Abstract: A thin profile retractor allows for a wheelchair securement system to be installed in-floor without the need for large holes to be cut into the OEM vehicle flooring. A plurality of thin profile retractors may be combined in a single housing to define a drop-in, in-floor system. The thickness of the in-floor system is approximately equal to or slightly thicker than the thickness of the type of aftermarket flooring that is typically placed on top of the OEM flooring or vehicle frame—for example, plywood. In that regard, a large hole corresponding to the outline of the in-floor system need only be cut in the aftermarket flooring, and only small holes need to be drilled to secure the in-floor system to the vehicle frame. The thin profile retractor includes specialized components and component configurations that permit the thin profile and/or allow the retractor to perform better during accident scenarios.

Abstract: A base for use with scaffolding. Side support members of the base have scaffold receiving members provided at ends thereof. First cross member and second cross member extend between the side support members and are rotatably mounted to the side support members. First wheels are mounted to the first cross member and second wheels are mounted to the second cross member. A connecting shaft extends between and is pivotally mounted to the first cross member and the second cross member. As the first cross member and the first wheels are rotated in a first direction, the second cross member and the second wheels are rotated in a second direction from a first position to a second position, allowing the first wheels and the second wheels to be positioned in engagement with the ground or floor surface.

Abstract: A base for use with scaffolding. The base includes side support members and cross members. The side support members have scaffold receiving members provided at ends thereof. The cross members extend between the side support members and are rotatably mounted to the side support members. Wheels are mounted to the cross members. As the cross members are rotated from a first position to a second position, the wheels are moved from an initial position in which the wheels are spaced from a ground or floor surface to a second position in which the wheels are positioned in engagement with the ground or floor surface.

Abstract: A robot arm having at least two links, which are connected to one another in a joint so as to be rotatable relative to each other about a rotational axis, and a sealing arrangement having a seal support attached to one of the two links, and an elastic seal, which, in order to seal a radial gap between this link and the other of the two links, is supported on the seal support and on the other link.

Abstract: A brake/ballast assembly for a movable structure. The brake/ballast assembly includes a movable brake/ballast plate movable between a movable brake/ballast plate first position in which the movable brake/ballast plate is positioned proximate the fixed member and a movable brake/ballast plate second position in which the movable brake/ballast plate is spaced from the fixed member. An engagement member is connected to the movable brake/ballast plate. The engagement member is movable between an engagement member first position and an engagement member second position.

Abstract: A robot assembly includes at least four load-bearing structural parts connected by joints between each two adjacent structural parts to form a chain, and a joint motor associated with each joint for the driven movement of the structural parts connected by the joint relative to each other. A control device is provided in one of the structural parts which is connected at both ends to an adjacent structural part via an associated joint. The control device is designed to control at least three of the joint motors, and the electrical connection of the control device to each of the joint motors necessary for the controlling process is provided by a separate control line dedicated to the associated joint motor.

Abstract: A base for use with scaffolding. The base includes side support members and cross members. The side support members have scaffold receiving members provided at ends thereof. The cross members extend between the side support members and are rotatably mounted to the side support members. Wheels are mounted to the cross members. As the cross members are rotated from a first position to a second position, the wheels are moved from an initial position in which the wheels are spaced from a ground or floor surface to a second position in which the wheels are positioned in engagement with the ground or floor surface.

Abstract: A thin profile retractor allows for a wheelchair securement system to be installed in-floor without the need for large holes to be cut into the OEM vehicle flooring. A plurality of thin profile retractors may be combined in a single housing to define a drop-in, in-floor system. The thickness of the in-floor system is approximately equal to or slightly thicker than the thickness of the type of aftermarket flooring that is typically placed on top of the OEM flooring or vehicle frame—for example, plywood. In that regard, a large hole corresponding to the outline of the in-floor system need only be cut in the aftermarket flooring, and only small holes need to be drilled to secure the in-floor system to the vehicle frame. The thin profile retractor includes specialized components and component configurations that permit the thin profile and/or allow the retractor to perform better during accident scenarios.

Abstract: A brake/ballast assembly for a movable structure. The brake/ballast assembly includes a movable brake/ballast plate movable between a movable brake/ballast plate first position in which the movable brake/ballast plate is positioned proximate a fixed member and a movable brake/ballast plate second position in which the movable brake/ballast plate is spaced from the fixed member. An engagement member is connected to the movable brake/ballast plate. The engagement member is movable between an engagement member first position and an engagement member second position. When the engagement member is in the engagement member first position, the movable brake/ballast plate is provided in the movable brake/ballast plate first position allowing the movable structure to be moved along a surface.

Abstract: A brake/ballast assembly for a movable structure. The brake/ballast assembly includes a movable brake/ballast plate movable between a movable brake/ballast plate first position in which the movable brake/ballast plate is positioned proximate the fixed member and a movable brake/ballast plate second position in which the movable brake/ballast plate is spaced from the fixed member. An engagement member is connected to the movable brake/ballast plate. The engagement member is movable between an engagement member first position and an engagement member second position.

Abstract: A robot assembly includes at least four load-bearing structural parts connected by joints between each two adjacent structural parts to form a chain, and a joint motor associated with each joint for the driven movement of the structural parts connected by the joint relative to each other. A control device is provided in one of the structural parts which is connected at both ends to an adjacent structural part via an associated joint. The control device is designed to control at least three of the joint motors, and the electrical connection of the control device to each of the joint motors necessary for the controlling process is provided by a separate control line dedicated to the associated joint motor.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to methods of treating cancer (e.g., melanoma) with (MI-181).

Abstract: A joint arrangement for an articulated arm robot includes a first structural member and a second structural member which is mounted, in particular floatingly mounted, in a pivot bearing on the first structural member. A first cable has a first cable portion arranged on the first structural member and a second cable portion arranged on the second structural member. The first and second cable portions are connected in a first cable loop. In one embodiment the joint arrangement has a torque sensor.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to antimitotic compounds, compositions comprising therapeutically effective amounts of these compounds, and methods of using those compounds and compositions in treating hyperproliferative disorders, e.g., cancers and myelodysplastic syndromes.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to antimitotic compounds, compositions comprising therapeutically effective amounts of these compounds, and methods of using those compounds and compositions in treating hyperproliferative disorders, e.g., cancers and myelodysplastic syndromes.

Abstract: The present invention is in a first part is a door security system including an elongate J-frame to attach to a door-frame having a recessed groove defined within a first vertical piece. The J-frame snugly nestles within, and extends entirely along the groove. An elongate vertical member attaches to a door first vertical surface to entirely cover same and traverse at least the door thickness. The vertical member mates with the J-frame, to prevent unwanted force entry. In a second part, the invention includes an elongate U-frame to attach to a door having a recessed groove defined within a second vertical surface. The U-frame snugly nestles within and extends entirely along the recessed groove. An elongate T-frame attaches to, and extends axially entirely along, a second vertical door-frame piece. The T-frame mates with the U-frame to prevent the door from being removed from its frame.

Abstract: A filter assembly including a housing and a filter element which includes a bypass/reverse flow valve coaxially disposed within the housing with the filter element and includes a central opening therethrough coaxially aligned with the opening in the filter element through which filtered fluid passes. In the forward flow direction a bypass valve opens responsive to a predetermined pressure differential appearing across the filter element to permit unfiltered fluid to flow from the source to the load without passing through the filter element. In the reverse flow direction, from the load to the source, a check valve closes and applied full load pressure to the reverse flow valve causing it to open with a second differential pressure which is lower than the bypass differential pressure to thereby permit free flow of fluid from the load to the source without passing through the filter.

Abstract: An extracorporeal filter having improved characteristics for the positive elimination of gas bubbles from blood streams. The top of the filter housing is sloped to a high point where there is positioned an air vent. The inlet for the blood is positioned substantially in the center of the top portion and extends past the plane of the top portion into the filter housing.