Nicoventures Trading Limited

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Advanced Technology Materials, Inc.

Route 92 Medical, Inc.

British American Tobacco (investments) Limited

Emerson Vulcan Holding LLC

John Miller

Duane Anthony Kaufman

Benjamin J Paprocki

Raymond John Robey

Andrew Paul Wilke

Tony M Chou

Thomas P Blandino

James J Frater

George R Brandes

Scott D Wilson

Vera Shinsky

Mark Kendrick Hamm

William Clinton Osteen

John R Grenaway

Casey Grey

David Rhodes

Disclosed is an article for use with apparatus for heating smokable material to volatilize at least one component of the smokable material. The article includes a mass of smokable material. An exterior of the article has a length (L), a width (W) perpendicular to the length (L), and a depth (D) perpendicular to each of the length (L) and the width (W). The length (L) is greater than or equal to the width (W), and the width (W) is greater than the depth (D).

Article for use with apparatus for heating smokable material

Catheter clip

Disclosed is an article for use with apparatus for heating smokable material to volatilize at least one component of the smokable material, the article including: a malleable container defining a cavity; a mass of smokable material in the cavity; and heating material that is heatable by penetration with a varying magnetic field to heat the smokable material. Also disclosed is a system including: such an apparatus; and an article for use with the apparatus, the article including a container defining a cavity, and a mass of smokable material in the cavity; wherein the apparatus includes a heating zone for receiving at least a portion of the article, and a magnetic field generator for generating a varying magnetic field to be used in heating the smokable material when the portion of the article is in the heating zone. In the system, the container is malleable, or a portion of the container is porous for permitting volatilised material generated by heating the smokable material within the cavity to leave the cavity.

A method of performing a medical procedure in a cerebral vessel including advancing a guide sheath into an internal carotid artery; advancing a catheter within a lumen of the guide sheath until a distal end of the catheter is adjacent to an embolus in a cerebral vessel; activating a vacuum source to create a vacuum in a lumen of the catheter; and cyclically controlling the vacuum applied with a valve. The vacuum is cyclically controlled by opening the valve for a first time period, closing the valve for a second time period longer than the first time period, opening the valve for a third time period shorter than the first time period, then closing the valve for a fourth time period greater than the first time period, and repeating for at least 40 cycles.

Aspiration catheter systems and methods of use

Disclosed is material for use with apparatus for heating smokable material to volatilize at least one component of the smokable material. The material includes a mixture of smokable material and elements. Each of the elements includes a closed circuit of heating material that is heatable by penetration with a varying magnetic field.

Material for use with apparatus for heating smokable material

A relief valve including a body defining an inlet. A valve closure element is disposed at least partially within the body and arranged to allow selective flow through the relief valve in response to a predetermined pressure. An outlet housing that is separate from and coupled to the inlet housing is rotatable with respect to the inlet housing. The outlet housing defines an outlet that is in selective communication with the inlet.

Relief valve with directable outlet

This invention relates to electron emitting semiconductor materials for use in dynodes, dynode devices incorporating such materials, and methods of making the dynode devices. In particular, the invention relates to emissive materials having an electron affinity that is negative and which have low resistivity. The invention also relates to electronic devices such as electron multipliers, ion detectors, and photomultiplier tubes incorporating the dynodes comprising the materials, and to methods for fabricating the electronic devices. The secondary electron emitters of the present invention comprise wide bandgap semiconductor films selected from diamond, AlN, BN, Ga.sub.1-y Al.sub.y N where 0.ltoreq.y.ltoreq.1 and (AlN).sub.x (SiC).sub.1-x where 0.2.ltoreq.x.ltoreq.1. The films are preferably single crystal or polycrystalline. The films may be continuous or patterned.

Compact low-noise dynodes incorporating semiconductor secondary electron

Diamond and diamond-like materials having photochemically modified surfaces, and a process for photochemically modifying the surface of diamond and diamond-like materials. Preferably, the substrate to be modified is a single crystal, polycrystalline film or powder of diamond or any silicon carbide polytype. Photochemical modification of the surface enables the addition or exchange of specific surface functional groups. These surface modifiers change the chemical, adhesive and electronic properties of the diamond and diamond-like substrate materials. The modified subtrates are useful for producing semiconductor devices for use at high temperatures, high powers, and in otherwise harsh environments.

Photochemically modified diamond surfaces, and method of making the same

An improvement for a dual flush mechanism which permits a partial flush of a toilet in addition to the full flush. When the operator pushes the partial flush handle down, the partial flush mechanism lifts the flapper valve off the annular valve seat a small distance by raising the connected flush lever arm a similarly small distance. The improvement is a flush lever arm holder adapted to suspend the flush lever arm in the slightly raised partial flush position after the operator has released the partial flush handle. More particularly, a rotatable cam resides on a plate secured to the toilet tank wall, the cam, operably attached to a float, engages the underside of the flush lever arm such that the float holds the rotatable cam under the flush lever arm to secure it in the raised position during the partial flush. As the water level in the toilet tank falls, the float begins to fall with the water and lowers the cam holding up the flush lever arm. The flush lever arm descends allowing the flapper valve to cover the annular valve seat, terminating the partial flush. The toilet tank begins to refill and the float again urges the cam against the underside of the flush lever arm, but is insufficiently buoyant to raise the flapper valve off the valve seat. It sits there awaiting the operator to push the partial flush handle again.

Device to secure toilet flush lever arm to effect a partial flush

A dual flush system for toilets to effect a partial or mini-flush of the toilet to carry away liquid wastes by partially opening of the main valve situated in the water holding tank of the toilet or a period of time determined by an operator. So long as the main valve is only opened slightly, downward pressure upon the main valve and suction forces of water passing between the main valve and valve seat exert a downward force on the main valve with the effect that the main valve is pulled back into a closed position after opening. Only when the main valve is raised to a position where its buoyancy exceeds downward pressures is a full flush effected. Accordingly, the described device provides means to limit the upward lifting of the main valve by limiting the lengthwise travel of a cord attached to the main valve, the cord having attached at its other end variously a pull ring or flush handle and lever. Lengthwise travel of the cord is terminated by a stop attached to the cord which strikes an outstanding arm attached to the toilet overflow pipe. An additional embodiment utilizes a spring mechanism to increase resistance at a set point to the main flush handle movement to indicate that point at which a partial flush continues into a complete flush.

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Marshall, WI, United States of America

John Miller