A method and apparatus for imaging a heart with a scanning computed tomography (CT) imaging system. A cardiac cycle of a patient is measured. The patient's heart is then scanned with the scanning CT imaging system at an angular rate asynchronous to the measured cardiac cycle to obtain image data. An image of the patient's heart is then assembled from chronologically discontinuous segments of the i...

The invention concerns a method for selectively extracting furan lipids and polyhydroxylated fatty alcohols of avocado, characterised in that it comprises steps which consist in: preparing an unsaponifiable matter of avocado; then in subjecting the unsaponifiable matter of avocado to a step of molecular distillation using adjusted temperature and pressure means to obtain either a distillate compri...

A carrying device comprising a rigid elongate yoke, extending between two distal ends, a clamping member adapted for engagement with the yoke member to clampingly fix the device on a supportive member of a backpack. At least both ends of the yoke member laterally project from the supportive member and each of the ends is formed with at least one strap-engaging element for connecting thereto a stra...

A system for providing illuminated displays on a vehicle or wheel assemb ly includes one or more tire marking devices for integration with tire sidewall s or vehicle wheels. Such tire marking devices may include a plurality of point lights sources (such as LEDs or OLEDs operating at one or more wavelengths) arranged in a predetermined array configuration, a microprocessor coupled to each of the pl...

The present invention is a process of making strap using both post consumer and non-post consumer PET of wide distribution intrinsic viscosity (IV) through direct solid state polymerization in a non-peletized state to produce PET with an increased, heterogenous IV suitable for high performance strap extrusion. The process increases the IV of post-consumer resins, consisting principally of polyethy...

An automated workflow services system can accommodate a wide variety of workflow scenarios. A composition service, a constraint service, and a tracking service can be provided to client programs. The composition service can support client-directed instantiation of actions for activity flows. Activity flows can be based on an activity model, constructed on an ad hoc basis, or a combination thereof....

The present invention provides a method for automatically determining trackers along a contour of a particular object in a displayed image and a storage medium storing a program for implementing the method. This method comprises the steps of: establishing an initial region containing the particular object therein and setting a plurality of initial points on a boundary of the initial region; settin...

This invention provides a method of conducting a simultaneous chemical reaction and controlled crystallization of the product employing impinging fluid jet streams containing reactants capable of producing the product with desired particle size characteristics.

A method and apparatus for improving contact between a liquid and a reactant gas by moving the liquid in a serpentine path that moves horizontally and vertically through individual chambers or stations in an elongated tank or reactor and introducing a reactant gas into the liquid in one or more of the stations or chambers as the liquid moves through the tank or reactor.

The invention relates to a method for the production of a coating and excipient agent for oral or dermal dosage forms, consisting of (a) 35-98% by weight of a copolymer consisting of radically polymerized C1-C4 esters of acrylic or methacrylic acid and additional (meth)acrylate monomers having functional tertiary amino groups and (b) 1-50% by weight of a softener and 1-15% by weight of an emulgato...

A laser system is disclosed. The system comprises laser emitters (102, 104, and 106) forming a laser stack (108). A heater resistor (110) coupled to the laser stack (108) stabilizes the temperature of the laser stack (108). A heat reservoir (112) coupled to the laser stack (108) stores the heat flow from and releases the heat flow to the laser stack (108). A temperature monitor (114) coupled to th...

An apparatus and method for achieving substantially simultaneous audio and data communication over a wireless communication link using established standard protocols. First and second DSVD multiplexers are provided in the apparatus for mapping DSVD frames containing audio and data signals into a wireless communication protocol, and vice versa. A switch or other selection means is provided to selec...

A single-use device for injection comprises: (1) a syringe, provided with a front nose and supporting an injection needle and having a rear collar; and (2) a device for protection of the injection needle of the syringe after use comprising a protective sheath consisting of rear and front bodies to be rendered integral, and a ring, having a mechanism for locking the syringe, accommodated in the rea...

The present invention describes a coated cutting tool for metal machining and a process for producing such tools. The coating is composed of one or more layers of refractory compounds of which at least one layer consists of nanocrystalline aluminum spinel of the type (Me)xAl2O3+x where Me is a second metal and 0 < x

A print engine assembly is provided which is mountable to an inkjet printer. The print engine assembly comprises a housing for mounting to a printer and a printhead assembly and capping mechanism mounted to the housing. The printhead assembly incorporates a printhead having a plurality of nozzles for selectively ejecting drops of ink towards a print medium passing the nozzles. The printhead furthe...

Medical devices, and in particular implantable medical devices, may be coated to minimize or substantially eliminate a biological organism's reacti on to the introduction of the medical device to the organism. The medical devices may be coated with any number of biocompatible materials. Therapeutic drugs, agents or compounds may be mixed with the biocompatible materials and affixed to at least a p...

A flow cell which can be used in the synthesis of DNA probes on an active surface of the substrate includes a base having a central window opening and a registration surface against which the substrate may be mounted. A gasket having a central opening defining an active area is mounted on the active surface of the substrate and has inlet and output extension openings which extend away from the cen...

Method and control system for the control of an installation (1) for gatheri ng flexible individual products (10), in which installation a stream of collections (20) from supplied streams each of one individual product type can be formed and conveyed to further processing (3), wherein a collection (20) consists of a predetermine d quantity of individual products (10). Faulty collections (20) conta...

There is provided a method, system and article for identifying and executi ng synchronized read regions and synchronized write regions in programming languages that offer synchronization but which do not offer programmers means to explicitly distinguish between such regions, the method comprising the steps of: (i) processing the code of the program with a software tool to convert the code to an in...

A Jersey type barrier having a modified surface structure so that vertical surfaces are formed in place of, or on the normally formed sloping sides, to form suitable vertical surface for mounting material thereon to increase the overall height of the barrier.