Abstract: There currently exists no needle capable of delivering pharmaceutical or cosmetic ingredient(s) into deep layers of integumental tissue (e.g. skin, scales, bark), nor any needle device designed to facilitate the precise administration of a desired dose, and to limit inflammation, pain, and other side effects associated with the needle(s). The present invention relates to an integumental dissolving needle—which houses micronized cosmetic/pharmaceutical ingredient(s), encapsulated by a coating agent absorbed into the integument—arranged on the surface or surfaces of a poultice. Needle thickness and length may be varied according to the biological species of interest. In addition, dosage(s) is/are printed on each section of the device to make explicit how many milligrams of the ingredient are present per unit area; these sections may be separated from one another along groove(s) or other markers on the device. The present invention is a needle device consisting of the above components.

Abstract: The present invention is capable of determining the location(s) of waste (e.g. nuclear fuel debris, obstacles, contaminated or otherwise radioactive materials), monitoring and inspecting their surroundings, and transporting them, as well as use in repair, construction, and reactor decommissioning work in high radiation environment. Ultrasound (or sound) waves are not subject to interference from radiation. This modality is utilized in the present invention to detect and image waste and/or objects of interest. The system combines the resulting ultrasound (or sound) wave images for detecting waste and/or objects of interest with radiation information acquired by a radiation detector, to generate and adjust new composite images to display. For example, the image in the direction of strong radiation is red and the image in the direction of weak radiation is blue. Additionally, the constituent imaging apparatus may be fitted on a drone or robotic system for repair and construction work.

Abstract: The present invention is capable of determining the location(s) of waste (e.g. nuclear fuel debris, obstacles, contaminated or otherwise radioactive materials), monitoring and inspecting their surroundings, and transporting them, as well as use in repair, construction, and reactor decommissioning work in high radiation environment. Ultrasound (or sound) waves are not subject to interference from radiation. This modality is utilized in the present invention to detect and image waste and/or objects of interest. The system combines the resulting ultrasound (or sound) wave images for detecting waste and/or objects of interest with radiation information acquired by a radiation detector, to generate and adjust new composite images to display. For example, the image in the direction of strong radiation is red and the image in the direction of weak radiation is blue. Additionally, the constituent imaging apparatus may be fitted on a drone or robotic system for repair and construction work.

Abstract: There currently exists no needle capable of delivering pharmaceutical or cosmetic ingredient(s) into deep layers of integumental tissue (e.g. skin, scales, bark), nor any needle device designed to facilitate the precise administration of a desired dose, and to limit inflammation, pain, and other side effects associated with the needle(s). The present invention relates to an integumental dissolving needle—which houses micronized cosmetic/pharmaceutical ingredient(s), encapsulated by a coating agent absorbed into the integument—arranged on the surface or surfaces of a poultice. Needle thickness and length may be varied according to the biological species of interest. In addition, dosage(s) is/are printed on each section of the device to make explicit how many milligrams of the ingredient are present per unit area; these sections may be separated from one another along groove(s) or other markers on the device. The present invention is a needle device consisting of the above components.