Abstract: Method for coating a frame (18) of a stretcher (1) by moulding a first layer (13) of rigid plastic material onto the frame (18) and subsequently moulding a second layer (14) of soft plastic material onto said first layer (13).

Abstract: Non-traumatic articulated stretcher (1) comprising: a section (2) for housing a user along a longitudinal axis (3); means (4) for activating the stretcher (1) including means (6) for articulating the stretcher (1) that are operatively active on the housing section (2) to modify its operative conformation for supporting an outstretched user by varying the mutual orientation of two portions (7) of the housing section (2) connected by the articulating means (6), said articulating means (6) being off-centre with respect to the longitudinal axis (3) to facilitate the recovery of the user.

Abstract: Methods for filling in of missing or damaged regions of images using information from surrounding areas are disclosed. A model for binary inpainting based on the Cahn-Hilliard equation is used, which allows for fast, efficient inpainting of degraded text, as well as super-resolution of high contrast images.