A filling machine and a method for filling foodstuffs, particularly beverages, in composite packages open on top and for sealing the packages, using a package transport device, a sterilization unit, a drying unit, a filling unit, and a sealing unit, are shown and described. In order to have more time available-at the same output-for the individual processes (sterilization, filling, and sealing pro...

An anterior implant (10) adapted to treat central and lateral cystoceles present in a female patient includes laterally extending stabilizing straps (42, 44) for supporting the implant between the patient's bladder and vagina independently of the patient's arcus tendineous fascia pelvis. Rectocele and hysterocele repairs can be carried out using a single posterior implant (50) which, like the ante...

A system and method for manufacturing a substrate having a bed of hooks located therein, in particular a system or manufacturing a hook plate having hooks with enlarged shaped heads. The system can include the use of a heated generally flat coining plate, a resilient layer placed under the hook plate, and a forming sheet placed between the coining plate and the tops of stems to be coined.; Un sist...

Spray head has a regulating body (36) formed as a cylindrical head having an oval cross-section and a central axis and arranged between the base surface (28) and the covering surface (30). The regulating body pivots about its central axis (38) so that nozzle slots (42, 44) is formed above or below the regulating body whose height can be adjusted by pivoting the regulating body about its central ax...

Information carriers (2), e.g. transponders or bar-codes, attached to the tunnel structure, contain a representation of the local coordinates. A reader extracts this information and a computer processes it, coupling it with a stored 3-D visualization of the tunnel or mine structure. A monitor displays the location determined. An Independent claim is included for the corresponding method.

A medical apparatus assembly (10) comprises a medical device (11) that includes a side port assembly 13 adapted to combine a first pathway (37) for infusion of fluids with a second pathway (38) for wire guide (12) into a first passageway (26) while the second passageway (27) includes the third pathway (39), which comprises a control member (24), such as an electrical wire. The side port assembly i...

Water-absorbing product comprises water-absorbing polymer particles and a nitrogen-containing polymer containing 5-17 mole/kg of protonatable nitrogen atoms. An Independent claim is also included for production of the water-absorbing product by applying the nitrogen-containing polymer or a solution thereof onto the water-absorbing polymer particles and optionally drying the product.

A system and a method for controlling NO_X emissions from a boiler that combusts carbonaceous fuels. The method includes the steps of (a) introducing carbonaceous fuel and combustion air into a furnace of the boiler for combusting the carbonaceous fuel in oxidizing conditions and producing flue gas including NO_X and CO, and (b) leading flue gas from the furnace to a catalyst s...

A phenolic foam mixture for producing a substantially closed cell phenolic foam comprises a phenolic resin, a polysiloxane copolymer used as a surfactant, a blowing agent, and a catalyst (polymerization initiator), the polysiloxane copolymer having a polysiloxane content of from 25% to 35% by weight, a polyethylene oxide content of from 50% to 55% by weight and a polypropylene oxide content of fro...

The present invention is directed to a fibrous substrate made of chemically bonded fibers, where the fibers are bound with a polymeric binder in an amount which is sufficient to bind the fibers together to form a self-sustaining web, and where the binder is characterized as having a wet tensile strength of greater than 4500 grams per inch (g/in) when measured at a 20 percent add-on on Whatman #4 C...

The present invention has for its object to provide a method for agglomerating particles of a poly-3-hydroxyalkanoic acid and enlarging its particle size. The present invention provides a method for agglomerating a poly-3-hydroxyalkanoic acid which comprises suspending particles of the poly-3-hydroxyalkanoic acid in a hydrophilic solvent or a mixture comprising water and a hydrophilic solvent...

A system for communicating information, particular for use in a hydrocarbon well, is described including one or more releasable vessels having radio frequency (RF) circuitry responsive, when in use, to an RF reader system, the vessel including counteracting means to reduce the effect of destabilizing flow forces thereby extending the coupling time with the reader system.

A method that enables multiple spam detection solutions to be deployed in a manageable and rational manner to determine if a message is spam is presented. A framework invokes anti-spam filters to analyze the message and return confidence levels of whether a message is spam. The framework evaluates the highest confidence level against a set of defined thresholds. If the highest confidence level is ...

A method of tracking trays through a delivery system. The method comprises: generating an enhanced label, the enhanced label comprising a routing code and a label unique identifier, the enhanced label being applied to the tray; associating a tray with a container, the container having a container unique identifier; and receiving a load container scan, the load container scan associating the contai...

The present invention relates to a method for detecting the occurrence of fraud in commercial transactions. The present invention is a method of tracking and tracing marked articles through the flow of commerce wherein information obtained from markers is stored in a covert memory and analyzed as to authenticity. The present invention is also a method for determining trends in fraudulent activity ...

The present invention relates to a method for detecting the occurrence of fraud in commercial transactions. The present invention is a method of tracking and tracing marked articles through the flow of commerce wherein information obtained from markers is stored in a covert memory and analyzed as to authenticity. The present invention is also a method for determining trends in fraudulent activity ...

Metal atomization equipment comprises a sloping atomizing chamber (3) which delivers powder, via a riser tube (5), a disintegrator (6), a separator (7) and a collection vessel (8), to an encapsulation unit (9). Metal powder atomization equipment comprises an atomizing chamber (3) which slopes downwards from a metallurgical vessel (2) to a diversion component (4) for directing the powder into a ris...

The invention is a method and apparatus for initiating an azimuth controlled vertical hydraulic fracture in unconsolidated and weakly cemented soils and sediments using active resistivity to monitor and control the fracture initiation and propagation. Separate or overlapping treatment walls and containment barriers can be created by controlling and monitoring the propagation of fractures in the su...

A first electrode layer having protrusions and depressions on its surface are formed on a lower insulating layer on a semiconductor substrate, and a sacrificial layer is formed on the first electrode layer with a material that is reflowable when heated. After reflowing the sacrificial layer by heat treatment, the reflowed sacrificial layer and first electrode layer are etched so that the protrusio...