A method for determining the transverse axis for flexion of a condylar ended bone comprises the steps of: conducting a computer tomographic (CT) scan from the end of the condyles inwardly, transverse to the transverse axis of the limb (or extremity) with the joint flexion plane facing forwardly. One then selects the CT slice image exhibiting maximum epicondylar width and establishes a line between...

A method and computer program product are presented that overcome the inefficiencies in user mode processing of multimedia data by allowing an applica tion running as a user mode process simply to start and connect multiple blocks of kernel mod e functionality in the form of drivers or filters (separate logical blocks of driv er executable code). Once the kernel mode filters are set up and connect...

This invention involves user mode proxy of kernel mode operations in a computer operating system. The broad contours of the invention allow drivers operating in the kernel mode of an operating system to be proxied by a corresponding user mode object. A user mode process wishing to communicate with or manipulate the kernel mode driver ma y perform such communication or manipulation by communicating...

A method and computer program product for overcoming the inefficiencies associated with inter-buffer data transfers between separate processing componen ts such as kernel mode drivers that are chained together. Provided is a standard mechanism for allocating and managing data buffers needed for processing data in a system, whe rein multiple drivers are chained together using a standardized connect...

A compact imaging instrument includes a plurality of instrument heads which are selectively and interchangeably mounted to an instrument body without requiring disassembly thereof. The instrument body includes a hand-holdable portion and di rects electrical power therethrough for powering a miniature video camera and illumina ting assembly which are retained within at least one of the instrument h...

The inability to settle mining tailings, pulps, slurries, and other wastes in form of hard sediments and forced storage of jelly-like sludge in tailings ponds have a great economic and environmental impact. This feature is caused by suspension force arising due to high neutral pressure. The drag caused by friction between sinking solid particles and immovable water generates the upward directed su...

The present invention relates generally to industrial machinery, specifically to apparatus for the manufacture of twisted wire from two or more feed wires, whereby the twisted wire is taken up onto a take up spool. The take up spool is axially reciprocatingly displaceable along its longitudinal axis. The feed wires are advanced through the apparatus by a capstan configured and disposed to be axial...

The present invention relates generally to industrial machinery, specifically to apparatus for the manufacture of twisted wire from two or more feed wires, whereby the twisted wire is taken up onto a take up spool. The take up spool is axially reciprocatingly displaceable along its longitudinal axis. The feed wires are advanced through the apparatus by a capstan configured and disposed to be axial...

The invention is directed to a method and assembly for sanitizing foodware in a sanitizing zone of a high temperature warewashing machine. The method comprises providing a source of fluid sanitizing material that is effective to sanitize foodware and sensing the temperature of final rinse~water being used to sanitize foodware disposed within the sanitizing zone during a final rinse operation of th...

In a method of controlling the flow of cells in an asynchronous network, cell fl ow in upstream and downstream portions of a virtual connection is controlled by res pective upstream and downstream control loops employing resource management (RM) cells. The degree of backward coupling between the two control loops is adjusted to opt imize network stability and response time by filtering the downstr...

A wheel mounting assembly for an in-line skate comprising a sole member and an elongated wheel frame beneath the sole member. Wheel mounting members mount wheels in-line in the frame. A pivot member pivotally connects the rear portions of the sole member and the wheel frame together. Cooperating guide members on the front portions of the sole member and the wheel frame guide the front portion of t...

The invention relates to delivery of short messages to mobile stations and particularly to delivery of short messages in mobility-supporting packet radio networks that use a mobile communications network as an access network, to a dual-mode mobile station in a situation where the mobile station is not reachable in the packet radio network. The object of the invention is to minimize unnecessary sig...

An elongated steerable catheter for placement within a heart chamber, organ aper ture or other body opening and having at least one center tube with hollow passageway for guiding a laser d elivery means or other functional device to selected surfaces of a heart chamber, organ aperture or oth er body cavity for laser or other treatment thereon, particularly adapted for laser-assisted percutaneous t...

A pyrrolidine derivative or a salt thereof expressed by the following formula 1: (see fig. I) wherein R1 is an alkenyl group; R2 is a lower alkoxy group or a halogen atom; R3 is a lower alkyl group; X is a group expressed by -O- or -S-; Y is carbon or nitrogen atom; m is an integer of 1 to 3; and n is an integer of 0 to 2. The pyrrolindine derivative has an anti-ulcer effect or an antibacterial ac...

A tread band for vehicle tyres is manufactured by conveying a primary elastomer material (4) through an extrusion path (11, 15) defined by a preforming channel (15) followed by an extrusion outlet (11) formed in a die (10). The preforming channel (15) is defined in a preforming device (9) comprising a drawer (12) operatively engaging a preformer (13). Formed in the drawer (12) is an auxiliary chan...