Discloses novel biodegradable high performance hydrocarbon base oils useful as lubricants in engine oil and industrial compositions, and process for their manufacture. A waxy, or paraffinic feed, particularly a Fischer-Tropsch wax, is reacted over a dual function catalyst to produce hydroisomerization and hydrocraking reactions, at 700 DEG F+ conversion levels ranging from about 20 to 50 wt.%, pr...

Fast channel changing in digital-television-based entertainment networks can be implemented, for example, by electing to tune to channels at opportune tuning times. In an exemplary implementation, a method includes: receiving a channel change request that indicates a requested new channel from a client device; preparing a broadcast video data stream of the requested new channel that is offset in t...

A printer apparatus terminates printing and discharges paper when an interface is disconnected during a printing process, whereby the next print data is received and is appropriately printed. In particular, when a printer apparatus that selectively uses a plurality of interfaces to receive print data from one of plurality of host units so that the print data can be printed by a single printing mec...

There is disclosed a heat-sealing method including: feeding a fusible fiber sheet (12) into the clearance between a pair of rolls (1, 5), at least one of which has sealing ridges (2, 6) of a predetermined pattern on its outer circumference; and heating and pressing the fiber sheet (12) with the sealing ridges (2, 6), to form fused portions corresponding to the pattern of the sealing ridges (2, 6),...

A high temperature naphtha desulfurization process with reduced olefin saturation employs a partially spent and low metals content hydrodesulfurization catalyst having from 2-40 % the activity of a new catalyst. The catalytic metals preferably include Co and Mo in an atomic ratio of from 0.1 to 1. The catalyst is preferably at least partially regenerable, has less than 500 wppm of a total of one o...

A method for indicating the location of time dependent video hot links (1080, 2080) to a user, comprising the steps of: displaying a motion video presentation on a first portion (1010, 2010) of a display device (1000, 2000), the video presentation including a hot link region (1080, 2080) which can be selected by a user to link to different content; displaying an indication (1060, 2009, 2100) of th...

It is possible to provide a burner that may elevate a temperature of a combustion flame with ease without preheating air or adding oxygen. A plurality of magnets 19 having the same polarity are arranged to be present around a periphery of a combustion chamber 17 around an outer circumference of a combustion sleeve 16 that forms the combustion chamber 17.

An apparatus, clustered computer system, and program product rely on cluster-private group names to perform accesses to groups that are resident in a clustered computer system. Thus, for a cluster-accessible group, all nodes capable of participating in a cluster are configured to map to the same cluster-private group name for that group, so that any external user that has access to the clustered c...

The present invention relates to a compound structural element consisting of at least two dish-like or flat arranged parts that can be coupled with each other by means of hidden connection points. These parts are made of materials of different thermal expansion coefficient and according to the present invention, there are introduced elastic profiled elements (17a) between the individual parts (2, ...

An addressable brancher for the cable TV network includes a power module (2), a filter wave demodulation module (3), a control module (4) and eight switches (5). The power module (2), the filter wave demodulation module (3) and the switch (5) are respectively electrically connected with the control module (4). The modules (2), (3), (4) and the switch (5) are all installed on a circuit board, and a...

一种含有烷烃组分的液体烃类组合物，其中对所述的液体烃类组合物作为整体测量的用甲基氢的百分数量度的分支程度(BI)和用离末端基团或分支有4个或4个以上碳的重复亚甲基碳的百分数量度的分支接近度(CH#-[2]＞4)是这样的：(a)BI-0.5(CH#-[2]＞4)＞15；以及(b)BI+0.85(CH#-[2]＞4)＜45。; A liquid hydrocarbon composition, containing paraffinic hydrocarbon components in which the extent of branching, as measured by the percentage of methyl hydrogens (BI), and the proximity of branching, as measured by the percentage of rec...

本发明涉及采用辉光放电表面处理中等离子体的探针诊断的装置。该装置由不锈钢管套在陶瓷管外，弹簧支撑在不锈钢管和陶瓷管之间，陶瓷管内穿进探针导线，探针头一端与导线焊接，另一端穿出陶瓷管、不锈钢管的前端的小孔的探针，探针伸入在源极和阴极之间的放电等离子体区域中，支撑体的一端固定在真空室壁上，另一端用旋盖固定连接空心推杆，从陶瓷管内穿出的探针导线穿进推杆并穿出，再通过探针电源和伏安特性曲线记录仪连接。; The device has an outer stainless steel pipe, an inner ceramic pipe and a spring support in between. The probe lead is made of penetrate the ceramic pipe and the probe has an end welded to the lead an...

一个源编码器调度其对一个网络IP(108)堆栈(104)的访问。在该调度时间区间(ΔT#-[3])内，源编码器封锁非实时TCP和UDP分组的传输。在至少一个实时分组已通过堆栈(104)传输之后，源编码器允许非实时分组访问物理层，直到下一调度时间区间的开始。从而，明显地减小了分组传输延迟，这能显著增加吞吐量。; A source encoder schedules its access to a network IP stack. During that scheduled period, the source encoder blocks the transport of non-real-time TCP and UDP packets. After at least one real-time packet has been transported through the stack,...

An external pilot type strain measuring method includes welding a pair of transverse pilot bodies to the structural member to be measured, welding a longitudinal pilot body to each transverse pilot body, fixing a high-elasticity metal sheet as the carrier of strain gauge between longitudinal pilot bodies, sticking a strain gauge onto said carrier, and measuring. Its advantage is high success rate....

一种地图显示装置及地图显示用程序。在具有临时保存存储器(4)和描绘存储器(6)的地图显示装置中，包括对分块保存在数据存储介质(1)中的压缩地图数据按块单位读出进行解压，并将解压后的地图数据保存在临时保存存储器(4)中的数据解压处理装置(3)、将保存在临时保存存储器(4)中的地图数据描绘到描绘存储器(6)中的描绘处理装置(5)、在确定了显示区域后从描绘存储器(6)的描绘区域将显示区域的数据显示在显示器(8)上的显示控制装置(7)，当临时保存存储器(4)中无显示区域的数据时，由数据解压处理装置(7)从数据存储介质(1)读出压缩地图数据进行解压。从而能够无显示延迟地进行采用压缩数据的地图的滚动显示。; The invention provides a map display unit including a first memory for storing map data and a draw...

本发明提供了一种用于弹性纤维的络筒机，它可在卷绕期间往复纤维且可提供处于纤维脱离拉出罗拉的点与纤维第一次接触接触罗拉的点之间的基本恒定纤维移动距离。; A winder for elastomeric fibers, which can reciprocate the fiber during winding and provides a substantially constant distance of fiber travel between the point where the fiber leaves the puller roll and the point where the fiber first contacts the contact roll, is provided.

一种数据输出方法。把输入数据转换成具有头的一个扇区数据组，其中至少起始码和后续的两位中的一位是表示加密控制的位。当加密该转换的数据时，将在起始码后的两位中的至少其中一位设定为表示数据已被加密。该转换的数据被加密，并且该加密的数据被编码并被输出。; A data outputting method, comprising the steps of converting input data into sector unit data that starts with a start code and a header preceded by the start code, the header being composed of two bits at least one of which is a bit that represents an encryption control; whe...

A nonwoven fabric comprised of a self-sustaining pre-bonded web formed by carding together first relatively thin monocomponent fibers, second relatively thicker monocomponent fibers, and 1-5% bicomponent fibers with the low softening point component thereof bonding together the first, second and bicomponent fibers to form the self-sustaining web. Six to ten percent by weight of cured latex particl...

Systems and methods for wagering on game outcomes allow a player to wager on game outcomes resulting from linked gaming devices linked to a primary gaming device being played by the player. A primary game display shows game plays and outcomes and allows wagering on a primary game and a linked game display shows game plays and outcomes and allows wagering on linked games. Both the primary and linke...

The system controls the frequency of an ultrasonic signal to be applied to a waveguide, such that the frequency corresponds to a preferred resonance mode of the waveguide and not to adjacent undesirable resonance modes. The system operates by carrying out a first scan of a predetermined portion of the generated signal, determining the number of resonance modes of the waveguide within this portion ...