Author: claimsbot

1.) A composition used as a petroleum substitute comprising an organic solvent extract of Euphorbia tirucalli plant material.
2.) The composition of claim 1, said extract comprising hydrocarbons formed from oligomerized pentenes.
3.) The composition of claim 2, said pentenes comprising 2-methyl-2-butene.
4.) The composition of claim 2, said pentenes comprising 2-methyl-1-butene.
5.) The composition of claim 1, said extract comprising plant isoprenoids formed from 2-methyl-1-butene subunits.
6.) The composition of claim 1, said composition having a naphtha fraction comprised of 2,6-dimethyl-2,6-octadiene and 2,7-dimethyl-2,6-octadiene.
7.) The composition of claim 6, said naphtha fraction further comprising monoterpene compounds.)
8.) The composition of claim 6, said naphtha fraction comprising greater than \u2153 of the extracted material.
9.) The composition of claim 6, said naphtha fraction having a boiling point of about 150 to 180 degrees Celsius.
10.) The composition of claim 6, said naphtha fraction having a boiling point of about 170 to 180 degrees Celsius.)
11.) The composition of claim 1, wherein the organic solvent comprises a non-polar solvent.
12.) The composition of claim 11, wherein the organic non-polar solvent comprises hexane.
13.) A hydrocarbon composition comprising an organic solvent extract of Euphorbia tirucalli plant material, said extract comprising:
a. a naphtha fraction having a boiling point of about 150 to 180 degrees Celsius, said naphtha fraction comprised of 2,6-dimethyl-2,6-octadiene, 2,7-dimethyl-2,6-octadiene, and limonene;
b. a grease fraction; and,
c. a tar fraction.
14.) The composition of claim 13, said grease fraction comprising squalene, phytane, and farnesene.
15.) The composition of claim 13, said tar fraction comprising beta-carotene, chlorophyll, and 1up-20(29)-en-3-one.
16.) The composition of claim 13, said naphtha fraction comprising greater than \u2153 of the extracted material.
17.) The composition of claim 13, said naphtha fraction having a boiling point of about 170 to 180 degrees Celsius.
18.) The composition of claim 13, wherein the organic solvent comprises a non-polar solvent.
19.) The composition of claim 18, wherein the organic non-polar solvent comprises hexane.
20.) The hydrocarbon composition of claim 6, said extract prepared by a method comprising the steps of:
a. preparing a generally flat solvent-permeable layer of Euphorbia tirucalli plant fibers by applying compressive and shearing forces to a raw biomass of Euphorbia tirucalli;
b. preparing a solvent-permeable fibrous batt of Euphorbia tirucalli biomass by stacking a plurality of layers on top of each other;
c. extracting hydrocarbons from the biomass by conveying the fibrous batt in a direction countercurrent to an organic solvent flow;
d. recovering a mixture comprised of the solvent and the extracted hydrocarbons; and,
e. separating the extracted hydrocarbons from the solvent to produce the extract.
21.) The composition of claim 20, wherein the organic solvent comprises a non-polar solvent.
22.) The composition of claim 21, wherein the organic non-polar solvent comprises hexane.

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 for providing automated diagnosis of problems for an electronic system, comprising:
identifying recent configuration changes made to the electronic system that fall within pre-established parameters;
ranking the identified changes into potential causes;
verifying ranked potential causes to determine whether any of the ranked potential causes may be an actual cause or contributor to the problem; and
calculating distances associated with the ranked potential causes that correspond to a relative likelihood that potential causes may be a true cause.

We claim:

1. A device for infeeding a material web into a rotary printing machine, comprising an infeed element for receiving a material web start, said infeed element being introducible onto an introduction path extending at least approximately parallel to a path of the material web in the rotary printing machine, and suspension stations at which the material web is connectable to said infeed element, said suspension stations being assigned to respective components of the rotary printing machine along the path of the material web through the rotary printing machine.
2. The device according to claim 1, wherein said infeed element is formed of a movable part, and a suspension segment mounted respectively on one of said suspension stations.
3. The device according to claim 1, wherein said suspension stations are arranged below the path of the material web through the rotary printing machine.
4. The device according to claim 2, including holding devices for said suspension segments provided on said suspension stations.
5. The device according to claim 4, wherein said holding devices are formed as magnets.
6. The device according to claim 4, wherein said holding devices are formed as suction strips subjectible to a vacuum.
7. The device according to claim 4, wherein said holding devices are formed as adhesive stations.
8. The device according to claim 4, wherein said holding devices are formed as hook-shaped holders.
9. The device according to claim 4, wherein said suspension segments are mountable stationarily on said holding devices.
10. The device according to claim 1, wherein said suspension stations include a cutting device movable transversely to the material web in a cutting gap.
11. The device according to claim 2, wherein said movable part of said infeed element is mounted in a parking position.
12. The device according to claim 2, wherein said suspension segment mounted, respectively, on said suspension station is suspended from said moveable part which is movable in said guide.
13. The device according to claim 2, wherein said movable part of said suspension element is equipped with stop faces.
14. The device according to claim 11, wherein said movable part of said suspension element is formed of a flat and flexible metal profile.
15. The device according to claim 14, wherein orifices conducive to the deformability of said movable part of said infeed element are formed in said movable part.
16. A material web-infeed device for a web-processing rotary printing machine, comprising an infeed element for receiving a material web start, said infeed element being introducible onto a guide path extending at least approximately parallel to a path of the material web in the rotary printing machine, and suspension stations at which the material web is connectable to said infeed element, said suspension stations being assigned to respective components of the rotary printing machine along the path of the material web through the rotary printing machine.
17. A web-processing rotary printing machine, comprising a guide path for an infeed element receiving a start of a material web, said guide path extending at least approximately parallel to a web path of the material web, and suspension stations at which the material web is connectable to said infeed element, said suspension elements being assigned to components of the rotary printing machine along the path of the material web through the rotary printing machine.

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 system for convoying vehicles whereby a following vehicle is caused to follow a lead vehicle, comprising
processing system for receiving data about a plurality of vehicles and selecting vehicles for linking in accordance with the data,
long distance communications link for directing the candidate vehicles into proximity to one another,
short range communications link for communicating among the candidate vehicles to cause the vehicles to move into a linked position, and
vehicle control unit responsive to the short range communications link for managing vehicular functions to safely maintain a linked position among the vehicles.
2. The system of claim 1 wherein the data comprises some of a group comprising routing, weight, braking capability, destination, load, weather, traffic conditions, vehicle type, trailer type, recent history of linking, fuel price, and driver history.
3. The system of claim 1 wherein the selecting is based at least in part on a weighted cost function of the distance between the vehicles and the distance between their destinations.
4. The system of claim 1 wherein the routing data includes identification of locations where linking is not desirable.
5. The system of claim 1 wherein the vehicle control unit manages automated steering of a following vehicle.
6. The system of claim 1 wherein the vehicle control unit maintains relative speed and distance between the linked vehicles.
7. The system of claim 1 wherein the vehicle control unit can discontinue linking.
8. The system of claim 7 wherein at least one of the vehicle control units, in either the lead vehicle or a following vehicle, receives characteristics of vehicle performance in determining whether to maintain or discontinue linking.
9. The system of claim 8 wherein the characteristics of vehicle performance comprise at least one of speed, relative distance to the other truck, braking application andor pressure, engine or drivetrain torque, and system faults.
10. The system of claim 1 wherein the vehicles transition into a linked position in a smooth trajectory.
11. The system of claim 10 wherein the smooth trajectory comprises a beginning, a middle, and an end, and a change in the relative distance between the vehicles per unit of time is smallest at the beginning and the end of the transition, and largest in the middle.
12. The system of claim 1 wherein linking is terminated in response to one or more of a group comprising turn signal application, steering inputs larger or faster than a threshold, clutch pedal application, a gear change, Jake (compression) brake application, trailer brake application, ignition key-off, or driver input.
13. The system of claim 6 wherein relative distance between the vehicles is determined by at least one of a group comprising radar, lidar, cameras, and precision GPS.
14. The system of claim 1 wherein each vehicle available for linking has associated therewith a unique indicia.
15. The system of claim 1 wherein the short range communications link comprises a low latency data link.
16. The system of claim 15 wherein the low latency data link is selected from a group comprising WiFi, DSRC (802.11p), radio modem, Zigbee.
17. The system of claim 1 wherein the processing system comprises a data processing system on each vehicle.
18. The system of claim 1 wherein the processing system selects the order of the vehicles when linked.
19. The system of claim 18 wherein the order is based upon one or more of a group comprising vehicle weightload, weatherroad conditions, fuel savings or linking time accrued, braking technology on the vehicle, destination.
20. The system of claim 18 wherein linking is only permitted when the vehicles are in the selected order.
21. The system of claim 1 wherein each vehicle available for linking at a specific time and location has temporarily associated therewith indicia unique among the vehicles then available for linking.
22. The system of claim 1, wherein the vehicle control unit receives data identifying neighboring vehicles, not available for linking, assigns unique indicia to each such neighboring vehicle, and monitors their movements while the movements of such vehicles may require evasive or other safety related maneuvers.