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20150184115 | STRUCTURED, LOW-WATER, LIQUID DETERGENT HAVING PARTICLES - The invention relates to a liquid detergent or cleaning agent, comprising a) 5 to 85 wt %, with respect to the entire detergent or cleaning agent, of surfactant, b) 0.1 to 10 wt %, with respect to the entire detergent or cleaning agent, of particles, c) 0.1 to 10 wt %, with respect to the entire detergent or cleaning agent, of pyrogenic silicon dioxide, and d) up to 15 wt %, with respect to the entire detergent or cleaning agent, of water. The liquid detergent or cleaning agent is clear, exhibits no creaming and/or sedimentation of the dispersed capsules, and can be part of water-soluble packagings. | 07-02-2015 |
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20090117056 | Probiotic oral dosage forms - Provided are probiotic compositions that have enhanced stability under various storage conditions. The stability of the probiotic compositions is enhanced through the addition of various agents and excipients. Examples of agents and excipients that may be used to enhance the stability of probiotic compositions include prebiotics, such as the sugar alcohols mannitol, sorbitol, and lactitol, and/or phytonutrients such as oligomeric proanthocyanidins (OPCs). The probiotic compositions may be formulated into oral dosage forms such as tablets, caplets, and capsules, or manufactured as a chewing gum or as a powder formulation that may be dissolved in a liquid such as water, milk, juice, or yogurt. | 05-07-2009 |
20150359894 | PROBIOTIC ORAL DOSAGE FORMS - Provided are probiotic compositions that have enhanced stability under various storage conditions. The stability of the probiotic compositions is enhanced through the addition of various agents and excipients. Examples of agents and excipients that may be used to enhance the stability of probiotic compositions include prebiotics, such as the sugar alcohols mannitol, sorbitol, and lactitol, and/or phytonutrients such as oligomeric proanthocyanidins (OPCs). The probiotic compositions may be formulated into oral dosage forms such as tablets, caplets, and capsules, or manufactured as a chewing gum or as a powder formulation that may be dissolved in a liquid such as water, milk, juice, or yogurt. | 12-17-2015 |
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20130279158 | Flashlight Sleeve - A gripping device is disclosed that provides police officers, security guards, hunters, homeowners, and anyone else who uses a long-handled flashlight with an easy, insulated, comfortable, glow-in-the-dark way to get a good tactical grip on the flashlight. The gripping device comprises a flexible sleeve member that is expandable for receiving at least a portion of the main body of the flashlight. The flexible sleeve member comprises open, opposing ends, and is tubular in shape with a generally circular outer circumference. The exterior surface of the flexible sleeve member comprises a plurality of recessed finger and thumb grooves for easily gripping the flashlight, and a smooth cushioned area for allowing a user to hold the flashlight between a chin and a shoulder. Further, the recessed finger and thumb grooves comprise glow-in-the-dark phosphorescent cell inlays to illuminate the flashlight at night or in low light areas. | 10-24-2013 |
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20090276072 | SYSTEM FOR MAINTAINING UNIFIED ACCESS TO SCADA AND MANUFACTURING EXECUTION SYSTEM (MES) INFORMATION - A system is disclosed that simplifies configuring an MES entity corresponding to a SCADA system object representing plant equipment. The system includes an equipment model builder (EMB) that receives a set of configured UCO information for a modeled piece of plant equipment in a SCADA system. The EMB extracts relevant MES information from the utilization capability object and invokes an application interface on an MES database to create a corresponding entity (e.g., a database element). Another aspect of the disclosed system and methods involves the enhancement of a SCADA system object, through a new MES facet, to support acquiring and reporting equipment status received via the SCADA system to a corresponding MES entity. A raw reason code configuration interface is provided by UCO configurator computer software executed on a computer. Each raw reason code is associated with a prioritized logical expression defining circumstances under which the reason code becomes true. | 11-05-2009 |
20110153051 | Context Control Mechanism For Data Executed in Workflows of Process, Factory-Floor, Environmental, Computer Aided Manufacturing-Based or Other Control System - The invention provides improved methods and apparatus for workflow editing. Such methods and apparatus permit, for example, user-defined and/or other tasks to be combined in any combination or combinations to specify a workflow. The tasks can be linked for direct, serial processing and/or for conditional processing that includes branching and/or looping. The invention also improved methods and apparatus of workflow definition and processing with extensible actions. The invention provides, further, improved methods and apparatus for workflow definition and processing which utilize workflow variables for communication of data and control information among tasks within a workflow. The invention provides, still further, improved methods and apparatus of workflow definition and processing with enhanced messaging. The invention provides, still yet further, improved methods and apparatus for workflow definition and processing which permit definition of hierarchically enumerated data types and for definition of “plans” to collect, e.g., for storage, data such as the aforementioned hierarchical data types. | 06-23-2011 |
20130124460 | System For Maintaining Unified Access To Scada And Manufacturing Execution System (MES) Information - A system is disclosed that simplifies configuring an MES entity corresponding to a SCADA system object representing plant equipment. The system includes an equipment model builder (EMB) that receives a set of configured UCO information for a modeled piece of plant equipment in a SCADA system. The EMB extracts relevant MES information from the utilization capability object and invokes an application interface on an MES database to create a corresponding entity (e.g., a database element). Another aspect of the disclosed system and methods involves the enhancement of a SCADA system object, through a new MES facet, to support acquiring and reporting equipment status received via the SCADA system to a corresponding MES entity. A raw reason code configuration interface is provided by UCO configurator computer software executed on a computer. Each raw reason code is associated with a prioritized logical expression defining circumstances under which the reason code becomes true. | 05-16-2013 |
20130226328 | SYSTEM FOR MAINTAINING UNIFIED ACCESS TO SCADA AND MANUFACTURING EXECUTION SYSTEM (MES) INFORMATION - A system is disclosed that simplifies configuring an MES entity corresponding to a SCADA system object representing plant equipment. The system includes an equipment model builder (EMB) that receives a set of configured UCO information for a modeled piece of plant equipment in a SCADA system. The EMB extracts relevant MES information from the utilization capability object and invokes an application interface on an MES database to create a corresponding entity (e.g., a database element). Another aspect of the disclosed system and methods involves the enhancement of a SCADA system object, through a new MES facet, to support acquiring and reporting equipment status received via the SCADA system to a corresponding MES entity. A raw reason code configuration interface is provided by UCO configurator computer software executed on a computer. Each raw reason code is associated with a prioritized logical expression defining circumstances under which the reason code becomes true. | 08-29-2013 |
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20110047507 | GRAPHICALLY DISPLAYING MANUFACTURING EXECUTION SYSTEM INFORMATION DATA ELEMENTS ACCORDING TO A PRE-DEFINED SPATIAL POSITIONING SCHEME - A system and method are described that simplify defining/designing graphical display interfaces for graphically displaying related data elements. The displays provide both depictions of the data elements and the relationships between the data elements in accordance with a pre-defined data element display scheme including both element template (for particular data element types) and relationship view (spatial relationships within a display) definitions. A relationship view displays a set of provided data elements of specified type according to the element template and relationship view definitions. | 02-24-2011 |
20150105875 | HUMAN-MACHINE INTERFACE (HMI) SYSTEM HAVING A SYMBOL WIZARD CREATOR - A system manages human machine interface (HMI) applications for industrial control and automation. Software instructions stored on a tangible, non-transitory media and executable by a processor receive data indicative of a manufacturing/process control system being monitored and display a user interface indicative of a status of the manufacturing/process control system being monitored wherein the status is based on the received data. | 04-16-2015 |
20150105876 | HUMAN-MACHINE INTERFACE (HMI) SYSTEM HAVING PROCESS TREND VISUALIZATION (TREND PEN) - A system manages human machine interface (HMI) applications for industrial control and automation. Software instructions stored on a tangible, non-transitory media and executable by a processor receive data indicative of a manufacturing/process control system being monitored and display a user interface indicative of a status of the manufacturing/process control system being monitored wherein the status is based on the received data. | 04-16-2015 |
20150105893 | HUMAN-MACHINE INTERFACE (HMI) SYSTEM HAVING ELEMENTS WITH ALARM BORDER ANIMATION - A system manages human machine interface (HMI) applications for industrial control and automation. Software instructions stored on a tangible, non-transitory media and executable by a processor receive data indicative of a manufacturing/process control system being monitored and display a user interface indicative of a status of the manufacturing/process control system being monitored wherein the status is based on the received data. | 04-16-2015 |
20150106506 | HUMAN-MACHINE INTERFACE (HMI) SYSTEM HAVING ELEMENTS WITH AGGREGATED ALARMS - A system manages human machine interface (HMI) applications for industrial control and automation. Software instructions stored on a tangible, non-transitory media and executable by a processor receive data indicative of a manufacturing/process control system being monitored and display a user interface indicative of a status of the manufacturing/process control system being monitored wherein the status is based on the received data. | 04-16-2015 |
20150106753 | HUMAN-MACHINE INTERFACE (HMI) SYSTEM HAVING ELEMENTS STYLES WITH CENTRALLY MANAGED AND DISTRIBUTED GRAPHIC STYLES - A system manages human machine interface (HMI) applications for industrial control and automation. Software instructions stored on a tangible, non-transitory media and executable by a processor receive data indicative of a manufacturing/process control system being monitored and display a user interface indicative of a status of the manufacturing/process control system being monitored wherein the status is based on the received data. | 04-16-2015 |