Abstract: A magnetic bearing thrust stator is provided including, a plurality of stator sectors. Each of the stator sectors includes a semi-circumferentially slotted stator portion including a plurality of semi-circumferential poles and a first coil portion shaped to fit substantially within the semi-circumferentially slotted stator portion.

Abstract: Certain exemplary embodiments can provide a system, machine, device, manufacture, circuit, composition of matter, and/or user interface adapted for and/or resulting from, and/or a method and/or machine-readable medium comprising machine-implementable instructions for, activities that can comprise and/or relate to: via a thrust stator of a magnetic bearing, the thrust stator adapted to be split into sectors so that a shaft of a machine can be removed from the magnetic bearing, producing an axi-symmetric field at each pole face of the thrust stator when the sectors are operatively assembled in the machine; and/or a magnetic bearing thrust stator, comprising a plurality of stator sectors, each of the stator sectors comprising a semi-circumferentially slotted stator portion comprising a plurality of semi-circumferential poles and a first coil portion shaped to fit substantially within the semi-circumferentially slotted stator portion.

Abstract: There is disclosed an automated system for testing the sterility of products intended for human health administration or for human consumption. The system permits a plurality of samples of a product to be concurrently tested. To accomplish this, the system includes a novel apparatus for thoroughly mixing therein a plurality of product samples to assure that a statistically meaningful representation of product samples are subjected to sterility testing. The system is arranged so that multiple samples of a product to be tested are deposited in the mixing apparatus after which the mixed samples are conveyed to testing canisters along with appropriate growth media to determine that the product is sterile or that the product is free from microbial contamination.

Abstract: There is disclosed an automated system for testing the sterility of products intended for human health administration or for human consumption. The system permits a plurality of samples of a product to be concurrently tested and is arranged so that multiple samples of a product to be tested can be mixed and then conveyed to test canisters along with appropriate growth media prior to determining that the product is sterile or is free from microbial contamination.

Abstract: The present application discloses an improved filter assembly used in a dry powder filling machine in which the bottom of the cylindrical measuring cavity for the powder being measured is formed by the improved filter assembly having a cup shaped recess wherein the floor of the recess contains evenly spaced and relatively small apertures. The aperture-containing floor is backed by a screen which allows vacuum to be applied to draw powder into the cavity but which prevents passage of the powder through the screen while the cavity is being filled. Application of gas pressure to the underside of the floor of the cavity expels the measured powder into a container as a discrete slug with relatively little separation.