Abstract: A configuration system and method is disclosed that includes a unified and integrated configuration that is composed of a payment system, an advertising system, and an identity management system such that the unified system has all of the benefits of the individual systems as well as several additional synergistic benefits. Also described are specific configurations including the system's access point architecture, visual wallet simulator user interface, security architecture, coupon handling as well as the system's structure and means for delivering them as targeted advertising, business card handling, membership card handling for the purposes of login management, receipt handling, and the editors and grammars provided for customizing the different types of objects in the system as well as the creation of new custom objects with custom behaviors. The configurations are operable on-line as well as through physical presence transactions.

Abstract: A configuration system and method is disclosed that includes a unified and integrated configuration that is composed of a payment system, an advertising system, and an identity management system such that the unified system has all of the benefits of the individual systems as well as several additional synergistic benefits. Also described are specific configurations including the system's access point architecture, visual wallet simulator user interface, security architecture, coupon handling as well as the system's structure and means for delivering them as targeted advertising, business card handling, membership card handling for the purposes of login management, receipt handling, and the editors and grammars provided for customizing the different types of objects in the system as well as the creation of new custom objects with custom behaviors. The configurations are operable on-line as well as through physical presence transactions.

Abstract: The invention relates to rubber compositions containing at least one diene-based elastomer containing dual functionalized styrene/butadiene elastomers and filler reinforcement for the elastomer(s) comprised of pre-hydrophobated precipitated silica together with processing aid for the pre-treated precipitated silica comprised of zinc salt of fatty acids. The invention further relates to a pneumatic tire with tread comprised of such.

Abstract: A configuration system and method is disclosed that includes a unified and integrated configuration that is composed of a payment system, an advertising system, and an identity management system such that the unified system has all of the benefits of the individual systems as well as several additional synergistic benefits. Also described are specific configurations including the system's access point architecture, visual wallet simulator user interface, security architecture, coupon handling as well as the system's structure and means for delivering them as targeted advertising, business card handling, membership card handling for the purposes of login management, receipt handling, and the editors and grammars provided for customizing the different types of objects in the system as well as the creation of new custom objects with custom behaviors. The configurations are operable on-line as well as through physical presence transactions.

Abstract: The present invention concerns compounds and methods of labeling peptides or other molecules with 18F or 19F or any other suitable radionuclide of use, for example, in PET or NMR in vivo imaging. A targeting molecule such as a protein or a peptide is linked to a substituted metallocene complex which is reacted with the 1gF or 19F shortly before performing the PET or NMR in vivo imaging on the patient. The labeled molecule is then used for targeting a cell, tissue, organ or pathogen to be imaged or detected.

Abstract: Field of the Invention The invention relates to rubber compositions containing at least one diene-based elastomer containing dual functionalized styrene/butadiene elastomers and filler reinforcement for the elastomer(s) comprised of pre-hydrophobated precipitated silica together with processing aid for the pre-treated precipitated silica comprised of zinc salt of fatty acids. The invention further relates to a pneumatic tire with tread comprised of such rubber composition.

Abstract: A configuration system and method is disclosed that includes a unified and integrated configuration that is composed of a payment system, an advertising system, and an identity management system such that the unified system has all of the benefits of the individual systems as well as several additional synergistic benefits. Also described are specific configurations including the system's access point architecture, visual wallet simulator user interface, security architecture, coupon handling as well as the system's structure and means for delivering them as targeted advertising, business card handling, membership card handling for the purposes of login management, receipt handling, and the editors and grammars provided for customizing the different types of objects in the system as well as the creation of new custom objects with custom behaviors. The configurations are operable on-line as well as through physical presence transactions.

Abstract: A tire includes a tread portion, a pair of opposing sidewall portions, and a pair of shoulder portions each arranged between the tread portion and one of the sidewall portions, wherein at least on one side of the tire the sidewall and shoulder portions comprise at least a first rubber compound and a second rubber compound, the second rubber compound having a material composition different from that of the first rubber compound.

Abstract: The present invention concerns compounds and methods of labeling peptides or other molecules with 18F or 19F or any other suitable radionuclide of use, for example, in PET or NMR in vivo imaging. A targeting molecule such as a protein or a peptide is linked to a substituted metallocene complex which is reacted with the 1gF or 19F shortly before performing the PET or NMR in vivo imaging on the patient. The labeled molecule is then used for targeting a cell, tissue, organ or pathogen to be imaged or detected.

Abstract: A tire includes a tread portion, a pair of opposing sidewall portions, and a pair of shoulder portions each arranged between the tread portion and one of the sidewall portions, wherein at least on one side of the tire the sidewall and shoulder portions comprise at least a first rubber compound and a second rubber compound, the second rubber compound having a material composition different from that of the first rubber compound.

Abstract: A tread for a pneumatic tire includes a tread base layer, a first tread cap layer radially outside of the tread base layer, a second tread cap layer radially outside of the tread base layer and both radially outside and axially adjacent the first tread cap layer, a first tread skirt disposed at an inner tread edge of the pneumatic tire and axially adjacent the tread base layer and the first tread cap layer, and a second tread skirt disposed at an outer tread edge of the pneumatic tire and axially adjacent the tread base layer and the second tread cap layer.

Abstract: A configuration system and method is disclosed that includes a unified and integrated configuration that is composed of a payment system, an advertising system, and an identity management system such that the unified system has all of the benefits of the individual systems as well as several additional synergistic benefits. Also described are specific configurations including the system's access point architecture, visual wallet simulator user interface, security architecture, coupon handling as well as the system's structure and means for delivering them as targeted advertising, business card handling, membership card handling for the purposes of login management, receipt handling, and the editors and grammars provided for customizing the different types of objects in the system as well as the creation of new custom objects with custom behaviors. The configurations are operable on-line as well as through physical presence transactions.

Abstract: The present invention relates to agent compositions, in particular washing and cleaning agents, that contain a protease from a bacterial strain of the species Stenotrophomonas maltophilia, and to said proteases themselves. The invention further relates to cleaning methods in which said agents are used, and to uses of said agents. The invention further relates to the manufacture and use of these proteases themselves.

Abstract: A configuration (a system and/or a method) are disclosed that includes a unified and integrated configuration that is composed of a payment system, an advertising system, and an identity management system as well as their associated methods such that the unified system has all of the benefits of the individual systems as well as several additional synergistic benefits. Also described are specific configurations (subsystems and/or methods) including the system's access point architecture, a user interface that acts as a visual wallet simulator, a security architecture, coupon handling as well as the system's structure and means for delivering them as targeted advertising, business card handling, membership card handling for the purposes of login management, receipt handling, and the editors and grammars provided for customizing the different types of objects in the system as well as the creation of new custom objects with custom behaviors.

Abstract: The invention relates to a tire having a composite rubber tread band disposed circumferentially around a tire carcass. The tread band is comprised of a cap/base construction composed of an outer tread cap rubber layer which provides a primary portion of the running surface for the tire tread and a unitary tread base layer underlying said tread cap layer which extends radially outward to the tread running surface to provide a secondary portion of the running surface of the tread. The rubber composition of said tread base layer and the corresponding secondary lateral portion of the running surface of the tread has a greater resistance to wear than the rubber composition of said tread cap layer.

Abstract: A pneumatic radial tire, the tire comprising at least one carcass reinforcing ply and a pair of opposing bead portions. Each bead portion has a bead core and a bead apex, and the at least one carcass reinforcing ply has a down portion located axially inward of the bead and a turnup end located axially outward of the bead core. The turnup end of the ply is about parallel to the down portion.

Abstract: The 2-phenyl-substituted imidazotriazinones having short unbranched alkyl radicals in the 9-position are prepared from the corresponding 2-phenyl-imidazotriazinones by chlorosulphonation and subsequent reaction with the amines. The compounds inhibit cGMP-metabolising phosphodiesterases and are suitable for use as active compounds in pharmaceuticals, for treating cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disorders and/or disorders of the urogenital system, in particular for treating erectile dysfunction.

Abstract: The present invention relates to chromans, to processes for their preparation and to their use in medicaments, in particular as agents for treating disorders of the central nervous system.

Abstract: The present invention relates to chromans, to processes for their preparation and to their use in medicaments, in particular as agents for treating disorders of the central nervous system.