Abstract: An apparatus for caring for infants, having, an infant body support structure, an air nozzles mounted on infant body support structure, and located at the end or sides of infant body support structure, above the space designated to the head of the infant, to provide an air flow of disinfected air parallel to a part of the bottom designated to support the back and the head of the infant, to protect the infant from airborne infections.

Abstract: A token bucket management apparatus comprises a processing resource having an input for receiving profile data associated with a classified data stream. The processing resource also comprises an arithmetic unit arranged to maintain a bucket status value for a token bucket associated with the classified data stream. The arithmetic unit is a fixed point arithmetic unit that is arranged to maintain the bucket status value in accordance with a fixed point representation of non-integer numbers having a first accuracy. The arithmetic unit calculates a fixed point non-integer increment value in accordance with a fixed point representation of non-integer numbers having a second accuracy. The arithmetic unit is arranged to manipulate the calculated non-integer increment value so as to bring the second accuracy into agreement with the first accuracy, and to increment the bucket status value by the manipulated non-integer increment value.

Abstract: An apparatus for caring for infants, which is used for caring for infants at home or during visits of doctor's offices, public places or private homes. The apparatus relates to cribs and bouncers for caring for infants and protects infants from respiratory infections.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for enhancing animal production in the animal confining house for raising the animals by improving health of the animals and reducing their rate of respiratory infections using an aerosol. The apparatus includes an animal confining house, containing an enclosed structure, a fan means, an aerosol generating means, and an aerosol delivery means.

Abstract: A token bucket management apparatus comprises a processing resource having an input for receiving profile data associated with a classified data stream. The processing resource also comprises an arithmetic unit arranged to maintain a bucket status value for a token bucket associated with the classified data stream. The arithmetic unit is a fixed point arithmetic unit that is arranged to maintain the bucket status value in accordance with a fixed point representation of non-integer numbers having a first accuracy. The arithmetic unit calculates a fixed point non-integer increment value in accordance with a fixed point representation of non-integer numbers having a second accuracy. The arithmetic unit is arranged to manipulate the calculated non-integer increment value so as to bring the second accuracy into agreement with the first accuracy, and to increment the bucket status value by the manipulated non-integer increment value.

Abstract: A respiratory protection system which is worn by a passenger during a flight in air plane, by a patient visiting hospital or doctors office, a nurse working with a patient during hospital stay, or the like. The system includes a relatively light weight, substantially rigid, headgear structure, containing an air disinfection chamber, a fan means, a filter means, an ultraviolet air disinfection means, an air blanket origination means and an energizing means.

Abstract: This invention relates to a system for and method for medical treatment of respiratory diseases. The system and method are particularly effective for the treatment of and protection from diseases associated with allergic inflammation. Suitable diseases for treatment include atopic asthma, rhinitis, sinusitis, and conjunctivitis.

Abstract: A respiratory protection system which is worn by a passenger during a flight in air plane, by a patient visiting hospital or doctors office, a nurse working with a patient during hospital stay, or the like. The system includes a relatively light weight, substantially rigid, headgear structure, containing an air disinfection chamber, a fan means, a filter means, an ultraviolet air disinfection means, an air blanket origination means and an energizing means.

Abstract: An irradiation module apparatus 100 for use in a duct or conduit 10 of an air ventilation system preferably has a separation panel 1; an electronic module 2 for storing a ballast and electronic components mount on an external side of the separation panel 1; an irradiation module 5 comprised of a germicidal lamp 3 in a substantially parabolic reflector 4, the reflector 4 having an aperture 43 for passing filtered air from an air filter module 6, the lamp 3, reflector 4, and an air filter module 6 all being supported on an internal side of the separation panel 1; and wherein upon assembly to the conduit 10, the irradiation module apparatus 100 is passed into an opening 9 cut in the conduit 10 until the separation panel 1 can cover the opening 9 and be fastened to conduit 10, thereby positioning the irradiation module 5 and the filter module 6 in the air path of the conduit 10 or duct.

Abstract: This invention relates to a system for and method for medical treatment of respiratory diseases. The system and method are particularly effective for the treatment of and protection from diseases associated with allergic inflammation, or infectious diseases. Suitable allergic diseases for treatment include atopic asthma, rhinitis, sinusitis, and conjunctivitis.

Abstract: An apparatus for killing microorganisms in a primary flow of a fluid medium using germicidal beams to kill microorganisms in a portion of the primary flow of the fluid medium has a housing having an inlet end 1 and an outlet end 4. The housing 20 has reflective inner surfaces 2R, 3R, 5R and 6R along the path 100 of the germicidal beams, a source 30 of germicidal beams located in the housing 20 and at least one baffle 40 located near the source 30 of the germicidal beams. The baffle 40 projects from an inner surface 6 of the housing 20 and is configured to converge the primary flow of air into the germicidal beams path in close proximity to the germicidal beams source 30. The at least one baffle 40 has an upstream portion 41 lying substantially out of the beam path 100 and a downstream portion 42 lying in the beam path 100.

Abstract: A method and apparatus (10) for killing microorganisms in a particle laden fluid medium (11) are disclosed. This method has the steps of providing a germicidal radiation for killing microorganisms (30) and a reflectors (40) for transferring and orienting of the germicidal radiation for killing microorganisms (30); providing a secondary flow (12) of a substantially particles free fluid; the secondary flow (12) is running along or flowing across the surface of the reflectors (40) and establishing a substantially particle free barrier environment maintaining clean the reflectors (40); orienting an emission of the germicidal radiation in a parallel array of beams (32), and passing the fluid medium (11) along a path aligned with the parallel array of beams (32). The apparatus arranged so that the maximum efficiency of use of germicidal energy is achieved, energy consumption for sterilization will decrease, reliability and period between maintenance will increase.