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Disclosed are central determination methods and systems in which pools and sub-pools of outcomes can be distributed among various units of the central determination system. The methods and systems are applicable to Class II and, in some implementations, Class III gaming configurations. The methods and systems disclosed herein can be implemented in a gaming machine network, wherein one of the gaming machines distributes game outcomes to other gaming machines in the network. The gaming machines can be oriented in a peer-to-peer configuration, a central storage medium configuration, a stand alone configuration, an autonomous gaming machine configuration, and other network configurations. Methods are disclosed for managing the distribution of outcomes among the gaming machines in the various networks.

The present invention provides a gaming machine that can play both Class II and Class III games. Some implementations provide a gaming machine that has certain features (e.g., a true random number generator or “RNG”) enabled for Class III play and disabled for Class II play. Some aspects of the invention provide methods for determining when a Class III game is available. Other aspects of the invention allow a player to “line up” for a desired Class III game while playing another game, such as a Class II game or another Class III game, on the same gaming machine until the desired Class III game is available. Some such implementations grant higher priority to certain players according to their gaming history, e.g., as indicated by player tracking / player loyalty data. Alternative aspects of the invention allocate available Class III games in other ways, e.g., by playing a Class II game for a chance to play a Class III game, by lottery, or otherwise. Player tracking information may be shared and / or combined for Class II and Class III game play and may be used to determine gaming history.

A composite formulation has been developed for selective, high efficacy delivery to specific regions of the mouth and gastrointestinal tract. The formulation is typically in the form of a tablet or capsule, which may include microparticles or beads. The formulation uses bioadhesive and controlled release elements to direct release to specific regions, where the drug is absorbed in enhanced amounts relative to the formulation in the absence of the bioadhesive and / or controlled release elements. This is demonstrated by an example showing delivery of gabapentin with a greater area under the curve (“AUC”) relative to the FDA reference immediate release drug, i.e., the AUC of the composite bioadhesive formulation is greater than 100% of the AUC of the immediate release drug. In the preferred embodiments, the formulation includes drug to be delivered, controlled release elements, and one or more bioadhesive elements. The bioadhesive polymer may be either dispersed in the matrix of the tablet or applied as a direct compressed coating to the solid oral dosage form. The controlled release elements are selected to determine the site of release. The bioadhesive components are selected to provide retention of the formulation at the desired site of uptake and administration. By selecting for both release and retention at a specific site, typically based on time of transit through the gastrointestinal tract, one obtains enhanced efficacy of uptake of the drug. This is particularly useful for drugs with narrow windows of absorption, and drugs with poor solubility such as the BCE class III and class IV drugs.

The present invention provides methods and devices for providing a bingo game having aspects of a non-bingo game such as a Class III game, preferably on a network of gaming machines. Some implementations of the invention provide a bingo game having aspects of a card game, such as a poker game. Some such implementations include a bingo card display in which areas of a bingo card correspond with playing cards. Some implementations of the invention provide bingo cards having more than one bingo number associated with an area of the bingo card. Other implementations of the invention allow a winning pattern, such as an interim win pattern, to be formed from hits on more than one bingo card. For example, a winning pattern may be formed by hits along a corresponding line of multiple bingo cards being played by a single player. Alternatively, a winning pattern may be formed by hits on the same corresponding area of multiple bingo cards being played by a single player.

A computerized management system and methods including accounting, auditing, and correcting systems and processes are disclosed for use with game and / or gaming devices, systems, and methods enable users to remotely monitor, control, and modify financial data, reports, and information related to game and / or gaming machines and apparatuses of different classes, for example Class II and Class III gaming machines and table games, and different facilities, such as Class III gaming establishments, bingo establishments, and lottery establishments.

Novel methods, devices and systems are described for mapping a variety of Class III game outcomes to sets of bingo patterns. Each game theme may have a different entertaining display, based upon a corresponding Class III game. Preferably, each game theme will offer game play and paytable percentages closely matching those of the original Class III game. Some implementations provide a system wherein separate pay tables and bingo pools are formed according to the number of paylines played on slot-type game themes and / or the number of hands played on poker game themes. In some such implementations, players will be limited to predetermined numbers of lines (or hands) played, e.g., only 1, 3, 5 or 9 lines. In alternative implementations, a player's options regarding the number of lines played will depend, at least in part, on how many other players are playing any given number of lines on a slot game. Preferred implementations provide a range of payback percentages for each of the predetermined numbers of lines (or hands) played.

The present invention provides methods and devices for providing a first wagering game (such as a bingo game) that presents a changing pool of displayed game outcomes for a second wagering game (such as a Class III game), preferably on a network of gaming machines. Some implementations of the invention provide a bingo game that presents a changing pool of displayed game outcomes for a slot game or a poker game. In some preferred implementations, game outcomes are generated, e.g., by individual gaming machines, on an ongoing basis and stored in memory. Each of the game outcomes corresponds with a bingo outcome. Preferably, the game outcomes are sorted and stored according to payout amounts for various bingo outcomes. In some implementations, the game outcomes are stored in the form of random number generating (“RNG”) seeds, but in other implementations the game outcomes are stored in a variety of other forms.

A computerized management system and methods including accounting, auditing, and correcting systems and processes are disclosed for use with game and / or gaming devices, systems, and methods enable users to remotely monitor, control, and modify financial data, reports, and information related to game and / or gaming machines and apparatuses of different classes, for example Class II and Class III gaming machines and table games, and different facilities, such as Class III gaming establishments, bingo establishments, and lottery establishments.

Methods, devices and systems are described for mapping a variety of Class III game outcomes to a common set of bingo patterns. Each game theme may have a different entertaining display, based upon a corresponding Class III game. Preferably, each game theme will offer game play and paytable percentages closely matching those of the original Class III game. In order to more closely match Class III game play, some implementations provide a system wherein the hit frequency of a bingo game will be modulated according to Class III game options selected by a player. The options may be, for example, paylines of a simulated slot game. In preferred implementations, this modulation is accomplished by varying the number of bingo cards provided in the underlying bingo game according to the options (e.g., the number of paylines) selected.

Gaming machines may be remotely reconfigured and / or reprogrammed, data remotely collected, and a comparison performed between at least two different configurations. Such may be done to determine optimal configurations of gaming machines for various periods (e.g., days, times, months, Holidays). The reconfiguration and / or reprogramming may, for example, change a minimum or maximum wager limit, change a payout schedule, change an aspect of a bonus, progressive or other jackpot, and / or change allocation an of gaming machines between Class II and Class III. Reports may be produced indicative of the effects of the reconfiguration or reprogramming.

A full-body harness, with or without an integral support line, with the harness being adaptable for class I, class II, and / or class III service, and for use by safety personnel (such as firefighters, for example) for situations that call for emergency activity in areas where falls from an unsafe height are possible.

Novel methods, devices and systems are described for mapping pay amounts for a variety of Class III game themes to a common set of bingo pay amounts. Each Class III game theme may cause a different type of entertaining display on a gaming machine when bingo is played, based upon a corresponding Class III game. Preferably, each Class III game theme will offer game play and paytable percentages closely matching those of the original Class III game. Some implementations allow flexibility in matching the probabilities of bingo outcomes and Class III game outcomes by mapping ranges of Class III pay amounts to a single bingo pay amount. Some implementations provide a system wherein electronic gaming machines presenting entertaining displays of various Class III game themes are linked to a single bingo server.

The present invention is directed to a pharmaceutical composition comprised of one or more SGLT-2 inhibitor compound(s) in combination with one or more therapeutic agents which is suitable for the treatment of metabolic disorders including type 1 diabetes mellitus, type 2 diabetes mellitus, impaired glucose tolerance, hyperglycemia, postprandial hyperglycemia, overweight, obesity, including class I obesity, class II obesity, class III obesity, visceral obesity and abdominal obesity, and metabolic syndrome.

The invention discloses an imitative wild sexual reproduction and breeding technique of gastrodia tuber. Main steps comprises that breeding is carried out to get mature gastrodia tuber seeds and good sprouting strain, mature class III shoestring fungus is adopted as production seed, which is planted under a natural hillside forest that is with over 80 percent of shade density and in which wild gastrodia tuber grows and is distributed; artificial mixed germination strain is adopted; room temperature is controlled so as to produce germination strain with seed; sexual reproduction, breeding and planting time is selected between June and August; the breeding technique is also suitable for field breeding. The invention has the advantages that: 1. bad factors resistance property of sexual reproduction and breeding of gastrodia tuber is improved. 2. Gastrodia tuber seeds are germinated to lead the growth cycle of protocorms to be a time slice that is basically matched with an animated period of the shoestring fungus; inoculation rate and survival rate of the protocorms are increased. 3. Raw materials are obtained locally, thus reducing cost; sustainable development of non-pollution gastrodia tuber planting industry is promoted in ecological agriculture forests. 4. The small site breeding method enhances competitor infection resistance of the gastrodia tuber seed.

A method of awarding wins for game play comprises determining winning outcomes from all possible outcomes of game play and assigning at least one of two different types of awards, such as either or both primary and secondary credit awards, to each winning outcome. Preferably, the winning combinations and associated awards are selected so that, when assigned to a secondary event, the outcome of the game may be represented as the outcomes of a secondary event. In one embodiment, the outcomes of a Class II game, such as bingo, are represented by outcomes Class III type event, such as the game of slots. In accordance with the invention, the representation of the game outcomes mimics the frequency of wins and the payouts associated for those wins in a true Class III game, including as dependent upon the size of a player's wager.

A method of awarding wins for game play comprises determining winning outcomes from all possible outcomes of game play and assigning at least one of two different types of awards, such as either or both primary and secondary credit awards, to each winning outcome. Preferably, the winning combinations and associated awards are selected so that, when assigned to a secondary event, the outcome of the game may be represented as the outcomes of a secondary event. In one embodiment, the outcomes of a Class II game, such as bingo, are represented by outcomes Class III type event, such as the game of slots. In accordance with the invention, the representation of the game outcomes mimics the frequency of wins and the payouts associated for those wins in a true Class III game, including as dependent upon the size of a player's wager.

The multi-task trailer hitch assembly of the present invention provides receiving tubes for the attachment of one or more trailer hitch-mounted receiver-type accessories while retaining a trailer hitch for pulling a trailer in the single hitch receiver provided on many trucks and ATVs. This permits the simultaneous use of multiple accessories while retaining the concurrent ability to tow. Multiple receiver tubes can be provided, both horizontal and vertical, and oriented not only toward the rear but also at right angles from the ball mount. This permits fastening one or more attachments from not only the rear but also from the top and inward from both sides toward the ball mount. Extra hitch ball mounts and other towing accessories may also be conveniently stored in the receiver tubes of the present invention while towing with a particular Class II or Class III hitch ball mount in the appropriate vehicle-mounted hitch receiver.

A hitch adapter comprises an inner square tube member for receiving Class-II 1.25″ drawbars and an outer U-channel member for plugging into a Class-III 2″ receiver. The inner square tube and outer U-channel members are welded together such that one wall of the inner square tube bridges the gap between the distal edges on opposite legs of the outer U-channel. One such leg of the outer U-channel is longer than the other and is positioned and aligned to protrude about 1 / 16″ beyond the adjacent outer corner of the inner square tube member. Such protrusion nests into the respective inside corner of the particular Class-III 2″ receiver it is mated to. The protrusion provides a camming action to take up any looseness and slack, and thereby eliminate wobble and rattle when installed by a user. A series of hitch pin holes allows a threaded hitch pin to pass through the adapter, a Class-II 1.25″ drawbar and a Class-III 2″ receiver. Threads inside the Class-II 1.25″ drawbar engage the hitch pin threads and provide the user a way to secure the whole assembly.

The invention discloses an automobile continuously variable transmission fluid and a preparation method thereof. The automobile continuously variable transmission fluid comprises the following components: 100 parts by weight of class III base oil, 1-3 parts by weight of antiwear agent, 5-15 parts by weight of viscosity index improver, 0-1 part by weight of pour point depressant, 0.5-2.5 parts by weight of alkaline earth clearing agent, 2-6 parts by weight of dispersant, 0.5-1 part by weight of antioxidant, 1-4 parts by weight of friction modifier and 0.01-0.05 part by weight of anti-foaming agent. According to the invention, the chosen additives are optimally combined together to obtain the CVTF, and the obtained CVTF has excellent comprehensive properties; the CVTF is excellent in viscosity index, oxidation stability, shear stability, wearing quality and cryogenic property, and more critically, large in torque, high in traction coefficient and high in transmission efficiency; and consequently, the use requirements of B-CVT and T-CVT can be met simultaneously.

Novel methods, devices and systems are described for mapping a variety of Class III game outcomes to a common set of bingo patterns. Each game theme may have a different entertaining display, based upon a corresponding Class III game. Preferably, each game theme will offer game play and paytable percentages closely matching those of the original Class III game. Some implementations provide a system wherein electronic gaming machines presenting entertaining displays of various Class III game themes are linked to a single bingo server. By linking many participating electronic gaming machines to a single server, some implementations of the invention allow all of the progressive contributions to be pooled into one large progressive jackpot, thereby making the game more attractive to players.

A full-body harness, with or without an integral support line, with the harness being adaptable for class I, class II, and / or class III service, and for use by safety personnel (such as firefighters, military personnel, rescue workers etc.) or others for situations that call for emergency activity in areas where falls from an unsafe height are possible, or for use for entertainment purposes such as climbing, rappelling, or skydiving, for example.

The invention provides a composition for preventing formation water lock, which comprises a fluorocarbon surfactant, a zwitterionic gemini surfactant and class III surfactants, wherein the class III surfactants are nonionic surfactants with a formula of CnH2n+1C6H5(OCmH2m)xOH or CnH2n+1(OCmH2m)xOH, n is an integer of 8-20, m is an integer of 1-4, and x is an integer of 4-30. The invention also provides application of the composition to preventing the formation water lock. By adopting the composition for preventing the formation water lock, the interfacial tension between water and gas and between oil and water can be greatly reduced, and the wetting angle of water to the mineral surface is increased; meanwhile, the composition also has a certain oil-drive effect, thereby being capable of reducing capillary pressure of driving water by gas (oil) and effectively preventing the formation water lock.

New Group III based diodes are disclosed having a low on state voltage (Vf), and structures to keep reverse current (Irev) relatively low. One embodiment of the invention is Schottky barrier diode made from the GaN material system in which the Fermi level (or surface potential) of is not pinned. The barrier potential at the metal-to-semiconductor junction varies depending on the type of metal used and using particular metals lowers the diode's Schottky barrier potential and results in a Vf in the range of 0.1-0.3V. In another embodiment a trench structure is formed on the Schottky diodes semiconductor material to reduce reverse leakage current. and comprises a number of parallel, equally spaced trenches with mesa regions between adjacent trenches. A third embodiment of the invention provides a GaN tunnel diode with a low Vf resulting from the tunneling of electrons through the barrier potential, instead of over it. This embodiment can also have a trench structure to reduce reverse leakage current.

The invention relates to a combined-cycle gas turbine lubricant combination which is suitable to be used in a large-scale gas steam combined-cycle gas turbine, and the composition and content of the combined-cycle gas turbine lubricant combination by weight percentage of antioxidant of 0.1 to 2 percent, anti-wear agent of 0.01 to 1 percent, no gray rust-proof agent of 0.01 to 1 percent, metal deactivating agent of 0.01 to 1 percent, anti-foam agent of 0.001 to 1 percent, the allowance is based oil, which is Class II or Class III paraffin-based oil, and the sulfur content is less than 0.03 percent, the lubricant combination of the invention has an extremely long induction period of oxidation and excellent performance of high temperature oxidation, excellent extreme pressure antifriction property and corrosion, good water separation, air separation and filterability, and can well meet the lubricating demand of large-scale combined cycle gas turbine.

A method for producing human-like glycoproteins by expressing a Class 2 α-mannosidase having a substrate specificity for Manα1,3 and Manα1,6 glycosidic linkages in a lower eukaryote is disclosed. Hydrolysis of these linkages on oligosaccharides produces substrates for further N-glycan processing in the secretory pathway.