Abstract: The present invention related to methods for treating neurological-urological conditions, including urinary retention. This is accomplished by administration of a botulinum toxin into the lower urinary tract of a patient with urinary retention, including the bladder or urinary sphincter and the bladder wall.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an acoustical insulation material containing a first layer formed from a nonwoven web having a density of at least 50 kg/m3 wherein the nonwoven web is formed from thermoplastic [meltblown] fibers having an average fiber diameter of less than about 7 microns; and a second layer of a high loft material. The high loft material of the present invention provides bulk to the first layer and may or may not have sound attenuating properties. Examples of the high loft material include, for example, fiberglass and high loft nonwoven webs. Also disclosed in a method of attenuating sound waves passing from a sound source area to a second area.

Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for treating neurological-urological conditions. This is accomplished by administration of at least one neurotoxin.

Abstract: A rotor shaft/hub unit for a wind energy plant with a rotor shaft provided with a rotor bearing seat which is connected to a rotor hub provided with a blade or blade bearing connection, wherein the rotor hub and rotor shaft are manufactured in one piece from bonded fiber fabrics.

Abstract: An electrical filter connector assembly including a housing, electrical contact terminals, and a capacitive filter circuit. The housing is sized and shaped to be plugged into a socket of a gas generator. The housing includes at least one contact receiving hole. The electrical contact terminals each have a wire connection section and a female connection section. The terminals are located in the at least one contact receiving hole. The capacitive filter circuit is connected on the wire connection section of a first one of the terminals for providing electromagnetic induction suppression.

Abstract: The present invention related to methods for treating neurological-urological conditions associated with prostate cancer or methods of treatment of prostate cancer, which is accomplished by administration of botulinum toxin to the patient.

Abstract: An electrical filter connector assembly including a housing, electrical contact terminals, and a capacitive filter circuit. The housing is sized and shaped to be plugged into a socket of a gas generator. The housing includes at least one contact receiving hole. The electrical contact terminals each have a wire connection section and a female connection section. The terminals are located in the at least one contact receiving hole. The capacitive filter circuit is connected on the wire connection section of a first one of the terminals for providing electromagnetic induction suppression.

Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for treating neurological-urological conditions. This is accomplished by administration of at least one neurotoxin.

Abstract: A multi-filtration system for sequential decontamination of fluid includes a plurality of filters operating at different rates of decontamination and rigidly interconnected with one another to filter contaminants of different sizes as the fluid is delivered to a fluid-consuming component.

Abstract: The invention disclosed herein provides a system and method for diagnosing lower urinary system conditions by receiving urodynamic data and subjective symptomatic impressions concerning a patient. The system and method then assigns weighted point values to the urodynamic data, for example, urethal pressure profiles due to sphincter contraction conditions such as urgency (2) and stress incontinence (4), and the subjective symptomatic impressions, quantifies norms for lower urinary system function, as a whole or in part, and quantifies recognized pathologies of lower urinary system conditions as degrees of departure from the norms. The system and method then determines a lower urinary system condition diagnosis of the patient, as a function of the degrees of departure from the norms, by invoking a set of rules to compare the weighted point values assigned and the quantified norms.

Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for treating neurological-urological conditions. This is accomplished by administration of at least one neurotoxin.

Abstract: It is a known fact that even information signals in the kilohertz and megahertz range can be transmitted via the bus systems of power transmission networks. The invention provides a method and a system for improving the transmission behavior by feeding the signals not to the bus of the power supply but at the end of an outgoing line or a bus bar trunking system facing away from the power feed. The connection to the telecommunication system is made via a PLC bus line (10), said bus line (10) being connected to the bus bar trunking systems/outgoing lines (2, 2′, . . . ) via PLC bus elements (12, 12′, . . . ).

Abstract: An article of manufacture for storing, securing, moving and using a pipe and tube end preparation machine comprising a container including a bottom floor panel and upstanding spaced apart front and back wall panels joined about the perimeter of the floor panel with the wall panels joined together along their respective vertical edges and a lockable top lid panel pivotally attached at the top of the rear panel closing over container forming a secure enclosure with interior chamber containing a framework with a force assisted pivoting tool support for raising and lowering a pipe and tube machine between the storage position inside the container and the production position outside the container with reduced operator effort and providing a means of supporting and stabilizing the pipe and tube machine when in use and providing casters for mobility and handles for assisting mobility and providing a means for securing the container with contents during storage or transport.

Abstract: A process which allows for the preparation of a substantially uniform hydrogel, such as a polyacrylamide hydrogel, wherein the uniformity of the hydrogel, in terms of the rheological properties, is established by limiting the temperature differential in the reaction process to a very narrow range, such as no more than 5° C. This process allows for polymers novel in their uniformity also by means of being suitably a continuous process. A continuous process for the preparation of a substantially uniform hydrogel, such as a polyacrylamide hydrogel, led to high uniformity by preventing unreacted monomers, such as acrylamide, from surpassing the gel front in the pipe reactor. This was achieved by use of a static mixer. Polymer hydrogels are rendered biocompatible by means of a novel washing process wherein the polymer specific surface area is appropriately set.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus are described for facilitating a transaction between a buyer and one of a plurality of sellers via the Internet. Product information relating to a plurality of products meeting product criteria specified by the buyer is presented via the Internet. One of the plurality of sellers is associated with each of the products. A first bid from the buyer for a first one of the plurality of products is made available via the Internet to a first seller associated with the first product. A first bid response is presented via the Internet to the buyer according to response criteria specified by the first seller. Where the first bid response is an acceptance of the first bid, consummation of the transaction is facilitated. Where the first bid response is a counteroffer, further negotiation via the Internet between the buyer and the first seller is enabled.

Abstract: System for controlling vehicles in a traffic network. The vehicles (4) comprise communication means (5), for communication, via a communication network (2), with a service mediator system (1), linking the vehicle's communication means to various servers (9a . . . i). The vehicle may comprise means (6) for exchanging data between the vehicles' software or hardware, while at least one of said servers comprises means for processing said data related to the vehicles' software or hardware, like fuel consumption and the vehicles' maintenance state. The vehicle's communication means may comprise location means, enabled for exchanging data relative to the vehicles' location to be used for planning and scheduling the use of the vehicles, route planning, billing vehicle related tax or insurance. One or more servers may be enabled to process requests for vehicle parking or for hiring alternative transportation room or means. One server may be enabled for automatic processing vehicle accidents.

Abstract: Herein is disclosed an emulsion, comprising an oxygen scavenging polymer, water, and a surfactant. The emulsion can be formed by first forming an emulsion comprising at least one monomer, water, and the surfactant, and polymerizing the monomer. Once formed, the emulsion can be used to form an oxygen scavenging packaging article by coating at least one surface of the packaging article or contacting two surfaces of the packaging article with the emulsion, and evaporating water from the emulsion-coated or -contacted surface, to form a polymer coating.

Abstract: A set of rules generated from data examples describing a situation can be created and updated according to new information received in real time. The set of rules provides a description of a domain of knowledge based on logical conclusions that can be drawn from the data. The rules are mutually exclusive, and are reduced to a minimized set that completely represents the data to which the rules are exposed. The outcome of the rules is adoptive to changing data and sensitive to shifts in the conclusions that can be drawn about the data. More recently received data is more heavily weighted than prior data to permit a rapid response to information shifts.

Abstract: Information system for a traffic network (1). Information of importance to travellers is transmitted by a transmitter system (3) to data receivers (pagers) in vehicles (2) making use of the traffic network. The traffic network is broken down into information regions (6). The transmitter system transmits information modules (5) which each relate to an information region and which are characterised by a region-identification code (ID1, ID2 etc.). The information system comprises means for transmitting, upon entry by a vehicle of an information region, to the data receiver in said vehicle the region-identification code of said region, the data receiver setting itself using said region-identification code for receiving information characterised by said region-information code, transmitted by the transmitter system. The region-identification code in the data receiver may be set using regional or local beacon transmitters (4) which transmit one or two region-identification codes.

Abstract: An article of manufacture for storing, securing, moving and using a pipe and tube end preparation machine comprising a container including a bottom floor panel and upstanding spaced apart front and back wall panels and two end wall panels joined about the perimeter of the floor panel with the wall panels joined together along their respective vertical edges and a lockable top lid panel pivotally attached at the top of the rear panel closing over container forming a secure enclosure with interior chamber containing a framework with a force assisted pivoting tool support for raising and lowering a pipe and tube machine between the storage position inside the container and the production position outside the container with reduced operator effort and providing a means of supporting and stabilizing the pipe and tube machine when in use and providing casters for mobility and handles for assisting mobility and providing a means for securing the container with contents during storage or transport.