Abstract: The invention relates to a device for separation of substance mixtures on the micro scale. The invention further relates to a process for separating substance mixtures using the inventive device.

Abstract: Toluene diisocyanate is recovered from a crude distillation feed containing less than 2% by weight of phosgene by (a) fractionating the crude distillation feed containing less than 2% by weight of phosgene to remove the solvent and optionally the reaction residues to produce a crude toluene diisocyanate feed containing less than 20% by weight of solvent and (b) separating the crude toluene diisocyanate feed containing less than 20% by weight of solvent in a divided-wall distillation column into four product fractions P1–P4. P1 is a vapor phase low-boiler and solvent-enriched gas stream, P2 is a low-boiler and solvent-enriched product, P3 is a high boiler-enriched bottoms product containing toluene diisocyanate and P4 is a toluene diisocyanate product stream lean in low-boilers, high-boilers and reaction residues.

Abstract: Toluene diisocyanate is recovered from a crude distillation feed comprising less than 2% by weight of phosgene by

Abstract: In one embodiment, a system is provided. The system of this embodiment may include at least one I/O controller, at least one initiating unit connected to a channel-based switched fabric, at least one channel adapter, and a physical interface between the at least one I/O controller and the at least one channel adapter. The at least one channel adapter may allow connection of the at least one I/O controller to the channel-based switched fabric. The at least one channel adapter may support transferring of messages and/or data between the at least one I/O controller and the at least one initiating unit. The physical interface may allow transfer of command primitives that communicate information between the at least one I/O controller and the at least one channel adapter via the physical interface. Many modifications are possible.

Abstract: Methods and systems for interfacing one or more Input/Output (I/O) controllers to a channel-based switched fabric. One or more channel adapters allow connection of the one or more I/O controllers to the channel-based switched fabric. The channel adapters support transferring of messages or data between the one or more I/O controllers and one or more initiating units connected to the channel-based switched fabric. An adaptable physical interface exists between the one or more I/O controllers and the adapters. A set of command primitives are used for communicating information between the one or more I/O controllers and the adapters via the physical interface.

Abstract: A method is provided for remotely executing a bus transaction. The method includes the steps of detecting a bus transaction on a first bus located at a first node, identifying, based on the memory address of the bus transaction, that the first bus transaction is directed to a second node that is remotely located from the first node. The method also includes the steps of wrapping the first bus transaction in a packet for transmission over a network, transmitting the packet over the network to the second node and then unwrapping the first bus transaction from the packet received at the second node. The method further includes the steps of converting the first bus transaction to a second bus transaction that can be executed on a second bus located at the second node and outputting the converted second bus transaction onto the second bus to be executed.

Abstract: A RAID device stripes a data block across N disk drives. The RAID device receives a storage request from a host computer for the data block, and creates N virtual interface (“VI”) queue pairs. The queue pairs form N virtual channels to the host computer. Further, the RAID device posts a descriptor to each of the queue pairs, with each descriptor referring to 1/Nth of the data block. Further, the RAID device receives 1/Nth of the data block over each of the virtual channels and writes each received 1/Nth data block to a different one of the N disk drives.

Abstract: A RAID device stripes a data block across N disk drives. The RAID device receives a storage request from a host computer for the data block, and creates N virtual interface (“VI”) queue pairs. The queue pairs form N virtual channels to the host computer. Further, the RAID device posts a descriptor to each of the queue pairs, with each descriptor referring to 1/Nth of the data block. Further, the RAID device receives 1/Nth of the data block over each of the virtual channels and writes each received 1/Nth data block to a different one of the N disk drives.

Abstract: An I/O unit for transporting a data block having a plurality of data packets across an interconnect includes an I/O controller and a memory coupled to the I/O controller for storing the data block. The I/O unit further includes a DMA object created by the controller and referring to the data block, and a transport that has a first and second VI queue pair, with each queue pair being coupled to the interconnect. The I/O unit further includes a first descriptor created by the transport and referring to a first data packet, and a second descriptor created by the transport and referring to a second data packet.

Abstract: The novel pepper variety of the genus and species Capsicum chinense Jacq. described here was the product of an organized breeding program using forms of this species collected by us during several years in South America and bred via a pedigree breeding program for adaptation to growth in the northeastern U.S. It is characterized by a spreading habit, small light green elliptic leaves, small regularly 5-merous flowers with white corolla having no corolla throat markings, purple anthers, a style that exceeds the anther, two or more flowers per leaf axil, self compatibility, a low level of capsaicin so it is not a hot pepper, green pendant fruits becoming red, yellow, or orange upon maturity and having a rounded base, a usually pointed apex, and thin carpels. Fruits are about 5 cm. long and 2.5 cm wide, weigh approximately 3 grams each, and have 2-4 locules. Pedicels are long, curved, and slender. Seeds are yellow, around 3 mm. in diameter, and 1000 seeds weigh about 3 grams.