In a method for cleaning mussel shells, in particular for removing barnacles and/or cement layer therefrom, the mussels are subjected to an abrasive or brushing treatment in a rotating drum structure set up by a plurality of brush-shaped elements. In an apparatus suitable therefor, the brush-shaped elements are journalled at or near their ends in flange-shaped elements, while, furthermore, first d...

A CT scanner using a rotate-rotate mode wherein the detector is designed to simultaneously detect X-rays that have traversed multiple-planar sections in a patient being scanned.

A grinder of solids or solids in liquids has a multiple milling stage. A rotating disc plate (22) carries cutting elements (28) on one side and hammer elements (30) on another, both located at the circumference of the disc plate. The disc plate (22) is rotated in a screened chamber (16) to which the solids or the liquids containing solids to be ground are introduced. Ground product or slurry conta...

The shredder top has an integrated closing unit comprising movable parts. these parts can be moved to different locations, so that the filling aperture (17) in the top and the intermediate area between the receiving compartment and the feed shaft (10) for the crumpled paper can be alternately opened and closed.

Composition comprising a biodegradable polymer (I) and a marine plant or shell material (II) is new.

A process for surface treatment of a plastic is provided. The process includes applying to at least one surface of the plastic a composition with reactive functional groups which can be polymerized and/or crosslinked by irradiation. The process can be used to form a coating such as an ink, a non-stick coating, an adhesive coating or a varnish.

The invention concerns a method for treating the surface of a plastic material comprising the following steps: (1) applying on at least one of the surfaces of the plastic material a composition with polymerizable and/or crosslinkable reactive functions comprising: 1 to 99 wt. % of at least a polymerizable and/or at least partially polymerized silicone matrix A, including (co)monomers, (co)oligomer...

The invention relates to packaging in the form of a packaging laminate for packaging transdermal therapeutic systems comprising at least one heat-sealable layer (3) and a barrier layer (2). Said packaging is characterised in that the heat-sealable layer is provided with a continuous anti-adhesive layer (4).

A blown foamed film of polyester resin, obtained by blow-molding a foamed tubular sheet at the outlet of a foaming extruder.

A method and apparatus for transmitting an information carrying signal, such as an electromagnetic frequency signal or an acoustic signal, through the tracks of a railroad to a remote position on the track where the information is extracted. The extracted information can be used to relate speed and location of trains, location of obstructions, and/or track conditions. The in situ track (10)...

Polyurethane foams containing a syntactic phase and a cellular, non-syntactic phase are useful as reinforcing foams, such as in automotive applications. The foams are conveniently made in the reaction of a high viscosity isocyanate-reactive component and a high-viscosity polyisocyanate component, at least one of which contains a plurality of hollow microspheres.

A self-anchoring beach umbrella (10) comprising an umbrella canopy (12) and an umbrella pole (14). The umbrella pole (14) having an upper member (20) for supporting the canopy (12) and a lower member (50) for self-anchoring the umbrella (10) into a ground surface. The upper member (20) being an elongated tubular sleeve (20) having a first end (22) communicating with and supporting the umbrella can...

A toroidal support (1) comprises circumferentially distributed sectors each having a substantially U-shaped main body and an attachment plate (22) to be engaged between a flange (24) and a counter-flange (25). The conformation of sectors (2a, 2b) enables creation, during vulcanization, of a steam flow licking the whole inner surface of the toroidal support at a short distance from the inner surfac...

Jig for grinding sharp-edged tools. The jig consists of a housing (1) in the form of a casing designed with a passage running through it whose at least one end (10) is flat, plus a seat (2), also in the form of a casing designed with a passage running through it, located in the passage of the housing and lockable (6) in this housing in an inclined position in relation to the passage in the housing...

A method of converting a sum of money involving the commencement or the cessation of interest calculations on the sum concerned comprises the steps in which a customer deposits in a banknote machine (121) a number of banknotes whose value corresponds to a given sum; and subsequent to determining the value of the banknotes and checking the authenticity of the banknotes, the banknote machine (121) a...

A method of converting a sum of money involving the commencement or the cessation of interest calculations on the sum concerned comprises the steps in which a customer deposits in a banknote machine (121) a number of banknotes whose value corresponds to a given sum; and subsequent to determining the value of the banknotes and checking the authenticity of the banknotes, the banknote machine (121) a...

Methods are disclosed for preparing a highly active solid metallocene-containing catalyst system and its use in the polymerization of olefins. The catalyst system is prepared by creating a catalyst system solution by combining an aluminoxane with a metallocene having a substituent which has olefinic unsaturation in a suitable liquid to form a liquid catalyst system, conducting prepolymerization of...

Process for purchasing goods and services (6) through a distributed data network (3), which comprises the following operative steps: a computer (5) of a seller (4) receives an order of at least one item or service (6) from a device (2) of a user (1) for accessing to the distributed data network (3); a computer (5) of the seller (4) sends through the distributed data network (3) data (P) of the ite...

Providing information collection system that allows the user to access a network easily to obtain information. In order to provide an information collection system for acquiring information from a network, said information collection system comprises pointer sending means (30) for sending the pointer to information to be acquired from a network based on a request, a portable terminal (20) having a...

This apparatus includes a unit for adhering an elastic seal to a lens holder, a unit for causing the lens holder, to which the elastic seal is adhered, to hold a lens, a pivotal arm, an arm driving unit for pivoting the pivotal arm, a clamp unit attached to the pivotal arm to be vertically movable to hold the lens holder, and a clamp driving unit for vertically moving the clamp unit. The pivotal a...