A rotational intravascular ultrasound probe for insertion into a vasculature and a method of manufacturing the same. The rotational intravascular ultrasound probe comprises an elongate catheter having a flexible body and an elongate transducer shaft disposed within the flexible body. The transducer shaft comprises a proximal end portion, a distal end portion, a drive shaft extending from the proximal end portion to the distal end portion, an ultrasonic transducer disposed near the distal end portion for obtaining a circumferential image through rotation, and a transducer housing molded to the drive shaft and the ultrasonic transducer.

A system for manufacturing elastomeric components is provided. The system may include a molding station having a mold configured to receive an elastomeric material, form a pad that includes a plurality of untrimmed elastomeric components, and cure the pad. The system may further include an automated marking station comprising a laser and a camera. The automated marking station may be configured to remove the cured pad from the molding station, present the cured pad to the laser to form a mark on each of the untrimmed elastomeric components, and present the cured pad to the camera to capture an image of each mark. A process for manufacturing the elastomeric components is also provided.

Method of analysis. In the method, a first emulsion and a second emulsion substantially separated from one another by a spacer fluid may be formed. The first emulsion, the spacer fluid, and the second emulsion may be flowed in a channel from a fluid inlet to a fluid outlet of a heating and cooling station having two or more temperature-controlled zones, such that each emulsion is thermally cycled to promote amplification of a nucleic acid target in droplets of the emulsion. Amplification data may be collected from individual droplets of each emulsion downstream of the heating and cooling station. A level of the nucleic acid target present in each emulsion may be determined based on the amplification data collected from the individual droplets of the emulsion.

An in-mold lid closing apparatus comprises a frame, a first actuation assembly configured to linearly position a lid engagement member between a first and second linear position relative to an in-mold lid, and a second actuation assembly configured to rotatably position the lid engagement member between a first and second rotational position relative to the in-mold lid. The first actuation assembly comprises a first support moveably coupled to the frame and a first actuator coupled to a frame support of the frame and a first actuator drive element coupled to the first support. The second actuation assembly comprises a second support moveably coupled to the frame and disposed between the frame support and the first support and a second actuator coupled to the second support and a second actuator drive element coupled to the first support.

The present invention relates to equipment covers. More particularly, the present invention relates to a method of making an equipment cover, the method comprising: moulding a cover from a substantially transparent or translucent polymer, optionally a thermoplastic polymer, to form a cover having a textured outer surface and a generally smoother inner surface; and applying a coating having reflective components to the inner surface.

A method of making a vehicle interior panel having a molded-in airbag door includes cutting a hinge layer of the panel while the hinge layer is supported in a panel molding tool. The hinge layer can be in the form of a reinforcing net and is cut along a perimeter of the airbag door away from the airbag door hinge. The cutting occurs in the molding tool either before or after molding material is introduced into the mold cavity. The cutting also occurs before, during, or after the molding tool is closed from an open condition. A cutter of the molding tool is either stationary or moveable with respect to the portion of the molding tool from which it extends.

A functional component and having a partial plastic housing element with a plastic housing wall, the plastic housing wall having a device identification region integrated into the plastic housing wall and thus realizing a constituent part of the plastic housing wall. The device identification region comprising identification elements integrated into the plastic housing wall, those identification elements that realize part of a surface of the plastic housing wall realizing device identification elements, the device identification region being realized individually for the device by the device identification elements, such that the device can be unambiguously identified by means of the device identification region.

A polymeric structure includes a first polymeric component and a second polymeric component, the first polymeric component including a first mating surface and an opposing first free surface and the second polymeric component including a second mating surface and an opposing second free surface. The first polymeric component and the second polymeric component are positioned with the first mating surface facing the second mating surface. A charge of molten polymer is disposed between the first mating surface and the second mating surface. A compressive force is applied to the first free surface of the first polymeric component and to the second free surface of the second polymeric component in order to secure the first polymeric component to the second polymeric component in order to form the polymeric structure. The polymeric structure may be a construction mat.

A decorative arrangement for an interior lining of a motor vehicle has a carrier layer (20), a decorative layer (6) on the carrier layer (20), and a protective layer provided on the decorative layer (6). The decorative layer (6) is composed of a wood or wood veneer material. A metal structure (8) is provided on the decorative layer (6). The metal structure (8) is inlaid into the decorative layer (6).

System for performing a flow-based assay. The system may comprise a droplet generator to produce an emulsion including droplets in a carrier fluid. The system also may comprise a thermocycler including two or more temperature-controlled zones and also including a channel connected to the droplet generator for receiving the emulsion. The channel may form a single-pass continuous fluid route traversing the temperature-controlled zones multiple times, such that droplets passing through the channel are thermally cycled. The system further may comprise a detection station downstream from the thermocycler and configured to detect a signal from the droplets after such droplets have been thermally cycled by passing through the channel.