A centrifuge has a hub and a first bowl section extending about the hub. The first bowl section has a given diameter at a downstream end of a heavy phase transport path along the first bowl section. The centrifuge further comprises a second bowl section having an input end at the downstream end of the first bowl section. The input end of the second bowl section has a diameter which is greater than...

A mobile medical image scanner and teleradiology system are incorporated into an ambulance or other vehicle to permit a patient to be diagnosed while en route to a treatment facility such as a trauma center. The system obtains medical image data while the patient is being transported in the vehicle and transmits the medical image data to a receiver at a location which is remote from the vehicle. A...

The invention relates to a circuit for the control of a piezoelectric drive (1).An output signal of a first measurement circuit (4) is applied to a first input of a phase detector (5), an output signal of a logic circuit (10) or an output signal of a second measurement circuit (13) is applied to a second input of the phase detector (5), a second output signal of the logic circuit (10) is applied a...

An apparatus for forming reclosable bags, wherein said bags are formed from a continuously film ( 12 ) fitted with at least one closure tape ( 60 ), wherein the apparatus comprises a set of heat-sealed jaws ( 30 ) provided transversely relative to the travel direction of the film ( 12 ), at least one sensor ( 100 ) that if the tape ( 60 ) is present or not on the film in a predetermined position r...

A method for interfacing scanned product information with the manufacturer of the product over a global communication network (306). Subsequent to scanning product bar code information (102), a proprietary wedge interface (104) adds additional information in the format of keystroke data. The wedge (104) comprises firmware which adds additional keystrokes to open a web browser window for insertion ...

An advanced intelligent communication system that provides subscriber-requested, advanced communication services through existing communication switches even in those circumstances in which the hardware communication switch is not configured to provide such communication services. The system supports the use of personal identification number access cards for use in fixed and mobile markets from an...

A system and method of the type utilizing an in-store electronic labeling system for dynamically tracking a customer as he moves about a facility is provided. The tracking system comprising an in-store processor (ISP), an electronic label that may be adapted to display information and in communication with the ISP, an electronic tag adapted to transmit an identification to the ISP via a label or r...

A method for effecting payments is suggested which allows protecting the financial interests of each participant of a payment during payments via open telecommunication nets from other participants' cheating, provides protection of the payers' and payees' privacy, admits payments ranging from micro-payments to business-to-business payments, ensures that the time taken to effecting a payment depend...

A method of ex-vivo expanding a population of stem cells, while at the same time inhibiting differentiation of the stem cells. The method comprises ex-vivo providing the stem cells with conditions for cell proliferation and with at least one copper chelator in an amount and for a time period for permitting the stem cells to proliferate and, at the same time, for reducing a capacity of the stem cel...

A method, system, and software that automates processing of a workflow task accomplished by the cooperation of work performed at least at two sites by receiving a initial request for a completion message, by a communication management server, from an event receiving site, requesting a completion message when a particular event has occurred at an event originator site. Workflow event information re...

A method and a system take submissions of information offered for distribution or sale, combines partially or entirely at least two submissions to form a combination and distributing the combination in one or more forms. The system takes submissions from authors automatically over a network such as the Internet. Authors provide files for publication e.g., in XML files. Authors also provide the con...

The systems of the present invention consist of one or more "HOME"s (109) where there is a "DAD" computer and software system for human user interaction to initiate Jobs (Transcription, Translation, Data Entry, and Transation Creation) and utilize voice-mail through real time voice and tone signal input, and "HIS" computer and software system for keeping the databases used to process Jobs and for ...

A method of operating an advocacy network (2000) is provided. One or more users (2110, 2120) are selected based on information in a user database (2330) containing, for example, demographic or psychographic information about users (2110, 2120) as well as information identifying a representative (2400) associated with each user (2110, 2120) such as a home address. An advocacy message (2500) is sent...

A method for treating simple wrinkles caused by age or sun exposure comprises treating blood vessels in the wrinkles with laser light. The laser light may have a wavelength between 577 and 585 nm. The laser light may also be a laser light pulse having a pulse duration that is greater than 0.2 msec, or alternatively, greater than 0.5 msec. The output pulse may be generated with a dye laser, for ins...

The movement detector (1) has 2 image sensors (2,3), respectively detecting visible and IR radiation and heat radiation, coupled to an electronic evaluation stage (6). The heat radiation image sensor (3) has a lower resolution than the visible and IR image sensor (2), the evaluation circuit providing combined evaluation of the signals from both sensors.

The present invention provides a system and methods for delivering material into bone. More particularly, the present invention provides a system for treating a bone having an interior volume occupied, at least in part, by cancellous bone comprising an access instrument sized and configured to establish a percutaneous access path to bone, a cavity forming instrument sized and configured to be intr...

The present invention provides a method for the effective treatment of articulating joint surface cartilage in an animal by the transplantation of an implantable article including chondrocyte cells retained to an absorbable support matrix. The present invention is also directed to an instrument for placing and manipulating the implantable article at the site of implantation, and a retention device...

Butt welding apparatus (100) for butt welding in co-axial alignment objects with common diameter end faces; said apparatus (100) comprising first (105) and second (110) clamping arrangements and a chassis (115) for locating said clamping arrangements; each said clamping arrangement comprising first and second offset support members offset at an angle with respect to each other; said clamping arran...

A visual device generates edge information of moving objects (2) from an frame image (1) and counts the number of the moving objects (2), according to a block diagram shown in FIG.2. A visual device generates edge information of the moving objects (2) and still objects (3) from an frame image (1) and counts the number of the moving objects (2) and the still objects (3), according to a block diagra...

A plastic implant has a circumferential channel (3) for receiving a radiographic contrast wire (9). The channel (3) is completely or partially closed off from the outside. The wire advantageously forms an open loop.