Abstract:
A method of separating two layers of material from one another in such a way that the two separated layers of material are essentially fully preserved. An interface between the two layers of material at which the layers of material are to be separated, or a region in the vicinity of the interface, is exposed to electromagnetic radiation through one of the two layers of material. The electromagnetic radiation is absorbed at the interface or in the region in the vicinity of the interface and the absorbed radiation energy induces a decomposition of material at the interface.
Abstract:
A CPU interconnect system permits swapping of different CPUs in a computer without requiring that the different CPUs each be adapted to conform to a standard input/output bus. Translation between CPU input/output lines and a system bus is accomplished by a programmable logic circuit. A memory containing a configuration program for the programmable logic circuit is associated with each CPU desired to be swapped. Thus, when a CPU is swapped or upon the occurrence of any other convenient event, the programmable logic circuit may be loaded with the program to configure the programmable logic circuit to perform the translation required by a current CPU.
Abstract:
A system and method is provided for encoding data wherein contiguous data values represent a video image. Three contiguous data values are applied to a loop filter to provide digital filtering of the data values. A frame differencing device performs a subtraction operation upon one of the three contiguous data values simultaneously with the performance of a filtering operation upon another one of the three contiguous data values. Additionally, a discrete cosine transform device performs transform operations upon the third contiguous data value simultaneously with the performance of the digital filtering and the frame differencing operation upon the other two contiguous data values. Because the loop filter is a multipass device the frame differencing device and the discrete cosine transform device must wait while some filtering operations are performed. As soon as one of the contiguous values is applied to the output of the digital filtering device it is operated upon by the frame differencing device. When the frame differencing device is done with this value the discrete cosine transform device begins operating upon the output of the frame differencing device and the frame differencing device operates on the next contiguous data value from the loop filter. A discrete cosine transform system is provided for performing discrete cosine transforms on matrices of input video data.
Abstract:
A process is described of making active dried yeast comprising drying crumbly yeast aggregates in a fluidized bed and, during the fluid bed drying, and before the yeast has a dry matter content of 80%, subjecting the aggregates to disintegration forces while they are fluidized and while the dry matter content of the yeast is from 50 to 70%, the disintegration forces being sufficient to break the aggregates down into powder but insufficient to break the yeast cells themselves.
Abstract:
A cooling pack including a flexible membrane defining an internal compartment. The cooling pack has an elongated shape having a first side edge, a second side edge, a top edge, a bottom edge, a front surface, and a rear surface. A cooling gel is disposed within the internal compartment of the flexible membrane. A plurality of dowels are disposed within the internal compartment. The plurality of dowels extend from the bottom edge to the top edge.
Abstract:
Autonomously operating analog to digital converters are formed into a two dimensional array. The array may incorporate digital signal processing functionality. Such an array is particularly well-suited for operation as a readout integrated circuit and in combination with a sensor array, forms a digital focal plane array
Abstract:
A display system is described that extends the functionality of a mobile display device such that video content generated thereby can be displayed by a different display device, wherein such video content may be the same as or different from video content currently being displayed by the mobile display device. This may be achieved when the mobile display device is engaged with a docking station that provides one or more of power, an extended user interface, network connectivity, and audio/video output features to the mobile display device. Such docking station may include a video interface for connecting the docking station to the different display device. When the mobile display device is engaged with the docking station and the docking station is connected to the different display device via the video interface, video content can be routed from the mobile display device to the different display device.
Abstract:
Embodiments of the invention may be used for the design or simulation of articulated assemblies to transform the definitions of the joints they comprise by reversing their orientations. That is, to a method for defining in software a representation of a physical joint which is oriented, that is, one which designates one joined segment to be the reference and one joined segment to be mobile, such that the joint can be transformed into a joint with comparable behavioral properties and constraints, but with the reverse relationship of reference and mobile segments.
Abstract:
The present invention provides Interferon-Like (IFN-L) polypeptides and nucleic acid molecules encoding the same. The invention also provides selective binding agents, vectors, host cells, and methods for producing IFN-L polypeptides. The invention further provides pharmaceutical compositions and methods for the diagnosis, treatment, amelioration, and/or prevention of diseases, disorders, and conditions associated with IFN-L polypeptides.
Abstract:
An instrumented golf club system and methods are disclosed. A variety of golf swing parameters are measured by the instrumented golf club and wirelessly transmitted to a portable computer device. The portable computer device generates a user interface that displays the golf swing parameters against preferred golf swing parameters. The instrumented golf club system allows a golfer to receive feedback in real time while playing golf.