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Miller Dowel Company

Qtf Innovation LLC

Andrew Studdert

Michael R Miller

Daniel A Tingley

The invention relates to a device for treating blood flow in an internal wound, including a handling member connected to a series of successively narrower tubes, each tube including a liquid-expandable article. The tubes can be pivotably connected to each other, allowing the tubes to conform to the contours of the wound, or fixed together. The tubes can be encased in a liquid-soluble layer that keeps the liquid-expandable article sequestered from liquids. The stepwise-tapering profile of the device allows for its insertion into the internal wound with little or no resistance until fully seated. Upon encountering liquids within the wound, the liquid-soluble layer can dissolve to expose the liquid-expandable article. When exposed to the wound liquids, the liquid-expandable element can expand in volume, providing compressive pressure against internal wound surfaces and minimizing blood loss. The tubes and the liquid-expandable element can include therapeutic agents for treating the wound.

Temporary dressing for an internal wound

An improved pallet that is capable of easy assembly, functionally adequate for some situations and capable of easy disassembly. In one form of the invention, a pallet is provided that is made of all wood. In one embodiment, the pallet may be comprised of a plurality of stringers with bores, a plurality of deck boards with openings, and a plurality of wooden dowels disposed in the bores and openings to connect the stringers and deck boards.

Wooden dowel in pallet assembly

An engine includes at least one cylinder bore having a cylinder wall and a piston positioned within the cylinder bore, and adapted for reciprocal movement therein. At least one piston sleeve is positioned within the cylinder bore, radially between the piston and the cylinder wall. The piston sleeve extends around the piston, and is adapted for reciprocal movement therein. The piston and the piston sleeve are able to move independently of one another. A stop selectively secures the piston sleeve stationary within the cylinder adjacent a top portion of the cylinder. When the stop is de-activated, the piston and the piston sleeve move together within the cylinder, and when the stop is activated, the piston sleeve is secured adjacent the top portion of the cylinder and the piston moves reciprocally within the piston sleeve.

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Wilmette, IL, United States of America

Andrew Studdert