Automatischer mechanischer Spielstandanzeiger (27) für ein Tischfußballspiel (01), welches sich in Turnierformat auf einem stabilen Untergestell (03) mit 4 Standbeinen (04) befindet, dessen waagrechte Oberfläche in verkleinerter Form einem Spielfeld (05) des weltbekannten Fußballspieles gleicht, wobei dieses von vier Spielfeldwänden (06, 07, 08, 09) umgeben ist, an deren gegenüberliegenden Längsse...

A building closure for mounting within an opening in a building wall structure includes a frame for mounting within the wall structure opening and at least one closure unit for mounting within the frame. The frame has at least one interior chamber extending entirely around the frame and a nailing flange for securement to the building wall structure such that at least a portion of the frame is disp...

A mobile station is configured to respond to a mobile messaging service message bearing a predetermined code to determine its location and send location information back to the requestor in a response message. Typically, the mobile station received such a message from another mobile station. However, the mobile station does not display the received message or generate any alert regarding the recei...

A device, method, system and computer readable medium for the protection of private data while permitting the monitoring or tracking of electronic devices that are shared for both business and private purposes by conditional encryption of data transferred from a device that is being tracked to a computer at a remote location, wherein, the data transfer may be for tracking, monitoring, data backup ...

The present invention is directed to a compound represented by Structural Formula (A): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. The variables for Structural Formula (A) are defined herein. Also described is a pharmaceutical composition comprising the compound of Structural Formula (A) and its therapeutic use.; La presente invención está dirigida a un compuesto representado por la Fórmula Est...

A restraint or gripping device for anchoring within the interior of a pipe comprises a pair of end plates adapted to be urged towards each other and a plurality of shoes, positioned between the end plates, and adapted to be moved radially outwardly as the end plates are urged together. In a further aspect, a method of restraining a pipe plug or isolation tool is provided. Also provided are assembl...

A method for providing a payment cardholder with control over a payment card is provided herein, hi one respect, the method of the present invention uses a managing platform to configure a set of usage parameters for usage of the payment card. After that, the payment card is associated with the managing platform, and allows the payment cardholder to select one or more of the usage parameters. Base...

A glove (10) has a glove body (10B) having five, thumb and finger insertion sections (40A-40E). A catch cord (52) is placed on the back side of a user's hand across at least three finger insertion sections (40C, 40D, 40E) among the five, thumb and finger insertion sections (40A-40E) and is held by each of the at least three finger insertion sections. The three finger insertion sections (40C, 40D, ...

The present disclosure provides systems and methods for accessing secure and certified electronic messages using a combination of biometric security, a separate and secure network and email infrastructure, email management processes, and the addition of text, audio and visual format options to sending emails messages. In an exemplary embodiment, a secure message and file delivery method includes b...

Electrodes are conveyed edgewise along a path. The electrodes can be supported by their bottom peripheral edge and can be maintained generally vertically. A plurality of wash nozzles are positioned adjacent to the path on opposing sides thereof. Wash spray from the nozzles is directed to impinge sides of the electrode. The nozzles can be arranged linearly to form a nozzle array angled so that the ...

The present invention provides antibodies useful as therapeutics for treating and/or preventing diseases associated with cells expressing GT468, including tumor-related diseases such as breast Cancer, lung Cancer, gastric Cancer, ovarian Cancer, hepatocellular Cancer, colon Cancer, pancreatic Cancer, esophageal Cancer, head & neck Cancer, kidney Cancer, in particular renal cell Carcinoma, prostate...

A port closure system (20) including a port structure (22), and a valve (24). The port structure (22) includes a port (28) for establishing communication between an exterior environment (30) and interior volume (32) that can receive a fluent substance. The valve (24) includes a flexible, resilient, self-closing, slit-type valve head (36) with an orifice that is normally closed in an unconstrained ...

The invention relates to the safe storage and simple and safe taking of tablets T by a user by means of a cartridge 900 that can be used in a pharmaceutical dispenser 1 for solid pharmaceutical portions T and that is designed having a storage space for accommodating the pharmaceutical portions T, and by means of a pharmaceutical dispenser 1 containing this cartridge 900. According to the invention...

The invention relates to a device (3) for drainage of a pulp web (10), particularly a tissue web, having a first pressing zone (15.1) having a pressing zone length of L1 through which the pulp web (10) is fed horizontally between a circulating, permeable band (8) and a circulating, permeable support band (9), wherein the first pressing zone (15.1) is designed such that a fluid can flow through the...

The invention relates to a process for the production of a vaccine against bacterial pathogens which produce an AB toxin, like Clostridium, comprising (a) culturing the pathogen under conditions where the AB toxin is produced, and harvesting the culture (b) cleaving the AB toxin enzymatically in vitro, preferably using inositol hexaphosphate as a co-factor, and (c) combining the composition of ste...

The invention concerns an alkali -free and HF-free accelerator mixture which contains aluminium in oxidation state 3, sulphate and hexaf luorosilicic acid, a process for the preparation of said accelerators and the use of said accelerators for the coating of substrates with concrete or mortar. Furthermore the invention relates to concrete or mortar containing accelerators according to the inventio...

Methods and systems for characterizing drilling fluids laden with LCM (Lost Circulation Material) are disclosed. A test cell (106) for analyzing a fluid is provided with a conical inner portion (306) and an axial positioning device (304) positioned along an axis of the test cell. A conical plug (302) is coupled to the axial positioning device and is movable in and out of the conical inner portion ...

A screw anchor for concrete attachment to a railroad tie or solid track comprises external threads (16) disposed on the exterior of the screw anchor (10) and internal threads (18) disposed inside the screw anchor (10) for force-fitted connecting to a fastening element (30), wherein the screw anchor (10) comprises two sections (12, 14) adjacent to one another in the longitudinal direction, the firs...

The invention relates to a sucking means (10, 20, 30, 40, 50), preferably vortex generator or tornado suction means, preferably for a suction hood, a) which pulls the air into a suction hood (1, 2, 3, 4, 5) by generating an at least substantially circular, cyclone, vortex or helix movement, b) wherein the sucking means (10, 20, 30, 40, 50) comprises a, preferably ring shaped, area (17, 27, 37, 47,...

An ophthalmic lens is disclosed, one embodiment comprising an optic having an anterior surface and a posterior surface disposed about an optical axis, wherein at least one of the surfaces has a profile characterized by superposition of a base profile and an auxiliary profile, the auxiliary profile comprising a continuous pattern of surface deviations from the base profile. The auxiliary profile is...