Author: claimsbot

1. A method of operating a continuous ink jet printer apparatus, the method comprising the steps of: applying a first voltage pulse to an electrode in order to modify the direction of an ink stream; applying a second voltage pulse to the electrode for a pre-determined period of time in order to detect the phase of the ink stream; measuring the charge carried on the ink stream; and modifying the operation of the printer in response to the charge measured.
2. A method according to claim 1 wherein the timing andor magnitude of the first voltage pulse is modified in response to the charge measured.
3. A method according to claim 1 or claim 2 wherein the second voltage pulse is positive.
4. A method according to claim 1 or claim 2 wherein the second voltage pulse negative.
5. A method according to claim 1 or claim 2 wherein the second voltage pulse is a half width pulse.
6. A continuous ink jet printer apparatus including circuitry for applying a first voltage pulse to an electrode in order to modify the direction of an ink stream, and for applying simultaneously a second voltage pulse to the electrode for a pre-determined period of time for detecting the phase of the ink jet stream.
7. A printer apparatus according to claim 6 wherein said circuitry comprises an electrode driver, a phasing driver and a network comprising diodes and resistors, the drivers being electrically connected to the electrode via the network, the printer apparatus being operable: in a first state in which no signal is sent by either of the drivers and the ink jet stream is allowed to print onto a substrate; in a second state in which the electrode driver applies the first voltage pulse to deflect the ink jet stream into a gutter; and in a third state in which the electrode driver applies the first voltage pulse and the phasing driver applies the second voltage pulse for detecting the phase of the ink jet stream.
8. A printer apparatus comprising an electrode, first and second voltage sources and a resistor network, the electrode being electrically connected to the voltage sources via the resistor network, the printer apparatus being operable: in a first state by applying a low signal from the first and second voltage sources to the electrode; in a second state by applying a low signal from the first voltage source and a high signal from the second voltage source to the electrode; and in a third state by applying a high signal from the first and second voltage sources to the electrode.
9. A printer apparatus according to claim 8 wherein: in the first state an ink jet stream associated with the electrode is allowed to print onto a substrate; in the second state the electrode is charged such that the phase of the ink jet stream can be detected; and in the third state the ink jet stream is deflected into a gutter.

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

1. A method of producing a virtual topography of a communications network, comprising:
defining a first portion of a communications network having a first plurality of network components that are configured according to a first layer N of the Open System Interconnection model;
defining a second portion of the communications network having a second plurality of network components that are configured according to the first layer N of the Open System Interconnection model;
defining a plurality of communication links between the first plurality and the second plurality of network components that are configured according to the first layer N of the Open System Interconnection model; and
constructing a virtual network having a plurality of virtual network elements that each represent at least one of the plurality of communication links.
2. A method of producing as defined in claim 1, wherein constructing the virtual network further comprises:
constructing a virtual network having a plurality of virtual network elements that each represent at least one of the plurality of communication links, the virtual network elements being configured according to a second layer M of the Open System Interconnection model.
3. A method of producing as defined in claim 1, further comprising:
via a graphical user interface, depicting the virtual network elements of the virtual network on a display device.
4. A method of producing as defined in claim 3, wherein depicting the virtual network elements further comprises
depicting the virtual network elements of the virtual network such that a user can initiate actions for the first and second portions of the communications network.
5. A method of producing as defined in claim 4, wherein the user can initiate actions regarding statistical summaries of the network components of the first and second portions of the communications networks.
6. A method of producing as defined in claim 1, wherein the method is executed in connection with a network analyzer.
7. A method of producing a virtual topography of a communications network, comprising:
defining a first portion of a communications network having a first plurality of network components that are configured according to a first layer N of the Open System Interconnection model;
defining a second portion of the communications network having a second plurality of network components that are configured according to the first layer N of the Open System Interconnection model;
defining a plurality of communication links between the first plurality and the second plurality of network components that are configured according to the first layer N of the Open System Interconnection model; and
constructing a virtual network having a plurality of virtual network elements that each represent at least one of the plurality of communication links, the virtual network elements being configured according to a second layer M of the Open System Interconnection model.
8. A method of producing as defined in claim 7, further comprising:
via a graphical user interface, depicting at least a portion of the virtual network.
9. A method of producing as defined in claim 8, further comprising:
enabling a user to modify properties of the virtual network elements via the graphical user interface.
10. A method of producing as defined in claim 7, wherein the value of layer M is greater than the value of layer N.
11. A method of producing as defined in claim 10, wherein the value of layer M is an integer value \u201c1\u201d greater than the value of layer N.
12. A method of producing as defined in claim 7, wherein defining a first portion further comprises:
defining a first portion of a communications network having a first plurality of network components that are configured according to a first layer N of the Open System Interconnection model, the first plurality including computers, network switches, and storage devices.
13. A method of producing as defined in claim 7, wherein defining a second portion further comprises:
defining a second portion of the communications network having a second plurality of network components that are configured according to the first layer N of the Open System Interconnection model, the second plurality including network monitoring components.
14. A method of producing as defined in claim 7, wherein the virtual network defines a logical path through at least one of the first and second portions of the communications network.
15. A computer program product for implementing a method of producing a virtual topography of a communications network, the computer program product comprising:
a computer readable medium carrying computer executable instructions for performing the method, the method comprising:
defining a first portion of a communications network having a first plurality of network components that are configured according to a first layer N of the Open System Interconnection model;
defining a second portion of the communications network having a second plurality of network components that are configured according to the first layer N of the Open System Interconnection model;
defining a plurality of communication links between the first plurality and the second plurality of network components that are configured according to the first layer N of the Open System Interconnection model;
constructing a virtual network having a plurality of virtual network elements that each represent at least one of the plurality of communication links, the virtual network elements being configured according to a second layer M of the Open System Interconnection model; and
via a graphical user interface, depicting at least a portion of the virtual network.
16. A computer program product as defined in claim 15, wherein the network components of the second portion of the communications network includes a plurality of network monitoring components for monitoring the network components of the first portion.
17. A computer program product as defined in claim 16, wherein properties of the network components of the first and second portions of the communications network can be modified via the graphical user interface that depicts at least a portion of the virtual network.
18. A computer program product as defined in claim 17, wherein the plurality of network monitoring components and network components include hardware and software components.
19. A computer program product as defined in claim 18, wherein defining a plurality of communication links further comprises:
defining a plurality of communication links between the first plurality and the second plurality of network components via the graphical user interface.
20. A computer program product as defined in claim 19, wherein the virtual topography is graphically depicted in a tree structure.

1. A process of making cheese comprising steps of:
a) adding a coagulating agent to a starting milk under conditions of temperature time and coagulating agent concentration, which suppresses the formation of a coagulum;
b) passing the milk of step a) along a flow path and adjusting the pH where necessary to between 4.0 and 6.0 by adding an acidulent;
c) cooking the milk of step b) at a temperature which allows the formation of coagulated curd particles within the flow;
d) separating the coagulated curd particles from the whey liquid;
e) heating and mechanically working the curd particles into a cheese mass at a temperature of 50 to 90\xb0 C.; and
f) shaping and cooling the cheese.

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

1. A data cartridge handling apparatus comprising:
a housing;
a ring-shaped carousel rotatably mounted within the housing, between an inner periphery and an outer periphery the carousel having a plurality of cartridge-accommodating cells angularly arranged therearound;
a transducing drive mounted within the housing outside the outer periphery;
a motor which rotates the carousel to facilitate selective alignment of a cell and the drive along a radial dimension of the carousel;
a picker mounted within the housing at a point within the inner periphery of the carousel, the picker having a picker arm which linearly translates in the radial dimension; a distal end of the picker arm having a gripper which selectively engages and transports a data cartridge in the radial dimension between the drive and a cell aligned therewith;
the gripper comprising a thumb, at least one of the gripper and the thumb being pivotally connected to the picker arm to allow selective engagement and disengagement of the thumb with a feature on a data cartridge;
a trip member mounted in the housing between the outer periphery and the drive for actuating pivoting of the gripper and thereby the selective disengagement;
wherein the feature is reel lock notch formed on an underside of the data cartridge, and wherein the thumb has a projection formed thereon which extends into the reel lock notch during the selective engagement.
2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the feature is a reel lock notch formed on an underside of a data cartridge which accommodates 8 millimiter magnetic tape.
3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the projection has an essentially right triangular shape with a truncated apex angle formed as a notch engagement surface.
4. A data cartridge handling apparatus comprising:
a housing;
a ring-shaped carousel rotatably mounted within the housing, between an inner periphery and an outer periphery the carousel having a plurality of cartridge-accommodating cells angularly arranged therearound;
a transducing drive mounted within the housing outside the outer periphery;
a motor which rotates the carousel to facilitate selective alignment of a cell and the drive along a radial dimension of the carousel;
a picker mounted within the housing at a point within the inner periphery of the carousel, the picker having a picker arm which linearly translates in the radial dimension; a distal end of the picker arm having a gripper which selectively engages and transports a data cartridge in the radial dimension between the drive and a cell aligned therewith;
the gripper comprising a thumb, one of the gripper and the thumb being pivotally connected to the picker arm to allow selective engagement and disengagement of the thumb with a feature on a data cartridge;
a trip member mounted in the housing between the outer periphery and the drive for actuating pivoting of the gripper and thereby the selective disengagement;
wherein the gripper has a spur which contacts the trip member during pivoting actuation of the gripper.
5. A data cartridge handling apparatus comprising:
a housing;
a ring-shaped carousel rotatably mounted within the housing, between an inner periphery and an outer periphery the carousel having a plurality of cartridge-accommodating cells angularly arranged therearound;
a transducing drive mounted within the housing outside the outer periphery;
a motor which rotates the carousel to facilitate selective alignment of a cell and the drive along a radial dimension of the carousel;
a picker mounted within the housing at a point within the inner periphery of the carousel, the picker having a picker arm which linearly translates in the radial dimension; a distal end of the picker arm having a gripper which selectively engages and transports a data cartridge in the radial dimension between the drive and a cell aligned therewith;
the gripper comprising a thumb, at least one of the gripper and the thumb being pivotally connected to the picker arm to allow selective engagement and disengagement of the thumb with a feature on a data cartridge;
a trip member mounted in the housing between the outer periphery and the drive for actuating pivoting of the gripper and thereby the selective disengagement;
wherein along an axis of the carousel the housing has a height of 1.75 inches.
6. A data cartridge handling apparatus comprising:
a housing;
a ring-shaped carousel rotatably mounted within the housing, between an inner periphery and an outer periphery the carousel having a plurality of cartridge-accommodating cells angularly arranged therearound;
a transducing drive mounted within the housing outside the outer periphery;
a motor which rotates the carousel to facilitate selective alignment of a cell and the drive along a radial dimension of the carousel;
a picker mounted within the housing at a point within the inner periphery of the carousel, the picker having a picker arm which linearly translates in the radial dimension; a distal end of the picker arm having a gripper which selectively engages and transports a data cartridge in the radial dimension between the drive and a cell aligned therewith;
the gripper comprising a thumb, at least one of the gripper and the thumb being pivotally connected to the picker arm to allow selective engagement and disengagement of the thumb with a feature on a data cartridge;
a trip member mounted in the housing between the outer periphery and the drive for actuating pivoting of the gripper and thereby the selective disengagement;
wherein the carousel has a diameter of approximately seventeen inches.
7. A data cartridge handling apparatus comprising:
a housing;
a ring-shaped carousel rotatably mounted within the housing, between an inner periphery and an outer periphery the carousel having a plurality of cartridge-accommodating cells angularly arranged therearound;
a transducing drive mounted within the housing outside the outer periphery;
a motor which rotates the carousel to facilitate selective alignment of a cell and the drive along a radial dimension of the carousel;
a picker mounted within the housing at a point within the inner periphery of the carousel, the picker having a picker arm which linearly translates in the radial dimension; a distal end of the picker arm having a gripper which selectively engages and transports a data cartridge in the radial dimension between the drive and a cell aligned therewith;
the gripper comprising a thumb, at least one of the gripper and the thumb being pivotally connected to the picker arm to allow selective engagement and disengagement of the thumb with a feature on a data cartridge;
a trip member mounted in the housing between the outer periphery and the drive for actuating pivioting or the gripper and thereby the selective disengagement;
wherein the housing is sized to fit into a standard seventeen inch equipment rack.
8. The apparatus of claim 7, further comprising biasing means for biasing the gripper relative to the picker arm.
9. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the carousel comprises ten cells.
10. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein along an axis of rotation of the carousel the housing has a height substantially equal to a height of the drive. the thumb with a feature on a data cartridge;
a trip member mounted in the housing between the outer periphery and the drive for actuating pivoting of the gripper and thereby the selective disengagement.
wherein the housing is sized to fit into a standard seventeen inch equipment rack.
11. A data cartridge handling apparatus comprising:
a housing;
a ring-shaped carousel rotatably mounted within the housing, between an inner periphery and an outer periphery the carousel having a plurality of cartridge-accommodating cells angularly arranged therearound;
a transducing drive mounted within the housing outside the outer periphery;
a motor which rotates the carousel to facilitate selective alignment of a cell and the drive along a radial dimension of the carousel;
a picker mounted within the housing at a point within the inner periphery of the carousel, the picker having a picker arm which linearly translates in the radial dimension; a distal end of the picker arm having a gripper which selectively engages and transports a data cartridge in the radial dimension between the drive and a cell aligned therewith;
the gripper comprising a thumb, at least one of the gripper and the thumb being pivotally connected to the picker arm to allow selective engagement and disengagement of the thumb with a feature on a data cartridge;
a trip member mounted in the housing between the outer periphery and the drive for actuating pivoting of the gripper and thereby the selective disengagement;
wherein the gripper further comprises a finger which has a curved cartridge loading surface adapted to contact and urge the data cartridge into the drive;
wherein the a first surface of the finger and a first surface of the thumb are oriented substantially orthogonally to form an essentially L-configured cartridge contacting profile, and wherein a pivot axis of the gripper is situated proximate an intersection of first surface of the finger and the first surface of the thumb.
12. A data cartridge handling apparatus comprising:
a housing;
a ring-shaped carousel rotatably mounted within the housing, between an inner periphery and an outer periphery the carousel having a plurality of cartridge-accommodating cells angularly arranged therearound;
a transducing drive mounted within the housing outside the outer periphery;
a motor which rotates the carousel to facilitate selective alignment of a cell and the drive along a radial dimension of the carousel;
a picker mounted within the housing at a point within the inner periphery of the carousel, the picker having a picker arm which linearly translates in the radial dimension; a distal end of the picker arm having a gripper which selectively engages and transports a data cartridge in the radial dimension between the drive and a cell aligned therewith;
the gripper comprising a thumb, least one of the gripper and the thumb being pivotally connected to the picker arm to allow selective engagement and disengagement of the thumb with a feature on a data cartridge;
a trip member mounted in the housing between the outer periphery and the drive for actuating pivoting of the gripper and thereby the selective disengagement;
wherein the gripper comprising a pawl assembly which is pivotally connected to the picker arm and which slides in the radial direction.
13. A data cartridge handling apparatus comprising:
a housing;
a ring-shaped carousel rotatably mounted within the housing, between an inner periphery and an outer periphery the carousel having a plurality of cartridge-accommodating cells angularly arranged therearound;
a transducing drive mounted within the housing outside the outer periphery;
a motor which rotates the carousel to facilitate selective alignment of a cell and the drive along a radial dimension of the carousel;
a picker mounted within the housing at a point within the inner periphery of the carousel, the picker having a picker arm which linearly translates in the radial dimension; a distal end of the picker arm having a gripper which selectively engages and transports a data cartridge in the radial dimension between the drive and a cell aligned therewith;
the gripper comprising a thumb, at least one of the gripper and the thumb being pivotally connected to the picker arm to allow selective engagement and disengagement of the thumb with a feature on a data cartridge;
a trip member mounted in the housing between the outer periphery and the drive for actuating pivoting of the gripper and thereby the selective disengagement;
wherein the gripper comprises a pawl assembly which is pivotally connected to the picker arm, wherein the pawl assembly has an axle, and wherein the axle carries a follower which selectively contacts the trip member for actuating the pivoting of the gripper and thereby the selective disengagement.
14. A data cartridge handling apparatus comprising:
a housing;
a ring-shaped carousel rotatably mounted within the housing, between an inner periphery and an outer periphery the carousel having a plurality of cartridge-accommodating cells angularly arranged therearound;
a transducing drive mounted within the housing outside the outer periphery;
a motor which rotates the carousel to facilitate selective alignment of a cell and the drive along a radial dimension of the carousel;
a picker mounted within the housing at a point within the inner periphery of the carousel, the picker having a picker arm which linearly translates in the radial dimension; a distal end of the picker arm having a gripper which selectively engages and transports a data cartridge in the radial dimension between the drive and a cell aligned therewith;
the gripper comprising a thumb, at least one of the gripper and the thumb being pivotally connected to the picker arm to allow selective engagement and disengagement of the thumb with a feature on a data cartridge;
a trip member mounted in the housing between the outer periphery and the drive for actuating pivoting of the gripper and thereby the selective disengagement;
wherein
the gripper comprises a pawl assembly which is pivotally connected to the picker arm and which slides in the radial direction;
the pawl assembly has an axle;
the axle carriers a follower;
the gripper has a cam formed thereon;
the gripper has a channel;
the gripper comprises biasing means which exerts a biasing force for urging the axle into a first position in the channel; and
wherein when the picker arm linearly translates while the thumb engages the data cartridge and while the data cartridge is held stationary, the biasing force is overcome whereby the axle slides in the radial direction in the channel.
15. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein when the axle reaches a second position in the channel the follower contacts the cam, and wherein linear translation of the picker arm while the follower contacts the cam causes the thumb to disengage the feature on the data cartridge.
16. A data cartridge handling apparatus comprising:
a housing;
a ring-shaped carousel rotatably mounted within the housing, between an inner periphery and an outer periphery the carousel having a plurality of cartridge-accommodating cells angularly arranged therearound;
a transducing drive mounted within the housing outside the outer periphery;
a motor which rotates the carousel to facilitate selective alignment of a cell and the drive along a radial dimension of the carousel;
a picker mounted within the housing at a point within the inner periphery of the carousel, the picker having a picker arm which linearly translates in the radial dimension; a distal end of the picker arm having a gripper which selectively engages and transports a data cartridge in the radial dimension between the drive and a cell aligned therewith;
the gripper comprising a thumb, at least one of the gripper and the thumb being pivotally connected to the picker arm to allow selective engagement and disengagement of the thumb with a feature on a data cartridge;
a trip member mounted in the housing between the outer periphery and the drive for actuating pivoting of the gripper and thereby the selective disengagement;
wherein the gripper comprises a pawl assembly, wherein the pawl assembly has an axel, and wherein the axel carries a first follower and a second follower;
wherein the first follower selectively contacts the trip member for actuating the pivoting of the gripper and thereby the selective disengagement;
wherein the gripper has a cam formed thereon;
wherein the gripper has a channel;
wherein the gripper comprises biasing means which exerts a biasing force for urging the axle into a first position in the channel;
wherein when the picker arm linearly translates while the thumb engages the data cartridge and while the data cartridge is held stationary, the biasing force is overcome whereby the axle slides in the radial direction in the channel.
17. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein when the axle reaches a second position in the channel the second follower contacts the cam, and wherein linear translation of the picker arm while the second follower contacts the cam causes the thumb to disengage the feature on the data cartridge.
18. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the first follower and the second follower are situated on opposite sides of a pawl thumb.
19. A method of operating a data cartridge handling apparatus comprising:
rotating a ring-shaped carousel within a housing whereby a selected one of a plurality of cartridge-accommodating cells angularly arranged therearound between an inner periphery and an outer periphery the carousel becomes aligned with a transducing drive along a radial dimension of the carousel, the drive being situated within the housing and outside the outer periphery;
selectively engaging a feature of a data cartridge residing in a cell aligned with the drive by pivoting one of the gripper and a thumb comprising the gripper to facilitate engagement of the feature, the gripper and the thumb being carried by a picker arm which is mounted within the housing at a point within the inner periphery of the carousel;
linearly translating the picker arm and the data cartridge engaged thereby in the radial dimension;
using a trip member mounted in the housing between the outer periphery and the drive to actuate rotation of the gripper and thereby release of the data cartridge during loading of the data cartridge into the drive;
wherein the feature is a reel lock notch formed on an underside of the data cartridge, and
wherein the step of selectively engaging comprises extending a projection formed on the thumb into the reel lock notch during the selective engagement.
20. The method of claim 19, further comprising contacting the trip member with a spur on the gripper during pivoting actuation of the gripper.
21. The method of claim 19, further comprising biasing the gripper relative to the picker arm.
22. The method of claim 21, wherein the gripper comprises a pawl assembly which is pivotally connected to the picker arm and which slides in the radial direction; wherein the pawl assembly has an axle; wherein the gripper has a channel; and wherein the method further comprises:
wherein when the picker arm linearly translates while the thumb engages the data cartridge and while the data cartridge is held stationary, allowing the axle to slide in the radial direction in the channel.
23. The apparatus of claim 22, further comprising, when the axle reaches a predetermined position in the channel, linearly translating the picker arm while a follower contacts a cam on the axle thereby causing the thumb to rotate and disengage the feature on the data cartridge.