Author: claimsbot

1. A method for blow molding a workpiece, the method comprising the steps of:
(a) forming a parison having a wall of multiple layers of polymer including a barrier layer, and open ends, each end having a end surface extending around the periphery of the respective end;
(b) forming a mold comprising first and second sections enclosing a cavity, a pinch-off spaced outward from a bottom of the cavity, first and second zones arranged along parting planes between the sections in series with and outboard of the pinch-off, the first zone located between the pinch-off and the second zone and having a lateral dimension larger than a lateral dimension of the pinch-off and smaller than a lateral dimension of the second zone, and a third zone arranged along the parting lines and inboard of the pinch-off;
(c) closing the mold sections on the parison such that in the mold at each end of the parison, a first portion of each end surface is compressed against a second portion of the respective end surface;
(d) closing the mold sections further on the parison such that the barrier layer of the first portion and second portion of the end surface at each parison end are joined and welded mutually along a continuous seal line which starts in the third zone; and
(e) removing a formed part from the mold.
2. The method of claim 1 wherein step (d) further comprises:
closing the mold sections further on the parison such that the layers of the first portion and second portion of the end surface at each parison end are joined and welded mutually along the seal line.
3. The method of claim 1 wherein step (d) further comprises:
closing the mold sections on the parison at a first, relatively high speed until the first portion and second portion of surfaces at each end form a seal line and the two mold halves are a first predetermined distance apart.
4. The method of claim 3 wherein step (d) further comprises:
closing the mold sections further on the parison at a second speed that is slower than the first speed until the two mold sections are a second predetermined distance apart that is less than the first predetermined distance.
5. The method of claim 4 wherein step (d) further comprises:
closing the mold sections further on the hollow parison at a speed that is intermediate the first speed and the second speed.
6. The method of claim 1 wherein step (a) further comprises the step of extruding a hollow cylindrical tube, each end having an edge extending around a perimeter of a respective end of the tube.
7. The method of claim 1 further comprising:
closing the mold sections; and
shaping the parison to inner surfaces of the mold by injecting a fluid at elevated pressure into the mold, thereby forcing the parison against the inner surfaces of the mold.
8. The method of claim 1 wherein the first and second portions of the two barrier layers at the end surfaces are welded over at least a portion of the length of the seal line.
9. The method according to claim 1, wherein a formed part removed from the mold is a fuel tank.
10. The method of claim 1 wherein two sheets of polymer located at an end of the parison are sealed mutually to form the workpiece.
11. The method of claim 1 further comprising:
cooling an outer surface of the parison before closing the mold, the cooling being sufficient to change the viscosity of said outer surface relative to the viscosity of other layers in the parison.
12. A method for blow molding a workpiece, the method comprising the steps of:
(a) forming a parison having a wall of multiple layers of polymer including a barrier layer, and open ends, each end having a end surface extending around the periphery of the respective end;
(b) forming a mold comprising first and second sections enclosing a cavity, a pinch-off spaced from a bottom of the cavity by a transition having a width that decreases as distance from said bottom increases, first and second zones arranged along parting planes between the sections in series with and outboard of the pinch-off, the first zone located between the pinch-off and the second zone and having a lateral dimension larger than a lateral dimension of the pinch-off and smaller than a lateral dimension of the second zone, and a third zone arranged along the parting lines and inboard of the pinch-off;
(c) closing the mold sections on the parison such that in the mold at each end of the parison a first portion of each end surface is compressed against a second portion of the respective end surface;
(d) closing the mold sections further on the parison at a first, relatively high speed until the first portion and second portion of surfaces at each end form a seal line and the two mold halves are a first predetermined distance apart;
(e) closing the mold sections further on the parison at a second speed that is slower than the first speed until the two mold sections are a second predetermined distance apart that is less than the first predetermined distance;
(f) closing the mold sections further on the parison at a speed intermediate the first speed and the second speed until the barrier layer of the first portion and second portion of the end surface at each parison end are joined and welded mutually along a continuous seal line which starts in the third zone; and
(g) removing the workpiece from the mold.
13. The method of claim 12 wherein step (a) further comprises the step of extruding a hollow cylindrical tube having opposite ends, each end having a circumferential edge extending around a perimeter of a respective end of the tube.
14. The method of claim 12 wherein step (d) further comprises:
shaping the parison to the inner surfaces of the mold by injecting a fluid at elevated pressure into the mold, thereby forcing the parison against the inner surfaces of the mold.
15. The method of claim 12 wherein the first and second portions of the two barrier layer materials at the end surfaces are welded over at least a portion of the length of the seal line.
16. The method of claim 12, wherein the workpiece removed from the mold is a fuel tank.
17. The method of claim 12 wherein two sheets of polymer located at an end of the parison are sealed mutually to form the workpiece.
18. The method of claim 12 further comprising:
cooling an outer surface of the parison before closing the mold, the cooling being sufficient to change the viscosity of said outer surface relative to the viscosity of other layers in the parison.

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 receiving and exposing user-generated lists of items, the method comprising:
providing, in association with an electronic catalog of items, a user interface that includes functionality for users to interactively create lists of items selected from the electronic catalog, and to submit the lists for viewing by other users;
receiving user-created lists of items, said user-created lists created and submitted by users via the user interface;
ranking, with one or more computer processors, at least one user-created list relative to other user-created lists based at least partly on effectiveness levels of the user-created lists as measured based on monitored user behaviors of users that access such user-created lists;
receiving a search query submitted by a user to conduct a search of the electronic catalog; and
selecting, with one or more computer processors, at least one user-created list to expose to the user with results of the search query, said selecting based at least partly on the search query and the ranking of the user-created lists.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the effectiveness levels of the user-created lists are based at least partly on an observed tendency of users who view the user-created lists to subsequently purchase items.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein ranking the user-created lists comprises collecting and analyzing data reflective of a tendency of users who access particular user-created lists to thereafter select an item for purchase.
4. The method of claim 1, wherein selecting at least one user-created list to expose comprises:
identifying, by execution of the search query, a set of search result items; and
selecting the at least user-created list to expose based at least partly on the set of search result items.
5. The method of claim 4, wherein selecting at least one user-created list to expose comprises searching for user-created lists that include one or more of the search result items listed thereon.
6. The method of claim 4, wherein selecting at least one user-created list to expose comprises calculating degrees of similarity between the set of search result items and individual user-created lists.
7. The method of claim 4, wherein selecting at least one user-created list to expose comprises using item similarity data to identify user-created lists whose items are similar to one or more of the search result items.
8. The method of claim 1, further comprising generating, in response to the search query, a search results page that lists (1) catalog items that are responsive to the search query, and (2) the at least one user-created list selected to expose.
9. The method of claim 8, wherein the search results page includes, for each selected user-created list, a link for accessing the list and a textual description supplied by a creator of the list.
10. The method of claim 1, wherein the items include musical works.
11. Physical computer storage that stores executable code modules that direct an interactive computing system to perform a process that comprises:
providing, in association with an electronic catalog of items, a user interface that includes functionality for users to interactively create lists of items selected from the electronic catalog, and to submit the lists for viewing by other users;
receiving user-created lists of items, said user-created lists created and submitted by users via the user interface;
ranking at least one user-created list relative to other user-created lists based at least partly on effectiveness levels of the user-created lists as measured based on monitored user behaviors of users that access such user-created lists;
receiving a search query submitted by a user to conduct a search of the electronic catalog; and
selecting at least one user-created list to expose to the user with results of the search query, said selecting based at least partly on the search query and the ranking of the user-created lists.
12. An interactive system comprising one or more physical computers, said one or more computers configured to provide:
a user interface that includes functionality for users to interactively create lists of items selected from an electronic catalog, and to submit the lists for viewing by other users;
a data repository that stores user-created lists submitted by users via the user interface; and
a list selection system configured to select, from the data repository, one or more user-created lists to expose to a user based at least partly on
(1) a search query submitted by the user, and
(2) rankings of the user-created lists, said rankings based at least partly on effectiveness data reflective of effectiveness levels of particular user-created lists, as measured based on monitored behaviors of users that access such user-created lists.
13. The interactive system of claim 12, wherein the user interface provides at least one field for a list creator to enter a textual description of a list, and the interactive system is configured to expose the textual description to other users in conjunction with the list.
14. The interactive system of claim 13, wherein the one or more computers are additionally configured to expose to other users, in association with the list, creator-supplied information about the creator of the list.
15. The interactive system of claim 12, wherein the user interface provides item-specific fields for a list creator to enter textual comments regarding individual items on a list, and the interactive system is configured to expose the textual comments to users who access the list.
16. The interactive system of claim 12, wherein the effectiveness data is based at least partly on an observed tendency of users who access the user-created lists to subsequently acquire an item.
17. The interactive system of claim 12, wherein the list selection system is configured to rank the user-created lists based at least partly on the effectiveness data.
18. The interactive system of claim 12, wherein the list selection system is configured to select the one or more user-created lists to expose based at least partly on a set of search results items resulting from execution of the search query.
19. The interactive system of claim 18, wherein the list selection system is configured to use item similarity data to identify user-created lists that list at least one item that is similar to a search results item.
20. The interactive system of claim 18, wherein the list selection system is configured to measure degrees of similarity between the set of search result items and individual user-created lists.
21. The interactive system of claim 12, further comprising a server configured to generate, in response to the search query, a search results page that lists (1) items that are responsive to the search query, and (2) the one or more selected user-created lists.
22. The interactive system of claim 21, wherein the search results page includes, for each selected user-created list, a link for accessing the list and a textual description supplied by a creator of the list.
23. The interactive system of claim 12, wherein the list selection system is additionally configured to select, from the data repository, user-created lists to expose on item detail pages of the electronic catalog.

1. An implantable medical device for delivery of cardiac therapy to a patient, the device comprising:
electrode apparatus comprises at least one left ventricular electrode configured to be located proximate the left ventricle of a patient’s heart and at least one right ventricular electrode configured to be located proximate the right ventricle of a patient’s heart;
a therapy delivery module configured to deliver pacing therapy using the electrode apparatus;
a sensing module configured to sense electrical activity of the patient’s heart using the electrode apparatus; and
a control module coupled to the therapy delivery module and to the sensing module and configured to:
deliver one or more left ventricular paces to the patient’s left ventricle with a cross-chamber pacing vector using a selected left ventricular electrode of the at least one left ventricular electrode and a selected right ventricular electrode of the least one right ventricular electrode, wherein the selected left ventricular electrode is the cathode and the selected right ventricular electrode is the anode in the cross-chamber pacing vector;
measure one or more first cross-chamber sense times between the one or more left ventricular paces and one or more right ventricular senses in response to the one or more left ventricular paces;
deliver one or more right ventricular paces to the patient’s right ventricle using the selected right ventricular electrode;
measure one or more second cross-chamber sense times between the one or more right ventricular paces and one or more left ventricular senses in response to the one or more right ventricular paces; and
determine whether anodal capture of the right ventricle is occurring when delivering ventricular pacing with the cross-chamber pacing vector based on the measured one or more first cross-chamber sense times and the measured one or more second cross-chamber sense times.
2. The device of claim 1, wherein delivering one or more right ventricular paces to the patient’s right ventricle using the selected right ventricular electrode comprises delivering one or more right ventricular paces to the patient’s right ventricle using the selected right ventricular electrode and another right ventricular electrode of the at least one right ventricular electrode in a short bipolar pacing vector.
3. The device of claim 1, wherein delivering one or more left ventricular paces to the patient’s left ventricle comprises delivering one or more left ventricular paces to the patient’s left ventricle using a selected short AV delay and delivering one or more right ventricular paces to the patient’s right ventricle comprises delivering one or more right ventricular paces to the patient’s right ventricle using the selected short AV delay.
4. The device of claim 1, wherein the one or more left ventricular paces comprises a plurality of left ventricular paces, wherein the one or more first cross-chamber sense times comprise a plurality of first cross-chamber sense times, wherein the one or more right ventricular paces comprises a plurality of right ventricular paces, wherein the one or more second cross-chamber sense times comprise a plurality of second cross-chamber sense times.
5. The device of claim 1, wherein the control module is further configured to:
compute at least one statistical metric for the one or more first cross-chamber sense times and the one or more second cross-chamber sense times, wherein the at least one statistical metric comprises at least one of a mean, median, and mode; and
determine whether anodal capture of the right ventricle is occurring when delivering ventricular pacing with the cross-chamber pacing vector by comparing the at least one statistical metric of the one or more first cross-chamber sense times to the at least one statistical metric of the one or more second cross-chamber sense times.
6. The device of claim 1, wherein determining whether anodal capture of the right ventricle is occurring when delivering ventricular pacing with the cross-chamber pacing vector comprises determining that anodal capture of the right ventricle is occurring if the one or more second cross-chamber sense times are greater than or equal to the one or more first cross-chamber sense times plus a selected timed period, wherein the selected time period is greater than or equal to 20 milliseconds.
7. The device of claim 1, wherein the control module is further configured to:
store at least one left ventricular paced evoked response in response to the one or more left ventricular paces;
store at least one right ventricular paced evoked response in response to the one or more right ventricular paces; and
determine whether anodal capture of the right ventricle is occurring when delivering ventricular pacing with the cross-chamber pacing vector by comparing the at least one left ventricular paced evoked response and the at least one right ventricular paced evoked response.
8. The device of claim 7, wherein the electrode apparatus comprises at least one far-field electrode for monitoring far-field electrical activity configured to capture the at least one left ventricular evoked response and the at least one right ventricular evoked response.
9. The device of claim 1, wherein the control module is further configured to determine that anodal capture of the right ventricle is not occurring if the one or more first cross-chamber sense times are greater than or equal to a selected time interval.
10. The device of claim 9, wherein the selected time interval value is greater than or equal to about 60 milliseconds.
11. The device of claim 1, wherein the control module is further configured to provide an alert if the one or more second cross-chamber sense times are less than a selected time interval.
12. The device of claim 11, wherein the selected time interval is greater than or equal to about 60 milliseconds.
13. A method for use in providing cardiac therapy to a patient comprising:
providing electrode apparatus comprising at least one left ventricular electrode configured to be located proximate the left ventricle of a patient’s heart and at least one right ventricular electrode configured to be located proximate the right ventricle of a patient’s heart;
delivering one or more left ventricular paces to the patient’s left ventricle with a cross-chamber pacing vector using a selected left ventricular electrode of the at least one left ventricular electrode and a selected right ventricular electrode of the least one right ventricular electrode, wherein the selected left ventricular electrode is the cathode and the selected right ventricular electrode is the anode in the cross-chamber pacing vector;
measuring one or more first cross-chamber sense times between the one or more left ventricular paces and one or more right ventricular senses in response to the one or more left ventricular paces;
delivering one or more right ventricular paces to the patient’s right ventricle using the selected right ventricular electrode;
measuring one or more second cross-chamber sense times between the one or more right ventricular paces and one or more left ventricular senses in response to the one or more right ventricular paces; and
determining whether anodal capture of the right ventricle is occurring when delivering ventricular pacing with the cross-chamber pacing vector based on the measured one or more first cross-chamber sense times and the measured one or more second cross-chamber sense times.
14. The method of claim 13, wherein delivering one or more right ventricular paces to the patient’s right ventricle using the selected right ventricular electrode comprises delivering one or more right ventricular paces to the patient’s right ventricle using the selected right ventricular electrode and another right ventricular electrode of the at least one right ventricular electrode in a short bipolar pacing vector.
15. The method of claim 13, wherein delivering one or more left ventricular paces to the patient’s left ventricle comprises delivering one or more left ventricular paces to the patient’s left ventricle using a selected short AV delay and delivering one or more right ventricular paces to the patient’s right ventricle comprises delivering one or more right ventricular paces to the patient’s right ventricle using the selected short AV delay.
16. The method of claim 13, wherein the one or more left ventricular paces comprises a plurality of left ventricular paces, wherein the one or more first cross-chamber sense times comprise a plurality of first cross-chamber sense times, wherein the one or more right ventricular paces comprises a plurality of right ventricular paces, wherein the one or more second cross-chamber sense times comprise a plurality of second cross-chamber sense times.
17. The method of claim 13, wherein the method further comprises:
computing at least one statistical metric for the one or more first cross-chamber sense times and the one or more second cross-chamber sense times, wherein the at least one statistical metric comprises at least one of a mean, median, and mode; and
determining whether anodal capture of the right ventricle is occurring when delivering ventricular pacing with the cross-chamber pacing vector by comparing the at least one statistical metric of the one or more first cross-chamber sense times to the at least one statistical metric of the one or more second cross-chamber sense times.
18. The method of claim 13, wherein determining whether anodal capture of the right ventricle is occurring when delivering ventricular pacing with the cross-chamber pacing vector comprises determining that anodal capture of the right ventricle is occurring if the one or more second cross-chamber sense times are greater than or equal to the one or more first cross-chamber sense times plus a selected timed period, wherein the selected time period is greater than or equal to 20 milliseconds.
19. The method of claim 13, wherein method further comprises:
storing at least one left ventricular paced evoked response in response to the one or more left ventricular paces;
storing at least one right ventricular paced evoked response in response to the one or more right ventricular paces; and
determining whether anodal capture of the right ventricle is occurring when delivering ventricular pacing with the cross-chamber pacing vector by comparing the at least one left ventricular paced evoked response and the at least one right ventricular paced evoked response.
20. The method of claim 19, wherein the electrode apparatus comprises at least one far-field electrode for monitoring far-field electrical activity configured to capture the at least one left ventricular evoked response and the at least one right ventricular evoked response.
21. The method of claim 13, wherein the method further comprise determining that anodal capture of the right ventricle is not occurring if the one or more first cross-chamber sense times are greater than or equal to a selected time interval.
22. The method of claim 21, wherein the selected time interval value is greater than or equal to about 60 milliseconds.
23. The method of claim 13, wherein the method further comprises providing an alert if the one or more second cross-chamber sense times are less than a selected time interval.
24. The method of claim 23, wherein the selected time interval is greater than or equal to about 60 milliseconds.
25. An implantable medical device for delivery of cardiac therapy to a patient, the device comprising:
electrode apparatus comprises at least one left ventricular electrode configured to be located proximate the left ventricle of a patient’s heart and at least one right ventricular electrode configured to be located proximate the right ventricle of a patient’s heart;
a therapy delivery module configured to deliver ventricular pacing to at least the patient’s left ventricle using a cross-chamber pacing vector using a selected left ventricular electrode of the at least one left ventricular electrode and a selected right ventricular electrode of the least one right ventricular electrode, wherein the selected left ventricular electrode is the cathode and the selected right ventricular electrode is the anode in the cross-chamber pacing vector;
a sensing module configured to sense electrical activity of the patient’s heart using the electrode apparatus; and
a control module coupled to the therapy delivery module and to the sensing module and configured to determine whether anodal capture of the right ventricle is occurring when delivering ventricular pacing with the cross-chamber pacing vector based on at least:
one or more cross-chamber sense times between one or more left ventricular paces and one or more right ventricular senses in response to the one or more left ventricular paces, and
one or more second cross-chamber sense times between one or more right ventricular paces and one or more left ventricular senses in response to the one or more right ventricular paces.

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 soybean meat composition produced from soybeans comprising lipoxygenases 1, 2 and 3, wherein the composition comprises greater than 10% linoleic acid as a percentage of total fatty acids and less than 20 \u03bcg of total 2,4 decadienal plus hexanal plus hexanol per gram following oxidation under mild aqueous conditions.
2. The composition of claim 1, comprising less than 4% linolenic acid as percent of total fatty acids.
3. The composition of claim 1, comprising less than 2000 \u03bcg per gram free arginine and less than 400 \u03bcg free asparagine per gram.
4. The composition of claim 1, having color measured as b* value of less than 30 and an L* value greater than 80, as monitored by the CIE-L*a*b* system where L* indicates lightness and b* indicates hue on a blue (\u2212) to yellow (+) axis.
5. The composition of claim 1, comprising less than 4 \u03bcg of 1-octen-3-ol content per gram following oxidation under mild aqueous conditions.
6. The composition of claim 1, having greater than 30% of the protein as \u03b2-conglycinin.
7. The composition of claim 1, having less than 25% of the protein as glycinin.
8. The composition of claim 1, having a linoleic acid concentration between 10% and 60% of the total fatty acids.
9. A soybean meat composition having greater than 30% of the protein as \u03b2-conglycinin and less than 25% of the protein as glycinin, less than 5,000 \u03bcg per gram of free arginine, and less than 900 \u03bcg per gram free asparagine, further defined as comprising less than 4 \u03bcg per gram 1-octen-3-ol content following oxidation under mild aqueous conditions, or comprising less than 20 \u03bcg of total 2,4 decadienal plus hexanal plus hexanol per gram following oxidation under mild aqueous conditions.
10. The composition of claim 9, having less than 2,000 \u03bcg per gram of free arginine and less than 400 \u03bcg per gram free asparagine.
11. The composition of claim 9, having a linolenic acid concentration between 1.5% and 14% of the total fatty acids.
12. The composition of claim 9, having a linoleic acid concentration between 10% and 60% of the total fatty acids.
13. The composition of claim 9, having a color characterized by b* value less than 30 and an L* value greater than 80 as monitored by the CIE-L*a*b* system where L* indicates lightness and b* indicates hue on a blue (\u2212) to yellow (+) axis.
14. The composition of claim 9, comprising 67-69 mg lysine per gram of protein.
15. The composition of claim 9, comprising 72-80 mg arginine per gram of protein.
16. The composition of claim 9, comprising 28-30 mg histidine per gram of protein.
17. A soybean meat composition having greater than 30% of the protein as \u03b2-conglycinin and less than 25% of the protein as glycinin and less than 20 \u03bcg of total 2,4 decadienal plus hexanal plus hexanol per gram following oxidation under mild aqueous conditions.
18. The composition of claim 17, having a linolenic acid concentration between 1.5% and 14% of the total fatty acids.
19. The composition of claim 17, having a linoleic acid concentration between 10% and 60% of the total fatty acids.
20. The composition of claim 17, having a color characterized by b* value less than 30 and an L* value greater than 80 as monitored by the CIE-L*a*b* system where L* indicates lightness and b* indicates hue on a blue (\u2212) to yellow (+) axis.