Abstract:
Embodiments of the present invention are directed to cost-effective defect amelioration in manufactured electronic devices that include nanoscale components. Certain embodiments of the present invention are directed to amelioration of defects in electronic devices that contain nanoscale demultiplexers. In certain embodiments of the present invention, the nanoscale-demultiplexer-containing devices include reconfigurable encoders. In one embodiment of the present invention, the table of codes within a reconfigurable encoder is permuted, and a device is configured in accordance with the permuted codes, in order to produce a permuted table of codes that, when input to an appropriately configured nanoscale demultiplexer, produces correct outputs despite defects in the nanoscale demultiplexer.
Abstract:
The present invention provides (a) a reflux solvent for condensation polymerization which is an admixture blend of a diether described by the formula R.sub.1 --O--(CH.sub.2 --CHR.sub.2 --O).sub.n --R.sub.1 having a weight percentage between about 15 percent to about 60 percent (where R.sub.1 is independently selected from C.sub.1 -C.sub.6, R.sub.2 =CH.sub.3 or C.sub.2 H.sub.5, and n=1-3), and a second fluid which is an aromatic petroleum distillate solvent characterized as having an essential preponderance of aromatic distillates and having a boiling temperature between about 136.degree. C. to about 232.degree. C., where the admixture has an autoignition temperature greater than about 300.degree. C. and the admixture does not solubilize water to above a concentration of about 2 weight percentage of water in the weight of the admixture and the water; (b) particular reflux solvent blends of dipropylene glycol dimethyl ether and aromatic petroleum distillate solvent as admixtures having a dipropylene glycol dimethyl ether percentage in excess of about 15 percent and less than about 60 percent; (c) a vaporous heterogeneous azeotrope generated when the solvent admixture is added to the environment of a condensation reaction and subsequently vaporized to remove water from the reaction environment in which the heterogeneous azeotrope is for the diether in a weight percentage between about 7 percent to about 20 percent of the azeotrope, water in a weight percentage between about 40 percent to about 60 percent of the azeotrope, and the aromatic petroleum distillate solvent as an essential third fluid; and (d) a method of preparing a polyester (e.g. an alkyd resin) using the steps of (1) reactively condensing together, in a reaction zone, an at least difunctional acid (or a reactive derivative thereof) and an at least difunctional alcohol (or a reactive derivative thereof) in the presence of one of the reflux solvents, and (2) azeotropically distilling from the reaction zone the reflux solvent and any water formed from the condensation reaction.
Abstract:
An exercise apparatus includes an adjustable frame being attachable to an assistive ambulation device. The adjustable frame includes removable handles, fitting arms located on a lower portion of the adjustable frame to receive a fitness attachment, and attachment points on located on the lower portion of the adjustable frame to couple a resistance device. A jump rope trainer includes a handle; flexible tubing including a handle fastener to connect the handle to the flexible tubing; and a soft sphere shaped object. The flexible tubing includes a soft sphere shaped object fastener to connect the soft sphere shaped object to the flexible tubing.
Abstract:
A system employs a method of determining a level of potential responsive-load electrical power network service susceptible to being provided by one or more power consuming devices (100). The method includes: (a) determining operating characteristics of power consuming devices; (b) developing a parameterized numerical model of operation of the power consuming devices based upon the determined operating characteristics; (c) developing an operating regime using the numerical model and a set of operating rules for the devices for providing responsive-load electrical power network service; (d) applying the operating regime to each of the devices; and (e) monitoring operating characteristics of the power consuming devices (100) after installation for verifying their responsive-load electrical power network service. Optionally, the devices are operable to function autonomously to provide their responsive-load electrical power network service. Optionally, the parameterized numerical model of operation describes a fullest extent to which the power consuming devices are capable of providing responsive-load electrical power network service.
Abstract:
Embodiments of the present invention include defect-tolerant demultiplexer crossbars that employ, or that can be modeled by demultiplexer crossbars that employ, threshold logic “TL” elements. The threshold-logic elements provide for tolerance for signal variation on internal signals lines of a defect-tolerant demultiplexer crossbar, and thus tolerance for defects which produce internal signal variation.