A method and a device are used for carrying out measurements on cells located in a liquid environment. Each cell is positioned with an underside of its membrane on a surface having a channel running through it. A negative pressure is established to aspirate the cells. Each cell is electrically scanned via at least one electrode which is spaced apart from the cell. The negative pressure is preferab...

An apparatus and method used in dental panoramic and cephalographic x-ray equipment provides automatic adjustment of the pre-programmed exposure factors in order to obtain optimisation of the grey scale of the talent image on various kinds of x-ray detectors, such as the radiographic film or x-ray image detector plates. A sensor, such as photo diodes, detects the intensity of the radiation passed ...

In order to shorten the length of connection buses and reduce a cost, in the present invention, a plurality of T-branched circuit breaker units 12 are arranged in a direction perpendicular to the T-branch direction, and the plurality of circuit breaker units 12 are connected by first connection bus units 14 and second connection bus units 15 in series alternately in a rectangular wave shape on a h...

The invention relates to a magazine for forwarding packs (3) of packaging sheets, especially in cigarette packaging machines or the like. The magazine comprises a storage space for a stack (4) of packs (3) of packaging sheets that is made up of a plurality of layers, each of which comprises at least one pack, preferably two or more packs (3), of packaging sheets arranged in a plurality of horizont...

An automatic transmission control system including a hydraulic pressure control circuit which supplied locking and unlocking pressure to selectively lock and unlock the selected friction coupling elements so as to change a torque transmission path in the transmission gear mechanism and thereby to provide desired gears, a specific one of which is achieved by locking and unlocking simultaneously spe...

PCT No. PCT/GB97/03106 Sec. 371 Date May 13, 1999 Sec. 102(e) Date May 13, 1999 PCT Filed Nov. 12, 1997 PCT Pub. No. WO98/21138 PCT Pub. Date May 22, 1998A reel (10) for cable (21) has a drum (24) onto which the cable (21) may be wound. An electric motor (41) can turn the drum (24) to pull cable (21) in but the drum (24) can also pivot at (65) when the cable (21) is pulled or released. This rockin...

Disclosed is a wind power auxiliary apparatus for an oil pumping machine, comprising a wind wheel, a one-stage accelerator, a connection bond sleeve, a transmission shaft, a tower bracket, a two-stage accelerator, a drive disc of a ratchet self-acting centrifugal clutch and a driven disc of a belt pulley. The wind wheel is arranged on an input shaft; a gearwheel and a pinion which are inserted int...

The utility model relates to a mini type AC power supply which applies the wind power AC power supply as the technical proposal. The proposal is as follows: a storage battery is electrically connected with a DC motor via a switch of a motor and an AC generator is driven by the belt of the DC motor. The proposal is characterized in that a fan impeller is flatly arranged on a bracket, the fan impell...

An automated cross-winder has work stations each with a computer-controlled (40) thermal splicer (1) linked to a textile machine with a compressed air supply (35). Thread ends are spliced by hot air. The thermal splice unit (1) has especially individually controlled air valves (32). After splicing, the heat source (31) and heating elements (45) are switched off and the splice unit is rapidly coole...

A planar tube type positive plate electrode for sealed and valve controlled lead-acid accumulator is composed of base body with cross-section of more curved railing plate, sleeve pipe of base body and with the cross-section of multi-partition flat pipe, active substance filled in the gap between base body and sleeve pipe,and bottom plug fixed to the lower end of sleeve pipe. Its advantages include...

A case for spectacles or like personal articles is attached to clothing or other substrate by way of a pin, a loop-and-pile fastener or magnetic means. The pin may be fitted with a butterfly or have an intermediate shoulder, kink or loop to prevent accidental withdrawal from the clothing. The fastener or one portion of it may be permanently secured to the case.

An information handling system, such as a disc drive, includes a controller that communicates with other devices in a loop, and performs distributed or peer-to-peer loop error diagnostics. One example of a loop is a fiber channel arbitrated loop. Distributed or peer-to-peer loop error diagnostics identifies and diagnoses errors in the immediately upstream device and the immediately upstream link b...

A support having a reinforced base extending between inner and outer cylindrical surfaces at least one of which has hollows is manufactured in a closed mold. The annular mold has radially separated parts forming the outer cylindrical surface, a core for forming the inner surface and shell(s) with fingers for forming the hollows. A preformed reinforced ring is placed on a selected core in the mold....

A composite material comprises (A) a layer of polyurethane (PUR) directly bonded with (B) a layer of a different thermoplastic. (A) contains homogeneously dispersed particles, of size 1-10 nm, coated with a thermoplastic other than (A) and showing a total surface area at least equal to the total interfacial area between (A) and (B). An Independent claim is also included for a process for the produ...

An apparatus (1) for producing a tire carcass having bead portions which are substantially free from cut surfaces of carcass cords. The apparatus includes a substantially toroidal carrier (2) for supporting a rubber member (18) of a tire. An indexing mechanism causes an indexing movement of the carrier by a predetermined angle about a rotational axis of the carrier. A feed mechanism (3a,3b) contin...

A glazing adhesive product comprising a thermoplastic polyester material having trapped gas bubbles dispersed therein whereby the product has surface pores to provide a suction effect. Also provided is a method of installing/removing vehicle glazing.

A polyurethane foam can be flame retarded by the incorporation therein of a flame retardant blend that comprises: (a) a non-oligomeric non-halogenated organophosphorus flame retardant (e.g., a phosphate ester) that is adapted for use in a polyurethane foam formulation; and (b) an oligomeric organophosphorus flame retardant (e.g., a phosphate ester) having a phosphorus content of no less than about...

A method of making a patterned laminate includes ablating through a portion of a metallic layer with a laser, to form a pattern in the metallic layer, where the metallic layer is on and in contact with an insulating substrate. The patterned laminate may be patterned to form electrodes, and can be formed into an electrochemical sensor strip.

A method for detecting the position of a vehicle in a predetermined area includes: detecting the magnitude and the angle of incremental motion vectors relating to the movement of the vehicle by means of a first sensor device; automatically fixing the vehicle at predetermined points within the predetermined area whenever the vehicle passes a corresponding point; and detecting the current position o...

The present invention relates generally to the transport of information between telecommunications nodes. In one aspect, in a telecommunication system having a first network based on a first technology and a second network based on a second technology, the second network in communication with the first network, the present invention relates to providing a message encoding format profile functional...