Author: claimsbot

1. A process for preparing a VSB-5 molecular sieve by crystallizing a nickel compound and a phosphorous compound with a base, wherein said base is an inorganic base or monoamine and said crystallizing is performed at a temperature ranging from 50 to 350\xb0 C. and pH of 7.0 to 12.0.
2. The process according to claim 1, wherein said inorganic base is selected from the group consisting of ammonia, aqueous ammonia, sodium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide, magnesium hydroxide and calcium hydroxide.
3. The process according to claim 1, wherein said monoamine is selected from the group consisting of triethyl amine, tri-n-propyl amine, diisopropyl amine, triethanol amine, morpholine and cyclohexyl amine.
4. The process according to claim 1, wherein said base is employed in the mole ratio of 1.0-10.0 to 1 mole of said nickel compound.
5. The process according to claim 1, wherein said phosphorous compound is employed in the mole ratio of 0.3-3.0 to 1 mole of said nickel compound.
6. The process according to claim 1, wherein said heating is carried out using a microwave or electric heater.
7. The process according to claim 1, wherein, during said crystallizing, said reactants are agitated at a rate of 100-1000 rpm.
8. The process according to claim 1, wherein a crystallized product from said process using said inorganic base is not subjected to heat treatment.

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 seam for ductwork, said seam having a male end portion integrally formed with said ductwork, said seam comprising:
a female end portion integrally formed with said ductwork;
wherein said female end portion includes a first fold and a second fold, said first and second folds defining thereby a female groove for accommodating said male end portion therein;
wherein a distal end of said second fold is bent away from said female groove prior to said male end portion being inserted into said female groove; and
wherein said female groove lies adjacent an outer surface of said ductwork.
2. The seam for ductwork according to claim 1, wherein:
said first fold extends from an inwardly formed hemmed ridge, said inwardly formed hemmed ridge being substantially perpendicular to said duct wall.
3. The seam for ductwork according to claim 1, wherein:
said first fold and said second fold define a sealing angle of approximately 5 to 45 degrees therebetween.
4. The seam for ductwork according to claim 1, wherein:
said first fold and said second fold define a sealing angle of approximately 20 degrees therebetween.
5. A seam for ductwork having a male end portion integrally formed at a distal end of a duct wall, said seam comprising:
a female end portion integrally formed at another distal end of said duct wall; and
wherein said female end portion includes a first fold which is bent to extend in a first direction substantially parallel to said duct wall, a second fold which is bent at an open angle and extends in a second direction to define a female groove for accommodating said male end portion therein, and a sealing fold integrally formed at a distal end of said second fold, said sealing fold being bent at a sealing angle to said second fold prior to said male portion being inserted into said female groove.
6. The seam for ductwork according to claim 5, wherein:
said second direction is substantially opposite to said first direction.
7. The seam for ductwork according to claim 5, wherein:
said open angle is between 10 to 30 degrees.
8. The seam for ductwork according to claim 5, wherein:
said open angle is approximately 20 degrees.
9. The seam for ductwork according to claim 5, wherein:
said sealing fold is bent towards said duct wall.
10. The seam for ductwork according to claim 5, wherein:
said sealing angle is between 45 to 60 degrees.
11. A seam for ductwork having a male end portion integrally formed at a distal end of a duct wall, said seam comprising:
a female end portion integrally formed at another distal end of said duct wall; and
wherein said female end portion includes a first fold bent to extend inwardly and substantially perpendicular to said duct wall, a second fold bent to extend in a direction substantially parallel to said duct wall, a third fold bent back upon said second fold, and a fourth fold bent at an open angle from said third fold and defining thereby a female groove for accommodating said male portion therein.
12. The seam for ductwork according to claim 11, further comprising:
a distal end of said fourth fold bent transverse to said female groove prior to said male portion being inserted into said female groove.
13. The seam for ductwork according to claim 12, wherein:
said open angle is between 10 to 60 degrees.

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
identifying, by a computing device, a change to at least one record of a plurality of records in a multi-record update;
determining at least one problem condition associated with the change to the at least one record, wherein the at least one problem condition is determined via at least one problem definition object before the change is saved;
organizing the at least one problem condition on a display; and
executing an action on the at least one problem condition displayed.
2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 wherein identifying the change to the at least one record includes monitoring changes in a directly selected record of the plurality of records.
3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 wherein identifying the change to the at least one record includes monitoring changes in a related record of the plurality of records that results from a changed workflow logic.
4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 wherein the problem definition object is customizable.
5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 wherein the at least one problem condition is organized on the display based upon, at least in part, at least one of the at least one record that is determined to have the at least one problem condition via the at least one problem definition object due to the change, the at least one problem condition object used to determine the at least one problem condition, and severity of the at least one problem condition.
6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 wherein the action includes at least one of ignoring the at least one problem condition, cancelling the change to the at least one record, and correcting the change to the at least one record.
7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 wherein the action is executed on at least a portion of the at least one problem condition displayed.
8.-20. (canceled)

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 climb assist system for use in combination with a climbing structure having upper and lower ends, the climb assist system comprising:
a header assembly for attachment to the upper end of the climbing structure, the header assembly including a pulley frame having opposing front and rear ends and front and rear pulleys located adjacent the front and rear ends;
at least one elongated guide member extending from the header assembly downwardly toward the lower end of the climbing structure;
a climb assist cable extending over the front and rear pulleys and including a front cable portion for extending along a front side of the climbing structure, and a rear cable portion for extending along a rear portion of the climbing structure adjacent to the at least one guide member;
a counterweight attached to the rear cable portion of the climb assist cable, the counterweight including a guide portion engaged with the at least one guide member;
including a fall prevention device for the counterweight, where the fall prevention device is engaged around the at least one quite member and includes an actuation lever connected to the climb assist cable; and
wherein the counterweight includes an eye bolt member and the actuation lever includes a shaft engaged through a hole in the eye bolt member, where movement of the shaft within the hole actuates the fall prevention device into locking engagement with the at least one guide member.
2. The climb assist system of claim 1 wherein the pulley frame comprises a laterally extending member and the upper end of the at least one guide member is attached to the laterally extending member.
3. The climb assist system of claim 1 wherein the header assembly comprises a vertical brace attached to the pulley frame between the front and rear pulleys for supporting the pulley frame to the climbing structure.
4. The climb assist system of claim 1 including a second guide member wherein the climb assist cable is located between the guide members.
5. The climb assist system of claim 4 wherein the pulley frame comprises first and second generally L-shaped plates, each plate defining a lateral vertical wall and a lateral horizontal wing, where one of the guide members is attached to each of the lateral horizontal wings.
6. The climb assist system of claim 5 including an anchor plate for attachment to the lower end of the climbing structure, where a lower end of each of the guide members is attached to the anchor plate.
7. The climb assist system of claim 5 wherein the front and rear pulleys rotate in a plane generally parallel to the lateral vertical plates, and a plane defined by the guide members is oriented generally perpendicular to the lateral vertical plates.
8. The climb assist system of claim 7 wherein the counterweight comprises substantially flat front and rear sides defining a width dimension that is generally at least as great as the spacing between the guide members, where a plane parallel to the front and rear sides of the counterweight is generally perpendicular to the lateral vertical plates.
9. A climb assist system for attachment to a fall prevention system including a fall prevention cable attached to an upper cable support located at the upper end of a climbing structure, the climb assist system comprising:
a header assembly for attachment to the upper end of the climbing structure, the header assembly including a pulley frame having opposing front and rear ends and front and rear pulleys located adjacent the front and rear ends;
a vertical brace including a first end for attachment to the upper cable support and a second end engaged with the pulley frame between the front and rear pulleys;
first and second guide cables extending from the pulley frame downwardly toward the lower end of the climbing structure;
a climb assist cable extending over the front and rear pulleys and including a front cable portion for extending along a front side of the climbing structure, and a rear cable portion for extending along a rear portion of the climbing structure adjacent to the first and second guide cables;
a counterweight attached to the rear cable portion of the climb assist cable, the counterweight including at least one guide portion engaged with at least one of the guide cables;
including a fall prevention device for the counterweight, where the fall prevention device is engaged around one of the guide cables and includes an actuation lever connected to the climb assist cable; and
wherein the counterweight includes an eve bolt member and the actuation lever includes a shaft engaged through a hole in the eve bolt member, where movement of the shaft within the hole actuates the fall prevention device into locking engagement with the one of the guide cables.
10. The climb assist system of claim 9 wherein the pulley frame comprises first and second generally L-shaped plates, each plate defining a lateral vertical wall and a lateral horizontal wing, where each of the guide cables is attached to one of the lateral horizontal wings.
11. The climb assist system of claim 10 wherein the front and rear pulleys rotate in a plane generally parallel to the lateral vertical plates, and a plane defined by the guide cables is oriented generally perpendicular to the lateral vertical plates.
12. A climb assist system in combination with a ladder comprising vertically extending side rails and vertically spaced horizontal rungs extending between the side rails, including a fall prevention system comprising a fall prevention cable having upper and lower ends attached to upper and lower cable supports, respectively, at upper and lower rungs of the ladder, the climb assist system comprising:
a header assembly including a vertical brace and a horizontally extending pulley frame having opposing front and rear ends, the vertical brace having a first end engaged with the upper cable support and a second end engaged with the pulley frame between the front and rear ends;
the pulley frame comprising lateral vertical walls and lateral horizontal wings extending from the lateral vertical walls;
the pulley frame including front and rear pulleys located adjacent the front and rear ends, respectively, of the pulley frame and between the lateral vertical walls;
first and second guide cables, each guide cable including an upper end attached to a respective one of the lateral wings and a lower end rigidly fixed adjacent a lower end of the ladder, the guide cables extending along a rear side of a plane defined by the rungs of the ladder;
a climb assist cable extending over the front and rear pulleys and including a front cable portion extending along a front side of the plane defined by the rungs of the ladder adjacent to the fall prevention cable, and a rear cable portion extending along the rear side of the plane defined by the rungs of the ladder and located between the first and second guide cables;
a counterweight attached to the rear cable portion of the climb assist cable for substantially offsetting the weight of a person attached to the front cable portion, the counterweight including first and second guide portions engaged over the first and second guide cables, respectively;
including a fall prevention device for the counterweight, where the fall prevention device is engaged around one of the guide cables and includes an actuation lever connected to the climb assist cable; and
wherein the counterweight includes an eve bolt member and the actuation lever includes a shaft engaged through a hole in the eve bolt member, where movement of the shaft within the hole actuates the fall prevention device into locking engagement with the one of the guide cables.
13. The climb assist system of claim 12 wherein each lateral vertical wall and one of the lateral horizontal wings are defined by a generally L-shaped plate extending between the front and rear sides of the plane defined by the rungs of the ladder.
14. The climb assist system of claim 12 including an anchor plate attached to the lower cable support, the lower ends of the first and second guide cables attached to the anchor plate.
15. The climb assist system of claim 14 wherein the lower cable support is attached directly to a rung of the ladder.
16. The climb assist system of claim 12 wherein the first and second guide portions extend through opposing side edges of the counterweight.