A reagent test strip is adapted for use in a blood glucose meter. A sample of whole blood is applied to one surface of a matrix on the strip and the meter measures the reflectance of the opposite surface of the matrix at about 635 nm and 700 nm and calculates from the reflectances the concentration of glucose in the sample. The portion of the applied sample that penetrates the matrix and is visibl...

A lighting apparatus has a first source of light, a first surface for causing light transmitted therethrough from the first source to have a first color, a second source of light, a second surface for causing light transmitted therethrough from the second source to have a second color, and a coating on the second surface to prevent light from the first source that is transmitted through the first ...

A supporting frame for in-line wheels or for an ice-skating blade, including elements for the temporary engagement, centering, and locking of coupling elements which are rigidly coupled below and to the rear of a soft shoe that is adapted for walking. It is thus possible to use, for skating, a shoe used for normal walking.

The invention relates to a material layer of soft paper polymer fiber or polymer film intended to be used as a separate layer, or in at least one layer to be placed loosely on, or be bonded to one or more material webs for achieving a controlled diffusion capacity of a liquid deposited on at least the material layer, or for achieving a bulkier and thicker material web. The layer (1) has a pluralit...

The invention relates to a material layer of soft paper polymer fiber or polymer film intended to be used as a separate layer, or in at least one layer to be placed loosely on, or be bonded to one or more material webs for achieving a controlled diffusion capacity of a liquid deposited on at least the material layer, or for achieving a bulkier and thicker material web. The layer (1) has a pluralit...

L'invention fournit un module hyperfréquence comprenant une pluralité de structures élémentaires empilées formant bloc, chaque structure élémentaire comprenant une couche diélectrique inférieure sur une surface supérieure de laquelle est disposé un circuit intégré (20, 21), et une couche diélectrique supérieure recouvrant le circuit (20, 21). Le module se caractérise par une ligne de connexion (20...

An escalator or travelator is provided with a plurality of advertising signs on the riser or step of the escalator or travelator. The sign is provided with a transparent cover which is positioned on the step so as to not interfere with the relative movement of adjacent steps on the escalator/travelator or the cyclic movement of the escalator/travelator itself.

The generating gas recycling system of a battery for a car includes a gas separating chamber mounted at a top of a battery, for separating oxygen and hydrogen, which are flowing out through an air vent, from each other, and supplying the separated oxygen and hydrogen to an engine inhaler and a first gas storage tank, respectively, by switching operation of a solenoid valve operated under the contr...

Disclosed is an apparatus for supplementing distilled water of a car battery including a water vaporization chamber(10) which is attached to a portion that much heat is emitted from in a car engine and vaporizes the stored water by the much heat, and a distilled water condensing chamber(20) which is attached on a battery(1) and prepare the distilled water for supplying to the battery all the time ...

An arsenic process method of the copper electrolyte where extracts the solution using the preprocessed organic solution, and use the black acid that is mixed with the copper electrolyte. The said method comprising the steps of: getting the feed solution of which the copper density is decreased, because of mixing the scrubbed solution and a part of the black acid of arsenious acid; getting the prep...

A fabrication method of an anode activation material for lithium secondary battery is provided to improve electrode properties by sol-gel method using an organic acid. The anode activation materials are used of LiCoO2 and LiCoyNi1-yO2 compound and made of sol-gel method using an organic acid. The organic acid is one selected from the group of citric acid, succnic acid, malic acid, oxalic acid, and...

The invention relates to a material layer of soft paper polymer fiber or polymer film intended to be used as a separate layer, or in at least one layer to be placed loosely on, or be bonded to one or more material webs for achieving a controlled diffusion capacity of a liquid deposited on at least the material layer, or for achieving a bulkier and thicker material web. The layer (1) has a pluralit...

The invention is directed to an image forming apparatus including a print engine operable in at least two modes, and an access control system connected to and controlling the print engine. The access control system includes an access control key for allowing selective and discriminate switching of the print engine from one of the at least two modes to an other of the at least two modes, such as fr...

The present invention proposes a power train and the operation thereof, suitable for automated actuation of a transmission shiftable between a plurality of gears with a torque transmitting system being actuated automatically at least during a gear change, at least one actuating element operable by at least one drive unit and at least one actuatable shift element being disposed at the transmission ...

A method for hydrogen peroxide vapor sterilization of medical devices and similar instruments having long narrow lumens or diffusion restricted areas includes the step of pretreating the article to be sterilized with a dilute solution of hydrogen peroxide prior to exposure to a vacuum or a vacuum followed by plasma. The method is such that, upon vaporization of the solution caused by the vacuum, t...

Reinforced concrete panel for the manufacture of aboveground circular tanks, of the type comprising a wall (1) fitted with a number of horizontal stiffening ribs (3) which contain holes for the passage of pre-stressing cables, wherein the said wall is flat and the said holes are arc-shaped, and a method of manufacture of said panels comprising the following stages: - insertion of a flexible tubula...

The one step catheter advancement automatic needle retraction system of this invention includes a generally hollow barrel, a needle hub which can include a flashback chamber disposed in the barrel, a secondary flashback chamber disposed in the barrel, a biasing mechanism for retracting the needle into the barrel and a clip associated with the secondary flashback chamber for engaging a catheter hub...