) having K-values of K-12 to K-120 and (ii) 10 to 22% of H2O2; releasing 1 to 20% of active H2O2 from said complex onto a tooth surface; (b) 0 to 20% of PVP K-60 to K-90, said PVP being present in said composition at a K-value of the PVP in said complex of less than 30, and/or the amount of PVP therein is less than 20%, and (c) 30 to 90% of a substantially anhydrous solvent, said composition having a Brookfield v

Abstract: An apparatus for practicing the inventive method includes a glass ampule having a tooth whitening solution vacuum sealed within a chamber of the ampule. The ampule is contained within a cylindrical plastic sleeve closed at one end and enclosed at its other open end by the proximal termination of a brush-type applicator. An adhesive such as glue is used to adhere the periphery of the brush to the inner surfaces of the plastic cylinder. The bristles preferably have circular cross-sections so that when they are tightly packed together and adhered to the plastic cylinder, interstices between adjacent bristles are sufficiently large enough to permit flow through of the tooth whitening composition while being sufficiently small enough to prevent shards of glass from the ampule, when broken open, to pass through the brush. A cardboard sleeve surrounds the plastic cylinder to protect the user from the glass ampule when broken. The method of using the inventive apparatus is also disclosed.

Abstract: In the inventive method, a tooth whitener having a concentration of hydrogen peroxide significantly lower than the concentration typically used in in-office applications is applied to the teeth in gel form. Next, thin transparent film is placed over the teeth to seal the tooth whitener onto the teeth. The film creates a closed system that precludes oxygen from migrating away from the teeth into the atmosphere. A white light in the range of 380-660 nm wavelength is then activated to assist in exciting oxygen in the path of the light and the oxygen molecules bombard the tooth surfaces. The oxygen molecules may not easily escape from the tooth surfaces into the atmosphere due to the wrap and, thus, their whitening “power” is enhanced and lengthened. Then, the patient may stabilize the whitening results over a 7 to 10 day regime using a lower concentration tooth whitener.

Abstract: An oral care formulation comprises disclosed ranges of proportions of Pycnogenol, Uncaria Tomentosa Extract, CoQ10, Stabilized Vitamin C, Green Tea Extract, flavorant, sweetener and water. The inventive formulation is applied within the oral cavity using any suitable applicator. The formulation is operative to reduce bad breath, gingivitis, gingival bleeding, plaque build-up and inflammation of soft and hard tissues of the oral cavity. Other constituent ingredients, as disclosed, may also be included in the inventive formulation for the described purposes.

Abstract: A single dose hygienic tooth whitener dispenser and applicator has a chamber. The housing is a bottle having an upper end with a neck and threads receiving a threaded sleeve. The sleeve includes a recess receiving a sponge applicator having a bottom surface overlying an upwardly facing opening of the chamber in the bottle. This opening is initially covered by a hermetic seal. An over-cap includes a bottom facing opening slidable over the sleeve and covers the applicator. Within the over-cap, a pin extends downwardly. The pin has a pointed end facing downward. When it is desired to use the inventive device to whiten the user's teeth, the over-cap is pushed down until the pointed end of the pin extends through the applicator and pierces the seal in the opening of the bottle, whereupon tooth whitener may be dispensed and applied.

Abstract: A cover-driven book production method and system are disclosed. The method of cover-driven book production includes providing a plurality of book covers. The book covers can be identified using, for example, a scanner. A book block can then be retrieved from a book repository based on the identified cover. After performing raster image processing (RIP) of the book block, copies of the book block can be printed. Finishing can be accomplished by binding the printed book blocks to the book covers using an in-line binder or off-line binder.

Abstract: A dipstick-type applicator for tooth whitener and skin care medication includes a housing defining an internal chamber sealed when an applicator is received therein. A quantity of liquid medication is hermetically sealed within the chamber. The applicator consists of a gripping portion, a stem, and at the distal end of the stem, a tip made of a flexible absorbent material having a flat angled distal surface that is specifically designed to best coat the user's teeth with tooth whitener or the user's skin with skin care medication. A wiper within the housing has a reduced diameter opening, through which the tip of the applicator must travel to remove the tip from the chamber filled with liquid medication. The relationship between the outer dimensions of the tip and the opening in the wiper is such that excess liquid medication is removed from the tip as it is removed from the chamber.

Abstract: A multi-zone HVAC system, including: (a) a hollow curb to be mounted to a building roof, (b) a hollow base mounted on or in the curb, the base having a paratition thereacross; (c) a hollow working unit mounted on the base, the working unit containing a cooling coil, a fan, and a heater so that return air from the building can pass through the curb and base to be heated or cooled in the working unit and then directed through the base and curb into the building, the portion of the base below the working unit having height of less than 24 inches.

Abstract: A workflow and system for print-on-demand book reproduction novelly creates and stores master book files as solution-independent common normal format files so that master book files are efficiently reproducible by heterogeneous book reproduction workflows and reproduction equipment. The common normal format files are formatted according to an accepted software standard in order to avoid inoperability or poor efficiency with respect to reproduction workflows and reproduction equipment. The workflow and systems convert the common normal format files to equipment specific files for compatibility with the reproduction means. The inventive workflow and system are applicable to all manner of book reproduction, including bound hard copies and electronic books.

Abstract: Methods and systems for maintaining color consistency in print-on-demand applications are disclosed. Initially, a plurality of default color settings applicable to a plurality of print-on-demand operations can be established. Thereafter, color consistency can be selectively imposed across a plurality of print-on-demand operations based on the plurality of default color settings applicable to the plurality of print-on-demand operations. Finally, a print-on-demand media product can be rendered in response to selectively imposing color consistency across the plurality of print-on-demand operations. An end-to-end print-on-demand workflow is therefore disclosed herein that describes how to create and print color books while maintaining color consistent at each step of in the work follow.

Abstract: Embodiments of portable power supplies are disclosed herein. One disclosed embodiment, for example, comprises a circuit configured to input an electrical power signal, modify at least one electrical characteristic of the power signal, and to output a modified power signal (e.g., a DC-AC inverter). The circuit is enclosed by and secured within a housing that includes an anchoring region adapted to interface with a cup holder. In certain implementations, the housing is substantially cup shaped.

Abstract: Apparatus and method for remote administration of a PC-server and which enables remote keyboard input, even during re-boot sequence of the PC-server. The apparatus comprises an adapter emulating video of a display adapter to convert display data, including boot-level data at the console, for serial transmission to a remote user. Further, the microprocessor converts input commands from the user to a form compatible with the PC-server input interface such as scan codes for a keyboard input interface. Additionally, the method and apparatus of the present invention makes it possible to route textual data to a speech synthesizer at the boot level.