Abstract: An automated storage system for storing and picking articles delivered on incoming load carriers such as pallets comprises a device (depalletizer) for separating the article packing units, a tray storage facility (130) for storing the packing units (15) on trays (10), a take-off conveying system (42, 45, 135) for removing and feeding the packing units (15) in sequence for loading onto order load carriers, and a loading station (140) for loading the packing units (15) in a defined loading sequence onto order load carriers (20) for dispatch e.g. by lorry. The invention enables fully mechanized and automated storage and picking of the articles.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method of managing employment data so as to provide access to the employment data via the Internet (18). The method including the steps of determining whether a web site (22, 24) contains employment data, formatting, parsing and storing the employment data and corresponding URL into a database, automatically searching the database (16) for matching employment data, and contacting the employer representative as to the matched employment data.

Abstract: A cooling device including a housing with at least one cooling channel for cooling a liquid, and with at least one thermoelectric cooling element including a layer of semiconductor material that is sandwiched between two plates, at least one of the plates having an electrically insulating contact surface that, in use, is in direct contact with the cooling liquid, the at least one cooling element being sealingly mounted in a carrier such that the contact surface remains free to contact the cooling liquid, the carrier and the contact surface defining a wall portion of the cooling channel, wherein the at least one cooling element is along its outer perimeter of the at least one cooling element being formed by the outer edges of the surface of at least one of the plates and at least a portion of the rim.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes a terminal-mounting seat configured with receiving spaces. Each of conductive members has a connecting base connected to a contact block that is disposed in the respective receiving space. Each of conductive terminals has a lower clamping end portion abutting against and contacting electrically and movably the contact block of the respective conductive member, and an upper contact end portion extending outwardly of the terminal-mounting seat via a respective one of guiding grooves in a top surface of the terminal-mounting seat. Upon depression by an electronic device, the resilient conductive terminals deform to provide a restoring force to bias the upper contact end portion thereof upwardly to contact electrically a respective one of electrical contacts of the electronic device.

Abstract: A method of treating cardiac or myocardial conditions comprises the administration of an effective amount of autologous bone marrow. The bone marrow may optionally be stimulated and/or administered in combination with a pharmaceutical drug, protein, gene or other factor or therapy that may enhance bone marrow production of angiogenic growth factors and/or promote endothelial cell proliferation or migration or blood vessel formation.

Abstract: A method for producing an alloy in atomized form, wherein the alloy includes between about 10% to about 100% of a silicon based alloy, including obtaining a base silicon-iron alloy mixture and an atomization unit having an atomization chamber and a plurality of nozzles, injecting an atomizing fluid into the atomization chamber via the plurality of nozzles, introducing the base silicon-iron alloy mixture into the atomization chamber such that the atomizing fluid impinges on the base silicon-iron alloy mixture to produce the alloy in atomized form, cooling the alloy in atomized form using a pool of water so as to produce a cooled alloy product, retrieving the cooled alloy product and drying the cooled alloy product to produce the alloy in atomized form.

Abstract: Growth differentiation factor-16 (GDF-16) is disclosed along with its polynucleotide sequence and amino acid sequence. Also disclosed are diganostic and therapeutic methods of using the GDF-16 polypeptide and polynucleotide sequences.

Abstract: The present invention relates to phosphonate compounds, compositions containing them, processes for obtaining them, and their use for treating a variety of medical disorders, e.g., osteoporosis and other disorders of bone metabolism, cancer, viral infections, and the like.

Abstract: An apparatus for irradiating fluids with UV including a reactor vessel (10) having a fluid inleT (12), a fluid outlet (14) and a reaction chamber (16); a plurality of UV lamps (18a–d) extending across the reaction chamber (16) and substantially perpendicularly to an axis (A) extending between the fluid inlet (12) and the fluid outlet (14); an upper fluid diverter (22) and a lower fluid diverter (24) extending across the reaction chamber (16) substantially parallel to the lamps (19a–d) and positioned downstream of at least one upstream UV lamp (18a, b), wherein the upper and lower fluid diverters (22, 24) are positioned to direct fluids toward at least one UV lamp (18c, d) downstream of the upstream UV lamp (18a, b).

Abstract: The present invention relates to phosphonate compounds, compositions containing them, processes for obtaining them, and their use for treating a variety of medical disorders, e.g., osteoporosis and other disorders of bone metabolism, cancer, viral infections, and the like.

Abstract: Vaccine compositions useful in inducing immune protection in a host against arthritogenic peptides involved in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis are disclosed. Each vaccine composition provides antigenic dnaJp1 peptide (by including the peptide or a polynucleotide which encodes the peptide) and, optionally, other peptide fragments of the microbial dnaJ protein and/or human homologs thereof. Methods for identifying persons who are predisposed to develop rheumatoid arthritis and methods for use of the inventive vaccines are also disclosed.

Abstract: A registry monitoring method particularly applicable to a system (100) in which protected data is transmitted to a recipient computer. The method comprises requesting a handle for a registry key to a calling process, requesting a registry key value for the handle, modifying and deleting keys and values of protected data locations, and obtaining security clearance to complete the requests by checking secured process lists and rejection lists. Also included are a registry monitoring system, a secured data transmission system including registry monitorings, a machine-readable medium comprising a program to monitor a registry (110), and a computer configured to monitor a registry (110).

Abstract: A method of producing a p doped wide bandgap semiconductor including growing a semiconductor in the presence of an element apt acting as a surfactant at a growth surface of the semiconductor and inhibiting formation of vacancies, and doping the semiconductor with a selected p dopant.

Abstract: The present invention provides a bar code reader support stand that is portable and easy to set up in addition to being stable and not easily tipped. The support stand provides a reading surface on which to place a coded medium. The support stand further provides a securing area for mounting a bar code reader, such that said bar code reader is held at a predetermined and fixed distance and angle with respect to said reading surface. The fixed position and orientation of the bar code reader with respect to the reading surface allows for a consistently reliable reading of the coded medium. Installation and usage of the device can be more efficient since the user need not adjust the bar code reader orientation at the time of set-up, nor re-adjust it during the course of usage. The design of the weight-stabilised base allows the device to be set up and used in an active environment without the need to rigidly connect it to a table top by means of screws or bolts.

Abstract: A conveyor system for moving articles, such as microtiter plates, includes an endless belt with dividing ribs spaced to accommodate and position the plates to be moved. The belt is driven by a reversible servo motor. The system comprises removable workstations associated with the belt.

Abstract: The invention is a method and system for controlling emissions, such as malodorous emissions that form during asphalt paving. The method includes spraying an emission-causing substance (such as an asphalt substance) on a surface while moving over the surface, and releasing a liquid agent so that molecules of the liquid agent mix with molecules of the emission-causing substance. The liquid agent is pressurized to about 200–600 psia before being released, and therefore forms a mist. This mist mixes with the emission-causing substance either on the surface or in the air space above the surface. The system of the invention includes a first outlet for supplying an asphalt substance, wherein the outlet is attached to a vehicle, and a second outlet for releasing a liquid agent, wherein the second outlet is positioned to mix odor-controlling molecules with asphalt substance molecules.