BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS. FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a scanning device according to the present invention. 175 FIG. 2 is an exemplary view of a scanning pattern of a translucent object with a scanning device according to the present invention.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS. [0016] The summary, as well as the following detailed description, is further understood when read in conjunction with the appended drawings. For the purpose of illustrating the invention, there are shown in the drawings exemplary embodiments of the invention; however, the invention is not limited to the specific methods, compositions, and devices disclosed. In addition, the drawings are not necessarily drawn to scale. In the drawings: [0017] FIGs. 1A —1G illustrate an embodiment of the present invention directed to processing tire cuttings using microwaves to recover fuel oil; [0018] FIG. 2A is an elevation view, axial direction, of a microwave reactor suitable for processing oil cuttings according to an aspect of the present invention; [0019] FIG. 2B illustrates an elevation view of the microwave reactor of FIG. 2A, longitudinal direction; [0020] FIG.2C illustrates an elevation view of the microwave device and control room suitable for generating microwaves and propagating the same through waveguides; [0021] FIGs. 3A - 3B illustrate several embodiments of the present invention for extracting petroleum-based materials from oil slurry; [0022] FIG. 4A illustrates an elevation view of a microwave reactor system suitable for processing shale rock, tar sands, drill cuttings, and the like; [00231 FIG. 4B provides a plan view of FIG. 4A; [0024] FIG. 5A is an illustration of one embodiment of the present invention for extracting petroleum-based materials from heavy oil contained in oil xxxxx; [0025] FIG. 5B is an illustration of one embodiment of the present invention for extracting petroleum-based materials from oil shale, in situ; [0026] FIG. 6 is an illustration of one embodiment of the present invention for extracting petroleum-based materials from tar sands, oil sands and shale rock; [0027] FIG. 7 is an schematic of one embodiment of the present invention for decomposing vehicle tires; [0028] FIG. 8A is a plan view of an oil platform incorporating a drill cuttings microwave processing unit; [0029] FIG. 8B illustrates an elevation view of the oil platform in FIG. 8A; [0030] FIG. 8C illustrates a vertical and horizontal configurations of the drill cuttings microwave processing unit suitable for use in the oil platform illustrated in FIG. 8A; [0031] FIG. 9A is a depiction of an electron microscope photograph of carbon black produced by the method of the present invention; [0032] FIG. 9B is a depiction of an electron microscope photograph of carbon black produce...
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS. The invention is described in greater detail by way of example only and with 25 reference to the attached drawings, in which: FIG. 1 depicts a typical feed horn receiver calibration. FIG. 2 depicts an embodiment of an inventive surface.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS. FIG. 1 shows SDS-PAGE analysis of KLH [the method of Lacmmil et al. (26) under reducing conditions; 5% to 15% polyacrylamide gradient; Coomassie blue R-250 staining]. Lane 1, p-KLH; lane 2, d-XXX; xxxx 0, x-XXX; xxne 4, l-KLH. Molecular weight markers (kDa) are shown at left. FIG. 2A shows electron microscopy of p-KLH. FIG. 2B shows electron microscopy of d-KLH. FIG. 2C shows electron microscopy of f-KLH. FIG. 2D shows electron microscopy of l-KLH. 41 5,407,912
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS. [0005] Figure 1 shows a conceptual block diagram representing an electric power cell according to some embodiments of the invention. [0006] Figure 2 shows a photograph of a development prototype of an electric power cell according to an embodiment the invention. [0007] Figure 3 depicts a breakout view of an exemplary laminated oxygen cathode. [0008] Figure 4 shows a conceptual block diagram of an exemplary oxygen generation system that may be used in various embodiments of the invention.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS. In the drawings:
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS. [0015] To enable the present invention to be easily understood and readily practiced, the present invention will now be described for purposes of illustration and not limitation, in connection with the following figures wherein: [0016] FIG. 1 illustrates an apparatus constructed according to the present invention used in a process for screening for abnormal cells; [0017] FIG. 2 is a block diagram of one embodiment of the apparatus shown in FIG. 1; [0018] FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating the steps of a method of screening according to the present invention; [0019] FIG. 4 is a diagram of another embodiment of the present invention useful for screening for abnormal cells in a body cavity; [0020] FIG. 5A is a detailed diagram illustrating a port element which may be a component of the present invention; [0021] FIGS. 5B and 5C are detailed diagrams illustrating a range finding mechanism useful for determining the distance between the tissue and probe which may be a component of the present invention; and [0022] FIGS. 6A and 6B are detailed diagrams illustrating alternative embodiments for the collection components of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [0023] One embodiment of an apparatus 10 constructed according to the teachings of the present invention and useful for screening for abnormal cells is illustrated in FIG. 1. In FIG. 1, a patient 12 is positioned on an examining table 14. A target 16 is examined by apparatus 10 as will be described in detail below. Those of ordinary skill in the art will recognize that target 16 is meant to be exemplary and not limiting. [0024] Most internal and external surfaces of the body are covered with a layer of cells known as the epithelium. One of the more common types of epithelial tissue is known as the “columnar epithelium”, in which a single layer of epithelial cells lies on top of the thicker sub-mucosal layer. In such a case, the epithelial nuclei can be considered as scattering spheres embedded in a surrounding uniform medium of different optical composition. [0025] The way that light scatters in such a situation depends upon a number of factors: scattering angle, sphere size, wavelength and polarization of the light being scattered, as well as the optical properties of the spheres and surrounding medium. The mathematics used to describe this scattering is known as the Mie theory. Hence, if the wavelengths and polarization of the illumination light, the detection angle, and the optical pro...
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS. In order to understand the invention and to see how it may be carried out in practice, embodiments will now be described, by way of non-limiting example only, with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which: Detailed description of the embodiments MATERIALS AND METHODS Production of monoclonal antibodies Several clones of mAbs were produced according to standard protocols. In short, Balb/C mice were immunized with 20µg of eotaxin-2 (Peprotec, USA) followed by four additional boosts. After confirming the presence of polyclonal anti-eotaxin-2 Abs in the sera, mice were sacrificed, cells were isolated from their spleens and hybridized with an NS/0 myeloma line, followed by clonal screening for binding to eotaxin-2. The hybridomas were then grown in serum-free media for 2-3 weeks, media collected and concentrated by 100 kDa centricons (Biological Industries, Israel). Cross-reactivity of one of the mAbs (D8) with murine eotaxin-2 was confirmed by ELISA. Binding assays Plates were coated with 1µ/ml of either eotaxin or eotaxin-2 (in buffer Carbonate), overnight at 4°C. The plates were washed with PBS-t 3 times and blocked with 2%BSA for 45 minutes at 37°C. Anti eotaxin-2 antibodies (the D8 clone) was put in serial dilutions in PBS for 1.5 hour at 37°C. Washing was repeated as indicated above and the plates were incubated for 1 hour at 37°C with a goat anti-mouse peroxidase conjugated antibody. Washing was repeated as above and binding was detected using a colorimetric substrate. Splenocyte adhesion assays In adhesion assays, C57Bl mice and Xxxxx rat splenocytes were separated on ficoll gradient and plated in 10cm dishes for an overnight incubation. On the next day cells were harvested and pretreated with increasing concentrations of D8 or total mouse IgG (5-50ug/ml) for two hours with rotation. Cells were then centrifuged and plated on 96-well plates pre-coated with fibronectin. After one hour-incubation, non-adherent cells were washed away and the amount of adherent cells was analyzed using XTT kit (Biological Industries, Israel). Similar adhesion assays were performed using peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) collected from healthy donors. Migration assays C57BL/6J-derived splenocytes, as well as rat splenocytes and human PBMCs pretreated with D8 (30ug/ml) were plated onto the upper chamber of a Trans-Well system. The lower chamber contained serum-free media supplemented with VEGF (vascular endothelial growth factor) (20ng/ml). Four hours later th...
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS. FIG. 1 shows a preferred embodiment of the present invention drying a boot.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS. This and other objects and features of this invention will become clear from the following description, taken in conjunction with the preferred embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings in which:
