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United Technologies Corporation

The United States of America As Represented by the United States

Stanley W Smith

Thomas J Campanaro

Lawrence J Bregoli

Wolfgang M Vogel

A physical therapy rehabilitation system for the legs, ankles and feet utilizes an inclined plane that has a torso-supporting platform on it which preferably slides up and down along the incline. At the lower end of the incline plane are attachments that permit the user to exercise the feet, ankles, calf muscles, knees, and other muscles in the lower extremities. One accessory comprises a wobble plate to permit rotation of the ankle in a controlled manner, and another permits plantarflexion. The inclined plane on which the patient's torso is supported is angularly adjustable so that varying proportions of the patient's body weight can be applied to the lower extremity that is being rehabilitated.

Lower extremity rehabilitation system

A molten carbonate fuel cell including a cathode electrode of electrically conducting or semiconducting lanthanum containing material and an electrolyte containing matrix of an electrically insulating lanthanum perovskite. In addition, in an embodiment where the cathode electrode is LaMnO.sub.3, the matrix may include LaAlO.sub.3 or a lithium containing material such as LiAlO.sub.2 or Li.sub.2 TiO.sub.3.

Molten carbonate fuel cell matrices

A fuel cell is disclosed in which the cathode is a gaseous diffusion fuel cell electrode operating with an acid electrolyte and nitrogen dioxide (NO.sub.2) alone or with oxygen. The cathode half cell reaction produces nitric oxide (NO) and water and the NO.sub.2 is externally regenerated by reaction of NO with oxygen to produce the nitrogen dioxide for reuse in the cell. When both NO.sub.2 and oxygen are used, oxidation of the NO formed back to the NO.sub.2 occurs within the cathode itself so it is possible to get more than 100% utilization of the NO.sub.2 in the fuel cell.

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Vernon, CT, United States of America

Stanley W Smith