A centrifugal separation apparatus comprises a rotatable cylindrical member (136) including a side perforated wall and an opened bottom and a bottom lid member (138) including a central raised portion and a side wall inclined downwardly and outwardly. The bottom lid member (138) is moveable between an upper position in which said bottom lid member (138) is engaged by the lower end face of said cyl...

A scanning electron beam CT system generates an electron beam along a beam source axis offset from the scanner axis, or axis of symmetry, thereby permitting the X-ray subject to pass completely through the stationary gantry. The electron beam is produced with the first drift tube region of an evacuated housing chamber, and is directed downstream toward a second region that includes a gantry. A sca...

The spectrometer contains an image cable which several fibres (3). There is a spectral disassociation element (4) and a spatial resolution, spectrally sensitive, optical detector (6). The ends (8) of the fibres (3) facing the spectral disassociation element (4) are arranged at defined mutual separations, so that the image of each spectral range of a fibre, produced by the spectral disassociation ...

In the region of each cavity to be formed, a parting coating of comparatively higher melting point is inlaid. This enables separation of the cavity wall, following the common thermal moulding. An Independent claim is included for the method of manufacture. Various preferred hot moulding process are employed. Preferred features: The support or carrier plate (1) has an edging frame (2). Over the fra...

The instant invention relates to a method and the apparatus for collecting a hyperconcentrated platelet product. A fluid containing platelets and other particles flows into a fluid chamber at a flow rate. The flow rate of the fluid is selected to retain the majority of the platelets in the fluid chamber in a saturated bed. The platelets are collected from the fluid chamber without collecting the o...

A system for automated electronic invoicing and payment system for providing remote customer review of automated billing from an invoicer. The system includes invoice presentment electronics having a control system and first communication electronics (101). The system also includes at least one remote authorization terminal having a customer interface, the terminal having second communication elec...

The present invention concerns a method of treating bacteremia, sepsis and other forms of toxemia caused by Gram-positive bacteria and mycobacteria comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of anti-CD14 antibody molecules. A therapeutic composition comprising anti-CD14 antibody molecules in a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient is also contemplated.

Well casing assembly (20) for use in oil and gas wells, and especially deviated or horizontal wells, has an inner pipe member (22) with threaded ends (22') which permit a number of casing assemblies to be joined in a string. The inner pipe (22) has a serie of perforations (40) along a segment (42) of its length which are covered by an elongated screen member (64) which prevents the passage of sand...

A polyester film which contains 0.01 to 5.0 wt.% of a lubricant having an average particle diameter of 0.001 to 2.5 mu m and is suitable for use in sticking to the surface of an easy-to-open can lid in contact with the contents, and which has been regulated so as to have a coefficient of plane orientation of 0.115 to 0.140, at least two endothermic peaks in the range of 170 to 270 DEG C in DSC, ...

Disclosed is an improved electrode for use in an electrochemical sensor for measuring an analyte in a sample. The electrode includes a thin working layer whose thickness is from 2 to 10 microns. Also disclosed is an electrode strip that includes an electrode with a thin working layer. Typically, the thin working layer includes an enzyme and a redox mediator. In an electrode for measuring glucose, ...

An electrochemical sensor electrode strip that measures analyte concentration in an aqueous sample as small as 2.5 to 2.0 mu L is described. Reduction in the minimum sample size is achieved by means of a dielectric coating impregnated into peripheral regions of one or more hydrophilic mesh layers, thereby reducing sample dead volume. The mesh layers are located between an electrode support and a ...

Process for the preparation of rigid polyurethane expanded products with an open cell structure which comprises reacting: A) at least one isocyanic component belonging to the group of MDI; B) a polyol component comprising: B1) at least one polyether and/or polyester polyol with a functionality equal to or higher than 2 and an equivalent weight of up to 4000; B2) an expanding agent; B3) a...

A telecommunications system can be adapted to provided a competence mediation service. The telecommunications system includes a plurality of user terminals, some of which are operated by competence seekers and some of which are operated by competence providers. The user terminals communicate with service provider's file server over a data transmission network. The file server is able to receive an...

A telecommunications system can be adapted to provided a competence mediation service. The telecommunications system includes a plurality of user terminals, some of which are operated by competence seekers and some of which are operated by competence providers. The user terminals communicate with service provider's file server over a data transmission network. The file server is able to receive an...

The mechanism is operated by a motor or similar power source and can be active over a wide range of activation forces and automatically balances forces during activation so that the braking action is evenly distributed over two wheels. A manual release mechanism is provided in the event of a power failure, which is automatically reset the next time the camshaft rotates into a released position.

The invention relates to a method of operating a logging tool in a wellbore, the wellbore formed in an earth formation, which wellbore is to be provided with a wellbore component, the method including the steps of: arranging the logging tool in a selected relationship relative to the component so that the logging tool is guided by the component through the wellbore during lowering of the component...

A data processing system (20) includes a display (26), which displays a plurality of cursors, and a two-ended stylus (14) for specifying positions on an electronic tablet (16) which correspond to positions on the display (26). The stylus (14) may also be moved relative to the tablet (16) to specify a plurality of operations. The processor will display a selected one of the cursors dictated by the ...

A tough crystallisable aromatic polyether having a Tg (annealed) of at least 160 DEG C contains within its chain the repeat units -Ph-CO-Ph- I -[Ph-SO2-Ph]n- II at a molar ratio I/II in the range 98:2 to 80:20 where Ph represents paraphenylene; the repeat units are linked through ether oxygen; and n is at least 1.1. It can be made by reacting together in suitable conditions hydroxy and...

Polyamide fiber cords for rubber reinforcement are produced by subjecting cords having a denier per filament of 1.5-10 to RFL adhesive solution having a swelling ratio in DMSO of 122-340% at an impregnated state in cord, embedding the thus treated cords in rubber and vulcanizing them, and have a cord strength in rubber of not less than 8.0 g/d. They provide improved fatigue resistance under repeti...