Abstract: An automatic frozen food product vending machine includes a first freezer barrel configured to produce a first frozen food product, a first spigot fluidly connected to the first freezer barrel, the first spigot for dispensing the first frozen food product, a second freezer barrel configured to produce a second frozen food product, a second spigot fluidly connected to the second freezer barrel, the second spigot for dispensing the second frozen food product, a third spigot fluidly connected to both the first freezer barrel and the second freezer barrel, the third spigot for dispensing a mixture of the first and second frozen food products, and a movable platform for supporting a container to receive frozen food product, the movable container movable among a home position, a first fill position below the first spigot, a second fill position below the second spigot, and a third fill position below the third spigot.

Abstract: In a liquid delivery device, when an inlet-side check valve and an outlet-side check valve of a first cylinder are both closed, and compression of an eluent inside the first cylinder is started by means of a first plunger inside the first cylinder, a control unit doubles the rotational speed of a step motor, and measures the amount of change in the pressure inside the first cylinder which changes for a prescribed time by means of a first cylinder internal pressure detector. The time elapsed until the pressure inside the first cylinder is the same as the pressure inside a discharge-side flow passage is predicted using the rate of change over time of the pressure of the eluent. When the predicted elapsed time has elapsed, the rotational speed of the step motor is returned to the original speed, and the compression of the eluent inside the first cylinder is completed.

Abstract: The invention includes a bag system for collecting a biological fluid, in particular blood. The system includes a device for collecting the fluid which is in fluid communication with at least one fluid collection bag, and a device for sampling the fluid to be collected which includes at least one sampling receptacle. The sampling device includes a device for transferring the fluid from the bag system into the sampling receptacle or receptacles, in which the transfer device is provided with a device for associating the receptacle or receptacles. The transfer device may be arranged to allow the support of the receptacle or receptacles in a standby position, the guidance of the receptacle or receptacles to a transfer position and, after transfer, the dissociation of the receptacle or receptacles from the bag system.

Abstract: A bandolier of syringes for use in an automated syringe handling system is provided. The automated syringe handling system generally receives syringes and fills the syringe with a substance, such as a medicament. In one exemplary embodiment, the syringe handling system is a system that disperses one or more medicaments into the syringes in an automated manner. The bandolier includes a web, e.g., a strip of transparent material partially encapsulating bodies of syringes that are bound to the web at a prescribed interval. The bandolier includes a feature disposed within the prescribed interval and between the syringes with the feature being different from the surrounding web.

Abstract: A bandolier of syringes for use in an automated syringe handling system is provided. The automated syringe handling system generally receives syringes and fills the syringe with a substance, such as a medicament. In one exemplary embodiment, the syringe handling system is a system that disperses one or more medicaments into the syringes in an automated manner. The bandolier includes a web, e.g., a strip of transparent material partially encapsulating bodies of syringes that are bound to the web at a prescribed interval. The bandolier includes a feature disposed within the prescribed interval and between the syringes with the feature being different from the surrounding web.

Abstract: A battery electrode plate is made by loading a supporting porous metallic plaque with active battery material made by: (1) hydrolyzing the reaction product of a fuse-melted starting material comprising an admixture of nickel oxide, sodium peroxide and an amount of an oxide containing, alkali metal, non-reactive flux material effective to allow a melt-fusion reaction of the starting material at temperatures of between about 650.degree. C to about 925.degree. C, the hydrolyzed solid reaction product containing electrochemically active nickel hydrated oxides and hydroxide forms, (2) if desirable, drying the product below about 65.degree. C, and (3) preferably adding, at some step in the method, an amount of cobalt containing additive effective to provide about 2 wt.% to about 10 wt.% cobalt in the active battery material based on nickel oxide plus cobalt content.