A succession of superposed digitized sections of an object are produced from a three-dimensional representation of the object. A powder or a mixture of powders is spread in the form of a fine layer and heated to a temperature close to solid phase sintering temperature of the powder or the mixture of powders. The layer is brought to the sintering temperature by scanning with a laser beam the layer ...

A fastening device for externally fastening cables or lines to housings, especially to the housing of brake cylinders, includes a fastening pin that can be locked in a breather of the housing. A connecting channel is configured in the fastening pin via which channel, in the locked state, the interior of the housing communicates with the atmosphere.

In a fluid bed apparatus in which a layer of pulverulent or particulate material is fluidized by means of fluidizing gas which is introduced through openings in a bed plate in a first plurality of streams of flows of gas, means are provided for introducing a second plurality of streams of flows of gas at a site or sites of introduction and is directed from said site or sites along the surfaces of ...

The present invention relates to a method of operating an injection device, which device comprises a medicament cartridge and a needle attached to said cartridge, means for automatic penetration of needle, injection of medicament and withdrawal of needle, comprising the steps of initiating a penetration sequence, followed by an injection sequence and followed by a withdrawal sequence, wherein a pr...

Some embodiments of the invention provide a method for monitoring patients i n a unit of a hospital, an entire hospital, or several hospitals. In some of the se embodiments, the method receives data pertaining to multiple patients. The method aggregates the data and calculates scores based on the received data. The method also calculates trends associated with the aggregated data and/or the genera...

Anticuerpos anti-globulomero AB, porciones de union a antigeno de estos, hibridomas correspondientes, acidos nucleicos, vectores, celulas huesped, metodos para producir dichos anticuerpos, composiciones que comprenden dichos anticuerpos, usos de dichos anticuerpos, y metodos para usar dichos anticuerpos.; Anti-A² globulomer antibodies, antigen-binding moieties thereof, corresponding hybridomas, nu...

Un sistema (10) para detectar fugas y oclusiones en un catéter de crioablación que comprende: un tubo (12) de catéter que define un lumen (14), teniendo dicho tubo de catéter un extremo proximal (16) y un extremo distal (18); un miembro de punta fijado a dicho extremo distal de dicho tubo de catéter para rodear dicho extremo distal del mismo con el fin de formar una criocámara; un línea de suminis...

A modulator and an apparatus comprising the modulator comprising a Tunable Diffraction Grating (TDG) component is arranged with a plurality of individual modulator sections, wherein a prism with appropriate chromatic and polarization filters provides at least two independent overlaid two dimensional images providing stereographic displays for three-dimensional images.

A positionable sensor assembly for a real-time remote situation awareness apparatus includes a camera for capturing an image of a scene, a plurality of first acoustic transducers for capturing an audio input signal from an environment including the scene, at least one second acoustic transducer excitable to emit an audio output signal, a support structure for supporting the camera, the plurality o...

The invention relates to a skin care article exhibiting a scrub cleaning effect by friction and comprising at least one first and one second external layer made of a fibrous material. The inventive article is characterized in that the first layer (10, 10', 10'') forms an absorbing cushion and substantially consists of low-micronaire cellulose fibers, in particular less than 8, and the second layer...

The membrane electrolytic-reactors with four chambers and the elements to regulate degassing, is designed for the production of active pH-neutral disinfectant solutions. These solutions are electrolytically activated by weak brine and are intended for disinfection of drinking water and surfaces.

Un procedimiento de gestión de una transferencia de una conexión desde un primer sistema de acceso de radio hasta un segundo sistema de acceso de radio dentro de un sistema de telecomunicaciones celulares, que comprende: al menos una primera célula (C1) del primer sistema de acceso, al menos una segunda célula (C2, C3) del segundo sistema de acceso, y una estación móvil, comprendiendo el procedimi...

The present invention concerns compositions comprising a glycoprotein having an Fc region, wherein about 80-100% of the glycoprotein in the composition comprises a mature core carbohydrate structure which lacks fucose, attached to the Fc region of the glycoprotein. The preferred glycoprotein is an antibody or immunoadhesin.

Un dispositivo distal de protección, que comprende: un alambre guía (210) que tiene un extremo proximal y un extremo distal; un filtro (152) que tiene una configuración colapsada de bajo perfil y una configuración filtrante expandida, el filtro (152) dispuesto de forma capaz de moverse sobre el alambre guía (210), caracterizado porque el filtro comprende un cono distal (232) y un anillo de retenci...

Operating mechanism (25) of a loading hatch of a cargo ship, which loading hatch comprises at least one hatch panel (18,19), which hatch panel can be moved between an open position and a closed position for opening and closing the cargo space (23) of a cargo ship, and in which at least one actuator apparatus is fitted to the hatch panel, or in connection with it, for achieving movement of the hatc...

A method for optically determining a physical attribute of a moving object, such as the height h of the carbons (14) of a pantograph head (10). This method incorporates a method for optically establishing a mathematical spatial relationship between one or more cameras (26) and one or more fanned lasers (24) each capable of projecting a laser beam along a laser plane (28). The method comprises: est...

In a carrier body (1) for insulating boards in a stack, especially insulating boards made of mineral wool, the carrier body is constituted by an insulating board in which there are provided recesses (4) for the insertion of the prongs of a forklift truck or on the underside of which there are arranged or attached elements of insulating material (5) at such a distance from each other as to make the...

Apparatus and method for pedalling measurement are presented. The apparatus comprises: a portion to form a hole for accommodating a spindle of a pedal; a strain member to undergo deformation by a force applied on the pedal and transmitted by means of the spindle through the portion to the strain member; and a strain gauge, coupled with the strain member, to measure an elastic strain representing t...