A compressible finger gripping device for assembly with the surface portion of an article such as a writing instrument or a shaving instrument or the like. The device includes a substantially cylindrical body formed of a compressible, elastomeric material and defined by a substantially uniform OD and ID along the axial length of the body. A plurality of ribs arranged substantially parallel to the ...

The object of the invention is an elevator to be used in vehicles, to which elevator belong a casing (6) attached to the vehicle body (1) close to the door opening, a shaft (3) attached in the casing turnable in regard of the vehicle and movably in the height direction, a power unit (4) for moving of the shaft, an on the other end of the shaft attached elevator frame (2), which is arranged to be m...

The invention provides a wheeled vehicle control system comprising means for sensing whether slip is occurring at any wheel of the vehicle such as a sensor (3) sensing the rotational speed of a wheel and an optical sensor (4) sensing speed of the vehicle, and means for determining the difference between the actual speed of rotation of the wheel and the speed of rotation corresponding to the actual...

PCT No. PCT/SE89/00080 Sec. 371 Date Jul. 30, 1990 Sec. 102(e) Date Jul. 30, 1990 PCT Filed Feb. 24, 1989 PCT Pub. No. WO89/08061 PCT Pub. Date Sep. 8, 1989.A method and apparatus for maintaining an intended temperature at or close to 0 DEG C. in products affected by variations in temperature, during transport and storage at an ambient temperature deviating from 0 DEG C., while using a container...

PCT No. PCT/SE90/00294 Sec. 371 Date Nov. 13, 1991 Sec. 102(e) Date Nov. 13, 1991 PCT Filed May 7, 1990 PCT Pub. No. WO90/14302 PCT Pub. Date Nov. 29, 1990.A crane comprising a rigid column pivotally mounted on a support structure, an arm section connected to the column and comprising two arm portions which extend substantially parallel with one another, a maneuvering device which acts between the...

PCT No. PCT/EP91/00627 Sec. 371 Date Dec. 27, 1991 Sec. 102(e) Date Dec. 27, 1991 PCT Filed Apr. 2, 1991 PCT Pub. No. WO91/17107 PCT Pub. Date Nov. 14, 1991.Conventional clips must be manufactured with high precision and run the risk of becoming stiff in the course of time or even to become inoperative in extreme cases due to sediments in their pivoting mechanism. In order to obtain a clip which r...

A package winder for a plurality of multiple-filament strands or bundles includes a fixed strand shoe for forming strands, a movable strand shoe for separating the strands into an array of distinctly spaced and oriented bundles and a strand array guide which reciprocates along an axis parallel to the axis of a rotating collet. The guide includes an obliquiely oriented slot which maintains the arra...

A material of manufacture comprising sub-micron particulate amorphous titanium diboride formed by a process which comprises the steps of forming a powdered reaction mixture of titanium oxide, boron oxide and magnesium, exothermically reacting the reaction mixture in an atmosphere including air to yield a reacted mass containing titanium diboride and magnesia, leaching the reacted mass with a leach...

PCT No. PCT/SE90/00263 Sec. 371 Date Dec. 6, 1991 Sec. 102(e) Date Dec. 6, 1991 PCT Filed Apr. 19, 1990 PCT Pub. No. WO90/12763 PCT Pub. Date Nov. 1, 1990.A method for producing a glass knife, in which a flat glass plate (511) is divided by breaking along a divising line (23) scratched on said plate. The plate is placed on two lower supporting pins (9, 10), positioned by the use of means (7, 8) co...

The invention relates to a spinning wheel unit in a device for the fibration of mineral melt by means of centrifugal forces. The spinning wheel unit comprises a spinning wheel shaft (1) with associated spinning wheel (2), a drive motor (6) for rotating the shaft and bearings (7, 8a, 8b) for the shaft. In order to achieve higher peripheral speeds in the shaft it is supported magnetically by, for ex...

The present invention relates to the induction of proteins and the activation of enzymes in the cells of living organisms, including human beings. According to the invention, long nucleic and complexes, such as the polyriboinosinate and polycytidylate complexes, are modified to yield short dsRNA of defined sequence. Said short dsRNAs of defined sequence retain the ability to induce proteins and ac...

Novel magnetic resonance imaging agents methods utilize complexes of paramagnetic ions with alkoxyalkylamide deriviatives of diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid ("DTPA") or ethylenediaminetetyraacetic acid ("EDTA"). These novel imaging agents are characterized by excellent NMR image-contrasting properties and by high solubilities in physiological solutions. The complexes are represented by the foll...

PCT No. PCT/HU90/00023 Sec. 371 Date Dec. 5, 1991 Sec. 102(e) Date Dec. 5, 1991 PCT Filed Apr. 6, 1990 PCT Pub. No. WO91/15483 PCT Pub. Date Oct. 17, 1991.The invention relates to a process for the preparation of pure isoflavone derivatives of the general formula (I), (I) wherein R stands for hydrogen or isopropyl, R2 and R3 stand for hydrogen or C1-2 alkoxy by reacting a rezorcinol-d...

PCT No. PCT/EP90/00650 Sec. 371 Date Feb. 21, 1992 Sec. 102(e) Date Feb. 21, 1992 PCT Filed Apr. 23, 1990 PCT Pub. No. WO91/01325 PCT Pub. Date Feb. 7, 1991.The invention concerns nucleoside derivatives of the formula I (I) in which Ba signifies an indolyl (A), benzimidazolyl (B), pyrrolopyridinyl (C), imidazopyridinyl (D), triazolopyrimidinyl (E), imidazotriazinyl (F) or imidazopyri...

A composition comprising at least one biologically active amphiphilic peptide, said peptide being an ion channel-forming peptide, and an antibiotic selected from the class consiting of bacitracins, aminoglycosides, penicillins, monobactams, hydrophobic antibiotics, 50-S ribosome inhibitors, antibiotics having a large lipid like lactone ring, and derivatives or analogues thereof. The biologically a...

Sustained-release oral drug-dosage forms that release drug in solution at a rate controlled by the solubility of the drug are described. The dosage form comprises a tablet or capsule which comprises a plurality of particles of a dispersion of a limited solubility drug in a hydrophilic, water-swellable, crosslinked polymer that maintains its physical integrity over the dosing lifetime but thereafte...

Stable topical aqueous compositions are provided containing a concentration of L-ascorbic acid above about 1% (W/V) and maintaining a pH below about 3.5.

The invention relates in general to the field of biochemistry and medicine, and more particularly to the use of liposomes in the diagnosis and treatment of ischemic tissue. Liposomes of a size of less than 200 nanometers target ischemic tissue and preferentially deliver active agents to infarcted areas in the absence of antibodies bound to the liposomes to effect the delivery.