Abstract: An air-conditioning system for air-conditioning a passenger cell with a front region and a rear region may include a housing including an air inlet, a front outlet, a rear outlet, and a footwell outlet. The system may also include an evaporator for cooling an airflow and a heating device for heating the airflow arranged in the housing. A cold air space, a hot air space, a front mixing space, a layering mixing space, and a rear mixing space may be arranged within the housing. The system may also include a front flap configured to control a first connection opening connecting the hot air space to the front mixing space, a layering flap configured to control a second connection opening connecting the hot air space to the layering mixing space, and a rear flap configured to control a third connection opening connecting the hot air space to the rear mixing space.

Abstract: An air-conditioning system may include at least one outlet for discharging an air current into the space, first and second distribution elements for adjusting differing first and second parameters of the system, the first and second distribution elements adjustable over first and second adjusting ranges, respectively, and a cam plate for adjusting the distribution elements and featuring first and second guide structure for adjusting the first and second distribution elements, respectively. The guide structures may be configured such that the first distribution element remains in a predefined position over a predefined first angular range of rotation of the cam plate, and the second distribution element may be adjusted in dependence on a rotational angle of the cam plate in the first angular range of rotation. The first distribution element may be adjusted when the second distribution element is in a predefined position at an end of the second adjusting range.

Abstract: An air-conditioning system for air-conditioning a passenger cell with a front region and a rear region may include a housing including an air inlet, a front outlet, a rear outlet, and a footwell outlet. The system may also include an evaporator for cooling an airflow and a heating device for heating the airflow arranged in the housing. A cold air space, a hot air space, a front mixing space, a layering mixing space, and a rear mixing space may be arranged within the housing. The system may also include a front flap configured to control a first connection opening connecting the hot air space to the front mixing space, a layering flap configured to control a second connection opening connecting the hot air space to the layering mixing space, and a rear flap configured to control a third connection opening connecting the hot air space to the rear mixing space.

Abstract: An air-conditioning system for air-conditioning a passenger cell with a front region and a rear region may include a housing including an air inlet, a front outlet, a rear outlet, and a footwell outlet. The system may also include an evaporator for cooling an airflow and a heating device for heating the airflow arranged in the housing. A cold air space, a hot air space, a front mixing space, a layering mixing space, and a rear mixing space may be arranged within the housing. The system may also include a front flap configured to control a first connection opening connecting the hot air space to the front mixing space, a layering flap configured to control a second connection opening connecting the hot air space to the layering mixing space, and a rear flap configured to control a third connection opening connecting the hot air space to the rear mixing space.

Abstract: An air guide housing, in particular for a ventilation, heating or air conditioning system of a vehicle, with at least one first air inlet opening, wherein the at least one first air inlet opening has a cross sectional area which is arranged substantially vertical to a first axis, and with at least one second air inlet opening, wherein the at least one second air inlet opening has a cross sectional area which is arranged substantially vertical to a second axis, and having at least one air outlet opening, wherein the at least one air outlet opening has a cross sectional area which is arranged essentially vertical to a third axis, and with a fan impeller for suctioning air into the air guide housing. The second axis and the third axis are arranged substantially parallel to one another.

Abstract: The present specification describes methods and systems for inspecting objects by means of penetrating radiation where objects are conveyed through the penetrating radiation and subsequent images of objects are reviewed by an operator. Specifically, the present specification describes a system that decouples the synchronization between cessation of image generation on the display and image acquisition through conveyance of the article. Further, the present specification discloses methods for compensating for image acquisition inefficiencies involving article separation by the queuing conveyor and the post-stop back belt process, resulting in throughput enhancement.

Abstract: An air guide housing, in particular for a ventilation, heating or air conditioning system of a vehicle, with at least one first air inlet opening, wherein the at least one first air inlet opening has a cross sectional area which is arranged substantially vertical to a first axis, and with at least one second air inlet opening, wherein the at least one second air inlet opening has a cross sectional area which is arranged substantially vertical to a second axis, and having at least one air outlet opening, wherein the at least one air outlet opening has a cross sectional area which is arranged essentially vertical to a third axis, and with a fan impeller for suctioning air into the air guide housing. The second axis and the third axis are arranged substantially parallel to one another.

Abstract: The present specification describes methods and systems for inspecting objects by means of penetrating radiation where objects are conveyed through the penetrating radiation and subsequent images of objects are reviewed by an operator. Specifically, the present specification describes a system that decouples the synchronization between cessation of image generation on the display and image acquisition through conveyance of the article. Further, the present specification discloses methods for compensating for image acquisition inefficiencies involving article separation by the queuing conveyor and the post-stop back belt process, resulting in throughput enhancement.

Abstract: The inspection methods and systems of the present invention are mobile, rapidly deployable, and capable of scanning a wide variety of receptacles cost-effectively and accurately on uneven surfaces. The present invention is directed toward a portable inspection system for generating an image representation of target objects using a radiation source, comprising a mobile vehicle, a detector array physically attached to a movable boom having a proximal end and a distal end. The proximal end is physically attached to the vehicle. The invention also comprises at least one source of radiation. The radiation source is fixedly attached to the distal end of the boom, wherein the image is generated by introducing the target objects in between the radiation source and the detector array, exposing the objects to radiation, and detecting radiation.

Abstract: The inspection methods and systems of the present invention are mobile, rapidly deployable, and capable of scanning a wide variety of receptacles cost-effectively and accurately on uneven surfaces. The present invention is directed toward a portable inspection system for generating an image representation of target objects using a radiation source, comprising a mobile vehicle, a detector array physically attached to a movable boom having a proximal end and a distal end. The proximal end is physically attached to the vehicle. The invention also comprises at least one source of radiation. The radiation source is fixedly attached to the distal end of the boom, wherein the image is generated by introducing the target objects in between the radiation source and the detector array, exposing the objects to radiation, and detecting radiation.

Abstract: The inspection methods and systems of the present invention are mobile, rapidly deployable, and capable of scanning a wide variety of receptacles cost-effectively and accurately on uneven surfaces. The present invention is directed toward a portable inspection system for generating an image representation of target objects using a radiation source, comprising a mobile vehicle, a detector array physically attached to a movable boom having a proximal end and a distal end. The proximal end is physically attached to the vehicle. The invention also comprises at least one source of radiation. The radiation source is fixedly attached to the distal end of the boom, wherein the image is generated by introducing the target objects in between the radiation source and the detector array, exposing the objects to radiation, and detecting radiation.

Abstract: The inspection methods and systems of the present invention are mobile, rapidly deployable, and capable of scanning a wide variety of receptacles cost-effectively and accurately on uneven surfaces. The present invention is directed toward a portable inspection system for generating an image representation of target objects using a radiation source, comprising a mobile vehicle, a detector array physically attached to a movable boom having a proximal end and a distal end. The proximal end is physically attached to the vehicle. The invention also comprises at least one source of radiation. The radiation source is fixedly attached to the distal end of the boom, wherein the image is generated by introducing the target objects in between the radiation source and the detector array, exposing the objects to radiation, and detecting radiation.

Abstract: The inspection methods and systems of the present invention are mobile, rapidly deployable, and capable of scanning a wide variety of receptacles cost-effectively and accurately on uneven surfaces. The present invention is directed toward a portable inspection system for generating an image representation of target objects using a radiation source, comprising a mobile vehicle, a detector array physically attached to a movable boom having a proximal end and a distal end. The proximal end is physically attached to the vehicle. The invention also comprises at least one source of radiation. The radiation source is fixedly attached to the distal end of the boom, wherein the image is generated by introducing the target objects in between the radiation source and the detector array, exposing the objects to radiation, and detecting radiation.

Abstract: The inspection methods and systems of the present invention are mobile, rapidly deployable, and capable of scanning a wide variety of receptacles cost-effectively and accurately on uneven surfaces. The present invention is directed toward a portable inspection system for generating an image representation of target objects using a radiation source, comprising a mobile vehicle, a detector array physically attached to a movable boom having a proximal end and a distal end. The proximal end is physically attached to the vehicle. The invention also comprises at least one source of radiation. The radiation source is fixedly attached to the distal end of the boom, wherein the image is generated by introducing the target objects in between the radiation source and the detector array, exposing the objects to radiation, and detecting radiation.

Abstract: The present invention provides improved methods and systems for diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of a bone related condition such as osteoporosis. The present invention integrates bone mass measurement techniques with various preventive and treatment measures to create a protocol for prevention and treatment of the bone related condition. In one embodiment, a medical practitioner treats bone mass degradation occurring in a patient by measuring a bone characteristic level in at least one of the patient's bones to yield a score, conducting a gait analysis to yield a gait characterization, measuring a bone mass marker concentration in at least one of the patient's body fluids to yield a bone marker level, and prescribing one or more therapies. Optionally, the treatment may include designating a future time to repeat the measurement of a bone characteristic level, the gait analysis, and the measurement of bone marker level.

Abstract: Methods of imaging bone provide diagnostic information relating to arthritic conditions by comparing the relative bone density in areas closer to and further removed from a potentially arthritic joint with similar relative bone densities indicative of arthritic condition such as rheumatoid arthritis. The joint may be metacarpal, finger or toe joint.