A multiple layer fiber reinforced material and method of constructing the same including the provision of a first layer of a roll lofted glass materia l over a deformation retardant wire mesh. A second layer of a fiber reinforced materi al is applied over the glass material and is followed by at least a further layer of glass material. A resin is intermixed with the layers of glass material and fi...

The present invention is directed to a simple method for absolute quantification of plasma vitellogenin from two or more different fish species such as Rainbow trout and Atlantic salmon, or Atlantic cod and haddock. In the case of Rainbow tro ut and Atlantic salmon, plasma samples obtained from control and P-estradiol induced fish were digested with trypsin. A characteristic 'signature peptide ' w...

A tool comprising a first portion and a second portion, the first and secon d portions being connected by means of an off-set connecting portion, wherein the first and second portions are generally perpendicular to each other. The too l is of particular use in aligning work pieces, for example in the field of pipe fitting, and the connecting portion preferably forms an open gap between the first a...

An intraocular telescopic lens assembly including a negative lens having a negative lens optical axis, a positive lens having a positive lens optical axis and a spacer disposed intermediate the negative lens and the positive lens, the spacer being operative to maintain mutual orientation of the negative lens and the positive lens su ch that the negative lens optical axis is coaxial with the positi...

A chlorinated rubber composition which is resistant to various fluids such a s transmission fluids comprises a blend of a chlorinated polyethylene elastome r, an ethylene acrylic elastomer and/or polyacrylic rubbers, and optionally a chlorosulfonated polyethylene. The rubber composition has many uses such as a tube and generally contains various additives such as fillers, plasticizers, vulcanizing...

A biocompatible material may be configured into any number of implantable medical devices including intraluminal stents. Polymeric materia ls may be utilized to fabricate any of these devices, including stents. The stents may be balloon expandable or self-expanding. By preferential mechanical deformation of the polymer, the polymer chains may be oriented to achieve certain desirable performance ch...

A biocompatible material may be configured into any number of implantable medical devices including intraluminal stents. Polymeric materia ls may be utilized to fabricate any of these devices, including stents. The stents may be balloon expandable or self-expanding. By preferential mechanical deformation of the polymer, the polymer chains may be oriented to achieve certain desirable performance ch...

A biocompatible material may be configured into any number of implantable medical devices including intraluminal stents. Polymeric materia ls may be utilized to fabricate any of these devices, including stents. The stents may be balloon expandable or self-expanding. By preferential mechanical deformation of the polymer, the polymer chains may be oriented to achieve certain desirable performance ch...

An assembly comprising a portable communications and/or data transfer device (HD), such as a mobile telephone, a PDA or a comparable communications/data transfer device, that includes a first mass memory (CM), and a portable media/data source (SD), such as a multimedia device or an MP3 player or a comparable media/data source, that includes a second mass memory (MM), whereby in the assembly the co...

A method is presented for imparting microbiostatic properties to a polysaccharide or to a polysaccharide-containing product by introducing covalently bound carbamate groups in the polysaccharide chain. The polysaccharide may be in isolated form or included in a complex structure. In particular, the invention relates to the use of cellulose carbamate for producing microbiostatic material. Such mate...

The invention relates to a spectrometer, a spectrometric method and detector, and a new use of an interferometer. The spectrometer comprises a Fabry-Perot interferometer (120), to which light can be guided from the object (100) being investigated, in order to produce an interference image, and a detector (130) at which the interference image is aimed. The transmittance of the interferometer (120) ...

A biocompatible material may be configured into any number of implantable medical devices including intraluminal stents. Polymeric materia ls may be utilized to fabricate any of these devices, including stents. The stents may be balloon expandable or self-expanding. By preferential mechanical deformation of the polymer, the polymer chains may be oriented to achieve certain desirable performance ch...

SE REFIERE A UNA ESTRUCTURA PARA LA CONSTRUCCION DE EMBARCACIONES NAUTICAS DEL TIPO DE LAS QUE SE EMPLEAN EN LA PESCA ARTESANAL, CONSTITUIDA POR UNA ESTRUCTURA BASE DE MADERA LLAMADA "CASTILLO", LA CUAL ES ELABORADA CON QUILLAS, RODAS, CODASTRES, MAMPAROS, ESCOTILLAS, ENTRE OTROS. DICHA ESTRUCTURA BASE SE ENCUENTRA A SU VEZ RECUBIERTA EN EL CASCO POR UNA SEGUNDA ESTRUCTURA FABRICADA EN BASE A PLAS...

SE REFIERE A UNA COMPOSICION FARMACEUTICA QUE COMPRENDE: A) UN COMPUESTO DE AMONIO CUATERNARIO DE FORMULA (III) DONDE R1, R2, R3 Y R4 SON CADA UNO ALQUILO(C1-C18) OPCIONALMENTE INTERRUMPIDO POR O, O FORMAN UN HETEROCICLO DE 5 A 6 MIEMBROS TAL COMO PIRIDINA O TIAZOLINA, ENTRE OTROS; X ES SULFATO, HALOGENURO, ENTRE OTROS; SIENDO PREFERIDOS: CLORUROS DE ALQUILDIMETILBENCILAMONIO, CLORURO DE BENZALCON...

REFERIDA A UN COMPUESTO DERIVADO DE ACIDO DICARBOXILICO DE FORMULA (I), DONDE A ES HIDROGENO O UN GRUPO DE FORMULA O-A1-A2 EN LA QUE A1 ES UN ENLACE O ALCANO(C1-C7)-DIILO, ALQUENO(C2-C7)-DIILO, ENTRE OTROS; A2 ES HIDROGENO, TRIFLUOROMETILO, ENTRE OTROS; R1, R2 Y R3 SON HALOGENO, ALQUILO(C1-C6)TRIFLUOROMETILO, ALCOXI(C1-C6)TRIFLUOROMETOXI, CIANO Y NITRO; n, o, p SON UN NUMERO ENTERO ENTRE 0 Y 4. SO...

A method for the production of a decorative laminate having an abrasion- resistant, scuff- and mar- resistant overlay, wherein the method comprises forming an overlay, wherein the method of forming the overlay comprises: impregnating a first side of a substrate with a first thermosetting resin; coating the first side of t he substrate with a layer of slurry comprising a second thermosetting resin ...

Endoscopic devices methods and devices are provided for attaching opposed walls of tissue. The methods and devices can be used to deliver a plurality of fasteners to opposed tissues, and suture extending through the fasteners can be used to pull the tissues together. The suture can be pre-woven through the fasteners, thus allowing for a quick and simply deployment. While the various methods and de...

Disclosed herein are endoscopic gastric restriction devices and methods. In one embodiment, the device generally includes a shaft having an end effector on a distal end thereof. The end effector includes several elongate segments that are coupled to one another and include opposed troughs formed therein. Each trough is configured to suction and pul l tissue into the trough, as well as hold a faste...

A biocompatible material may be configured into any number of implantable medical devices including intraluminal stents. Polymeric materia ls may be utilized to fabricate any of these devices, including stents. The stents may be balloon expandable or self-expanding. By preferential mechanical deformation of the polymer, the polymer chains may be oriented to achieve certain desirable performance ch...

Prompting user confirmation of an action in a display window on a display of a mobile electronic device including displaying a pair of soft key icons, receiving a request to initiate an action from a user and displaying a confirmation message to confirm that a user wishes to proceed with the action. When the confirmation message is displayed, the pair of soft key icons are modified to create a pai...