Abstract: According to one embodiment, a micro-optical device includes an electro-optical circuit and an annular frame disposed on a surface of a substrate. The electro-optical circuit has an active region that is encapsulated by a window and an interconnect region adjacent at least one edge of the electro-optical circuit. The annular frame extends around an outer periphery of the window and is separated from the window by a gap, the annular frame and the electro-optical circuit form a cavity for placement of a plurality of bonding wires the interconnect that electro-optical circuit to the substrate.

Abstract: A computing system and method is a specification of user-defined business logic is provided as JAVA program instructions (or another programming language) which does not natively provide for specification of full transactionality, to accomplish a fully transactional application, including executed managed objects. The managed objects are persisted in a shared memory of the computing system, such that a scope of the objects is global to the fully transactional application. Furthermore, a catalog of the managed object is maintained. A query interface is provided for querying the managed objects, in order to receive a query from an application, to process the catalog, and to provide a result indication of at least one of the managed objects back to the querying application. Thus, for example, the application may process the managed objects that are indicated in the query result.

Abstract: A centrally tracked artificial currency is provided within the context of an enterprise. This currency serves as a unit of account, medium of exchange, and store of value in a corporate “attention economy.” Users (typically coworkers) in the enterprise are allotted a base number of currency units, which they can earn, exchange, and spend in a variety of ways to signal importance and “purchase” attention of others, or priority for other organization resources. In one aspect, senders of messages can specify an amount of currency to be associated with the message, so that recipients can see the specified amount before deciding whether to read the message. Once such a system is in use, it facilitates exchange of value based on user-created transactions regarding behavior, communication, resources, incentives, and priorities.

Abstract: The present invention provides compounds capable of binding to an Fc receptor and modulating Fc receptor activity comprising a core lipophilic group in the form of an Aryl ring substituted with a group rich in p-electrons. The invention further provides for a method of treating an autoimmune disease involving Fc receptor activity using such compounds. A method for obtaining a compound which modulates Fc receptor activity is also provided, the method comprising: (a) providing or designing compounds having structural characteristics to fit in the groove of the Fc?RIIa structure; and (b) screening the compounds for modulating activity on the Fc receptor.

Abstract: A flexipod is provided. The flexipod device includes at least one flexible, bendable leg with a grippable surface. In one embodiment, the flexible and bendable legs comprise a first continuously flexible and bendable solid core material and a second sheath material which substantially encloses the first core material. Embodiments of the present invention can be bended, twisted, or otherwise manipulated to selectively secure the flexipod to objects having various shapes and sizes. The flexible and bendable legs increase the flexipods versatility and overall securability.

Abstract: A device for securing an instrument is provided that includes at least one flexible, bendable leg with a grippable surface. In one embodiment, the flexible and bendable legs comprise core with an over-wrapped sheath. The contemplated device may be bended, twisted, or otherwise manipulated to selectively secure the device to objects having various shapes and sizes. The flexible and bendable legs increase the versatility and overall securability of the device.

Abstract: System and method for vehicle drive cycle determination and energy management is provided. Based on a number of inputs, the system can determine the type of road that the vehicle is likely to drive on as well as the level of traffic congestion that the vehicle is likely to experience. Using these determinations, setpoints for various degrees of freedom, such as engine speed and battery power, can be set to reduce energy usage in the vehicle.

Abstract: An execution engine is disclosed for executing business processes. An executable object model is generated for a business process document. Executable object models of business processes are assigned to virtual processors.

Abstract: In at least one embodiment, a device for controlling an amount of torque generated by a powertrain in a vehicle is provided. The controller is configured to receive a driver status signal indicative of the status of the driver, a driver condition signal indicative of the driving conditions of the vehicle, and a driver mode signal indicative of the driving mode of the vehicle. The controller is further configured to control the powertrain to adjust the amount of torque that is generated based on the driver status signal, the driver condition signal, and the driver mode signal.

Abstract: A transmission delay system, an improvement to a transmission delay system, and a method of delaying a transmission for removing undesired content from an input media stream; for excising, recording, storing, and logging, the undesired content; and for automatically providing message alerts through a network to at least one message alert recipient that an excision event has occurred.

Abstract: A method for monitoring of siloxane compounds in a biogas includes the step of generating a first absorption spectrum based on a ratio of a first spectral measurement and a second spectral measurement. The first spectral measurement is from a non-absorptive gas having substantially no infrared absorptions in a specified wavelength range of interest and the second spectral measurement is from a sample gas comprising the biogas. The method also includes the step of calculating a concentration of at least one siloxane compound in the biogas using a second absorption spectrum based on, at least, a first individual absorption spectrum for a known concentration of the at least one siloxane compound.

Abstract: A multi-layered blister package and assembling method include a blister sheet having a blisters for containing a product therein and an opposing cover surface adjacent to blister openings. The package also includes a front sheet having apertures configured to receive the blisters and a back sheet coupled to at least a portion of the front sheet. The back sheet includes an inner back panel foldably connected to an outer back panel. The inner and outer back panels each include removable tabs each covering an access slot. The tabs and access slots of the inner and outer back panels are in alignment when the inner back panel is folded adjacent to the outer back panel. The cover surface of the blister sheet is positioned adjacent to the inner back panel such that each blister opening is in alignment with the tabs and access slots of the inner and outer back panels.

Abstract: A plasma processing chamber configured to generate a plasma is provided. The plasma processing chamber includes a substrate support assembly which includes a substrate support that is capable of supporting a substrate. The plasma processing chamber further includes a plate having a bottom surface and a top surface, and the plate is coupled to the plasma processing chamber. The plate further includes a plurality of countersunk regions for receiving a corresponding plurality of fasteners that enable coupling of the plate to the plasma processing chamber, and the plate has a lip that surrounds an outer region of the plate near the top surface of the plate. The substrate support is configured to be connected to the top surface of the plate.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a micro-optical device includes an electro-optical circuit and an annular frame disposed on a surface of a substrate. The electro-optical circuit has an active region that is encapsulated by a window and an interconnect region adjacent at least one edge of the electro-optical circuit. The annular frame extends around an outer periphery of the window and is separated from the window by a gap, the annular frame and the electro-optical circuit form a cavity for placement of a plurality of bonding wires the interconnect that electro-optical circuit to the substrate.

Abstract: A spacer (100) for providing space between a first roof member (110) and a second roof member (120), where the spacer limits compression of an insulator (130), the insulator (130) being at least partially between the first roof member (110) and the second roof member (120).

Abstract: A provisional bone plate formed of an implantable plastic and having a length corresponding to the longest bone plate in a particular family of bone plates. The provisional bone plate includes a head contoured to match the head of a particular bone as well as a shaft for placement adjacent the bone shaft. The provisional bone plate includes a plurality of circumferential notches surrounding the elongate body or shaft of the bone plate. The circumferential notches are substantially transverse to a longitudinal axis of the bone plate and define frangible portions of the bone plate which can be removed from the distal end thereof to alter the length of the provisional periarticular bone plate to correspond to the length of the various bone plates in a family of bone plates. The provisional bone plate is constructed of a biologically suitable plastic, is radiographic, and melts at a temperature less than 200° Fahrenheit.

Abstract: A soluble multimeric polypeptide or protein is disclosed that is able to inhibit interaction of leukocyte Fc? receptors (Fc?R) and immunoglobulin G (IgG). The protein or polypeptide comprises two or more Fc binding regions linked in a head to tail arrangement, at least one of which is derived from an Fc?R type receptor, and an Fc domain of an immunoglobulin which has been modified to reduce or prevent binding to the said Fc binding regions and/or to alter effector function. Also described are polynucleotide molecules encoding the polypeptide or protein and the use thereof in methods of treating a subject for an immune-complex (IC)-mediated inflammatory disease.

Abstract: A magnetic neuro-muscular stimulator system, a stimulator coil of elongate conductor; a coolant system configured to cool the stimulated coil including a coolant jacket about at least a portion of the conductor; a connector for connecting the coolant system to the elongate conductor, the connector having a first port communicating with a first portion of the coolant system; a second port communicating with a second portion of the coolant system, the first and second ports being in fluid communication; and the connector further including a through bore such that a portion of the elongate conductor extends from externally of the connector through the bore and through the first port, wherein the elongate conductor is in sealed contact with a portion of the bore such that the coolant is prevented from flowing through the bore.

Abstract: A stimulating coil for use in the magnetic stimulation of neuro-muscular tissue comprises a self-supporting but flexible conductor in a flexible insulating sheath which can be adjusted by hand to conform the coil to the contours of a selected part of the human body. The coil is provided with a cooling system which includes a conduit disposed adjacent or within the coil and a pump for driving coolant through the conduit.

Abstract: Certain thienopyrimidine derivatives are useful for the inhibition of PDE10 enzymes, and thus are useful for treating psychiatric or neurological syndromes, e.g., psychoses, obsessive-compulsive disorder and/or Parkinson's disease, as well as, for example, treating a disease state modulated by PDE10 activity.