The apparatus for separating a fibrin monomer from blood comprises; a container (110) with a reaction chamber defined by an outer wall for receiving plasma, a means for supplying the chamber with an agent for converting the fibrinogen content of the plasma into a non-cross-linked fibrin polymer; a device for centrifuging the plasma and the agent within the chamber to a degree sufficient for separa...

An apparatus is adapted to centrifuge and furthermore automatically handle a container (10) for separating a component, such as fibrin monomer, from plasma. The container (10) comprises a cylindrical member (11) and a piston (25) displaceable therein and comprising a tubular piston rod (12), which extends through the top wall. The piston (25) divides the cylindrical member (11) into a first chambe...

Master unit 2 is for executing program data recorded in a removably loaded recording medium and for processing data. Imaging device 4 and slave unit 3 (having a display) are removably connected to unit 2. Unit 2 processes image data communicated between device 4 and unit 3.

The platform (1) is assembled in situ from modular components. A system for constructing a complete drilling platform comprises modular components which are installed on the bed of the sea, lake etc. A platform with mountable modular components is constructed in situ at the drilling location. An Independent claim is also included for a platform construction method using this system.

Oysters are prepared by cutting the fibres forming a hinge between its two shells without damaging any vital part of the oyster. The two shells may be moved about 3 mm apart using a short blade giving a controlled depth of cut.;

Procédé de préouverture des huîtres et de l'emballage pour le transport des huîtres préouvertes.L'invention concerne un procédé permettant de faciliter l'ouverture des...

The invention concerns a device for winding suture onto a packaging support for said suture, characterised in that it comprises a yarn guide (80) placed on an element (20) mobile in translation along a first direction on a support assembly (30, 40) and associated with first driving means (40) to be selectively moved along said direction, said support assembly (30, 40) being itself mobile in transl...

The zone surveillance alert or alarm system has a unit placed in a fixed zone area. The unit has a presence detector (10) for a space zone. A detection signal is delivered which varies with the intrusion position. Comparators (18,19) allow the intruder location to be differentiated between a first and second zone. The alarm is raised (11) following the receipt of a signal in a command activated (1...

The invention relates to two methods of updating boot software in a microprocessor, and to update systems using the methods. The method comprises: (302) replacing the old boot software in the microprocessor's memory with new boot software obtained over a data transmission connection; (304) rebooting the microprocessor by the new boot software; (306) starting a watchdog timer for monitoring the mic...

Apparatus for evaluating a part of a seafood animal such as a lobster claw, to determine the ratio of meat to water and other characteristics, including first and second transducers (12, 14) that are coupled to spaced locations on the part P of the animal so when the first transducer transmits sonic energy it passes through the animal part to the second transducer. A circuit (34) coupled to the se...

A method of increasing the security of payments made by credit and cash cards. An account number, such as the account number of a credit card or a cash card, or an account number stored on a SIM card, is tied to the identity of a SIM card for a mobile telephone, or to the telephone number of the mobile telephone. A mobile telephone operator terminal requests the current or last registered geograph...

A shrink film obtained by selectively controlling and optimising the density differential between at least two polyolefin polymer components to provide narrow density splits. More specifically a biaxially oriented polyolefin shrink film having balanced properties and an oriented shrink film having improved toughness is provided. The shrink film is made by a biaxial orientation method of making usi...

The specification describes a sealant film composition comprising at least two ethylene polymer components. The sealant film composition comprises: from 5 to 95 weight percent, based on the total weight of the composition, of at least one first ethylene polymer which is a homogeneously branched substantially linear ethylene polymer or a homogeneously branched linear ethylene polymer. The first eth...

A message is sent to an EPL by the steps of: determining the characteristics of the EPL; obtaining content for the message to be sent to the EPL; verifying that the content is compatible with the characteristics of the EPL; and sending the message to the EPL only if the content is compatible with the characteristics of the EPL.

A method of determining a desirable depth for drilling a horizontal well within an oil reservoir includes the steps of deploying data sensors (120, 124, 128) at discrete depths in a subsurface formation penetrated by a wellbore (104); gathering formation pressure data for the discrete depths and determining the depth of a reservoir from the gathered data. Once the correct depth has been identified...

A ball screw shaft, having a longitudinal cylindrical internal cavity (5), closed at its ends by means of inserted terminals or plugs (6), housing vibration controlling means in the form of a pair of plied cables (7,8) fastened tensioned to the inserted terminals or plugs (6). One or more dissipater elements (9), having respective through holes (10, 11) for said pair of cables (7, 8) are provided ...

A ball screw shaft, with increased vibration frequency and improved vibration dissipation, having a longitudinal cylindrical internal cavity (5), closed at its ends by means of inserted terminals or plugs (6), has in said cavity (5) a filling of granular material (7) with low density and high superficial roughness freely distributed and, moreover, according to a variation of the invention, said lo...

The secure transaction delivers an order to the merchant and confirms the order using a secret code. The secret code is sent by the customer to a secure site other than the merchant's site, and the transaction validated in the secure site by processing the secret code along with an identification message sent by the merchant site. The identification message is provided in part by the customer.;

The flow of vapor from the cell to the user is controlled using a detector upstream of the first compartment giving a signal (S1) indicating the flow of liquid from the reservoir, an electronic circuit (34) comparing S1 to a control signal (S2), and a control valve (32) downstream of the second compartment operating as a function of an error signal (S3) provided by the electronic circuit The vapor...

Electromagnetic cased well information transmission comprises electrical insulation of metal casing tubes adjacent low resistivity formation layers. Information transmission from a cased well, using a downhole transmitter/receiver operating by guided electromagnetic waves created by electrical signal injection by a dipole connected to the metal casing tubes which guide the emitted waves comprises ...

Doctor blades are stored and used in a paper/board mill in which the quantity of the doctor blades used is monitored, and information is transmitted by data transfer means (20) to a data management system (23, 24) of the manufacturer/supplier of the doctor blades to manage the doctor blade situation. In the method, the information about the doctor blades is received by data collection means (22) c...