Abstract:
A leak-free drinking beaker comprises a container as well as a lid closing the container, a drink opening which opens into the interior of the container, and a valve extending over the drink opening, which valve is held in the closed position under a certain pretension and can be released against said pretension under the influence of a pressure difference. The valve is a double-acting non-return valve and comprises a flexible valve element and two separate valve seats, the valve element and one of the valve seats has a blocking action in a direction opposed to the direction in which the valve element has a blocking action with the other valve seat.
Abstract:
A tumescent contravenom solution including: (a) a vasoconstrictor, (b) a physiological crystalloid solution, and (c) optionally a contravenom agent that neutralizes tissue toxic enzymes present in a venom and/or a drug that impairs or paralyzes lymphatic smooth muscle function and impairs lymphatic transport of venom. Also described are methods of treating an envenomation in a subject, and a kit for performing the method of treating an envenomation.
Abstract:
A pill dispensing cap that secures to a conventional pill container. The pill dispensing cap has a lower cap, a pill discharge port, and a spring loaded rotatable and slidable upper cap. Pills are dispensed one at a time, and the remaining pills are isolated from external contamination. A child resistant lock prevents small children and/or mentally handicapped individuals from easily accessing medicine inside the container. The child resistant lock uses a vertically slidable upper cap that is slidably and rotatably attached to the lower cap. A child safety lock uses a key in the upper cap that must be aligned with a slot in the lower cap to allow a pill to be dispensed. When the key and slot are aligned, the upper cap is vertically compressed against the lower cap. As the upper cap moves toward the base cap, a gravity fed pill discharge port is exposed which releases a single pill.
Abstract:
The present invention is directed to a method and system for preventing intrusion of viscous poured concrete into electrical or telecom boxes using resilient members having a top surface that fills the surface opening of the box it is inserted into where the spring back of the resilient member insures a proper seal around the surface opening. An example method for preventing intrusion of poured concrete into a box comprises selecting a suitable member for insertion into the box, compressing the member, inserting it into the box, and pouring concrete around the box. The resilient member may subsequently be removed and reused in another box. In another example method, a supply of resilient members of different shapes and sizes is provided for insertion into differently sized boxes.
Abstract:
Provided herein are compositions useful as ink which contain novel dispersants that are capable of dispersing pigments which are traditionally difficult to disperse while maintaining acceptable levels of viscosity. Use of dispersants as taught herein enables the preparation of a wide variety of inks having high pigment loading and existing within a conventionally useful viscosity range.
Abstract:
An apparatus for facilitating the placement of a rod member into a remote surface, comprising: an elongated hollow tube member having a first end and a second end; the first end of the elongated hollow tube member adapted to receive and removably secure a drill bit with the drill bit projecting from the end of the tube member; the first end of the elongated hollow tube member further adapted to receive and removably secure an anchor with the rod member projecting therefrom, the rod member being of a length less than the elongated tube member and having a greatest outer diameter less than the inner diameter of the elongated tube member; and the second end of the elongated hollow tube member adapted to be mounted in a driving apparatus.
Abstract:
The present invention relates generally to the electrophoretic separation of biomolecules, including but not limited to proteins, peptides, DNA and RNA. The methods of this invention are particularly useful when applied to two-dimensional gel electrophoresis.
Abstract:
This invention involves synthesis and use of a class of compounds with chelation affinity and selectivity for first transition series elements. Administration of the free or conjugated compound, or physiological salts of the free or conjugated compound, results in decrease in the in vivo bioavailability of first transition series elements and/or removal from the body of first transition series elements and elements with similar chemical properties. These characteristics make such compounds useful in the management of diseases associated with a bodily excess of first transition series elements and elements with similar chemical properties. This invention demonstrates that such compounds inhibit mammalian, bacterial, and fungal cell replication and are therefore useful in the treatment of neoplasia, infection, inflammation, immune reponse, and in termination of pregnancy. Since these compounds are capable of descreasing the in vivo availability of tissue iron they are useful in management of free radical mediated tissue damage, and oxidation mediated tissue damage. When combined with radioisotopic or paramagnetic cations of first transition series elements, or elements with chemical properties similar to those of first transition series elements, prior to their administration, the resulting complexes are useful as diagnostic agents in nuclear medicine and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).