Abstract: Methods and systems for authenticating or identifying a food source for a food product are disclosed herein. Also disclosed herein are methods and systems for detecting a contaminant in a food product. The methods comprise obtaining sequence data for a plurality of nucleic acid sequences present in a food product, identifying one or more microbial signatures, wherein the one or more microbial signatures correspond to one or more microbes present in the food product, and determining whether the one or more microbial signatures correspond to one or more microbes associated with a particular food source or a particular contaminant.

Abstract: Methods for detecting an allergen or toxigen are disclosed herein. The methods comprise obtaining sequence data for a plurality of nucleic acid sequences present in a food product; identifying one or more allergen sequences, or one or more toxigen sequences, in the sequence data, wherein the one or more allergen sequences, or one or more toxigen sequences correspond to an allergen or a toxigen present in the food sample; and detecting the presence of the allergen or the toxigen in the food product if the one or more allergen sequences, or the one or more toxigen sequences, are above a predetermined threshold.

Abstract: A system and method for producing uniform energy dissipation in display pixels with widely varying electrical characteristics in order to equalize light output and improve yield within a matrix addressable display panel. The present invention is implemented within a driver circuit utilizing the concept of current integration. A reference voltage, which is proportional to the most efficient pixel within the display is compared to the energy dissipated within a particular pixel during illumination of that pixel. A current mirror circuit supplies a current equivalent to the current provided to the object pixel to an integrator circuit resulting in a rising voltage within the integrator circuit. The rising voltage is proportional to the energy being dissipated within the current pixel. Once the rising voltage is equal to or greater than the reference voltage, current is removed from the object pixel.

Abstract: This invention relates to a novel poultry product resembling a slice or chunk of poultry breast meat, but which in fact comprises two relatively thin slices of poultry breast meat having laminated between them comminuted e.g. mechanically deboned and/or ground poultry meat so as to provide a unitary product which appears as an integral piece of meat although its interior is actually comprised of many individual pieces of meat, bound together. The poultry product of the invention when served cold, at room temperature, or when heated for serving, can be sliced without a high degree of desintegration, crumbling or falling apart. Where poultry dark meat is used in the composite of the invention preferably the dark meat has been at least partially decolorized so that the visual effect upon viewing a cross section of the composite is one of a poultry white meat or at least relatively light meat product.

Abstract: Prior generating systems utilizing electrically-compensated constant speed drives (ECCSD) have typically required a separate starter motor for starting a prime mover which supplies motive power to the ECCSD, thereby increasing the size and weight of the system. In order to overcome this problem, a generating system is provided with circuitry coupled to the electrical power windings of a permanent magnet machine (PMM) forming a part of the ECCSD for causing the PMM to develop motive power which causes an output shaft of a differential of the ECCSD to rotate at increasing speeds. When the output shaft of the differential reaches a predetermined speed, a generator coupled to the output shaft of the differential is supplied external or ground power which in turn causes the generator to operate as a motor and return motive power through the differential to the prime mover to start same and bring it up to operating speed.

Abstract: An emergency power generating system according to the present invention includes an emergency power converter which is selectively coupled to the output of a permanent magnet machine forming a part of a constant speed drive in the event of a failure of a main generator so that the permanent magnet machine and the emergency power converter provide emergency power to one or more loads.

Abstract: The new composite flexible sheet material comprises a base sheet structure made up of a thermoplastic resin layer which is flowable or fusible at predetermined sealing conditions, plus a polyester backing layer non-flowable or non-fusible at said conditions. The thermoplastic layer is thicker than the backing layer. Adhered to the thermoplastic layer is a layer of polyester fibrous material not flowable or fusible at said sealing conditions. The fibrous material layer is capable of being substantially submerged into the thermoplastic layer upon the application of sealing conditions. A preferred invertible envelope-type packet is formed by using a composite sheet having a thermoplastic fusible layer and a non-fusible backing layer, and involves placing the thermoplastic layer inwardly and the backing layer on the exterior of the envelope. Opposing walls of the envelope are united along portions thereof adjacent the envelope cavity.

Abstract: An auxiliary gutter to receive, secure and house cable for connecting to an adjacent load center. The end walls of the gutter have a recessed edge region or notch intermediately thereof with cooperating clamp means to lay-in and secure lengths of cable without cutting. Wiring cable may thus extend unbroken in one continuous run from the top floor of a building to the bottom and connect to load centers on each floor by laying in cable and clamping to respective auxiliary gutters mounted along side each load center. Tap kits connect the cable electrically to the load centers. A cover is provided which has universal features, including a break-away tab and uniquely positioned mounting holes, making the cover useable with installations where the load center is the same length as the auxiliary gutter, where the load center is shorter than the auxiliary gutter, where both are flush mounted, and where both are surface mounted.