Google Inc.

Ecolab Inc.

Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc.

Thermophotonics, Inc.

Economics Laboratory, Inc.

A.b. Technologies, L.l.c.

William P Schmidt

Wael Zohni

Franklin D Hutchinson

Jeremy Plunkett

Michael John Sebastian Smith

Deborah A Ihns

Kelvin D Nilsen

Daniel M Swain

Robert M Fryer

Jorge Roman

Mary Jean Schmidt, Legal Representative

Joseph Charles Fjelstad

Steven Eugene Lentsch

Suresh Rajan

David T Wang

Philip Arnold Ferolito

Daniel L Rosenband

Michael J S Smith

Jeremy Werner

Frank D Hutchinson

Kirk Malcomson

Francis R Richter

Hutchinson, Frank D

One embodiment of the present invention sets forth a heat spreader module for dissipating thermal heat generated by electronic components. The assembly comprises a printed circuit board (PCB), electronic components disposed on the PCB, a thermal interface material (TIM) thermally coupled to the electronic components, and a heat spreader plate thermally coupled to the TIM. The heat spreader plate includes an embossed pattern. Consequently, surface area available for heat conduction between the heat spreader plate and surrounding medium may be increased relative to the prior art designs.

Embossed heat spreader

A system, method, and apparatus are included for providing additional space between an integrated circuit package and a circuit board. An integrated circuit package is provided including a plurality of integrated circuit package contacts. Also provided is a circuit board in electrical communication with the integrated circuit package. Further, the integrated circuit package, the integrated circuit contacts, and/or the circuit board is configured for providing additional space between the integrated circuit package and the circuit board to position at least a portion of at least one component between the integrated circuit package and the circuit board.

Providing additional space between an integrated circuit and a circuit board for positioning a component therebetween

A method and apparatus for improving detection of radiation emitted from object that includes a radiation detection sensor with a substrate and an array of columns protruding from a top surface of the substrate. A radiation sensitive layer, such as TLC, and a thermal conversion material, such as an absorber, are disposed upon a top surface of the columns within the array thereby producing an array of radiation detectors. The columns provide thermal isolation between the radiation detectors and the substrate, and spatial separation of columns within the array provide radiant and thermal isolation between the radiation detectors upon the tops of individual columns. Producing an image of the array of radiation detectors allows detection of the radiation emitted from an object.

Method and system for enhanced radiation detection

Vehicular exterior mirror housing

Vehicular mirror with triangular lens

A method of preventing growth of hairy warts and preventing hairy wart disease in dairy cattle by applying to a potentially infected area of the cattle, e.g. hooves, a solution comprising a peroxycarboxylic acid, e.g. of C.sub.2 -C.sub.18 carbon atoms or mixtures thereof, particularly peracetic acid, is described.

Use of peroxygen compounds in the control of hairy wart disease

A process for the recovery and purification of waste gelatin, especially from the manufacture of soft gelatin capsules includes the steps of effecting dissolution of the gelatin and other water-soluble components of the waste in a solvent such as deionized water such that a gelatin-containing solution dispersed within the remaining components of said waste is formed, permitting the dispersion to settle into an upper oil phase and a lower solvent based gelatin-containing solution phase, separating the lower phase from the upper phase, optionally hot filtering the lower phase to remove traces of the remaining components of the upper phase, and diafiltering the lower phase to remove the active ingredients, glycerin, and other water-soluble components and to provide a recycled gelatin solution.

Method for the purification and recovery of waste gelatin using

Compositions for use as soil removing agents in the food processing industry are disclosed. Food soiled surfaces in food manufacturing and preparation areas can be cleaned. The compositions are preferably manufactured in the form of a solid block or powder concentrate which is diluted with water and used. The cleaning materials are made in a one or two part system which are diluted with a diluent source and mixed prior to use. The products contain high quality cleaning compositions and use a variety of active ingredients. The preferred materials, in a one or two part system, contain detergent compositions, enzymes that degrade food compositions, surfactants, low alkaline builders, water conditioning (softening) agents, and optionally a variety of formulary adjuvants depending on product form.

Proteolytic enzyme cleaner

The invention is a random access memory assembly which is a key component of an object space manager which in turn is a key circuit in a garbage-collecting control unit for a computer system. An object space manager provides the means for deriving pointers to headers of objects from pointers to internal data of objects. The object space manager comprises an encoder that generates an object locator code for each memory cell in which an object is resident, a random access memory assembly for storing the object locator codes for all memory cells in which objects are resident, and an object locator which identifies the memory cell containing the header of an object by means of the object locator code for any memory cell occupied by the object.

Random access memory assembly

Mirror housing

The garbage-collecting memory module (GCMM) functions much like traditional memory in a computer system, thereby permitting the invention to be utilized with a wide variety of computers. It differs from traditional memory in that it automatically cleanses itself of garbage while functioning as traditional memory without causing excessive delays in the execution of application programs by an associated computer. The GCMM can be designed to interface with a computer system via a traditional memory bus and to communicate with the central processing unit (CPU) of the computer using standard communication protocols. The GCMM is comprised of a memory, a means for communicating with the CPU, and a garbage-collecting control unit. The garbage-collecting control unit gives top priority to satisfying the computer's requests for memory services. The collection of garbage takes place during the intervals between memory service requests. Garbage collection is accomplished by copying live objects that are stored in one region of memory to a second region thereby leaving dead objects behind in the first region. When the copying process has been completed, the dead objects are disposed of, and the garbage-collecting process continues with the copying of live objects in the second region back to the first. An up-to-date list of live objects is maintained by the CPU and forwarded to the GCMM at the start of each garbage-collection cycle.

Object space manager method and circuit

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Rockwood, MI, United States of America

William P Schmidt