The invention relates to a device for removal and filtration of drilling fluid at top hole drilling, where a suction module ( 10 ) comprises an extended, pipe-formed body ( 30 ), open at the top and which is arranged to an ocean-bottom penetrating pipe, through which a drill stem is led for drilling of the top hole, and where the pipe-formed body ( 30 ) comprises at least one outlet passage ( 32 )...

A wear part made in a foundry is provided having a structure reinforced with at least one type of metallic carbide, and/or of metallic nitride, and/or of boride, and/or of metallic oxides, and/or of intermetallic compounds, hereafter called components. The raw materials acting as reagents for the components are put into a mold before casting in the form of inserts or preformed shapes of compacted ...

Blowing-agent mixtures containing HFC-365mfc, HFC-227ea and one or both of 1,1,1,3,3-pentafluoropropane and 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane are disclosed; as well as non-combustible polyether polyol and/or polyester polyol premixes for producing foamed products, in particular polyurethane foams.

A telecommunications transmission system is adapted to operate as a platform for an agent-based electronic market. The telecommunications system includes a plurality of user terminals arranged for connection to the Internet, at least one service provider server, and a plurality of electronic shops. The telecommunications transmission system can support agent-based market interactions between a plu...

A system used in a subterranean well has a command generator (e.g., a manually operated mud pump) (39) that is configured to furnish a first command stimulus (e.g., pressure pulses (120) having a predetermined signature) downhole. A first assembly (e.g., a testing tool) of the system is located downhole and has a first member (e.g., a valve) (53), the assembly being connected to move the first mem...

A system for sale of consumer goods, the system including means for issuing to a customer from a printer a non-validated token representing an article of merchandise following election by the customer from a selection panel. The article is to be paid for by the customer at a check-out unit when checking the token at said unit. Said check-out unit has means for providing a validated token from a to...

The present invention generally deals with a system and a method for electronic ordering and purchasing of products. More precisely, ordering of products, where the type of product ordered is defined by the point in time the order is sent. It is then possible to order a product without any specification of the product itself.

Method for procesing of a heating element (11), which comprises a plate shaped glass carrier with a conductive material layer, especially of tin oxide, with a resistance value that makes it possible to utilize this plate structure as a heating element. A voltage is applied to the glass in such manner that a concentrated current flow occurs through a limited part of the conductive layer and/or an a...

The invention provides compounds which specifically inhibit factor Xa activity. The compounds consist of the structure X1-YIR-X2, wherein X1 is H, acyl, alkyl, acylalkyl, arylalkyl or one or more amino acids, and X2 is a modified C-terminal group, one or more carboxy-protecting groups or one or more amino acids or other substituent, and Y, I and R are tyrosine, isoleucine and arginine, respectivel...

An articulated joint (10) for orthopaedic use, which advantageously allows also predetermined lateral rotations, comprises a first half part (12), equipped with a fork-shaped end (13) with two wings (13a), and a second half part (14), equipped with a male end (15) which can be inserted in the fork (13), said ends (13, 15) being hinged to each other by means of a pin (16) and thus angularly movable...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an articular prosthesis for metacarpus-phalangeal or interphalangeal use, by which a treatment for implanting a prosthesis is rapidly and conveniently performed. Ž

SOLUTION: The articular prosthesis 10 comprises a first shank to be associated to a proximal bone and a second shank to be associated to a distal bone, said two shanks being connected to a half part...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an insert for orthopedic use having advantageously uncommon expansion properties. Ž

SOLUTION: This insert for orthopedic use having expansion properties, comprises a jarlike body including a substantially cylindrical skirt 12 having a longitudinal axis X-X, wherein the jarlike body is closed at one end 14 by an end part wall surface 15 and opens at an opposite...

A process for improving the durability, dimensional stability and surface hardness of a wood body is described, in which an untreated wood body is impregnated with an aqueous solution of A) an impregnating agent from the group consisting of 1,3-bis(hydroxymethyl)-4,5-dihydroxyimidazolidin-2-one, 1,3-bis(hydroxymethyl)-4,5-dihydroxyimidazolidin-2-one modified with a C1-5-alcohol, a polyol or mixtur...

There is disclosed a water-reducible, chrome-free coating composition for providing corrosion protection to a substrate, such as a metal substrate. The deposited coating film is corrosion-resistant and, for coated articles which are threaded, e.g., steel fasteners, the coating provides a non-thread-filling coating. The coating composition contains particulate metal, such as particulate zinc or alu...

Produce titanium-group metal micro-dispersion water that contains ion vapor of titanium-group metal in micro-dispersed state and that can be used as a material for health products, medical products, cosmetics, etc., by using an apparatus comprising a water tank, a high-voltage discharge generator equipped with a titanium-group metal electrode and its counter electrode, a water inlet, an outlet for...

The present invention related to compounds of formula (I): or pharmaceutically acceptable salts, hydrates or pharmaceutically acceptable formulations thereof. Those compounds can be used in inhibiting factor Xa and in the prevention and/or treatment of thromboembolic conditions.

This invention is directed to compounds of the formula (I):and their pharmaceutically acceptable salts, wherein R<1>, R<2>, and R<3 >are as defined herein; intermediates for the synthesis of such compounds, pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds; and methods of using such compounds in the treatment of nicotine addiction/withdrawal and CNS disorders.

Electrical signals originating in the brain are measured and analyzed. In one embodiment, this technology serves to assess brain functioning as a means to evaluate cognitive functioning, to detect cognitive deficits such as those brought about by Alzheimer's, and to assess the efficacy of treatments for cognitive disorders. In another embodiment, which is an improvement on technology previously pa...