Abstract: A topical application formulation of estrogen and estrogen analogs or other estrogen receptor modulators is disclosed for the treatment of primary or secondary dry eye syndrome (also known as keratoconjunctivitis sicca (KCS)). Preferred formulations include 17-?-estradiol and its derivatives in lipid, liposomes, polymers, or aqueous or non-aqueous vehicles for the topical treatment of the ocular surface tissues particularly as time-release or micro-dose formulations. These formulations may also be useful in treating other conditions where KCS may occur, such as post-operative refractive surgery and corneal transplant patients.

Abstract: A topical application formulation of estrogen and estrogen analogs or other estrogen receptor modulators is disclosed for the treatment of primary or secondary dry eye syndrome (also known as keratoconjunctivitis sicca (KCS)). Preferred formulations include 17-?-estradiol and its derivatives in lipid, liposomes, polymers, or aqueous or non-aqueous vehicles for the topical treatment of the ocular surface tissues particularly as time-release or micro-dose formulations. These formulations may also be useful in treating other conditions where KCS may occur, such as post-operative refractive surgery and corneal transplant patients.

Abstract: A topical application formulation of estrogen and estrogen analogs or other estrogen receptor modulators is disclosed for the treatment of primary or secondary dry eye syndrome (also known as keratoconjunctivitis sicca (KCS)). Preferred formulations include 17-?-estradiol and its derivatives in lipid, liposomes, polymers, or aqueous or non-aqueous vehicles for the topical treatment of the ocular surface tissues particularly as time-release or micro-dose formulations. These formulations may also be useful in treating other conditions where KCS may occur, such as post-operative refractive surgery and corneal transplant patients.

Abstract: Stable compositions comprising ketotifen or a ketotifen salt and methods of preparing such compositions are provided. The pH of the compositions remains at less than about 5 during storage. The methods comprise preparing pharmaceutical compositions comprising ketotifen or a ketotifen salt, and adjusting their pH to less than 5, thus slowing the changes of the active ingredients.

Abstract: A printed circuit board shield (100) is provided. The shield comprises a sealing surface (120) and a shielding surface (110). The sealing surface is configured to cooperate with, and be connectable to, a sealing region of a printed circuit board (80) upon assembly therewith. The shielding surface is substantially parallel to but offset from, the sealing surface. A concave cover for receiving at least part of the printed circuit board is thereby defined. The shielding surface comprises an array of perforations (130) formed therethrough. The array of perforations is configured to correspond to a location of an electronic component mounted on the printed circuit board.

Abstract: An equipment case is provided. The case comprises a sealed housing unit configured to receive an item of equipment. Cooling means, associated with the housing unit, are provided for maintaining an operational thermal environment within the equipment case.

Abstract: A grill assembly for cooking food items over a heat source includes a grill body capable of holding the food items and at least one grill body handle having a grip end and a grill body engagement end. The grill body is provided with a handle engagement structure which is adapted to rotatably hold the grill body engagement end of the grill body handle so as to allow the grill body to be turned over on the handle while holding the grip end of the handle. The handle engagement structure of the grill is preferably provided in the form of handle insertion structure such as one or more insertion sleeves on the periphery of the grill body. Suitably two spaced apart handles are provided which rotatably engage the grill body whereby the grill body can be turned over on the two handles without the user altering his or her grip on the handles.

Abstract: A method for web-based evaluated receipt settlement of a invoice, the method comprising: generating a purchase order number for a product; shipping of the product to customer by supplier; issuing of a receipt settlement via an Internet or Intranet to the customer; determining if a shipping notice exists to receive against the receipt settlement; generating a receiver file if a shipping notice exists; determining if there is any discrepancy between the shipping notice and the quantity of the products set forth in the receiver file; determining if the receiver file should be released to accounts payable; and performing a 2-way match of the receiver file.

Abstract: Stable compositions comprising ketotifen or a ketotifen salt and methods of preparing such compositions are provided. The pH of the compositions remains at less than about 5 during storage. The methods comprise preparing pharmaceutical compositions comprising ketotifen or a ketotifen salt, and adjusting their pH to less than 5, thus slowing the changes of the active ingredients.

Abstract: A process electroplates a metal workpiece with thin dense chromium. The workpiece is first activated by submerging in an aqueous solution of sulfuric acid and a biflouride salt, preferably ammonium biflouride. The biflouride salt reacts to form HF. A preferred activating bath has a 35% sulfuric acid concentration of 4 ounces per gallon of ammonium biflouride salts. A positive DC voltage is applied between the workpiece and a cathode in the bath. The workpiece is then submerged in a chromium plating bath formed of chromic acid sulfate to produce the chromium plate. A DC plating voltage initially 3 volts produces a current flow of about 1.5-2.5 amps per square inch of workpiece area. In a preferred process, the plating voltage is continuously increased to an eventual value of about 4.5 v. The process is particularly suited to plating cobalt-chromium alloys.

Abstract: A container for cooking food is provided. The container includes a pair of grill members, wherein each member has engagement surfaces and wherein the members and their associated engagement surfaces are disposed to nest removably one within the other. The container also includes at least one engagement member for removably engaging the pair of pieces and at least one handle that removably and rotatably inserts into a pair of engagement surfaces at a position opposed to the position of the engagement member, to removably engage each of the pieces and minimize relative movement between them.

Abstract: Information/web page content is provided to a client and tailored to specific users by including user or session-specific identity data in the initial query. The identity data are obtained from reading a code from a physical object, combining the code with information stored within the client, and embedding the result in the initial query. Before transmitting the query, the data can be compressed using a technique that resists inadvertent expansion caused by URL encoding. A server receiving the query operates on the identity data using, for example, a scoring algorithm and maps the query to a target URL specifying the location of the tailored information. If the file associated with the target URL cannot be located, the server accesses an error handling system to provide the user with alternative content. The server logs the query, including the associated target URL, providing a data warehouse capability.

Abstract: A flotation device designed to support a person in a partially submerged position in a body of water includes a long narrow flexible main body member made of buoyant closed cell foam material. A first cylindrical float section, made of the same material, is attached to one end of the main body member. A second cylindrical section, also made of the same buoyant material, has a slot in it and slides over the second end of the main body member to frictionally engage the main body member to locate the second float section at various positions between the first and second ends of the main body member.

Abstract: A watercraft having positive static buoyancy is provided which is operable both as a hydrofoil and submersible vessel. It is generally shaped in the form of a dolphin or porpoise, with the equivalent of fins acting as both navigation and attitude control mechanisms. Pectoral or forward fins provide hydrofoil struts when manipulated into one position and then are operable as diving planes when displaced into an alternate position. A dorsal fin provides supplemental rudder control. A pair of flukes or rear fins provide for pitch and/or dive control while the vessel operates in the submerged mode. These fins and a propulsion system are either manually or computer controlled by way of hand held joysticks and foot rudders. Submerged operation is achieved with an internal combustion motor by including an air compressor and air storage tank(s) with an air intake arrangement having automatically operable devices serving to open and close an air intake in response to exposure to water.

Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed for establishing a random fault limit for hoppers in a collating machine. A plurality of hoppers are arranged in an array, each adapted to feed signatures, one at a time, to a conveyor. A miss feed base number and a double feed base number is established in a microcomputer for each of the hoppers equal to either (i) a predetermined number of signature feeds by that hopper, (ii) a predetermined number of books assembled, or (iii) a predetermined number of collator machine cycles. A miss feed fault number and a double feed number is established in the microcomputer for each of the hoppers. Each hopper has an associated miss feed detector and a double feed detector electrically connected to the microcomputer.

Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed for providing a collator having a variable raceway jam fault detection arrangement. A plurality of hoppers are arranged in an array, each adapted to feed signatures onto a raceway having a moving chain. The chain has spaced apart chain pins, the distance therebetween defining signature feed locations. A plurality of jam detector switches are located along the raceway and are adapted to detect a signature jam, e.g., a signature overlying a chain pin. A controller monitors each of the jam switches. The operator enters into the controller a desired rejection pattern for each of the jam switches separately.

Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed for controlling a collator. A microcomputer learns hopper insertion points, jam switch insertion points, and hopper miss and double feed service angles relative to a reject gate. Based on the learn collator configuration, the controller controls collator operation. When a hopper phase adjustment is made by an operator, the controller automatically re-learns the hopper service angles during a ripple start of the collator and adjusts its reject data in response thereto. A miss verify sensor arrangement permits the controller to monitor for phase adjustments after a ripple start and to warn the operator upon such occurence.