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Alkali (or other active) metal battery and other electrochemical cells incorporating active metal anodes together with aqueous cathode / electrolyte systems. The battery cells have a highly ionically conductive protective membrane adjacent to the alkali metal anode that effectively isolates (de-couples) the alkali metal electrode from solvent, electrolyte processing and / or cathode environments, and at the same time allows ion transport in and out of these environments. Isolation of the anode from other components of a battery cell or other electrochemical cell in this way allows the use of virtually any solvent, electrolyte and / or cathode material in conjunction with the anode. Also, optimization of electrolytes or cathode-side solvent systems may be done without impacting anode stability or performance. In particular, Li / water, Li / air and Li / metal hydride cells, components, configurations and fabrication techniques are provided.

A system and method for providing a timeshared electronic catalog is disclosed. The system comprises an electronic database having a plurality of data records that comprise a master data set. The system comprises at least a first and second subset of the data records, wherein each subset comprises one or more data records selected from the master data set. The system includes a software program comprising a data record masking module for selectively providing a first view for displaying one of the subsets to a first user. Each of the plurality of data records contains a plurality of data elements, or fields, or attributes. The data record masking module is further for selecting which data elements are provided in the view. The system further includes a means for selectively providing which executable features from a plurality of executable features may be provided with each view.

An apparatus including a first port configured to receive signals from a transceiver and to receive a first antenna; a second port configured to receive signals from a transceiver and to receive a second antenna; a first reactive component coupled to the first port; a second reactive component coupled to the first reactive component at a first junction and to the second port, wherein at least the first reactive component is configured to have an impedance that shifts the phase of a first signal, in a second operational resonant frequency band, received from the first antenna, and the second reactive component is configured to have an impedance that shifts the phase of a second signal, in the second operational resonant frequency band, received from the transceiver, so that the first signal and the second signal at least partially destructively interfere with one another at the first junction.

A system, method, and computer readable article of manufacture for sharing buffer management. The system includes: a predictor module to predict at runtime a transaction data size of a transaction according to history information of the transaction; and a resource management module to allocate sharing buffer resources for the transaction according to the predicted transaction data size in response to beginning of the transaction, to record an actual sharing buffer size occupied by the transaction in response to the successful commitment of the transaction, and to update the history information of the transaction.

Alkali (or other active) metal battery and other electrochemical cells incorporating active metal anodes together with aqueous cathode / electrolyte systems. The battery cells have a highly ionically conductive protective membrane adjacent to the alkali metal anode that effectively isolates (de-couples) the alkali metal electrode from solvent, electrolyte processing and / or cathode environments, and at the same time allows ion transport in and out of these environments. Isolation of the anode from other components of a battery cell or other electrochemical cell in this way allows the use of virtually any solvent, electrolyte and / or cathode material in conjunction with the anode. Also, optimization of electrolytes or cathode-side solvent systems may be done without impacting anode stability or performance. In particular, Li / water, Li / air and Li / metal hydride cells, components, configurations and fabrication techniques are provided.

A voltage regulator circuit has a first amplifier stage with input and output terminals, a feedback terminal, a pole-inducing transistor, and a compensating network coupled to the output terminal. A second amplifier stage has an input coupled to the first amplifier output, first and second current mirrors, and a pass transistor.

The invention concerns a method of providing a multi-modal dialog between a multi-modal application (5) and a user (6) communicating with the multi-modal application (5) via a client (4) suited to exchange and present documents (7) encoded in standard or extended hyper text mark-up language. The invention further concerns a proxy-server (2) for executing this method. The multi-modal dialog between the multi-modal application (5) and the user (6) is established through the proxy-server (2) interacting with the client (4) via exchange of information encoded in standard or extended hyper text mark-up language. The proxy-server (2) retrieves at least one additional resource of modality requested within the multi-modal dialog. The proxy-server (2) composes a multi-modal interaction with the user (6) based on standard or extended hyper text mark-up language interactions with the client (6) and on the retrieved additional resources (71, 72, 73, 31, 32, 33).

An information input / output system includes printer servers and facsimile servers, connected with the Internet respectively, and printers and facsimile apparatuses connected with the printer and facsimile servers, respectively. A terminal is configured to access information contents on the Internet and to transmit printing request data including at least a contents ID specifying information contents for printing from among the information contents on the Internet and a print outputting destination ID specifying one of the printers or facsimile apparatuses for printing therewith the information contents for printing. A printing request administration server is configured to receive the printing request data transmitted from the terminal and to transmit the printing request data to one of the facsimile or printer servers determined according to the print outputting destination ID. Each of the printer or facsimile servers stores information as to the printers and the facsimile apparatuses, and outputs the information contents for printing to the one of the printer or facsimile servers determined according to the print outputting destination ID, after converting the information contents for printing, according to the information corresponding to the one of the printers or facsimile apparatuses specified by the print outputting destination ID, such that the information contents for printing can be printed by the one of the printers or facsimile apparatuses specified by the print outputting destination ID.

A dielectric element is formed of a dielectric material exhibiting a magnetic resonance relaxation time, with a relaxation agent incorporated in the dielectric material that reduces the relaxation time of the dielectric material. The dielectric element is adapted for placement on a subject while magnetic resonance data are acquired from the subject, and locally influences the B1 field distribution in the subject during the acquisition of magnetic resonance data.

Two or more distinct operating systems (OSs) are loaded simultaneously and run on an x86 computer system. Each OS is booted serially and in such a way that the OS resides in a separate memory footprint than the other OSs by partitioning the memory map. The partition of the memory map includes a low memory region, dedicated memory partitions for storing each OS, and dedicated regions for storing shadows of the low memory region and the ACPI for each OS. Switching between the two or more resident OSs is performed by sleeping the current OS and then resuming the desired OS using the shadow previously stored for the desired OS. None of the resident OSs require any modification in order to run in this fashion.

A voltage regulator circuit has a first amplifier stage with input and output terminals, a feedback terminal, a pole-inducing transistor, and a compensating network coupled to the output terminal. A second amplifier stage has an input coupled to the first amplifier output, first and second current mirrors, and a pass transistor.

A cryosurgical probe assembly that includes a gas delivery assembly, including a stem and a fluid conduit subassembly bonded to the stem. The fluid conduit subassembly delivers and returns cooling fluid used for cryogenic cooling. The fluid conduit subassembly, comprises a shaft for providing a heat exchange surface for cryogenic ablation; a housing securely connected to said shaft; and, an insulation element slideably engaged with an inner surface of the shaft and slideably engaged with the stem. The cryosurgical probe assembly includes an adjustable sliding apparatus that includes a slider assembly securely attached to said insulation tube for slideably guiding the insulation tube along said shaft; and, a button assembly operatively connected to the slider assembly for allowing a user to actuate the slider assembly to provide a desired adjustment of the insulation tube relative to the shaft. A handle assembly is positioned about the housing.

An information input / output system includes printer servers and facsimile servers, connected with the Internet respectively, and printers and facsimile apparatuses connected with the printer and facsimile servers, respectively. A terminal is configured to access information contents on the Internet and to transmit printing request data including at least a contents ID specifying information contents for printing from among the information contents on the Internet and a print outputting destination ID specifying one of the printers or facsimile apparatuses for printing therewith the information contents for printing. A printing request administration server is configured to receive the printing request data transmitted from the terminal and to transmit the printing request data to one of the facsimile or printer servers determined according to the print outputting destination ID. Each of the printer or facsimile servers stores information as to the printers and the facsimile apparatuses, and outputs the information contents for printing to the one of the printer or facsimile servers determined according to the print outputting destination ID, after converting the information contents for printing, according to the information corresponding to the one of the printers or facsimile apparatuses specified by the print outputting destination ID, such that the information contents for printing can be printed by the one of the printers or facsimile apparatuses specified by the print outputting destination ID.

User-guided machine learning (ML) significantly reduces false alarms generated by an automated analysis tool performing static security analysis. User interactivity involves initial review and annotation of findings (“witnesses”) in a report generated by the analysis tool. Those annotated findings are then used by the system to generate a “hypothesis” about how to further classify the static analysis findings in the report. The hypothesis is implemented as a machine learning classifier. To generate the classifier, a set of features are abstracted from a typical witness, and the system compares feature sets against one another to determine a set of weights for the classifier. The initial hypothesis is then validated against a second set of user-annotated findings, and the classifier is adjusted as necessary based on how close it fits the new data. Once the approach converges on a final classifier, it is used to filter remaining findings in the report.

An improved drum brake assembly for reducing braking vibrations and noise. The improved assembly includes a pair of shoes, each extending through an arc and presenting an outer shoe surface. A pair of brake linings of a friction material are coupled to the outer shoe surface. Each of the brake linings has an upper surface and a pair of oppositely facing chamfered edges. Each chamfered edge has an arc length of no less than one inch and is disposed at an angle of between ten and twenty-five degrees from the tangent of the upper surface where it meets the chamfered edge.

The invention relates to an internal combustion engine having a turbocompound system. The turbocompound system encompasses an exhaust-gas turbocharger, a turbo intercooler, and a power turbine. The power turbine is connectable, via a transmission with clutch, to the crankshaft of the internal combustion engine. A connectable compressor, which is couplable either to the power turbine or to the internal combustion engine, is received in a multiple-flow intake pipe.

Techniques are disclosed for executing conditional computer instructions in an efficient manner that reduces bubbles and idle states. In one embodiment, dual-function instruction execution is disclosed where the dual-function instruction has two possible functions (or operations), the choice of which is controlled by a predicate value with a true or false value. Among other things, the disclosed techniques provide dynamic control for choosing which operation to execute leading to more efficiently executed code.

The detachable cryosurgical probe includes a disposable probe assembly and a reusable probe assembly. The disposable probe assembly includes a breakaway collar which, when twisted away, activates a finger lock element which provides release of the disposable probe assembly from the reusable probe assembly. Additional features include a safety valve assembly for impeding cryogenic working fluid flow when the disposable probe assembly is detached from the reusable probe assembly and an electrical confirmation assembly for providing electrical confirmation that the disposable probe assembly is connected. Other embodiments include a sliding mechanism that allows for selectively positioning of the vacuum tube relative to the shaft to create an ice ball of the desired size and configuration.

A detector for detection of ionizing radiation, an apparatus for use in planar beam radiography, comprising such a detector, and a method for detecting ionizing radiation. The detector includes a chamber filled with an ionizable medium, at least one first electrode arrangement provided in said chamber where said at least one first electrode arrangement includes an electron avalanche amplification unit, said electron avalanche amplification unit including at least one avalanche cathode and at least one avalanche anode between which a voltage is to be applied for creation of an electric field for avalanche amplification, and at least one arrangement of read-out elements for detection of electron avalanches, wherein said at least one avalanche cathode has at least one hole or opening, wherein an area of said at least one hole or opening in the avalanche cathode is bigger than an area of at least one associated anode as seen from above and where said at least one anode is centered with respect to said at least one hole or opening in the avalanche cathode. A radiation entrance is provided so that radiation enters the conversion volume between the first and second electrode arrangements. In order to achieve well-defined avalanches, the electron avalanche amplification unit includes avalanche regions. The detector, apparatus and method is advantageous since it prevents the formation of harmful sparks.

A programmable limit switch includes output channels for receiving position data, each position value of the position data representing an incremental advance of a workpiece through a production field, and for producing actuation signals. The channels are connectable to respective output devices responsive to the respective actuation signals and located in the field. Each output channel has an output controller, which is individually programmable to change the state of respective actuation signals in response to reaching selected position values. Preferably, the PLS includes input connectors coupled to a respective channel and connectable to respective input devices located within the production field. Each channel operates its own inputs and outputs according to a variety of programmed functions depending upon system conditions seen by the output controller.

Two or more distinct operating systems (OSs) are loaded simultaneously and run on an x86 computer system. Each OS is booted serially and in such a way that the OS resides in a separate memory footprint than the other OSs by partitioning the memory map. The partition of the memory map includes a low memory region, dedicated memory partitions for storing each OS, and dedicated regions for storing shadows of the low memory region and the ACPI for each OS. Switching between the two or more resident OSs is performed by sleeping the current OS and then resuming the desired OS using the shadow previously stored for the desired OS. None of the resident OSs require any modification in order to run in this fashion.

A respiratory medicament and therapy data system capable of using a “breath actuated” monitoring device that monitors patient interactions with all respiratory therapy and drug delivery devices. It generates a signal based on the magnitude, direction and duration of the inhalation and exhalation pressures generated by a patient. This allows the tracking and wireless reporting of the various therapeutic and medicament delivery sessions with respect to such parameters as delivery date, time, duration, total delivered dose and the like. The respiratory medicament and therapy data system provides a fool-proof system for recording and immediately displaying the results of the respiratory therapy or drug delivery that have been algorithmically derived on a localized device and that can be sent to the medical provider's patient treatment database (health portals) for later, remote review by medical personnel.

An Operation, Compare, Branch (OCB) VLIW instruction word has a memory address, a respective operation code, a respective comparison and branch code; and at least two respective branch pointers. A plurality of OCB VLIW instructions are contained in memory. The branch pointers of a given instruction word connect to a memory address determined by a comparison analysis. The branch pointers form a linked list structure connecting the OCB instructions together, thus no program counter is required. The OCB instructions can be scrambled to realize a branch obfuscated program with built in software protections in that software protection mechanisms can be placed in the lengths and positions of the pointers. The processor architecture allows multiple branching without branch penalties. Other prior art obfuscation techniques may be applied to software programs for the OCB processor.

An information input / output system includes printer and facsimile servers, connected with the Internet, and printer and facsimile apparatus connected with the servers, respectively. A terminal accesses information contents on the Internet and transmits printing request data including at least a contents ID specifying information contents for printing and a print outputting destination ID specifying one printer or facsimile apparatus for printing the information contents for printing. A printing request administration server receives the transmitted printing request data and transmits the printing request data to one of the servers according to the print outputting destination ID. The servers store information as to the printer and the facsimile apparatus, and outputs the information contents for printing to the one of the servers determined according to the print outputting destination ID, after converting the information contents for printing, according to the information corresponding to the one apparatus specified by the print outputting destination ID, such that the information contents for printing can be printed by the one apparatus.

Creating virtual extender plugins using MGTs (Multi-Gigabit Transceivers). A virtual extender plugin allows a user seamlessly to bridge between various FPGAs (Filed Programmable Logic Arrays) when designing and implementing electronic devices. These bridges, provided by these virtual extender plugins, allow for efficient use of various untapped resources within a device. For example, a given FPGA may employ virtual extender plugin(s) to access and use various untapped (or relatively lightly tapped) functionality of other FPGAs. These virtual extender plugins may be implemented according to a relatively wide variety of applications allowing the tapping of unused resources such as memory, microprocessor peripherals, LUTs (Look Up Tables), IOs (Input / Output devices and / or ports), memory, and embedded microprocessor blocks. Practically speaking, these virtual extender plugins actually “plug in” to a standard or user-defined bus stream having a standardized / known type of serialized format such that every type of virtual extender plugin uses that same serialized format.