Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer program products for time-based setting and removal of alarm inhibits are disclosed. In one method, a command is provided that allows a user to specify a time period with which an alarm generated within a telecommunications signaling platform will be inhibited. Once the command is received, alarms associated with the specified device are suppressed. When the time period expires, the alarm inhibit is automatically removed and alarms associated with the specified device can be generated.

Abstract: The present invention provides highly accurate methods for directly calculating pump fillage which avoid the need and expense of a pump dynamometer card and subsequent calculations.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer program products for time-based setting and removal of alarm inhibits are disclosed. In one method, a command is provided that allows a user to specify a time period with which an alarm generated within a telecommunications signaling platform will be inhibited. Once the command is received, alarms associated with the specified device are suppressed. When the time period expires, the alarm inhibit is automatically removed and alarms associated with the specified device can be generated.

Abstract: A network system is provided and includes an enterprise information system. A web application server communicates with the enterprise information system and an application component communicates with the web application server. A connection manager resides in the web application server and manages a plurality of connection handles. Each one of the plurality of connection handles corresponds to one or more physical connections to the enterprise information system via hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP). Additionally, a Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE) HTTP connector resides within the web application server in the form of a resource adapter and is responsive to the connection manager.

Abstract: A continuous bulk polymerization and esterification process includes continuously charging into a reaction zone at least one ethylenically unsaturated acid-functional monomer and at least one linear or branched chain alkanol having greater than 11 carbon atoms. The process includes maintaining a flow rate through the reaction zone sufficient to provide an average residence time of less than 60 minutes and maintaining a temperature in the reaction zone sufficient to produce a polymeric product incorporating at least some of the alkanol as an ester of the polymerized ethylenically unsaturated acid-functional monomer. The polymeric product is used in various processes to produce water-based compositions including emulsions and dispersions such as oil emulsions, wax dispersions, pigment dispersions, surfactants and coatings which contain the polymeric product.

Abstract: A continuous bulk polymerization and esterification process includes continuously charging into a reaction zone at least one ethylenically unsaturated acid-functional monomer and at least one linear or branched chain alkanol having greater than 11 carbon atoms. The process includes maintaining a flow rate through the reaction zone sufficient to provide an average residence time of less than 60 minutes and maintaining a temperature in the reaction zone sufficient to produce a polymeric product incorporating at least some of the alkanol as an ester of the polymerized ethylenically unsaturated acid-functional monomer. The polymeric product is used in various processes to produce water-based compositions including emulsions and dispersions such as oil emulsions, wax dispersions, pigment dispersions, surfactants and coatings which contain the polymeric product.

Abstract: A continuous bulk polymerization and esterification process includes continuously charging into a reaction zone at least one ethylenically unsaturated acid-functional monomer and at least one linear or branched chain alkanol having greater than 11 carbon atoms. The process includes including maintaining a flow rate through the reaction zone sufficient to provide an average residence time of less than 60 minutes and maintaining a temperature in the reaction zone sufficient to produce a polymeric product incorporating at least some of the alkanol as an ester of the polymerized ethylenically unsaturated acid-functional monomer. The polymeric product is used in various processes to produce water-based compositions including emulsions and dispersions such as oil emulsions, wax dispersions, pigment dispersions, surfactants and coatings which contain the polymeric product.

Abstract: A high gain, current driven amplifier uses an emitter follower circuit with another emitter follower circuit connected in a feedback configuration to drive a common base amplifier circuit in place of a conventional cascode amplifier configuration to achieve a high frequency response with adequate signal gain. A differential input signal can be used, thereby minimizing input DC offsets, drift and noise, by using a differential amplifier to convert a differential input signal voltage to the input signal current for driving the emitter follower circuits. The current gain is determined by a ratio of the resistances in the emitter circuits of the emitter follower circuits. In one embodiment, the currents formed in the emitter follower circuits are summed at the input to the common base amplifier circuit, while in another embodiment, such currents are summed at the output of the common base amplifier circuit.

Abstract: Sterile bone fixation devices, such as bone screws, pins, anchors and plates, fabricated from bone tissue and the method of making such devices.

Abstract: An intergrated circuit package with plastic or glass reinforcement of leads to increase lead rigidity, to improve lead alignment and positional stability, and to prevent bent leads. The invention is particularly applicable to surface mount packages. For plastic packages, plastic between the leads is formed during molding of the plastic package. For metal packages, the plastic is molded as a separate operation. For ceramic packages with lead frames, glass may be formed as a separate operation or may be formed at the same time as a glass seal for the ceramic package. Reinforcement can optionally be thicker than the leads for increased rigidity. Optional extended lead lengths enable plastic or glass to be formed on either side of the soldered foot area of each lead. No changes to test fixtures or to pick and place equipment are required.

Abstract: A reusable plant protector apparatus which can be anchored to the earth include A U5RU ,V:a flexible sheet having a top edge, a bottom edge, and two opposite side edges. The sheet defines a plurality of matching pairs of apertures which are offset from each of the side edges, so that the matching apertures in the opposite edges are aligned when the sheet is formed into a cylinder with a side edge overlap. The plant protector apparatus also includes a stake and a plurality of flexible ties extending through the apertures and around the stake for securing the overlapping side edges and the stake to each other. The ties are tightenable to tighten the stake against the overlapping edges thereby sealing the edges of the formed cylinder around the plant to be protected, thereby creating a sheltered climate of higher temperature and humidity around the plant. The plant protector apparatus may also be vented to adjust the temperature and humidity surrounding the plant.

Abstract: The harvesting system has a crop cutting device disposed transversely of the direction of travel of the harvesting machine. A crop combing device is disposed adjacent to and extends forwardly of the cutting device. There is provided a pneumatic arrangement for generating a bed of air moving across the combing device in the direction towards the cutting device and generally parallel to the cutting plane of the cutting device. The moving bed of air facilitates gathering of the crop and reduces grain loss. The pneumatic arrangement includes nozzles for discharging air whereby to create said bed and a delivery system for delivering air under pressure to the nozzles. The nozzles are located in the plane of the bed and the delivery system is disposed generally beneath the combing device. Also disclosed is a finger attachment for a known harvesting system of agricultural machines. The finger attachment facilitates conversion of the known harvesting system to a harvesting system according to the invention.

Abstract: Apparatus and method for producing ultrasonic sound waves used to disperse rodents including negative feedback damping of a tuned band-pass filter output circuit. An electrical signal is frequency modulated, amplitude modulated asynchronously with the frequency modulation, pulsed on and off and applied to a speaker to produce ultrasonic sound waves corresponding thereto. The output signal is passed through a tuned band-pass filter circuit which includes negative feedback damping to reduce the power consumption of the amplification of the output signal and in part to produce the band-pass characteristics of the band-pass filter output circuit.