Abstract:
The key ring attachable lighter holding shell with flexible holding flaps is a shell-shaped holder into which a reusable lighter or a disposable lighter may be inserted and held securely, yet can also be taken out and replaced again, and it may be attached to a key ring or key chain in order to help prevent a person from losing a lighter as long as the keys are not lost.
Abstract:
Bleaching compositions, laundry and automatic dishwashing detergent compositions comprising particular quaternary-substituted bleach activators, are provided. More specifically, the invention relates to compositions which provide enhanced cleaning/bleaching benefits though the selection of quaternary-substituted bleach activators having specific leaving groups with a conjugate acid pKa above 13 and with specific ratios of the rate of perhydrolysis to the rate of hydrolysis and the rate of perhydrolysis to the rate of diacylperoxide production. Included are preferred activator compounds and methods for washing fabrics, hard surfaces, and tableware using the activators.
Abstract:
A cache coherency method and system are provided for ensuring coherency of accessed data for each bus master of a plurality of bus masters in a processing system, wherein at least some bus masters have a cache means connected to a system bus, which provides communication to a main memory for access of data stored therein. Each of these at least some bus masters also includes snoop monitor logic, e.g., residing within a bus interface unit (BIU), for monitoring the presence of a coherent memory transaction on the system bus and for broadcasting in response thereto a unidirectional snoop response signal with reference to the bus master's caching means whenever the coherent memory transaction is initiated by other than that bus master. The snoop monitors are electrically interconnected, with each snoop monitor receiving at a separate signal input the unidirectional snoop response signal broadcast by each other snoop monitor of the plurality of snoop monitors. Each snoop response signal broadcast comprises one snoop response of a set of N predetermined snoop responses, each snoop response being M binary bits in length with a single bit of each snoop response being broadcast in a single clock cycle of the processing system such that M binary bits are preferably transferred over M consecutive clock cycles, wherein M.gtoreq.1 and N=2.sup.M.
Abstract:
Aqueous, acidic bleach laundry detergent compositions with selected chelants which remain substantially undissolved in the acidic product formulation are described. The chelants are chemically stable within the product even upon extended storage and provide improved in-use chelating as well as product performance.
Abstract:
A buoyant controlled release pharmaceutical powder formulation is provided which may be filled into capsules and releases a pharmaceutical of a basic character at a controlled rate regardless of the pH of the environment, which formulation includes a basic pharmaceutical, up to about 45% by weight of a pH dependent polymer which is a salt of alginic acid, such as sodium alginate, up to about 35% by weight of a pH-independent hydrocarbon gelling agent having a viscosity of up to about 100,000 centipoises in 2% solution at 20.degree. C. and excipients.
Abstract:
The Grocery Buddy is designed to keep your hands from touching bacteria and viruses that are often found on Grocery cart handles. The Buddy keeps things sanitize so you don't need to wear gloves.
Abstract:
Debris removal apparatus, systems, and methods of using the same are described. An example debris removal apparatus includes a shaft, an energy source, a motor, a fan attached to the motor, and a switch. The shaft has a lengthwise axis, a first end, a second end, a first portion, a second portion, a third portion and defines an opening on the second end, a passageway in fluid communication with the opening, and a plurality of inlet openings on the third portion of the shaft in fluid communication with the passageway. The motor is operatively connected to the energy source and disposed between the plurality of inlet openings and the second end of the shaft. The motor has a lengthwise axis extending through a drive shaft. The lengthwise axis of the motor is parallel to the lengthwise axis of the shaft. The switch is operatively connected to the motor.
Abstract:
An electric shock system for a bird feeding device includes a main body having a top wall, a side wall, and a bottom wall with an opening. A battery holder is disposed within the main body and retains a battery. A conductor array is positioned between the battery holder and the side wall and is connected to the battery.
Abstract:
A garment pocket for the concealed carrying of a gun includes an inside gun pocket having a front panel and a back panel and having a top opening between the front panel and the back panel. An elastic band is affixed across the width and proximate the top of the front panel. A pair of opposing flexible closure elements are affixed to opposing sides of the opening. A first closure element is affixed parallel to and proximate the elastic band and a second closure element is affixed across the width and proximate the top of the back panel. An outside accessory pocket is attached to a top end of the inside gun pocket, the inside gun pocket includes an opening adapted to receive a gun and the outside accessory pocket is sized to accommodate receiving an item.
Abstract:
An adhesive bra comprised of left and right breast support members where each support member includes a cup portion and a vertically extending strap. The rear facing surface of the cup and strap carry reusable pressure sensitive adhesive for adhering to a wearer's skin.