Abstract:
Para-alkylated diphenylamine antioxidants are made by catalytically alkylating diphenylamine with an alkylating agent in the form of a mixture of branched-chain oligomers of butene, the alkylating agent having an average molecular weight in the range of 140 to 300 and a methylvinylidene isomer content of no greater than 10%.
Abstract:
Electrical interfaces, addressing schemes, and command protocols allow for communications with memory modules in computing devices such as imaging and printing devices. Memory modules may be assigned an address through a set of discrete voltages. One, multiple, or all of the memory modules may be addressed with a single command, which may be an increment counter command, a write command, a punch out bit field, or a cryptographic command. The commands may be transmitted using a broadcast scheme or a split transaction scheme. The status of the memory modules may be determined by sampling a single signal that may be at a low, high, or intermediate voltage level.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to the use of a dinQ-sRNA type I toxin-antitoxin systems for plasmid maintenance. An embodiment of the present invention relates to the use of the dinQ-sRNA type I toxin-antitoxin system for the manufacture of a plasmid selection system. In another embodiment of the present invention is the sRNA selected from the group consisting of agrA and agrB. Aspects of the present invention also relates to medical uses of the plasmid selection system.
Abstract:
A system for presenting a creative including main video content and one or more panels including one or more interactive elements. The system includes a server arrangement coupled via a communication network for communicating the creative to at least one user display device. The user device includes computing hardware for executing a software product, which enables the user device to interact with a user of the user display device and to communicate with the server arrangement via the communication network. The software product presents a substantially central panel on a display of the display device in which main video content from the server arrangement is presented, and one or more adjacent panels adjacent to the central panel for providing the interactive elements. According to timing cues associated with presentation of the main video content, the software product renders the adjacent panels active with associated content corresponding to the timing cues.
Abstract:
A focusing apparatus for use with an optical system having a high NA objective lens includes an image forming and capturing apparatus for forming an image in an intermediate image zone, and for capturing an image by receiving and refocusing light from a selected focal plane within the intermediate image zone, and a focus adjusting apparatus for adjusting the position of the selected focal plane within the intermediate image zone. The image forming and capturing apparatus includes at least one high NA lens. In use, spherical aberration introduced by the high NA objective lens is reduced.
Abstract:
A focusing apparatus for use with an optical system having a high NA objective lens includes an image forming and capturing mechanism for forming an image in an intermediate image zone and for capturing an image by receiving and refocusing light from a selected focal plane within the intermediate image zone, and a focus adjusting mechanism for adjusting the position of the selected focal plane within the intermediate image zone. The image forming and capturing mechanism includes at least one high NA lens. In use, spherical aberration introduced by the high NA objective lens is reduced.
Abstract:
An automatic banking machine includes a card reader for reading user cards, and a cash dispenser. A movable camera is positionable within the ATM housing. The automated banking machine carries out transactions related to user accounts based on information read from cards. Service personnel are enabled to direct the camera toward regions of machine components while conducting service activities that are not directly visible by a servicer. A camera assembly includes a microphone to sense sounds associated with machine components during test operations. The generated data may be used by an on-site servicer, or sent to an entity at a remote location. The visual images may be used to enhance diagnostic and servicing capabilities.
Abstract:
A hollow waveguide (1) has a wall (3) having plural pegs (16) thereon. The pegs (16) which project into the hollow interior of the waveguide (1) such that the waveguide (1) propagates electromagnetic waves only below a certain frequency. The surface of each of the pegs (16) is substantially free of discontinuity and concavities. The waveguide (1) may be manufactured by a moulding process.
Abstract:
A claimant device includes a memory device for storing a unique claimant device identifier and a plurality of unique digital signatures. Each digital signature is based, at least in part, upon the unique claimant device identifier.
Abstract:
This invention relates to methods of using weak partitioning chromatography for the purification of a product from a load fluid containing one or more impurities. Further, the invention relates to methods of weak partitioning chromatography defined by operating conditions which cause a medium to bind least 1 mg of product per mL of medium, or alternatively, defined by a partition coefficient of at least 0.1.