The remote monitoring system comprises a signal emitter (10) providing a signal, means for detecting the signal (12), means for transmitting the signal (16) via a global specification for mobile telephones (GSM) network, and remote means (18, 20) for receiving for the transmitted signal. The signal emitter may be a PIR or other intruder or fire sensor. Alternatively, the signal emitter may be a me...

A method is provided for incorporating lubricant and a sintering aid into a metallurgical powder composition of iron-based powders. A particulate iron-based powder is contacted and wetted with solution of a metal salt of a fatty acid in an organic solvent. The solvent is removed to provide iron-based particles having a coating of the metal salt. The resulting self-lubricated powder composition can...

Methods and apparatus are provided that implement digital signing and/or encryption for the electronic transmission, storage, and retrieval of authenticated documents and that enable the establishment of the identity of the originator of an electronic document and of the integrity of the information contained in such a document. Together these provide irrevocable proof of authenticity of the docum...

A motor vehicle wherein the clutch is automatically engaged to initiate a creeping movement of the vehicle when the engine is on, the transmission is in gear, the gas pedal is not depressed and the brake or brakes is or are not applied. This entails or takes place at least substantially simultaneously with an increase of the engine torque. If the creeping movement is interrupted, e.g., as a result...

A latex composition which is useful for adhering synthetic fibres to rubber comprises an emulsifier, water, and a polymer containing repeating units derived from a conjugated diolefin such as 1,3-butadiene, a vinyl aromatic such as styrene, 2-vinylpyridine, and a vinyl aldehyde such as methacrolein. Preferably, the latex has a solids content of at least 38% and may contain 0.2-6 parts of emulsifie...

A maximum value of each block after orthogonal transformation is detected, and an output word length after orthogonal transformation is controlled in accordance with the maximum value thus detected. In addition, a plurality of tables each having a plurality of quantizers combinedly used are prepared and a table is selected in accordance with the maximum value of each block, thereby selecting the o...

Injecteur de carburant (1) comprenant un actionneur (2) pour créer la course de l'injecteur et un convertisseur de course (3) déformable dans la direction de translation et rempli de milieu hydraulique (6). Ce convertisseur transforme la course de l'actionneur (2) en une course d'aiguille (4). Une chambre de compensation (9) reliée par un organe d'étranglement (8) au volume intérieur (18) du co...

Ce dispositif comprend un écran (16) porté par un boîtier (14), articulé autour d'un axe (T1) lié à un support (12), dit axe de boîtier, de façon à pouvoir basculer entre des positions d'utilisation et de rangement de l'écran. L'écran (16) est protégé par une visière (18), articulée autour d'un axe (T2) lié au boîtier (14), sensiblement parallèle à l'axe (T1) de boîtier. Le dispositif de visual...

The invention concerns a glass pane comprising at least a glass sheet provided with heating strips powered by collectors, the heating strips being divided in groups, the power supply to the different groups being provided sequentially, each group being powered once per sequence, the supply being provided by a device equipped with means enabling it to measure outside temperature and the temperature...

Process for the introduction of liquid into a continuous process for the gas-phase polymerisation of an olefin monomer and one or more other alpha-olefins in a fluidised-bed reactor, characterised in that the liquid is introduced by means of at least one nozzle comprising a feed pipe (1) and a sleeve (2) sliding inside and at the end of the said pipe, the position of the said sleeve along the feed...

Le secteur technique de l'invention est le domaine du ramassage des détritus papier par des véhicules spécifiques, ainsi que le broyage dudit papier pour le détruire et permettre son recyclage. La présente invention a pour objet un procédé de collecte et de destruction mobile de papier tel que : - on stocke, au fur et à mesure de leur déclassement, les papiers (3) à détruire, dans au moins une ...

A simple interior wall coating imparting a colored whitewashed appearance and having excellent durability comprises micronized marble powder, plaster of Paris, white cement, vermiculite, and also binding resin and coloring oxides. The coating comprises (in %): micronized marble powder 5-10; plaster of Paris 5-60; white cement 25-30; vermiculite 1.5-2.5; Rhoximat Pav 22 (RTM: Rhone Poulenc) (binde...

L'invention concerne un latex de caoutchouc, styrène-butadiène ayant une stabilité améliorée dans l'eau dure et une bonne résistance au crémage. Le latex comprend de l'eau, un caoutchouc styrène-butadiène, un savon d'acide gras, un agent tensio-actif du type sulfonate et un polymère triséquencé oxyde d'éthylène/ oxyde de propylène/ oxyde d'éthylène ayant un poids moléculaire moyen en nombre d'a...

The apparatus comprises a pump for extracting a fraction of the liquid and re-injecting it in the form of a jet (j) under pressure to form bubbles, while the gas (G) is supplied to the surface of the liquid. The jet agitates a floating device. The apparatus contains two floats (2) in parallel, connected by a plate which supports the pump. The floats protect the means of re-injecting the liquid and...

The invention concerns a method for treating effluents in small communities, that is communities consisting of about 200 to 2000 inh.eq (inhabitant equivalent), characterised in that it consists in: carrying out a biological treatment of the effluent using a trickling filter eliminating matters suspended in the treated effluent, and, simultaneously performing a treatment of the sludge by filtering...

A urine sample is analyzed for urine chemistry, formed bodies, and rare event evidence, all in a single sample container and under low power magnification. The sample container includes a urine sample receiving chamber which is connected to a urine chemistry chamber, to a formed body isolation chamber, and to a rare events detection chamber, so that the urine can flow from the receiving chamber to...

An ink-jet printer is capable of performing a printing operation across the entire width of a recording medium such as a tape without producing a non-printed area at edges of the recording medium. In an ink-jet printer (1), the printing position is defined by an guide element (8) disposed so that the guide element (8) faces a ink-jet print head (5). The guide element (8) is provided with excess in...

L'invention concerne le domaine des télécommande par transmission mécanique, et plus spécialement la commande à distance par un moyen d'action mono directionnel d'au moins un organe de préhension comportant des éléments articulés et aptes à se refermer en convergeant vers l'objet à appréhender, et aptes à être bloqués dans leur position active au contact dudit objet, permettant dans cette posit...

The invention concerns a mixture in specific proportions enabling to obtain thermodynamic properties close to those of R22 (chlorodifluoromethane) while exhibiting a lower GWP (Global Warming Potential). Said novel mixture consists of three refrigerant fluids: CO2, R32 (difluorodihydromethane-CH2F2) and R134a (tetrafluorodihydromethane-CHF2CHF2). Its composition, expressed in volume fraction (kg/k...

The prosthesis has nails (2,3) to be mounted in the medullary canals of the bones, one having a condylar surface and the oth glenoid surface. The condylar surface (7) has a varying radius of curvature and the respective nail has a central cavity (15) an carries a finger (21). The glenoid section has an axial cavity (25) to receive the finger.