Abstract: A cutting disc for a machine for harvesting stem-like plants includes a number of elements which together can be attached or are attached to a bracket forming a circular ring with an outer cutting edge. At least one of the elements is attachable to the bracket in a first position, in which a first edge of the element forms the outer cutting edge, and in a second position, in which a second edge of the element forms the outer cutting edge. No matter whether the element is in the first of second position, a circular cutting edge is made up.

Abstract: Software development pipeline tools construct pipelines by combining tools, files, and other resources, to build, integrate, test, deploy, or otherwise implement operational functionality in computing systems. Some pipelines are simple, but others are stochastic due to conditional execution, task addition or removal, resource availability randomness, and other causes. Some stochastic pipelines also include a hierarchy with multiple levels of task groupings, which adds complexity. Pipeline performance optimization uses critical paths, but critical paths are challenging to identify in stochastic pipelines. Tools and techniques are presented to automatically identify likely or actual critical paths and to indicate constituent critical tasks as improvement options for stochastic pipelines in software development or other industrial activities. Pipeline representations include directed acyclic graph data structures of constituent tasks.

Abstract: Software development pipeline tools construct pipelines by combining tools, files, and other resources, to build, integrate, test, deploy, or otherwise implement operational functionality in computing systems. Some pipelines are simple, but others are stochastic due to conditional execution, task addition or removal, resource availability randomness, and other causes. Some stochastic pipelines also include a hierarchy with multiple levels of task groupings, which adds complexity. Pipeline performance optimization uses critical paths, but critical paths are challenging to identify in stochastic pipelines. Tools and techniques are presented to automatically identify likely or actual critical paths and to indicate constituent critical tasks as improvement options for stochastic pipelines in software development or other industrial activities. Pipeline representations include directed acyclic graph data structures of constituent tasks.

Abstract: The disclosed invention presents a method and apparatus to a one dimensional prefix search problem. The problem consists looking up the best match to a word out of a table of one-dimensional prefixes. The invention addresses the problems with prior art of high power consumption, large silicon chip area for implementation and slow search speed. The prefix entries are divided in several subgroups. A function is described that can be efficiently implemented to determine which of these subgroups the presented word will find a best match in. Thus, it is necessary to search only this small subgroup of prefixes. This saves on power consumption as well as area. An efficient hardware embodiment of this idea which can search at a very high speed is also presented. The applications for this invention could include internet routing, telephone call routing and string matching.

Abstract: The disclosed invention presents a method and apparatus to a one dimensional prefix search problem. The problem consists looking up the best match to a word out of a table of one-dimensional prefixes. The invention addresses the problems with prior art of high power consumption, large silicon chip area for implementation and slow search speed. The prefix entries are divided in several subgroups. A function is described that can be efficiently implemented to determine which of these subgroups the presented word will find a best match in. Thus, it is necessary to search only this small subgroup of prefixes. This saves on power consumption as well as area. An efficient hardware embodiment of this idea which can search at a very high speed is also presented. The applications for this invention could include internet routing, telephone call routing and string matching.