Abstract: A scooter includes a scooter body with substantially triangular front and rear body portions. The substantially triangular front body portion has a front side and a first connecting side. The front side and the first connecting side of the front body portion form a first acute angle. The substantially triangular rear body portion has a rear side and a second connecting side. The rear side and the second connecting side of the rear body portion form a second acute angle. The first and the second connecting sides are connected so as to linearly slide with respect to one another such that when the scooter body is in an extended state the front side is in a greater distance from the rear side than a distance when the scooter body is in a compact state.

Abstract: An apparatus, in the form of a push hanger hook, includes a housing, a hook fixed to the housing and a cover including a hook receiver. The cover is displaceable between a deployed position wherein the hook is received within the hook receiver and a retracted position wherein the cover is retracted into the housing and the hook is exposed from the hook receiver for access and use.

Abstract: An apparatus, in the form of a push hanger hook, includes a housing, a hook fixed to the housing and a cover including a hook receiver. The cover is displaceable between a deployed position wherein the hook is received within the hook receiver and a retracted position wherein the cover is retracted into the housing and the hook is exposed from the hook receiver for access and use.

Abstract: A scooter includes a scooter body with substantially triangular front and rear body portions. The substantially triangular front body portion has a front side and a first connecting side. The front side and the first connecting side of the front body portion form a first acute angle. The substantially triangular rear body portion has a rear side and a second connecting side. The rear side and the second connecting side of the rear body portion form a second acute angle. The first and the second connecting sides are connected so as to linearly slide with respect to one another such that when the scooter body is in an extended state the front side is in a greater distance from the rear side than a distance when the scooter body is in a compact state.

Abstract: A portable, single-phase bioreactor provides the in situ study of mesophilic and thermophilic corrosion inducing microbial biofilms on metal surfaces by oil, chemical, petrochemical, oil refining, food, metallurgical, paper fluids. The bioreactor is a batch-type for turbulent and piston-driven laminar flow, operated by cycles, with continuous circulation of the fluid. A culture medium or industrial or production fluid containing microbiota is introduced into a homogenizing container. The bioreactor includes a support section having removable corrosimetric test coupons that contact the fluid under dynamic conditions corresponding to fluid-carrying pipelines, and promote the formation of the microbial biofilm for analysis of the kinetics of microbial biofilm development. The bioreactor produces turbulence to homogenize the fluid and maintain a temperature of 20 to 80° C. for the microorganism growth. The fluid has a salinity of 2 to 200 ppm (NaCl) and a pH of 2 to 10.

Abstract: A vehicle visor includes a visor body having a recessed track assembly disposed therein. An extension blade is slideably mounted to the visor body between stowed and deployed positions. A connecting member includes first and second ends. The first end is received in the recessed track assembly for sliding movement along a continuous loop of the recessed track assembly. The second end is operably coupled to the extension blade for lateral movement therewith between stowed, deployed and clearance positions.

Abstract: A vehicle visor includes a visor body having a recessed track assembly disposed therein. An extension blade is slideably mounted to the visor body between stowed and deployed positions. A connecting member includes first and second ends. The first end is received in the recessed track assembly for sliding movement along a continuous loop of the recessed track assembly. The second end is operably coupled to the extension blade for lateral movement therewith between stowed, deployed and clearance positions.

Abstract: A vehicle visor includes a visor body having an inner cavity with first and second channels disposed therein. A blade is slideably mounted to the first and second channels between extended and retracted positions by first and second rails of the blade that are slideably received in the first and second channels of the visor body. An adjustment knob is mounted on the visor body and includes a toothed outer perimeter that gearingly engages a toothed track disposed on the blade within the inner cavity. The adjustment knob further includes an exposed portion that is disposed outside of the inner cavity and accessible to a user for incremental rotation resulting in deployment or retraction of the blade.

Abstract: A storage unit is provided for a motor vehicle. That storage unit includes an expandable body and a connector that releasably secures the expandable body to a component of the motor vehicle.

Abstract: A storage unit is provided for a motor vehicle. That storage unit includes an expandable body and a connector that releasably secures the expandable body to a component of the motor vehicle.

Abstract: A portable bioreactor is provided for the in situ study of mesophilic and thermophilic corrosion inducing microbial biofilms on metal surfaces used in any industry, such as oil, chemical, petrochemical, oil refining, food, metallurgical, paper. The bioreactor's configuration is a “batch” type for turbulent and piston-driven laminar flow, operating by cycles, with the continuous circulation of fluid. A culture medium, or industrial operation or production fluids containing microbiota is introduced into the load of the receiving body, thus the bioreactor is single phase. The bioreactor comprises a support section for corrosimetric test coupons that are in touch with the fluid under dynamic conditions, such as found in the fluid carrying pipelines, naturally promoting the formation of the microbial biofilm. The coupons are removed for analysis to follow the kinetics of microbial biofilm development.

Abstract: A method for the treatment of allergic airway diseases in mammals related to Pythiosis insidiosum is described. The method relies upon an immunotherapeutic product of pythium proteins as antigens. The method is particularly useful in equine cicatrix.