An automatic well test system (100) utilizes a two phase vortex separator 10 4 connected to a pair of Coriolis flowmeters (154, 166) to measure volumetric flow rates in three phase flow. Measurement s are performed according to a process (P200) including an iterative convergence technique. Measurements are enhanced by t he use of real time density and water cut measurements from a water cut meter ...

The present invention is directed towards immunoglobulin polypeptides that specifically bind to the extracellular domain of the human type beta PDGF receptor. The binding of the immunoglobulin polypeptides to the receptor inhibits PDGF-induced (or stimulated) receptor activation as indicated by inhibition of receptor phosphorylation and dimerisation, and by inhibition of PDGF-mediated mitogenesis,...

"SISTEMA E MéTODO PARA GERENCIAMENTO DE TRATAMENTO MéDICO". é provido um processo e sistema para tratamento médico, onde um fluido do paciente é submetido ao manuseio e tratamento extracorpóreos antes da administração ao paciente. O sistema inclui duas ou mais unidades de tratamento que manuseiam sucessivamente o fluido e uma ficha de dados associada ao paciente. A ficha inclui uma identificação d...

Various aspects of the invention provide handles that can be attached to wire-like members. In one exemplary embodiment, a handle generally includes a handle portion, a retaining member, and a key member. The handle portion has a channel and an aperture extending from at least one outer surface of the handle portion into the channel. The channel is configured to receive at least a portion of a wir...

A food and/or treat dispenser comprises an enclosed container having at least one aperture for insertion and dispensing of food stored therein. The dispenser comprises a top portion, a base portion and a central portion therebetween, wherein at least one aperture is provided in the top or base portion. The aperture is selectively openable and returnably resilient. A plurality of ribs are provided ...

A card reader includes a card locking mechanism locking a card medium in an immovable holding position when the card medium inserted from a card insertion port provided in a front section of a card reader body stops because of abnormal stopping, thus preventing wrongful removal of the card medium by withdrawal. The card locking mechanism includes a spindle able to rotate via a spindle pin at one e...

Loop structures for positioning diagnostic an therapeutic elements on the epicardium or other organ surface.

A surgical system that applies electrical energy to obtain predetermined surgical effects while improving the control of the application of the energy that is supplied by electrosurgical generators. In one embodiment, a surgical assembly interfaces with and receives power from an electrosurgical generator for executing a first electrosurgical procedure. This surgical assembly may employ a shunt ci...

A process for producing a lightweight molded part, comprising introducing a gas into a particle-containing, molten metal to produce a metal foam having voids with a monomodal distribution of their dimensions, introducing the metal foam into a casting die and compressing it therein essentially under all-round pressure; and the molded part made by this process.

A method for manufacturing a pressed part from a soft magnetic composite material. A starting mixture is provided that includes an iron powder and an auxiliary pressing agent. The starting mixture is pressed to form a pressed part and annealed at temperatures between 380° C. and 450° C. in a mixture of an inert gas and oxygen that has an oxygen concentration between 1% and 10% by volume. A second ...

Spent sputtering targets are refurbished by filling the depleted region of the target with new sputter material using a hot isostatic pressing or HIP'ing technique.

The invention is related to methods and apparatus that use a visual sensor and dead reckoning sensors to process Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM). These techniques can be used in robot navigation. Advantageously, such visual techniques can be used to autonomously generate and update a map. Unlike with laser rangefinders, the visual techniques are economically practical in a wide range ...

A system and method of verifying a dumped memory image following a crash of a computer system that includes physical memory, a system kernel, and a virtual memory system. At least a portion of the system memory, e.g., a page, is locked by pre-allocating the page to the system kernel during initialization of the computer system. The pre-allocated page is then withheld from the virtual memory system...

An electronic control unit includes a serial communication circuit capable of easily confirming presence or absence of communication error while regular transmission/regular report between master station and sub station are performed timely. First and second control circuit sections 200 a (master station) and 200 b (substation) communicate mutually via series-parallel converters 117, 127 . The mas...

Methods and devices for performing in situ hematocrit adjustments during glucose testing using glucose-monitoring products and using those adjusted values to estimate the hematocrit value of blood samples to reduce or eliminate the assay bias caused by the different hematocrit levels of blood samples. One method involves measuring the glucose value, Glum, of the blood sample; measuring the resista...

The present invention relates to systems, methods, and devices for determining the concentration of an analyte in a sample. The use of linear, cyclic, or acyclic voltammetric scans and/or semi-integral, derivative, or semi-derivative data treatment may provide for increased accuracy when determining the concentration of an analyte in a sample. Hematocrit compensation in combination with the data t...

In order to improve machinability of a sintered compact, a phosphate compoun d of an alkali earth metal (calcium phosphate compound or the like) is mixed with an iron-based powder, or an alkali earth metal fluoride (calcium fluoride, or the like) is further mixed with the iron-based powder. Alternatively, the alkali earth metal fluoride, together with a graphite powder, is preferably fixed to rece...

An improved air filtration system is provided for a kitchen stove so as to cleanse cooking vapors from the air. The system includes an updraft or downdraft air inlet vent for capturing, either individually or simultaneously, the vapor-containing air generated during the cooking process. The captured air is directed through an exhaust duct to an air filter which removes the cooking vapors from the ...

"APARELHO E MéTODO PARA DETERMINAçãO DE CARACTERìSTICAS DE UMA FORMAçãO GEOLóGICA SUBTERRáNEA, E APARELHO E MéTODO PARA PERFURAR UM FURO PERFURADO REVESTIDO QUE PENETRA UMA FORMAçãO SUBTERRáNEA". São providos um aparelho e um método para determinação de características de uma formação subterrânea. O aparelho inclui um corpo da ferramenta, um conjunto de sonda portado pelo corpo da ferramenta para ...

"SISTEMA INTEGRADO DE APOIO AO CRéDITO ODONTOLóGICO". A presente invenção refere-se a um sistema integrado de informações e suporte técnico e jurídico, com escopo de disponibilizar ao profissional da odontologia, através de quaisquer veículos tecnológicos de informações, tais como: Telefone, internet e boletins informativos; Informações sobre crédito financeiro odontológico e informações odontológ...