Abstract: The invention relates to an electrode for biomedical measurements, in particular for measurements for electrical impedance tomography, which permits measurements with as little interference as possible. The electrodes comprise a contact plate, a line driver with a high-impedance signal input and low-impedance line output and a current source, with a current output and a reference point, whereby the contact plate is connected to the high-impedance signal input of the line driver and to the current output of the current source and the line driver and the current source are arranged in the vicinity of the contact plate.

Abstract: The invention relates to an electrode for biomedical measurements, in particular for measurements for electrical impedance tomography, which permits measurements with as little interference as possible. The electrodes comprise a contact plate, a line driver with a high-impedance signal input and low-impedance line output and a current source, with a current output and a reference point, whereby the contact plate is connected to the high-impedance signal input of the line driver and to the current output of the current source and the line driver and the current source are arranged in the vicinity of the contact plate.

Abstract: An aircraft tire, having a radial carcass reinforcement surmounted radially to the outside by a crown reinforcement and a tread, said crown reinforcement including: a) at least one ply of reinforcement elements of high modulus oriented circumferentially, b) two plies having ends free of reinforcement elements of high modulus, which are parallel to each other within each ply and are crossed from one ply to the next, forming with the circumferential direction an angle &agr;, of between 5° and 35°, and c) radially to the outside, an assembly of at least two layers of textile elements of low modulus which are oriented relative to the circumferential direction at an angle &bgr;, of between 0° and 35°, said two layers being obtained by winding in a zigzag a strip, formed of at least one coated cable, and the assembly of the layers having an axial width greater than the width of the tread, whereas the widths of the textile plies of high modulus are less than said width of the tread.

Abstract: An aircraft tire, inflated to a high pressure, comprising a tread connected to two beads 2 by way of two sidewalls 6, each bead having at least one annular reinforcing element 3, a crown reinforcement and a radial carcass reinforcement 1 comprising a number of axially inner plies 1A to 1D greater than or equal to two, which radial carcass reinforcement plies have textile reinforcing elements.

Abstract: A plastic container having a storage chamber which graduates from a shoulder section into a bottle neck, in such a way that the length of the bottle neck can be changed about its axis. Thus, this invention provides a constriction between the shoulder section and a pour-out area. The constriction is adjacent the shoulder section and is followed by an area which can be axially compressed. The constriction can serve as a sealing area. Liquid, free-flowing and pourable media can be discharged in doses using a metering element which is fixed to the top of the bottle neck and which penetrates the constriction. By exerting pressure on the metering element, it is possible to establish an open or closed connection between the metering element and the storage chamber of the plastic container.

Abstract: An aircraft tire, inflated to a high pressure, comprising a tread connected to two beads 2 by way of two sidewalls 6, each bead having at least one annular reinforcing element 3, a crown reinforcement and a radial carcass reinforcement 1 comprising a number of axially inner plies 1A to 1D greater than or equal to two, which radial carcass reinforcement plies have textile reinforcing elements.

Abstract: The invention shows a filling transfer apparatus for bone cement with a cylindrical, upwardly open mixing container (1) and a filling transfer piston (2) which can be inserted therein, which is removably connected to the sleeve (4) of a cement injector (3) and which has an opening (5) through which the mixed bone cement (6) can be transferred into the sleeve (4) through a pressing down of the filling transfer piston (2). In this an ejection piston (7) is inserted in the sleeve (4) and has an aperture (8) in the region of the opening (5) for the through-flowing cement which can be closed by a plug (9) after the removal of the cement injector (3).

Abstract: A composition and method for the separation of the different layers of long-life packaging includes an aqueous based synthetic treatment composition containing lactic acid, sodium acetate, cellulase enzymes, &agr;-amylase enzymes, maltose enzymes, citric acid and activated carbon.

Abstract: An aircraft tire, having a radial carcass reinforcement surmounted radially to the outside by a crown reinforcement and a tread, said crown reinforcement including:

Abstract: The invention shows a filling transfer apparatus for bone cement with a cylindrical, upwardly open mixing container and a filling transfer piston which can be inserted therein, which is removably connected to the sleeve of a cement injector and which has an opening through which the mixed bone cement can be transferred into the sleeve through a pressing down of the filling transfer piston. In this an ejection piston is inserted in the sleeve and has an aperture in the region of the opening for the through-flowing cement which can be closed by a plug (9) after the removal of the cement injector.

Abstract: A single-piece plastic lid, having a lower part and a cap. The cap is connected to the lower part via a hinge. The lid has a guarantee strip to ensure that the lid cannot be opened unnoticed and that the lid cannot be removed from the container without damaging the guarantee strip. Thus, the guarantee strip has additional elements which enable a positive fit with both the lower part and the neck of the container. Corresponding positive fit elements are also provided on the container neck, for example in the form of snap-in elements.

Abstract: An improved natural nipple baby feeding apparatus includes detachable inner and outer membranes which both extend substantially across a distance larger than the diameter of a standard baby bottle to which the nipple apparatus may be attached. The membranes have a width approximately double that of the height of the nipple apparatus. The apparatus functions as a training device for an infant by requiring the infant to correctly "latch-on" to the apparatus by grasping the apparatus outwardly of the central nipple area and stretching the outer membrane upwardly so that it contacts the inner membrane which facilitates the flow of fluid from the bottle through both the membranes and out of the nipple. The nipple apparatus may be used in conjunction with, or as an alternative to, breast-feeding of an infant.

Abstract: An umbilical cord cutting and clamping device includes two clamps abutted in a side-by-side relation and a blade connected to an arm of one of the clamps and positioned between the two clamps. Both clamps have an upper arm and a lower arm, and a hinge coupling the proximal ends of the upper and lower arms. The clamps are held in relative position by frictional engagement and by a latch means which is automatically disengaged when the clamps are moved into a closed position. Both the upper and lower arms include clamping surfaces for clamping the umbilical cord. The proximal end of one of the clamping surfaces is provide with a retention tab which retains the umbilical cord between the clamping surfaces; i.e., the tab prevents the cord from migrating proximally off the clamping surfaces and into the hinge area.

Abstract: An improved nipple member for an infant nursing system includes a nursing portion that is formed of a first material and a mounting flange portion that is formed of a second material. The nursing portion is preferably transparent, while the mounting flange portion is color coded to indicate a design flowrate or a type of beverage that the nipple member is designed to dispense. The first material is preferably harder than the second material, which makes the nipple member harder to pull out of an infant nursing system during use. A method of making a nipple member is also disclosed.

Abstract: A plurality of different advertising messages is displayed in a mechanical and repetitive manner. The size of the message is determined by the number of moveable panels used. A complete message can be shown on as little as two moveable panels or as many as an even multiple of two panels. Each panel is rectangular in shape and mounted with the long edge vertical. Each pair of panels are moved sequentially, first longitudinally and then transversely until a new message is displayed. The process is repeated sequentially to display each new message in turn. The total number of panels is determined by the number of messages and the size of each message to be displayed with each panel being located on a moveable carrier. The carriers are prevented from twisting and jamming by discrete springs and transfer guides that maintain a preferred relationship of the carrier when being moved.