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Catheter Control Mechanism and Steerable Catheter

A steerable multi-polar lead shaft assembly includes a core member extending longitudinally through the shaft assembly, a plurality electrically conductive elements disposed within the core member, a plurality of steering wires circumferentially distributed about the core member. A control mechanism for a steerable catheter, such as the steerable multi-polar lead assembly, includes a mounting portion adapted to engage a steerable shaft, a stem extending from the mounting portion, a swivel joint arranged at a proximal end of the stem, a control yoke rotatably mounted on the swivel joint, adapted to engage a plurality of steering wires of the steerable catheter, and a handle connected with the yoke, adapted for direct manipulation by a user.
Owner:OSCOR

Polyelectrolyte compositions

An inexpensive and durable polyelectrolyte composition includes both an aromatic polymer containing carbonyl linkages and / or sulfonyl linkages in the backbone chain and bearing cation-exchange groups and a fused salt exhibits a high ionic conductivity even in the absence of water or a solvent. The aromatic polymer is preferably an aromatic polyether sulfone comprising specific structural units and bearing cation-exchange groups, an aromatic polyether ketone comprising specific structural units and bearing cation-exchange groups, an aromatic polyether sulfone block copolymer consisting of at least one hydrophilic segment bearing cation-exchange groups and at least one hydrophobic segment free from cation-exchange groups, and / or an aromatic polyether ketone block copolymer consisting of at least one hydrophilic segment bearing cation-exchange groups and at least one hydrophobic segment free from cation-exchange groups. The use of such a block copolymer as the aromatic polymer gives polyelectrolyte compositions which are excellent in maintenance of structure even at high temperature.
Owner:UBE IND LTD

Processes for producing nano-space controlled polymer ion-exchange membranes

A polymer film substrate is irradiated with ions to make a large number of nano-sized through-holes and the substrate is further irradiated with an ionizing radiation so that a functional monomer is grafted or co-grafted onto a surface of the film and within the holes; in addition, the sulfonic acid group is introduced into the graft chains, thereby producing a polymer ion-exchange membrane that has high oxidation resistance, dimensional stability, electrical conductivity and methanol resistance, as well as an ion-exchange capacity controlled over a wide range.
Owner:JAPAN ATOM ENERGY RES INST

Scuba tank lock assembly

A locking device comprises a locking plate having a first aperture to receive a cable lock, a second aperture having a slot extending therefrom, and a flat attachment cable having one end fixedly attached to the locking plate which is sized to be insertable into the second aperture for subsequent positioning in the slot. Cable crimps on the attachment cable have a width greater than the width of the slot. A locking means is provided which prevents movement of the cable crimps through the aperture when placed in a locked position. In use, the locking means is placed in an unlocked position, and the flat attachment cable is wrapped around an item to be locked and then inserted into the second aperture such that a cable crimp passes through the second aperture and the attachment cable is transversed for placement into the slot, and the locking means is then locked.
Owner:WHISENANT TERRIE

Apparatuses to physically couple transponder to objects, such as surgical objects, and methods of using same

Apparatuses and methods to physically couple a transponder to a surgical object are provided. One example apparatus includes a first clamp comprising a first fastener and a first channel member that has a first base and a first pair of side portions that extend from the first base to form a first channel therebetween. The first fastener adjustably engages with the first channel member to securingly clamp a surgical object in the first channel of the first channel member. The apparatus further includes a housing that has at least a first cavity that receives at least a portion of the first pair of side portions of the first channel member, a first passageway that receives the first fastener and permits the first fastener to extend at least in part into the first cavity, and a second passageway to receive at least one transponder that wirelessly receives and returns signals.
Owner:TYCO HEALTHCARE GRP LP

A method for degrading a plastic

The present invention relates to a method for degrading a plastic containing non-biodegradable polymers comprising submitting said plastic to at least one enzyme for modifying a polymer of said plastic which has a methane potential less than 5 Nm3 / t+ / −20%, wherein at least one product resulting from the modification exhibits a methane potential greater than 10 Nm3 / t+ / −20%.
Owner:CARBIOS

Method for recycling plastic products

The invention relates to a method for recycling at least one plastic product, the method comprising degrading at least one polymer of the plastic product to monomers using an enzyme and recovering the resulting monomers. The method of the invention may be used for degrading, simultaneously or sequentially at least two different polymers of the plastic product, and / or for recycling at least two plastic products.
Owner:CARBIOS

Flow-monitoring method and device

A flow-monitoring method and device for measuring the flow of fluid through a conduit such as a pipeline or open channel. More particularly, the present invention relates to a method and device for monitoring fluid flow for metering purposes. In one embodiment, the device includes a sensor system in communication with a counter system. In a further embodiment, the sensor system includes a vane moveable between an activated and a deactivated position. When fluid flows past the vane, the vane is moved into an activated position and the sensor system in turn activates the counter system for recording the length of time during which fluid is being supplied through the pipeline or channel. When fluid is no longer supplied, the vane reverts to a deactivated position which signals the sensor system to turn off the counter system.
Owner:AQUA SYST 2000

Liquid cooled fuel injection valve and method of operating a liquid cooled fuel injection valve

A liquid cooled fuel injection valve is operable to inject fuel directly into a combustion chamber through a nozzle orifice provided in an injector tip. The fuel injection valve further comprises a cooling system for draining fuel from a fuel cavity disposed within the injector tip and a drain valve that opens when pressure within the fuel cavity is greater than a predetermined set point. Fuel drained through the cooling system is directed to a drain system that may be combined with drain passages typically found in fuel injection valves. In a preferred embodiment, the drain valve is disposed within the fuel injection valve.
Owner:WESTPORT POWER

Multi-jet manifold

Devices, systems and methods for improved multi-jet manifolds for spas, spa accessories and plumbing components are provided. A spa manifold with a first elongated pipe structure with a plurality of arms, a plurality of pipe segments sized to fit one or more of the first pipe arms, and a second elongated pipe structure with a plurality of arms is provided. A plurality of housing pipe segments attached to the remainder of the manifold is also provided, with the housing segments sized to house a jet and / or other spa accessories. A system for providing water and / or air to a grouping of jets and / or spa accessories through at least one manifold is also provided.
Owner:B&S PLASTICS

Process of recycling mixed pet plastic articles

The invention relates to a method for recycling at least one mixed PET plastic article, the method comprising degrading at least PET of the mixed PET plastic article to monomers and / or oligomers using an enzyme and recovering the resulting monomers and / or oligomers. The method of the invention may be used for depolymerizing, simultaneously or sequentially at least two different polymers of the mixed PET plastic article, and / or for recycling at least two mixed PET plastic articles.
Owner:CARBIOS

Striper with adjustable handle

A striper apparatus and method, with an improved and customizable approach to height-adjusting and / or folding the handle, is provided. In one embodiment, a striper may be provided with a cart, a plurality of wheels attached to the cart, one or more adjustable clamps attached to a back portion of the cart, and one or more adjustable handles, wherein a first end on each of the handles is attached to the cart via the clamps. A means for depositing one or more lines on a surface is also provided. The handle may be U-shaped. The height of the handle apparatus is adjustable by loosening bolts on the clamps. Once the handle apparatus is at a desired height, the bolts on the clamps are tightened and the handle apparatus is prevented from moving up or down.
Owner:GRACO INC

Portable vaporizer

The present invention teaches a portable vaporizing device which, through the application of heat, successfully volatilizes one or more constituents of various vaporizable substances, such as medicines and plant materials, for the purpose of inhaling these volatilized constituents. The invention may be successfully operated using the flame from a standard butane cigarette lighter or the like as the sole heat source. An additional embodiment of the device provides a substitute for a standard slider-bowl allowing for the conversion of a standard waterpipe into a vaporizing device. A second additional embodiment allows for vaporization of cigarettes or portions thereof.
Owner:ROSENTHAL JOSHUA

Dispensing machine to store and dispense elongated containers vertically

A dispensing machine for elongated containers has a plurality of clusters arranged within a housing. The clusters each have an actuator and comprise four tubes that are bound together with an interstice along a central axis of the cluster. The actuator is mounted in the interstice and each cluster is supported by a first bracket. A plurality of clusters are mounted from front to rear in the housing with the first brackets being removably mounted in a retainer. The clusters in the retainer form a set and can be tilted forward to replenish the tubes with containers. There are several sets side by side within the housing. The clusters of each set are held in place by one attachment that can be opened without tools to remove the clusters of that set.
Owner:BARRYCO TECH

System for controlling the supply of power to and for thermal management of light sources

A device and method for controlling the supply of power to light sources, in which a DC / DC converter is capable of delivering a voltage VMAX to the light sources. The forward voltage of the light sources depends on temperature and may temporarily exceed VMAX at low temperatures. The invention proposes means that allow the required forward voltage to be decreased automatically depending on a measurement of ambient temperature.
Owner:VALEO VISION SA

Solar Heat Collector Module

A solar cell collector unit that materially contributes to a more efficient use and conservation of green energy includes a first metal sheet having alternating corrugated crest and valley portions on an upper surface and alternating open channels on an under surface and having a first dimension with a first peripheral edge about its entire perimeter. A second substantially flat metal sheet having a second dimension with a second peripheral edge about its entire perimeter and less than the first dimension. The first and second metal sheets overlie one another with flattened copper tubing disposed within the open channels and sandwiched there between, while crimping and folding the first peripheral edge over the second peripheral edge to form nested protuberances about its perimeter to provide stiffness and rigidity there about and forming a low cost single solar cell unit. Then deformation along the valley portions and a portion of the second metal sheet forms plural pin-less rivets thereon to provide additional stiffness and rigidity.
Owner:PEGUERO FERNANDO A

Polyelectrolyte membrane and production method therefor

A polymer electrolyte membrane comprising a microporous polymer membrane having pores penetrating through the opposite sides thereof. The microporous polymer membrane holds a mixture of a polymer and a molten salt at a weight ratio of 1 / 99 to 99 / 1 and / or a molten salt. The polymer electrolyte membrane is inexpensive, durable, excellent in mechanical strength, excellent in structural retention in high temperatures, and capable of stably holding a molten salt in its porous polymer membrane structure, shows high heat resistance, and secures high ionic conductivity in the absence of water or a solvent and is therefore useful in fuel cells, secondary batteries, electric double layer capacitors, electrolytic capacitors, and the like.
Owner:UBE IND LTD

Toilet and sink drain plunger

The present toilet and sink drain plunger seals either around or in a toilet or sink drain hole despite the hole's size, configuration and location. The plunger includes an elongated upstanding handle connected to the top of a depending, preferably frusto-conical, open bottomed bellows in the sidewalls of which are formed a vertically stacked series of interconnected horizontal pleats. The plunger further includes a series of toilet drain hole seals connected to each other and to the bottom of the bellows to form a unitary whole depending below the bellows. The seals are of progressively smaller size from the uppermost to the lowermost and all feature inwardly and downwardly curved sealing surfaces. The seals are rings or doughnuts molded into the plunger body. The bottommost seal bears a short vertical small diameter annular wall depending therefrom and which acts both as a seal and a seat for the plunger. The entire plunger can be formed in a single plastic molding operation or, if desired, in separate molding operations for the handle and remainer of the plunger. The plunger is efficient, light in weight, inexpensive and durable.
Owner:GEORGE TASH & DEBRA B TASH AS TRUSTEES OF THE COMMUNITY TRUST CREATED UNDER THE GEORGE TASH & DEBRA B TASH INTER VIVOS TRUST AGREEMENT DATED NOVEMBER 25 1985 AS AMENDED & TOTALLY RESTATED ON MAY 19 1999

Brake actuator indicator

ActiveUS7104365B1Simple and effective indicatorLight weightBrake typesActuatorControl theory
An indicator device indicating the travel of an air bag-type brake actuator when brakes are applied includes a stationary indicator plate having a cut out extending alongside the path of travel of the actuator. The cut out includes side edges positioned at acceptable minimum and maximum actuator expansion distances giving an indication of proper functioning of the brakes. The device further includes an integral mounting arm for mounting on a plate in the fixed end of the actuator. The mounting arm includes a slot for receiving an upper edge of the stationary measuring plate and a stud on a resilient portion of the arm. An aperture on the stationary measuring plate receives the stud when the arm is mount on it.
Owner:PENNSY CORP

Automatic Weight Scale Machine with Unalterd Primary Product Feed Rates and Diverter System

An automated weighing and filling station that operates without slowing the primary feed transfer. The system includes a bulk product supply, such as a hopper. A primary feed system delivers the product from the bulk product supply to the weighing station which includes two or more independent scale weigh hoppers with a diverter system operating between the two scale weigh hoppers. Each of the scale weigh hoppers empties into a discharge hopper. The primary feed system delivers the product to the diverter system at a constant speed. The diverter system delivers the product from the primary feed system to a first of the scale weigh hoppers until the scale weigh hopper anticipates that the determined weight will be achieved. At that time, the diverter moves the product from the primary feed system to the second of the scale weigh hoppers. The flow of product from the primary feed system is not slowed or stopped, but continues to operate at a constant speed.
Owner:WEIGH RIGHT AUTOMATIC SCALE

Vacuum sweeper

An attachment for portable power and suction units, including a long control tube having a length to extend from a floor to adjacent shoulder height of a standing user and a vacuum head formed from a length of tube having a slot in one side and with the ends of the slot closed; and a flexible connection between the interior of the vacuum head and the interior of a control tube to be connected to a portable power and suction unit.
Owner:JANPRO PROD LLC

Fishing device

A tool for removing the fishing line wound around the spool of a fishing reel including a reel de-lining tool including a first flexible arm, a second flexible arm, the first flexible arm and the second flexible arm accepting the line to be wound, a flange to mount the first flexible arm and the second flexible arm and a shank to rotate the flange.
Owner:STEEBER DORIAN

Vehicle wheel illumination system

A vehicle wheel illumination system is a device having four separate light assemblies that are affixed above a tire and within the wheel well above the respective tire. Each light assembly includes a housing formed from a base, a wall and a cap that is removable. The base houses the electrical wiring that is coupled with a bulb stem. A bulb is inserted into the bulb stem to provide illumination. The cap includes a translucent lens through which the illuminated bulb is transmitted. The housing further includes mounting means for attaching the housing to the wheel well. The electrical wiring is further coupled to the electrical system of the automobile.
Owner:SHARPER ALLEN

Manual hydrodynamic cavitation water treatment device

A manually operated hydrodynamic cavitation water device formed from a cylindrical bottle having an internal chamber constructed and arranged to cause hydrodynamic cavitation of water placed within the bottle upon vigorous shaking. The bottle includes a series of plates positioned within the bottle having a plurality of bi-directional orifices designed to control the velocity of water with each said orifice. Each plate further includes a edge shape to induce shearing, which together with the plate orifices are constructed and arranged to create micro bubbles to create OH-radicals.
Owner:BRISBEN WATER SOLUTIONS

Electric Shock Fishing Lure Apparatus

An electric shock fishing lure apparatus includes a main housing body portion defining an interior area. A battery is positioned in the interior area. A conductive switch shaft is electrically connected to the battery and is situated in a distal end of the main body portion and movable between an extended configuration in which the switch shaft is energized by electrical current from the battery and a retracted configuration in which the switch shaft is not energized by current from the battery. A spring is coupled to the switch shaft and to the distal end of the housing for biasing the switch shaft toward the retracted configuration. A hook member is situated outside the interior area of the main housing body portion and operatively coupled to an outside end of the switch shaft, the electrically conductive hook member being energized when the switch shaft is at the extended configuration.
Owner:MCLAURIN SILVESTER R
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