An accurate, low cost temperature control system for a disposable cartridge carrying including a sample chamber for a portable medical diagnostic device or other electrochemical analytical device is disclosed. The disposable cartridge may include its own heating element on a sensor chip and plugs into a terminal which contains electrical input/output connections. The outer surface of the chip is e...

A transport section for a document-handling machine includes a pair of horizontally-oriented feed belts which act in conjunction with segment flaps on a segmented, vertically-oriented feed belt to deliver groupings of mail items in a feeding direction. A set of horizontally-oriented take-away belts receives documents from the horizontally-oriented-feed belts and transports them at an accelerated s...

The fan equipment (6) is fitted to the arm of a sheet printing machine, in which a sheet (2) is guided on a circulating grab system by chain conveyors, and is removed towards a stop on a pile (5) in the arm, using compressed air. It is aligned roughly horizontally, and has guide equipment (8) between it and the sheet, in the direction of delivery of the airstream. The guide equipment has openings ...

A chamber for rotation about a rotational axis to separate blood components includes first and second spaced apart side walls forming a separation zone. Blood conveyed into the separation zone separates into a first region of cellular components (96), a second region of plasma (98), and an interface region (58) between the first and second regions. An outlet conveys the second region of plasma fro...

An extracorporeal blood processing system is disclosed which includes a variety of novel components and which may be operated in accordance with a variety of novel methodologies. For instance, the system includes a graphical operator interface which directs the operator through various aspects of the apheresis procedure. Moreover, the system also includes a variety of features relating to loading ...

The structure embodiments disclosed relate to determination of an item of interest in a sample. One embodiment relates to a structure which comprises a process path (10). The process path (10) comprises a process lane (28) including a process step performance lane (62) where a process step is performed, and a process step avoidance lane (64) where the process step is avoided. A first prime mover (...

The structure embodiments disclosed relate to determination of an item of interest in a sample. One embodiment relates to a structure which comprises a process path (10). The process path (10) comprises a process lane (28) including a process step performance lane (62) where a process step is performed, and a process step avoidance lane (64) where the process step is avoided. A first prime mover (...

A process for producing a substantially non-explosive powder containing finely divided metallic particles suitable for being incorporated in a refractory mixture, comprising simultaneously grinding a mixture of pieces of metal with pieces of an inert refractory material to produce a premixture containing finely divided metallic particles and finely divided refractory particles which are intimately...

A power output apparatus 110 includes a planetary gear 120 having a planetary carrier, a sun gear, and a ring gear, an engine 150 having a crankshaft 156 linked with the planetary carrier, a first motor MG1 attached to the sun gear, and a second motor MG2 attached to the ring gear. Part of the torque generated by the engine 150 is output to a power feed gear 128 via the ring gear, while the first ...

While a ring gear shaft 126 linked with a drive shaft rotates, a power output apparatus 110 applies a torque to a first motor MG1 attached to a sun gear shaft 125, thereby abruptly increasing a revolving speed of an engine 150, to which a fuel injection is stopped. A torque generated by a frictional force of, for example, a piston in the engine 150 and working as a reaction is applied as a braking...

A process for hydrotreating a hydrocarbon oil contaminated with suspended solid particles and dissolved metallic compounds, comprising the contacting at an elevated temperature in the presence of hydrogen of the oil with porous inorganic oxide particles having a surface area of 1 m<2>/g or less and a pore volume of at least 0,1 ml/g in pores having a diameter of at least 10 microns,

PURPOSE:To provide an organic electroluminescent element which can be used by lower driving electric power and can be allowed to deposit at high temperature and has high luminance by using a specific organic compound as an illuminant. CONSTITUTION:An electroluminescent element is produced by preparing an illuminant comprising a compound represented by formula I or II (wherein X represents 1 to 4C ...

A road curvature estimating apparatus for a vehicle includes a vehicle attitude detector which detects an attitude of the vehicle with respect to a road, a front-and-rear wheel steer-angle detector, a vehicle speed detector and a road curvature calculator. The road curvature calculator calculates a curvature of a road ahead of the vehicle on the basis of the measured vehicle attitude, the measured...

An apparatus for improving the reliability of a course generator of a moving body and the efficiency of the moving body. When the tangent (53) of a scheduled course (50) at its branch point (PS) is in parallel with a line segment (54) coincident with the traveling direction of the moving body (20) at the end point (PL) of a branch course (52), the branch course (52) is generated from a cubic curve...

A method of determining the orientation of fibers on the surface of paper rather than measuring the orientation of fibers throughout the entire layer of paper is provided. In directing incident light Li from a projecting unit 6 to the surface 1a of the paper 1 to be measured at a given angle (θi) of incidence and receiving by a receiving unit 7 the intensity of light reflected Lo by and off the su...

-NOVELTY : The device has a telegram generator for producing data telegram. A track coupling coil has a control circuit, an energy receiving circuit, and a transmitting unit that delivers the data telegram to a vehicle-sided receiving unit when the vehicle passes the track coupling coil. A transmission loop causes a vehicle position independent, periodic transmission of information or situation co...

The communication system allows information to be communicated to a passing train (FZ). It has a track coupling coil (GKS) supplied with a data telegram by a telegram generator, for reception by a reception circuit on board the train including a train coupling coil (FZS). The data telegram has a start (START) and a rest (REST). A periodic loop telegram (STEL) is provided by a transmission loop (SS...

PCT No. PCT/CH95/00009 Sec. 371 Date Aug. 19, 1996 Sec. 102(e) Date Aug. 19, 1996 PCT Filed Jan. 13, 1995 PCT Pub. No. WO95/23532 PCT Pub. Date Sep. 8, 1995A standing umbrella has a mast on which the inner end of an outwardly and inwardly movable carrier beam is guided with the outer end of the beam carrying an umbrella stick of a collapsible umbrella and with the carrier beam being held by a conn...

PCT No. PCT/DE95/01204 Sec. 371 Date Mar. 5, 1997 Sec. 102(e) Date Mar. 5, 1997 PCT Filed Sep. 5, 1995 PCT Pub. No. WO96/07959 PCT Pub. Date Mar. 14, 1996The method solves the problem of assigning surveyed landmarks to landmarks in an environment map by each measured value being compared with a predicted measured value which has previously been calculated on the basis of an earlier measurement. A ...