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A hand-held and conversion vacuum cleaner includes a housing carrying a suction generator, a dirt collection vessel and a suction inlet. A first connector is carried on the housing. The first connector secures the suction inlet in fluid communication with a first cleaning attachment. The vacuum cleaner also includes an adapter having a second connector that secures the suction inlet in fluid communication with a second cleaning attachment.

A data processing network has a virtual hard drive emulator and client terminals that share a virtual disk image. Client-specific read-write versions of selected files or directories are supported. All clients access the client-specific versions using the same name and address identifiers (for example, the same file name for a given configuration file), but each client has an exclusive version. A file ID distinguishes respective clients. These files are maintained alongside other files of other types and attributes. The selection of files to be client-specific can be predetermined, or a client-specific version of a file can be generated if the client executes a write operation to a client-specific file or area, the written data containing data read by the client in any of memory area available to the clients (RAM, Virtual Disk Drive, Hard Disk drive etc.). The technique supports customization while maximizing administrative control of operating system versions and minimizing redundant storage. File access for client terminals can be made close to systems having local hard drives.

A layered cushioned composite such as a carpet or carpet tile which in at least one embodiment incorporates a layer of stabilizing material and a layer of adhesive material below a primary carpet and above a layer of compressed particle, recycled and/or rebond foam or cushioning material and having special applicability to the residential market, especially the residential do-it-yourself market. In accordance with a preferred embodiment, the residential carpet tile has a high twist frieze face, a polyurethane rebond foam cushion, and a non-square shape providing for interlocking with adjacent or abutting carpet tiles.

Distributed valve simulated moving beds are described in which junctions located between successive columns interrupt the flow of process fluid between columns, and either transmit the process fluid through a zone bypass to a succeeding column within the same zone or, if the junction is located between zones, direct the process fluid to an input/output line that is dedicated to the particular zone that immediately follows the junction. At each step of the SMB's operation, the distribution of flows in each junction is modulated to accomplish movement of ports consistent with the SMB's design. The described system can be employed to accomplish moving ports chromatography. Further described are simulated moving beds that contain one or more decoupled on-line regeneration zones. The regeneration zone is decoupled from the separation zones in the sense that it observes a step time (a “regeneration interval”) that is different than the step time observed by the separation zones of the SMB. Because the regeneration zone is “on-line,” the SMB need not be stopped to remove columns for regeneration. Because the regeneration zone is decoupled from the separation zones, the column can stay in the regeneration zone as long as needed to accomplish the regeneration, regardless of the step time observed by the SMB.

The present invention relates to a therapeutically beneficial assembly utilizing one or more moveable magnetic fields passing through a treatment area, which is dimensioned and configured to accommodate a user in a standing, walking and/or running orientation therein. A generating assembly comprises at least one but preferably at least two magnetic arrays each mounted in moveable relation to the treatment area and comprising a conveyor-like base having a plurality of magnets connected thereto and moveable therewith. The plurality of magnets of each of said magnetic array are disposed to generate a different magnetic field moveable through said treatment area such that the user therein is exposed to the one or more moveable magnetic fields.

Distributed valve simulated moving beds are described in which junctions located between successive columns interrupt the flow of process fluid between columns, and either transmit the process fluid through a zone bypass to a succeeding column within the same zone or, if the junction is located between zones, direct the process fluid to an input/output line that is dedicated to the particular zone that immediately follows the junction. At each step of the SMB's operation, the distribution of flows in each junction is modulated to accomplish movement of ports consistent with the SMB's design. Further described are simulated moving beds that contain one or more decoupled on-line regeneration zones. The regeneration zone is decoupled from the separation zones in the sense that it observes a step time (a "regeneration interval") that is different than the step time observed by the separation zones of the SMB. Because the regeneration zone is "on-line," the SMB need not be stopped to remove columns for regeneration. Because the regeneration zone is decoupled from the separation zones, the column can stay in the regeneration zone as long as needed to accomplish the regeneration, regardless of the step time observed by the SMB.

A layered cushioned composite such as a carpet or carpet tile which in at least one embodiment incorporates a layer of stabilizing material and a layer of adhesive material below a primary carpet and above a layer of compressed particle, recycled and/or rebond foam or cushioning material and having special applicability to the residential market, especially the residential do-it-yourself market.

A manufacturing method and dental component are provided in which first and second cast parts are used with a casting material, such as a gel slurry, to form the dental component. The first cast part can be positioned in a space of the second cast part and a gel slurry can be applied intermediate the first and second cast parts. The gel slurry can then be solidified to form a solidified gel slurry. The first cast part can then be removed together with the solidified gel slurry from the second cast part. The solidified gel slurry can then be machined to form an exterior shape corresponding to a desired exterior shape of the dental component. Finally, the solidified gel slurry can be sintered.

A method, system and program are provided for development of an adaptive computing integrated circuit and corresponding configuration information, in which the configuration information provides an operating mode to the adaptive computing integrated circuit. The exemplary system includes a scheduler, a memory, and a compiler. The scheduler is capable of scheduling a selected algorithm with a plurality of adaptive computing descriptive objects to produce a scheduled algorithm and a selected adaptive computing circuit version. The memory is utilized to store the plurality of adaptive computing descriptive objects and a plurality of adaptive computing circuit versions generated during the scheduling process. The selected adaptive computing circuit version is converted into a hardware description language, for fabrication into the adaptive computing integrated circuit. The compiler generates the configuration information, from the scheduled algorithm and the selected adaptive computing circuit version, for the performance of the algorithm by the adaptive computing integrated circuit. In the exemplary embodiments, multiple versions of configuration information may be generated, for different circuit versions, different feature sets, different operating conditions, and different operating modes.

A tetraalkoxy silane type additive for hydraulic material and/or a tetraalkoxy silane hydrolyzate type additive for hydraulic material are used as admixtures. The additive at a small amount efficiently improves the shrinkage reducing property, represses infliction of a crack, and imparts durability to the concrete structure.

An external fixator assembly structured for placement and use substantially adjacent the ankle area of the body and including a support assembly comprising at least one base segment and one or two contoured segments disposed substantially on opposite sides of the ankle area. Each of the contoured segments includes a contoured portion having a either different or substantially equivalent angular and/or convergent configurations disposed along a length or height of the ankle area. At least one transfixtion member may be connected along the length of the contoured portion(s) as well as a remainder of the contoured segment(s) so as to extend transversly inward there from into operative engagement with tissue associated with the ankle area patient's body.

The invention provides a layering modeling and optimizing method targeting a complicated manufacture system, which is used for the total target optimization of a layering manufacture system comprising a plurality of elements. The method comprises the following steps of: (1) dividing the manufacture system into a layering system comprising a plurality of elements, wherein each element comprises a computer and carries out data exchange with other elements by a computer interface; (2) confirming the reaction, a contact variable and a local variable of all the elements and leading all elements to contact mutually; (3) establishing models of all the elements, which comprise an optimizing design model and an analyzing model; and (4) carrying out optimization solving on the models of the layering manufacture system. The invention can realize the modeling and optimizing unification of the layering manufacture system comprising the elements and has the advantages of consistence with the traditional manufacture system topological structure, capability of parallel optimization, unlimited layering grade number, and the like, and all the elements can select different optimization algorithms, therefore, different optimization algorithms can be integrated into one system.

A hand-held and conversion vacuum cleaner includes a housing. A suction generator, a dirt collection vessel, a suction inlet and a wand connector are all carried on the housing. A nose tool is connected to the wand connector. The wand connector is connected to the nose tool for hand held vacuum cleaning applications and alternatively it is connected to a wand assembly for stick vacuum cleaning applications.

There are disclosed a station (10) for applying substances to a substrate (1,50), a machine comprising at least one of these stations and a method for applying substances to a substrate. The individual station (10) is provided with at least one mobile printing bridge (11) on which it is possible to install and control either an assembly (20) for applying substances in screen printing mode or an assembly (30) for applying substances in digital mode.