Abstract: Systems and methods for a user to receive dynamic business information on a wireless communication device via a wireless connection are presented. The wireless communication device can be a hand-held personal computer, a paging device, a wireless telephone, or other wireless communication device. Dynamic business information comprising subscription-based content that is tailored to an individual is delivered to the device. The systems and methods provide a mechanism for setting personalized thresholds for data items maintained by an application. These thresholds can then be used to enact an event (or alert) via the application when the threshold is met. For example, the alert can be an audible sound or a display of a message that appears on the wireless communication device. As a further example, the alert can comprise an e-mail received on the wireless communication device.

Abstract: Migration of a first type of financial transaction instrument to a second type of financial transaction instrument is beneficial when the first instrument no longer is suitable for an account holder due to a change in the account holder's situation. A list of consumers for which an event has occurred during a pre-defined time period is compared with a list of account holders of the first instrument to determine an account holder for which the event has occurred during the pre-defined time period. If it is determined that the account holder has provided prior instructions authorizing automatic migration, then the first instrument is migrated to the second instrument by issuing the second instrument, notifying the account holder that migration has taken place or will take place, and updating account information to indicate migration to the second instrument.

Abstract: An apparatus for scraping the surface of a sink roll in a molten metal coating process comprises a support member having a pair of linearly movable arms supported thereon. The support member depends from a bridge structure spanning a continuous metal coating line, and a pair or arms, the arms being disposed on opposite sides of said support member. Each arm has a scraper assembly portion attached thereto. Each scraper assembly portion has two blades affixed thereto, a forward scraper blade and a rear scraper blade, with a connecting portion connecting the two blades. The connecting portion also has a first pivot point for attaching the connecting portion to the arm associated with the scraper assembly portion, the first pivot point being disposed between said forward and rear scraper blades for following the radial contours of the roll surface. A second pivot point permits the blades to follow the crown of the roll.

Abstract: The present invention provides fully cooked, ready to heat and serve pasta compositions which are stabilized against the development of toxins from pathogenic bacterial contaminants under refrigeration conditions for 120 days or more. The stabilized pasta compositions are attained by the incorporation of nisin-containing cultured whey derived from a nisin-producing culture. The pasta of the present invention is prepared from pasta dough comprising about 55 to about 80 percent high protein wheat flour, about 1 to about 5 percent wheat gluten, 0 to about 20 percent egg product, 0 to about 3 percent dough conditioner, sufficient nisin-containing cultured whey to provide about 200 to about 1200 IU nisin/g pasta dough, and sufficient water to provide a total moisture content of about 25 to about 35 percent.

Abstract: The present invention provides a stabilized meat product of cooked meat comprising cooked meat and nisin-containing whey. The present invention also provides a stabilized food product comprising cooked meat, vegetables, sauce, and nisin-containing whey. The nisin-containing whey can be prepared by (1) inoculating a pasteurized dairy composition with a culture of a nisin-producing microorganism, incubating the composition until the pH attains a value between about 6.2 and about 4.0 and a whey and curd mixture is formed, and separating the whey from the whey and curd mixture to give the separated whey which is the nisin-containing whey or by (2) the fermentation of a fortified cheese whey composition using a nisin-producing microorganism. The invention also provides a method of making a stabilized food product of cooked meat, vegetables, and sauce that includes preparing a composition including meat, vegetables, sauce, and nisin-containing whey, and cooking the composition.

Abstract: The present invention provides fully cooked, ready to heat and serve pasta compositions which are stabilized against the development of toxins from pathogenic bacterial contaminants under refrigeration conditions for 120 days or more. The stabilized pasta compositions are attained by the incorporation of nisin-containing cultured whey derived from a nisin-producing culture. The cooked pasta compositions of this invention, which include both filled and unfilled pasta compositions, are stable at refrigeration temperatures for 120 days or longer and require no further cooking (i.e., the pasta is fully hydrated and only requires warming before serving). The nisin-containing whey can be prepared by forming an aqueous composition comprising sweet whey from the fermentation of a cheese, whey protein concentrate, and a protein hydrolysate; fermenting the aqueous composition with a nisin-producing culture until the pH attains about 5.5; maintaining the pH of the fermenting composition at about 5.

Abstract: The present invention provides a stabilized meat product of cooked meat comprising cooked meat and nisin-containing whey. The present invention also provides a stabilized food product comprising cooked meat, vegetables, sauce, and nisin-containing whey. The nisin-containing whey can be prepared by (1) inoculating a pasteurized dairy composition with a culture of a nisin-producing microorganism, incubating the composition until the pH attains a value between about 6.2 and about 4.0 and a whey and curd mixture is formed, and separating the whey from the whey and curd mixture to give the separated whey which is the nisin-containing whey or by (2) the fermentation of a fortified cheese whey composition using a nisin-producing microorganism. The invention also provides a method of making a stabilized food product of cooked meat, vegetables, and sauce that includes preparing a composition including meat, vegetables, sauce, and nisin-containing whey, and cooking the composition.

Abstract: This invention provides stabilized fermented dairy compositions such as yogurt in which the development of excessive acidity and bitter tastes during storage is essentially eliminated. The stabilized compositions are attained by the incorporation of nisin-containing whey derived from a nisin-producing culture. The invention also relates to a method of preparing a fermented dairy product stabilized against the development of excessive acidity, to a method for stabilizing fermented dairy products, and to a method for stabilizing a fermented dairy product against depletion of lactose during storage. The methods include adding nisin-containing whey derived from a nisin-producing culture to the fermented dairy product. The whey is obtained from a nisin-producing culture by removing the nisin-producing microorganisms with the curds from the fermentation. The invention further provides methods which yield stabilized fermented dairy products that may be flavored and/or sweetened with syrups.

Abstract: A wafer lifter basket assembly includes a wafer lifter basket and a base, the base including a bracket and a bracket holder. The wafer lifter basket is mounted to the bracket, and the bracket holder is releasably connected to the bracket holder via spring-loaded plungers, which release upon the wafer lifter basket encountering a force of at least a predetermined level.

Abstract: A wafer lifter basket assembly includes a wafer lifter basket and a base, the base including a bracket and a bracket holder. The wafer lifter basket is mounted to the bracket, and the bracket holder is releasably connected to the bracket holder via spring-loaded plungers, which release upon the wafer lifter basket encountering a force of at least a predetermined level.

Abstract: A method and system for providing direct execution of a serializing instruction in a processor is disclosed. The processor has the serializing instruction and a nonserializing instruction. The processor includes execution logic having a pipeline for executing the nonserializing instruction. The processor also includes logic separate from the execution logic for executing the serializing instruction. The method and system include recognizing the serializing instruction, recognizing the nonserializing instruction, providing the nonserializing instruction to the execution logic, and providing the serializing instruction to the separate logic. The serializing instruction is executed without providing the serializing instruction to the pipeline.

Abstract: In a data processing system having a processor, which dispatches floating point instructions to a floating point unit, a checkpoint table is associated with a floating point register rename table for restoring the state of the floating point register rename table upon the occurrence of a mispredicted branch or an interrupt. This is accomplished (1) using a program order tag associated with each one of the instructions, (2) by replacing the valid bit vector of the floating point register rename table with the valid bit vector of a checkpoint entry whose program order tag is the oldest among all checkpoint entries that have a program order tag younger or as old as the program order tag of the mispredicted branch or the interrupted instruction, and (3) by using the location portion of the checkpoint entry to replace the NEXT pointer of the register renaming table.

Abstract: A motorcycle including a frame having a head tube, a fork having a stem positioned within the head tube, and a bearing assembly operatively positioned between the stem and the head tube. The bearing assembly includes a double-row, radial-thrust bearing on one end of the head tube, and a non-thrust radial bearing on the other end of the head tube.

Abstract: A system and method for forwarding a first instruction into a second instruction in a processor is disclosed. The processor comprises an execution unit and providing a plurality of instructions. The first instruction depends upon execution of the second instruction but does not otherwise require execution by the execution unit. The method first searches for the second instruction. The method then forwards the first instruction via the second instruction by appending a tag to the second instruction, the tag identifying the first instruction.One aspect of the method and system forwards a store instruction into a floating point instruction in a processor. The store instruction has a source address and the floating point instruction has a target address. The processor provides a plurality of instructions. The method searches for the floating point instruction that is provided before the store instruction. The method then determines if the source address is equal to the target address.

Abstract: An apparatus and method reduces the number of rename registers for a floating point status and control register (FPSCR) in a superscalar microprocessor executing out of order/speculative instructions. A floating point queue (FPQ) receives speculative instructions and issues out-of-order instructions to FPQ execution units, each instruction containing a group identifier tag (GID) and a target identifier tag (TID). The GID tag indicates a set of instructions bounded by interruptible or branch instructions. The TID indicates a targeted architected facility and the program order of the instruction. The FPSCR contains status and control bits for each instruction and is updated when an instruction is executed and committed.