Abstract: The present invention provides compositions, vaccines and methods for inducing protective immunity against filovirus infection, particularly protective immunity against infection of one or more subtypes of Ebola viruses and Marburg virus.

Abstract: An installation for generating energy comprises a compressor assembly for compressing air, having a low-pressure compressor, which is connected to a high-pressure compressor via a primary air path. Furthermore, a compressor turbine assembly is provided for the purpose of driving the low-pressure compressor and/or the high-pressure compressor. The installation also has a combustion device for burning a suitable mixture of compressed air and a fuel, and a power turbine with a rotatable shaft for releasing mechanical energy. An exhaust-gas pipe system is connected to the exhaust-gas outlet of the power turbine.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for harvesting agricultural products, in particular fruit, such as capsicums, tomatoes, cucumbers, aubergines, peppers, etc., from plants which are cultivated in greenhouses. The product-bearing plants are cultivated in parallel rows. Between the rows, processing passages which extend in the longitudinal direction thereof are provided, in such a manner that each row adjoins a processing passage. Between the rows, harvest conveyor tracks which extend in the longitudinal direction thereof are arranged, in such a manner that each row adjoins the harvest conveyor track. The product to be picked from a specific row is harvested from the processing passage which adjoins this specific row, is laid onto the harvest conveyor track which adjoins this specific row and by the harvest conveyor track is removed to a delivery point at one of the ends of the specific row.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device for energy conversion from wave movement in water, comprising a frame connectable to the bottom, a container for containing a gas, which container is formed by at least two parts, a first part connected to the frame and a second part displaceable in vertical direction relative to the first container part, energy converting means for energy conversion from the displacement of the second container part, and means for varying the volume of the space in the container intended for containing gas.

Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus for dividing a piece of meat containing at least one elongate bone structure, for example a spinal column, such that this elongate bone structure is also divided. The apparatus includes for this purpose a positioning assembly for positioning the piece of meat and a continuously movable knife for dividing a positioned piece of meat. The invention also relates to an apparatus for removing marrow from at least one piece of bone.

Abstract: The invention relates to a machine frame for the meat processing industry, which can be assembled at least partly from tube profile parts, which tube profile parts can be loaded and the outside of which comprises at least one guide surface for guiding machine parts.The invention also relates to a tube profile for assembling such a machine frame. Using the machine frame and the tube profile according to the invention it is possible to assemble constructions which can be cleaned very easily.

Abstract: The invention relates to a machine frame for the meat processing industry, which can be assembled at least partly from tube profile parts, which tube profile parts can be loaded and the outside of which comprises at least one guide surface for guiding machine parts.The invention also relates to a tube profile for assembling such a machine frame. Using the machine frame and the tube profile according to the invention it is possible to assemble constructions which can be cleaned very easily.

Abstract: A method and device for releasing intestines in a carcass opened on the abdominal side, in particular a sheep, pig or cattle carcass, having the steps of:placing at least one bracket member in an operative position between the peritoneum and the abdominal wall,moving the bracket member substantially parallel to the spinal column whereby the peritoneum with organs arranged therein is at least partially released from the abdominal wall, andcarrying the bracket member from the operative position out of the carcass.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device for removing the layer of abdominal fat or leaf fat from a slaughtered animal or a part thereof, for instance a pig, of which the abdominal cavity has been opened beforehand, which device has a gripping element for gripping the layer of abdominal fat or leaf fat in addition to a pulling element for pulling loose the layer from the abdominal wall, which gripping element includes at least one suction aperture.In preference the pulling element includes a rotatably drivable winding mandrel which in provided with the at least one suction aperture, which winding mandrel is guided for winding up during rotary driving the layer of abdominal fat or leaf fat gripped by the suction aperture.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device for subjecting to a process a slaughtered and optionally pre-skinned animal, for instance livestock such as a horse, cattle, a pig, a sheep or a part thereof such that said process (also) takes place in a zone where an organ, for instance the preputium, is situated in the wall, for instance the abdominal wall, which device comprises processing means for performing said process. It is an object of the invention to offer provisions with which in simple manner an organ can be preserved from damage by the processing means. With a view hereto the device according to the invention is characterized by displacing means for displacing this organ out of the active zone of the processing means at least during performing of the process at the position of said organ.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device for stunning an animal for slaughter, for instance a pig, which device includes: transporting means for transporting an animal for slaughter through the device; at least two head electrodes for placing against the head of the animal; at least one body electrode for placing against the head of the animal; a first electrical component connected to the head electrodes for carrying through the brain of the animal a first current pulse; and second electrical component connected to the body electrode for carrying through the body of the animal a second current pulse.

Abstract: A device for removing the anus of a slaughtered animal comprising:a carriage translatable in at least one direction by means of first translation means;a cutting device supported by the carriage and comprising a substantially cylindrical blade with a leading cutting edge, which device is drivable for rotation round its axis by means of drive means and drivable for axial translation by means of second translation means; anda sensor carried by the carriage for detecting contact between the cutting device and an animal for processing during operation of the first translation means, which sensor is connected in order to render inoperative the first translation means when said contact is detected and, if required, to activate the drive means for the said rotating drive and to activate the second translation means for forward axial translation of the cutting device over a chosen distance, followed by backward axial translation of the cutting device until this latter is situated out of contact with the slaughtered a

Abstract: The invention provides a method for opening a slaughtered animal comprising the following steps of:(1) providing a slaughtered animal;(2) suspending the animal from the hind legs;(3) arranging a cut in the belly wall close to the hind legs substantially in the plane of symmetry of the animal;(4) continuing this cut in substantially vertical downward direction; and(5) holding the intestines clear of the belly wall during step (4).

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for processing the neck of a slaughtered animal such that the skull is separated from the vertebral column, which method comprises the steps of:(1) positioning a slaughtered animal for processing;(2) providing a separating device, for instance a hydraulically or pneumatically energized pair of scissors, to arrange a separation in the cervical vertebral column, for instance between the skull and the first cervical vertebra;(3) determining the location where the separation must take place; and(4) positioning the separating device and activating same on the basis of the result of step (3) in order to arrange the separation.

Abstract: A device for removing the anus of slaughtered animals. The device includes a cutting device for cutting out the anus of a slaughtered animal, which cutting device comprises a substantially cylindrical blade drivable for rotation and translation and having a leading cutting edge. The device further includes positioning elements for initially positioning the blade such that the center line thereof extends substantially through the anus of the slaughtered animal and a blunt locating pin for causing the blade to follow a curved path such that the cutting edge follows substantially the form of the rectum of the slaughtered animal while avoiding contact with bone.

Abstract: A tooth wheel intended to co-act with a transmission member with transmission elements, which tooth wheel bears a number of protrusions arranged on the periphery which are each provided with at least one contact surface for co-action with the transmission elements, including self-adjusting protrusions for adjusting the pitch of the contact surfaces, wherein each protrusion can swivel substantially in the main plane of the tooth wheel round at least one centre outside the connecting line between the centre line of the tooth wheel and the zone of engagement between the contact surface and a transmission element.It is an object of the invention to embody a tooth wheel such that the distribution of the forces over the protrusions is better in the case of individual variations of the relevant pitch distances.

Abstract: A device for removing the anus of slaughtered animals, which device comprises: a cutting device (14) for cutting out the anus (9) of a slaughtered animal transported by the transporting means (10, 11, 12), which cutting device comprises: a displaceable carriage (24); and a rotatably drivable and axially displaceable, substantially cylindrical blade (32) carried by this carriage (24) and having a leading cutting edge and a blunt locating pin (33) placed coaxially of this blade (32), wherein during removal of an anus (9) the centreline (34) of the blade (32) is substantially stationary relative to the slaughtered animal being processed, is characterized by positioning means for positioning the carriage (24) such that the centreline (34) of the blade (32) extends through the anus (9) of the slaughtered animal, which positioning means comprise two drives which can move the carriage in two respective non-parallel directions; measuring means for measuring the position of the anus of a slaughtered animal for process

Abstract: Process and apparatus for the purification of water, oxygen/ozone-gas mixture is introduced under high pressure in the water to be purified, and the thus obtained oxygen/ozone-gas mixture enriched water is passed to a purification stage which comprises at least one reactor. Not or insufficiently degraded contaminants are retained by a membrane filter unit and recycled to the purification stage. Thus contaminants, such as hydrocarbon compounds and the like, are recirculated until they are converted to carbon dioxide and water.

Abstract: An installation is proposed for generating electrical energy in an open circuit for a gaseous fluid, comprising a compressor unit driven by a turbine receiving the compressed fluid after its passage through an exhaust gas heat exchanger, the installation further comprising a power generator driven by a gas turbine, the circuit also comprising a fuel cell receiving natural gas in its anode from an external source and receiving the gaseous fluid from the compressor unit as an oxidizing agent in its cathode, the electrical power originating from both the generator and the fuel cell forming the output of the installation.

Abstract: An actuator which includes a memory metal element, a substantially constant force counteracting spring, and an actuated element. The memory metal transforms from a martensite structure to an austenite structure at a known temperature. The martensite structure is more easily deformed than the austenite structure. The force applied by the counteracting spring is sufficient to deform the martensite structure throughout the transformation temperature range but insufficient to deform the austenite structure such that at least a portion of the memory metal element undergoes a predetermined stroke in response to the transformation of the memory metal element between the martensite and austenite states. The actuated element is connected to the memory metal element to move therewith.