At dog shows, and other events where handlers are required to wear an identifying armband, the practice is to tear two small slits in opposite sides of the numbered card provided by the sponsors, bend the cord around the upper arm, and hold it in place by pulling on an elastic band and fitting it into the slits. In this invention, a plastic armband serves as a reusable framework for the card.

Methods, systems and apparatus are provided which prevent frame mis-ordering in an explicitly routed network when switching from a first path to a second path. In a first embodiment, last frame and first frame markers are transmitted, and a receiver buffers all frames received between receipt of the last frame marker and the first frame marker. In a second embodiment, a last frame marker is sent t...

Methods, systems and apparatus are provided which prevent frame mis-ordering in an explicitly routed network when switching from a first path to a second path. In a first embodiment, last frame and first frame markers are transmitted, and a receiver buffers all frames received between receipt of the last frame marker and the first frame marker. In a second embodiment, a last frame marker is sent t...

A rotor of a crankshaft has protrusions. A timing sensor produces a rotation leading signal and a rotation trailing signal. A control unit measures a previous signal production interval and a present signal production interval based on the rotation signals, and determines that the rotor is in the forward rotation if an inequality of Tn/Tn-1>=K holds alternately but consecutively by four times on t...

The invention relates to a method for producing single-wall carbon nanotubes. The method of the invention comprises the steps of (a) providing a plasma torch having a plasma tube with a plasma-discharging end; (b) feeding an inert gas through the plasma tube to form a primary plasma; (c) contactin g a carbon-containing substance and a metal catalyst with the primary plasma at the plasma-dischargin...

The invention relates to a method for producing single-wall carbon nanotubes. The method of the invention comprises the steps of (a) providing a plasma torch having a plasma tube with a plasma-discharging end; (b) feeding an inert gas through the plasma tube to form a primary plasma; (c) contacting a carbon-containing substance and a metal catalyst with the primary plasma at the plasma-discharging...

A fire protection means is disclosed for a frame for cable entries, pipe penetration and the like. The frame comprises an outer frame to be mounted in a wall or the like. Furthermore, the frame has one or more inner frames, having one or more cable entries or the like. An extension is arranged in connection with the frame on at least one side of the wall. The extension is furnished with the fire p...

A fire protection means is disclosed for a frame for cable entries, pipe penetration and the like. The frame comprises an outer frame to be mounted in a wall or the like. Furthermore, the frame has one or more inner frames, having one or more cable entries or the like. An extension is arranged in connection with the frame on at least one side of the wall. The extension is furnished with the fire p...

An expansion forming device includes a first and a second pressure transmitter applicable to respective outer faces of expansion forming tool. The two pressure transmitters exert pressure and equalize pressure differences between different portions of a first and a second outer face during the expansion forming, respectively. An expansion forming device comprises an expansion forming tool (90) hav...

Devices, systems and methods are provided for piercing the skin, accessing and collecting physiological sample therein, and measuring a characteristic, e.g., an analyze concentration, of the sampled physiological sample. The subject devices are in the form of a test strip which include a biosenso r and at least one skin-piercing element which is a planar extension of a portion of the biosensor. At...

Systems, devices and methods for determining the concentration of physiological fluid analytes are provided. The subject systems have a plurality of biosensor devices present on a disposable cartridge. Each biosensor device includes a biosensor and a skin penetration means. In practicing the subject methods, a movement means of the device is used to move each biosensor devic e in a first direction...

Methods of fabricating devices for collecting a sample of physiological and for measuring a characteristic, e.g., an analyte concentration, of the sampled physiological sample. The devices are in the form of a test strip which include a biosensor and at least one skin-piercing element which is a planar extension of a portion of the biosensor. The fabrication methods provide various or forming the ...

The present invention provides continuous strips of testers in an individually-sealed water-impermeable packaging which maintains the testers in a sterile condition until used. The subject testers include a test strip senso r integrated with a microneedle for accessing and collecting a sample of physiological fluid and for measuring a chemical characteristic, such as target analyte concentration, ...

An expansion forming device includes a first and a second pressure transmitter applicable to respective outer faces of expansion forming tool. The two pressure transmitters exert pressure and equalize pressure differences between different portions of a first and a second outer face during the expansion forming, respectively. An expansion forming device comprises an expansion forming tool (90) hav...

A method of treating a metal material to increase the metal's ability to adhere to other objects is provided. The metal material is prepared to receive a so l- gel solution coating. A sol-gel solution is prepared and the sol-gel solution is applied to the metal material. Subsequently, an epoxy-based adhesive coating is applied over the sol-gel solution, thereby creating an adhesive layer on the me...

The present invention is directed to an ambient temperature molten salt as non-aqueous electrolyte. The molten salt comprises a ration of a guanidine moiety and an anion. The ration is selected from alkyl groups, alicyclic groups, or aromatic groups attached asymmetrically to guanidine. An exemplary salt is tetramethylguanidinimum bis- trifluoromethanesulfonyl imide, which is liquid at ambient tem...

A method for monitoring a performance of a volume meter for a fuel delivery unit is disclosed. The volume meter has a thereto associated data memory. The method comprises storing, in the memory, a series of values of a calibration result for the volume meter. The method further comprises storing, in the memory, a series of values of an aging indicator for the volume meter, each of the values of th...

A method for monitoring a performance of a volume meter for a fuel delivery unit is disclosed. The volume meter has a thereto associated data memory. The method comprises storing, in the memory, a series of values of a calibration result for the volume meter. The method further comprises storing, in the memory, a series of values of an aging indicator for the volume meter, each of the values of th...