Abstract: Aqueous, non-buffered solutions containing high concentrations of fibronectin and other wound healing promoters are produced, which can then be used to make topical gel and cream formulations with high concentrations of these wound healing promoters. The formulations are used for the healing of cutaneous wounds. The formulations provide slow release and increased contact time of fibronectin and of other wound healing promoters to the wound site leading to effective absorption of the promoters.

Abstract: A multiplexed motion picture camera comprising a sturdy plate for supporting a plurality of camera mechanisms, each camera mechanism provided with an adjustable support device, and connected to a common objective lens through an arrangement of lenses, beam splitters, multiple axis optical relays, and additional shutter devices. Each camera mechanism and its associated optical relays, shutters, and lenses can be individually controlled and adjusted to allow an operator a broad range of photographic settings to achieve a smooth, continuous, natural motion moving image recording.

Abstract: A nonwoven fabric with UV stability having a layer of meltblown fibers sandwiched between first and second layers of spunbonded fibers wherein each layer includes a base resin selected from the group consisting of polypropylene and polyethylene; combined with melt processable additives which are a mixture of (i) at least two hindered amine light stabilizers; (ii) a processing aid selected from the group consisting of hydroxyl amines and phosphites; and (iii) a carrier resin selected from the group consisting of polypropylene and polyethylene. Other melt processable additives include pigments which are added to provide the desired color in the resulting fabric layer.

Abstract: A rigid thermoformable recyclable nonwoven liner material is formed by a wet process on a papermaking machine. The rigid thermoformable nonwoven liner material is intended to be laminated to a woven fabric and then thermomolded around a wooden panel to form an office partition. The wet-laying process may consist entirely of conventional steps. The fiber furnish includes polyester matrix fibers and co-polyester/polyester bicomponent binder fibers. The web of fibers coming off the papermaking machine is passed through a foam press, which applies a water-based medium having polyvinyl chloride binder dispersed therein. The web is dried, treated again with a water-based medium having polyvinyl chloride binder dispersed therein and then dried again. The final product can be molded in a wide range of temperatures ranging from 225° to 300° F.

Abstract: A computerized imager is programmed with software that allows properly formatted image frames (objects) to be sent to one or more remotely located devices selected from a list of configured remote devices. The imager is programmed with multiple configurable DICOM tasks, each task being configurable in accordance with configuration data of a respective remote device entered on a Device Configuration menu. Configuration of a DICOM task occurs only after a configured remote device has been activated. Each remote device can be activated by clicking on an activation field on a respective page of the Device Configuration menu. Alternatively, all configured remote devices can be activated and de-activated from a Device Activation menu having a respective activation field for each configured device.

Abstract: A method and a system for providing remote access to scanner utilization or diagnostic imaging reports generated by a computer system having access to a database of collected scanner operational data. Preferably, the reports are delivered over a wide-area network, e.g. the Internet, in response to requests for access from customers. In particular, the system includes a graphical user interface which allows the user to specify all of the report content parameters and display the report on a single screen. The report content parameters section of the screen allows the user to identify the facility, organization area (i.e., department), equipment, time dimension, time frame, metrics and data slices that the user wants included in the report. The report produced will contain the information currently in the database, which information is updated daily.

Abstract: A paperboard product having at least one layer of bleached or semi-bleached pulp and having improved smoothness and reduced bulk loss. For paperboard having sizing without pigment, the smoothness on the printed side, measured by the Parker test is better (lower) than 6.5 when measured using a pressure of 10 kgf/cm2 while the smoothness measured by the Hagerty/Sheffield test is not below 280 Sheffield units. For paperboard having sizing with pigment, the Parker smoothness is less than 5.0 and the Hagerty/Sheffield smoothness is not less than 180 Sheffield units. The web is finished by applying temperature and moisture gradients, then smoothing the web surface using extended nip calendering. The surface temperature of the calendering roll is maintained at 250-400° F. Prior to entering the extended nip, the web surface is moisturized using steam showers. The nipload applied in the heated extended nip is preferably between 300 to 2,500 pli.

Abstract: A watercraft having a turnable (i.e., pivotable) planing surface, preferably with at least one skeg projecting generally vertically downward from the planing surface. This structure is designed to provide improved steering performance of watercraft, particularly jet-powered boats, while minimizing drag. The turnable planing surface is formed by a bottom surface of a steering pad mounted beneath a jet propulsion unit. In one embodiment, the water jet propulsion unit is fixed (i.e., not turnable) and the skeg-bearing planing surface is turnable relative to the water jet propulsion unit. In another embodiment, the water jet propulsion unit is turnable relative to the hull centerline (e.g., in the manner of an outboard engine) and the skeg-bearing planing surface is fixed relative to the water jet propulsion unit (i.e., the skeg-bearing planing surface turns in unison with the jet propulsion unit). The planing surface may optionally have strake-like sides.

Abstract: A nonwoven fabric with UV stability having a spunbonded fabric layer comprising a base resin selected from the group consisting of polypropylene and polyethylene; combined with melt processable additives; wherein said melt processable additives are a mixture of (i) at least two hindered amine light stabilizers; (ii) a processing aid selected from the group consisting of hydroxyl amines and phosphites; and (iii) a carrier resin selected from the group consisting of polypropylene and polyethylene. Other melt processable additives include pigments which are added to provide the desired color in the resulting fabric layer.

Abstract: A system and a method for guiding and helping an ultrasound scanner user to acquire the correct projection/cut-plane when acquiring images of a physiological structure for comparison with previously acquired images. The ultrasound scanner screen area is divided in two parts, where one part is showing a reference image loop and the other part is showing the live image loop. The correct reference image loop is automatically retrieved from the image frame memory based on which cell in the stress protocol is active. The reference image loop is cycled with a speed which is automatically set by the software based on the current heart rate given by the live ECG acquisition. The display of the reference loop is “reset” (starting from the first image in the loop) at QRS trigger detection from the live ECG signal.

Abstract: A reclosable packaging having a slider/zipper assembly, a header and a tamper-evident feature which undergoes a tangible change when the slider is moved relative to the header for the first time. The tamper-evident feature comprises a layer of sticky or adhesive material placed between a surface of the header and an opposing surface of the slider, thus forming a seal. The material must have a peel strength or resistance to rupture sufficient to resist an initial movement of the slider along the zipper. If the slider is stuck or adhered to the header, this indicates that the package or bag has not been tampered with, i.e., previously opened. When sufficient force is applied, the seal can be broken, allowing the slider to move relative to the header along the zipper in the direction of opening. Once broken, the seal cannot be restored by simply returning the slider to its original position and pressing the slider against the sticky or adhesive material.

Abstract: A mechanism for cleaning out an inlet grate of a water jet propulsion system. The mechanism includes an actuator and a wiper. The actuator penetrates and is supported by a through-hull housing installed in an opening in the hull. The actuator is linearly displaceable relative to the through-hull housing by manipulation of a handle or other operator input device or system. An inlet grate comprising a plurality of cantilever tines is pivotably mounted to and supported by the through-hull housing. A weed wiper is connected to the end of the actuator remote from the end that is actuated by the boat operator. When the actuator is displaced downward, the weed wiper moves downward along a linear path. At the point in the wiper displacement where the wiper bar engages the tines of the inlet grate, the downwardly displacing weed wiper causes the grate to pivot downward. During this action, the wiper slides across the grate and pushes any weeds or other debris entangled on the grate toward the ends of the tines.

Abstract: A jet-propelled boat has a hull, a mounting adapter mounted to the hull, a water jet propulsion system mounted to the mounting adapter, and seals arranged at the interface of the hull and the mounting adapter. The seals are made of a vibration isolation material such as rubber. The mounting adapter has a mounting flange which opposes a portion of the hull transom. A first seal is a generally planar layer of flexible vibration isolation material arranged between and in contact with the transom and the mounting flange. The mounting adapter also has an inlet housing which sits inside an inlet ramp formed in the hull. The inlet ramp has a recess for receiving a leading portion of the inlet housing. A second seal is a bead of flexible vibration isolation material placed in the recess. The bead sits between and in contact with the inlet ramp and the leading portion of the inlet housing.

Abstract: The present invention provides a hot air welding apparatus that provides accurate and repeatable control of the drive wheel speed. To afford very precise control of the speed and the relative rotation of the drive wheels at all times during the welding process, the present invention is provided with a computer control system and two high torque stepper motors, one for each drive wheel. The computer control system allows the speed and position of the drive wheels to be regulated with a very high accuracy. The computer control system allows the drive wheel settings to be adjusted while the seam is being welded and further includes an automatic ramp capability, a repeat mode, and a test strip mode. Further, the computer control system is capable of controlling the temperature of the air used in the welding process.

Abstract: Method and apparatus for automatically maintaining the range gate inside a moving blood vessel during ultrasound imaging. The range gate can be maintained at the vessel center, or at a certain distance from one of the vessel boundaries, or at a certain ratio of the respective distances from the two boundaries. The user first places the range gate on the blood flow being examined. An algorithm processes each successive image frame and automatically updates the information about vessel boundary positions and the vessel orientation angle in the vicinity of the range gate. If the range gate position relative to the vessel boundaries is different than that in the previous frame by more than a predetermined amount, the position of the range gate graphic and the orientation of the vessel slope cursor (and the Doppler angle) are automatically adjusted to the new values.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for limiting the peak power consumed by a thermal recorder connected to portable battery-powered equipment. The battery-powered equipment is designed with a filter and an electronic circuit breaker. A circuit breaker current sense resistor and an output capacitor form an RC filter and provide a large current reservoir for the thermal recorder which averages the peak current demands seen at the circuit input. The electronic circuit breaker provides a current limit function and will not allow a current greater than a predetermined amperage level to be drawn. The thermal recorder has a CPU which provides pulses to a thermal print head in dependence on data incorporated in a pulse-width limit table. The values in the pulse-width limit table can be substituted for calculated pulse widths that would produce peak currents large enough to trip the circuit breaker.

Abstract: An apparatus and a method for taking multiple physiological signals (e.g., ECG waveforms) from different sources as input, applying multiple algorithms in its core and generating results which are exported for use in clinical studies and research. The apparatus has a built-in database and a built-in spreadsheet to provide a unified platform for all clinical research in the medical field, including, but not limited to, clinical core laboratory work and high-end clinical research.