Abstract: A method for treating and/or mitigating a respiratory condition in an equine patient. The method comprises administering a blood product to the equine patient via localized delivery to the lungs. The blood product is produced by pre-treating at least one donor horse with a diet and immunization regime for at least one month before collecting the blood from the donor horse and processing it to make the blood product. The pre-treatment diet comprises feeding the donor horse a combined amount of EPA and DHA of at least 4.25 mg/kg horse/day with the EPA:DHA ratio ranging from 1:5-5:1 and alfalfa hay. The immunization regimen comprises immunizing the donor horse with Rhodooccus equi.

Abstract: A method for treating and/or mitigating a respiratory condition in an equine patient. The method comprises administering a blood product to the equine patient via localized delivery to the lungs. The blood product is produced by pre-treating at least one donor horse with a diet and immunization regime for at least one month before collecting the blood from the donor horse and processing it to make the blood product. The pre-treatment diet comprises feeding the donor horse a combined amount of EPA and DHA of at least 4.25 mg/kg horse/day with the EPA:DHA ratio ranging from 1:5-5:1 and alfalfa hay. The immunization regimen comprises immunizing the donor horse with Rhodooccus equi.

Abstract: A method of making a blood product for administration to patient animals to prevent or mitigate a specific condition or disease includes pre-treating one or more donor animals, collecting blood from the donor animals after pre-treatment, and processing the collected blood to make a blood product for administering to one or more patient animals. The pre-treatment step is designed to optimize the levels of one or more components in the blood that play a role in preventing or treating a specific condition or disease.

Abstract: A method of making a blood product for administration to patient animals to prevent or mitigate a specific condition or disease includes pre-treating one or more donor animals, collecting blood from the donor animals after pre-treatment, and processing the collected blood to make a blood product for administering to one or more patient animals. The pre-treatment step is designed to optimize the levels of one or more components in the blood that play a role in preventing or treating a specific condition or disease.

Abstract: An improved connection through a substrate layer is formed by embedding a conductive element such as a pin on one or more balls or spheres in a thermoplastic material which is preferably a liquid crystal polymer. The substrate may be heated to facilitate the embedding process in which material of the substrate layer is reflowed under pressure to retain the conductive element by means of a preload force. The formation of such connections with either pins or plural conductive elements allows independence of aspect ratio of the connection and, hence, feature size of conductive patterns on the substrate and the thickness of the substrate layer.

Abstract: A method is provided for forming one or more electrical conductors in a multilayer structure such as a computer component during a punching operation. A conducting sheet is placed in direct contact with a sheet of a deformable dielectric material. A punch is used to form a conducting slug from the sheet and to simultaneously transfer the slug into the dielectric material. During the transfer operation, a portion of the dielectric material is displaced so as to cause a mechanical interference between the slug and dielectric material.

Abstract: A single step electrical/mechanical connection process utilizes an adhesive layer (3 or 26) that is patterned on a substrate (1 or 21) to mechanically connect adjacent substrates in a multilayered structure (28) or to connect a pin (2) assembly to a device (5). In a preferred embodiment, the adhesive layer (3 or 26) and substrate (1 or 21) are made from materials which will undergo transesterification under heat and pressure to create a very strong bond therebetween. The adhesive layer (3 or 26) is positioned around and does not cover the solder (4) in the pin connector assembly or the alignment holes (24) in the molding/sheet (21), thereby allowing bonding metallurgy to make positive electrical connections between pins (2) and pads (6) and adjacent spheres (22) in a multilayered structure (28).

Abstract: There is disclosed a high density electronic connector system in which a plastic insulating body supports on one or more levels a plurality of conductive circuit traces. Output contacts to these traces are provided by small metal balls. The metal balls are driven into tight contact with respective ones of the conductive traces and captivated by the plastic body. The balls are covered with gold and provide miniature, wear resistant closely spaced output contacts in the connector system. A ball may contact conductive traces on two levels of the insulating body and thereby provide an electrical connection between conductive traces. A method of manufacture of the connector system includes the steps of heating the plastic body to an elevated temperature, and driving the small metal balls through or against a respective conductive trace and into the plastic body which thereby captivates it. The conductive traces may be solder plated.

Abstract: There is disclosed a high density electronic connector system in which a plastic insulating body supports on one or more levels a plurality of conductive circuit traces. Output contacts to these traces are provided by small metal balls. The metal balls are driven into tight contact with respective ones of the conductive traces and captivated by the plastic body. The balls are covered with gold and provide miniature, wear resistant closely spaced output contacts in the connector system.