Abstract: A terminal of a wiring device includes a conductive plate, an arm, and a wire guide. The conductive plate has an opening formed therethrough. The conductive plate receives a fastener for securing a substantially straight wire to the conductive plate. The arm extends from the conductive plate and defines a mating element on the wiring device. The arm is an anchor of said conductive plate. The mating element of the arm is adapted to cooperate with a complementary mating element. The wire guide is in spaced relation to the fastener to position the substantially straight wire adjacent to the fastener.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present subject matter provide an improved percussion primer composition and improved hot-wire igniter acceptor, wherein lead styphnate is replaced with a lead-free material, 4,6-dinitro-7-hydroxybenzofuroxan, potassium salt (KDNP). Embodiments of the percussion primer composition include KDNP, a sensitizer, an oxidizer, calcium silicide, a fuel, and a binder. Sensitizers may include tetracene. Oxidizers may include alkali or alkaline earth nitrates, oxides, or peroxides (such as barium nitrate). Fuel materials may include metals, metal sulfides, or other non-metallic materials. Common binders may include nitrocellulose based shellacs, gum arabic/poly vinyl alcohol mixtures, and guar gum/poly vinyl alcohol mixtures. Embodiments of the hot-wire igniter device include a bridgewire, an acceptor, and an output, where KDNP is the acceptor. Power supply may be in the form of constant current/voltage or current flow from a capacitor discharge.

Abstract: Extending a plurality of manageability capabilities of manageable information technology (IT) resources utilize an “aspect of” association for describing a relationship between a first object representing a manageable resource playing a role of a subject and one or more additional objects each playing a role of an aspect. The “aspect of” association establishes an overall manageability function for the first object representing a manageable resource and the one or more additional objects as a logical composition of a plurality of manageability capabilities. The manageability capabilities are provided using distinct implementation classes for supporting a specific role, and for supporting management-discipline related aspects and behaviors needed by each of a plurality of resource management applications for managing the manageable resource. The one or more additional objects have an aspect life cycle that is bounded maximally by a subject lifecycle of the first manageable resource.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present subject matter provide a compound and material that may be used as a lead-free primary explosive. An embodiment of the present subject matter provides the compound copper(I) nitrotetrazolate. Certain embodiments of the present subject matter provide methods for preparing lead-free primary explosives. The method includes: providing cuprous salt; providing water; providing 5-nitrotetrazolate salt; combining the cuprous salt, water and 5-nitrotetrazolate salt to form a mixture; and heating the mixture. The method may also include providing cuprous chloride and providing sodium 5-nitrotetrazolate. Certain embodiments of the present subject matter also provide methods for preparing copper(I) nitrotetrazolate. The method includes: providing cuprous salt; providing water; providing 5-nitrotetrazolate salt; combining the cuprous salt, water and 5-nitrotetrazolate salt to form a mixture; and heating the mixture.

Abstract: A solution for managing a computer infrastructure is provided. In particular, the solution can generate a set of tentative recovery segments for the computer infrastructure based on a related resource graph and a set of partition rules. The related resource graph can be generated based on a managed resource graph, which includes resource type information for each node in the managed resource graph. The set of tentative recovery segments can be used to manage the computer infrastructure and/or a set of recovery segments, which includes recovery characteristic(s) for each segment can be generated based on the set of tentative recovery segments and a set of recovery segment templates. In any event, the invention provides a solution that fully and/or partially automates the identification of recovery segments within a computer infrastructure, thereby enabling a more effective management of the computer infrastructure.

Abstract: A method and system for managing state data of a service in a service-oriented architecture by establishing a gateway for service-oriented state comprising: configuring an extensible, pluggable interface to support for extensible processor interfaces; data query support on service state data, automated notification capability on service state to a client; and automated data transform on service state data to a client format; defining an interface framework for interaction between a service and the gateway. The method also includes establishing an extensible meta-data definition comprising an extensible set of service state data attributes including state data qualifiers, constraints, and access mechanisms; and utilizing one or more pluggable processors configured to utilize the extensible meta-data definition for interfaces and decision making based on the meta-data.

Abstract: A system and method for monitoring liveliness includes a management device which has an application layer where applications are executed. A connection monitor is located other than on the application layer, and the connection monitor is configured to receive requests from clients and deliver the requests to components on the application layer. The components include a generic application monitor which responds to liveliness monitor requests from the clients for all applications monitored, and one or more applications which response to requests to that application.

Abstract: A microwave heating system utilizes a microwave energy generator to provide microwave energy through wave guides to targets. The targets are microwave absorbers and thereby increasing temperature upon the contact of microwave energy. The heated targets then transfer heat to an area to be heated such as by conduction, convection or radiation depending on the particular embodiment. A sensor in the area to be heated provides an input to a controller for controlling the input of microwave energy to be directed to the target.

Abstract: The present invention includes a method of making of azidoaminotriazole (5-azido-2H-[1,2,4]triazol-3-ylamine), nitrosoguanazine dimer (N3-[(1E)-3-(4,5-diamino-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)-1,2-dioxidotriaz-1-enyl]-4H-1,2,4-triazole-3,4,5-triamine), novel nitrosoguanazine salts, azidonitraminotriazole/salts and the making of azidonitraminotriazole and salts, and novel metal complexes of an azidonitramine (4,6-diazido-N-nitro-1,3,5-triazin-2-amine) and the making of these metal complexes of this azidonitramine. Azidoaminotriazole, nitrosoguanazine, and azidonitramine compounds, their intermediates, and their salts may generally relate to energetic compounds, while nitrosoguanazine compounds and their metal salts may also have commercial potential in biomedical and pharmaceutical applications.

Abstract: A method, system, and computer program product for optimizing query evaluation and processing services in a subscription notification system are provided. The method includes determining hierarchical relationships among a set of subscription queries received from subscription client systems. The hierarchical relationships are determined by identifying subscription queries that are subsets of corresponding other subscription queries in the set. The method also includes creating at least one subscription query at a notification source, the at least one subscription query corresponding to one or more selected subscription queries in the set and including any corresponding subsets.

Abstract: A method for federating the state and behavior of a manageable resource including: retrieving binding information for the manageable resource from a language processor; retrieving a correct proxy instance class name for the manageable resource using the binding information; and creating a proxy instance for a correct provider using the proxy instance class name.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an installation of a wiring device configured to receive a cover plate which snaps on to a wiring device such as a switch or receptacle. With this invention, openings for threaded fasteners in the face of the cover plate are eliminated. In an embodiment, the cover plate has an opening sized to accommodate a wiring device and supports, on opposing side walls of the opening, at least one protrusion. The protrusions on the cover plate are located to detachably engage corresponding protrusions on the wiring device as the cover plate is pressed onto the wiring device.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to the field of substituted tetrazole synthesis and manufacture. More particularly, the present invention is directed to processes for preparing substituted tetrazoles and tetrazolate salts, such as sodium nitrotetrazolate and sodium cyanotetrazolate, using small scale and/or microreactor techniques. The use of the present techniques result in less hazardous and more efficient manufacturing processes.

Abstract: An improved clamp that can be inserted into a wiring device independent of a wiring termination assembly thereby reducing the complexity and cost of the manufacture of the wiring device. The clamp has a pair of legs spaced apart forming an opening to allow the wiring termination assembly to be inserted therebetween. The wiring device includes support members to support the clamp legs so to permit the clamp to pivot about the support member independently of the wiring termination assembly.

Abstract: A double occupancy baby stroller having a guiding handle and a generally stork shaped body having head and tail sections. The body is separable into an upper portion and a lower portion. A child's seat is removably mounted on the upper portion and wheeled legs are attached to the lower portion. An infant carrier is detachably mounted inside the head of the body. Both child's seat and infant carrier can be effectively used in a vehicle.

Abstract: An address management system and method. ADDRESS statements and HIDE rule statements are processed to generate a file of masquerade rules for associating subsets of internal addresses among a plurality of public addresses. Responsive to these masquerade rules, network address translation is performed for incoming and outgoing IP datagrams. IP Network Address Translation (NAT) and IP Filtering functions provide firewall-type capability to a gateway system, such as the IBM AS/400 system. A customer's system administrator specifies specific NAT and Filtering rules (via the AS/400 Operational Navigator GUI). A type of NAT, called masquerade NAT, defines a many-to-one mapping in such a way as to allow the ‘many’ to specify subsets of IP addresses. This allows traffic separation, which improves throughput to and from external networks (e.g. the Internet), and also improves flexibility in IP address management.

Abstract: A method and system for developing a multimedia application for use on an interactive network. The system implements the method steps of receiving a set of signals representing a multimedia asset, defining an application composite describing an event, an action and a multimedia asset, and generating an ASCII source file based on the step of defining a composite.

Abstract: A data model for abstracting customer-defined VPN security policy information. By employing this model, a VPN node (computer system existing in a Virtual Private Network) can gather policy configuration information for itself through a GUY, or some distributed policy source, store this information in a system-defined database, and use this information to dynamically negotiate, create, delete, and maintain secure connections at the IP level with other VPN nodes.

Abstract: The present invention provides compounds of the formula where R1-R5 are each, independently, a hydrogen atom or a normal or branched C1-C6-alkyl group; A is a methionyl, phenylalanyl or phenylglycyl residue; n is 0 or 1; R6 is a hydrogen atom; and R7 is a carbocylic group, an aromatic group, a C1-C4-alkyl group, a pyridylalkyl group or a heterocyclic group. In another embodiment, R6 is benzyl or —C(O)OR8, where R8 is a C1-C6-alkyl group, and R7 is a heteroaromatic group, such as a 2-thiazolyl group.

Abstract: IP network address translation (NAT) and IP filtering with dynamic address resolution in an Internet gateway system. Symbolic interface names are recognized in selected rule statements. An symbolic s-rule file is generated from these rule statements which includes symbolic interface names. During processing of a packet message, the s-rule file corresponding to the interface name in the packet message is processed, with symbolic addresses in the s-rule file resolved to the IP addresses obtained from the packet message.