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Fiber optical gages that impart physical strain to an optical fiber by varying the tension applied axially to the fiber, which causes a change in the optical property of the light transmitted through the fiber. A gage carrier which provides the benefits of a metal carrier for ease of handling and mounting without degrading gage performance. At least a portion of the gage carrier is elastic with respect to expansion, compression or both along its longitudinal axis, thereby allowing for variation of the distance between the two points at which the gage carrier is attached to a test specimen. In a specific embodiment, the gage carrier functions as two independent rigid fiber fastening elements separated by a compliant or flexible member. The invention further provides fiber Bragg grating strain gages, which are particularly useful for monitoring ambient conditions and measuring physical properties and mechanical phenomena.

A drill guide has a handle for holding and is configured to actuate a plate-engaging mechanism. An elongated member extends between proximal and distal portions with the proximal portion associated with the handle portion and the distal portion associated with the plate-engaging mechanism. The plate-engaging mechanism is actuated by an actuating member actuated by the second handle portion. The drill guide includes at least one guide sleeve rotatably coupled to the elongated member by a proximal and distal coupler. Furthermore, the plate-engaging mechanism includes a bone plate-engaging portion configured to couple with a bone plate when the second handle portion is moved in a first direction with respect to said first handle portion.

Medical devices with surfaces on which viable biologic cells are magnetically attracted and retained are disclosed along with methods of magnetic coating. The medical devices can be located in a carrier liquid containing high concentrations of magnetic cells before or after implantation. The carrier liquid with magnetic cells may be contact with the medical device in vitro or in vivo. In either case, the carrier liquid may have a concentration of magnetic cells that is high enough to facilitate coating of the medical device within an acceptable period of time, e.g., several hours or less. Magnetization of medical devices before, during, and/or after implantation and apparatus for performing the same are disclosed. Degaussing of magnetic medical devices is also disclosed.

A sealing and inflating assembly includes a piston slidably engaged in a cylinder housing and coupled to a motor with a piston rod for forming an air compressor, an outlet tube extended from the cylinder housing and having an outlet port, and a tire repairing container for receiving a sealing preparation and having an upper coupler for detachably attaching to the outlet port of the outlet tube and having a lower opening coupled to a nozzle for easily and quickly coupling the outlet tube of the air compressor to an inflatable object and for quickly repairing the inflatable object, and for quickly inflating the inflatable object by disengaging the tire repairing container from the outlet tube of the air compressor.

A device for impressing and embossing food items for both commercial and home use wherein the impressed and embossed images are interchangeable, allowing the user to form a pattern as desired.

The invention relates to devices for attaching or detaching a sound suppressor or an auxiliary device to a firearm. The device has a mount body that is attached by threads to a muzzle attachment device that is attached to the muzzle of a firearm. The muzzle attachment device has external mounting threads, a gas seal, an engagement surface, and a locking surface on the rear of the muzzle attachment device. The engagement surface simultaneously provides an alignment function and a forward locking function. A rotating collar is attached by threads to the mount body, and a locking spring with locking surfaces is attached to the mount body by threads, with the locking spring fitting inside the rotating collar. The rotating collar, when rotated, forces the locking spring and its locking surfaces downwards against the rear locking surface on the muzzle attachment device, providing force against the rear locking surface and securing the sound suppressor or auxiliary device to the muzzle attachment device through the combination of the forward engagement surface and the rear locking surface.

The present invention relates to the use of enamel matrix, enamel matrix derivatives and/or enamel matrix proteins as therapeutic and/or cosmetic agents. These substances are used for the manufacture of a pharmaceutical and/or cosmetic composition for actively inducing, guiding and/or stimulating connective tissue growth and thus to prevent connective tissue scarring and/or contraction in a wound cavity and/or tissue defect that is characterized by a substantial loss of tissue. The invention comprises, in particular, the use of active enamel substances for guided connective soft tissue growth and resistance to contraction in deep cavity shaped wounds following loss or removal of significant volumes of tissue, such as e.g., after surgical removal of a tumor and especially in combination with radiation therapy.

A device and method for infusing a heated fluid into an item being cooked. The device includes infusers adapted to penetrate into the item being cooked, a fluid reservoir for containing and heating a separate fluid that will be infused into the item being cooked, and a conduit connecting the infuser and the fluid reservoir. The infusers are contained in a cooking unit.

The invention discloses an automatic labeling machine and a labeling method. The labeling machine comprises a conveying module for conveying products from an identifying position to a labeling position, a label printing device, a robot and a CCD camera, wherein a slide table is arranged in a label outlet of the label printing device, and is provided with a horizontal support surface; a cylinder is connected below the slide table, and is acted on the slide table to move in the vertical direction; the robot comprises a vacuum label sucking head; the vacuum label sucking head moves between the label printing device and the labeling position; and the CCD camera is arranged below the vacuum label sucking head for acquiring images of labels absorbed on the vacuum label sucking head. The automatic labeling machine is high in control precision and detecting precision, generates no bubbles in labeling, and is fast in labeling.

A vertically adjustable crutch that attaches, detaches and reverses to a handicap walker, quickly and without tools, providing combined support of both medical aids. This crutch involves no handgrip allowing user to maintain the comfort of same walker handgrip. A crutch being a three section assembly with first and third sections made slidable into second center body section, for top and bottom adjustments. A crutch having clips attached to center and lower sections for attaching to both top and lower rails of the walker. Each clip having a non-skid material on its underside preventing slippage or metal-to-metal contact. Each clip also having an h/l strap attached to secure accidental or unintentional release. The crutch may be designed with a 1″ offset to its center section vertical side rails to accommodate bottom clip to position at top center of bottom walker rail, insuring positive bearing weight.

A carrier assembly facilitates the carrying (e.g. by a hiker) of a dispenser for materials such as insect repellents. There are two housings that couple together to form a sealed vault for storing the dispenser between uses. There is also a connector section of one housing in the form of a clip for mounting the housing structure on a backpack or belt loop. A sealing sleeve and a locking sleeve cooperate with the vault to achieve quick opening of the housing parts when desired, without compromising sealing between openings of the vault.

The invention is a windshield assembly comprising a windshield panel and a coupling assembly. The coupling assembly is for fixed attachment to the windshield panel and quick release attachment to a vehicle.

The invention relates to an automatic assembly welding device used for welding an auxiliary material on a workpiece. The automatic assembly welding device comprises a rotation mechanism, carriers, a material pressure mechanism, a loading manipulator, a taking and placing manipulator, a welding manipulator and a conveying mechanism; the rotation mechanism is composed of a bracket, a first power component arranged on the bracket and a rotary platform which is connected with the first power component; the rotary platform is provided with a first work station and a second work station which can both correspond to the loading manipulator and the welding manipulator; and the carriers are used for clamping the workpiece and are installed on the first work station and the second work station. By adopting the automatic assembly welding device, under the action of the material pressure mechanism, rapid and accurate attaching between the auxiliary material and the workpiece can be realized, and the welding quality of the auxiliary material and the workpiece is improved; and meanwhile, the first power component drives the rotary platform to rotate, so that the loading manipulator, the taking and placing manipulator, the material pressure mechanism and the welding manipulator are ensured to carry out coordinated and orderly work, the middle wait time is eliminated, and the welding efficiency and quality of the automatic-assembly welding device are improved.

A stand to which a sandbag can be easily and quickly, yet securely, attached and which includes a funnel portion that directs sand into the attached sandbag. The stand includes legs that are foldable for storage and a clip system for quickly and securely attaching and detaching sandbags to the funnel portion.

A teat cup handling device (1) for a robot arm is adapted to attach teat cups to a milking animal. Each teat cup (2) has a centrally located longitudinal axis (2c) extending through a first end surface (2a) of the teat cups provided with a recess for receiving a teat of a milking animal and a oppositely located second end surface (2b) of the teat cups and wherein the teat cup handling device (1) includes at least two holding parts (4) arranged to releasably hold the teat cups (2). Each holding part (4) includes holding elements (9a) adapted to hold the teat cups (2) in positions such that the longitudinal axes (2c) of the teat cups are inclined in relation to each other.