An apparatus (A) for converting unconsolidated medical waste into a non- hazardous medical waste residue, which apparatus has an improved cutter assembly provided by a rotating cutter assembly that has revolving teeth (R, R') disposed at an oblique angle relative to the path of travel of the rotating teeth and to the stationary cutter assembly (F, F') to force the waste material between the revolv...

Monoclonal antibodies to IFN- beta 2/IL-6 and hybridomas producing them and production and purification of glycosylated and unglycosylated IFN- beta 2/ IL-6 are disclosed. The protein is useful in the treatment of breast cancer, leukemia, infectious diseases and bone marrow progenitor cell disorders.

CONFIGURAÇçO DE GERADOR EàLICO PARA APROVEITAMENTO E GERAÇçO DE ENERGIA EM VEÍCULOS. A presente solicitaçãó de referencia a um gera- dor eólico (1) que, de forma integrada a um veículo e sua conformação estrutural, proporciona gerar energia elétrica quando o veículo estiver em movimento, pela captação da pressão do ar frontal, destinado ao setor automotivo, tendo como característica inovadora a co...

A tire for a vehicle wheel includes a carcass structure having at least one first carcass ply, a pair of circumferentially inextensible annular structures, a belt structure applied to the carcass structure, a tread band applied to the belt structure, and at least one pair of sidewalls applied to the carcass structure. The at least one first carcass ply includes a plurality of strip lengths each in...

A return pad cable connector, in accordance with the present disclosure, for use with a disposable return pad, includes a cord having a conductive wire disposed therethrough which conductive wire interconnects the return pad cable connector to an electrosurgical energy source. The return pad further includes a connector operatively coupled to the cord, the connector having a conductive surface whi...

The invention concerns a stainless steel powder comprising at least 10% chromium by weight. The powder further comprises vanadium in an amount of at least 4 times the amount of carbon and nitrogen. Preferably the steel powder comprises 10-30% chromium, 0.1-1% vanadium, 0.5-1.5% silicon, at least 0.1% carbon and at least 0.07% nitrogen. The invention also concerns a powder metallurgical composition...

A process for preparing ethyl tert-butyl ether (ETBE) using low-water ethanol obtained by membrane dewatering at least two streams of relatively water-rich ethanol that have a different water content. by dewatering at membranes.

In the present invention, a dual-output piezoelectric transformer for driving at least two loads is provided. The dual-output piezoelectric transformer comprises a piezoelectric piece, a set of input electrodes mounted centrally on a first and a second sides of the piece with a first polarization direction along a thickness direction of the piece, and a first and a second output electrodes polariz...

A system and method for inspection is disclosed. The design generally employs as many as four design principles, including employing at least one lens from a relatively low dispersion glass, at least one additional lens from an additional material different from the relatively low dispersion glass, generally matching the relatively low dispersion properties of the relatively low dispersion glass. ...

Methods, systems, and computer-readable media for admitting conferees into a conference call. Methods to achieve the foregoing can comprise: receiving a request from the conferee for access to the conference call; obtaining data representing a unique identifier associated with the conferee; matching the data representing the unique identifier with data representing an identifier that was previousl...

A robot cleaner is provided. The robot cleaner comprises a bumper to buffer a shock caused by a sudden collision with an unexpected obstacle and an unexpected obstacle detecting means and a controller to change a running direction of the robot cleaner to avoid the obstacle. Accordingly, when an unexpected obstacle appears in front of the cleaner and the cleaner collides with the obstacle, the bump...

A method for remotely monitoring activity includes generating first server heartbeat information at a first server at a local site, and storing the first server heartbeat information in a first primary site disk at the local site. The method also includes sending the first server heartbeat information from the first primary site disk, to a first secondary site disk at a remote site. The method fur...

A processor comprises a memory, an instruction decoder coupled to the memory for decoding instructions retrieved therefrom, and a plurality of execution units for executing the decoded instructions. One or more of the instructions are in a compound instruction format in which a single instruction comprises multiple operation fields, with one or more of the operation fields each comprising at least...

A storage system has a plurality of disk storage devices and a controller for controlling the plurality of disk storage devices, and diagnosis of a write miss to a disk of the disk storage device. The controller for controlling the plurality of disk storage devices attaches an ID to write data, and after write access to the disk drive, the controller reads the write data from the disk drive, and c...

A simple, but intelligent watchdog circuit uses an up/down counter for its delay element. A watchdog event will occur if the counter is allowed to over flow or under flow its boundaries (in either direction). The system objective is to keep the counter within its boundaries by controlling the direction of the count. The count direction is simply a function of the Most Significant Bit (MSB) of the ...

A primary package containing a low molecular weight peptide-based thrombin inhibitors which package is sealed with a rubber stopper or plunger containing bromobutyl rubber.

Foam blowing agents blends of HFC-134a and a pentane selected from n-pentane, i-pentane and i-pentane/cyclopentane are provided, as are polyol premixes and polyurethane foam compositions containing such blends.

Test element analysis system (1) for the analytical investigation of a sample (8), in particular of a body liquid, of human beings or of animals, comprising test elements (3) with a test zone (7), to be brought in contact with the sample to be investigated for the purpose of performing an analysis, in order to measure a measurement quantity characteristic for the analysis, and an evaluation instru...

The present invention concerns a process for making polyester containing up to 50 percent by weight transparent recycled waste polyester by a novel equilibrium depolymerization process. The equilibrium depolymerization proce ss of the present invention for making polyester containing transparent waste polyester comprises the steps of: 1) continuously providing a stream containing oligomers having ...

A method of checking for restrictions in a string of tubing formed of a plurality of tubing sections. The method involves providing a profile in the tubing string, providing a drift member adapted to engage with the profile, passing the drift member through the tubing string, and determining whether the drift member has engaged with the profile prior to separating the tubing sections.