Author: claimsbot

What is claimed is:

1. A process for the polymerization of olefins, comprising the step of contacting, at a temperature of about 100 C. to about 200 C., one or more monomers selected from the group consisting of ethylene and an olefin of the formula H2CCH(CH2)nH (XXII), and a Cr, Mn, V, Ti, Zr or Hf complex of an anion of the formula (I)
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wherein:
R1 is hydrocarbyl or substituted hydrocarbyl, R2 is hydrogen, hydrocarbyl or substituted hydrocarbyl, and R3 is hydrogen, hydrocarbyl, substituted hydrocarbyl or a functional group, provided that R1 and R2 taken together may be orthoarylene or substituted ortho-arylene, or R1, R2 and R3 taken together may form one or more rings;
Z is a bridging group of the formula (II), (III) or (IV)
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Q is nitrogen, oxygen, phosphorous or sulfur, provided that when Z is (II), Q is oxygen;
R4 is hydrogen, hydrocarbyl or substituted hydrocarbyl, provided that when Q is oxygen or sulfur R4 is not present;
R6 is hydrogen, hydrocarbyl or substituted hydrocarbyl, provided that R3 and R6 together may form a ring;
R7 is hydrogen, hydrocarbyl or substituted hydrocarbyl, provided that R3, R6 and R7 together may form an aromatic ring, or R6 and R7 taken together may form a ring;
R8 is hydrogen, hydrocarbyl or substituted hydrocarbyl;
R9 is hydrogen, hydrocarbyl or substituted hydrocarbyl, provided that R4 and R9 taken together may be part of a double bond to an imino nitrogen atom, or R8 and R9 taken together may form a carbonyl with the carbon to which they are attached, or R8 and R9 taken together may form a ring, or R4 and R9 taken together may form a ring, or R4, R8 and R9 taken together may form a ring, or R6, R7, R8 and R9 taken together may form an aromatic ring;
R10, R11, R12 and R13 are each independently hydrogen, hydrocarbyl or substituted hydrocarbyl, provided that R10, R11, R12 and R13 taken together may be ortho-arylene;
R14 and R15 are each independently hydrogen, hydrocarbyl or substituted hydrocarbyl, provided that R14 and R15 taken together may form a carbonyl with the carbon to which they are attached, or R12, R13, R14, and R15 taken together may form an o-arylene group, or R10, R11, R12, R13, R14, and R15 taken together may form a fused aromatic ring system, or R13 and R14 taken together may form a ring;
R20 and R21 are each independently hydrogen, hydrocarbyl or substituted hydrocarbyl, or R20 and R21 taken together may form a ring;
each R22 is individually hydrocarbyl, oxygen or alkoxy, provided that when R22 is oxygen, two of R22 are taken together to form TO;
n is an integer of 1 or more;
T is phosphorous or sulfur whose oxidation state is 3 or greater; and
x is equal to the oxidation state of T minus 2.
2. The process as recited in claim 1, wherein the monomer is ethylene.
3. The process as recited in claim 1, wherein the transition metal is selected from the group consisting of Zr and Ti.
4. The process as recited in claim 1, wherein R1 and R2 taken together are o-arylene, Z is a group of the formula (III), Q is oxygen, and R6, R7, R8 and R9 taken together form an aromatic ring.
5. The process as recited in claim 4, wherein (I) has the formula
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wherein R24, R25, R26, R27, R29, R30, R31 and R32 are each independently hydrogen, hydrocarbyl, substituted hydrocarbyl or a functional group, and R28 is hydrogen, hydrocarbyl, or substituted hydrocarbyl, provided that any two of R24, R25, R26, R27, R29, R30, R31 and R32 vicinal to one another may be taken together to form a ring, and that R27 and R28 may be taken together to form a ring, or R28 and R29 may be taken together to form a ring.
6. A process for the polymerization of olefins, comprising the step of contacting, at a temperature of about 100 C. to about 200 C., one or more monomers selected from the group consisting of ethylene and H2CCH(CH2)nH (XXII), with a compound of the formula (V)
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wherein:
R1 is hydrocarbyl or substituted hydrocarbyl, R2 is hydrogen, hydrocarbyl or substituted hydrocarbyl, and R3 is hydrogen, hydrocarbyl, substituted hydrocarbyl or a functional group, provided that R1 and R2 taken together may be orthoarylene or substituted ortho-arylene, or R1, R2 and R3 taken together may form one or more rings;
Z is a bridging group of the formula (II), (III) or (IV)
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Q is nitrogen, oxygen, phosphorous or sulfur, provided that when Z is (II), Q is oxygen;
R4 is hydrogen, hydrocarbyl or substituted hydrocarbyl, provided that when Q is oxygen or sulfur R4 is not present;
R6 is hydrogen, hydrocarbyl or substituted hydrocarbyl, provided that R3 and R6 taken together may form a ring;
R7 is hydrogen, hydrocarbyl or substituted hydrocarbyl, provided that R3, R6 and R7 taken together may form an aromatic ring, or R6 and R7 taken together may form a ring;
R8 is hydrogen, hydrocarbyl or substituted hydrocarbyl;
R9 is hydrogen, hydrocarbyl or substituted hydrocarbyl, provided that R4 and R9 taken together may be part of a double bond to an imino nitrogen atom, or R8 and R9 taken together may form a carbonyl with the carbon to which they are attached, or R8 and R9 taken together may form a ring, or R4 and R9 taken together may form a ring, or R4, R8 and R9 taken together may form a ring, or R6, R7, R8 and R9 taken together may form an aromatic ring;
R10, R11, R12 and R13 are each independently hydrogen, hydrocarbyl or substituted hydrocarbyl, provided that R10, R11, R12 and R13 taken together may be ortho-arylene;
R14 and R15 are each independently hydrogen, hydrocarbyl or substituted hydrocarbyl, provided that R14 and R15 taken together may form a carbonyl with the carbon to which they are attached, or R12, R13, R14, and R15 taken together may form an o-arylene group, or R10, R11, R12, R13, R14, and R15 taken together may form a fused aromatic ring system, or R13 and R14 taken together may form a ring;
R20 and R21 are each independently hydrogen, hydrocarbyl or substituted hydrocarbyl, or R20 and R21 taken together may form a ring;
each R22 is individually hydrocarbyl, oxygen or alkoxy, provided that when R22 is oxygen, two of R22 are taken together to form TO;
n is an integer of 1 or more;
T is phosphorous or sulfur whose oxidation state is 3 or greater;
x is equal to the oxidation state of T minus 2;
M is Ti, Zr, Hf, V, Mn or Cr;
m is an integer equal to the valence of M minus 2; and
each L1 is independently a monodentate monoanionic ligand and at least for one of L1 an ethylene molecule may insert between L1 and M, and L2 is a monodentate neutral ligand which may be displaced by ethylene or an empty coordination site, provided that an L1 and L2 taken together may be a monoanionic polydentate ligand and at least for one of these monoanionic polydentate ligands ethylene may insert between said monoanionic polydentate ligand and M.
7. The process as recited in claim 6, wherein the monomer is ethylene.
8. The process as recited in claim 6, wherein the transition metal is selected from the group consisting of Zr and Ti.
9. The process as recited in claim 6, wherein R1 and R2 taken together are o-arylene, Z is a group of the formula (III), Q is oxygen, and R6, R7, R8 and R9 taken together form an aromatic ring.
10. The process as recited in claim 6, wherein (V) has the formula
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wherein R24, R25, R26, R27, R29, R30, R31 and R32 are each independently hydrogen, hydrocarbyl, substituted hydrocarbyl or a functional group, and R28 is hydrogen, hydrocarbyl, or substituted hydrocarbyl, provided that any two of R24, R25, R26, R27, R29, R30, R31 and R32 vicinal to one another may be taken together to form a ring, and that R27 and R28 may be taken together to form a ring, or R28 and R29 may be taken together to form a ring.
11. The process as recited in claim 6, wherein the monomers and compound of the formula (V) are contacted in the further presence of a catalyst activator.
12. A compound of the formula (VI)
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wherein:
R1 is hydrocarbyl or substituted hydrocarbyl, R2 is hydrogen, hydrocarbyl or substituted hydrocarbyl, and R3 is hydrogen, hydrocarbyl, substituted hydrocarbyl or a functional group, provided that R1 and R2 taken together may be orthoarylene or substituted ortho-arylene, or R1, R2 and R3 taken together may form one or more rings;
Z is a bridging group of the formula (II), (III) or (IV)
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Q is nitrogen, oxygen, phosphorous or sulfur, provided that when Z is (II), Q is oxygen;
R4 is hydrogen, hydrocarbyl or substituted hydrocarbyl, provided that when Q is oxygen or sulfur R4 is not present;
R6 is hydrogen, hydrocarbyl or substituted hydrocarbyl, provided that R3 and R6 taken together may form a ring;
R7 is hydrogen, hydrocarbyl or substituted hydrocarbyl, provided that R3, R6 and R7 taken together may form an aromatic ring, or R6 and R7 taken together may form a ring;
R8 is hydrogen, hydrocarbyl or substituted hydrocarbyl;
R9 is hydrogen, hydrocarbyl or substituted hydrocarbyl, provided that R4 and R9 taken together may be part of a double bond to an imino nitrogen atom, or R8 and R9 taken together may form a carbonyl with the carbon to which they are attached, or R8 and R9 taken together may form a ring, or R4 and R9 taken together may form a ring, or R4, R8 and R9 taken together may form a ring, or R6, R7, R8 and R9 taken together may form an aromatic ring;
R10, R11, R12 and R13 are each independently hydrogen, hydrocarbyl or substituted hydrocarbyl, provided that R10, R11, R12 and R13 taken together may be ortho-arylene;
R14 and R15 are each independently hydrogen, hydrocarbyl or substituted hydrocarbyl, provided that R14 and R15 taken together may form a carbonyl with the carbon to which they are attached, or R12, R13, R14 and R15 taken together may form an o-arylene group, or R10, R11, R12, R13, R14, and R15 taken together may form a fused aromatic ring system, or R13 and R14 taken together may form a ring;
R20 and R21 are each independently hydrogen, hydrocarbyl or substituted hydrocarbyl, or R20 and R21 taken together may form a ring;
each R22 is individually hydrocarbyl, oxygen or alkoxy, provided that when R22 is oxygen, two of R22 are taken together to form TO;
n is an integer of 1 or more;
T is phosphorous or sulfur whose oxidation state is 3 or greater;
x is equal to the oxidation state of T minus 2;
M is Ti, Zr, Hf, V, Mn or Cr;
m is an integer equal to the valence of M minus 2; and
p is 0 or 1; and
each L3 is independently a monodentate monoanionic ligand, and L4 is a monodentate neutral ligand or an empty coordination site, provided that an L3 and L4 taken together may be a monoanionic bidentate ligand.
13. The compound as recited in claim 12, wherein M is selected from the group consisting of Zr and Ti.
14. The compound as recited in claim 12, wherein R1 and R2 taken together are o-arylene, Z is a group of the formula (III), Q is oxygen, and R6, R7, R8 and R9 taken together form an aromatic ring.
15. The compound as recited in claim 12, wherein (VI) has the formula
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wherein R24, R25, R26, R27, R29, R30, R31 and R32 are each independently hydrogen, hydrocarbyl, substituted hydrocarbyl or a functional group, and R28 is hydrogen, hydrocarbyl, or substituted hydrocarbyl, provided that any two of R24, R25, R26, R27, R28, R29, R30 and R32 vicinal to one another may be taken together to form a ring, and that R27 and R28 may be taken together to form a ring, or R28 and R29 may be taken together to form a ring.
16. A polymerization catalyst component comprising a Ti, Zr, Hf, V, Mn or Cr complex of an anion of the formula (I)
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wherein:
R1 is hydrocarbyl or substituted hydrocarbyl, R2 is hydrogen, hydrocarbyl or substituted hydrocarbyl, and R3 is hydrogen, hydrocarbyl, substituted hydrocarbyl or a functional group, provided that R1 and R2 taken together may be orthoarylene or substituted ortho-arylene, or R1, R2 and R taken together may form one or more rings;
Z is a bridging group of the formula (II), (III) or (IV)
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Q is nitrogen, oxygen, phosphorous or sulfur, provided that when Z is (II), Q is oxygen;
R4 is hydrogen, hydrocarbyl or substituted hydrocarbyl, provided that when Q is oxygen or sulfur R4 is not present;
R6 is hydrogen, hydrocarbyl or substituted hydrocarbyl, provided that R3 and R6 together may form a ring;
R7 is hydrogen, hydrocarbyl or substituted hydrocarbyl, provided that R3, R6 and R7 together may form an aromatic ring, or R6 and R7 taken together may form a ring;
R8 is hydrogen, hydrocarbyl or substituted hydrocarbyl;
R9 is hydrogen, hydrocarbyl or substituted hydrocarbyl, provided that R4 and R9 taken together may be part of a double bond to an imino nitrogen atom, or R8 and R9 taken together may form a carbonyl with the carbon to which they are attached, or R8 and R9 taken together may form a ring, or R4 and R9 taken together may form a ring, or R4, R8 and R9 taken together may form a ring, or R6, R7, R8 and R9 taken together may form an aromatic ring;
R10, R11, R12 and R13 are each independently hydrogen, hydrocarbyl or substituted hydrocarbyl, provided that R10, R11, R12 and R13 taken together may be ortho-arylene;
R14 and R15 are each independently hydrogen, hydrocarbyl or substituted hydrocarbyl, provided that R14 and R15 taken together may form a carbonyl with the carbon to which they are attached, or R12, R13, R14, and R15 taken together may form an o-arylene group, or R10, R11, R12, R13, R14 and R15 taken together may form a fused aromatic ring system, or R13 and R14 taken together may form a ring;
R20 and R21 are each independently hydrogen, hydrocarbyl or substituted hydrocarbyl, or R20 and R21 taken together may form a ring;
each R22 is individually hydrocarbyl, oxygen or alkoxy, provided that when R22 is oxygen, two of R22 are taken together to form TO;
n is an integer of 1 or more;
T is phosphorous or sulfur whose oxidation state is 3 or greater; and
x is equal to the oxidation state of T minus 2.
17. The polymerization catalyst component as recited in claim 16, wherein the transition metal is selected from the group consisting of Zr and Ti.
18. The polymerization catalyst component as recited in claim 16, wherein R1 and R2 taken together are o-arylene, Z is a group of the formula (III), Q is oxygen, and R6, R7, R8 and R9 taken together form an aromatic ring.
19. The polymerization catalyst component as recited in claim 18, wherein (I) has the formula
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wherein R24, R25, R26,l R27, R29, R30, R31 and R32 are each independently hydrogen, hydrocarbyl, substituted hydrocarbyl or a functional group, and R28 is hydrogen, hydrocarbyl, or substituted hydrocarbyl, provided that any two of R24, R25, R26, R27, R29, R30, R31 and R32 vicinal to one another may be taken together to form a ring, and that R27 and R28 may be taken together to form a ring, or R28 and R29 may be taken together to form a ring.
20. The polymerization catalyst component as recited in claim 16, further comprising a catalyst activator.

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 simulated smoking device for non-burning use comprises:
a vessel defining a hollow interior;
an insert located within said interior being adapted to carry an aromatic substance thereon;
an oblong implement sized and shaped to penetrate into said interior and having a first abrasive end to scrape against said substance, thereby releasing said substance.
2. The device of claim 1, wherein said insert is formed into a tube removably mounted within said interior.
3. The device of claim 1, wherein said interior is divided by a septum into a first chamber and a second chamber; wherein said aromatic substance is located within said first chamber.
4. The device of claim 3, which further comprises a smoke-simulating powder located in said second chamber.
5. The device of claim 3, wherein said septum is penetrated by a valved opening encouraging a unidirectional flow therethrough.
6. The device of claim 5, wherein said device further comprises a spline located within said second chamber.
7. The device of claim 5, wherein said unidirectional flow goes from said first chamber to said second chamber, thereby allowing exhalation.
8. The device of claim 4, wherein a portion of said smoke-simulating powder is selected from the group consisting of talc and diatomaceous earth.
9. The device of claim 1, wherein said aromatic substance is formed to have a plurality of spaced apart thickened portions thereby increasing the surface area of said aromatic substance.
10. The device of claim 9, wherein said plurality of thickened portions are formed by a helicoidal bead.
11. The device of claim 1, wherein said implement is slidingly mounted to said device.
12. The device of claim 1, wherein said implement is rotatively mounted to said device.
13. The device of claim 1, wherein said abrasive end comprises a plurality of bristles.
14. The device of claim 1, wherein said vessel comprises a distal terminus formed into an unevenly shaped tip.
15. The device of claim 4, wherein said vessel comprises a distal terminus comprising a plug having an outlet aperture sized to allow passage of an amount of said smoke-simulating powder therethrough.
16. The device of claim 3, wherein said device further comprises said vessel having a side wall; and
said side wall being formed to have at least one port therethrough in communication with said first chamber.
17. The device of claim 16, wherein said insert comprises an inlet hole located to be in substantial alignment with said port.
18. The device of claim 16, wherein said abrasive end comprises a plurality of bristles, and wherein said at least one port is located to direct a flow of inhaled air through said bristles.
19. A simulated cigarette kit comprises:
a vessel defining a hollow interior;
first and second interchangeable inserts each being sized and shaped to be temporarily secured within said interior; and,
wherein said first insert is adapted to carry a first aromatic substance thereon, and said second insert is adapted to carry a second aromatic substance thereon.
20. The kit of claim 19, wherein said first and second substances have different flavored aromas.

1. A method of manufacturing an optical information recording medium having a laminate of unit layers each including a resin layer having an uneven surface and a recording layer laminated on the uneven surface of the resin layer, the method including:
a first resin applying step of applying a first photo-curing resin to one surface of a first substrate;
a first resin curing step of laminating a first stamper having an uneven surface on the first photo-curing resin applied to the one surface of the first substrate, and irradiating ultraviolet rays onto the first photo-curing resin via the first stamper to cure the first photo-curing resin;
a second resin applying step of applying a second photo-curing resin to the other surface of the first substrate;
a second resin curing step of laminating a second stamper having an uneven surface on the second photo-curing resin applied to the other surface of the first substrate, and irradiating ultraviolet rays onto the second photo-curing resin via the first second to cure the second photo-curing resin;
a first stamper peeling step of peeling the second stamper from the second photo-curing resin; and
a first recording layer laminating step of laminating a first recording layer on a surface of the second photo-curing resin which is exposed by peeling of the second stamper,
wherein the first photo-curing resin and the second photo-curing resin in use have properties such that a strength of adhesion of the first photo-curing resin to the first stamper is greater than a strength of adhesion of the second photo-curing resin to the second stamper.
2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the first photo-curing resin and the second photo-curing resin contain a fluorine-contained monomer, and
a ratio of the fluorine-contained monomer contained in the first photo-curing resin is set smaller than a ratio of the fluorine-contained monomer contained in the second photo-curing resin.
3. A method of manufacturing an optical information recording medium having a laminate of unit layers each including a resin layer having an uneven surface and a recording layer laminated on the uneven surface of the resin layer, the method including:
a first resin applying step of applying a first photo-curing resin to one surface of a first substrate;
a first resin curing step of laminating a first stamper having an uneven surface on the first photo-curing resin applied to the one surface of the first substrate, and irradiating ultraviolet rays onto the first photo-curing resin via the first stamper to cure the first photo-curing resin;
a second resin applying step of applying a second photo-curing resin to the other surface of the first substrate;
a second resin curing step of laminating a second stamper having an uneven surface on the second photo-curing resin applied to the other surface of the first substrate, and irradiating ultraviolet rays onto the second photo-curing resin via the first second to cure the second photo-curing resin;
a first stamper peeling step of peeling the second stamper from the second photo-curing resin; and
a first recording layer laminating step of laminating a first recording layer on a surface of the second photo-curing resin which is exposed by peeling of the second stamper,
wherein an application area of the first photo-curing resin to the first substrate is set larger than an application area of the second photo-curing resin to the first substrate.
4. The method according to claim 3, wherein the first substrate is a disk,
the first resin applying step is a step of applying the first photo-curing resin to an annular region extending from a position away from a rotational center of the disk by a length of R1 in a radial direction to a periphery of the disk,
the second resin applying step is a step of applying the second photo-curing resin to an annular region extending from a position away from the rotational center of the disk by an length of R2 in a radial direction to the periphery of the disk, and
the length of R1 in a radial direction is smaller than the length of R2 in a radial direction.
5. A method of manufacturing an optical information recording medium having a laminate of unit layers each including a resin layer having an uneven surface and a recording layer laminated on the uneven surface of the resin layer, the method including:
a first resin applying step of applying a first photo-curing resin to one surface of a first substrate;
a first resin curing step of laminating a first stamper having an uneven surface on the first photo-curing resin applied to the one surface of the first substrate, and irradiating ultraviolet rays onto the first photo-curing resin via the first stamper to cure the first photo-curing resin;
a second resin applying step of applying a second photo-curing resin to the other surface of the first substrate;
a second resin curing step of laminating a second stamper having an uneven surface on the second photo-curing resin applied to the other surface of the first substrate, and irradiating ultraviolet rays onto the second photo-curing resin via the first second to cure the second photo-curing resin;
a first stamper peeling step of peeling the second stamper from the second photo-curing resin;
a first recording layer laminating step of laminating a first recording layer on a surface of the second photo-curing resin which is exposed by peeling of the second stamper;
a third resin applying step of applying a third photo-curing resin to a surface of the first recording layer;
a first substrate fixing step of laminating a second substrate on the third photo-curing resin applied to the surface of the first recording layer, and irradiating ultraviolet rays onto the third photo-curing resin via the second substrate to cure the third photo-curing resin, thereby fixing the second substrate;
a second stamper peeling step of peeling the first stamper from the first photo-curing resin;
a second recording layer laminating step of laminating a second recording layer on a surface of the first photo-curing resin which is exposed by peeling of the first stamper;
a fourth resin applying step of applying the third photo-curing resin to a surface of the second recording layer; and
a second substrate fixing step of laminating a third substrate on the third photo-curing resin applied to the surface of the second recording layer, and irradiating ultraviolet rays onto the third photo-curing resin via the third substrate to cure the third photo-curing resin, thereby fixing the third substrate.
6. The method according to claim 5, wherein the first photo-curing resin and the third photo-curing resin in use have properties such that a strength of adhesion of the third photo-curing resin to the first recording layer is greater than a strength of adhesion of the first photo-curing resin to the first stamper.
7. The method according to claim 5, wherein the third photo-curing resin is applied thinner than the first photo-curing resin.
8. An optical information recording medium manufactured by the manufacturing method set forth in claim 1.
9. An optical information recording medium manufactured by the manufacturing method set forth in claim 3.
10. An optical information recording medium manufactured by the manufacturing method set forth in claim 5.

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 comprising:
invoking an instance of a relational database, the relational database comprising a plurality of data elements;
receiving input indicative of a selection of a portion of the relational database from a user via the instance of the relational database, the selection comprising a first data element of the plurality of data elements having a first value and a second data element of the plurality of data elements having a second value;
identifying a functional relationship between the first value and the second value;
encapsulating the functional relationship between the first value and the second value in a functional object;
encapsulating, by a processor, the first value, the second value, and the functional object in a predictive database model object;
invoking a modeling application to perform a modeling operation on the predictive database model object to predict an output and create a first modified first value and a first modified second value;
locking the first modified first value, the first modified second value, and the functional object in the predictive database model object in view of performing the modeling operation on the predictive database model object;
sending the predictive database model object, comprising the portion of the relational database, to a mainframe platform via a secure channel over a network, wherein the mainframe platform performs a modeling operation using the first modified first value, the first modified second value, and the functional object in the predictive database model object to create a second modified first value, a second modified second value, or a changed functional object in the predictive database model object;
receiving a modified predictive database model object from the mainframe platform via the secure channel over the network, wherein the modified predictive database model object comprises the second modified first value, the modified changed second value, or the changed functional object; and
converting the modified predictive database model object to a non-object oriented format, wherein the relational database performs an operation using the second modified first value, the second modified second value, or the changed functional object from the converted modified predictive database model object.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the portion comprises at least one of spreadsheet data or database data.
3. The method of claim 1, further comprising storing the predictive database model object in storage of the client machine.
4. The method of claim 1, wherein the predictive database model object is encapsulated in extensible markup language (XML) format.
5. The method of claim 1, wherein the functional relationship comprises at least one of a function call parameter or a linkage parameter.
6. The method of claim 1, wherein the predictive database model object is extensible via an appending of at least one of a third value of a third data element or an additional functional relationship to the predictive database model object.
7. The method of claim 1, wherein the predictive database model object is importable into at least one application.
8. The method of claim 1, where the relational database is hosted in at least one of local storage coupled to the processor or remote storage.
9. A system comprising:
a memory to store a relational database; and
a processor, operatively coupled to the memory, to:
invoke an instance of the relational database, the relational database comprising a plurality of data elements;
receive input indicative of a selection of a portion of the relational database from a user via the instance of the relational database, the selection comprising a first data element of the plurality of data elements having a first value and a second data element of the plurality of data elements having a second value;
identify a functional relationship between the first value and the second value;
encapsulate the functional relationship between the first value and the second value in a functional object;
encapsulate the first value, the second value, and the functional object in a predictive database model object;
invoke a modeling application to perform a modeling operation on the predictive database model object to predict an output and create a first modified first value and a first modified second value;
lock the first modified first value, the first modified second value, and the functional object in the predictive database model object in view of performing the modeling operation on the predictive database model object;
send the predictive database model object, comprising the portion of the relational database, to a mainframe platform via a secure channel over a network, wherein the mainframe platform performs a modeling operation using the first modified first value, the first modified second value, and the functional object in the predictive database model object to create a second modified first value, a second modified second value, or a changed functional object in the predictive database model object;
receive a modified predictive database model object from the mainframe platform via the secure channel over the network, wherein the modified predictive database model object comprises the second modified first value, the second modified second value, or the changed functional object; and
convert the modified predictive database model object to a non-object oriented format, wherein the relational database performs an operation using the second modified first value, the second modified second value, or the changed functional object from the converted modified predictive database model object.
10. The system of claim 9, wherein the portion comprises at least one of spreadsheet data or database data.
11. The system of claim 9, wherein the memory is further to store the predictive database model object.
12. The system of claim 9, wherein the predictive database model object is encapsulated in extensible markup language (XML) format.
13. The system of claim 9, wherein the functional relationship comprises at least one of a function call parameter or a linkage parameter.
14. The system of claim 9, wherein the predictive database model object is extensible via an appending of at least one of a third value of a third data element or an additional functional relationship to the predictive model object.
15. The system of claim 9, wherein the predictive database model object is importable into at least one application.
16. The system of claim 9, where the memory comprises at least one of local storage or remote storage.
17. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having instructions encoded thereon that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:
invoke an instance of a relational database, the relational database comprising a plurality of data elements;
input indicative of a selection of a portion of the relational database from a user via the instance of the relational database, the selection comprising a first data element of the plurality of data elements having a first value and a second data element of the plurality of data elements having a second value;
identify a functional relationship between the first value and the second value;
encapsulate the functional relationship between the first value and the second value in a functional object;
encapsulate, by the processor, the first value, the second value, and the functional object in a predictive model object;
encapsulate the functional relationship between the first value and the second value in a functional object;
encapsulate, by the processor, the first value, the second value, and the functional object in a predictive database model object;
invoke a modeling application to perform a modeling operation on the predictive database model object to predict an output and create a first modified first value and a first changed modified value;
lock the first modified first value, the first modified second value, and the functional object in the predictive database model object in view of performing the modeling operation on the predictive database model object;
send the predictive database model object, comprising the portion of the relational database, to a mainframe platform via a secure channel over a network, wherein the mainframe platform performs a modeling operation using the first modified first value, the first modified second value, and the functional object in the predictive database model object to create a second modified first value, a second modified second value, or a changed functional object in the predictive database model object;
receive a modified predictive database model object from the mainframe platform via the secure channel over the network, wherein the modified predictive database model object comprises the second modified first value, the second modified second value, or the changed functional object; and
convert the modified predictive database model object to a non-object oriented format, wherein the relational database performs an operation using the second modified first value, the second modified second value, or the changed functional object from the converted modified predictive database model object.
18. The computer system readable medium of claim 17, wherein the predictive database model object is importable into at least one application.