Abstract:
An internally-cooled optical device 10 includes a manifold 14 having two oppositely disposed coolant input ports 18 and two oppositely disposed coolant output ports 20. The input and output ports arepositioned perpendicular to each other. The input coolant flow is divided into macro-channels 28, witheach macro-channel having an associated plurality of micro-channels 34 for carrying the coolant along a surface juxtaposed with a surface of the optical device faceplate. The micro-channels terminate in an exit plenum 36 of the macro channel. The exit plenum tapers down to an orifice 38 connected to a return header 42 for delivering the coolant to the outlet ports. The orifices of the macro-channels are sized according to the length of the micro-channels used in the macro-channel, so that each macro-channel has essentially the same pressure drop, and uniform coolant flow is provided in each macro-channel.
Abstract:
A fluid mixer has a plurality of inlet conduits extending into a chamber and being directed toward a common location on a first surface of the chamber.
Abstract:
A resilient plastic lid closure (10) for the upper rim (20) or a bowl (15) or the like, said lid having a downturned periphery (16) terminating in an outer rim flange (18) for snapping over the rim (20) when pressed downwardly at the medial portion (11) of the lid, thereby forming a tight seal with the outer surface of the bowl rim (20) when pressure on the medial portion (11) of the lid (10) is released.
Abstract:
A folding dish drainer having two wings (10,11) hinged together by pins (12) and having flat inner walls (13,14) for abutting each other in folded position with angular support flanges (16,17) at their lower edges. One wing (10) has an upper extended portion comprising a series of spaced-apart arcuate ribs (30) extending laterally for supporting dishes edgewise therebetween, and walls (36,19,20) form a separate cutlery channel extending upwardly from support flange (16) into said upper extended portion. An upwardly projecting tongue (40) on wall (14) abuts wall (36) and supports the underside of the cutlery channel.
Abstract:
A server farm includes a plurality of server devices. The plurality of server devices includes a plurality of topology service endpoints and a plurality of target service endpoints. A client computing system sends a topology service request to one of the topology service endpoints. In response, the topology service endpoint sends target service endpoint Uniform Resource Identifiers (URIs) to the client computing system. When a client application at the client computing system needs to send a target service request to one of the target service endpoints, the client computing system applies a load balancing algorithm to select one of the target service endpoint URIs. The client computing system then sends a target service request to the target service endpoint identified by the selected one of the target service endpoint URIs. In this way, the client computing system may use a load balancing algorithm appropriate for the client application.
Abstract:
A computing system hosts a plurality of websites, a plurality of external data sources, and a search service. External resources in each of the external data sources are partitioned among a plurality of external partitions. The search service automatically generates an index comprising index entries. The index entries are partitioned among a plurality of index partitions, each associated with one or more of the websites. For each given index partition, the index entries in the given index partition map terms to resources in the given set of resources that contain the terms. The given set of resources includes web pages in a given set of websites associated with the given index partition and external resources in external partitions used by the given set of websites. The search service uses the index entries in given index partition to identify resources in the given set of resources containing query terms.
Abstract:
The present invention comprises a method of making a circuitized structure. The method comprises the steps of providing a substrate coated with a polymeric dielectric layer, treating the substrate with alkali, baking the substrate to modify the surface of the polymeric dielectric layer, applying a seed layer to the polymeric dielectric layer and applying conductive layer to the seed layer. The invention also comprises a printed circuit structure produced by the method of the present invention.