Abstract:
The invention concerns a soil compaction roller (10) and a soil compaction machine of which the roller (10) forms part. The roller (10) comprises a multi-sided, out-of-round, peripheral compacting surface (16) which can roll over a soil surface which is to be compacted. The compacting surface (16) is defined by a series of angularly spaced salient points (20) and a corresponding series of compacting faces (22). Each compacting face (22) is outwardly convex in shape and extends continuously between two adjacent salient points (20). When the roller (10) is operative with the compacting surface (16) rolling over the soil surface, the roller rises up on each salient point (20) in turn, storing potential energy, and thereafter rolls downwardly onto the succeeding compacting face (22) to transmit the stored potential energy to the soil surface to compact it. The instantaneous center of rotation of the compacting surface (16), where it contacts the soil surface during rolling, moves continuously about substantially the full extent of the compacting surface.
Abstract:
In a broadband switching system for the switching of asynchronously transferred cells of data, a dynamic bandwidth controller (DBC) controls the application of data cells to an input port of the system. The data cells are supplied by a number of transmitting end-systems. When an end-system begins transmitting data cells, the DBC detects the presence of incoming cells and requests bandwidth from a connection admission control (CAC) forming part of the system. The switching system stores a table associating a number of signal sources connected to the input port with respective predetermined maximum transmission times and maximum transmission rates for the sources. When arrival of cells at the input port from one of the source is detected, the DBC and CAC operate together to allocate sufficient bandwidth in the switching system to allow the respective message size to be transmitted within the respective maximum transmission time. A guaranteed minimum rate of transmission is also guaranteed for the source.
Abstract:
Siloxanes are polymerized by equilibration, condensation and/or ring-opening polymerization using a phosphazene base catalyst. A linear phosphazene base catalyst of the general formula wherein R denotes a C1-10 hydrocarbon or wherein two R groups on one N atom form with the N atom a heterocyclic group, X denotes an anion and n is from 1 to 10 is prepared by reacting a linear phosphonitrile halide compound with a secondary amine or a salt of a secondary amine or a metal amide thereof to form an aminated phosphazene material, followed by an ion exchange reaction replacing the anion with a nucleophile.
Abstract:
A polymerization process comprising mixing a siloxane having silicon-bonded groups R′ and a cyclic or linear siloxane having no silicon-bonded groups R′ with a phosphazene base catalyst in the presence of water and allowing the siloxane having silicon-bonded groups R′ to condense and the cyclic or linear siloxane having no silicon-bonded R′ groups to polymerize by equilibration.
Abstract:
In a broadband switching system for the switching of asynchronously transferred cells of data, a dynamic bandwidth controller (DBC) controls the application of data cells to an input port of the system. Data cells are supplied by a number of transmitting end-systems. When an end-system begins transmitting data cells, the DBC detects the presence of incoming cells and requests bandwidth from a connection admission control (CAC) forming part of the system. The switching system stores a table associating a number of signal sources connected to the ingress with respective predetermined transmission bandwidths and, preferably also, maximum delay times. When arrival of cells from one of the sources at the input port is detected, the DBC sends a request signal for the relevant predetermined bandwidth to the CAC and delays transmission of the cells until at least the predetermined bandwidth is allocated. This delay is typically effected by sending a cell rate indicator signal back to the input port for placing the source in a halt mode. If no allocation of bandwidth has occurred before the respective maximum delay time, bandwidth is allocated by robbing bandwidth form other signal sources.
Abstract:
Methods and apparatus for managing multiple hierarchical lists of addresses for electronic data sources, or information sites, within a browser are provided. A method for managing addresses involves displaying an address manager interface as well as a plurality of associated address list identifiers, selecting an address list identifier, and displaying a list of addresses associated with the selected address list identifier. In one embodiment, an address associated with the selected address list is placed into a second address list. In such an embodiment, the address is selected, and a cutting or copying operation is performed to place the address into a memory buffer. Then, an address list identifier which corresponds to the second address list is selected, and a paste operation is used to move the address from the memory buffer to the second address list. In another embodiment, at least one of the lists includes a plurality of address and further involves sorting the addresses according to at least one sorting criterion.
Abstract:
The invention provides a fat product especially suitable for preparing margarines and low fat spreads of improved butter-like properties, particularly in respect of plasticity and oral melt. The fat product comprises an olein fraction of a co-randomized fat blend which contains 30-46% of palmitic acid residues and 42-62% of cis-mono- and all-cis-poly-unsaturated fatty acid residues with a chain length of 18 carbon atoms.