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A radiometric heating/sensing probe for radiating electromagnetic waves of a first frequency capable of heating tissue and detecting electromagnetic waves of a second frequency emitted by the tissue indicating tissue temperature. The probe includes a dual frequency antenna, a signal transmitting path to the antenna and a signal receiving path from the antenna to a radiometer. A diplexer connected between those paths inside the probe includes a quarter wave stub in the form of a shorted slab line-type transmission line in the signal transmitting path. The entire probe package is only about 0.4 in. long and 0.08 in. in diameter so that it can be used in many minimally invasive applications.

A white or colored thixotropic gel is used in conjunction with an electro-mechanical addressable X-Y pixel array composed of micro-magnet pairs in order to produce a re-writable display surface for forming images. Images are formed on the surface of this display by changing the state of transparency of the gel surface, from semi-solid to semi-liquid as a result of thixotropic bond shearing. In addition, pixels are capsules filled with any given color. Furthermore, each active color capsule is forced upwards by magnetic repulsion between the twin-micro-magnet elements to help form images and break the surface tension of the gel and press against the front layer film and forming a visible pixel or; downwards to help erase the image by means of magnetic attraction between the two micro-magnets located directly underneath each pixel. In an embodiment of this invention, four or more layers of materials are bonded together in a flexible construct in order to provide to users a low-cost electronic paper-like display.

A preferably two ply, page sized business form particularly adapted for use in a medical or hospital environment includes a wristband that is die cut thereinto with a face stock area defined in the top or face stock ply and an overlying laminate portion defined in the underlying laminate ply with one or more cinch slots and a tab through which the strap end of the laminate portion is inserted for securing the wristband about a person's appendage. The business form preferably also includes a plurality of “special precaution” condition labels die cut into the laminate ply for selective separation therefrom so that one or more may be adhered to the face stock imaging area either before or after lamination to warn of a “special precaution” for the wristband wearer. The laminate portion, the label, and the strap end may be color coded to provide a visual indication of this special precaution status. The business form may be provided in sheetlet size, or full page size, one or more wristbands per form. Labels and cards may be die cut into the form for separation therefrom and application to associated medical charts, or other records to provide the same special precautions indication in other parts of a patient's file/records.

Equipment front end module (EFEM) systems and methods for handling workpieces at EFEMs are disclosed. An equipment front end module (EFEM) system has an enclosure and a robot within the enclosure. The enclosure has two or more load ports, each being adapted to receive a front opening unified pod (FOUP). The robot is configured to move work pieces between the FOUP(s) and one or more work piece processing tools proximate the enclosure. The load ports are positioned relative to said robot such that said robot can move the work pieces between the tool and a FOUP at each load port with a simple R-theta motion or pure linear motion with respect to two axes.

A device for use in an apparatus, preferably a radiotelephone, is equipped with a plurality of keys. Upon activation of a key, the device detects which key has been activated. The device includes a signal generating unit which generates an oscillating signal whose character corresponds to the activated key. A signal detecting unit determines, from the character of the oscillating signal, a digital value which indicates which key has been activated.

A cryogenic storage tank comprises a partition that divides a cryogen space into a main storage space and an auxiliary space. A valve disposed inside the cryogen space is associated with a first fluid passage through the partition. The valve comprises a valve member that is actuatable by fluid forces within the cryogen space. A second fluid passage through the partition comprises a restricted flow area that is dimensioned to have a cross-sectional flow area that is smaller than that of a fill conduit such that there is a detectable increase in back-pressure when the main storage space is filled with liquefied gas.

An optical measurement system and method are provided. Pump sample light and probe sample light are delivered through into an anatomical structure of a user. The anatomical structure has molecules having a resonant vibrational frequency equal to the difference between a first optical frequency of the pump sample light and a second optical frequency of the probe sample light, whereby a portion of the probe sample light is inelastically scattered by the molecules as signal light encoded with a physiological event occurring in the molecules, and whereby sample light comprising the signal light exits the anatomical structure. Signal light in the exiting sample light is detected, and an electrical signal representative of the signal light is outputted. The electrical signal is analyzed, and based on this analysis, the presence and the depth of the physiological event in the anatomical structure is determined.

A construction element for a plant for capture of an acidic gas using an aqueous amine absorbent, wherein at least a part of a surface of said element comprises a polyolefin, and a hydrolytically stable antioxidant, is described. Additionally, a liner comprising said polyolefin and the hydrolytically stable antioxidant, is described. The construction element may be a column, a pipe, an insert, like a column packing element or a tray. An apparatus for capturing CO₂ using the construction elements, is also described.

A device for inductively transmitting electrical energy to at least one mobile load, with at least one primary conductor that extends along a designated path of the load in the form of a conductor loop and from which a secondary conductor arranged on the load is able to draw electrical energy. At least two conductor loops are provided that are electrically separated from one another and respectively assigned to different segments of the path. The conductor loops are arranged relative to one another so that electrical energy intended for the load can be transmitted from a first conductor loop to at least a second conductor loop due to inductive coupling between the conductor loops. A section of the second conductor loop that is inductively coupled contains a larger number of windings than that of the first conductor loop. The second conductor loop includes of a series of partial loops that extend parallel to one another.

A control device for an electrical appliance operatively set between an electrical supply line of the electrical appliance and a corresponding alternating current (AC) voltage supply source, the control device having a digital control system that encodes information via controlled interruptions of the AC voltage of supply of the electrical appliance and has a first controllable switch managing in an ON-OFF mode the AC voltage from the supply source to the electrical appliance, wherein the encoding comprises carrying out a coding of information as sequences of interruptions having fixed duration of the AC voltage of supply of the electrical appliance, said interruptions having fixed duration being separated by a corresponding interval having variable duration, wherein the information to be transmitted is associated to the variable duration of the interval and the fixed duration of the interruptions is such as not to perturb operation of the electrical appliance.

An optical system has a high power diode pump source and a thin disk gain media. An optical coupler is positioned between the diode pump source and the thin disk gain media. The optical coupler produces a beam with a large numerical aperture incident on the thin disk gain media.