Laser-thermal separation involves treating of a ceramic plate (7) repeatedly with an intended dividing line (6) with a laser beam (2) in a same direction to allow heat entry into the plate and to induce thermal stresses within the material. The duration of the individual treatment of plate depends upon the specific material.; Se describe un método para la separación térmica inducida por láser de m...

The invention relates to a new method for improving mechanical and tribological properties of thermoplastic technical polymers containing oxygen and/or halogen heteroatoms and of devices and accessories made therefrom by treating their surfaces with accelerated atom beams. According to the invention the surface treatment is performed with accelerated beams of electrostatically neutral particles ob...

Services to user equipment in communication networks, and in particular basic operational services, are controlled through a device management object through which services are selectively disabled and enabled.; Servicios a equipo de usuario en redes de comunicación, y en particular servicios operacionales básicos, se controlan a través de un objeto de manejo de dispositivo a través del cual los s...

Disclosed is a method for making polystyrene foam which utilizes one or more atmospheric gases, particularly CO2, as the blowing agent in combination with a polymer processing aid (PPA), typically an ester that is relatively non- volatile at the extrusion temperature range. The blowing agent and the PPA may both be introduced into the molten thermoplastic polystyrene resin or the PPA may be incorp...

Systems and methods for the secure processing of electronic transactions are disclosed. In accordance with an exemplary embodiment, a system and method for the secure processing of electronic transactions comprises: receiving, by a POS terminal, information for a financial transaction card; receiving, by the POS terminal, information for a financial transaction; encrypting, by the POS terminal, th...

Expanded and extruded polyolefin foams are obtained using environmentally benign non-VOC methyl formate as a blowing agent. The blowing agent can be a blend further including at least one co-blowing agent, preferably an environmentally friendly species (e.g., non-VOC), which is either a physical co- blowing agent (e g an inorganic agent, a hydrocarbon, a halogenated hydrocarbon, a hydrocarbon with...

A self-contained in-borehole gas monitor (IGM) apparatus (8) comprising a detector for measuring a gas variable, and a controller (54) configured to automatically periodically use the detector to measure a gas variable.; Un aparato (8) de monitoreo de gas en pozos de sondeo (IGM) autónomo que comprende un detector para medir una variable de gas, y un controlador (54) configurado para de manera aut...

Microporous film products permeable to moisture vapor and which act as barriers to liquid are made by a high speed method. Such microporous products are made at speeds in the order of above 500 fpm to about 1200 fpm. Thermoplastic polymers are melt blended to contain about 35% to about 45% by weight of a linear low density polyethylene, about 3% to about 10% by weight of a low density polyethylene...

A method for real-time authentication or authorization of a user (1) of a secured system (3) is based on using two authentication channels and an authentication device (4) from which the secured system can request authentication or authorization (6) over a secured information network connection (6, 9). One of the authentication channels is a telephone network (8), to which the authentication devic...

A method is provided for determining whether a test object is an authentic object having an authentication image applied to an authentication image area thereof. The method comprises positioning and orienting a portable image acquisition device for selectively viewing and capturing a magnified image of a target surface area of the test object. The target surface area corresponds to the authenticat...

A compact final drive assembly comprises a stationary housing and a rotatable housing. A bent axis hydraulic motor is coupled to the stationary housing. The bent axis hydraulic motor drives a planetary drive unit for driving the rotatable housing. A clutch/brake unit controls the planetary drive unit by braking the planet carrier. The clutch/brake unit is provided with a ring piston that is suppli...

A washer and a control for an automatic washer to operate the washer through a wash cycle selected based upon a range of conditions of a fabric load to be washed. The control has a plurality of selectable stain type entr(CR)es, each with a particular dedicated wash cycle. The control also has dispensing control over at least two wash liquor additives, one being a detergent and the other being an o...

The invention relates to an insertion instrument for joint sockets of prostheses, comprising an elongate shaft (1), a suction head (2) being provided at the front end thereof for connection to a joint socket, a suction device with a piston guided in the shaft (1), a suction duct merging into the suction head and an actuating element which is guided along a guiding track (14) on the shaft (1). Acco...

An injection device 110 is described having a housing 112 that receives a syringe 114 having a needle 118, wherein the syringe is supported in a syringe carrier 150. The syringe 114 and syringe carrier 150 are biased by a return spring 126 from an extended position in which the needle 118 extends from the housing 112 through an exit aperture 128 to a retracted position in which it does not. A driv...

The invention relates to carboxylic acid derivatives which are obtained by reacting an unsaturated dicarboxylic acid anhydride (A) with a hydrophobic reactive component (B) that contains at least one group reacting to carboxylic acid anhydrides and has a mean molecular weight of 200 to 50,000 Dalton. The inventive carboxylic acid derivatives are excellent as a substance for preventing efflorescenc...

A pressure-sensitive tape for closing, sealing and gluing joints in house construction is proposed, with a backing (1) on the upper side of the tape and with an adhesive layer (2), which is provided on the underside of the tape and has a covering film (3), which can be pulled off, the covering film having at least one slit (6) in the longitudinal direction and the tape being folded upon itself alo...

The apparatus has a guide arrangement (13) for preventing deflection of printed products (4). The guide arrangement with stabilizing elements (14) is attached to immovable clamp portion which interacts with the movable clamp portion of the clamp. The guide arrangement is movable from ineffective position into support position behind the printed products which are being transported in the conveying...

The intermediary bonding material for silicone coated textile, comprises a composition (2) with a non-reticulated silicone elastomer base and an anti-adhesive film (3) placed on top of the material, rectilinear sections connected and folded with one another and cutting edges, which are present at the level of connection zone between adjacent sections. A translucent film (4) is placed on a second f...

PCT No. PCT/SE98/01287 Sec. 371 Date Aug. 12, 1998 Sec. 102(e) Date Aug. 12, 1998 PCT Filed Jun. 29, 1998 PCT Pub. No. WO99/02542 PCT Pub. Date Jan. 21, 1999A pharmaceutical composition comprising a nucleotide analogue and one or more glass forming additives which is suitable for freeze drying.