Abstract: The present subject matter discloses a tissue removal tool for use with an endoscope. The tool comprises a loop formed by a piece of wire and movable between an open position and a closed position, and a transmitting assembly comprising: a handle; and a link having a first end attached to the handle and a second end attached to the loop, the loop portion being movable between the open and closed position by action of the handle. The loop is defined in the open position by a proximal portion and a distal portion. The widest portion of the loop is more proximal to a proximal end of the loop than the mid-point of the length of the loop is.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for shipping live seafood in a container having oxygen enriched water, the apparatus comprising a container having four side walls, a bottom surface and a top surface; an oxygen generator; an infusion unit in communication with the oxygen generator, wherein the infusion unit comprises a collection chamber, a diffusion chamber, and a membrane having microporous, hydrophobic, hollow fibers.

Abstract: An electromagnetic band gap checkerboard surface including a first quadrant, a second quadrant, a third quadrant, and a fourth quadrant. The first and third quadrants each include a multiplicity of first dual-band electromagnetic band gap structures having a first resonant frequency and a second resonant frequency. The second and fourth quadrants each include a multiplicity of second dual-band electromagnetic band gap structure having a third resonant frequency and a fourth resonant frequency. The first quadrant is directly adjacent to the second quadrant and the fourth quadrant; the third quadrant is directly adjacent to the second quadrant and the fourth quadrant; the first quadrant and the third quadrant are diagonally juxtaposed; and the second quadrant and the fourth quadrant are diagonally juxtaposed.

Abstract: A method of preparing a solution capable of etching a platable plastic. The method comprises the steps of: (a) providing an electrolyte comprising a solution of manganese(II) in a solution of 9 to 15 molar sulfuric acid or phosphoric acid to an electrolytic cell; (b) applying a current to the electrolytic cell, wherein the electrolytic cell comprises an anode and a cathode; and (c) oxidizing the electrolyte to form manganese(III) ions, wherein the manganese(III) ions form a metastable sulfate complex. Thereafter, a platable plastic may be immersed in the metastable sulfate complex for a period of time to etch the platable substrate prior to subsequent plating steps.

Abstract: A method for controlling communication between a remote device and a control server includes sending, over a long range radio communication link, to a number of remote devices, a number of reduced packets, each of the number of reduced packets causing each of the number of remote devices to generate a reduced response packet, the reduced response packet indicating a status of each of the number of remote devices, receiving, from a number of responding remote devices, a number of actual reduced response packets to identify when a remote device is in a report state, examining status data related to each of the number of remote devices, the status data comprising a number of attributes include a remote device reduced packet, a remote device reduced response packet, and a number of remote device attributes, when a fault is detected, generating a remote devices fault report, and transmitting, to a control server, a remote device fault report.

Abstract: A method for providing relevant search results using a user's identity is provided. The method includes accessing a user profile of the user, in response to receiving a search query from the user, the user profile including information from a plurality of sources, determining a plurality of search domains based on the user profile, searching the plurality of search domains using the search query received from the user, and providing the search results from each search domain.

Abstract: In some embodiments, a mass spectrometry tag may comprise a linker region, a mass balance region, and a reporter region. The mass spectrometry tag may be configured to fragment in a mass spectrometer via an energy dependent process to produce multiple reporter molecules. For example, the reporter region of the tag may be configured to produce at least two reporter molecules via fragmentation. In some embodiments, one or more regions of the tag may comprise at least one heavy isotope. In some such embodiments, the ability to fragment into multiple reporter molecules as well as the placement and/or number of heavy isotope(s) allows the mass spectrometry tag to be distinguished from other similar mass spectrometry tags. In some such embodiments, the ability to distinguish between tags having the same or substantially similar total mass to charge ratio and reporter region mass may allow the system to have a greater multiplexing capacity than conventional systems.

Abstract: Systems and methods are described for finishing slabs. In an exemplary embodiment, a stone-cutting miter saw includes a support fixture that is configured to support a stone slab, a guide rail, and cutting and grinding heads movably supported on the guide rail.

Abstract: A flashing panel is provided for use with an electrical junction box having a boarder having a defined contour. The flashing panel includes a panel body having a first surface, an opposing second surface, and a panel body opening extending from the first surface to the second surface. A resilient seal element is coupled to the panel body and extends radially inward from the panel body into the panel body opening. The resilient seal element includes a seal element opening having a defined contour complimentary to the defined contour of the boarder of the electrical junction box, the seal element opening being sized to allow the electrical junction box to at least partially extend therethrough, with the resilient seal element deforming as the electrical junction box is extended through seal element opening so as to form a fluid tight seal around the boarder of the electrical junction box.

Abstract: Systems, devices and methods are disclosed that allow recharging a power source located in an implanted medical device implanted in a patient, the recharging device comprising first and second pairs of electrical coils configured to generate first and second uniform magnetic fields in overlapping first and second cylindrical regions located between the respective pairs of electrical coils.

Abstract: Projection subsystems are described. More, particularly, projection subsystems that include a light source and a polarizing beam splitter are described. The polarizing beam splitters of the presently described projection subsystems are capable of avoiding performance degradation even after exposure to large doses of incident light.

Abstract: A high pressure fluid pump system of a fluid injection system includes a large volume displacement system, having a large volume pump, and low volume displacement system, having a low volume pump, a programmable logic control (PLC) computer coupled with each displacement system. The large volume displacement system is configured to incrementally or continuously increase a pressure of a fluid in a downhole to a predetermined pressure setting below a maximum pressure setting, and the low volume displacement system is configured to increase the pressure of the fluid from the predetermined pressure setting to a pressure setting above the predetermined pressure setting and at or below the maximum pressure setting. The functioning of the high pressure fluid pump system can be monitored, controlled and tested by the PLC computer. One or more graphical user interfaces can be coupled to the PLC computer for user input.

Abstract: A spray gun includes a gun body having a front body portion and a spray cap assembly attached to the front body portion of the gun body. The spray cap assembly includes a nozzle assembly and a spray cap positioned over the nozzle assembly. The nozzle assembly includes a nozzle piece configured to attach to the front body portion of the gun body and an air flow guide surrounding the nozzle piece. The spray cap interfaces with the air flow guide. The air flow guide is configured to engage with the nozzle piece so that the air flow guide is prevented from moving past the nozzle piece.

Abstract: Antenna structure with a curvilinear radiating element and a circularly symmetric high impedance surface ground plane. The curvilinear radiating element has a first diameter in a plane of the curvilinear radiating element and the circularly symmetric high impedance surface ground plane has a second diameter in a plane of the circularly symmetric high impedance surface ground plane. The curvilinear radiating element is positioned proximate the circularly symmetric high impedance surface ground plane with the plane of the curvilinear radiating element parallel to the plane of the circularly symmetric high impedance surface ground plane. A surface of the curvilinear radiating element is separated from a surface of the circularly symmetric high impedance surface ground plane by a distance.

Abstract: An apparatus includes a generator configured to generate electrical power. The apparatus also includes first and second tanks each configured to receive and store a refrigerant under pressure. The apparatus further includes a first piston assembly having a first piston that divides a volume within the first piston assembly into first and second spaces each configured to receive refrigerant from at least one of the tanks. In addition, the apparatus includes a second piston assembly having a second piston coupled to the first piston. The generator is configured to generate the electrical power based on movement of at least one of the first and second pistons. During use, flows of the refrigerant between the tanks and the spaces can be created based on a pressure differential, such as a pressure differential created by a temperature difference between the tanks.

Abstract: An apparatus for dispensing paper product has an encasement that is configured to enclose the roll of paper. The encasement has a base at a longitudinal end for supporting the roll of paper in that encasement, with the base including a base opening for the paper to be inserted there through. The base also has an inner surface that is configured to contact the roll of paper, as well as an oppositely disposed outer surface. A dispensing portion of the apparatus is located adjacent the outer surface of the base, and is releasably coupled to the encasement. Coupling between the dispensing portion and the encasement is free of fasteners. The dispensing portion includes a rotatable dispensing element that has a dispensing orifice for dispensing paper from within said encasement to the exterior.

Abstract: Systems, computer program products, and methods are described herein for transfer of resources via a secure channel using an alias. The present invention receives a first alias associated with a user; dynamically generates a web portal associated with the entity to enable the user to input an authorization code; electronically receives, via the web portal, the authorization code from the user; determine a first resource event based on at least receiving the first alias and the authorization code; triggers the first resource event based on at least a successful validation of the authorization code; and transfers the resources from the user record associated with the third party to the target record via the secure channel in response to triggering the first resource event.

Abstract: Biomass feedstocks (e.g., plant biomass, animal biomass, and municipal waste biomass) are processed to produce useful products, such as fuels. For example, systems are described that can convert feedstock materials to a sugar solution, which can then be fermented to produce ethanol.

Abstract: A composition comprising titanium dioxide, barium sulphate and/or zinc sulphide and one or more polymeric material selected from: i) a polymeric material (A) having a repeat unit of formula —O-Ph-O-Ph-CO-Ph- I and a repeat unit of formula —O-Ph-Ph-O-Ph-CO-Ph II wherein Ph represents a phenylene moiety; and/or ii) a polymeric material (B) having a repeat unit of formula —X-Ph-(X-Ph-)A-Ph-CO-Ph-III and a repeat unit of formula —X—Y—W-Ph-Z—W wherein Ph represents a phenylene moiety; each X independently represents an oxygen or sulphur atom; n represents an integer of 1 or 2; Y is selected from a phenylene moiety, a -Ph-Ph moiety and a naphthalenyl moiety; W is a carbonyl group, an oxygen or sulphur atom, Z is selected from —X-Ph-SO2-Ph- —X-Ph-SO2—Y—SO2-Ph- and —CO-Ph-.

Abstract: A flashing sheet includes a pliable sheet having a first surface, an opposing second surface, and a first opening extending through the pliable sheet between the first surface and the second surface. The flashing sheet further comprises a resilient seal element including a first surface, an opposing second surface, and a second opening extending through the resilient seal element between the first surface and the second surface. The resilient seal element is coupled to the pliable sheet such that the second opening is aligned with the first opening, and at least a portion of the resilient seal element extends radially inward to extend over the first opening.