A user is able to informatively control how contact information is provided to one or more applications through the use of a persona interface object (210) , corresponding personas (220) and contact information, and an information picker interface (300). The persona interface (210) identifies available personas (220), each persona (220) having different contact information. The user can select a p...

A non-spilling detachable pouring spout configured to transfer liquid from a non-vented filling container to a receiving container. This spout having a spout body defining an open passageway extending from an open first end to an open second end this open passageway having a generally tubular shaped hollow inner conduit positioned within the first hollow passageway, and defining a second hollow pa...

The present invention is related to a microfluidic device capable of conveyi ng a liquid (19) by capillary forces. Said microfluidic device comprises a microfluidic chann el system (10, 12, 14; 43, 44; 63, 64) with i) one liquid supply compartment (81, 91, 101) and ii) a first channel (10) connected to the liquid supply compartment (81, 91, 101), having at least one non-closing val ve (1, 65, 73) ...

An envelope formed of top, bottom and center sheets. An aperture is cut in and intersects one end of the center sheet. The sheets are adhesively laminated to attach the center sheet's front surface to the top sheet's rear surface and attach the center sheet's rear surface to the bottom sheet's front surface. The aperture then forms an open-ended pocket between the top and bottom sheets. A flat art...

This invention relates to compounds of the formulaand to pharmaceutically acceptable salts, prodrugs and solvates thereof, wherein R1 and R2 are as defined herein. The compounds of formula 1 are antibacterial and antiprotozoal agents that may be used to treat various bacterial and protozoal infections and disorders related to such infections. The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositio...

The present invention extends to methods, systems, computer program products, and data structures for presenting different types of electronic messages at a common interface. Electronic message items (116) are stored in an item database (114) along with other types of items, such as, for example, contact items, folder items, document items, etc. Electronic message items have some common define d d...

An integrated balloon catheter and self-expanding stent, and stent delivery system are provided for treating vascular diseases such as partially occluded blood vessels within the brain. The self-expanding stent is preferably mounted on an elongated co re wire, is disposed within a delivery lumen of a balloon catheter and is held in a compressed state onto the elongated core wire by a pair of actua...

An architecture for an extensible real-time collaboration system is provide d. The architecture presents a unified application program interface for writi ng application programs that use communications protocols. The architecture has activity objects, endpoint objects, and multiple media stacks. These objects may use various communications protocols, such as Session Initiation Protocol or Real-Ti...

In accordance with various aspects, the present invention relates to accessi ng and publishing documents between two computer systems or nodes that are connected together in a network environment. The system and method for name resolution stores an identity information document containing a user-friendl y handle signifying identity, such as an email address, and a machine location, such as an IP a...

A pharmaceutical and/or nutritional composition based on a choline donor compound, preferably citicoline, in combination with vitamin A and vita­min B6. The composition is effective, also upon oral administration, in preserv­ing and restoring the proper structural and functional characteristics of eye tissues in degenerative ophthalmic pathologies, such as glaucoma and am­ blyopia, in particular. ...

A small dimension throwaway turbine device for checking the breathing flux, to be used in spirometric instruments, allowing an extreme simplification in project and realization, and comprises a turbo-turbine (4) with an inlet deflector (1) and an outlet deflector (3), and a single-piece mobile equipment comprising a blade (2) and a rotation axis (5), realized out of one single raw material.

A system for energy exploitation of fluvial currents, onto bridges (P) or onto special structures, and for the collection of altitude water to be used as potential energy, and for the application to bi-directional or multi-directional marine and wind currents comprising:-a plurality of floats ( 1 ) for the controlled immersion of turbines ( 4 );-a plurality of hooking rods ( 2 ) for installation; ...