A shutter (19) and an intake roller (18) are mounted to a gate (17) to form an integral structure. The shutter (19) and the intake roller (18) are interlockingly operated by the swinging of the gate (17). During the processing of a used ticket (2), the shutter (19) prevents another used ticket from being inserted into the machine through the inlet port. Also, the used ticket (2) is guided from the...

Chip(s) are placed on a base (1) connecting to the terminals leading to the outside and contact a thermal conductor (11). The latter and the base are perforated in the area (13) for mounting the chip (30). A heat conductive piece (21) is placed in the hole (20) and connected to the base and chip is placed on and the a frame (11) and the heat conductor. The frame is pref. of copper alloy or alumin...

PURPOSE:To obtain easily and highly precisely stabilized peel feeling, by a method wherein ultrasonic treatment is performed by making use of a horn where ultrasonic treatment is a specific number of kHz, a longitudinal amplitude is specific number of mum and a lateral vibration amplitude is specific times as wide as that of the longitudinal amplitude. CONSTITUTION:A vessel main body 1 is comprise...

A lounge chair having a sun tracking positioning mechanism including at least one photo transistor having a lens for focusing sunlight in a straight line path passing through the lens and comprising a motor control circuit that allows a motor to operate for periods of no more than 30 seconds. Should the motor operate for a 30 second period, the system will deactivate. This 30 second cutout allows ...

Disclosed is a non-loose hardware type traffic separating median barrier comprising having a male interlocking structure on one end and a female interlocking structure on the other end. In a preferred embodiment, the male interlocking structure comprises a "T" section extending from the end of the barrier and the female interlocking structure comprises a vertically extending steel tube with a slot...

Dysphagia, or difficulty in swallowing, can cause choking, aspiration of food or liquid into the lungs, incomplete administration of medication, and discomfort to the victims. A method is provided for evaluating the severity of Dysphagia. The method comprises providing at least two sets of orally ingestible materials, each set of orally ingestible material comprising at least two compositions of l...

Apparatus and methods are provided for the assessment of neuromuscular function. Using an apparatus of the invention, stimuli are applied to a nerve that traverses the wrist of an individual. The stimuli are applied at a point that is proximal to the wrist. Stimulation of the nerve causes a muscle innervated by that nerve to respond. The muscle response generates a myoelectric potential, which is ...

A modular system for hybrid fixation of a joint prosthesis into a bone cavity includes a sleeve having a bore therethrough. The sleeve is cementable within the bone cavity. A prosthetic component is insertable into the bore of the sleeve. The prosthetic component is retained within the sleeve and secured to the bone without cement.

A solid-phase method for the synthesis of N-substituted oligomers, such as poly (N-substituted glycines) (referred to herein as poly NSGs) is used to obtain oligomers, such as poly NSGs of potential therapeutic interest which poly NSGs can have a wide variety of side-chain substituents. Each N-substituted glycine monomer is assembled from two "sub-monomers" directly on the solid support. Each cycl...

An amplifier circuit for providing a combined clean and dirty output signal from an electric guitar. The circuit comprises a panning pedal that has two potentiometers attached thereto so that movement of the panning pedal results in two continuously varying ranges of resistances being produced by the potentiometers. The output signal of the guitar is provided to the panning pedal and the resistanc...

A thermal head, in which the catching of a foreign object on a partial glaze is prevented and the head pressure of the partial glaze is not reduced, is provided such that the image quality is improved by preventing the occurrences of line voids, irregularities, and roughness. In a thermal head which includes a partial glaze, which protrudes and whose cross-sectional configuration is substantially ...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a filling and packaging machine wherein re-pressurizing timing by a second lateral sealing mechanism or cut timing by a cutter mechanism can be easily corrected even if actual lateral sealing pitches differ from an arbitrarily set lateral sealing pitch as a packaging form for each article varies. SOLUTION: In the filling and packaging machine, a control means adjus...

An intrabronchial catheter has an inflatable balloon with the bronchial ECG lead electrodes. Upon inserting the intrabronchial catheter into the trachea or bronchus of a human body, air is supplied to the balloon so that the balloon is stably retained in the trachea or bronchus, thereby bringing the bronchial ECG lead electrodes in close contact with the internal wall surface of the trachea or bro...

UNA NUEVA COMPOSICION DETERGNT PARA LAVAR ROPA Y EN PARTICULAR LAS COMPOSICIONES DESTINADAS AL LAVADO MANUAL, QUE CONTIENEN UNA MEZCLA DE SURFACTANTE COMO POR EJEMPLO EN JABON CONVENCIONAL, SON CAPACES DE PROVER UNA MEJOR ESPUMA Y UN MEJOR RENDIMIENTO DE LIMPIEZA COMPARADAS CON LAS COMPOSICIONES TRADICIONALES PARA LAVAR ROPA BASADAS EN SULFONATOS DE AQUILBENCENO Y JABON. EN REALIDAD, LAS COMPOSICI...

CONSISTE EN UNA CAJA DE MADERA, PLASTICO, STYRO-FOAM U OTRO MATERIAL, QUE LOGRA OBTENER UN AMBIENTE DE HUMEDAD RELATIVA DE 30% A 40% A UNA TEMPERATURA DE 20GRADOS CENTIGRADOS A 40 GRADOS CENTIGRADOS, UNAS 12 HORAS DESPUES DE HABER SIDO CONECTADA A UN RECEPTOR ELECTRICO. LA CAJA DE ALMACENAMIENTO TIENE UN VIDRIO DIVISOR QUE PUEDE SER REMOVIDO PARA COLOCAR ARTICULOS DENTRO DEL FONDO DE LA CAJA Y SOB...

A fluid control device has formed in a valve main body a main channel communicating with an inlet of a channel within a massflow controller, and a relatively long subchannel and a relatively short subchannel both communicating with the main channel. The process gas to be assure of high purity is passed through the relatively long subchannel.

A surgical operation apparatus of this invention includes an operation sheath having a cavity securing portion that is inserted into vital tissue through the skin to secure a working cavity for a surgical operation in the body, and a sheet member that allows an operation tool to be inserted from outside the body into the cavity. The operation sheath is guided into the vital tissue by guide tools s...

The present invention relates to a liquid-permeable casing sheet (1) for absorbent sanitary articles, such as sanitary napkins, incontinence guards and diapers. According to the invention, the casing sheet (1) includes a first layer (2) which is corrugated across at least a central part of its surface so as to provide a row of mutually parallel waves having wave crests (3) and wave troughs (4), wh...

PCT No. PCT/US95/10653 Sec. 371 Date Mar. 10, 1997 Sec. 102(e) Date Mar. 10, 1997 PCT Filed Aug. 21, 1995 PCT Pub. No. WO96/07476 PCT Pub. Date Mar. 14, 1996An absorbent composite structure suitable for absorbing aqueous body fluids is provided which includes a substrate having two surfaces, a plurality of hydrogel-forming polymer particles and a chemical cross-linking agent capable of bonding to ...

The invention provides synthetic polymeric fibers which have utility as temporary acquisition/distribution absorbent structures and permanent storage/distribution absorbent structures in a wide range of absorbent products such as diapers, feminine napkins, and adult incontinent pads. These fibers are short, highly distorted, and bulky characterized by lengths between 2 and 37 mm, short-range disto...