Abstract: A chemical mechanical polishing apparatus includes a carrier head including a retaining ring having a plastic portion with a bottom surface to contact a polishing pad, an in-situ monitoring system including a sensor that generates a signal that depends on a thickness of the plastic portion, and a controller configured to receive the signal from the in-situ monitoring system and to adjust at least one polishing parameter in response to the signal to compensate for non-uniformity caused by changes in the thickness of the plastic portion of the retaining ring.

Abstract: A body assembly for a vehicle includes a storage body, a tailgate rotatably coupled to the storage body, an actuator, and a prop. The actuator includes a cylinder tube having an outer tube end coupled to the tailgate and a rod having an outer rod end coupled to the body. Extension and retraction of the actuator moves the tailgate between an open position and a closed position. The prop has an interface surface configured to selectively engage the cylinder tube. The rod end and the prop are rotatably coupled to a lower portion of the storage body such that an operator standing alongside the refuse vehicle may support the tailgate in the open position by directly engaging the prop.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for wireless communication and cell monitoring and handover using a downlink dedicated physical channel (DL-DPCH) traffic-to-pilot ratio (TPR) are presented. For example, a method of mobile communication at a user equipment (UE) is presented, which may include starting a time-to-trigger (TTT) interval associated with a neighbor cell in preparation for potential handover of the UE to the neighbor cell according to network-assigned parameters. In addition, the example method may include monitoring a TPR associated with a DL-DPCH of a serving cell of the UE. Furthermore, the example method may include determining that the TPR exceeds a TPR threshold and shortening the TTT interval upon that determination. Moreover, the example method may include transmitting, based on the shortened TTT interval, a Measurement Report Message (MRM) to a network to add the neighbor cell to an active set associated with the UE.

Abstract: An integrated circuit with an MOS transistor abutting field oxide and a gate structure on the field oxide adjacent to the MOS transistor and a gap between an epitaxial source/drain and the field oxide is formed with a silicon dioxide-based gap filler in the gap. Metal silicide is formed on the exposed epitaxial source/drain region. A CESL is formed over the integrated circuit and a PMD layer is formed over the CESL. A contact is formed through the PMD layer and CESL to make an electrical connection to the metal silicide on the epitaxial source/drain region.

Abstract: An architecture for a multimedia search system is described. To perform similarity matching of multimedia query frames against reference content, reference database comprising of a cluster index using cluster keys to perform similarity matching and a multimedia index to perform sequence matching is built. Methods to update and maintain the reference database that enables addition and removal of the multimedia contents, including portions of multimedia content, from the reference database in a running system are described. Hierarchical multi-level partitioning methods to organize the reference database are presented. Smart partitioning of the reference multimedia content according to the nature of the multimedia content, and according to the popularity among the social media, that supports scalable fast multimedia identification is also presented.

Abstract: A natural gas system for a vehicle includes a fuel pod, a conduit defining a flow path, a fuel control module, and an accumulator. The fuel pod includes a fuel tank configured to store natural gas. The conduit includes a first end coupled to the fuel pod and a second end configured to be coupled to an engine. The fuel control module is disposed along the flow path and configured to regulate a flow of natural gas to the engine. The accumulator is disposed along the flow path downstream of the fuel control module. The accumulator is configured to buffer variations in the flow of natural gas such that the engine receives a consistent flow of natural gas.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a dehydrogenation catalyst composite comprising at least one alumina support impregnated with at least one layer of at least one alkaline earth metal element and at least one layer comprising at least one catalytic metal element, at least one group VIA element and optionally, at least one halogen element. The present disclosure also relates to a process for preparation of the dehydrogenation catalyst composite.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for chemical mechanical polishing of substrates, and more particularly a method and apparatus related to a carrier had for use in chemical mechanical polishing is provided. In one embodiment the carrier head assembly comprises a base assembly for providing support to the substrate, a flexible membrane mounted on the base assembly having a generally circular central portion with a lower surface that provides a substrate mounting surface, and a plurality of independently pressurizable chambers formed between the base assembly and the flexible membrane, comprising an annular outer chamber and a non-circular inner chamber, is provided.

Abstract: The overall architecture and details of a scalable video fingerprinting and identification system that is robust with respect to many classes of video distortions is described. In this system, a fingerprint for a piece of multimedia content is composed of a number of compact signatures, along with traversal hash signatures and associated metadata. Numerical descriptors are generated for features found in a multimedia clip, signatures are generated from these descriptors, and a reference signature database is constructed from these signatures. Query signatures are also generated for a query multimedia clip. These query signatures are searched against the reference database using a fast similarity search procedure, to produce a candidate list of matching signatures. This candidate list is further analyzed to find the most likely reference matches. Signature correlation is performed between the likely reference matches and the query clip to improve detection accuracy.

Abstract: The disclosure is directed to: (a) phosphacycle ligands; (b) catalyst compositions comprising phosphacycle ligands; and (c) methods of using such phosphacycle ligands and catalyst compositions in bond forming reactions.

Abstract: The present invention provides pharmaceutical compositions given once daily containing at least one therapeutically active ingredient selected from the group consisting of memantine and a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of memantine, and a pharmaceutically acceptable polymeric matrix carrier. The dosage forms of the invention sustain the release of the therapeutically active agent from about 4 to about 24 hours when said dosage form is exposed to aqueous solutions. following entry of said form into a use environment, wherein said dosage form has a dissolution rate of more than about 80% after passage of about 6 hours to about 12 hours following said entry into said use environment.

Abstract: A signal-to-interference target is adjusted multiple times within a transmission time interval. For example, the signal-to-interference target may be adjusted at the slot level. According to some aspects of the disclosure, the signal-to-interference target may be adjusted based on early detection of the transport format being transmitted by the network. For example, the signal-to-interference target may be quickly adjusted at each slot upon detection of the kind of transport format present during that slot. Advantageously, such an approach may reduce the transient time that it takes for the signal-to-interference target to be updated to a new transport format.

Abstract: In one example embodiment, a method to detect suboptimal boundary clocks is described for a node in a communications network. The method can include determining a benchmark value for a clock in a node; generating a plurality of time correction parameters associated with a plurality of time corrections for the clock; determining whether the plurality of time correction parameters meets a predetermined criteria based on the benchmark value; and generating an alert if the plurality of time correction parameters meets the predetermined criteria.

Abstract: The present invention provides compounds of general formula A useful as potential anticancer agents against human cancer cell lines and apoptosis inducers. The present invention further provides a process for the preparation of 2-anilino nicotinyl linked 2-amino benzothiazole conjugates of general formula (A), wherein R1?H or Cl; R2?H, OCH3 or F; R3?H, OCH3, F or Cl; R4?H, OCH3 or F and X?OCH3, F or N02.

Abstract: A system for securing a variable length keyladder key includes a keyladder decryptor configured to alter a first layer key and to execute a keyladder algorithm to generate a content key, the keyladder algorithm to generate the content key by decrypting an encrypted second layer key with the altered first layer key. The alteration mirrors the alteration applied to encrypt the second layer key by a content server providing content data to be decrypted. The system may further include a cryptographic direct memory access controller (DMAC) coupled with the keyladder decryptor and to decrypt encrypted content data using the generated content key. The keyladder decryptor may be further configured to send the content key to be stored in the DMAC without information regarding how the first layer key was altered. The alteration may include a permutation function or other change or modification.

Abstract: There is provided a method for regenerating a spent dehydrogenation catalyst used in the conversion of n-paraffin to olefin. The method comprises method steps for removing the coke by treating the catalyst with an ozone-oxygen stream followed by an oxygen stream. The catalyst is stabilized by passing a nitrogen stream and the stabilized catalyst is rejuvenated by passing an air-nitrogen stream containing a halogenated hydrocarbon. This is followed by reducing the metal oxide in the catalyst by passing hydrogen-nitrogen stream.

Abstract: An efficient large scale search system for video and multi-media content using a distributed database and search, and tiered search servers is described. Selected content is stored at the distributed local database and tier1 search server(s). Content matching frequent queries, and frequent unidentified queries are cached at various levels in the search system. Content is classified using feature descriptors and geographical aspects, at feature level and in time segments. Queries not identified at clients and tier1 search server(s) are queried against tier2 or lower search server(s). Search servers use classification and geographical partitioning to reduce search cost. Methods for content tracking and local content searching are executed on clients. The client performs local search, monitoring and/or tracking of the query content with the reference content and local search with a database of reference fingerprints.

Abstract: A composite catalyst substrate is provided, which may include a metallic core and a porous ceramic coating on the metallic core. The substrate may also include a washcoat substantially covering the ceramic coating and including a catalyst material configured to react with constituents in an exhaust flow of an exhaust producing engine. The catalyst material may be dispersed in, or coated on, the washcoat.

Abstract: A method for aggregating communication records is provided and includes obtaining a communication report corresponding to each of one or more communication events. The communication events indicate an occurrence of communication between a first user and a second user using a communication mode from among a plurality of communication modes. Each of the communication records are classified into one or more communication categories based on one or more classification parameters. The communication records are aggregated based on the classifying weightage assigned to one or more contextual parameters corresponding to each of the plurality of communication records. The contextual parameters indicate relevance of the corresponding communication record and the communication mode corresponding to the communication record.

Abstract: Methods for determining a recovery state of a metal alloy are disclosed herein. In one example, a fluctuation in a crystallographic grain orientation of the metal alloy is determined by utilizing electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) data of the metal alloy. A processor of an electron backscatter diffraction machine utilizes a local orientation deviation quantifier to correlate the fluctuation in the crystallographic grain orientation of the metal alloy with a plastic strain recovery of the metal alloy. Other examples of the method are also disclosed herein.