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A method for making an orthopaedic implant, the method comprising: characterizing at least a portion of a bone corresponding to the bone to be replaced, said corresponding bone being on the contralateral side of the patient; providing a model of the orthopaedic implant based on a mirror image of the contralateral bone; and forming the orthopaedic implant based on the model.

A hat with enclosure for an insect screen has a generally planar top section and at least a first fabric member. The top section has a top edge and the first fabric member has a first edge and a second free edge. The first edge is connected to a portion of the top edge. The second edge is adjacent another portion of the top edge to define a closable opening there between. The fabric member and the top section define an enclosure that covers substantially entirely the top section. The insect screen has a portion connectable to either the top section or the fabric member adjacent the closable opening and is selectively insertable into the enclosure and deployable therefrom to cover a user's head. Preferably, the top section is partially covered by a second fabric member that also forms the enclosure.

A device for harvesting crops comprising woody material including a processor arranged to mechanically work the woody material and to feed the mechanically worked woody material to a bale-forming mechanism, the bale-forming mechanism being arranged to form a bale of the mechanically worked woody material. The present invention also extends to a method for harvesting crops comprising woody material in a continuous operation including the steps of: (a) mechanically working the woody material using a processor of a harvesting device; (b) feeding the mechanically worked woody material to a bale-forming mechanism of the harvesting device; and (c) forming a bale from the mechanically worked woody material.

A stripping device for stripping a waste piece from a sheet of material, which includes a stripping member with a connecting portion, a supporting finger located on one side of the connecting portion, and a stripping finger located on another side of the connecting portion. The supporting finger has one end connected to a frame and is movable about its end with respect to the frame. The stripping finger has a stripping end portion, which is biased away from the supporting finger and contacts the waste piece at an angle. The supporting finger is deflected away from the waste piece and the stripping end portion is moved further away from the supporting finger and against the waste piece to strip it from the sheet.

A system and method of aligning an antenna with a predetermined azimuth direction. The method includes determining an antenna azimuth direction and moving the antenna from the antenna azimuth direction towards a predetermined azimuth direction so as to align said antenna. This is accomplished in response to processed positioning data received by a global positioning system (GPS) receiver dish from a GPS system where the receiver dish is locatable at predetermined first and second positions away from the antenna. The system includes at least two reference targets affixed to the antenna, a reference tool operatively coupled to the targets, and a GPS receiver dish connected to the reference tool. The receiver dish is in communication with a GPS system for processing positioning data received therefrom to determine an antenna azimuth direction of the antenna and thereby enable alignment of said antenna by moving the antenna with a predetermined azimuth direction.

An adjusting device for a tool includes a body with two ends and a fluid filled passageway, which extends between the ends, one end of the body cooperates with a work piece. An actuating member is movably connected to one end of the body, communicates with the fluid in the passageway, and has a surface, which cooperates with the work piece. Another actuating member is movably connected to the other end of the body and communicates with the fluid, and moves the fluid against the first actuating member to extend it. The fluid is locked against the first actuating member so that it retains the work piece in the body end.

Microbicidal air filter for use with an air passageway, which includes an immobilization network including a plurality of fibers having an amount of at least one antimicrobial agent incorporated and molecularly bonded into a structure thereof sufficient to substantially immobilize, retain and at least inhibit the growth of, or typically kill, microbes suspended in a volume of air moving through the air passageway. The immobilization network is substantially permeable to air. A microbicidal facemask and a microbicidal air filter used in an air circulation system using the immobilization network are disclosed.

A stripping device for stripping a waste piece from a sheet of material, which includes a stripping member with a connecting portion, a supporting finger located on one side of the connecting portion, and a stripping finger located on another side of the connecting portion. The supporting finger has one end connected to a frame and is movable about its end with respect to the frame. The stripping finger has a stripping end portion, which is biased away from the supporting finger and contacts the waste piece at an angle. The supporting finger is deflected away from the waste piece and the stripping end portion is moved further away from the supporting finger and against the waste piece to strip it from the sheet.

A stripping device for stripping a waste piece from a sheet of material, which includes a stripping member with a connecting portion, a supporting finger located on one side of the connecting portion, and a stripping finger located on another side of the connecting portion. The supporting finger has one end connected to a frame and is movable about its end with respect to the frame. The stripping finger has a stripping end portion, which is biased away from the supporting finger and contacts the waste piece at an angle. The supporting finger is deflected away from the waste piece and the stripping end portion is moved further away from the supporting finger and against the waste piece to strip it from the sheet.