In combination, a polymeric microarray support for an optical assay arrangement, that includes an optical detection instrument having a known depth of focus for detecting light emitted from said microarray support. The polymeric microarray support has a support surface made from a polymeric support material having a thickness varying over the area of the support surface by a thickness variation va...

A switching system adjunct (120) monitors a call between a calling and a called party and reestablishes the call when one of the parties has been or is being dropped. The reestablishment may be effected to a same or a different phone number of the dropped party, and may be effected via the same or a different medium (e.g., wired or wireless). The call record of the origins! call is merged into the...

A multimer protein molecule comprising at least a first amino acid sequence having substantially the sequence of one of the Parietaria judaica major allergens and a second amino acid sequence having substantially the sequence of one of the Parietaria judaica major allergens Par j 1 or Par j 2, and a third sequence of one of the Parietaria judaica major allergens Par j 1 or Par j 2. The molecule is...

The contact-holder unit (3) of a socket/plug has a body (7) which can be housed in a housing (1) and a plurality of electrical contacts mounted on the body (7) and constituted by pairs of blades (4a, 4b) lying in a plane perpendicular to the direction (x) of coupling of the socket/plug. The blades of each pair have facing contact edges (4c, 4d) for housing between them an electrical conductor (cl ...

A device for determining the position of a movable object (10) along a path of motion, comprising: - a coded magnetic element (14) provided with a plurality of coded segments (16), each of which has a unique identification code, and - a sensor element (20) so positioned as to recognise the code of the coded sector (16) which is positioned in correspondence with the sensor element (20).

A stop device with a shape memory actuator includes two stop elements (5) sliding within a fixed support structure (1) and usually hold in their mutual distant position by cam means (7) pushed through spring means (8). A shape memory actuator (12) is started through an electric current passage for causing the displacement of the cam means (7) in a position wherein they permit the backward movement...

A cutting equipment (34) for continuous forms (37) comprising an input moving device (53) for a continuous form, a loop forming device (54), a cutting feeding device (56) and a transversal cutting mechanism (58) for the form. The form (37) has side sprocket holes and the cutting feeding device (56) includes intermediate pin feed tractors (91, 92) interposed between the loop forming device (54) and...

The cartridge (5) has two compartments (7, 8) normally for containing two substances (9, 10) of the mixture, which are separated by a preferential break member (20); one of the two compartments (7, 8) contains a liquid solvent (10), and is fitted with a bellows (24) having an intake valve (29) and for producing a pumping action by varying the volume of the bellows (24) by exerting pressure on the ...

Rotary pump for liquids comprising a pump body (2) with a rotary portion that may include either a single or several stages to the purpose of attaining a head of at least 3 kg/cm<2>. When air at a lower pressure than the pressure of the ambient air is to be blown into the liquids, a convergent diffuser (30) is installed upstream of the pump body (2) and, furthermore, a point situated between the o...