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Trw Automotive U.S. LLC

The Jackson Laboratory

Thomas D Peterson

John Vollmer

John J Strzempko

Kenneth H Holko

Peter J Crichton

Alan E Zantout

Iv Breen Dennis M

An abrading device including an advanced burr and appliqu&#xe9; for a burr and a new process for making cutting tools for fine material removal applications such as in bone and tissue surgeries. An appliqu&#xe9; sheet is first engineered by CAD with an abrading surface having cutting facets. The appliqu&#xe9; is attached to a surface of a tool blank and then metallurgically bonded and coated by the BRAZOL&#xae; or Co&#x2014;P process. The tool blank has a proximal shank attachable to a driver and a distal surface to which the appliqu&#xe9; is affixed. Since each facet is attached to surrounding facets and then strongly bonded to the tool, the facets do not dislodge when used to abrade a surface of an object. The BRAZOL&#xae; or Co&#x2014;P coating imparts excellent wear resistance and lubricity to the cutting facets. This results in excellent operational and material removal characteristics. This approach to making surgical and fine industrial tools offers engineered flexibility in design rather than process dependent designs.

Advanced burr, applique for a burr and method of fabricating

An apparatus () for transporting laboratory animals comprises a container (), a cover piece (), and a closure piece (). The container () has an open top. The cover piece () is connectable with the container () for closing the open top of the container (). The cover piece () has a passage () through which the at least one laboratory animal passes during insertion into and extraction from a cavity (). The closure piece () includes a portion () that is rotatable relative to the cover piece () between a first position in which the portion () of the closure piece () closes the passage () in the cover piece () and a second position in which the passage () in the cover piece () is open to permit the insertion and extraction of the at least one laboratory animal through the passage ().

Apparatus for transporting laboratory animals

An apparatus ( ) for transporting laboratory animals comprises a container ( ), a cover piece ( ), and a closure piece ( ). The container ( ) has an open top. The cover piece ( ) is connectable with the container ( ) for closing the open top of the container ( ). The cover piece ( ) has a passage ( ) through which the at least one laboratory animal passes during insertion into and extraction from a cavity ( ). The closure piece ( ) includes a portion ( ) that is rotatable relative to the cover piece ( ) between a first position in which the portion ( ) of the closure piece ( ) closes the passage ( ) in the cover piece ( ) and a second position in which the passage ( ) in the cover piece ( ) is open to permit the insertion and extraction of the at least one laboratory animal through the passage ( ).

A method and apparatus for determining and communicating shortest elapsed time route information to users wherein information of desired origin and destination combinations is received from the users in a central processor or computer, instant rates of travel on multiple route segments interconnecting various possible origins and destinations being monitored and transferred to the central processor which then calculates the route segment or segment combination providing shortest elapsed time routes for each origin-destination combination and transmitting that information to the respective user. Communication between the central processor and the users is preferably by telephone and more preferably by cellular telephone.

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Moraga, CA, United States of America

Thomas D Peterson