Abstract: A lower cost turbine flow meter comprised of an inner housing constructed out of a high permeable material surrounded by an outer housing constructed out of a lower cost, lower permeable material. A port is placed in the outer housing that runs down to the surface of the inner housing to detect the rotation of turbine rotors that rotate inside the meter as fluid or gas flows through the meter. A pickoff coil is placed in the port to generate a magnetic signal to penetrate through the inner housing wherein the turbine rotor vanes superimpose a pulse signal on the magnetic signal. The lower cost turbine flow meter can be used for any application for measuring fluid or gas, and may be used in a service station environment for measuring fuel or vapor in vapor recovery applications.

Abstract: Exciting new optically engaging and controversial three dimensional simulating illusionary digital designs which generate emotional responses and photo-realism shock effects are produced by digitally creating a design or pattern and dying and/or printing the digitally created design using digitally controlled dying or printing equipment on flooring, such as, modular carpet tiles, area rugs, runners, rugs, carpets, floor mats, or the like. In accordance with the preferred embodiment of the present invention, a carpet tile substrate is cut into individual carpet tile blanks which are jet injection dyed with digitally created designs, colors, patterns, and/or the like which provide excellent seamability, look, feel, wear, and allow for true or accurate registration of three dimensional like, complex, complicated, intricate designs heretofore unknown in the carpet industry.

Abstract: Retaining wall blocks and the walls made from such blocks are disclosed, wherein curved landscapes (i.e. curved profiles and sloping embankments) are easily accommodated without the use of mortar. As well, a modular system of blocks and their manufacture are disclosed wherein some blocks are used in vertical orientations and some in horizontal orientations.

Abstract: The present invention provides a new electronic circuit board and a method of using such board to test electronic devices at elevated temperatures. The board comprises a steel base having a dielectric coating layer and a circuit formed on the layer. The circuit includes a connector region for attachment to an external electrical source and a mounting region for mounting sockets for supporting, powering and monitoring the electronic devices during elevated temperature testing. The board displays a leakage current of less than 10 ?Amps at 350° C.

Abstract: The present invention provides a speed governor (5) suitable for use in a fluid driven down-hole tool (3). The speed governor comprises an actuator (7) operatively coupled to a motive fluid flow control valve (6). The actuator is and arranged so as to be activatable, directly or indirectly, in response to the running speed of the tool (3), for opening of the control valve (6) with increasing rotational speed of the motor (3) above a predetermined speed limit thereby to limit the rotational speed of the downhole tool (3).

Abstract: Silicon nanocrystals with chemically accessible surfaces are produced in solution in high yield. Silicon tetrahalide such as silicon tetrachloride (SiCl4) can be reduced in organic solvents, such as 1,2-dimethoxyethane (glyme), with soluble reducing agents, such as sodium naphthalenide, to give halide-terminated (e.g., chloride-terminated) silicon nanocrystals, which can then be easily functionalized with alkyl lithium, Grignard or other reagents to give easily processed silicon nanocrystals with an air and moisture stable surface. The synthesis can be used to prepare alkyl-terminated nanocrystals at ambient temperature and pressure in high yield. The two-step process allows a wide range of surface functionality.

Abstract: The present invention provides a system for delivering a therapeutic agent in combination with an implanted device to maximize a therapeutic benefit offered by each. Preferably, the therapeutic agent is contained within a solid matrix form such as a pellet or gel to facilitate its handling, and to regulate its rate of dissipation into the tissue after delivery. The implant device is specially configured to receive retain the matrix but permit blood to interact with the matrix so that the agent can be released to the blood in, around the device, and the surrounding tissue. A delivery system comprises an implant delivery device having an obturator capable of piercing the tissue and an agent matrix delivery device to place a matrix form, such as a pellet, into the interior of the implant after it has been implanted. Preferably, the implant delivery device and the matrix delivery device are contained in one apparatus to facilitate delivery of the pellet into the embedded implant.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a radiation hardened semiconductor device, having defined active region and isolation region. The isolation region containing an isolation material and active region containing a transition region between active and isolation region, sometimes denoted a bird's beak region. Wherein the transition region is implanted with germanium and boron, to prevent formation of leakage paths between active devices, or within an active device. The implanted area can be further limited to that area of the transition region that is adapted to be covered by a gate material, such as polysilicon.

Abstract: This invention relates to an isolated nucleic acid fragment encoding a phytic acid biosynthetic enzyme. The invention also relates to the construction of a chimeric gene encoding all or a portion of the phytic acid biosynthetic enzyme, in sense or antisense orientation, wherein expression of the chimeric gene results in production of altered levels of the phytic acid biosynthetic enzyme in a transformed host cell.

Abstract: A clamping circuit including a clamping diode, a bias line, and a clamp line is incorporated into a pixel circuit of amorphous silicon sensor arrays. The clamp diode in each pixel prevents the voltage across the photodiode from dropping below a specific threshold. By keeping the photodiode under reverse bias even under conditions that may otherwise saturate the pixel, image lag is reduced. In full fill factor amorphous silicon sensor arrays, a clamping circuit includes a clamp TFT, a bias plane, a clamp line, and a drain line. The clamp TFT reduces lag and blooming by draining off excess current developed under overexposure conditions. A method to globally reset a sensor array and a method to test and repair a TFT matrix in full fill factor sensor arrays without damaging the overlying collection electrode and sensor layer are also provided.

Abstract: This invention relates to a composition of matter represented by the formula below, and to a polymerization process comprising combining an olefin in the gas or slurry phase with an activator, a support and a compound represented by the following formula: wherein M is a group 3 to 14 metal, each X is independently an anionic leaving group, n is the oxidation state of M, m is the formal charge of the YZL ligand, Y is a group 15 element, Z is a group 15 element, L is a group 15 or 16 element, R1 and R2 are independently a C, to C20 hydrocarbon group, a heteroatom containing group, silicon, germanium, tin, lead, phosphorus, a halogen, R1 and R2 may also be interconnected to each other, R3 is absent, or is hydrogen, a group 14 atom containing group, a halogen, a heteroatom containing group, R4 and R5 are independently an aryl group, a substituted aryl group, a cyclic alkyl group, a substituted cyclic alkyl group, or multiple ring system, R6 and R7 are independently absent or hydrogen, halogen, a heteroatom o

Abstract: Disclosed is the compound (+)-(2S,3S)-2-(3-chlorophenyl)-3,5,5-trimethyl-2-morpholinol and pharmaceutically acceptable salts and solvates thereof, methods for preparing them, pharmaceutical compositions comprising them, and processes for their preparation; also disclosed is a method of treating depression, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), obesity, migraine, sexual dysfunction, Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, or addiction to cocaine or nicotine-containing (especially tobacco) products using such compound, salts, solvates or compositions.

Abstract: A system and method for actuating at least one engine valve in an internal combustion engine to produce an engine valve event is disclosed. The system of the present invention may comprise: means for imparting motion to the at least one engine valve for producing the engine valve event; primary means for transmitting the motion from the motion imparting means to the at least one engine valve; and auxiliary means for transmitting the motion from the motion imparting means to the at least one engine valve. The auxiliary means may actuate the at least one engine valve only when the primary means is shut-off or fails.

Abstract: A bus performance monitoring mechanism for systems on a chip (SOC) is disclosed. The system comprises a muxing logic adapted to be coupled to a plurality of master devices, a plurality of slave devices, a plurality of generic signals and a plurality of control signals. The monitoring mechanism includes a plurality of control registers coupled to the muxing logic to allow for the selection of master, slave, generic and pipeline stage events to be counted. Finally, the monitoring mechanism includes synchronizing logic coupled to the plurality of registers for providing and receiving synchronizing signals to and from the monitors coupled thereto to allow for scalability. The scalable on-chip bus performance monitoring system in accordance with the present invention performs on-chip bus monitoring within a SOC implementation, while eliminating the pitfalls as described above.

Abstract: Compounds of Formula I are antagonists of VLA-4 and/or alpha4/beta7, and as such are useful in the inhibition or prevention of cell adhesion and cell-adhesion mediated pathologies. These compounds may be formulated into pharmaceutical compositions and are suitable for use in the treatment of AIDS-related dementia, allergic conjunctivitis, allergic rhinitis, Alzheimer's disease, asthma, atherosclerosis, autologous bone marrow transplantation, certain types of toxic and immune-based nephritis, contact dermal hypersensitivity, inflammatory bowel disease including ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease, inflammatory lung diseases, inflammatory sequelae of viral infections, meningitis, multiple sclerosis, multiple myeloma, myocarditis, organ transplantation, psoriasis, pulmonary fibrosis, restenosis, retinitis, rheumatoid arthritis, septic arthritis, stroke, tumor metastasis, uveititis, and type I diabetes.

Abstract: The tire deflation device (30) includes a rail member (34) having a support portion (38) and a piercing portion (44). The piercing portion (44) of the rail member (34) extends toward a tire (20) and is located between the tire (20) and a protected portion (44) of the automotive vehicle (10). The piercing portion (44) is intended to puncture and deflate the tire (20) when a crush zone (18) is deformed inwardly so as to force the tire (20) into the piercing portion (44) of the rail member (34). The support portion (38) has at least one anchor member (32) fixedly attached thereto for securely mounting the rail member (34) to a side mount (12) of the automotive vehicle (10) within a middle rigid zone (14) thereof.

Abstract: An exemplary embodiment relates to a method of using an amorphous carbon layer to prevent photoresist poisoning. The method includes doping a first amorphous carbon layer located above a substrate, providing an oxide layer above the first amorphous carbon layer where the oxide layer has a pinhole, and providing a second amorphous carbon layer adjacent to the oxide layer. The second amorphous carbon layer is undoped and the second amorphous carbon layer helps prevent photoresist poisoning.

Abstract: Compounds of formula (I) where R2, each X, L, Y, Cy, Lp, D and n are as defined in the specification, are serine protease inhibitors useful as antithrombotic agents.

Abstract: First-in/first-out (“FIFO”) memory circuitry includes first and second Gray-code-based counters for respectively counting write and read clock signals. A Gray code subtractor subtracts from one another the counts output by the counters. Shift register circuitry shifts in successive data words in synchronism with the write clock signal. The shift register circuitry includes selection circuitry configured to select one of the data words based on a Gray code decoding of information from the subtractor. Circuitry may also be included to monitor the information from the subtractor to detect full or empty conditions of the shift register circuitry.