Abstract: Completely self-contained and self-supported mobile isolation and containment unit (ICU) facilities are disclosed that can be transported on roads and highways to a location in need of an isolation facility and rapidly deployed to provide isolation and treatment. In some embodiments, exemplary ICUs can safely provide isolation and treatment to a level that meets or exceeds “bricks and mortar” hospital isolation and containment facilities and any applicable regulations. In some examples, the mobile ICUs include sophisticated heating ventilation and air Conditioning (HVAC) systems that can separately maintain areas within the facility at different levels of pressure to ensure contaminated air does not escape the facility. And the mobile ICUs may also incorporate a multiple-vestibule with airlock design for ensuring safe entry and exit from the facility. The mobile ICUs disclosed herein may also include automated decontamination systems for disinfecting and/or sterilizing spaces within the facility.

Abstract: Completely self-contained and self-supported mobile isolation and containment unit (ICU) facilities are disclosed that can be transported on roads and highways to a location in need of an isolation facility and rapidly deployed to provide isolation and treatment. In some embodiments, exemplary ICUs can safely provide isolation and treatment to a level that meets or exceeds “bricks and mortar” hospital isolation and containment facilities and any applicable regulations. In some examples, the mobile ICUs include sophisticated heating ventilation and air Conditioning (HVAC) systems that can separately maintain areas within the facility at different levels of pressure to ensure contaminated air does not escape the facility. And the mobile ICUs may also incorporate a multiple-vestibule with airlock design for ensuring safe entry and exit from the facility. The mobile ICUs disclosed herein may also include automated decontamination systems for disinfecting and/or sterilizing spaces within the facility.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a continuously variable transmission that includes an input shaft, an output shaft, multiple planetary gear assemblies and a hydraulic system including a pump, a motor and a valve. Two of the planetary gear assemblies, in conjunction with the hydraulic system, work as a speed variation mechanism and as a braking device. A third planetary gear assembly multiplies torque. A sub-transmission serves as the range device, providing for forward or reverse rotation of a final drive shaft or alternately a neutral position wherein there is no rotation of the final drive shaft. In one embodiment, first, second and third planetary gear assemblies, the output shaft, a one-way clutch, the final drive shaft, the hydraulic pump and the hydraulic motor all have an axis of rotation that lies coaxially with a primary axis of rotation of the input shaft.