Abstract:
A decoration with visual effects comprised of base, transparent cover, light permeable solid wax and transparent liquid; the cover provided a closed space to contain the liquid; the liquid containing the wax and sequins; the base at the bottom of the cover containing a heat source and a color light source; the liquid being heated to create convection for sequins to float around; wax being divided into multiple pieces; each floating piece of wax giving consistent and atomized light permeability; and the color light source projecting the light into the cover for floating pieces of the wax to present combination of colors and light with beautiful visual effect.
Abstract:
An apparatus and a method are provided for facilitating the ability of a local organization to have its products or services displayed to a consumer on a computer monitor in a manner that facilitates their identification by the consumer in the local area. A search engine server is formed to display search results according to distance from the consumer. Search results are ordered in a specified manner that includes evaluating store location, product availability and price. With respect to store location, GPS coordinates are used if available to determine distances from the stores to the consumer. If GPS coordinates are not available, then a database that correlates postal codes is used to determine adjacent postal codes. Thus, search results are ordered in terms of highest priority being given to vendors in the same postal code, then to vendors in neighboring postal codes. Thereafter, priority is given to vendors whose postal codes are within the same city, then the same county, and finally, within the same state. The display results are generated with a graphical user interface that creates “buttons” to facilitate the user sending an e-mail message to the particular store, a hold request to hold a particular product, and to initiate a voice call between the consumer and the store.
Abstract:
A process flow to make an interconnect structure with one or more thick metal layers under Controlled Collapse Chip Connection (C4) bumps at a die or wafer level. The interconnect structure may be used in a backend interconnect of a microprocessor. The process flow may include forming an inter-layer dielectric with spray coating or lamination over a surface with high aspect ratio structures.
Abstract:
A method for power plane splitting. The method enables the traces on a power plane to be organized so that the conductor area is expanded while still ensuring that components with similar power supply requirements are coupled to the same trace. A potential field of a power plane of a printed circuit board is calculated by assigning one or more potential values to one or more components coupled to the printed circuit board and solving for a plurality of potential field values at a plurality of locations between the one or more components. One or more boundaries between the one or more components are defined by selecting contours of constant potential within the calculated potential field. One or more traces on the power plane are created using the one or more boundaries, wherein the one or more traces connect a corresponding one or more pluralities of components and each plurality of components of the one or more.
Abstract:
The present invention concerns therapeutic agents that antagonize the activity of glucagon. In accordance with the present invention, the compounds of the invention comprise: a. a glucagon antagonist domain, preferably the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 7, or sequences derived therefrom by phage display, RNA-peptide screening, or the other techniques; and b. a vehicle, such as a polymer (e.g., PEG or dextran) or an Fc domain, which is preferred; wherein the vehicle is covalently attached to the glucagon antagonist domain. The vehicle and the glucagon antagonist domain may be linked through the N- or C-terminus of the glucagon antagonist domain. The preferred vehicle is an Fc domain, and the preferred Fc domain is an IgG Fc domain.
Abstract:
The present invention is in the field of processes for making alkylbenzenesulfonate surfactants. The processes herein include a combination of two essential steps, delinearization and alkylation. The delinearization step selected herein introduces particular types of limited branching into an aliphatic hydrocarbon having ten or more, but no more than about 16, carbon atoms. The hydrocarbon includes olefin having a hydrocarbon chain length suitable for detergent manufacture, e.g., C10-C14, or a corresponding paraffin. The second essential step is an alkylation step having an internal isomer selectivity of from 0 to no more than about 40 in which the hydrocarbon is used to monoalkylate benzene catalytically with an alkylation catalyst. Such alkylation catalysts preferably comprise an at least partially crystalline porous zeolite-containing solid, the zeolite having moderate acidity and intermediate pore size. Preferred alkylation catalysts include certain at least partially dealuminized acidic nonfluoridated mordenites. The processes herein further comprise sulfonating, neutralizing and incorporating the resulting modified alkylbenzenesulfonate surfactants into consumer products. The invention relates also to the products of the processes, including modified surfactants and consumer cleaning products containing them.
Abstract:
Modified alkylbenzene sulfonate surfactant mixtures comprise a mixture of specific branched and non-branched alkylbenzene sulfonate compounds, and are further characterised by a 2/3-phenyl index of 160-275. Detergent and cleaning products containing these mixtures are also claimed.