An aqueous chemical treatment or size for silaceous fibers and fillers has a polyolefin compatible film forming polymer, organo functional coupling agent, and at least one stabilizer to produce a polyolefin reinforcing article. The stabilizer is one or more of the following: alkali metal and alkaline earth metal and ammonium, phosphinates, phosphites, hypophosphites, sulfites and bisulfites, organ...

Patente de Invenção: "SISTEMAS DE VENDA PARA UM AMBIENTE DE IMPRESSãO EM REDE". Os usuários de computador em uma rede submetem trabalhos para uma impressora digital, e depois pagam pela impressão através de um dispositivo de pagamento, tal como um receptor de dinheiro ou leitora de cartão magnético, localizado na impressora. Os dados do trabalho submetido são mantidos em uma memória na impre...

"DESVULCANIZAçãO SUPERFICIAL DE FARELO DE BORRACHA CURADA" Esta invenção se baseia na descoberta inesperada de que a superfície de partículas de farelo de borracha recuperada pode ser desvulcanizada por aquecimento das partículas de farelo a uma temperatura de pelo menos cerca de 150°C, sob uma pressão de pelo menos cerca de 3,4 x 10^ 6^ Pascals, na presença de 2-butanol. Também se baseia na desco...

"MATERIAL ESPONJOSO, PROCESSO DE PREPARAçãO DO MESMO, ESPONJAS, E, ARTIGOS DE USO DOMéSTICO" A presente invenção refere-se a um material esponjoso, a seu processo de fabricação assim como suas aplicações. Este material esponjoso compreende uma mistura de fibras de celulose e pelo menos um elastómero e é caracterizado em que ele apresenta uma estrutura alveolar formada de alveólos de tamanho compre...

"MéTODO DE PRODUçãO A ALTA VELOCIDADE DE FILME TERMOPLáSTICO MICROPOROSO E RESPECTIVO FILME" Produtos de filme microporoso permeáveis ao vapor de umidade e que atuam como barreira para líquidos são feitos através de método de alta velocidade. Esses produtos microporosos são produzidos a velocidades da ordem de mais de 2,794 m/as cerca de 6,096 m/s. Polímeros termoplásticos são misturados por...

A method for resolving electronic addresses in data-communications wherein users register their address-related details with a virtual centralized location in a topology of servers (10), such as a centralized server (13) or any communication topology equivalent server architecture. These users also acquire (for example, by an Internet download) special software (e.g. an "agent") (12) that is insta...

The invention relates to a process for coating a substrate with a nitrogen-free compound corresponding to formula (I) and/or a hydrolysis product or condensation productwhereini represents the number 1, 2 or 3,j represents an integer from 1 to 10,k represents the number 0, 1 or 2,k+i is <=3, andR1 represents OH, OR, SH, SR, OOC-R,R represents C1-C10-alkyl or C6-C12-aryl,R2 is an unsubstituted, sin...

An RFID reader (2) sends an interrogation signal (5) to a series of RFID tags (6, 6', 6''), which respond (7) with their ID. The RFID reader checks a database (11) for the scanned ID, and adds the ID if it is not found. The RFID reader also performs an error detection routine to determine whether the ID is valid, and provides feedback using an indicator (12, 14) to the user when valid tags are rea...

A method for managing distributed trading is described that comprises the steps of establishing a cumulative trade limit (301), defining a cumulative trade value accuracy (302, 303, 304, 305), processing a proposed trade request to establish a projected cumulative trade value, and adjusting the cumulative trade value accuracy (302, 303, 304, 305) with a predetermined accuracy function based on the...

A selective optical actuation system for a plurality of electrical devices (20) comprises a variable pulse frequency pulsed light source (10) and an optical fibre network (12, 13, 14) distributing the light pulses to actuation gateway for each device, comprising a photovoltaic converter (16) whose correspondingly pulsed electrical output is applied to a ferroelectric transformer (18). Only if the ...

A method of modelling a logistics process (30), which comprises sub-processes (31), at least one cost factor (34) and at least one environmental factor (35), such as energy consumption, being associated with at least one said sub-process. A computer model is created from the logistics process, and at least one sub-model (40) of the computer model models a corresponding sub-process (31) so that the...

Disclosed herein is a process for applying a thin, continuous, foam coating to a fiberglass mat which comprises applying an emulsion polymeric coating which has been foamed to a density of about 1.5 to about 7.0 lbs./gal. and drying the coating so as to produce a thin, continuous, foam coating.

A communication system provides an exchange service between multiple companies. Messages between companies are routed through the exchange. These messages may represent any data or functionality desired by the companies. These messages may be requests, quotes, replies, and similar messages. Certain types of messages are designated as events to the exchange system. A portion of the exchange handles...

A system for selling and producing comprehensive business valuations on-line comprises a transaction engine that sells a business valuation and an interface engine that collects quantitative and qualitative data for use in valuing the business. The data collected, along with information from various databases, is linked to a report generating system that automatically produces much of the text req...

The present invention provides a method using a computer to estimate staffing required for a present patient population. The computer operates upon data related to various characteristics regarding the present patient population, such as age, sex, and physical ailment, along with data related to a representative past patient population having similar characteristics and resources allocated to that...

The present invention provides a financial consultant (28) to manage a plurality of customer accounts, which includes a server element (22) that can access and store data within the database (20A through 20C). A server (12) can be a conventional server system that can comprise a computer work station such as a PC compatible computer system. A server (22) can execute an application program that pro...

The present invention provides a system and method that enables users, such as institutional investors and financial institutions, to engage in capital market transactions, including the trading of Over-the-Counter financial products, via the Internet (including the World Wide Web). The system includes a variety of servers, applications, and interfaces that enable users to interactively communicat...

An information system (12) for storing personal information of a customer (20) is provided herein. The customer (20) preferably communicates with the information system (12) using the Internet. Further, the customer (20) preferably uses an anonymous identifier (320) to assure anonimity and to facilitate anonymous and secure transactions over the Internet. Some or all of the information of the cust...

The invention provides exemplary systems and methods for sending mail messages. In one method, a relative delivery address is composed which is associated with at least one recipient. A message is associated with the relative delivery address. The relative delivery address is resolved to an absolute mail address for each recipient, and the message is sent to each absolute delivery address.

A method for handling a message includes receiving a data set including data for respective plural recipients, the data to be combined with a file, obtaining a preference of a particular recipient of the message, and combining the file and data from the data set for the particular recipient in accordance with the obtained preference to prepare a message. The message can be provided to the particul...