Abstract: A quick mounting ashtray holder that can be rapidly and reversibly mounted in a car. The invented ashtray holder secures an ashtray such that neither the ashtray nor the holder rattles, even when the car is on a rough road. The ashtray holder has a bracket with a platform portion, an angled portion, and a base portion. The platform portion has a top side and a bottom side, where said platform portion provides a mounting surface. The angled portion determines the orientation between the platform portion and the base portion. The base portion base has a front side and back side, where the back side has a fastening means for quick mounting the base portion to a vehicle. There is a frame for receiving and holding an ashtray. The frame has structural supporting and restraining elements, gripping pads, and mounting components for attaching the frame to the platform portion.

Abstract: During injection molding of a plastic product having a base wall and a sidewall, fluid plastic material is injected into a base-wall section of a mold cavity. The base-wall section of the mold cavity includes at least one flow guide that is defined by a first mold part, a second mold part, and a third mold part that is movable relative to the first and second mold parts to either decrease or increase the conduction of injected plastic material through the at least one flow guide. Conduction within the at-least-one flow guide is adjusted dynamically while the injected plastic material is being conducted into the sidewall section of the mold cavity by moving the movable third mold part in response to sensed variations in injection pressures in different portions of the sidewall section of the mold cavity.

Abstract: This invention relates to methods of using weak partitioning chromatography for the purification of a product from a load fluid containing one or more impurities. Further, the invention relates to methods of weak partitioning chromatography defined by operating conditions which cause a medium to bind least 1 mg of product per mL of medium, or alternatively, defined by a partition coefficient of at least 0.1.

Abstract: A method for optimizing area array device pin utilization and reducing the number of layers on a multilayered PCB comprising: preparing a package of BGA pin-out maps which anticipate the effect of existing fixed pins and derives the resulting optimum pin location assignment. Each pin-out map includes an indication of the best routing for circuits from a given component to be mounted to a PCB. Applying the package of pin-out maps during an area array pin assignment phase, thereby making an area array package capable of supporting the optimum routing configuration proposed by the pin-out maps. Applying the package of pin-out maps during a PCB design phase so that the optimum circuit routing to each pin is achieved, thereby completing the strategy layed out by the proposed pin-out maps, resulting in a lower number of PCB layers.

Abstract: This invention relates to methods of using weak partitioning chromatography for the purification of a product from a load fluid. Further, the invention relates to methods of weak partitioning chromatography defined by operating conditions which cause a medium to bind least 1 mg of product per mL of medium, or alternatively, defined by a partition coefficient of at least 0.1.

Abstract: A printed circuit board (PCB) assembly having a plurality of circuit layers including outer layers and intervening layers with through-vias and micro-vias used to translate a portion of the signal connections of the grid, thereby creating a set of diagonal routing channels between the vias on internal layers of the board and a BGA package mounted on the printed circuit board.

Abstract: A printed circuit board having micro-vias used to connect a portion of the contacts in a selected row or column to the first internal layer of the board, thereby creating routing channels on the second and subsequent internal layers of the board between selected rows or columns of through-board vias used to connect the remaining contacts and a BGA package adapted to be used with the printed circuit board.

Abstract: A method and system for printing tab information on tab stock inserted into a print job output. A tab programming window is displayed on a tab programming screen of a user interface for receiving user-inputted data and information. Tab label data, tab label data orientation information, and tab stock size information is inputted by the user for at least one sheet of tab stock to be inserted into the print job output. The received tab label data is printed on a label portion of a corresponding inserted tab sheet in accordance with the received tab label data orientation information.

Abstract: The invention provides a method of manufacturing piezoelectric wafers of surface acoustic wave (SAW) identification tags. In one embodiment, the method includes: (1) using a master reticle to form, on each of the piezoelectric wafers, wafer-independent patterns that encode digits of a first significance for SAW identification tags; and (2) using different ones of a library of coding reticles to form, on each of the piezoelectric wafers, wafer-dependent patterns that encode digits of a second significance for SAW identification tags.

Abstract: A pattern-based data matching system matches pattern-based data. The data matching system generates a regular expression pattern for input datasets and describes similarity measures between the generated patterns. The data matching system analyzes an input dataset in terms of symbol classes, generalizing input values into a general pattern to allow identification or extrapolation of overlap between input datasets, aiding in matching fields in databases that are being merged and in learning a pattern for an input dataset. For each sequence of data values, the present system computes a compact pattern describing the sequence. Embodiments of the data matching system comprise noise reduction and repetitive pattern discovery in the input dataset and calculation of recall and precision of the generated pattern.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a memory controller is disclosed. The memory controller includes assignment logic, a reorder table and a transaction assembler. The assignment logic receives a request to access a memory channel and assigns the request to access one of two or more independently addressable subchannels within the channel. The reorder table includes two or more table elements. Each table element includes a shared address component and an independent address component corresponding to each of the two or more independently addressable subchannels. The transaction assembler combines the shared and independent address components in a reorder table element and issue a single memory transaction.

Abstract: A clamp pin tool holder for clamping an insert in a tool holder includes a bore for receiving a clamp pin and a bore for receiving a lock screw. The clamp pin includes a cam portion with angled surfaces. The lock screw is rotatably mounted to the bore of the tool holder and includes angled surfaces for engaging the angled surfaces of the clamp pin. When the lock screw is rotated in one direction, one angled surface on the lock screw and one angled surface on the clamp pin engage each other an acts as a conical wedge to cause the clamp pin to move relative to the lock screw. When the lock screw is rotated in the opposite direction, another angled surface on the lock screw engages a different angled surface on the clamp pin in a similar manner to cause the clamp pin to move in an opposite direction.

Abstract: Methods comprising providing a carrier fluid comprising an aqueous-based component, a water-soluble relative permeability modifier, and gravel particulates wherein the water-soluble relative permeability modifier suspends at least a portion of the gravel particulates; and introducing the carrier fluid into a well bore penetrating a subterranean formation, such that the gravel particulates form a gravel pack near the well bore. In some embodiments, the carrier fluid is substantially free of a viscosifying agent.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a composition for the treatment of Lyme disease, comprising: Uncaria tomentosa (Cat's Claw); Pau d'arco; Scutellaria baicalensis (Baikal Scullcap); Artemisinin; and Sambucus nigra (Elderberry).

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide a tamper indicating system using surface acoustical wave tag devices. This is achieved by the use of at least two surface acoustical wave tag devices. In one embodiment, a first surface acoustical wave tag device returns an identification signal in response to an interrogation and a second surface acoustical wave tag devices returns an indication of tampering in response to an interrogation. An antenna assembly is provided comprising conducting elements each of which are deformed to form a partial helix.

Abstract: A parking area entrance or exit barrier includes a control system which receives inputs from various accessories associated with the operation of the barrier, and which provides control signals to the various accessories of the barrier. One of the accessories includes a sensor attached to the barrier. The sensor senses an accident event, such as contact between the barrier and a vehicle. Whenever an accident event is sensed, the control system creates an accident event log of information concerning the accident event. The accident event log may include video images of the barrier, a position of the barrier, a movement direction and speed of the barrier, and an approximated speed of the vehicle. The control system may also monitor a performance of the various accessories of the barrier and create a performance log relating to any malfunction of the accessories.

Abstract: In some embodiments, alternate sources of aluminum or calcium are provided in various ways including the desired compounds. The further object of the present invention contemplate in situ creation of the compound in interest in fresh concrete and as a slurry which can be employed in remediation of existing concrete structures. A method of resisting corrosion in concrete containing metal elements is provided. It includes introducing into fresh concrete, containing metal elements, at least one compound capable of sequestering chloride ions. The method may also involve employing a compound which is capable of establishing a corrosion resistant oxide layer on the metal reinforcing elements. The invention also includes certain compounds which may be employed in the method as well as concrete structures containing the compounds.

Abstract: An apparatus for rotating a threaded tightening device includes a guide and an anvil utilized to impact a lug on the threaded tightening device to rotate the tightening device onto or off of a threaded member. The guide has a frame with a support sleeve attached thereto. A reciprocating device is received in and is supported by the support sleeve. The anvil is attached to the reciprocating device. When the reciprocating device is received in and is supported by the support sleeve, actuation of the reciprocating device will cause the anvil to repeatedly impact a lug to rotate the threaded tightening device in the desired direction.

Abstract: Enlarged spacing is provided between rows of vias in a ball grid array (BGA) multilayered printed wiring board land pattern in which the lands in the pattern are connected to the vias by a link connector by rotating, elongating, and/or truncating selected consecutive link connectors and rotating their respective corresponding vias in a row or column or selected consecutive rows or columns to achieve the enlarged spacing between rows or columns of vias in the BGA land pattern. Enhanced spacing between selected grid columns or rows of vias is provided such that some of the grid pitches for the vias are equal to that of the standard BGA and at least some are of a greater grid pitch.

Abstract: An active oxygen management, fire encirclement, and operational verification system. The system includes multiple doors and enclosing interior spaces, a programmable door controller, and at least one sensor associated with each of the doors. The sensors monitor predetermined conditions associated with the associated door. Each door controller is interconnected with each other door controller and contains instructions for communicating messages and commands to other specific door controllers if one or more of the predetermined conditions is determined to be an abnormal condition. If the abnormal condition is sensed by a sensor associated with one door, the programmable door controller associated with that door executes a predetermined set of instructions issuing a command to the programmable door controller associated with at least a second door. This command from the first door controller causes the second programmable door controller to execute a predetermined instruction set affecting the second door.