Abstract: A method of processing vegetation data including the steps of identifying data relating to an agricultural field, segregating areas of predetermined development patterns and prescribing application rates of an agricultural compound. The identifying step includes identifying data relating to an agricultural field representative of areas of predetermined development patterns of vegetation in the field. The segregating step includes segregating the areas of the predetermined development patterns thereby defining segregated areas, other areas in the field being non-segregated areas. The prescribing step including prescribing application rates of an agricultural compound to the non-segregated areas dependent on at least one attribute determined from the data.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method of identifying partnering potential by: assembling a set of target patents representative of an industry of interest; building a dictionary of text feature entries; generating a set of text feature clusters; creating one or more contingency tables for assignees; and deriving an indication of partnering potential between the first assignee and the second assignee by comparing the values for each category for each assignee in each contingency table.

Abstract: An evaporative cooler includes an arrangement of a combination of fluid components including flow control valves, spray bars, spray bar orifices, spray bar distribution channels, and distribution caps that produce a water application profile on the media that is adjusted to match the heat load introduced to the media by the air to be evaporatively cooled. The water evaporation rate is a direct function of this heat load profile. Applying water in this profile takes advantage of the wicking rate and flow through time constant of evaporative cooling media to effectively distribute the water through the media. This results in a once through system that allows the volume of water being applied be the lowered such that water not evaporated and exiting the media is limited and does so at very high cycles of concentration while maintaining high levels of cooling effectiveness and scale free media.

Abstract: A swing lever structure for use in jacks comprises a swing lever including a coupling mechanism extendedly provided on one end thereof and having a stop plane formed on at lease one side thereof, and including a driving stem having a connecting end formed on one end thereof for pivotally connecting with the coupling mechanism of the swing lever, thus enabling a jointed rotation, the connecting end further including a stopping surface affixed on at least one side thereof relative to the stop plane of the swing lever, thereby the swing lever and the driving stem may be relatively rotated to form a preferred included angle therebetween so as to facilitate the operation of a jack in a narrow place.

Abstract: A pneumatic tire having a carcass and a belt reinforcing structure wherein the belt reinforcing structure is a composite belt structure having at least one radially inner spiral layer and at least one zigzag belt reinforcing structure located radially outward of said spiral layer. The zigzag belt width is preferably narrower than the spiral layer.

Abstract: An environment and method for developing dataflow applications where a dataflow transformation is encapsulated into a dataflow graph expressed as a reusable map component using a host development language such as Java®, and the dataflow graphs are linked together via ports. A scalar map component performs a specific data transformation and a composite map component is built from a number of other map components typically representing a family of data transformations. Map components have interface and implementation properties which assist in developing customized, hierarchical data transformation logic. The ports are polymorphic and can be specific, generic, or composite data types, to allow linking of map components which compile to generate a dataflow pattern. A map component may employ dynamic logic where internal sub-graphs or links are added or properties changed based on information received from the compiler, such as port types, design properties, or static data transformation.

Abstract: A method provides customized voice mail settings feature information to a telecommunications service subscriber. The method includes customizing a list of persistent settings features to include multiple persistent settings features that relate to telecommunications services subscribed to by the telecommunications service subscriber. The persistent settings features are maintained in a defined state through more than one subscriber session. The subscriber is sequentially prompted to select a persistent settings feature from the customized list by sequentially playing each of the persistent settings features to the subscriber.

Abstract: A portable waste disposal system for cementuous slurry comprises a collapsible wire cage, a waterproof containment bag inside the wire cage and a filtration bag inside the waterproof containment bag. The system enables the cementuous slurry generated during the plastering of a swimming pool and pumped from inside a swimming pool to a location adjacent the pool be disposed of quickly and safely. The liquid generated during the process may be neutralized and left on site, thereby avoiding transport of such liquid.

Abstract: An evaporative cooler, including one or more media modules, distributes water from a source of water to each module through a constant flow valve. A distribution unit at each media module includes a spray bar for spraying water through a plurality of uniformly spaced holes having an aggregate area equivalent to or less than twenty five percent (25%) of the internal cross sectional area of the spray bar. A distribution cap distributes the streams of water to the underlying media module(s) and the water dripping from the media module(s) is drained. A fan or other air moving device draws air through the media module(s) to obtain cooled air resulting from evaporation of water flowing downwardly along the media module(s).

Abstract: A needle counter device which utilizes an adhesive disposed in one or more, preferably V-shaped, troughs. The adhesive provides instant, strong grip upon contact, but also provides very low resistance to needle penetration (i.e., it is easy to stick a needle in the adhesive, but difficult to pull the needle out). The device includes a base and a lid, and opens and closes much like a book. Once the device is closed, the device tends to remain closed unless intentionally opened. A thin layer of adhesive may be provided on the inside of the lid, to retain used surgical blades, and a piece of resilient foam may also be provided for temporarily “parking” a suture needle. The sides of each trough are lined with structure which serves to prevent an accidentally laid surgical instrument from unintentionally contacting the adhesive. Numerical indices provide a quick visual, counting assist.

Abstract: A plug-in cooling device adapted to be inserted into a computer to dissipate heat from the heat sink of the internal cooling module of the mobile computer is described. A heat sink has a fan. A heat conducting block is inserted into the mobile computer to touch the heat sink of the internal cooling module of the computer and to absorb heat energy from the internal cooling module of the computer. The heat conduction connecting means is connected between one side of the heat conducting block and one side of the heat sink of the plug-in cooling device.

Abstract: A method and system is provided for selectively denying access to encoded data. Encryption is used to protect secured data on any of a number of media devices in a system and in which unsecured data is not encrypted. The classified data is encrypted and then transmitted for storage on the medium. The encryption key is stored only in volatile memory on the target device connected to the medium during a mission. The encryption key is known only in a location physically distant from the target device during a mission. Resources are provided for mission personnel to immediately delete the encryption key from volatile memory upon perceiving a threat, as well as causing automatic deletion of the encryption key upon a power loss to the target device in order to make the encrypted data unavailable to any personnel (whether authorized or not) at the location of the target device.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to methods and systems for manipulating and combining files from different applications without the use of the files' originating applications. Application files are collected and converted to a page-format which preserves the visual aspects and page formatting of the application file. A composer application is then used to manipulate and reorganize the pages of the files as needed. Pages from files created by different applications may be compiled into a single document which can be printed or electronically transmitted without manual editing or delivery.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for controlling the data rate of a stream of data between an application processes and a network, having a flow control module coupled to the applications that controls a first data rate of the stream of data. A transport layer provider is coupled to the control module for receiving the stream of data and modifying the first rate of the stream of data in response to a signal from the flow control module.

Abstract: A method and systems are provided for extracting heavy metal from glass waste. Glass is initially crushed to a diameter size between about 10 nanometers and about 2 millimeters. The glass is then added to a tank having a solution of water and acid, where the acid removes metal from the surface of the glass particles. In some embodiments, the solution and glass particles are elevated to a configurable temperature above ambient temperature and circulated for a configurable period of time. The solution is then separated from the glass particles. In some embodiments, the glass particles are then rinsed while in transit to a final destination or in a separate rinsing tank.

Abstract: A method and systems are provided for extracting heavy metal from glass waste. Glass is initially crushed to a diameter size of about 2 millimeters. The glass is then added to a tank having a solution of water and acid, where the acid removes metal from the surface of the glass particles. The solution is then separated from the glass particles. In some embodiments, the glass particles are also rinsed with water and the rinsed water is treated to remove any residual contaminates. In more embodiments, the solution can be reused for a number of iterations that treat glass waste in order to extract heavy metal from the glass waste.

Abstract: A method of glass frit bonding wafers to form a package, in which the width of the glass bond line between the wafers is minimized to reduce package size. The method entails the use of a glass frit material containing a particulate filler material that establishes the stand-off distance between wafers, instead of relying on discrete structural features on one of the wafers dedicated to this function. In addition, the amount of glass frit material used to form the glass bond line between wafers is reduced to such levels as to reduce the width of the glass bond line, allowing the overall size of the package to be minimized. To accommodate the variability associated with screening processes when low volume lines of paste are printed, the invention further entails the use of storage regions defined by walls adjacent the glass bond line to accommodate excess glass frit material without significantly increasing the width of the bond line.

Abstract: A method provides customized voice mail settings feature information to a telecommunications service subscriber. The method includes customizing a list of persistent settings features to include multiple persistent settings features that relate to telecommunications services subscribed to by the telecommunications service subscriber. The persistent settings features are maintained in a defined state through more than one subscriber session. The subscriber is sequentially prompted to select a persistent settings feature from the customized list by sequentially playing each of the persistent settings features to the subscriber.