A method and a device for separating a component, such as fibrin monomer from blood, by centrifugation, involve feeding of blood admixed an anticoagulant to a first annular chamber in a device, where the annular chamber is defined by a cylindrical outer wall and a cylindrical inner wall, both walls extending coaxially about a common axis, as well as by a top wall and a bottom wall. The top wall or...

The present invention relates to methods of inducing or inhibiting the angiogenic process and promoting vessel growth or stabilization in an organ by modulating the trk receptor pathway. The present invention also relates to a method for treating a pathological disorder in a patient which includes administering a trk receptor ligand or an inhibitor or expression or activity of a trk receptor ligan...

The invention relates to a system for evaluating the driving environment of a motor vehicle and for influencing the speed of said vehicle in its own lane. Said system comprises an electronic control unit, connected to the following: a signal generator which emits a signal that characterises the desired speed for the motor vehicle; a signal generator which emits a signal that characterises the rota...

The device has a cutting table unit with a break edge (61) that extends parallel to two crushing shafts (30). A turning knife (63) associating a rotatable knife to one shaft is arranged in a transverse direction at the edge. The knife (63) associating the rotatable knife to other shaft is arranged in the transverse direction on another side at the edge. The rotatable knives of both the shafts exte...

In an apparatus for simultaneous cleaning of a liquid and a gas a centrifugal rotor for cleaning of the liquid is connected with a device for cleaning of the gas. The centrifugal rotor is contained in a stationary housing, and this housing delimits a supply passage for gas to be cleaned and on its way to the cleaning device. The gas cleaning device comprises a stack of conical separation discs sur...

The mold (1), comprising a truncated conical side wall (1A) closed by a base (1B) and topped by a cylinder (1C) in which a composite food product (2) can be pre-cooked, has a thermo-shrinkable lining (3) of a food grade material that can withstand the pre-cooking temperature. The lining is folded over the top of the product before the mold is closed by a compression lid (4) with springs (6) and a ...

A track identification system for a plurality of locomotives moving on defined plurality of tracks, said tracks having uniquely identifiable switching locations where said locomotives can switch movement from one track to movement on to one or more other tracks, said tracks passing through a railway network consisting of locomotives, stationary structures such as stations, crossings, yards, said s...

Markings are introduced to denote the coarsely-determined way points are installed. These are activated when the vehicle travels through or over the location. Errors in way point location from the coarse recording, are immediately compensated. For marking, radio frequency identification devices (RFID) are used. These also give out local information. Independent claims are included for rail or road...

An integrated security and communications system combines a security system to either or both of a telephone system interface and a data interface. Users have access to voice-mail or other PBX-type telephone functions, many or all of which can be accessed not only at telephone sets, but also at keypads of the security system. Data functions such as electronic mail and possible partial or full Worl...

A process for producing a pneumatic tyre with a running strip (2), a belt layer (3) and a carcass (9), comprises placing a primary tyre component on a support (1), placing a secondary component on top, and positioning a carrier ring (4) coaxially with respect to the components. The carrier ring has a cuff (5) which is inflated to press the secondary component against the first. The cuff is then de...

This invention is directed to a plastic composite comprising color images printed onto a polyethylene terephthalate (PET) substrate using thermal transfer (TT) printing technology. The PET layer is then bonded to a second PET layer using a thermally activated adhesive, preferably ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer (EVA). The bonded PET layers are then disposed between two layers of plasticized PVB, ...

A backpack attachment is provided for use with backpacks that have a bag-like body and a pair of shoulder straps, in particular backpacks used by school attendants, which is effective to distribute the backpack weight in a rationalized fashion across a user's shoulders. The attachment includes essentially two curved members arranged to stiffen substantially the sections of the shoulder straps that...

Polyurethane foams are made and attached to a substrate having an open cavity, but reacting prepolymer and polyol components in the presence of certain carbamate blowing agents. This process allows for very fast curing, good quality, adherent foamy to be produced on, for example, vehicle parts and assemblies, for acoustical or vibration dampening and for structural reinforcement.

A packaged ocular irrigating solution bag, which comprises a gas-permeable plastic multiple compartment bag and a gas-impermeable plastic packaging member for packaging the bag and in which an oxiglutatione-containing solution or solid preparation is enclosed in one compartment and a bicarbonate ion solution is enclosed in another compartment and the space between the bag and the packaging member ...

A process for manufacturing a tyre by the steps of producing and assembling the tyre structural elements on a toroidal support to form a green tyre, and the step of precuring at least an inner surface of the green tyre by heating the toroidal support. The radially inner surface of the toroidal support is provided with a plurality of protruding elements to reduce the time required for the outer sur...

A cylindrical casing sleeve (80), comprising at least one casing ply having terminal flaps turned around corresponding annular reinforcing structures (84), is formed on a building drum (4). An outer sleeve comprising a tread applied to the exterior of a belt structure is formed on an auxiliary drum (8). The casing sleeve (80) and the outer sleeve are transferred in succession to a shaping drum (2)...

The present invention relates to an inspection system for inspection of an object, comprising at least an image recording means (30, 30') carried by an inspector (20, 20'), a display unit, a storage unit and a contact free positioning unit (40). The storage unit is arranged to store at least an image taken by said imaged recording unit (30, 30') in relation to a position given by said positioning ...

Methods and arrangements are provided for handling, within a communications system comprising a distributed domain (301) and a central domain (303), electronic records that contain predictions of the outcome of a certain incident. Within the distributed domain (301) there is generated (304), before the outcome of the incident is known, a multitude of electronic records that contain predictions of ...

A blade (50) for cutting packages is applied in a vertical filling device. The blade (50) comprises a back (51) and a cutting edge (52), wherein the cutting edge is formed by an edge provided with at least two main teeth (53,54). According to the invention the cutting edge (52) comprises less than nine main teeth. The cutting of packages in a vertical filling device comprises of providing a blade ...

A polyolefin-containing material including an internal additive, where the internal additive is a triglyceride according to the structure (T): CH₂(OR¹)-CH(OR²)-CH₂(OR³) (T) where R¹, R² and R^{3 <...}