Abstract: A portable illuminated display device arranged to be mounted on various items, such as windows of vehicles or businesses or on garments. The device includes an illuminatable display panel, e.g., an electroluminescent, OLED, LCD or LED panel, and an associated driver/control unit. The display panel is made up of various illuminatable areas or segments arranged to be illuminated in a predetermined pattern and sequence by the driver/control unit to produce an animated display of graphic and/or text.

Abstract: In an aspect of the invention, a sealed earphone is provided with a nozzle, the earphone configured to be positioned in a user's ear so that the nozzle extends toward the ear canal of the user. The earphone includes a driver mounted within a housing of the earphone, the driver including a sound port acoustically sealed to the nozzle. In an embodiment, the driver may include an acoustic port that directs sound into an acoustic enclosure so as to modify the frequency response of the earphone. The earphone may include a fastener that removably mounts the nozzle to the housing so that the nozzle may be readily removed and cleaned or replaced.

Abstract: A method, system and apparatus for programmatic server page re-tooling. A server page re-tooling method can include the steps of detecting a condition related to a compiled form of server page code; mapping the detected condition to aspect code; and, weaving the mapped aspect code with the server page code to produce re-tooled server page code. In a preferred aspect of the invention, the detecting step can include detecting one of an operational and an environmental condition. The method further can include the step of providing the re-tooled server page code to a server page compiler. Finally, the method can include the step of compiling and executing the re-tooled server page code.

Abstract: A practical and high-yielding method for the efficient, one-step synthesis of diverse classes of N,N?-differentiated sulfamides employs a wide range of amino alcohols and simple amines using Burgess-type reagents. This methodology extends the application and availability of sulfamides within the fields of chemical biology, medicinal chemistry, asymmetric synthesis, and supramolecular chemistry.

Abstract: The present invention provides methods of making sticky powder comprising mixing one or more resin or (co)polymer powders in one or more mixing devices without agglomerating the powders and while measuring the power, work or torque drawn by the mixing devices, the mixing continuing until the measure of the power or torque drawn indicates that the powders have become sticky. The mixing further comprises adding to the powders one or more dry materials and mixing to so that the dry materials adhere or “bond” to the sticky powders. Alternatively, the methods further comprise slowing or stopping the mixing, or cooling while mixing once the said sticky powders have been formed, adding one or more dry materials to form a sticky powder mixture, and further mixing to bond the sticky powders and the dry materials together. The dry materials may comprise one or more flake materials, e.g.

Abstract: The present invention is a method, system and apparatus for reducing the run-time cost of invoking a server page. The system can include a server page translation unit configured to translate a server page document into program code. The system also can include a program code compiler configured to compile the program code into a program object. Finally, the system can include an optimization processor programmed to modify the program code to permit direct invocation of the program object by external program objects bypassing a server engine typically used to invoke the server page. Notably, in a preferred aspect of the invention the server page can be a JSP. Similarly, the program code can be Java source code and the program object can be a Java class. Finally, the external program objects can be servlets.

Abstract: A system and method for assisting a customer in choosing among commodities based on a business profile of the customer that includes asking the customer for a definition of its business; searching a decision rules database and applying decision rules to the business definition; creating a set of business requirement questions based upon the applied decision rules database; answering the set of business requirement questions by the customer; implementing a business rule filter to the answers of the set of business requirement questions; recommending to the customer commodity types based upon the business rule implementation; and optimizing the recommended commodity types to find the best value commodity, which can be a product or service.

Abstract: The present invention is a method, system and apparatus for modifying a server page to reduce the cost of incorporating a custom tag in the server page. Specifically, the method can include the step of modifying program code translated from a server page to replace at least one method defined in the program code and corresponding to a custom tag with an optimized method defined for the custom tag. The modifying step further can include the step of modifying the program code prior to compiling the program code into a directly callable program object. Alternatively, the modifying step further can include the step of modifying the program code by modifying byte code produced by compiling the program code.

Abstract: A portable illuminated display device arranged to be mounted on various items, such as windows of vehicles or businesses or on garments. The device includes an illuminatable display panel, e.g., an electroluminescent, OLED, LCD or LED panel, and an associated driver/control unit. The display panel is made up of various illuminatable areas or segments arranged to be illuminated in a predetermined pattern and sequence by the driver/control unit to produce an animated display of graphic and/or text.

Abstract: Complete core LPS (lacking O-polysaccharide side chains) from Gram-negative bacteria are incorprated into a vaccine typically in liposomes. The complete core of E. coli K 12 is particularly useful. Upon administration to a mammal the vaccine stimulated synthesis of antibodies which are cross-protective against smooth and rough forms of LPS from at least two different Gram-negative bacterial strains having different core structures.

Abstract: A practical and high-yielding method for the efficient, one-step synthesis of diverse classes of N,N′-differentiated sulfamides employs a wide range of amino alcohols and simple amines using Burgess-type reagents. This methodology extends the application and availability of sulfamides within the fields of chemical biology, medicinal chemistry, asymmetric synthesis, and supramolecular chemistry.

Abstract: A method is provided for automatically producing a schedule of classes for an educational institution having a plurality of teachers, a plurality of students, and a curriculum. The method preferably includes receiving designations of a plurality of curriculum modules of the curriculum, each curriculum module including educational material, one or more of the curriculum modules being prerequisite modules for one or more subsequent modules. The method also preferably includes receiving, as an input into a computer system, curriculum information comprising an indication of which of the modules are prerequisite modules for subsequent modules. An input into the computer system includes student information comprising, for one or more of the plurality of students, an indication of his level of competence with respect to the educational material of one or more modules.

Abstract: Compare core LPS (lacking O-polysaccharide side chains) from Gram-negative bacteria are incorporated into a vaccine typically in liposomes. The complete core of E. coli K 12 is particularly useful. Upon administration to a mammal the vaccine stimulates synthesis of antibodies which are cross-protective against smooth and rough forms of LPS from at least two different Gram-negative bacterial strains having different core structures.

Abstract: A method is provided for automatically producing a schedule of classes for an educational institution having a plurality of teachers, a plurality of students, and a curriculum. The method preferably includes receiving designations of a plurality of curriculum modules of the curriculum, each curriculum module including educational material, one or more of the curriculum modules being prerequisite modules for one or more subsequent modules. The method also preferably includes receiving, as an input into a computer system, curriculum information comprising an indication of which of the modules are prerequisite modules for subsequent modules. An input into the computer system includes student information comprising, for one or more of the plurality of students, an indication of his level of competence with respect to the educational material of one or more modules.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for communicating with a security access control system are provided. The method includes receiving a definition for an access control event, receiving data from the access control system, and providing an indication when the received data satisfies the received definition.

Abstract: Herein is disclosed a method for producing lipopolysaccharide (LPS), comprising: (a) growing a culture of a deep rough mutant bacterial strain in a medium; (b) maintaining the culture in stationary phase for at least about 5 hr; (c) harvesting cells from the culture; and (d) extracting LPS from the cells. The method allows for the production of an LPS which can be used to produce a 3-O-deacylated monophosphoryl lipid A (3D-MLA) having at least about 20 mol % of the hexaacyl congener group.

Abstract: A cold emitter x-ray tube is provided comprised of a cathode which is a carbon nanotube or nanostructured carbon film which serves as the electron emission source in an x-ray tube, and is positioned on a suitable substrate. The nanostructured carbon film is selected from a group consisting of nanocyrstalline graphite, carbon nanotubes, diamond, diamond like carbon, or a composite of two or more of members of the group. An extraction/suppression grid may be utilized. A metal anode which functions as the x-ray generating target is positioned within the x-ray tube. A high voltage source with negative contact is connected to the emitter and the positive contact connected to the anode target. This single source of high potential serves to provide the electric field, between the emitter and anode, for extraction of electrons from the emitter and to accelerate the electrons to the target for generation of x-rays. X-rays pass through a beryllium window that is an integral part of the vacuum envelope.

Abstract: This invention relates to a composition useful in the delivery of pharmaceutically active agents through the skin. In one embodiment of the invention, the composition is formulated with a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agent, such as ibuprofen or ketoprofen. Such formulation is rapidly absorbed through the skin to provide local relief from pain. In another embodiment of the invention, the composition is formulated with an antineoplastic agent. Such formulation is rapidly absorbed through the skin to provide local delivery to subcutaneous tumors. The composition is useful for transcutaneous delivery of other pharmaceutically-active compounds.