Abstract:
Lifter cups are provided for engaging and lifting objects and include a mounting portion and a flexible engaging portion. The flexible engaging portion is configured to form a sealing disk for engaging the object. The sealing disk has channels diffusing fluid from the contact surface with the object. The channel walls have raised portions separated by concentric slits. For handling objects of magnetic material, a permanent magnet may be recessed into the flexible engaging portion. When the sealing disk engages with the surface of the object, the magnet exerts a magnetic force on the object sufficient to support holding the object for additional lateral support when lifting away from the center of gravity of the object. A transfer assembly and a method of configuring a lifter device for use in a stamping process for manufacturing a vehicle are also provided.
Abstract:
An apparatus and manufacture process for forming a separator between multiple electrical conductors and forming exterior casing are made in one manufacture operation. This new process and tip eliminate the possibility of a conductor or pair to jump over to another conductor or pair to cause cross-talk. The tip and process provide more consistent spacing of multiple internal conductor wires within a cable jacket.
Abstract:
A metadata guide of audio, video, multimedia transmission, receiving and playback with advertising and bi-directional fulfillment of goods and services over the Internet includes the use of user and stream demographics. A streaming content distribution system includes a a server to a) stream content based on i) user demographics and ii) historical and real time stream demographics from a plurality of streaming content sources and b) stream advertisements based on user demographics selected by advertisers, commercial agreements and access control rules from a plurality of streaming advertisement sources before, during, and after playback of streaming content from the server over the internet to a user device including a central processing unit and a physical user interface; and a guide including metadata not input by the users for the user device to locate streaming content on the server.
Abstract:
This disclosure relates to endolumenal medical devices coated with a taxane therapeutic agent in one or more solid form(s) having varying dissolution rates. Particularly preferred coatings comprise amorphous paclitaxel, dihydrate paclitaxel, or combinations thereof that provide durable coatings that release paclitaxel over a desired period of time, which can be on the order of hours, days or weeks. Preferred embodiments relate to medical device coatings of paclitaxel, or paclitaxel analogs or derivatives, having one or more polymorph solid forms that provide a prolonged release of paclitaxel within a body vessel without requiring a polymer carrier or barrier layer to achieve the desired rate of paclitaxel elution.
Abstract:
A method for executing a selected input/output (I/O) command from a plurality of I/O commands based on a dependency graph of I/O commands includes building the dependency graph of I/O commands, wherein the dependency graph is built by requiring all children of the selected I/O command to be ready before the selected I/O command is ready, and executing the I/O command based on the dependency graph, wherein execution of the selected I/O command is completed when all of the children of the selected I/O command finish execution.
Abstract:
A method for writing data to a storage pool includes receiving a write operation to write a logical block of data to the storage pool, determining a number (n−1) of physical blocks required to store the logical block of data, generating a parity block using the logical block of data, allocating n physical blocks in the storage pool, writing the parity block in the first of n allocated physical block, and writing the logical block of data across the remaining n−1 allocated physical blocks, where n is less than a number of disks in the storage pool, and where each of the n allocated physical blocks is located on a different disk in the storage pool.
Abstract:
A computer readable medium includes executable instructions for resilvering a hierarchical block tree in a storage pool by traversing a branch of the hierarchical block tree only if a birth time of a parent block of the branch is greater than or equal to a lowest birth time on a dirty time log (DTL), and resilvering a child block in the branch only if the DTL comprises a birth time of the child block.
Abstract:
The present invention relates generally to phenanthridine carbonyl compositions such as substituted phenanthridine carbonyl phenols and methods of using them.
Abstract:
A table top having a transparent cover through which inserts, such as advertisements, etc. can be viewed. The table top is configured for affixation to a base. The table top comprises a frame having sides, an underlay and a transparent cover. A cavity is formed in the base and is defined by the frame and base. The underlay and transparent cover are substantially planar and are configured to fit within the frame adjacent to each other. The insert is configured to be held between the cover and underlay such that one side of the insert is viewable through the cover.