Centrifuge for purifying flowing fluid media, has a plurality of stacked concentric disc elements, each provided with a central fluid inlet hole. The disc elements have through openings and the disc elements are slipped thereonto at least three substantially axially extending, circumferentially spaced guide elements for guiding the disc elements circumferentially and radially. The disc elements ar...

A gel material is expanded by first subjecting mixture of a gel precursor material (10) and heat-expandable microspheres (12) to a curing regimen which cures the precursor material into a gel material (10') without expanding the microspheres and then heating to expand the gel material containing the microspheres. In this manner, an intermediate product in the form of a gel which is more handleable...

PURPOSE: A plurality of concave grooves is provided between grooves in radial direction and vent holes are formed to make ventilation of the tire mold more efficient. CONSTITUTION: A division type tire mold is composed of a plurality of segments(1) in radial direction of the tire, and upper and lower side plate. The tire tread segment comprises a circumferential groove(17) and a radial groove(18)....

Welding of two or more steel sheets (1, 2), at least one of which has a protective layer of a material with a low vaporization temperature, is carried out by directing a laser beam (L) on two overlapped flanges (1a, 2a) of the sheets (1, 2), which are clamped in position during welding by means of clamping devices (3). These clamping devices are able to hold the flanges to be welded (1a, 2a) in a ...

Two or more metal sheets (1, 2), at least one of which has a protective layer made of material having a low vaporization temperature, are welded to each other by means of a laser beam after that a gap (G1) has been provided between the sheets to enable the vapours of the protective material which are created during welding to escape. The gap (G1) is obtained by exploiting the elastic return of one...

A method for reporting the context of an alert condition is disclosed whi ch includes reporting an alert condition associated with a subject system objec t, and analyzing one or more system objects associated with the alert condition to obtain context data. The method further includes generating a context message based an the context data, and outputting the context message.

A process for coating a thermoplastic substrate which comprises applying a solvent based coating composition to the substrate and curing the coating composition at ambient temperature to 125C to form a uniform smooth film on the substrate; wherein the coating composition contains about 45 80% by weight of a film forming binder and 20 55% by weight of an organic liquid carrier; wherein the binder c...

Treatment and/or prophylaxis of protozoal parasitic infections, or infections caused by P.carinii, in mammals, comprises admin. of 2-(4-(4-chlorophenyl)cyclohexyl)-3-hydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinone (I) and prognanil (II). Also claimed are combinations of (I) and (II).

A process for providing a protective coating on a substrate comprises (1) applying to the substrate a coating composition comprising a homogenous mixture comprising an inorganic sol and polymerisable organic species, the inorganic sol being obtainable by hydrolysing hydrolysable inorganic monomer precursors to form inorganic monomers; (2) polymerising the polymerisable organic species; and (3) pol...

The invention relates to polycarbonate substrates and to the use thereof in the production of molded articles of especially high purity and extremely high surface luster. The invention also relates to the molded articles producible from the inventive polycarbonate substrate.; Se describen substratos de policarbonato asi como su empleo para la fabricacion de cuerpos moldeados con una pureza especia...

This invention relates generally to foamable polypropylene polymer, and more particularly to a foamable isotactic polypropylene homopolymer obtained from metallocene catalysis and to their methods of production and articles formed therefrom. The foamable polypropylene polymer has molecular weight distributions and densities that fall within broad ranges. The foamable polypropylene polymer may be p...

The invention relates to a lacquered moulded part consisting of synthetic material, comprising at least one synthetic material layer (A), which contains or consists of at least one graft copolymer (a1) composed of (a11) at least one rubber elastic polymer with a glass transition temperature of below 10 C as the graft base (a12) at least one graft overlay consisting of at least one copolymer with a...

A biodegradable nonwoven material and a disposable absorbent product having improved fluid management properties. The nonwoven material may be produced using thermoplastic compositions which comprise an unreacted mixture of a poly(lactic acid) polymer; a polybutylene succinate polymer or a polybutylene succinate adipate polymer, or a mixture of such polymers; and a wetting agent. The thermoplastic...

Granulation of microcrystalline cellulose with a granulating fluid consisting of water and a water-miscible, volatile, polar organic solvent yields porous granules which are comprised of particles that are larger than the ungranulated microcrystalline cellulose. This granulated microcrystalline cellulose is capable of cushioning controlled release particles and barrier coated particles from the co...

PCT No. PCT/GB97/00534 Sec. 371 Date Aug. 26, 1998 Sec. 102(e) Date Aug. 26, 1998 PCT Filed Feb. 26, 1997 PCT Pub. No. WO97/33067 PCT Pub. Date Sep. 12, 1997A wellhead cap assembly (10) includes a high security barrier (16) for installation onto a wellhead (12) containing any leakage safely and for permitting the installation of a subsea xmas tree onto the wellhead (12) whilst, simultaneously, pro...

A cleaning lance is provided in which water from an inlet (1) is directed either to an upper, rinsing barrel (5) or to a lower, foamer barrel (12). The latter is provided with a mixing chamber having an inlet for detergent supplied via a flow control valve (2). A water jet injected into the mixing chamber via a Venturi nozzle (3) draws in and mixes with the detergent and the resulting mixture is e...

The frequency divider includes a series LC resonant circuit connected directed across a parallel LC resonant circuit. One circuit is resonant at a first frequency and the other circuit is resonant at a second frequency that is a multi-integer-divided quotient of the first frequency. Either or both of the series and parallel resonant circuits includes a variable capacitance element, such as a varac...

Methods for treating pain by intrathecal administration to a human patient of a therapeutically effective amount of a neurotoxin such as botulinum toxin type A are disclosed.; Se describen metodos para tratar el dolor administracion intratecal a un paciente humano de cantidad terapeuticamente efectiva de una neurotoxina como la toxina botulinum tipo A.

PURPOSE: An auxiliary transfer member of foamed particles is provided to prevent the defective molding by filling foamed particles uniformly in proper density in a mold at the time of manufacturing an in-mold foam molded body. CONSTITUTION: A foamed particle filling machine(1) with a compressed air jet outlet(4) is installed on a foamed particle inlet(6) of a mold(5). Compressed air is ejected out...

A process for manufacturing composite sheets. The sheets are made of at least one ply of yarn with this ply having at least two materials with different melting points. The ply is introduced continuously into a zone where it is heated to a temperature between the two melting points and below the degradation temperature of the material having the lower melting point. This ply is then passed over at...