A windmill has a rotary head with wind wheel on which additional wing wheels are installed, transformer of wind energy and fixed support. Axis of rotation of the wind-wheel is placed horizontally. The windmill is equipped with toothed gearing that includes connecting toothed wheel which axis of rotation coincides with the axis of rotation of the wind-wheel, and toothed pinions interacting with it....

System comprises: (a) 3 containers (C1, C2 and C3) where C1 and C2 and C2 and C3 are in fluid communication; (b) a first porous medium interposed between C1 and C2 (LDM) comprising at least 1 of a leukocyte depletion medium, a red cell barrier (RCBM) and a combined LD-RCBM; and (c) a second porous medium interposed between C1 and C2 comprising a leukocyte depletion medium. Also claimed is a blood ...

The force to draw an armature of an electromagnetic valve apparatus driving a valve for opening or closing a high-pressure liquid passage is increased and valve bouncing is alleviated by a surface of the core being flat and a surface of the armature facing the surface of the core being shaped convexly spherical. Interference of the surfaces is prevented by a smaller initial gap in a central portio...

The present invention concerns a method of treating bacteremia, sepsis and other forms of toxemia caused by Gram-positive bacteria and mycobacteria comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of anti-CD14 antibody molecules. A therapeutic composition comprising anti-CD14 antibody molecules in a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient is also contemplated.

A solid bowl screw centrifuge includes a centrifuging chamber and a rotatable drum having a horizontal axis of rotation. The rotatable drum surrounds the centrifuging chamber. Also included is a rotatable screw arranged in the rotatable drum, at least one solids discharge, at least one liquid discharge duct and a peeling disk via which liquids are discharged through the liquid discharge duct. Furt...

The invention relates to a method for automatically bringing together webs (01 to 06) (strand formation) when drawing the webs into a web-fed rotary press. According to the invention, the web is simultaneously conveyed by additional conveying means (26 to 29; 31 to 34), e.g. suction belt systems, while a slitting device (71) separates the web from the draw-in means. The invention also relates to a...

A multiple sensing technology-based occupancy sensor. Ultrasonic and infrared sensors are used to produce first and second occupancy estimator signals that are combined using a fusion based detection algorithm to produce a combined estimator signal. The combined estimator is then used to switch electrical loads when the combined estimator signal is above a predetermined threshold. The result is an...

An electric accumulator battery, constituted of a series of independent modules, each of which comprises a recipient with a lid subdivided into cells in which positive and negative helically wound electrodes and an intermediate separator are housed. The recipient of each module comprises an outer wall, of straight rectangular prismatic shape, and an inner wall which defines three cylindrical cells...

The item (1) comprises an electronic chip (2; 2') to be connected, by means of a connection device or interface (3, 5), to a widely-distributed electronic apparatus (6) which can use its contents. The chip (2, 2') contains (first) information or data usable by a user by means of the apparatus (6) and may also contain further partial information or data that can be acquired permanently by the appar...

Prepare a multimodal thermoplastic polymer foam having a distribution of large and small cells in a substantial absence of water by using a blowing agent stabilizer. Multimodal foams of the present invention have blowing agent stabilizer predominantly located proximate to large cells. The resulting multimodal foams have particular utility as thermal insulating materials.

A tire re-treading machine comprises a tire support mandrel (7) which has a direction of travel parallel to its axis of rotation.

Method for reducing the chromium content of metallurgical slags containing 2 - 4 wt% of Cr comprises adding them to a bath of molten iron containing less than 1 wt% C. The carbon content is then raised to 2 - 4 wt% while simultaneously adding energy. Slag with a Cr content of 0.1 wt% is produced and separated off. A cooling agent, especially scrap metal, is added to the molten iron and its C conte...

A beach umbrella provides an elongated support shaft having a pointed distal end inserted into a soft surface, and a proximal folding canopy positioned below an upper terminal end of the support shaft. The folding canopy provides a fabric panel stretched over a plurality of ribs engaged with the support shaft and extending radially from it to form a downwardly convex external surface. A flexible s...

An electric motor is connected solidly to the main transmission oil pump shaft on the transmission case. An off-axis chain and gear are connected to the main oil pump shaft via a single freewheeling clutch, so that either source of torque in a hybrid motor can drive the oil pump or the oil pump can be driven by the electric motor or the hybrid motor depending on which motor is traveling at a highe...

This invention is related to a tissue ablation system and method that treats atrial arrhythmia by ablating a circumferential region of tissue at a location where a pulmonary vein extends from an atrium. The system includes a circumferential ablation member with an ablation element and also includes a delivery assembly for delivering the ablation member to the location. The circumferential ablation...

A vessel occlusion system includes one or more ablation elements that, when activated, is configured for at least partially closing a vessel segment of a patient. The vessel occlusion system further includes a sensor assembly that is configured for generating feedback indicative of a state of closure of the vessel segment, and an automated longitudinal translator configured for longitudinally tran...

A porous sintered metal comprising voids at least partially communicating with each other, and pores provided in walls of the voids, the porous sintered metal having a BET surface area of 700 cm²/cm³ or more, and an average diameter of the pores being 1 mum or more when measured by a mercury press-in method. The porous sintered metal is produced by blending a metal powder, a ...

A system for measuring a glucose level in a blood sample includes a test strip and a meter. The test strip includes a sample chamber or other testing zone, a working electrode, a counter electrode, fill-detect electrodes, and an auto-on conductor. A reagent layer is disposed in the testing zone. The auto-on conductor causes the meter to wake up and perform a test strip sequence when the test strip...

A method and an apparatus for object recognition, in particular defect detection on workpieces, such as shot cores ( 1 ) or core packets, wherein the object is illuminated by a light source ( 4 ) and recorded and detected by means of a camera ( 3 ), and wherein the data obtained from the recording are processed or, if need be, stored by means of a computer. The object is illuminated by a least two...

The present invention discloses a system and method for confining a robot to a particular space. The system includes a portable barrier signal transmitter that produces a barrier signal primarily along an axis, and a mobile robot capable of avoiding the barrier signal upon detection of the barrier signal. In the preferred embodiment the barrier signal is emitted in an infrared frequency and the ro...