Nonwoven sheet materials, and pressure sensitive adhesive tapes formed from nonwoven sheet materials are provided. The nonwoven sheet materials comprise a randomly interlaced fibrous web of tensilized nonfracturable staple fibers and binder fibers, wherein the fibrous web is pattern embossed, and is interbonded by a chemical bonding agent, physical entanglement, or a combination thereof, and furth...

The present invention, in one form, is a system (10) for performing image reconstruction from projection data acquired in a helical scan. More specifically, the system (10) implements an incremental reconstruction algorithm for helical scan projection data which does not require filtering, weighting and backprojecting such projection data for generating each image. Particularly, a segmentation alg...

A centrifuge comprising a container (110) which includes a cylindrical member (27) and a piston comprising a piston rod (8). The piston divides the cylindrical member (27) into a first chamber (70) positioned above the piston and a second chamber positioned below the piston. The apparatus comprises a supporting turntable (101) with means for releasably retaining the cylindrical member (27), the su...

An apparatus is adapted to centrifuge and furthermore automatically handle a container (10) for separating a component, such as fibrin monomer, from plasma. The container (10) comprises a cylindrical member (11) and a piston (25) displaceable therein and comprising a tubular piston rod (12), which extends through the top wall. The piston (25) divides the cylindrical member (11) into a first chambe...

LA INVENCION PRESENTA UN METODO DE ALLANAMIENTO PARA HOJAS UNIDAD HECHAS DE MATERIAL TERMOPLASTICO. LOS EXTREMOS SOLDADOS DE LAS HOJAS DE PLASTICO SE COLOCAN ENTRE DOS PLATINAS. LAS PLATINAS SE CALIENTAN PARA ELEVAR LA TEMPERATURA DEL MATERIAL DE PLASTICO EN UNA CANTIDAD SUFICIENTE PARA REBLANDECER EL MATERIAL DE PLASTICO SIN PERJUDICAR SU ESTRUCTURA MOLECULAR. LAS PLATINAS SE PRESIONAN ENTRE SI C...

A breast stabilization device (100) for imaging and invasive medical procedures includes a shell configured to surround a superior portion of a breast (105) when the breast (105) rests on a substantially flat surface (195). The shell includes a first opening (130) configured to allow at least a portion of a nipple-areolar complex (126) of the breast (105) to protrude therethrough. A first (135) an...

The present invention provides a sunshade plate for automobile, which comprises a shade mask, at least two posts and a connector. Each post has a first end pivoted to the connector, and a second end supporting the shade plate so that the two ends are in a separated state. The whole structure is in an unstable state when the posts of the shade mask and the connector are in a same plane. When folded...

A system and method for billing one or more participating parties for client access to the internet is disclosed including the steps of identifying at least one of the one or more participating parties as being responsible for the billing, allocating a share of the billing to each responsible participating party based on a predetermined function and computing a billing amount for each of the respo...

Apparatus for determining the position of a mobile vehicle relative to a fixed location marker device (10,20) which comprises a coil (22) energized to emit a magnetic field composed of lines of magnetic flux extending radially and arcuately from the ends of the coil's longitudinal axis (12). A sensor unit mounted on the mobile vehicle comprises four identical sensing coils (A,B,C,D,) each responsi...

PRODUCCION DE ESPUMA DE POLIURETANO MEDIANTE ACETONA COMO AGENTE AUXILIAR DE FUSION. SE COMBINAN UN POLIOL, UN ISOCIANATO, AGUA, ACETONA Y UN CATALIZADOR PARA CATALIZAR LA FORMACION DE POLIURETANO A FIN DE OBTENER UNA MEZCLA LIQUIDA NO CELULAR, QUE QUEDA RETENIDA, DE FORMA HOMOGENEA, PREFERENTEMENTE EN UN CONTENEDOR DE REACCION ABIERTO EN SU PARTE SUPERIOR, DURANTE UN TIEMPO DE SECADO EN EL QUE SE...

UN METODO PARA INCORPORAR LUBRICANTE Y UN COMPONENTE SOLIDIFICADOR A UNA COMPOSICION DE POLVO METALURGICO CON POLVOS DE BASE FERREA. UN POLVO DE BASE FERREA, EN PARTICULAR, ES CONTACTADO Y BASADO CON UNA SOLUCION DE SAL METALICA DE UN ACIDO GRASO EN UN DISOLVENTE ORGANICO. SE RETIRA EL DISOLVENTE PARA PROPORCIONAR PARTICULAS DE BASE FERREA CON UN BAÑO DE LA SAL METALICA. LA COMPOSICION DE POLVO AU...

UNA LLANTA PARA VEHICULOS (1) EN DONDE CADA PARTE DE TALON (1A) ESTA DEFINIDA POR UN ENSAMBLAJE DE RELLENO TALON-TALON METALICO (10), Y POR UNA PARTE (6,7,8) DE UNA INCLINACION DEL CUERPO REFORZADO (4) CUBIERTA HACIA FUERA POR UNA CAPA (13) DE MATERIAL ELASTOMERICO Y DOBLADA EN UNA U ALREDEDOR DEL ENSAMBLAJE (10); Y EN DONDE EL PRODUCTO DE RELLENO DEL TALON (12) ES UN PRODUCTO DE RELLENO COMPUESTO...

Provided are a novel system and method for delivery of a vapor phase product to a point of use, as well as a novel on-site chemical distribution system and method. The system for delivery of a vapor phase product includes a storage vessel containing a liquid chemical under its own vapor pressure, a column connected to receive the chemical in liquified state from the storage vessel, wherein the ch...

An orientation angle detector using gyroscopes (301-303) for detecting X-, Y- and Z-angular velocities which are time-integrated (60) to produce pitch, roll and yaw angles (, , )of the orientation. Two accelerometers (403, 404) are used to obtain tentative pitch and roll angles in order to correct the pitch and roll angles, and two terrestrial magnetometers (401, 402) are used ...

The present invention relates to a plasma display panel used by data processing terminal or flat, wall-mounting television, and the image display using the same. The plasma display panel comprises at least the following: the back substrate composed of a plurality of addressing electrodes and a plurality of first display electrodes allocated crosswise with the addressing electrodes; and, the front ...

Supply system for chemicals during chemical-mechanical polishing, characterized by a system consisting of (a) storage and working tanks which are connected to one another and which, if required, are provided with stirrers or other apparatuses for homogeneous mixing and, if required, can be subjected to pressure, (b) by pipelines which are provided with valves, are laid in a descending manner and, ...

PCT No. PCT/JP96/03330 Sec. 371 Date May 15, 1998 Sec. 102(e) Date May 15, 1998 PCT Filed Nov. 13, 1996 PCT Pub. No. WO97/18260 PCT Pub. Date May 22, 1997The present invention provides pre-expanded noncrosslinked polyethylene resin beads which are made of a mixed resin, as a base resin, comprising a high-pressure-process low-density polyethylene, a linear low-density polyethylene, and a linear hig...

Biodegradable and/or compostable polymers are made from isoprene, 2,3-dimethyl-1,3-butadiene or like conjugated dienes and a crosslinking agent having a cleavable linking group such as ethylene glycol dimethacrylate. These polymers can be used to make absorbent foams that are useful in absorbent articles such as diapers, as well as other biodegradable articles such as films, and latexes useful as ...

An environmentally sealed electronics assembly. The assembly includes a flexible envelope surrounding the active electronics board. The electronics board is insertable into the envelope and with subsequent sealing provides a reenterable but environmentally sealed active electronics package. Methods of manufacturing the assembly are also described.

A system and method for creating, executing, and maintaining shared, automated business processes across distributed organizations comprises capabilities that enable interoperation among heterogeneous information systems. The system includes a plurality of independent communicating subsystems called sites that have a server with common means of representing and executing shared public process defi...