The present invention provides an apparatus for separating components of a fluid having an outer housing containing a core wherein three separate fluid pathways are provided to allow continuous separation of biological fluids.

A rotary installation comprises a frame (1), a pair of rollers (17,18) that define a pinch (22), mounting means (14-16;42,43) for supporting the rollers on the frame, adjustment means (9-13;19,23;38-41) for moving the mounting means and the rollers with respect to the frame as well as drive means (26) for making the rollers rotate. The frame (1) has an essentially flat shape determined by two main...

The present system enables the monitoring and automatic control of the tolerance in splice overlap of textile play , though the identification of the overlap area, identification and counting of textile cords in the overlap area, and the generation of a control signal for the manufacturing equipment based on parameters and criteria defined by a user. The system includes an image acquisition sub-as...

The invention relates to a method of compressing a stack (48) of electrodes (24, 28) of a storage battery, comprising a step consisting in placing the stack inside a battery compartment (40). The inventive method is characterised in that it also comprises the following steps consisting in: placing an elastic material (441), which is compressed in a bag (440), between at lest one wall (3, 6) of the...

A levelwind system for a coiled tubing reel (26) including an arcuate guide arm (48) extending over the upper surface of the reel (26). A universal joint (50) mounts the lower end of the arm (48) for pivotal movement both vertically and horizontally. A guide member (52) is supported on the free end of the guide arm (48) for guiding the coiled tubing T on and off reel (26). A lift cylinder (54) is ...

The invention relates to a polypeptide, or part thereof, which inhibits the apoptotic activity of the tumour suppressor protein p53 and including screening methods to identify agents which interfere with the activity of said polypeptide.

A water-vapor permeable film. The film includes 90~99wt% polyurethane (PU) and 1~10wt% polyethylene (PE). The invention also provides a textile including the film.

In order to provide a method of manufacturing an aluminum flake pigment having a small mean particle size as well as high brightness, a method of manufacturing an aluminum flake pigment including a step of flaking aluminum powder in an organic solvent with a grinder having grinding media, which grinding media contain steel ball grinding media formed by spherical media consisting of a material incl...

An umbrella is provided that includes a support pole, at least a portion of which extends upwardly in use, a suspending pole, a canopy, and a mechanism for rotating the suspending pole about its longitudinal axis. The suspending pole is mounted transversely to the support pole and has first and second ends and a longitudinal axis. The canopy is suspended in use from the second end of the support p...

A protective jacket (26) includes a hinged cover (27) that closes a space containing a connecting piece (23). A self-closing valve (31), arranged in a fluid path, opens when a tube is inserted into the connecting piece.

A powder metal toothed part and a method of producing a toothed sintered metal part by uniaxially compacting an iron or iron- based powder having coarse particles in a single compaction step, subjecting the part to sintering, and subjecting the part to a surface densifying process.

This invention provides a novel class of compounds and compositions and synthetic methods related to lactone antioxidant 3-arylbenzofuranones. The compounds may be useful to prevent yellowing and deterioration of organic materials preferably polymers, such as polyurethane foams as one example. The lactone antioxidants may be polymeric, and may also be liquid or paste in physical form at room tempe...

The invention provides diagnostic and prognostic methods which comprise determining the level of expression of the tumor suppressor gene pRb2/p130, because the relative level of pRb2/p130 expression correlates with the presence of cancer, tumor grade and patient prognosis. These methods may be used to detect cancer, to make treatment decisions, to predict patient outcome, and to predict the risk o...

A vulcanisation apparatus and method for vehicle wheel tyres, includes at least one prevulcanisation work station to conduct a prevulcanisation of a radially internal portion of the tyre and at least two vulcanisation work stations wherein the remaining part of the vulcanisation of the whole tyre is carried out.

Method involves that data obtained from automatic diagnosis system (3) in roadway is transmitted from control traffic system to corresponding equipped vehicle (1) by wireless communication. The measurement results or evaluations of vehicle crossing are collected by vehicle which supplies suggestion for measurements of diagnosis systems on roadway by data connections requiring short, wireless and l...

A baton holder consisting of belt attachment means and clasping means for fixing the baton in the holder comprising a belt attachment section (1) with a trough-shaped first wall (11) having longitudinal edges and a first bottom portion (12) at its lower end and bearing a loop (13) for receiving a belt on its rear side and a clasping section (2) comprising a second wall (21) including cylindrical s...

A method and apparatus are provided for correcting ambient temperature effect in biosensors. An ambient temperature value is measured. A sample is applied to the biosensors, then a current generated in the test sample is measured. An observed analyte concentration value is calculated from the current through a standard response curve. The observed analyte concentration is then modified utilizing t...

Rapid photometric evaluation of capillary test strips using particularly small samples examines normalized signals from more than one optical path to avoid location error of detection zone. The test strip is inserted in a holder, the detection zone opposite two or more light sources and positioned with tolerance deviation. A sample is brought into contact with the zone, where the sample analytes i...

The invention relates to an arrangement of a snow-ski board (1) with a binding with toe (2) and back jaws (3) and a binding plate (4), wherein the binding plate has a central vertical bearing (6) and at least one, preferably two, horizontal bearings. A binding mounting point is provided on the ski and a force application point (17), which is dependent on the binding, is provided on the binding pla...

An MRI guided surgical apparatus includes a heat source formed by a laser (21) and an optical (20) fiber carrying the heat energy into a part to be coagulated by hyperthermia with an end reflector to direct the energy in a beam to one side of the fiber end. A reinforcing sleeve (38) for the fiber is mounted in a shielded, Piezo-electric motor (22) which causes movement of the fiber longitudinally ...