Abstract: A tape has a component of magnetization pointing out of a plane of the tape. To write a pulse of a servo pattern to the tape, the tape is passed over a write head with a conventional write gap. Current having a fixed polarity is provided to the write head. Once the current achieves a desired value, the current is no longer provided to the write head.

Abstract: An integrated antenna device comprising a first, dielectric antenna component (1) and a second, electrically-conductive antenna component (9), wherein the first and second components are not electrically connected to each other but are mutually arranged such that the second component is parasitically driven by the first component when the first component is fed with a predetermined signal.

Abstract: A hybrid electronic device incorporating both Si and non-Si semiconductor components, utilizing SiC, diamond, or another highly thermally conductive material as an underlying heat spreader. The hybrid electronic device is comprised of some combination of components fabricated in: (1) the underlying heat spreader itself; (2) a thin Si layer attached to the heat spreader via wafer bonding; and/or (3) a discrete semiconductor electronics die soldered to the heat spreader.

Abstract: There is disclosed an antenna device comprising a pair of physically and electrically symmetrical radiating elements configured for cooperative operation as a balanced antenna, and a third radiating element configured for operation as an unbalanced antenna The balanced antenna may be configured for operation in a first frequency band, and the unbalanced antenna may be configured for operation in a second frequency band Embodiments of the disclosed antenna device provide multiband operation close to a conductive groundplane and are strongly resistant to detuning.

Abstract: A tape has a component of magnetization pointing out of a plane of the tape. To write a pulse of a servo pattern to the tape, the tape is passed over a write head with a conventional write gap. Current having a fixed polarity is provided to the write head. Once the current achieves a desired value, the current is no longer provided to the write head.

Abstract: A waterfowl decoy apparatus for simulating waves and ripples of water used to attract waterfowls, wherein the apparatus comprises of a transparent flexible member, neutrally buoyant, with undulating orbital curvatures. In addition, the apparatus is adapted to be operatively connected to a waterfowl replica decoy in its deployed position.

Abstract: Systems and methods for delivering two data streams via two buses allow one of the buses to be used for delivering selected elements of the data stream that is primarily being delivered by the other bus. At an input rerouting circuit, the selected elements are rerouted from the second data stream into the first data stream; a token inserted in the second data stream identifies a position of the rerouted element. The modified streams are transmitted by the two buses. A receiving circuit reinserts the rerouted data element into the second data stream at the sequential position identified by the placeholder token.

Abstract: A system, according to various aspects of the present invention, provides a presentation to a hazard display. The system includes a memory having surveillance data and a processor. The processor updates an image in accordance with the surveillance data to provide an updated image. The processor also prepares a presentation in accordance with the updated image. The processor further provides the presentation to a hazard display. At least one of updating, preparing, and providing utilize a first scan mode for a hazardous region of the presentation and a second scan mode for a nonhazardous region of the presentation.

Abstract: A pump assembly includes a cam member arranged to rotate about an axis, and a piston pump having a cylinder body with a biased piston drivingly displaceable within the cylinder body and engageable with the cam member such that rotation of the cam member corresponds to reciprocating movement of the piston. The pump assembly is arranged for use in a food cutting machine for transporting cooling fluid from a reservoir to at least one bearing arrangement provided to support a rotating shaft.

Abstract: A system, according to various aspects of the present invention, provides a presentation to a hazard display. The system includes a memory having surveillance data and a processor. The processor updates an image in accordance with the surveillance data to provide an updated image. The processor also prepares a presentation in accordance with the updated image. The processor further provides the presentation to the hazard display. At least one of updating, preparing, and providing utilize a first scan mode for a hazardous region of the presentation and a second scan mode for a nonhazardous region of the presentation.

Abstract: An improved grating-outcoupled surface-emitting semiconductor laser architecture is provided. A second-order grating is placed between two distributed Bragg reflector gratings. The period of the second order grating is positively or negatively detuned from the distributed Bragg reflector selected optical wavelength at which the laser operates. Detuning of the second-order grating towards shorter or longer wavelengths allows kink-free, linear LI curves light output versus forward current) for grating-outcoupled surface-emitting lasers. Due to the detuning of the outcoupler grating, the outcoupled radiation emits two beams that deviate slightly from the normal axis. A design point may then be chosen where the power outcoupled by symmetric and antisymmetric modes cross and where the outcoupled power is independent of the phase variation.

Abstract: A single-mode grating-outcoupled surface emitting (GSE) semiconductor laser architecture is provided. This architecture enables high speed modulation of the GSE laser, which is accomplished by only varying the relative phase of counter propagating waves in the outcoupler grating region of the lasing cavity.

Abstract: A system and method for supporting a building in which elongated sections, such as pilings, are connected in an end-to-end, abutting relationship.

Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of the formula methods for the preparation thereof, and methods for their use. The compounds are useful in treating diseases characterized by the hyperactivity of MEK. Accordingly the compounds are useful in the treatment of diseases, such as cancer, cognitive and CNS disorders, and inflammatory/autoimmune diseases.

Abstract: There is disclosed a dielectric resonator antenna adapted to resonate in an EH11? resonance mode, and also a method for the manufacture thereof. The desired resonance mode is achieved by careful positioning of a dielectric resonator (2) on a grounded substrate (1), the resonator (2) being fed by way of a microstrip feed line (9) and a slot (6) in the grounded substrate (1). Because the EH11? resonance mode has nulls in a direction of longitudinal extension of the dielectric resonator (2), a plurality of antenna can be placed end-to-end so as to form an array with reduced coupling between adjacent antennas and with vertical polarisation, which is desirable for mobile communications applications.

Abstract: A method of transforming and canonicalizing semantically structured data includes obtaining data from a network of computers, applying text patterns to the obtained data and placing the data in a first data file, providing a second data file containing the obtained data in a uniform format, and generating interface specific sentences from the data in the second data file.

Abstract: The present invention provides a compound according to formula I where the substituent designations are provided in the specification. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising a compound according to formula I are also provided.

Abstract: A method of advertising includes maintaining an Internet-related communication session between a user and a portal and, during the communication session, selectively providing advertisements based on any one of user constraints, sales criteria, and context.

Abstract: A computing system has a graphics processor, a graphics memory, main memory, a bridge, and a central processing unit configured to process floating-point data of a first fixed size. An interconnect grid includes communication paths to link the graphics processor, the graphics memory, main memory, the bridge, and the central processing unit. A computing system component (e.g., the graphics processor or central processing unit) converts floating-point data to graphics floating-point data with a fixed size smaller than the fixed size of the floating-point data. The computing system passes the floating-point data and/or the graphics floating-point data over at least a portion of the interconnect grid. Alternately, the graphics processor may directly read and process previously compressed and stored graphics floating-point data.