A data processing system for implementing transaction management of auction-based trading for specialized items such as fixed income instruments. The data processing system provides a highly structured trading protocol implemented through a sequence of trading paradigms. The system employs a distributed computer processing network linking together a plurality of commonly programmed controlled work...

A medical system has an X-ray apparatus with an X-ray system having an X-ray source and an X-ray receiver, and a therapy unit with a source of focused acoustic waves, the therapy unit being detachably coupleable to the X-ray apparatus. A method for coupling the therapy unit to the X-ray apparatus is also disclosed. The coupling is performed so that after the therapy unit has been coupled to the X-...

A packet with a foil inner element is enhanced by the provision of printed images 112 on the removable upper part 111 of a foil inner liner 100. This removable part of the foil liner can be used as a voucher or to bear advertising messages or the like.

A smoke alarm having both an ionization detector and a photoelectric detector coupled to each other to generate an alarm signal when either of the detectors senses a potential fire. The smoke detector includes a power supply circuit having both an AC power supply and a DC battery power supply. During normal operating conditions, the AC power supply operates both the ionization detector and the pho...

A method for reducing adhesive build-up on ultrasonic bonding surfaces of ultrasonic bonding systems is disclosed. The method includes providing an ultrasonic bonding surface (18). A pad (10) is provided proximate to, and in fluid contact with, the ultrasonic bonding system. A fluid is conducted to the pad (10) such that the fluid is applied is intermittently or continuously applied to at least a ...

The present invention provides an improved 2 wet coating system. The present invention relates to a process for forming a multi layered coated film comprising the steps of: (I) forming an uncured electrodeposition coated film on an electrically conductive substrate, (II) applying an intermediate coating on the electrodeposition coated film, and then simultaneously heating and curing the uncured el...

Apparatus and method for reducing vibration in a mill stand. The apparatus comprises a roll ( 4 ) positioned upstream or downstream of the mill stand ( 1 ) and over which the strip material ( 2 ) being rolled is passed. The vibration control apparatus comprises an inertia element in the form of a flywheel ( 7 ) connected to the roll ( 4 ) by a stiffness element in the form of a compliant shaft ( 6...

A printer includes a driving station configured to drive print media between a pair of pinch rollers. A printing station is configured to print upon the driven print media. An adhesive application station is configured to apply an adhesive to the print media. A collection station is configured to collect a stack of printed print media bearing adhesive. The collection station includes a binding pre...

An enhanced heat dissipation system and a method to extract heat from an integrated circuit device include a thermally conductive core having upper and lower outer surface areas. The system further includes a first conductive ring having a first array of radially extending fins. The first conductive ring is thermally coupled to the upper outer surface area. The first array and the lower outer surf...

A battery system for battery powered vehicles which utilize valve-regulated, lead-acid cells, each cell being of the type that includes multiple positive and negative plates with separators therebetween assembled in a separate casing having exterior terminals outside the casing whereby the cells may be electrically interconnected. The flexible walls of the cells bulge outwardly when initially fill...

The present invention provides a method of splicing two core yarns so that inner layer fibers and outer layer fibers are substantially continuous at their spliced portion. The present invention also provides a spliced portion formed by this method and an automatic winder comprising a device that embodies this method. Compressed air is applied to two core yarns 1A, 1B to untwist their outer layer f...

In a distributed computing environment (100), the described subject matter is a method how a peripheral device (108) that responsive to being powered on, automatically communicates service related information (218) to an entity (112) associated with a service provider (102).

PCT No. PCT/IB96/00569 Sec. 371 Date Nov. 20, 1997 Sec. 102(e) Date Nov. 20, 1997 PCT Filed Jun. 7, 1996 PCT Pub. No. WO96/41592 PCT Pub. Date Dec. 27, 1996A bifurcated endovascular stent is formed by a pair of tube-defining members, one of which is open at its ends and has a lateral opening between its ends. The other tubular structure is adapted to be advanced into one end of the first tube and ...

Routines for manipulating data in a database are performed by a database server by determining whether or not a database manipulation routine is to be isolated from a specified range of memory, and, in response, selectively switching memory access permission to the specified range of memory (e.g., from read/write to read-only) for the database manipulation routine under consideration. The database...

Apparatus for exposing an image recording medium, the apparatus comprising a radiation source (53); a routing device (76) comprising an input arranged to receive radiation from the radiation source, and a plurality of imaging outputs (54,55), wherein the routing device selectively routes the radiation received at the input to a selected one of the imaging outputs; and means (56,58) for directing t...

For simplifying the production of a coffin or casket and to minimize the consumption of material as far as possible it is proposed to use different wall thicknesses for the walls of the coffin, namely the material thickness of the bottom is greater than that of the side walls. Furthermore, additional elements such as feet, gribs, fasteners, fastener profiles, hinges, embellishments and the same ar...

A thermal conductive sheet 31 including at least 70-95 weight parts of inorganic filler and 5-30 weight parts of thermosetting resin composition and having flexibility in an uncured state is prepared. Through-holes 33 are formed in the thermal conductive sheet 31 and a conductive resin composition 34 is filled in the through-holes 33. The thermal conductive sheet 31 and a semiconductor chip 35 are...

A lubricating oil composition for internal combustion engines comprises: (A) a major amount of a basestock of lubricating viscosity containing from greater than 35 to less than 70 mass % of one or more PAO's, the balance preferably being one or more Group I basestocks as defined in API 1509; and (B) two or more additive components such as an ashless dispersant and a metal detergent.

A self-cleaning ink jet printer with oscillating septum and ultrasonics and method of assembling the printer. The printer (10) comprises a print head (60) defining a plurality of ink channels (70) therein, each ink channel terminating in an ink ejection orifice (85). The print head also has a surface (90) thereon surrounding all the orifices. Contaminant (140) may reside on the surface and also ma...

A bioactive surface layer with 0.01 mum to 5 mm thickness is suitable for a metallic bone implant. The surface layer has the following composition: (A) calcium compounds (CaX) consisting of crystalline calcium phosphate (CaP), calcium apatites (CaAp) and/or calcium carbonate (CaCO3), in a proportion expressed by the following equation: 100% (CaX)=SIGMA[x % (CaP)+y % (CaCO3)], in which x+y+z=100, 0...