Abstract: A therapy system includes a patient support apparatus and a pneumatic therapy device that is coupleable to the patient support apparatus. The therapy device may receive power and air flow from the patient support apparatus.

Abstract: Apparatus for administering an ingestible oral fluid to a patient takes the form of an elongate tubular member (10) closed at the extremity of one end portion shaped as a hook (11), the hook having a hollowed outward projection (16) which is resilient at least over its area facing in the same general direction as the mouth of the hook, with this area also being formed with an orifice (17). The overall geometry of the apparatus is such that the hook passes over the lower mouth of the patient to locate and retain the projection or oral actuation, while the remainder of the member hangs across the jaw of the patient.

Abstract: Apparatus for administering oral fluid from a reservoir (60) to a patient comprises: a chamber (10,30) suitably formed by connection of a mouthpiece (30) to be held adjacent the gums and/or teeth and a nipple (10) or diaphragm (310) at the mouthpiece rear for tongue activation, with fluid inlet and outlet openings (34,12) formed respectively in the former and latter; a tube (40) connected between the chamber inlet opening and reservoir; and a fluid flow control valve (50) connected in the tube, such valve suitably having a cylinder housing (51) with inlet and outlet ports (54,53) at its ends and a piston valve member (55) freely reciprocable therein a clearance fit to close and open the outlet port. The valve is preferably effectively symmetrical with a ball piston (55) reciprocable also to close and open the inlet port.

Abstract: A device for administering oral fluid to a patient from a container (18) has a nipple (14) connected to the container (18) by a tube (16). The nipple (14) is held on the patient's tongue. A valve (22) opens in response to the patient sucking or pressing the nipple to initiate a flow of fluid in the tube (16). A detector (92) responds to this flow and switches on a peristaltic pump (90) for a period determined by the setting of a controller (102) to deliver positively a suitable bolus of 2 to 6 ml to the patient. To give the patient time to swallow the bolus, the detector (92) is inhibited for a predetermined delay period after termination of the bolus and over the same delay period, the tube (16) remains pinched or clamped.

Abstract: A method for monitoring the operation of a multiposition spinning machine wherein filaments are extruded from a spinning pack at each position and advanced as a yarn bundle in a path, then split at a location into a plurality of threadlines to be forwarded to a plurality of windups to be wound on packages and scheduling events at predetermined times in the preparation of said packages with the aid of a digital computer, the method relies on a program with a knowledge database that includes the operative state of each position, the elapsed time since the initiation of each package, predetermined event times unique to the filaments being wound, the positional configuration of said machine, a hueristic rule base.

Abstract: The present invention relates to time measurement apparatus and method for measuring, with picosecond precision, intervals between single edged events, where each measured interval comprises the summation of a rough clock count and fine or calibrated vernier counts of measured fractional clock periods before and after each START and STOP event selected from a calibrated vernier memory. The calibrated vernier memory takes the form of a table of linear voltage versus time developed using pseudo-random generated measurement events of random duration and random separation.

Abstract: A device for administering oral fluid to a patient from a container (18) has a nipple (14) connected to the container (18) by a tube (16). The nipple (14) is provided with a soft reticulate mouthpiece (10) which fits between the lips and the gums or teeth to hold the nipple (14) on the patient's tongue. A valve (22) opens in response to the patient sucking or pressing the nipple (14) to admit fluid into the patient's mouth.

Abstract: A method of making optical gratings by the use of a Scanning Electron Microscope wherein (1) a substrate having a thin film of electron resist thereon is exposed in adjacent areas by an electron dosage and the amount of such dosage and the depth of the thin film are selected such that energy deposition in regions between adjacent exposed areas in said electron resist is below the threshold sensitivity of said resist for development, (2) the development time of the resist is made an inverse function of the electron dosage, and/or (3) the period of the grating is controlled by use of a standard scanning format.

Abstract: The mandrel produces curved articles, such as fishing lures, from rod or tubing which have a sloping leading side and a rectilinear, substantially L-shaped side opposite. The mandrel is provided with a suitable, controlled reciprocating turning means which comprises a base and die assembly, a bending assembly, a die hold-down assembly and tensioning means provided between the hold-down assembly and the base and die assembly.