A method and device for translating telecommunication network IP addresses by using a leaky-controlled memory is described. In substance, a hash computer and a memory with locations for the keys (or addresses) to be stored and corresponding locations for the updating date of the key memory location are used in combination. Should a memory address (a(j)) such that KEY = KÄa(j)Ü be not found, a memo...

Scale preventer/decalcifier device for the treatment of water which is hard and otherwise, based on the use of magnetic fields of variable frequency and intensity, generated by a trio of coils wound round the pipework in which the water which acts as a resonant nucleus flows, the said coils being connected to the secondary of a controlled reluctance transformer. The signal generated by the coils i...

PCT No. PCT/CH96/00171 Sec. 371 Date Jan. 16, 1997 Sec. 102(e) Date Jan. 16, 1997 PCT Filed May 6, 1996 PCT Pub. No. WO96/36426 PCT Pub. Date Nov. 21, 1996For thickening a retentate by means of membrane filtration (ultra-/micro-filtration) to obtain the highest possible wet sludge proportion, a gaseous medium is admixed with the retentate. To this end an open feed line (13) above the retentate lev...

In fault-tolerant systems it is known to write data into two separate disk drives. It is also known to duplex computers so that when one computer fails, the other computer can continue operating. In such a system, the active unit usually controls both disk drives. It is also known to cache in the main memory of the computer the most recently used areas in the disk drive, since it is likely that th...

A hybrid fiber reinforcing system that enhances ductility of concrete at small and large crack openings, while avoiding the necessity of using steel fibers at high (e.g., 1%) volumes, by taking into account Young's modulus, deploying large surface area to volume ratios for improved anchorage, and using different relative lengths.

A microprocessor having a replay architecture with an execution core for performing data speculation in executing an instruction, a delay unit for making a copy of the instruction and holding the copy for as long as the instruction takes to execute, and a checker for determining whether the data speculation was bogus. If the data speculation was bogus, the delay unit and its buffer send the copy o...

A cement restrictor for plugging a bone canal comprises a main body 4 with ridges which anchor against the medullary surface of the bone, and a plunger 3 connected to a diaphragm 2 said plunger expanding the main body when inserted thererin. The main body may have a female screw thread to which a male screw thread at one end of a solid rod can be fitted, so that in use a pusher 1 telescopically fi...

The invention concerns a cementation composition for oil wells or the like whereof the porosity is less than 50 and whereof the solid phase consists for 35 to 65 % (by volume) of hollow microspheres, for 20 to 45 % of Class G Portland cement and for 5 to 25 % of Class G Portland micro-cement. The invention is particularly useful for cementing conduit tubes in arctic regions or drill holes in deep ...

Techniques are disclosed for handling control transfer instructions in pipelined processors. Such instructions may cause the sequence of subsequent instructions to change, and thus may require subsequent instructions to be deleted from the processor's pipeline. Pre-decode means (110) are provided for at least partially decoding control transfer instructions early in the pipeline. Subsequent instru...

A shoe and a wheel device include one end detachably secured together with a projection-and-lock notch engagement. A toe member and a separate heel member are engaged on the front and the rear portions of the shoe. A latch is attached to the wheel device for latching and securing the heel member and the rear portion of the shoe to the wheel device. A quick release lock device is attached to the mi...

This invention relates to an injection syringe (1) including a device for preparation of an injection in situ, useful to the injection which is liable to suffer chemical changes if left for long time in the state of solution or dispersion ready to inject. This invention particularly relates to an injection syringe (1) portable by a patient who may prepare a necessary injection for himself in situ ...

Systems and method ablate motor nerve tissue by inserting an operative element connectable to an ablation energy generator into a defined percutaneous tissue region. The systems and methods apply stimulant energy in the defined percutaneous tissue region to stimulate targeted motor nerve tissue prior to ablation by the operative element. Application of the nerve ablation energy can permanently eli...

A biometric key (10) having a key body (13) incorporating a biometric sensor (14). There is also provided a receptor body (18) for engagement with the biometric key, wherein the reader has a slot for retention of the key. When the key (10) engages with the receptor body (18), a signal representing a biocode of data generated by the biometric sensor (14) is forwarded to processing means for grantin...

A delivery catheter, with or without an inflation balloon, and coated with a heat activated adhesive to secure a stent thereon is disclosed. The adhesive has a phase transformation temperature just above the temperature of human blood, so that below the transformation temperature the adhesive is tacky, and above the transformation temperature the adhesive is non-tacky. In a stenting procedure, whe...

An inserter includes a frame having a central bore through which a threaded rod is inserted, the threaded rod being used to secure the inserter to an object such as an implant. A thumbscrew is used to thread the rod into the object. A biasing member is located between the thumbscrew and a slider. A lever on the inserter is provided such that when the lever is closed, the slider is forced toward th...

Compounds that promote growth hormone releasing activity are disclosed. These compounds have the formula: A₁-A₂-X; A_1'-X'; or A_1'-Y These compounds can be present in a pharmaceutical composition. The compounds can be used with a sec...

Process for the preparation of the cyclic pentapeptidecyclo(Arg-Gly-Asp-DPhe-NMeVal)by cyclization of a linear pentapeptide selected from the group consisting ofH-Arg(Pbf)-Gly-Asp(OBzl)-DPhe-NMeVal-OH,H-Gly-Asp(OBzl)-DPhe-NMeVal-Arg(Pbf)-OH,H-Asp(OBzl)-DPhe-NMeVal-Arg(Pbf)-Gly-OH,H-DPhe-NMeVal-Arg(Pbf)-Gly-Asp(OBzl)-OH orH-NMeVal-Arg(Pbf)-Gly-Asp (OBzl)-DPhe-OH,subsequent protective group removal ...

A novel release liner is provided which has a release surface comprising a syndiotactic polymer. The release liners of the present invention offer superior release to a wide variety of materials without the application of release agents, have relatively high heat distortion temperatures, and are unaffected by radiation sources used to cure most polymeric compositions. The release liners of the pre...

A novel release liner is provided which has a release surface comprising a syndiotactic polymer. The release liners of the present invention offer superior release to a wide variety of materials without the application of release agents, have relatively high heat distortion temperatures, and are unaffected by radiation sources used to cure most polymeric compositions. The release liners of the pre...

A microprocessor for processing various assembler codes, in which a parameter that designates the respective assembler code is provided in the microprocessor and, in dependence on how the parameter is set, a different relative addressing takes place. A method of relative addressing in the microprocessor is also disclosed in which, dependent on an operating state or parameter for the respective ass...