Abstract: A printing apparatus has a desk-top printer housing having a paper input port, a paper output port and a data input port. A digital processor is disposed in the housing and is operatively connected to the data input port. The processor is programmed to detect odd pages and even pages in an electronically encoded document arriving via the data input port and to separate odd pages of the document from even pages thereof. A paper moving engine including rollers is disposed in the housing for moving a paper sheet through the printer housing from the paper input port to the paper output port along a predetermined path. A first laser printing assembly is disposed in the housing along one side of the path for printing an odd-numbered page of the document along one side of the paper sheet. A second laser printing assembly is disposed in the housing along an opposite side of the path for printing an even-numbered page of the document along an opposite side of the paper sheet.

Abstract: A gel delivery system for promoting bioavailability and uptake of vitamins, minerals and other nutritional supplements comprises a gel base, preferably including agar, water and a bioavailablity enhancing composition that promotes absorption of the carried substance in the digestive tract.

Abstract: A daily administration of a rose-hip concentrate and fish oil is used to treat and/or alleviate the symptoms associated with joint disease such as osteoarthritis, specifically joint pain and stiffness. By administering the combination on a daily basis, a significant reduction in pain and stiffness of the joints affected by joint disease is attained which allows individuals suffering from joint disease to substantially resume daily activities.

Abstract: A method and apparatus are used to maintain a relatively constant, preferably positive, pressure in a poultry house which houses egg laying poultry, the constant pressure resulting in an increase in egg production while assuring adequate ventilation in the building.

Abstract: A position setting device for a steering column of an automotive vehicle comprises a steering column having telescoping internal and external pipes. A bendable steering shaft is disposed inside the steering column, a tilt device being provided to support the steering column according to the bending state of the steering shaft. A position control lever controls the tilt device by rotation. A wire cable has a wire which is connected to the position control lever is connected to a tapered block having guide protrusions inserted into grooves in a fixed upper block and a movable lower block for shifting the lower block out of a locking engagement with the inner pipe of the steering column, thereby enabling adjustment of the length of the steering column simultaneously with an adjustment in the angle of inclination of the steering column shaft.

Abstract: The present invention relates to chalcone and chalcone derivatives and analogs which are useful as angiogenesis inhibitors. The present compounds, which are inexpensive to synthesize, exhibit unexpectedly good activity as angiogenesis inhibitors. The present invention also relates to the use of chalcone and its analogs as antitumor/anticancer agents and to treat a number of conditions or disease states in which angiogenesis is a factor, incluidng angiongenic skin diseases such as psoriasis, acne, rosacea, warts, eczema, hemangiomas, lymphangiogenesis, among numerous others, as well as chronic inflammatory disease such as arthritis.

Abstract: The invention uses the electro-kinetic principle for a method for the cleaning of materials contaminated with heavy metals, whereby use is made of an apparatus comprising two charge-selective ion-exchange membranes with different charges combined with an inner and an outer electrolyte solution chambers which are separated by the membranes which serve a blocking function. A surprisingly good degree of removal is achieved, particularly in relation to the current consumption, and at the same time the heavy metals can be precipitated in a separate vessel such that they can be reused.

Abstract: A tool for assisting in the latching and unlatching of boot buckles has an elongated member, an opening at a forward end for receiving an end of a tensioning lever therein, and a loop, for engaging a pair of ski boots such that a single, small compact tool can be used as both a latching tool and a boot carrier.

Abstract: A station for checking labels, in particular auto-adhesive labels, in a labeling machine, cooperates with a control unit and has a working group for removing defective labels from a label carrier band. The working group has a knurled roller idling on a rotation axis and disposed inside a related windowed casing freely supported by an axle of the knurled roller. The windowed casing has a vertical plate with upstream and downstream edges. A tightening roller, also idling on a rotation axis, guides the band in cooperation with the adjacent working group, while a collecting group cooperates with the working group for collecting defective labels removed from the band. The windowed casing is operated, on command from the control unit, by an actuator and moves from a rest configuration, with the band completely guided by the knurled roller and tightening roller, to a working configuration, with the band engaged by the downstream edge of the plate.

Abstract: In order to make it easier to mount for instance playground equipment comprising a tube construction which is anchored to a base the subject invention offers a simplification by incorporating a means to facilitate the longitudinal adjustment of the grooves in relation to the base. This means comprises a tube piece (2) extending in the tube (1), which tube piece is anchored to the base and which is configured with longitudinal folds for the formation of outwardly open channels (4). In these channels (4) a wedge element (3) is inserted which by means of bolts (6) through the tube (1) can tighten the wedge and due to the cross sectional shape of the grooves cause the tube piece (2) to expand so that it squeezes against the inside of the tube (1). In this manner the tube (1) can be adjusted in the longitudinal direction in connection with both the mounting and the subsequent adjustment.

Abstract: In a device for feeding tablets to a blister band moving in a packaging machine, a vibrating container, containing a mass of tablets, features a bottom wall having channels for feeding the tablets. The channels communicate with relative slots made in the bottom wall, and the slots communicate with conveying means which feed the tablets along a predetermined feeding path and release the tablets into respective blisters of the blister band. The conveying means include a plate featuring a plurality of grooves, arranged one beside the other, and a covering element. The covering element is coupled with the plate and is adjustable with respect to the plate and has transversal wings situated inside respective grooves of the plate, so as to define respective channels for conveying the tablets.

Abstract: An apparatus for drying particulate materials in superheated steam in a closed container has a cyclone for separating dust from the steam, the cyclone located in an upper part thereof. The cyclone has openings for receiving at least part of the dust laden steam located in an upper part thereof so that large, moist particles are separated and led back to the processing cells before the steam enters the cyclone.

Abstract: A method for the cold sterilization of a tunnel-type oven (1) for the hot sterilization of bottles, having an input chamber (3), a hot sterilization chamber (4), a cooling chamber (5) and a conveyor (6). The method consists of a sequence of operating phases which have to be carried out periodically when the oven is empty. The method includes airtightly closing the input (31) and output (51) openings of the oven (1), suppyling a pre-defined amount of cold sterilization fluid mixed with air, until all the inner surfaces of the oven (1) are reached by the fluid, opening a recycling duct (37); stopping the supply of cold sterilization fluid, and supplying the oven (1) with humidity and temperature controlled air.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for fusing a pair of optical fibers together using an intense beam of electromagnetic radiation directed against the aligned ends of the optical fibers. The intense beam is of a power sufficient to fuse the fibers together, and is applied for a time sufficient to effect joining of the fibers. Preferably, the beam is of a sufficiently high intensity to create a plasma which increases the amount of optimal power absorbed by the fiber ends.

Abstract: A cation exchanger or a chelating agent having at least structural units represented by the following formula (I), the structural units being derived from a crosslinkable monomer containing an unsaturated hydrocarbon group: wherein A represents a C3-C8 alkylene group or a C4-C9 alkoxymethylene group; L represents SO3−X+, where X+ is a counter ion coordinated with the SO3− group, or a chelate-forming functional group; and the benzene ring may be substituted with an alkyl group or a halogen atom.

Abstract: An apparatus for supplying sealing film for a blister band to a splicing station (10) includes a stepwise rotating drum (8) on which reel carriers (7) are mounted for receiving reels (6,6s,6a) of films (1,1s,1a). A pair of holding-driving rollers (16,17) are located close to each of carriers (7) to hold the film (1a) and to feed the film to the splicing device (10). The rollers (16,17) are operated by a retractable shaft (32), which engages the pair of rollers (16,17) situated in the region of the splicing device (10). A plate (5) keeps apart the film (1a) unrolled from a replacement reel (6a) from the film (1s) coming from a running out reel (6s). The plate (5) can be shifted crosswise with respect to the film unrolling direction, so as to allow the in-wait-state film (6a) to move to the unrolling position (S) after the splicing.

Abstract: The invention is a unit for pneumatically controlling the position of a workpiece relative to a predetermined workpiece configuration, comprising an enclosure, a minimum of one measuring nozzle for a gaseous pressure medium, which measuring nozzle is located in a contact surface a workpiece fixture. A pressure supply line is connected to the measuring nozzle via pressure lines. Separate adjoining modular enclosure components are detachably connected to one another and each is fitted with a connection leading to measuring nozzle. A first enclosure end cover can be connected to a pressure supply unit and a second enclosure end cover is located at a distance from the first enclosure end cover. The first enclosure end cover, the modular enclosure components that adjoin the first enclosure end cover, and the second enclosure end cover that adjoins the modular enclosure components form the overall enclosure 68.

Abstract: The present invention relates to novel carborane cholesterol analogs and their use in the treatment of tumor and cancers in humans, and in particular to the treatment of human brain tumors. Pharmaceutical compositions and methods of using these compositions in the treatment of tumors and cancer are other aspects of the present invention.

Abstract: The invention is an integration software program that enables a user to use the logic and data accessible in a job standards development program to develop a job plan which is then transferred to a job planning software program where it is finalized and used to produce work orders. Integrating these two programs results in producing job plans rapidly and assures optimum utilization of labor, materials and tools.