Abstract: A computer software product, methods and apparatus for improved video communications are provided. In one embodiment, an apparatus is provided that is configured to send v-mail messages. The v-mail messages contain a video stream that is stored on a second device on a network. In one embodiment, the second device is configured to associate multiple video streams to a thread and allow users access to stored video content and associated files. This Abstract is provided for the sole purpose of complying with the Abstract requirement rules that allow a reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the disclosure contained herein. This Abstract is submitted with the explicit understanding that it will not be used to interpret or to limit the scope or the meaning of the claims.

Abstract: An ebullated bed hydroprocessing system, and also a method for upgrading a pre-existing ebullated bed hydroprocessing system, involves introducing a colloidal or molecular catalyst, or a precursor composition capable of forming the colloidal or molecular catalyst, into an ebullated bed reactor. The colloidal or molecular catalyst is formed by intimately mixing a catalyst precursor composition into a heavy oil feedstock and raising the temperature of the feedstock to above the decomposition temperature of the precursor composition to form the colloidal or molecular catalyst in situ. The improved ebullated bed hydroprocessing system includes at least one ebullated bed reactor that employs both a porous supported catalyst and the colloidal or molecular catalyst to catalyze hydroprocessing reactions involving the feedstock and hydrogen. The colloidal or molecular catalyst provides catalyst in what would otherwise constitute catalyst free zones within the ebullated bed hydroprocessing system.

Abstract: An ebullated bed hydroprocessing system, and also a method for upgrading a pre-existing ebullated bed hydroprocessing system, involves introducing a colloidal or molecular catalyst, or a precursor composition capable of forming the colloidal or molecular catalyst, into an ebullated bed reactor. The colloidal or molecular catalyst is formed by intimately mixing a catalyst precursor composition into a heavy oil feedstock and raising the temperature of the feedstock to above the decomposition temperature of the precursor composition to form the colloidal or molecular catalyst in situ. The improved ebullated bed hydroprocessing system includes at least one ebullated bed reactor that employs both a porous supported catalyst and the colloidal or molecular catalyst to catalyze hydroprocessing reactions involving the feedstock and hydrogen. The colloidal or molecular catalyst provides catalyst in what would otherwise constitute catalyst free zones within the ebullated bed hydroprocessing system.

Abstract: A toy vehicle including: a housing defining an interior section of the vehicle; a motor mounted in the housing; a drive shaft operatively connected to the motor and extending through an opening in the housing; and a propeller or wheel mounted on an end portion of the drive shaft. The drive shaft includes a polygon shaped driving element that is countersunk into a rear portion of the propeller/wheel for providing reliable transfer of power from the motor to the propeller/wheel.

Abstract: A method for sharing bookmarks by receiving client bookmarks at a server and selectively sharing the client bookmarks with other clients.

Abstract: An expanded bed hydroprocessing system and related method includes at least one expanded bed reactor that employs a solid catalyst to catalyze hydroprocessing reactions involving hydrogen and a high molecular weight hydrocarbon feedstock (e.g., a Fischer-Tropsch wax) that is contaminated with solid particulates. Hydroprocessing the high molecular weight hydrocarbon feedstock in an expanded bed reactor results in formation of a hydroprocessed material from the hydrocarbon feedstock, while eliminating the risk of plugging of the supported catalyst bed by the solid particulates as compared to a reactor including a stationary catalyst bed.

Abstract: A system including a multi-port storage device (e.g., a disk drive) and at least two users, each user coupled to a port of the storage device by a serial link. The storage device has an operational portion and an interface (including arbitration circuitry) between its ports and the operational portion. In response to a set of competing priority bids from the users, the arbitration circuitry grants one bid (including by sending an acknowledgement to the successful bidder) and preferably holds each non-granted competing bid without sending any notification to the unsuccessful bidder until the successful bidder sends a deselect signal. The system can be a RAID system including at least two disk drives and at least two controllers, where at least one drive is a multi-port device shared by at least two of the controllers. Preferably, each priority bid and deselect signal is a primitive code (e.g., an ordered sequence of a 10-bit control character and three 10-bit data characters in SATA format).

Abstract: A battery pack for high performance, radio-controlled toy vehicles, such as high speed vehicles with highly sensitive steering and/or driving (known as “digital proportional”) or other types of high performance toy vehicles/features requiring high voltage/high current. The battery pack provides improved performance for the toy, an improved layout of the pack/battery arrangement, improved safety features, and improved piracy prevention.

Abstract: A rotor assembly for an electric motor, including: a rotor shaft, an armature, wire windings and a commutator, wherein the rotor assembly further includes a ring cap directly connected with the commutator. The ring cap includes chip capacitors soldered on a printed circuit board through a Surface Mount Device (SMD) technique. The ring cap serves as a reservoir for absorption of any noise/sound generated from rotation of the commutator in a DC motor around its brushes. The invention enables compliance with current and future EMC requirements in, for example, the automotive industry.

Abstract: A rotor assembly for an electric motor, including: a rotor shaft, an armature, wire windings and a commutator, wherein the rotor assembly further includes a ring cap directly connected with the commutator. The ring cap includes chip capacitors soldered on a printed circuit board through a Surface Mount Device (SMD) technique. The ring cap serves as a reservoir for absorption of any noise/sound generated from rotation of the commutator in a DC motor around its brushes. The invention enables compliance with current and future EMC requirements in, for example, the automotive industry.

Abstract: An ebullated bed hydroprocessing system, and also a method for upgrading a pre-existing ebullated bed hydroprocessing system, involves introducing a colloidal or molecular catalyst, or a precursor composition capable of forming the colloidal or molecular catalyst, into an ebullated bed reactor. The colloidal or molecular catalyst is formed by intimately mixing a catalyst precursor composition into a heavy oil feedstock and raising the temperature of the feedstock to above the decomposition temperature of the precursor composition to form the colloidal or molecular catalyst in situ. The improved ebullated bed hydroprocessing system includes at least one ebullated bed reactor that employs both a porous supported catalyst and the colloidal or molecular catalyst to catalyze hydroprocessing reactions involving the feedstock and hydrogen. The colloidal or molecular catalyst provides catalyst in what would otherwise constitute catalyst free zones within the ebullated bed hydroprocessing system.

Abstract: Methods and systems for hydroprocessing heavy oil feedstocks to form an upgraded material involve the use of a colloidal or molecular catalyst dispersed within a heavy oil feedstock, a hydrocracking reactor, and a hot separator. The colloidal or molecular catalyst promotes hydrocracking and other hydroprocessing reactions within the hydrocracking reactor. The catalyst is preferentially associated with asphaltenes within the heavy oil feedstock, which promotes upgrading reactions involving the asphaltenes rather than formation of coke precursors and sediment. The colloidal or molecular catalyst overcomes problems associated with porous supported catalysts in upgrading heavy oil feedstocks, particularly the inability of such catalysts to effectively process asphaltene molecules. The result is one or more of reduced equipment fouling, increased conversion level, and more efficient use of the supported catalyst if used in combination with the colloidal or molecular catalyst.

Abstract: A fixed bed hydroprocessing system, and also a method for upgrading a pre-existing fixed bed hydroprocessing system, involves preliminarily upgrading a heavy oil feedstock in one or more slurry phase reactors using a colloidal or molecular catalyst and then further hydroprocessing the upgraded feedstock within one or more fixed bed reactors using a porous supported catalyst. The colloidal or molecular catalyst is formed by intimately mixing a catalyst precursor composition into a heavy oil feedstock and raising the temperature of the feedstock to above the decomposition temperature of the precursor composition to form the colloidal or molecular catalyst in situ. Asphaltene or other hydrocarbon molecules otherwise too large to diffuse into the pores of the fixed bed catalyst can be upgraded by the colloidal or molecular catalyst.

Abstract: A toy vehicle including: a housing defining an interior section of the vehicle; a motor mounted in the housing; a drive shaft operatively connected to the motor and extending through an opening in the housing; and a propeller or wheel mounted on an end portion of the drive shaft. The drive shaft includes a polygon shaped driving element that is countersunk into a rear portion of the propeller/wheel for providing reliable transfer of power from the motor to the propeller/wheel.

Abstract: Network analysis in a network management system for a data network is improved by mapping the communication paths established in the network. Queries are sent by the network management system to each network element in the network. Queries are triggered by events within the network, for example, after notification by a network element that a communication path is being set up. Each query sent by the network management system requests certain connection and topology information from the network elements. Using this information, the network management system constructs the overall network topology and performs a path analysis to map completely each communication path through the network. When the communication path mapping is complete, various types of analyses are performed using the communication path information. These analyses include but are not limited to network capacity analysis, network performance analysis, and network fault analysis.

Abstract: A particulate supported noble metal phase-controlled catalyst material having 5-1000 ?m surface area of 50?500 m2/gm is provided for use in direct catalytic production of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) product from hydrogen and oxygen-containing feedstreams. The catalyst is made by depositing phase controlled crystals of a noble metal such as palladium on a suitable particulate support material such as carbon black, by utilizing a precursor solution of the metal and a suitable control ionic polymer having molecular weight of 300-8000 such as sodium polyacrylate in a selected metal to polymer molar ratio of 1:0.1 to 1:10, which procedure provides desired phase control of the noble metal atoms to form widely dispersed minute noble metal crystals on the support material. The invention includes methods for making the catalyst, and also a process for utilizing the catalyst to directly produce high yields of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) product from hydrogen and oxygen-containing gaseous feedstreams.

Abstract: There is disclosed a method of forming a card embedded with an integrated circuit (IC) and an antenna coil, which method including the steps of (a) embedding an antenna coil onto a core sheet; (b) laminating the core sheet with a number of outer sheets to form a laminated panel; (c) forming a first cavity in the laminated panel to expose part of the antenna coil; (d) pulling out two ends of the antenna coil from the core sheet; and (e) securing the integrated circuit with the antenna coil, e.g. by soldering or thermo compression bonding.

Abstract: A bi-functional oxidation catalyst and process for catalytic oxidation and removal of nitrogen oxides (NOx) from combustion gases derived from combustion of carbonaceous fuels such as coal, oil, or natural gas. The bi-functional catalyst includes adsorption and oxidation function metal oxides provided in adjacent close intimate contact by utilizing a binding agent, such as carboxylic acid and calcining to provide a metal oxide complex having a crystalline form. Such nitrogen oxides (NOx) contained in the combustion gases are initially catalytically oxidized to at least about 50 vol % NO2 and some higher oxides by contact with the bi-functional catalyst at 170-550° F. temperature. The combustion gas containing the partially oxidized NOx is then preferably further chemically oxidized by being mixed with a chemical oxidant such as ozone (O3) in a molar ratio of the chemical oxidant3 to NOx in the range of 0.5:1-1.2:1 to produce higher oxides of nitrogen such as substantially N2O5.

Abstract: A battery pack for high performance, radio-controlled toy vehicles, such as high speed vehicles with highly sensitive steering and/or driving (known as “digital proportional”) or other types of high performance toy vehicles/features requiring high voltage/high current. The battery pack provides improved performance for the toy, an improved layout of the pack/battery arrangement, improved safety features, and improved piracy prevention.