A self-locking lifting hook is disclosed, of the kind having and arcuate hook body (1) and an upper, pivotable lever (5) with one arm forming a suspension means (7) and a second arm (8) forming a closure means for the hook opening (10). A finger element (13) is pivotably mounted at the upper part of the hook so as to close the hook opening (19), under the influence of a spring means (14), irrespec...

A method for water distribution in which water is conducted via a pipe system from a waterbody such as a river to the place of use in such a way that the water pipeline is at least partly a feeding pipeline, from which the water is conducted via branch pipes, the so-called distribution pipes or hoses, to the places of use, that the intake point of the water running in the pipe system has been set ...

One or more substances of the group consisting of gentamicin palmitate, gentamicin myristate, gentamicin laurate, tobramycin palmitate, tobramycin myristate, tobramycin laurate, amikacin palmitate, amikacin myristate, amikacin laurate, vancomycin palmitate, vancomycin laurate, and vancomycin myristate are suitable for providing vascular grafts with an antithrombogenically ac-tive principle. The ap...

The present invention discloses a second-stage separator device for a vacuum cleaner, comprising a cylindrical barrel and a conical barrel that are vertically joined together, an exhaust tube coaxially disposed inside the cylindrical barrel, the side wall of the said cylindrica l barrel being connected with two air inlets which have an involute central line and a rectangular longitudinal section, ...

A Picture Archiving and Communications System (PACS) transmits medical imag e information from a server (120) to a viewing workstation (101). The mode of transmission that the system uses depends on a performance metric of the network (110). If the network (110) is fast and stable, the entire DICOM image file is transmitted (203). If the network (110) is not fast and stable, one of sever al other ...

An electronic device containing a polymer of Formula (I), Formula (II), or mixtures, or isomers thereof (see formula I and II) wherein each R1 through R10 is independently hydrogen, alkyl, aryl, alkoxy, halogen, arylalkyl, cyano, or nitro providing that R1 and R2 exclude halogen, nitro a nd cyano; a and b represent the number of rings; and n represents the number of repeatin g groups or moieties.

A connector that forms fluid tight seals with corrugated conduit that contai n longitudinally spaced annular recesses on their outer surfaces. The connecto r comprises a plurality of receptacles and at least one sealing ring. Each receptacle further comprises an annular protuberance that extends inwardly. To form a tight seal, a seali ng ring is first inserted into each one of the receptacles on t...

The present invention relates to use of inositol for enhancing and/or accelerating swelling of a thickener into an aqueous solution. In addition to enhancing and/or accelerating swelling of a thickener compound, inositol also increases the thickening efficiency of the compound in a chemical composition.

An electronic device, such as a thin film transistor containing a semiconductor of, for example, of the Formula (I) (see formula I) wherein R represents alkyl, alkoxy, aryl, heteroaryl or a suitable hydrocarbon; each R1 and R2 is independently hydrogen (H), a suitable hydrocarbon; a heteroato m containing group or a halogen; R3 and R4 are independently a suitable hydrocarbon, a heteroatom containi...

SE REFIERE A UNA AMPOLLA UTILIZABLE COMO UNA JERINGA QUE COMPRENDE: UNA PORCION DEL EXTREMO DELANTERO QUE SE QUITA CUANDO SE UTILIZA LA AMPOLLA; EL CUERPO DE LA AMPOLLA QUE PUEDE CONTENER UNA SOLUCION DE FARMACO; Y UNA PORCION PARA INFUNDIR LIQUIDO QUE CONECTA LA PORCION DEL EXTREMO DELANTERO Y EL CUERPO DE LA AMPOLLA; EN DONDE LA PORCION DEL EXTREMO DELANTERO, EL CUERPO DE LA AMPOLLA, Y LA PORCIO...

QUE COMPRENDE PONER EN CONTACTO: a)LAS SUPERFICIES EXTERIORES DEL ANIMAL MIENTRAS ESTA VIVO, AL MENOS 1 VEZ CON UNA SOLUCION MICROBIOCIDA FORMADA AL MEZCLAR AGUA Y AL MENOS UN N,N'-BROMOCLORO-5,5-DIALQUILHIDANTOINO, OCURRIENDO EL CONTACTO AL MENOS 1 VEZ CUANDO EL ANIMAL ESTA EN EL TRAYECTO DE SER BENEFICIADO PERO ANTES DE SER SACRIFICADO POR DESANGRADO; O, b)LA CARCASA DEL ANIMAL, DESPUES DEL DESA...

SE REFIERE A COMPUESTOS DERIVADOS DE DIBENCILAMINA DE FORMULA (I) DONDE A ES -COOALQUILO(C1-C4), CN, -CHO, -CONH2, ENTRE OTROS; B ES -NR15R16 O UN HETEROCICLO DE 3 A 8 MIEMBROS QUE TIENE 1 O 2 HETEROATOMOS SELECCIONADOS ENTRE O, N Y S OPCIONALMENTE SUSTITUIDO CON R20, DONDE R20 ES HALO, OXO, ALQUENILO(C2-C6), ALQUILO(C1-C6), ENTRE OTROS; R15 Y R16 SON CADA UNO H, ALQUINILO(C2-C6), ALQUILO(C1-C6), ...

A method for enabling generation of text on a handheld electronic device whi ch has a plurality of input members, at least some of which have a number of linguistic elements assigned thereto, and a memory having language objects stored therein. The method comprises enabling detection of a number of input member actuations corresponding with an ambiguous input, making at least one of a determinatio...

An external bone stump fixator (1; 80; 100; 150) comprising: a first load-bearing rod (2; 102; 174) with a first longitudinal slot (3), a second load-bearing rod (4; 175) with a second longitudinal slot (5); one or more clamps (7, 8) engaging slidingly in each slot (3, 5), which hold connection elements (9, 10) with screws for inserting in the bone stumps; a central member (6; 103; 152) developing...