The server (1) contains a database (8) of goods or services on offer. Clients' computers (3-5) are connected by eg. the Internet (2). Information structured hierarchically is shown in tabular format on screen. The data processing to construct and calculate an order list is carried out on the client's PC using a program downloaded from the server.

A device for storing and administering a medical fluid comprising a sealed flexible formed container with an opening part in its front end in which an insert is positioned. Over the insert, the container extends into a removable sealing cap. After removal of the sealing cap an injection means is attached to the insert and fluid administration through the insert is admitted in one direction by sque...

An assembly for processing blanks comprises a first endless conveyor (1) with locations for holders for the blanks and at least one stationary processing station as well as optionally a second conveyor (6) arranged next to said first conveyor (1). The first conveyor (1) comprises a number of self-propelled vehicles (2), where each vehicle carries a tool (4) and a holding device (3) for the blank d...

Apparatus for deheading and cleansing shrimp in a continuous-flow product transport system for more efficient storage or peeling. The apparatus transports food product having weakly attached appendages, such as crustaceans and especially shrimp, along conduits in a fluid medium at a flow rate as controlled by a food pump. Upstream conduit defines a flow channel having a certain cross-sectional are...

A self-supporting tire for vehicle wheels includes a carcass structure having at least one carcass ply, a belt structure, a tread band, at least one pair of sidewalls, and at least one pair of resilient stiffening inserts incorporated into the carcass structure. The at least one carcass ply includes axially-inner strip lengths and axially-outer strip lengths, and may also include axially-intermedi...

This invention relates to thermoplastic interlayers for laminated safety glass with superior vacuum de-airing at elevated temperatures and superior tacking and edge sealing properties. The sheeting has surface pattern on at least one of the surfaces characterized by flat surfaces with substantially uninterrupted channels for air flow in at least two intersecting directions. The channels allow for ...

De-airing of PVB/glass laminates can be improved, while haze in the pre-press is minimized and sleep time reduced as a result using a PVB sheet having a roughened surface with directionality. A roughened surface with a washboard pattern that is useful in this regard can be obtained by varying certain conditions of a melt-fracture extrusion process.

A synthetic polymer foam is produced which incorporates fine particles of expandable graphite which surprisingly impart excellent fire resistant properties to the foam, particularly to foam made with a non-halogenated hydrocarbon as the primary blowing agent. For best results, the foam is produced through mixing the constituent materials, including the expandable graphite using a screw extruder. T...

Sensors formed from a substrate, an electrode layer and at least a first reagent layer are manufactured by transporting a continuous web of the substrate past at least two print stations, and printing the electrode layer and the first reagent layer on the substrate. One of the print stations prints the electrode layer on the continuous web of substrate, and the other of the print stations prints t...

A method and apparatus for performing optical analyses. One form of the present invention is an optical assembly (20) including a bank (22) of collimated visible-spectrum LEDs (24) shining onto an optical specimen through rectangular slits (30) and also including an optical detector (70) adapated to detect the light returned by the specimen. The optical specimen thereby is imaged as a series of ov...

A coated cemented carbide tool, and a method for making the same, wherein the as-sintered substrate is formed by sintering in an atmosphere having at least a partial pressure and for a part of the time a nitrogen partial pressure.

A biaxially oriented polypropylene film is described. The n-heptane-insoluble content of the film has a chain isotacticity index, measured by 13-C-NMR spectroscopy, of at least 95%. In particular, the film should have the lowest possible shrinkage (transverse shrinkage and longitudinal shrinkage) at elevated temperatures. In addition, a process for the production of the polypropylene film and its ...

The invention relates to a brake device (1), comprising at least one lamellar disc (10) disposed on a rotatable axle (2), a first brake plate (20) axially displaceable in relation to the lamellar disc (10), at least one static second brake plate (28), which first and second brake plates (20, 28) are provided with surfaces (30), interacting with the lamellar disc (10), for braking the rotation of t...

At a procedure to, at a telecomunication and data communication system, temporary lend local resource (10) in said system to service and/or goods/product supplier for delivery of service or product by said resource, the allocation of the local resource is performed by utilization of Jini-based platform (14). A telecommunication and data communication system includes local resources (10) and set up...

Disclosed is an Internet-based system of confirmation and payment in electronic transactions. The system includes a special, individual code, assigned to a customer and given by an agent. The customer, while placing an order on merchant's Web site, supplies only the list of ordered goods and his individual code. The merchant sends this code and the value of ordered goods to the agent. The Agent se...

A system and a process for processing payments and transactions between payers (13) and payees (27, 29, 14, 14a, 13a, 46) associated to the system, using a first server (20) interconnected with telecommunication means (18, 19, 28, 47) with first data storage means (22) containing information on each associated payer (13) consisting of at least an admissible telephone number, at least a authorizati...

The present invention relates to compositions and fusion proteins containing at least two Mycobacterium sp. antigens, and nucleic acids encoding such compositions and fusion proteins. The compositions of the invention increase serological sensitivity of sera from individuals infected with tuberculosis, and methods for their use in the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of tuberculosis infection.

A method in distributing products from suppliers to retail shops for sale to customers. Each retailer (13) is provided with a register of available products with an order number indicated for each article and this register is distributed to the retailers. The retailer uses the order number for ordering products from a distributor (11), and the ordered products are delivered to the retailer from th...

On receiving from a personal computer (1) a request for transmitting data for displaying a picture for inputting a user's profile in association with an MGID and an APID for specifying the personal computer (1), an EMD registration server (3) selects data recorded in correspondence to the APID based on the received APID and transmits the selected data to the personal computer (1). The EMD registra...

A service provider's server (SPS) receives dynamically address data and service attributes of available billing services and servers on telecommunication networks, such as the Internet, in advertising messages (DAAvert) which billing servers (BS1, BS2, BS3) or special directory servers (DA) send. The service provider's server (SPS) can select one billing service from among the available billing se...