Abstract:
Rinse aid materials for coating, coating compositions, methods and articles of manufacture for use in automatic dishwashing appliances comprising a nanoparticle system or employing the same to impart surface modifying benefits for all types of dishware surfaces are disclosed. In some embodiments, dispersement of nanoparticles in a suitable carrier medium allows for the creation of rinse aid surface coating compositions, methods and articles of manufacture that create multi-use benefits to modified dishware surfaces. These surface modifications can produce long lasting or semi-permanent multi-use benefits that include at least one of the following improved surface properties: wetting and sheeting, uniform drying, anti-spotting, anti-staining, anti-filming, self cleaning, and durability benefits, relative to dishware surfaces unmodified with such nanoparticle systems. In some embodiments, actively curing the rinse aid surface coating composition on the dishware surfaces, including, but not limited to by radiative heating the air surrounding the dishware surface with the coating thereon can be used to increase the durability of the dishware surface coating.
Abstract:
Cleaning and deodorizing compositions comprising hydrophobic, nanozeolites for odor control on substrates are disclosed. Specifically, cleaning and deodorizing compositions for malodor control comprising nanozeolites and methods for removing odors from substrates using said compositions are disclosed.
Abstract:
An automated CCD-based imaging system is disclosed which may be used for the automated acquisition, compilation, and analysis of images of fluorescently labeled samples of different types, including fluorescently-labeled gene chip arrays.
Abstract:
An electric motor assembly includes an electric barrier member positioned between the electric brushes and the bearing. The electric barrier member preferably is a generally annular disk made from a high-temperature dielectric material. The non-conductive barrier member ensures that no electrical communication occurs between the brushes and the bearing despite a close proximity between those components. A method of making a motor assembly to include a non-conductive barrier member designed according to this invention is also disclosed.
Abstract:
This invention relates to compositions, compounds and methods for lightening skin, using active compounds having the structure: ##STR1## wherein: (i) each X is, independently, selected from the group consisting of halo, alkyl, substituted alkyl, aryl, OR, OCOR, COR, CONRR COOR, CN, SR, SOR, SO.sub.2 R, SO.sub.3 R and NRR, wherein X is other than hydroxy, amino and thio, if this X is attached ortho to the phenol hydroxy;(ii) m is an integer from 0 to 4;(iii) each R' and each R" is, independently, selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halo, alkyl, substituted alkyl, aryl, OR, OCOR, OCRROR, COR, CR(OR)OR, CONRR, COOR, CRROR, CN, SR, and NRR; wherein halo, when it appears, is other than geminal to a hydroxy, NH.sub.2, or SH;(iv) R'" is alkyl or substituted alkyl; wherein when R'" is present, wherein when R'" is present and R' is also hydrogen, R" is other than hydrogen, hydroxy, halo, thio, cyano and amino;(v) each R is, independently, selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, substituted alkyl and aryl;(vi) n is an integer from 1 to about 5, wherein at least one carbon in (C)n has other than alkyl or hydroxy as a substituent and (C)n adjacent to Z has other than amino, SH, CN or hydroxy as R';(vii) Z is selected from the group consisting of O, NR, S, SO, SO.sub.2, PO.sub.2 R and POR;(viii) wherein any carbon, when disubstituted, having as one substituent selected from the group consisting of hydroxy, amino, cyano and thiol, has the other substituent selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, and aryl, whether this substituent is R' or R";and to pharmaceutically acceptable salts of these compounds, stereoisomers and enantiomers thereof free from or mixed with other enantiomers or stereoisomers; and such compounds in compositions with a pharmaceutically-acceptable carrier thereof comprising a safe and effective amount of a subject skin lightening active.
Abstract:
Disclosed herein are novel mixtures of scattered-branched chain fatty acids and derivatives of scattered-branched chain fatty acids. Further disclosed are uses of these mixtures in cleaning compositions (e.g., dishcare, laundry, hard surface cleaners) and/or personal care compositions (e.g., skin cleansers, shampoo, hair conditioners).
Abstract:
The embodiments related to systems and methods for virtualization planning. A set of target machines may employ one or more virtualization technologies to divide resources of the given target computer system into multiple execution environments for virtual machines. Overhead profiles are determined based on a configuration of a given target computer system, the virtualization technology, and work performed by the virtual machines. The overhead consumed by the virtualization technologies is estimated for the proposed allocation of virtual machines. Performance of the proposed allocation of virtual machines is then modeled and various performance measures are provided.
Abstract:
Computer-implemented systems and methods are provided for determining future profitability for an entity. A present profitability model is generated for the entity based upon present values for a plurality of components of profitability. The present profitability model is used to create a future profitability forecast for the entity.
Abstract:
The embodiments related to systems and methods for virtualization planning. A set of target machines may employ one or more virtualization technologies to divide resources of the given target computer system into multiple execution environments for virtual machines. Overhead profiles are determined based on a configuration of a given target computer system, the virtualization technology, and work performed by the virtual machines. The overhead consumed by the virtualization technologies is estimated for the proposed allocation of virtual machines. Performance of the proposed allocation of virtual machines is then modeled and various performance measures are provided.