Abstract: A flexible conductor core for superconducting power cable, characterized by a central tubular element on which the superconducting tapes are placed, in the shape of a spiral or helix, in at least two layers with a calculated angle of lay length, being one of the sections of the layers of the superconducting tapes laid in a direction opposite to the other section, wherein the laying length of all the layers varies from a maximum Pmax1 (1000 cm) and Pmax2 (1000 cm) in the intermediate layers to a Pmin1 (2 cm) and Pmin2 (2 cm) in the external layers, while the laying angle of the tapes of all the layers varies from ?max1 (45°) to ?min1 (0°)

Abstract: A lead free polyvinyl chloride polymer composition for a thin-walled automotive cable insulation and sheath, presenting abrasion strength and thermal resistance at 105° C., characterized in that it consists of a mixture of: a polyvinyl chloride with stabilizing agents, 9 to 11 carbon atom linear co-ester type plasticizers; calcium carbonate load and at least one phenol type antioxidant agent with an oxidized polyethylene type compound.

Abstract: The invention relates to the manufacturing of a seven wire symmetrical hybrid conductor containing a hard copper alloy wire of copper clad steel in the center and six hard ETP copper peripheral wires in 24 and 26 AWG in sizes that fulfills the SAB J 1678 Ford specificiation with regard to electrical resistance and breaking load, having an outside diameter forming a tubular wall with very light undulations.

Abstract: A method for the treatment and prevention of dental caries and periodontal diseases using bacteriophages and phage-encoded anti-bacterial enzymes to inhibit establishment of bacteria in the oral cavity is provided. Also provided are methods for studying the cell wall of an oral bacterium, a method for preventing spoilage of perishable items and a method for removing dextrans from surfaces utilized in sugar manufacture. Purified enzymes and the isolated DNA fragments encoding them are also provided.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a retractable coiled toy, made of a material having a memory, which has a handle integral with the coil or body of the toy. The slinger is preferably made out of polyurethane, a coiled steel, other plastics or some other material which has memory. The present invention discloses a number of methods for using the coiled toy. The Slinger can be used to wrap around the wrist, like a bracelet. In another use, the slinger may be used as a lasso.

Abstract: The invention discloses colorful wind indicator toys and kites having an improved disk structure for securing various rotatable wind collecting parts of the wind indicators and kites.. More specifically, it is proposed that a hub lock be used instead of a disk type structure to secure the vanes of the wind indicator toys, therein “locking” the projections of the vanes into the hub lock, preventing the vanes or similar structures from disengaging and flying away from the structure during high winds..

Abstract: An aerosol composition for treating bacterial infections of the respiratory tract by delivering said aerosol to the mouth, throat or nasal passage, wherein the bacteria to be treated is selected from the group consisting of Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae, Streptococcus Group A, and combinations thereof, said aerosol comprising an effective amount of at least one lytic enzyme genetically coded by a bacteriophage specific for a specific said bacteria of the respiratory tract, whereby said at least one lytic enzyme has the ability to digest the cell wall of said specific bacteria; and a carrier for delivering said enzyme.

Abstract: A composition for treatment of bacterial infections of the eye is disclosed which comprises a lytic enzyme composition specific for the infecting bacteria, and a carrier for delivering said lytic enzyme. The carrier for delivering at least one lytic enzyme to the eye may be but is not limited to the use of an isotonic solution.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a method for treating baterial dental caries caused by Streptococcus mutans, comprising administering a composition comprising an effective amount of at least one lytic enzyme produced by a bacteriophage specific for Streptococcus mutans, with the lytic enzyme having the ability to exclusively digest a cell wall of the Streptococcus mutans infecting all or part of a mouth or teeth, and a toothpaste for delivering the enzyme to the mouth and teeth.

Abstract: The invention relates a water storage and storm water collection and detention system including at least one storage reservoir integrally attached to and extending along the edge of an extremity of a roof of a building structure; wherein the storage reservoir directly receives run-off from the roof. The system further includes at least one outlet, a supply line in communication with the outlet, an overflow outlet, and a float valve assembly connected to the supply line such that the reservoir communicates with a mechanism that allows for the water collected therein to be used with a water consumption apparatus or tap line on demand.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a method and composition for the treatment of bacterial infections by the parenteral introduction of at least one lytic enzyme produced by a bacteria infected with a bacteriophage specific for that bacteria and an appropriate carrier for delivering the lytic enzyme into a patient. The injection can be done intramuscularly, subcutaneously, or intravenously.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a composition for dermatological infections by the use of a lytic enzyme in a carrier suitable for topical application to dermal tissues. The method for the treatment of dermatological infections comprises administering a composition comprising effective amount of a therapeutic agent, with the therapeutic agent comprising a lytic enzyme produced by infecting a bacteria with phage specific for that bacteria.

Abstract: The invention discloses a colorful wind indicator toy, suitable for use by children, which will both educate and entertain them. The wind indicator toy comprises a tail section for catching the wind, a front section for indicating the direction of the wind, a tail mounting section for mounting the tail section, a joinder for joining the tail mounting section with the front section, and a pole upon which the assembly rotates.

Abstract: An improved design drawing device for drawing amorphous patterns is disclosed. The drawing device contains a segmented flexible guide comprised of segments covered with a soft plastic or rubber or rubber type surface piece. The segments each consist of a male ratchet and a female ratchet, which snap together, wherein the size of the designs created are determined by the number of segments used to create the design. When the segments are attached together, they ratchet relative other so as to lock their positions in place.

Abstract: A bean bag toss game is disclosed wherein the pieces of the game are assembled by means of grooves cut into the various sections of the game, allowing the sections of the game device to be secured without screws or collapsible legs. Such an arrangement makes the game sturdier, allows for easy assembly, disassembly, and storage, and allows the game to withstand the impact of small children jumping on the board, thereby reducing the possibility of injuries.

Abstract: The present invention proposes a toy vehicle powered and propelled by a launching device. More specifically, the invention includes a toy vehicle, preferably about three inches long, with a flywheel at its midpoint. The body, chassis, wheel and other parts are preferably plastic. The flywheel, however, is preferably a non-ferrous metal, and most preferably a diecast zinc metal. In one embodiment of the invention, the toy vehicle is placed in the launching device. The vehicle rolls down a ramp to a car stop. Magnets in the flywheel activate a switch that turns on an electromagnet, causing the flywheel to accelerate. When the vehicle reaches the vehicle stop of the launcher, the flywheel is spinning and magnets on the flywheel activate a reed switch that turns on an electromagnet each time a magnet passes the reed switch. The reed switch, acting as a commutator along with the magnets in the flywheel, creates the effect of a D.C. motor.

Abstract: An endoscopic retriever comprising an endoscope and retriever is disclosed, wherein the illuminating light passes at right angles to the plane of the grasping jaws of the retriever. In one embodiment of the invention, at least one illuminating light guide fiber travels partly through at least one of the grasping arms and passes perpendicular to the length of at least one of the grasping jaws through at least one of the grasping laws, terminating in at least one of the two jaws at right angles to the plane of the jaw. The endoscope may have a torque handle to control the grasping force of the jaws of the retriever.

Abstract: A method and device for determining the presence and concentration of total microbial contamination or the presence and concentration of a specific microbial species on a surface is described. The method consists of a means of a collection device and fluid for removing the microbes from the surface and suspending them in a fluid phase. An aliquot of the fluid phase is introduced into a disposable test ticket which allows filtration of the sample to remove extraneous substances including somatic cells, and concentration of the microbes. The total concentration of microbes is determined by adding a somatic and bacterial releasing reagent to a disposable test device which comprises a membrane containing the luminescent reagents luciferin and luciferase, and introducing the disposable test device into a luminometer that can read the luminescence from the underside.

Abstract: An improved design drawing device for drawing amorphous patterns is disclosed. The drawing device contains at least one flexible guide bendable into any desired shape and having an outer circumference wall and an inner circumference wall, at least one solid wheel disk which is rotatable about the inner circumference wall of the flexible guide, at least one hole through the solid wheel disk through which a drawing implement is positionable, wherein the solid wheel disk is rotatable about the inner circumference wall or outer circumference wall of the flexible guide when the drawing implement is positioned through the hole positioned through the solid wheel disk, thereby forming a patterned drawing. The flexible guide is made of a soft plastic which preferably surrounds a flexible bar. As the wheel disk revolves around the inner surface of the flexible guide, the teeth of the wheel disk enter the surface of the flexible guide at right angles to lock into the surface of the flexible guide.

Abstract: A care giver data collection and events reminder system for an infant. The device is used to collect data for parents, hospitals, pediatricians, or care givers. Information such as feeding times, measurable amounts of consumption or discharge, bowel movements, medications, shots, first words, walking, apgar, growth chart, last appointment, allergies or allergic reactions to medications, and the like are stored in the system's memory. The storage may be non-volatile or volatile with a battery back-up. The stored data is used to provide reminders to the care giver. These timed reminders include the next time medication is to be administered, the feeding schedule, the times between last bowel movement and when the next doctor appointment should occur. A schedule of appropriate events and the times, as they are to occur, are set within the device. Icons are used to assist in international use of the device and to simplify the operation of the device. A case is used to store and transport the present invention.