Abstract: The invention relates to multi deck passenger aircraft, having passenger cabins and/or service facilities arranged on the upper and lower deck and inner load bearing cell structure provided within aircraft body. The present invention is also directed toward methods for manufacturing derivative multi deck aircrafts. Energy absorbing, floatable cargo containers (24) attached to fuselage belly. External fuel tanks (26) displaced on the top of fuselage. Center wing region of the fuselage is using for arranging rows of seats and service facilities. Addition seating configuration for narrow and wide bodied aircraft is provided. Multi deck seating configuration significantly reduces per passenger operating cost over existing technology. Less fuel per passenger is required since there is less airframe weight and wetted area per passenger. Due to the lower overall cost per passenger seat within the multi deck seating structure, the net profit and return on investment in the aircraft are also increased.

Abstract: Laboratory Automated System and method for specimen processing, comprising several Clinical and Biological Analytical Modules is provided. The Module consists of coupling centrifuge, analyzers and robot. System produces rapid phase separation, cap removing and testing in one sequential, unbroken process. Several multi-item carriers for tubes and microplates loading provided.

Abstract: A centrifugation assembly and a method for rapid separation of phases of a liquid, for example for blood phase separation, which comprises a rotor (10) with a holding member (12) pivotable with respect to the rotor about a pivoting axis and containing a tube (16) with a blood sample (18). The assembly comprises a device for rotating the rotor about the rotor axis and a displacing mechanism (24) to displace the common center of gravity of the holding member with the sample with respect to the pivoting axis. A stopping mechanism (22) is provided to retain the degree of inclination of the holding member during the first phase of separation. After completing the first phase of separation, the holding member takes a horizontal position to enable alignment of centrifugal force with the walls of the tube. The centrifugation assembly may have a removing device (172) for removing the caps (168) from the tubes (16) residing within the holder (102).