Author: claimsbot

1. A fluid delivery system, comprising:
a reservoir having an inlet for receiving a gas to pressurize the reservoir and an outlet for dispensing fluid contained in the reservoir;
a first flow control device connected to the reservoir inlet;
a first pressure transmitter connected to the reservoir inlet, the first pressure transmitter providing an output signal;
a second flow control device in fluid communication with the reservoir outlet to control fluid flow out of the reservoir;
a second pressure transmitter connected to the reservoir outlet, the second pressure transmitter providing an output signal;
a Coriolis mass flowmeter in fluid communication with the second flow control device, the Coriolis flowmeter having a flow-tube made of a high-purity plastic material, the Coriolis flowmeter providing an output signal;
a controller receiving a setpoint signal, the controller receiving the output signals from the first and second pressure transmitters and the Coriolis flowmeter and providing control output signals to the first and second flow control devices to vary the pressure of the reservoir and the flow rate of fluid from the reservoir.
2. The fluid delivery system of claim 1, wherein the high-purity plastic material comprises PFA.
3. The fluid delivery system of claim 1, wherein the second flow control device comprises a valve.
4. The fluid delivery system of claim 3, wherein the valve comprises a pinch valve.
5. The fluid delivery system of claim 4, wherein the pinch valve comprises:
an actuator having a ram operatively connected thereto;
a reference surface positioned generally opposite the ram;
a high purity, flexible tube positioned between the ram and the reference surface.
6. The fluid delivery system of claim 5, wherein the actuator comprises a solenoid.
7. The fluid delivery system of claim 5, wherein the actuator comprises a stepper motor.
8. The fluid delivery system of claim 1, wherein the second flow control device comprises a pump having a variable output.
9. The fluid delivery system of claim 8, wherein the pump comprises a peristaltic pump.
10. The fluid delivery system of claim 1, wherein the reservoir includes a bag situated therein for containing a fluid.
11. The fluid delivery system of claim 1, wherein the controller comprises a PID controller.
12. The fluid delivery system of claim 1, wherein the output signal provided by the Coriolis mass flowmeter includes a mass flowrate measurement.
13. The fluid delivery system of claim 1, wherein the output signal provided by the Coriolis mass flowmeter includes a fluid density measurement.
14. The fluid delivery system of claim 1, wherein the output signal provided by the Coriolis mass flowmeter includes a fluid temperature measurement.

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

1. A composition comprising an absorbable copolyester comprising the reaction product of a polycondensation polyester and at least one lactone monomer,
wherein the polycondensation polyester comprises the reaction product of diglycolic acid andor a derivative thereof and diethylene glycol;

the copolyester comprises about 30 to 50% by weight of the polycondensation polyester based on the total weight of the copolyester; and the copolyester has a crystallinity ranging from about 20 to 40%
2. The composition according to claim 1, wherein the at least one lactone monomer is glycolide.
3. The composition according to claim 1, wherein the copolyester comprises the reaction product of a polycondensation polyester, at least 75 mole percent glycolide based on the total moles of lactone, and a lactone selected from the group consisting of lactide (l, d, dl, meso), p-dioxanone, trimethylene carbonate, epsilon-caprolactone, delta-valerolactone, beta-butyrolactone, epsilon-decalactone, 2,5-diketomorpholine, pivalolactone, alpha,alpha-diethylpropiolactone, ethylene carbonate, ethylene oxalate, 3-methyl-1,4-dioxane-2,5-dione, 3,3-diethyl-1,4-dioxan-2,5-dione, gamma-butyrolactone, 1,4-dioxepan-2-one, 1,5-dioxepan-2, -one, 1,4-dioxan-2-one, 6,8-dioxabicycloctane-7-one, and combinations thereof.
4. The composition according to claim 1, wherein the polycondensation polyester comprises the reaction product of diglycolic acid andor a derivative thereof, up to about 25 mole percent of an aliphatic diacid based on the total moles of acid, and diethylene glycol.
5. The composition according to claim 1, wherein the weight average molecular weight of the copolyester is from about 40,000 to about 100,000 gmol.
6. The composition according to claim 1, wherein weight average molecular weight of the copolyester is from about 50,000 to about 80,000 gmol.
7. The composition according to claim 1, wherein weight average molecular weight of the copolyester is about 60,000 to about 80,000 gmol.
8. The composition according to claim 1, wherein weight average molecular weight of the polycondensation polymer is from about 20,000 to about 50,000 gmol.
9. The composition according to claim 1, wherein weight average molecular weight of the polycondensation polymer is from about 30,000 to about 50,000 gmol.
10. The composition according to claim 1, wherein weight average molecular weight of the polycondensation polymer is about 40,000 gmol.
11. A surgical suture or mesh comprising an absorbable copolyester that is the reaction product of a polycondensation polyester and at least one lactone monomer, wherein the polycondensation polyester comprises the reaction product of diglycolic acid andor a derivative thereof and diethylene glycol; the copolyester comprises about 30 to 50% by weight of the polycondensation polyester based on the total weight of the copolyester; the copolyester has a crystallinity ranging from about 20 to 40%; and the weight average molecular weight of the copolyester ranges from about 40,000 to about 100,000 gmol.

1. An air intake apparatus for supplying air to an internal combustion engine, comprising;
an enclosure that is hollow;
a motor vehicle battery;
an air filter;
an air compressor which when activated supplies compressed air to the engine, the enclosure housing the battery, the air filter and the air compressor; and
an engine air supply path through the enclosure that passes from an air inlet to the enclosure to an air outlet from the enclosure via the air filter, said enclosure inlet and enclosure outlet defining respectively an upstream end of the air supply path and a downstream end of the air supply path;
wherein the air intake apparatus includes an automatic air bypass within the enclosure that directs air in the air supply path to the air compressor when the air compressor is activated, and which allows air in the air supply path to bypass the air compressor when the air compressor is not activated.
2. The air intake apparatus of claim 1, in which the air bypass includes a passive valve that operates automatically depending on air pressure differences within the enclosure.
3. The air intake apparatus of claim 2, in which the passive valve is a flexible flap valve that is resiliently biased to a closed position, and which is pulled open under the action of air pressure in the air supply path when the air compressor is activated.
4. The air intake apparatus of claim 1, in which the air bypass includes a diffuser chamber into which bypassed air is admitted when the air compressor is not fully activated, the diffuser chamber having a diffuser outlet which mixes bypassed air and air expelled by the air compressor.
5. The air intake apparatus of claim 4, in which the diffuser chamber has an outlet aperture, and the air compressor has a compressor outlet that includes an outlet pipe that extends through the diffuser chamber, the outlet pipe having an exit that is surrounded by the outlet aperture with a gap extending around the outlet pipe exit and the outlet aperture.
6. The air intake apparatus of claim 5, in which the gap is an annular gap.
7. The air intake apparatus of claim 5, in which the outlet pipe exit and outlet aperture both have a circular cross-section.
8. The air intake apparatus of claim 5, in which the outlet aperture is the same as the air outlet to the enclosure.
9. The air intake apparatus of any claim 1, in which the enclosure is partly divided by a partition wall into a battery compartment and a compressor compartment, wherein the battery compartment houses the motor vehicle battery and the air compressor compartment houses both the air filter and the air compressor, and the air supply path extending through the partition wall.
10. The air intake apparatus of claim 9, in which the battery compartment is in the air supply path upstream of the air compressor compartment.
11. A motor vehicle, comprising an internal combustion engine for powering the vehicle and an air intake apparatus for aspirating the engine, wherein the air intake apparatus comprises:
an enclosure that is hollow;
a motor vehicle battery;
an air filter;
an air compressor which when activated supplies compressed air to the engine, the enclosure housing the battery, the air filter and the air compressor; and
an engine air supply path through the enclosure that passes from an air inlet to the enclosure to an air outlet from the enclosure via the air filter, said enclosure inlet and enclosure outlet defining respectively an upstream end of the air supply path and a downstream end of the air supply path;
wherein the air intake apparatus includes an automatic air bypass within the enclosure that directs air in tho air supply path to the air compressor when the air compressor is activated, and which allows air in the air supply path to bypass the air compressor when the air compressor is not activated.

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

1. A yogurt product that is frozen wherein:
the yogurt product comprising 50-100% fermented yogurt mix; and
the degree of overrun of the mix is between 20 to 150% by volume.
2. The product of claim 1, wherein the fermented yogurt mix comprises at least one component selected from the group consisting of dairy components, sweetening agent, fermenting microorganisms, stabilizer, water, and air.
3. The product according to claim 1, wherein the amount of total solids is 26 to 45% by weight.
4. The product according to claim 2, wherein the dairy component is selected from the group consisting of milk, cream and mixtures thereof.
5. The product according to claim 2, wherein the dairy components comprises fat in an amount of 0.5%-16% by weight.
6. The product according to claim 2, wherein the stabilizer is selected from the group consisting of starch, guar, gelatine, locust bean gum, xanthan gum, acacia gum, carageenan, pectin and tara gum.
7. The method according to claim 2, wherein the amount of stabilizers is 0.01-1.0% by weight.
8. The product according to claim 2, wherein the amount of sweetening agent is 5 to 20% by weight.
9. The product according to claim 1, wherein the mix contains no emulsifiers.
10. The product according to claim 1, wherein the pH of the final product is from 4.0 to 6.0.
11. The product according to claim 1, wherein the product can be consumed frozen or thawed.
12. A method for producing a yogurt product that is frozen comprising the steps of:
providing a yogurt mix comprising dairy components and at least one component selected from the group consisting of: sweetening agent, stabilizer and water;
blending the mix;
homogenizing the mix;
pasteurising the mix;
heating the mix to 65-85\xb0 C. for 15-40 min to denature proteins;
cooling down the mix to specific incubation temperature of the fermentation organism which is typically 37-45\xb0 C. and incubating with yogurt culture;
agitating and cooling the mix to or below 10\xb0 C.; and
between 3-10\xb0 C. feeding the mix through an ice-cream freezer to incorporate overrun.
13. The method of claim 12, wherein no other dairy source is added to the mix after the cooling step.
14. The method according to claim 12, wherein the freezing is achieved by conventional ice-cream freezer.
15. The method according to claim 12, wherein the step of feeding the mix through an ice-cream freezer is followed by using the mix to prepare a product selected from the group consisting of sticks, cones, molded bars, extruded bars, sandwiches, cups, bulk format, frozen snack and a chilled yogurt.