Abstract: This is disclosed an endovascular prosthesis delivery system. The delivery system comprises an elongate delivery device comprising a delivery device longitudinal axis. The elongate delivery device is coupled to an endovascular prosthesis via a connection portion. The connection portion is configured to be detachable from the endovascular prosthesis or the delivery device upon application an electric current to the delivery device. The endovascular prosthesis in an unsheathed state and the elongate delivery device being rotatable with respect to one another about the delivery device longitudinal axis.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for inspecting the surface of articles and subsequent grading of fruit. The apparatus includes conveying means for conveying an article through an inspection site and rotating the article about a lateral axis of the conveying means as it passes through the inspection site. The conveying means is arranged to convey the article with its longitudinal axis aligned with the longitudinal axis of the conveying means, the total angle of rotation about the lateral axis being limited to substantially 180 degrees. An imaging system has at least one image capture means and image directing means arranged to provide to the image capture means a plurality of different views of the inspection site about the lateral axis of the conveying means. The image capture means is arranged to capture a plurality of images of the article at different rotational angles as it passes through the inspection site.

Abstract: The apparatus and method shaves produce such as carrots to a uniform style capable fo being packaged. The apparatus has shavers arrayed about the rotational axis of, yet carried by, a carousel, each having at least one blade rotatable about its associated rotational axis substantially parallel to but spaced outwardly of the rotational axis of the carousel. A magazine or hopper or robotic fed product stuffer is adapted to drive a produce item for shaving into an indexed shaver for shaving of that produce item as the shaver but not the carousel is drivingly rotated. A product ejection arrangement is to act on the shaven and crowned product whilst the shaver still supports the product to remove the product in a direction opposite its stuffing direction.

Abstract: A process is provided for the manufacture of highly sulfurized metal dithiocarbamates, such as molybdenum dithiocarbamate. A metal source source, water and a reagent amine are heated under pressure with carbon disulfide.

Abstract: An injection molding machine base has a generally rectangular form having as an integral part thereof a hydraulic return line formed within the base. The return line is straight, has clean-out openings at each end, and no obstructions therein whereby removal of closures at each end exposes the entire cross-section for cleaning. Hydraulic equipment on the machine exhausts directly into this maze. One end of the base has a connection to the hydraulic reservoir for the machine.