Method and apparatus for establishing a range of diameters of the cylindrical working surface of a drum and like devices for grasping, handling, shaping, or other like function, of round or tubular objects, such as tire carcasses and belt and tread packages as employed in the manufacture of vehicle tires. The device includes a plurality of segmented modules adapted to be quickly and releasably man...

The present invention provides methods of treating a patient having a higher risk myelodysplastic syndrome, which comprises administering to a patient having a higher risk myelodysplastic syndrome a therapeutically effective amount of a cytidine analog. The cytidine analog includes 5 -aza-2'-deoxy cytidine, 5-azacytidine, 5-aza-2'-deoxy- 2',2'-difluorocytidine, 5-aza-2'-deoxy-2'-fluorocytidine, 2'...

Vibration dampening elements that are made of rubber and/or an elastomer may fail when subjected to vertical and/or horizontal stresses caused by repeated lifting of the cleaning head assembly and/or unintentional bumping of the cleaning head assembly into door frames, walls or other non-movable objects. The floor scrubber of the present invention includes, among other things, at least one stabili...

A test strip (10) for measuring an analyte level in a fluid sample includes a sample chamber (88) configured to receive the fluid sample; a plurality of electrodes (22, 24, 28, 30) configured to produce at least one current measurement related to the analyte level in the fluid sample; and at least one information-providing connector (48) having an intrinsic electrical property representative of at...

Methods and materials for measuring the composition of plant biomass and predicting the efficiency of conversion of such biomass to various end products under various processing conditions are disclosed. For example, methods and materials for identifying plant material having higher levels of accessible carbohydrate, as well as materials and methods for processing plant material having higher leve...

An integrated spectral sensing engine (Fig. 1) featuring energy sources and detectors within a single package includes sample interfacing optics and acquisition and processing electronics (Fig. 4, Fig. 5). The miniaturized sensor is optimized for specific laboratory and field-based measurements by integration into a handheld format (Fig. 12). Design and fabrication components support high volume m...

A drak field illuminator (51) that includes: (i) a light source (21) adapted to provide a ring of light characterized by uniform intensity distribution; (ii) a collimating ring (22) adapted to receive the ring of light and to direct collimated light beams towards an area of an inspected object such that different points within the area are illuminated by identical cones of light characterized by a...

An osteochondral device is provided comprising an implant having a growth factor concentration gradient. The implant can be porous with a higher concentration of growth factors dispersed in the portion of the implant where new bone tissue is needed and a lower concentration of growth factors dispersed in the portion of the implant where new cartilage tissue is needed.; La présente invention concer...

A tote bag apparatus includes a central bounded opening and a top closure allowing a contained item to urge the tote outwardly while forming a seamless bottom member into close contact with the contained item. During use, the tote bag stands upright without an unsightly bunching at an interface between the bottom member and side members, and enables a strap to secure both the contained item from u...

A floor sanding machine (1) has a frame (1) which carries on its underside a motor-driven, vertically adjustable sanding plate (4) with a sanding disk, an annular dust suction nozzle (11) which surrounds the sanding plate, and two front running wheels (13) and a rear wheel (14) which support the frame. A controller (7) analyzes the signals from a laser scanner (18) for measuring the distance from ...

An adjustable holster for a mobile communication device including a housing that stores the mobile communication device received through an opening in the housing, the housing being adjustable in size so that the housing can store one of a plurality of different sized mobile communication devices, and an adjustable clip disposed on the housing and that is capable of attaching to one of a plurality...

A method for operating an engine and transmission in a vehicle is described. The method comprises up-shifting the transmission based on whether engine knock limits spark advance at engine conditions after the up-shift. Further, the method may include accounting for differences in fuel types, and their effects on engine knock in future gears.

Disclosed are the ERK inhibitors of formula 1.0: and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts, esters and solvates thereof. Q is a piperidine or piperazine ring that can have a bridge or a fused ring. The piperidine ring can have a double bond in the ring. All other substitutents are as defined herein. Also disclosed are methods of treating cancer using the compounds of formula 1.0.

A method of driving mine vehicles in a mine, and a transport system. A plurality of mine vehicles is arranged in succession and driven in convoy between working areas. A master vehicle in the convoy is driven manually, and slave vehicles follow the master, provided with no mechanical connection. In the working areas, the convoy is disassembled, since single vehicles are each driven separately. Whe...

Embodiments of the present invention pertain to methods and systems for planning the path of an agricultural vehicle. In one embodiment, a first point of a first planned path and a second point of a second planned path are determined. A path plan is then automatically generated connecting the first point and the second point.

Provided is a method, system, and program for processing Input/Output (I/O) requests to a storage network including at least one storage device and at least two adaptors, wherein each adaptor is capable of communicating I/O requests to the at least one storage device. An error is detected in a system including a first adaptor, wherein the first adaptor is capable of communicating on the network af...

A combination featherbed and unitary featherbed cover includes a featherbed having a plurality of first fastening elements and a featherbed cover having a corresponding plurality of second fastening elements allowing the featherbed cover to be releasably attached to the featherbed. The featherbed cover includes a cloth material layer and a backing material layer fixedly attached to the cloth mater...

An electrochemical test sensor configured to determine an analyte concentration of a fluid sample comprises a base including a first end, a second opposing end, a first side and a second side bridging the first and second opposing ends. The test sensor further comprises a plurality of electrodes formed on the base at or near the first end. The plurality of electrodes includes a working electrode a...

An iron-base sintered part having high density and totally enhanced strength, toughness and abrasion resistance, a manufacturing method of the iron-base sintered part, and an actuator are disclosed. The iron-base sintered part is formed by an iron-nickel-molybdenum-carbon-based sintered alloy, has density of 7.25 g/cm3 or more, and has a carburization quenched structure. A method for manufacturing...

An underwater operations support system facilitates underwater exploration, monitoring, maintenance and construction operations associated with development of natural resources. The operations support system may include energy generation subsystems, energy accumulation subsystems, communication subsystems, docking stations, repair and maintenance robots, housings for divers, and video subsystems. ...