Abstract: A spiral conveyor has a conveying device that is moved along a helically running spiral region. The conveying device is supported along the spiral region on the radially loaded side of the conveying device. The support is realized by multiple individual deflecting devices that lie along the radially loaded side of the conveying device. Each said deflecting device has a central body including a roller body that surrounds the central body, the roller body including a plurality of rollers. The rollers are rolled on a roller track of the central body in an annular segment of a helically running supporting region of the spiral conveyor.

Abstract: A lancing device (e.g., pen) having an integrated thermoelectric (e.g., Peltier) cooler. The lancing device includes an elongated heat accumulator having a lumen along which a piston having a lancet thereon translates back and forth. A Peltier device and a cooling ring are thermally interconnected to one end of the heat accumulator and include central apertures through which the lancet can extend. The lancing device also includes an integrated battery and microcontroller for supplying and regulating power to the Peltier device. Upon a current being sent through the Peltier device, a cold side of the Peltier device and hence the cooling ring gives up thermal energy and reduces in temperature. The cooling ring can then be placed about a body tissue (e.g., skin) for a period of time (e.g., 3-5 seconds) to desensitize the body tissue, and then the lancet can be fired to puncture the body tissue.

Abstract: Various methods, devices and systems are described in which certain analyte test strip are identified for use in an analyte test meter or identified as unsuitable for use in the meter.

Abstract: An exercise machine with an adaptive interface comprises: a processing unit (7) for managing and controlling the machine; sensor means (9) for transferring information about the machine operating state to the processing unit (7); a user interface (10) equipped with means (11) for displaying the machine current operating state; manual control means (12) for the machine functions; optimization means (19), controlled by the processing unit (7) and designed to modify the display means (11) and the manual control means (12) when there are variations in at least one machine operating parameter detected by the sensor means (9).

Abstract: Systems and methods for employing asynchronous transceivers in synchronous data communications. For example, a 10 Gigabit Ethernet transceiver may be used to support SONET/SDH communications with or without G.709 coding. Such a transceiver is clocked with a recovered clock signal when a received synchronous signal is available and with a locally generated clock when no such remotely generated signal is available.

Abstract: A gymnastic machine (1) comprising a frame (10); load means (20) carried by the frame (10); at least an interface (30) designed to train at least a given first body region (B1) of a user; a positioning device (40) being provided for placing and maintaining a second body region (B2) of the user in a given position (P1) relative to each interface (30) in order to optimise training of each first body region (B1); the positioning device (40) comprising at least a reference element (41) rigidly positioned with respect to the frame (10) to indicate univocally the given position (P1) for the given second body region (B2).

Abstract: A printed circuit board (PCB) may be used in a first mode where boundary scan techniques are used to externally program and/or test devices on the PCB, or a second mode where an internal source programs devices using boundary scan techniques. In one implementation, there is also additional flexibility to include or skip devices in a boundary scan chain and to accommodate non-scan related functions for pins used for scanning. These various modes of operation may be selected by activating and deactivating buffers.

Abstract: A device for selectively controlling oscillating transverse movement of a yarn in a loom features the integration of yarn selection mechanisms into sinkers that are connected to the loom and driven simultaneously. The yarn selection mechanisms are associated with controlled actuators for individually actuating one or more of the yarn selection mechanisms to selectively engage yarns for making specific patterns.