An impact pad for a bottom lining of a metallurgical vessel, such as a ladle. The impact pad reduces wear to side walls of the metallurgical vessel by controlling the flow of an incoming stream of molten metal to minimize splashing and turbulence. The impact pad includes a frame portion and a bottom wall portion. The frame portion and bottom wall portion define an interior cavity for receiving the stream of molten metal.

A method for propulsion of water-going vessels (1) comprising a plate (9), which is located in the water (2) and extends across a desired direction of motion for the vessel (1), where the plate (9) is moved from a first position (P1) to a second position (P2) and back. Under the influence of a motive force the extent of which varies sinusoidally, the plate (9) is brought into translatory and rectilinear oscillation about a neutral position (N2) between the first and the second position (P1 and P...

Disclosed are methods useful for treating vascular lesions wherein a non-particulate agent such as a metal coil is introduced into a vascular site (e.g., an aneurysm cavity) in conjunction with an embolizing composition comprising a biocompatible polymer and a biocompatible solvent. The biocompatible solvent is miscible or soluble in blood and also solubilizes the polymer during delivery. The biocompatible polymer is selected to be soluble in the biocompatible solvent but insoluble in blood. Upo...

An improved control system for a sailing vessel for controlling the position of the sail and the rudder, and affixed to a slidable seat apparatus. A movement of the seat apparatus does not alter the position of the sail or the rudder. A ballast control, steering control and sail control are located on the slidable seat apparatus. The slidable seat apparatus provides a ballast control means using the helmsperson's weight and the seat itself as movable ballast. Furthermore, the steering control an...

A musical drinks vessel comprises a hollow body 10 for holding the beverage and a sound generating assembly having an electrically operated sound generating device 11,12 sealingly mounted therein. The sound generating device 11,12 is activated when the amount of light incident on a photodiode thereof exceeds a predetermined level. A shutter 21 is provided for obscuring light from the photodiode, when it is desired to deactivate the sound generating device 11,12. The shutter enables the device 11...

A marine vessel is propelled under maneuvering control in a selected direction and travel speed through a body of seawater, by propulsion exclusively provided for by one or more submerged towing module pods attached to the underside of the vessel hull at locations between its bow and stern. Each of such towing pods may be attached to the vessel and spaced therebelow by an elongated cable so constructed for enclosure within a drag reducing fairing. Each of such cables has internal portions thereo...

The invention concerns an apparatus for viewing vessels, in particular blood vessels, in body cavities and hollow organs, comprising an ultrasonic transducer (14) which can be guided into a viewing position by means of an endoscopy device (10, 12), an ultrasonic unit (34) which can be connected to the ultrasonic transducer (14) and which is based on the Doppler principle and which is designed to detect an organ and/or fluid movement at at least one predetermined spacing from the ultrasonic trans...

A bioresorbable and hemostatic plug for embolization made from a collagen piece is compressed so as to be longitudinally insertable into a tubular biological vessel such as a blood vessel to be occluded. The collagen piece is capable of expanding radially inside the vessel by absorbing fluid such as the blood and thereby providing mechanical fixation in and occlusion of the vessel. Two such collagen pieces may be used with a spacer of a different material in between. Different kinds of therapeut...

A piece of hull of a boat, vessel or other construction designed to travel over water, which piece is attached with devices to the rest of the hull in a manner that allows the pieces of hull to move relative to each other. The piece of hull is located partly or in its entirety in the bow half of the hull combination and includes at least an engine, a power transmission mechanism and a propeller or an impeller. The piece of hull according to the invention aims at minimizing as many of the negativ...

A shaped rigid thermoplastic cradle and leveler for vessels such as sanitaryware is disclosed. The cradle and leveler are separately formed or integrally shaped from a single thermoformed sheet of rigid thermoplastic material. The rigid thermoplastic material has a flexural modulus of at least about 300,000 psi to provide sufficient rigidity in the sidewall of the cradle. The leveler includes an integral floor leveling means for providing a designed pitch so as to conform to the desired pitch of...