An automated system of record (CP00) is disclosed which is established by a sponsor (06) to create and administer a sponsored community for participants such as customers and suppliers. The invention allows participants to use an automated negotiations engine (02) for iterative, multivariate negotiations to store each set of terms proposed at each iteration to form the basis of the system of recor...

Internet Protocol (IP) address assignment information is collected from Address Allocation Tables (AATs) of a plurality of IP address assigning registrars. The information is processed and stored into one or more data structures. The information is accessed to determine a proximity measure for any two given IP addresses. In one embodiment, the proximity determination includes the determination of ...

Die Erfindung betrifft ein Verfahren zum Herstellung von Schaumstoffplatten mit einer Dichte vom 20 bis 200 g.1<-1> und einem Querschnitt von mindestens 50 cm<3> durch Extrudieren und Verschäumen einer Mischung aus einem Styrolpolymerisat, 3 bis 15 Gew.- % eines Treibmittelgemisches und vorzugsweise 0,01 bis 10 Gew.-% Graphitpartikel, jeweils bezogen auf das Styrolpolymerisat, wobei das Treibmitte...

The invention relates generally to retail transactions and, more particularly, to systems and methods for monitoring consumer behavior and for providing a secure electronic payment in exchange for goods and services.; La présente invention concerne globalement des transactions de vente au détail et plus particulièrement des systèmes et des procédés qui permettent de surveiller le comportement des ...

Systematic distribution method for industrial products for businesses aiming to better serve the clients thereof with the aim of improving profitability, whereby a delivery of new products, an exchange or update of former products is carried out after a fixed period, according to the type thereof.; Technique de distribution systématique de produits industriels, visant les entreprises désireuses de...

Mammalian hair is depilated by pulsing a laser source emitting radiation in the range 600 to 1500 nm, each pulse having a duration of 1 theta sec to 200 msec, and a radiation exposure dose of 2 to 25 J/cm<2>, so as to irradiate successive zones of a treatment area of a patient's skin and thereby destroy subdermal biological material associated with hair growth.; L'invention concerne l'épilation d...

A novel method for producing a polytetrafluoroethylene resin formed product, characterized in that a material comprising a polytetrafluoroethylene resin to be formed is stretched through the application of a pressure difference to the material at a temperature not lower than the temperature at which a crystal of the polytetrafluoroethylene resin starts to melt and in a state wherein crystals are s...

A polyamic acid solution and/or a polyamic acid gel film is subjected to at least one treatment selected from among addition of a semiconductive inorganic filler, addition of an electroconductivity−imparting agent, and formation of a conducting film; and then the polyamic acid contained in the resulting solution or film is subjected to imidation. The semiconductive polyimide film thus produced is ...

A polyimide film which satisfies at least either of the following requirements: (1) the dispersion of tear propagation resistance, CH, is 1.0 g or less; and (2) the coefficient of sliminess after immersion in an alkali solution, CR, is 20.0 or less. Since the polyimide film satisfies the requirement(s), it can have improved processability. The occurrence of processing failures ca...

Stable emulsions for use in the field of adhesives have been prepared using a non lignin, nonionic surfactant in phenol- aldehyde/wax emulsions. The adhesives have utility for binding wood particles into a unitary mass such as used in the strandboard, chipboard particle board, plywood, laminated veneer lumber and high and medium density fiberboard industries and exhibit storage stability.; L'inven...

Determination of the rate penetration (ROP) of drilling has usually been based upon surface measurements and may not be an accurate representation of the actual ROP. This can cause problems in Logging While Drilling (LWD). Because of the lack of a high-speed surface to-downhole communication while drilling, a conventional method of measuring ROP at the surface does not provide a solution to this ...

A MEMS sensor (10) which includes a sense element (30) and a single anchor (28) that supports sense element (30) at a central aperture of sense plate (30), wherein anchor (28) uses connection elements or flexures (27) having a geometry that limits the motion of sense element (30) to a single degree-of-freedom, in order to reduce thermal stress.; Disclosed is a MEMS sensor including a sense element...

A silicon device comprising: an insulating substrate; a beam−shaped structure of silicon jointed through a cavity to the insulating substrate; and a frame of silicon jointed to the insulating substrate while surrounding the beam−shaped structure at a spacing. The beam−shaped structure includes at least one functional portion composed of: a support portion jointed to the insulating substrate; and a...

The present invention relates particularly to a method and system for providing enhanced forms of traditional financial instruments with added perquisites in addition to the normal financial benefits normally associated with the traditional financial instruments. The enhancements or added perquisites include, for example, the right of the instrument owner to purchase offered products/services at a...

An auction system and method suitable for use with online tra nsactions which provides a plurality of enhanced auctions is disclosed. The present invention extends, augments or otherwise enhances various auction elements including, for example, temporal negotiations, bundled-based auctions, tournament auctions, team auctions, conversion auctions, and bargain market auctions among others. In additi...

A financial data processing system includes a foreign exchange (FX) certificate management system, a covered warrant management processor, and a trade processing system. The FX certificate management system includes a computer system configured to structure a zero-coupon FX certificate. The certificate is structured to have a redemption value that is determined based on a currency exchange rate me...

A computer-implemented process ad methodology that selects collateral instruments such as equipment leases, using mathematical models, based on selection criteria, risk-reward relationships, and maturity needs resulting in the creation of new financial instrument derivatives. These new derivatives allow for creation of secured private equity, public equity, mutual funds and venture capital funds w...

A method for handling a reservation request relating to a reservable item, such as a hotel room. An availability data provider (ADP) actively polls (4-1...4-4) providers (P1...P4) of reservable items to obtain availability data and receives polling results (PR, 4-1'...4-4') from the providers. The ADP maintains (4-5, 4-6) provider-specific availability data on the basis of the polling results. The...

A system, method and computer program product for minimizing risks associated with meteorology dependent activity. Such activity may include operation of renewable power sources and the delivery of power output from those renewable sources for sale on a market. The system and method identify risks to market participants in the event of possible shortfall, and provide metrics and mitigation process...

Die Erfindung bezieht sich auf ein Verkaufsförderungssystem und -verfahren mit Mustererkennungskomponente, derart ausgestaltet, dass die Mustererkennungskomponente zur Erkennung einer Eingabe eines Benutzers des Verkaufsförderungssystems dient, und dass das Verkaufsförderungssystem dazu vorgesehen ist, mit dem Benutzer in Abhängigkeit des Erkennungsergebnisses der Benutzereingabe eine Verkaufsförd...