To form the signature Birkenstock foot bed, the latex and the cork are blended in a proprietary formula, creating a brownish granulated paste that, in its prebaked state, bears an unfortunate visual resemblance to cat vomit.
This technique, developed by underlying index provider Zacks Investment Research, follows fundamental factors such as earnings growth in a proprietary formula, which determines allocations between 16 different U.S. equity sectors targeting 1,000 of the largest firms.
Tempur-Pedic uses a proprietary formula made of viscoelastic material, which is based on a substance developed by NASA.
Each has a proprietary formula that generally includes various herbs, roots, flowers and spices, which are macerated in alcohol, sometimes blended with a sweet syrup and tempered in barrels or bottles.
Its Web site says "Tasti D-Lite is a proprietary formula with a unique balance of natural ingredients and Tasti Science".
The FTPN is a proprietary formula that accounts for both the ability to get on base and the ability to hit for power.
Production is measured by the Forbes Total Production Number (FTPN), a proprietary formula that accounts for both the ability to get on base and the ability to hit for power.
The signature greenish color of the glass bottles (so-called Georgian Green) is based on a proprietary formula.
All candidates were vetted and scored using a proprietary formula that considered things like engagement, social footprint, and popularity among insiders.
Instead, members of the bureaucracy administering the election use a proprietary formula to convert vote totals into close-but-not-quite-representative electoral vote equivalents, which are used to decide how electoral votes are apportioned.
Plus a proprietary formula of dl-phenylalanine, glutamine, citrus bioflavonoids, grape seed extract, choline bitartrate, inositol, ginkgo biloba, methionine, germanium sesquioxide, boron, vanadium, nickel.
