Abstract: A pipette tip includes a main body having an upper end, a lower end and a sidewall extending between the two ends. A bore extends axially through the main body between the upper and lower ends. The lower end has a bottom surface in which is formed a central opening that communicates with the axial bore to allow the passage of fluid therethrough. The bottom surface is formed with at least one groove that may be concentrically disposed or spirally disposed about the central opening. The at least one groove acts to inhibit fluid passing through the central opening from at least partially flowing along the outer surface of the sidewall from the central opening toward the upper end of the main body of the pipette tip.

Abstract: A pipette tip includes a main body having an upper end, a lower end and a sidewall extending between the two ends. A bore extends axially through the main body between the upper and lower ends. The lower end has a bottom surface in which is formed a central opening that communicates with the axial bore to allow the passage of fluid therethrough. The bottom surface is formed with at least one groove that may be concentrically disposed or spirally disposed about the central opening. The at least one groove acts to inhibit fluid passing through the central opening from at least partially flowing along the outer surface of the sidewall from the central opening toward the upper end of the main body of the pipette tip.

Abstract: A configurable conduit generator module is utilized to generate customizable conduits. The configurable conduit may be configured to provide the synchronization rules between client databases and corresponding enterprise databases. The configurable conduit generator module may be configured to provide a point-and-click environment to create the configurable conduit. In particular, a graphical user interface (GUI) may be presented to the user to select the client database and to select the enterprise database. Another GUI may be presented to provide the mapping of the fields (or columns) from the client database to the enterprise database. The direction of the synchronization may be also be specified. Once the mapping of the fields is created, the mapping file is saved for execution by the configurable conduit during a synchronization event.

Abstract: Footwear with at least one light source that is located on said footwear to be visible exteriorly thereof. The components for the light source include a power source for energizing the light source, a circuit for selectively electrically connecting said power source with the light source to illuminate the source, a pressure switch, which while depressed is “closed” and when not depressed is “open”, where the circuit is adapted to disconnect the power source from the light source a predetermined time after said pressure switch is “open”. The circuit is adapted to connect the power source to the light source when the switch is “closed”. Preferably, the light source is an electroluminescent lamp, which is combined with a graphic layer producing an animated EL panel.

Abstract: A configurable conduit generator module is utilized to generate customizable conduits. The configurable conduit may be configured to provide the synchronization rules between client databases and corresponding enterprise databases. The configurable conduit generator module may be configured to provide a point-and-click environment to create the configurable conduit. In particular, a graphical user interface (GUI) may be presented to the user to select the client database and to select the enterprise database. Another GUI may be presented to provide the mapping of the fields (or columns) from the client database to the enterprise database. The direction of the synchronization may be also be specified. Once the mapping of the fields is created, the mapping file is saved for execution by the configurable conduit during a synchronization event.