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| 20110299266 | AGGREGATOR FOR A SWITCH RACK SYSTEM - An aggregator for interconnecting a hydra with an breakout box, said aggregator comprising: (a) a bottom wall, two sides walls, and at least one faceplate; (b) adapters for multi-conductor connectors arranged in at least one column on said faceplate; and (c) wherein at least two adapters of each column are secure adapters. | 12-08-2011 |
| 20110299822 | SWITCH RACK SYSTEM - In one embodiment, the system comprises: (a) a chassis; (b) one or more cards mounted in the chassis, each card having a plurality of switch ports, the plurality of switch ports being aligned in one or more columns; (c) an aggregator mounted adjacent the chassis, the aggregator having a plurality of bays, each bay being aligned with a card in the chassis, at least one of the bays having a faceplate comprising at least first and second aggregator ports aligned in a column; (d) at least first and second hydras, wherein each hydra comprises at least (i) a first connector; (ii) a plurality of second connectors; (iii) a plurality of conductors, each conductor connecting the first connector to one of the second connectors, the plurality of conductors being bundled together to form a trunk portion from the first connector to a breakout point, the plurality of conductors being separated into breakout portions from the breakout point to the second connectors; (iv) wherein the trunk portion of the first cable is longer than that of the second cable; and (e) wherein the first connector of the first hydra is connected to the first aggregator port and the second connectors of the first hydra are connected to a first set of switch ports, and the first connector of the second hydra is connected to the second aggregator port and the second connectors of the second hydra are connected to a second set of switch ports, wherein the first set of switch ports are further away from the aggregator than the second set of switch ports. | 12-08-2011 |
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| 20090203645 | Broad Spectrum Disinfecting and Sterilizing Composition - The present invention relates to antimicrobial compositions including an aromatic dialdehyde and a quaternary ammonium compound wherein the aromatic dialdehyde is orthophthalaldehyde, isophthalaldehyde, terephthalaldehyde, or combinations thereof, and the ratio of aromatic dialdehyde to quaternary ammonium compound is from about 10:1 to about 1:5. The invention also relates to methods of treating surfaces using the antimicrobial compositions of the invention. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090203812 | Salts of Dehydroacetic Acid as an Antimicrobial for Plastics - A plastic material having an antimicrobial characteristic and the method for making the plastic material is provided. The method includes blending and/or extruding a polymeric composition in a process which includes a temperature of at least about 170° C. The method also includes adding an antimicrobial component to the polymeric composition prior to or during the blending and/or extruding. The antimicrobial component includes a salt of a dehydroacetic acid (DHA) in an amount sufficient to provide the resulting plastic material with an effective antimicrobial characteristic. The antimicrobial component including a salt of DHA is stable at temperatures required for processing polymeric compositions. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20110009493 | Broad Spectrum Disinfecting and Sterilizing Composition - The present invention relates to antimicrobial compositions including an aromatic dialdehyde and a quaternary ammonium compound wherein the aromatic dialdehyde is orthophthalaldehyde, isophthalaldehyde, terephthalaldehyde, or combinations thereof; the quaternary ammonium compound is didecyldimethylammonium bicarbonate, didecyldimethylammonium carbonate, or didecyldimethylammonium bicarbonate/carbonate; and the ratio of aromatic dialdehyde to quaternary ammonium compound is from about 1:1.2 to about 1:2. The invention also relates to methods of treating surfaces using the antimicrobial compositions of the invention. | 01-13-2011 |
| 20110076387 | METHOD FOR IMPARTING ANTIBIOTIC ACTIVITY TO THE SURFACE OF A SOLID SUBSTRATE - The present invention relates to a method for imparting antibiotic activity to a surface of a solid substrate by exposing a solid substrate composition to conditions suitable for covalent grafting and thermal polymerization of the substrate. | 03-31-2011 |
| 20110262330 | ALKANOLAMINE-BASED CARBON DIOXIDE ABSORPTION SOLUTIONS WITH REDUCED CORROSIVITY - An aqueous carbon dioxide-absorbent solution comprising at least one alkanolamine and at least one quaternary ammonium salt is disclosed. A method of recovering carbon dioxide from a carbon dioxide-containing gaseous mixture and a method of reducing metal corrosion in an alkanolamine-based exhaust gas treating process are also disclosed. | 10-27-2011 |
| 20110301206 | SYNERGISTIC PRESERVATIVE BLENDS - The present invention is a preservative formulation which includes a combination of at least two (2) compounds having bactericidal and/or fungicidal properties wherein the at least two (2) compounds is selected from the group consisting of methylisothiazolinone/piroctone olamine; caprylyl glycol/dehydroacetic acid; undecanol/dehydroacetic acid and lauryl alcohol/sorbic acid. The invention also includes preparations including such combination as well as a method of using the combination to reduce bacterial and fungal load of preparations. | 12-08-2011 |
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| 20100218928 | Method and apparatus for rapidly cooling a gem - A cooling apparatus includes a container configured to contain a coolant within a space. The apparatus further includes a cooling block positioned substantially within the space and having a high heat capacity such that the space not occupied by the cooling block is filled with a coolant to a level at or below the top of the cooling block, and a placement structure having high thermal conductivity positioned on top of the cooling block and outside of the space. A method for cooling an object is also provided, which includes inserting a coolant into a container configured to contain the coolant within a space, and placing the object on a placement structure outside the space. For this method, the placement structure has a high thermal conductivity and is coupled to a cooling block, the cooling block having a high heat capacity and positioned substantially within the space. | 09-02-2010 |
| 20100220310 | Fast UV-VIS-NIR absorption spectrometer system and method - A method and system for evaluating a colored gem stone which has been cooled to below a designated temperature are provided. The system includes a cooling unit configured to support and cool a gem stone to below a desired temperature, an electromagnetic radiation source, a spectrometer, an integrating sphere, and a processing unit. The method includes receiving a spectral response of the colored gem stone and sampling a noise component within a range of wavelengths in the spectral response so as to make a baseline determination. The method further includes ascertaining a presence of at least one designated peak within the range of wavelengths as a function of the baseline determination, and evaluating the presence of each of the at least one designated peaks so as to provide an indication of whether the colored gem stone requires further evaluation. | 09-02-2010 |
| 20100220311 | Method and apparatus for rapidly cooling a gem, including two stage cooling - A cooling apparatus includes a container configured to contain a coolant within a space. The apparatus further includes a cooling block positioned substantially within the space and having a high heat capacity such that the space not occupied by the cooling block is filled with a coolant to a level at or below the top of the cooling block, and a placement structure having high thermal conductivity positioned on top of the cooling block and outside of the space. A method for cooling an object is also provided, which includes inserting a coolant into a container configured to contain the coolant within a space, and placing the object on a placement structure outside the space. For this method, the placement structure has a high thermal conductivity and is coupled to a cooling block, the cooling block having a high heat capacity and positioned substantially within the space. A two-stage cooling apparatus and method is also described. | 09-02-2010 |
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| 20080196760 | Articles such as safety laminates and solar cell modules containing high melt flow acid copolymer compositions - A polymeric film or sheet comprising an acid copolymer composition comprising acid copolymer of an alpha olefin and about | 08-21-2008 |
| 20080199690 | Articles comprising high melt flow ionomeric compositions - A polymeric film or sheet comprising an ionomeric composition comprising ionomeric copolymer of an alpha olefin and about 1 to about 30 wt % of alpha,beta-ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid having 3 to 8 carbons, based on the total weight of the ionomeric copolymer, wherein the carboxylic acid is neutralized to a level of 1 to 100 mol %, with one or more metal ions, based on the total number of moles of carboxylate groups in the ionomeric copolymer, and wherein the ionomeric copolymer has a Melt Index of about 20 to about 300 g/10 min. The ionomeric composition preferably comprises an additive selected from the group consisting of silane coupling agent, organic peroxide, and combinations thereof. In addition, an article comprising an interlayer formed of the polymeric film or sheet and an additional layer selected from the group consisting of glass, other polymeric interlayer sheets, polymeric film layers, and metal films or sheets. Examples of articles include safety windows and solar cells. | 08-21-2008 |
| 20090123613 | HIGH MODULUS IONOMERS FOR PACKAGING - A multilayer packaging film or sheet is disclosed. The film comprises at least one layer comprising or produced from an olefin copolymer, a composition, or combinations thereof in which the composition comprises the olefin copolymer and a polyamide, a barrier resin, a polyolefin, a vinyl ester copolymer, a carboxylate ester copolymer, or combinations of two or more thereof and the olefin copolymer is a magnesium-neutralized ionomer and comprises repeat units derived from an α-olefin and a comonomer including one or more α-, β-ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acids. Further disclosed is a shaped article comprising or produced from the packaging film or sheet and packaged food. | 05-14-2009 |
