An inexpensive device, shown in the figure, for preparing tissue sealant is disclosed. The device is particularly applicable to preparation of autologous tissue sealant. A method of sealing tissue in which the tissue sealant is applied immediately after mixing platelet-rich plasma concentrate with a solution of calcium and thrombin is also disclosed. Adhesive and tensile strengths are comparable o...

An apparatus for the cutting and creasing of plastics material sheet is disclosed which comprises a cutting and creasing tool and a corresponding plate arranged for mutual contact characterised in that the plate is free of raised surfaces and is covered with a plastics material, preferably nylon. Additionally, an apparatus for preheating corrugated plastics sheet material is described which compri...

"INSETICIDA AGRICULTURAL/HORTICULTURAL E MéTODO PARA O SEU USO". Um objetivo da presente invenção é fornece inseticidas tendo eficácia elevada. A presente invenção fornece compostos representados pela fórmula (1), em que A~ 1~, A~ 2~, A~ 3~, e A~ 4~ independentemente representam um átomo de carbono, um átomo de nitrogênio, ou um átomo de nitrogênio oxidado; R~ 1~ representa um grupo de alquila C1-...

De uitvinding betreft enerzijds een garengeleidingsinrichting voor een weefmachine (1) omvattende minstens één garenleiding (2) met een ingangszijde (3) die voorzien is om bij een garenvoorraad (4) opgesteld te worden , en een uitgangszijde (5) die voorzien is om via een aansluiteenheid (11) op een aansluitbord (6) aangesloten te worden, waarbij de aansluiteenheid (11) voorzien is om de uitgangzij...

A tire mold according to the invention includes a plurality of tread sectors for forming a tread portion of a tire and two shell inserts for molding the sidewalls of a tire wherein the tread sectors and the shell inserts are castings formed from the same model. A method for manufacturing a mold in accordance with the invention includes the steps of providing a casting model having the tread and si...

The present invention provides for proper air bleed without using air wicking fabric strips and/or the perforated polyethylene material or the like. Instead, an inside surface of a curing envelope is molded with a unique embossed pattern which is designed to channel to a vacuum valve, expeditiously, all the air being evacuated from between the outer surface of a tire and an inner surface of the en...

An electrosurgical apparatus comprises an HF generator and an HF instrument, the HF instrument having a first switch and a second switch, the first switch being assigned a first operating state, and the second switch being assigned a second operating state of the HF generator, the first switch and the second switch further being connected to at least one control signal line, there being assigned, ...

A method of manufacturing a rubber coated fabric for a tire which includes a weft cutting step of cutting a weft of the rubber coated fabric base substance using a cutting device at a cut pitch Cp of two to five times an arrangement pitch P of a warp. The cut ductility of the weft is set between 5 and 20%. The cutting device utilizes first and second rollers in which the peripheral protrusions and...

In order to provide a polyester film having superior impact resistance and flex pinhole resistance, and further exhibiting superior gas barrier properties after a metal or metal oxide is deposited on the film, with the inherent characteristics of polyester film maintained, such as low hygroscopicity, dimensional stability, flatness, and transparency, the polyester film comprises a mixture of 70% t...

To provide an organic electroluminescent device, a manufacturing method thereof, and an electronic apparatus, which can reduce wiring line resistance, lower power consumption, suppress heating and uniformize brightness. There is provided a method of manufacturing an organic electroluminescent device comprising, on a first electrode, a light-emitting functional layer surrounded by a first partition...

A method of filtering a packet data stream as transmitted in a digital audiovisual transmission system characterized in that transport packet data is filtered at a first stage by a digital filter ( 42 ) according to the characteristics of the transport packet header, selected filtered data being then passed directly to a memory element ( 44 ) within the receiver/decoder. In a second aspect, the me...

The image-based container defects detector consists of a plurality of camera units, a sensor unit, a frame grabber, and an image recognizer unit. The sensor unit serves to detect the vehicles entering the inspection station, and transmit a signal to the frame grabber for capturing the vehicle image by triggering the CCD camera thereby obtaining the information about the container's defect position...

A method and apparatus for providing, in a processor, a shift operation on a packed data element having multiple values. The apparatus having multiple muxes, each of the multiple muxes having a first input, a second input, a select input and an output. Each of the multiple bits that represent a shifted packed intermediate result on a first bus is coupled to the corresponding first input. Each of t...

A process for preparing rigid expanded materials containing urethane an d optionally urea and isocyanurate groups, characterised in that a polyurethan e rigid foam is prepared by reacting a) an aromatic polyisocyanate with b) a polyol component with on average at least 3 hydrogen atoms which can react with isocyanates, containing 1) 30 to 80 wt.% of an aromatic amine started polyether with a molec...

To acquire data such as the flow rate of various phases of a fluid flowing in a hydrocarbon well ( 12 ) in production, in particular in an inclined or horizontal portion of the well, both the local speed of the fluid and the proportions of the various phases are determined in each of at least two distinct regions of the well that are not in alignment with one another parallel to the axis of the we...

The invention relates to a foam for purifying and filtrating air, particularly filtrating toxic compounds, such as for instance tar and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) from tobacco smoke, and to a method to prepare this foam. The foam according to the invention is a foam comprising cavities and interstitial spaces situated outside of the cavities, the cavities being defined by walls, the w...

An exercise device includes a frame, a foot support mounted on the frame, and a body supporting linkage mounted on the frame. The linkage includes a seat, a lower back support, and an upper back and head support. Also, a handlebar is preferably mounted on the upper back and head support. The linkage is movably mounted on the frame in a manner that comfortably supports a person during both a leg pr...

Medical devices, methods and systems for treating tissue are provided. An exemplary system comprises a fluid from a fluid source, a surgical device which provides energy and the fluid to the tissue and a control mechanism which changes a flow rate of fluid provided from the surgical device and changes a rate of energy provided from the surgical device. The fluid flow rate changes between at least ...

A process for producing spherical composite cured melamine resin particles excellent in water resistance, in which colloidal silica is localized near the surface thereof, comprising (a) a step of reacting a melamine compound with an aldehyde compound in an aqueous medium under a basic condition in the presence of a suspension of colloidal silica having an average particle size of 5 to 70 nm to pro...

A halftone phase shift mask blank for use in manufacturing a halftone phase shift mask comprises a transparent substrate, a light transmitting portion formed on the substrate for transmitting an exposure light beam, a phase shifter portion formed on the substrate for transmitting a part of the exposure light beam as a transmitted light beam and for shifting a phase of the transmitted light beam by...