A CCD-scintillator x-ray image sensor (18) has a high sensitivity at room temperature and a low profile, enabling the use of the x-ray image sensor in most modern mammography x-ray machines. A cassette 10 that encloses the CCD-based x-ray image sensor has the approximate dimensions of 10.5 x 7.7 x 0.6 inches, and is thus form and fit compatible with conventional film-based cassettes. An electronic...

An absorbent article, such as a diaper, sanitary napkin, adult incontinence device which has absorbent components comprised of blends of different types of fibers is provided. The absorbent components are arranged in structures that provide improved core integrity and liquid processing. The absorbent article preferably comprises a liquid previous topsheet, a liquid impervious backsheet joined to t...

A flotation device for snowmobiles that can be quickly deployed in the event of breaking through the ice when travelling on a frozen lake, river or other body of water, and, in addition, if desired, such device may be deflated or inflated independent of power sources beyond those supplied by the subject snowmobile itself.

Pure water discharged from a pure water tank 9 by means of a pump 27 is returned again to the tank 9 through a cyclic water channel 37. Midway in the cyclic water channel 37, a magnetic force generator 31 is provided. In the magnetic force generator 31, permanent magnets are arranged in such a manner that they interpose therebetween three water channels each made of a non-magnetic material and eac...

An x-ray bone densitometry apparatus having a patient table with a length extending along a Y-axis and a width extending along an X-axis and a C-arm supporting an x-ray source at one side and an x-ray detector at an opposite side of the table such that the source and detector are aligned along a source-detector axis which is transverse to the Y-axis. The source is selectively energized to emit a f...

A double-reflector microwave antenna of the Gregorian optics family and capable of providing an elliptical beam with a major axis that may be oriented in any desired direction of space by rotation of the sub-reflector about an axis. By adding an additional degree of freedom, that is, an independent translation of the sub-reflector and/or the main reflector along respective axes, a considerable deg...

A multi-wavelength optical telecommunication method comprising the steps of generating at least one optical transmission signal in a predetermined wavelength band, transmitting said optical transmission signal through an optical fibre to a receiving station, receiving the optical transmission signal through a passband filter and filtering said signal to let said transmission signal alone pass, in ...

A device (1) is described for monitoring and controlling an intravenous infusion system (1), composed essentially of at least one set of electrical storage batteries (2), at least one housing (3) to be closed about a drip chamber (17) from which the tube (14) of the intravenous infusion system emerges, a shutoff device (4) provided with an electromagnet (5) arranged to trip a series of levers (6, ...

The metallic radiator of plate type with water circulation comprises a body having on the inside at least one ventilator able to generate a flow of air for the forced heating of a room and being accommodated in a conduit for the passage of the air flow from at least one entry mouth to at least one exit mouth of the body.

A method and a layout are described for coupling a polypropylene film A to a backing sheet B, in which there is a heated cylinder 3, co-operating with a counterpressure roller 4, between which are separately fed said film A and said backing sheet B, said cylinder 3 being thermostatically controlled at a temperature less than the melting point of the film A and being associated with at least one so...

A blood oxygenator having a substantially cylindrical structure provided with an inner wall (1) or core and an outer wall (2) that define an oxygenation chamber. The oxygenation chamber contains a hollow fiber bundle (3) comprised of hollow microporous semi-permeable fibers which are meant to be affected externally by the blood that flows in the oxygenation chamber. The oxygenation chamber is prov...

The stanchion which is the subject of the present invention, generally indicated by 1, comprises two hollow shafts, one able to slide in the other, for a portion of their length; the first one, designated as 2 in the figure, with cross section slightly larger than the other, indicated in the same figure as 4. In the latter are formed, at essentially central position, continuous transverse holes 6,...

Device for self-cleaning and self-calibration of electrodes for on-line measurement of the chemical- physical parameters of water, presenting in mutual combination and co-ordination an electrode carrying container 12 having an inlet conduit 14 and outlet conduit 15 for the liquid being analysed, at least one inlet conduit 24 for the cleaning and at least one inlet conduit 42 for the self-calibrati...

A multi-wavelength optical telecommunication method comprising the steps of generating at least one optical transmission signal in a predetermined wavelength band, transmitting said optical transmission signal through an optical fibre to a receiving station, receiving the optical transmission signal through a passband filter and filtering said signal to let said transmission signal alone pass, in ...

For the other movements for the lifting forks, apart from lifting, such as pushing outwards, tilting and side-shift the precedence arrangements can occur after the time points for activation, i.e. the manoeuvre which is firstly activated has its movement effected first even if some of the other manoeuvres apart from the lifting operation, are activated. The precedence between the different manoeuv...

Under or in near connection to the heat pipes (10) are arranged separated plates or strips (28) of an insulating material. The heat pipes and the plates or strips are cast into the floor joist (2).

An analog to digital converter circuit uses a reference voltage which increases in proportion to an intensity level of an input analog signal, or a reference signal which decreases in proportion to an intencity level of undesired signal components included in an input analog signal which AGC controlled, and thus maintains an adaptive quantizing level for a varying input signal level or a varynig d...