A robust, low-loss wired pipe joint is provided for service as a component of a wired pipe string for transmitting measurement data to a surface station from locations in a borehole in oil well drilling and oil well operations. Conductive layers reduce signal energy losses over the length of the drill string by reducing resistive losses and flux losses at each inductive coupler. The wired pipe joi...

The present invention provides a metal bonded abrasive tool wherein the tool has improved life and mechanical properties. The invention further includes the bond composition which allows for improved life and mechanical propertie s, particularly in diamond blade dressing tools.

A fluid sampling apparatus is provided that in accordance with the present invention. The apparatus includes a housing defining a chamber, a lancet positioned in the chamber and including an end formed to create a fluid collection incision, and a light source positioned in the chamber. The light source is formed to emit a light beam of a pre-determined wavelength and for a time sufficient to seal ...

A device for cutting and retrieving tissue, including a handle having a tube, a first set of wires positioned within the tube and extending from the handle to distal ends, and a control tip at the distal ends thereof. A second set of wires are positioned within the tube and extend from the handle. A retaining pin portion at the control tip, extends between at least two of the second set of wires, ...

The porous material of the present invention is produced by heating a dry powder mixture, containing mainly an organic solid binder and inorganic particles. The mixture is foamed while the organic binder is melted. Foaming comes from a foaming agent in the powder mixture. The solid foamed structure comprising inorganic particles embedded in an organic binder is then heated to eliminate the organic...

A primary package containing a low molecular weight peptide-based thrombin inhibitors which package is sealed with a rubber stopper or plunger containing bromobutyl rubber.

An abrasion resistant coated film including a polyester film coated with a highly crosslinkable melamine coating with a crosslinking density of greater than about 50% and less than about 100%, wherein the coating is cured after transverse stretching and heat setting the film, a melamine coating having a crosslinking density between about 50% and about 100% containing between about 0.01% by weight ...

The present invention provides a method of manufacturing a rigid polyurethane foam material, a method of manufacturing a refrigerator using the material, and a refrigerator manufactured by the same method. The method includes recovering highly purified rigid polyurethane foam from a scrapped refrigerator, and decomposing the rigid polyurethane foam for recycling. The method includes steps of: shre...

A stereo microscope comprises: a main objective; a main observation output configured so that a left-hand beam path and a right-hand beam path are formed between the main objective and the main observation output; at least one input reflection beam splitter in each of the left-hand and right-hand beam paths configured to reflect additional information into its corresponding beam path; at least one...

A multi-processor system in which each processor receives a message from another processor in the system. The message may contain corrupted data that was corrupted during transmission from the preceding processor. Upon receiving the message, the processor detects that a portion of the message contains corrupted data. The processor then replaces the corrupted portion with a predetermined bit patter...

Downhill ski bindings are mounted with the toe and/or heel piece mounted to a moveable track. For a quick release even backward, a ski pole handle button is depressed. A signal reaches a receiver on the ski. The receiver activates an actuator which pulls the track, thereby enlarging a mounting distance for the boot. The boot is released since the binding system is instantly sized too big for the b...

A flexible pipe joint apparatus for use in a fluid (e.g., water) transport pipe system for maximally absorbing an external force such as a compression or tensile force applied to a pipe of the fluid transport system due to an earthquake, differential settlement, thermal expansion or contraction of the pipe per se, thus preventing resultant damage at a weak portion of the pipe. The apparatus includ...

The present invention discloses a method for manufacturing an organic EL device on a transparent substrate including a display region and a non-display region, the display region having pixel regions, includes forming first electrodes, and first and second leads on the transparent substrate, the first electrode spaced apart from each other, connected with the first leads, and formed on the display...

Well casing assembly for use in oil and gas wells, and especially deviated or horizontal wells, has an inner pipe member with threaded ends which permit a number of casing assemblies to be joined in a string. The inner pipe has a series of perforations along a segment of its length which are covered by an elongated screen member which prevents the passage of sand particles. A concentric outer prot...

A laryngeal mask of the type used to facilitate lung ventilation and the insertion of endo- tracheal tubes or related medical instruments through a patient's laryngeal opening as used during general anesthesia, intensive care, or critical patient care. The mask includes an inflatable positioning shield formed to fit within a patient's oropharynx and seal arou nd the circumference of the laryngeal ...

The invention concerns composite polyester films with good barrier propertie s relative to gases. More precisely, it concerns a biaxially drawn film, based on polyester and having improved barrier properties relative to gases, characterised in that it comprises a base polyester film of 5 to 50 .mu.m, coated on one of its two surfaces with a deposit containing polyvinyl alcoho l and a water dispers...

"PROCESSO DE FABRICAçãO DE NãO TECIDOS COM INSERçãO DE FILME PLáSTICO". Constituído pela adição de um filme plástico durante o processo de agulhagem conferindo ao não tecido qualidade como, diminuição do alongamento, aumento da resistência à tração e possibilitam a transferência da estampa localizada no filme plástico para a superfície do não tecido, permitindo a fabricação de não tecidos estampad...

An assembly for packaging a discontinuously supplied stream of products, comprising a packaging apparatus provided with folding means for folding the longitudinal edges of the continuous packaging web around the products in longitudinal direction to form a tubular packaging sleeve, connecting means and separating means for breaking the tubular packaging sleeve between the products in a transverse ...

A method for treating wrinkles in skin involves the use of a beam of pulsed, scanned or gated continuous wave laser or incoherent radiation. The method comprises generating a beam of radiation, directing the beam of radiation to a targeted dermal region between 100 microns and 1.2 millimeters below a wrinkle in the skin, and thermally injuring collagen in the targeted dermal region. The beam of ra...

A powder metallurgical process of preparing a sheet from a powder having an intermetallic alloy composition such as an iron, nickel or titanium aluminide. The sheet can be manufactured into electrical resistance heating elements having improved room temperature ductility, electrical resistivity, cyclic fatigue resistance, high temperature oxidation resistance, low and high temperature strength, an...