A scanning-based arrangement for obtaining tomosynthesis data of an object ( 5 ) at high repetition rate comprises a support structure ( 11 ); scanning-based apparatuses ( 10 ) fixedly arranged on the support structure and each including (i) radiation source ( 1 ), and (ii) a radiation detector ( 6 ) comprising a stack of line detectors ( 6 a), each being directed towards the radiation source to a...

A device and system include a plurality of electronic boxes for packets, several electronic boxes being assigned to a control unit and a central control unit for monitoring the control units.

A tampon is provided which includes an absorbent material (12) wound in a spiral configuration, the outermost winding (18) of the spiral having a liquid permeable overwrap material (20) disposed thereon, a portion of said overwrap being folded over the edge (18) of the spiral which corresponds to the withdrawal end of the tampon and adhered (seal 16) to the inside surface (13) of said outermost wi...

A pillow with a retractable umbrella, comprising a pillow assembly with first and second ends. The first and second ends have a channel extending therebetween. Fixedly secured onto the first end of the pillow assembly is a supporting assembly with third and fourth ends. The supporting assembly has a cavity between the third and fourth ends to store items within, and has a removable end-cap to acce...

A low slung tool belt carrier includes pouches designed to be suspended from a belt strap construction with a shoulder strap crossing over the torso or shoulders to support the larger of two pouches, the pouches arranged to fit on the hips or be rested upon the hips of an individual.

The devices disclosed herein are directed to altering gaseous flow within a lung to improve the expiration cycle of, for instance, an individual having Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. More particularly, these devices produce collateral openings or channels through the airway wall so that oxygen depleted/carbon dioxide rich air is able to pass directly out of the lung tissue to facilitate bo...

Disclosed is an ablation method and apparatus used to close veins for treatment of venous insufficiency disease. The apparatus includes a catheter proportioned for insertion into a vein, a pair of inflatable balloons spaced apart on the catheter body, and an ablation electrode array disposed between the balloons. According to the disclosed method, the catheter is introduced into the vein to be tre...

The invention concerns a composition for warm compaction comprising a composition comprising a water-atomised standard stainless steel powder including, in addition to iron and 10-30% by weight of chromium, optional alloying elements and inevitable impurities, 0.8%-2.0% by weight of a warm compaction lubricant.

Cooling rolls are spaced to have a gas of a size greater than thickness of metal thin bodies to be produced. A nozzle is arranged to eject molten metal onto a surface of the cooling roll. The first cooling roll quenches molten metal ejected from the nozzle into metal thin bodies. On the next cooling roll, the produced metal thin bodies are hit into flakes and excessive molten metal is made into me...

Novel magnetic assay methods and systems. According to a preferred embodiment, a chromatographic medium, which preferably comprises a test strip, is provided that is designed to be contacted with a test solution having activated magnetic particles such that the solution flows bilaterally thereacross. A magnetic field, generated by a magnet or electromagnet, is selectively applied to the medium whi...

In general, the present invention provides a process for increasing the crystallinity of a slow crystallizable polymer. In this process, at least one slow crystallizable polymer is introduced to a pressurized treatment zone along a flow direction, and is subjected, at the pressurized treatment zone, to longitudinal vibrations of ultrasonic waves. In a particularly preferred process, the ultrasonic...

A method of correcting for sensitivity variation of media sensors includes the steps of determining a first reflectance ratio of a first calibration media having a first glossiness; determining a second reflectance ratio of a second calibration media having a second glossiness, the second glossiness being greater than the first glossiness and determining a corrected normalized reflectance ratio of...

An apparatus and method for automatically storing an intrusion scene, and a method for controlling the apparatus using a wireless signal are provided. According to the apparatus and methods, an image is photographed every time a time interval elapses, converted into digital signals and stored. The stored signals are divided into a number of regions. The signals are sampled within each region, and ...

The invention is a kind of improved mobile telephone back-clamping device consisting of a telephone rack, a fixture, a pushing block, a back-clamping plate and a clamp-on plate. Two pushing rods are extended out from the front end of the pushing block to form an inclined pressed part. Also, a pushing part is formed on the outer side of each pushing rod so that the complete front end of the pushing...

A method and apparatus for detecting data strobe errors. A strobe error detection circuit has a strobe input and a counter coupled to the strobe input to count strobe pulses received. The circuit also has a comparator to determine if a strobe error has occurred based on the magnitude of the difference between a first count of strobe pulses and a second count of strobe pulses. In an embodiment, the...

The present invention relates to a method of triggering an alarm signal by means of an alarm system (10) intended for a mobile vehicle (12). The method comprises the steps of - activating the alarm unit (14) in a first state or in a second state; - determining a reference position with respect to the mobile vehicle (12); - determining an actual position of the vehicle (12) by means of the position...

In a waist belt supporting a load, (i.e. backpack, tree planting bags, pants , etc) it is known that the pressure exerted by the belt is applied all around the wai st of the wearer including the lower abdominal area. In this invention, the front of the belt is bridged away from the lower abdominal area of the wearer by a rigid or semi-rigid bridging device and fastened over this bridge; or simply ...

In an anonymous trading system orders are input into the system from trader terminals 33 each of which are connected to a bank node 32, and each of which receive a market view prepared by a market distributor 30. The market distributors are connected between an arbitrator 12, 14, 16, 18 and the bank node. A number of arbitrators are arranged as a clique and perform order matching and deal executio...

A tissue acquisition system includes radio frequency (RF) cutter loops which are extendable out a cannula to cut cylindrical tissue samples from a tissue of interest in a patient. The cannula includes inner and outer cannulae which are mutually rotatable and include cutouts through which the cutting loop can be rotated and longitudinally extended to perform the cuts. The tissue samples are then as...

A dye mixture comprising a disazo dye conforming to the general formula (1),and one or more monoazo dyes conforming to the general formulaand a dye of the general formula (3)whereinY, M R<1 >to R<12 >and L<1 >to L<3 >are defined as given in claim 1.