Il s'agit d'un système de télémétrie sans fil pour assurer une communication entre au moins deux outils d'un puits de forage. Le système comprend un premier émetteur-récepteur (12a) en communication de signaux avec un premier outil (28) du puits de forage ; et un second émetteur-récepteur (12b) en communication de signaux avec un second outil du puits de forage, le premier et le second émetteurs-r...

A shellfish positioning and opening apparatus having at least one processing lane whereby the apparatus includes the following stations of an in-feed and singulation station followed by a reorientation assembly station utilizing a vision system and a holding and opening assembly station. The said processing stations are operatively connected in that order together to receive shellfish having meat ...

The invention relates to a laryngeal mask airway device to facilitate lung ventilation in a patient comprising an airway tube extending from a proximal end to a distal end and opening, at the distal end, into the interior of a hollow mask portion shaped to fit readily in use into the actual and potential space behind the larynx and to seal around the circumference of the laryngeal inlet without pe...

The present invention relates to isocyanate functional prepolymers, aqueous polyurethane dispersions produced from the prepolymers and various uses of such dispersions. The prepolymers are prepared by reacting a diisocyanate, a dihydroxy compound having a number average molecular weight of from about 700 to about 16,000, and a trihydroxy component of the formula: €ƒ€ƒ€ƒ€ƒ€ƒ€ƒ€ƒ€ƒ R-(OH) 3 whe...

The invention is an improved belt drive system and method for a power plant. The power plant is of the type having a crankshaft pulley, an accessory pulley, a motor/generator pulley, a first belt tensioner, a first belt tensioner pulley, and a power transmission belt trained about the crankshaft pulley, the accessory pulley, the motor/generator pulley, and the first belt tensioner pulley. The powe...

Assembly drum of variable diameter D, intended for the manufacture of a tire blank, the drum having a generally cylindrical laying surface (2) provided with circular grooves (3) arranged axially in a zone intended to receive profiled elements of great thickness, said groove (3) containing elastic circumferential bodies (4). When the drum D is moved to a first laying diameter, a mechanical means mo...

The present invention relates to magnetic carriers in which microorganisms requiring carriers for their growth in the step of treating wastewater have been immobilized, a process for producing the carriers and a method of treating wastewater. The present invention provides microorganism immobilized carriers with a high amount of microorganisms immobilized for use in wastewater treatment, the movem...

Agencement pour la fixation sur une planche de glisse (1) d'un dispositif de fixation d'une chaussure (31 ; 31'), comprenant un élément inférieur (32 ; 32') apte à une liaison avec le dispositif de fixation de chaussure et une plaque (2 ; 2') apte à une liaison avec la planche de glisse, caractérisé en ce que la fixation entre l'élément inférieur (32, 32') du dispositif de fixation d'une chaussure...

La présente invention porte sur un pignon (20) solidaire d'un arbre (201) monté rotatif dans un support (100) par l'intermédiaire d'un élément sécable (40, 50), agencé pour désolidariser le pignon (20) de l'arbre (201), en cas de surcouple entre le pignon (20) et l'arbre (201). Un palier de guidage (80, 90), monté en attente entre le pignon (20) et l'arbre (201), est agencé pour guider le pignon (...

The truck has a combustion engine (V), a displacement drive (F) comprising a drive train (G), and a working drive (A) comprising a hydraulic pump (P). A set of operating state sensors (S) is connected to an electronic monitoring unit (U) for understanding the operating level of load or overload of the engine (V) and the drives (A, F). The unit (U) acts and cooperates with an adjusting unit (C1) of...

The ski has a central platform (3), on which the ski bindings are mounted. U-shaped extension pieces (6a, 6b) can be fitted on the platform whose arms (60 - 63) form a suspension system for the base (2) of the ski

The present invention relates to a system for measuring audience of media on at least one communication network like an Internet communication network. The audience measurement system operates on a collection of networks comprising at least one communication network. A plurality of predetermined users is associated with a first suite of machines (D, LT) connected to a network of the said collectio...

The assembly has a central slide (40) anchoring a fixation device on a ski (11), where the slide cooperates with anchoring elements of the device. The device has a base (26) and a shoe locking mechanism (14), where the mechanism has a mobile unit (16) controlled by a lever system (17) that is operated between closed and open positions. The anchoring elements include a front rail element (50), a ce...

The invention relates to a method for controlling and/or regulating an automatic clutch and/or an automatic gearbox of a vehicle, in particular a motor vehicle, according to which an engine intervention takes place. The invention is characterised in that said engine intervention is carried out at least prior to and/or immediately after the clutch has been disengaged during a gear change (GW). Figu...

An electric braking system and methods for a utility vehicle is provided. The system includes a rotor coupled to a rear axle of the utility vehicle. A caliper is electrically controlled to provide stopping force to the rotor. A spring is pre-loaded to actuate the caliper when additional stopping force is needed. A controller controls the activation of the caliper by generating an electrical brakin...

A method of sensing and transmitting hole depth information comprises monitoring, at the surface, the extension of the hole as drilling progresses, determining when the hole depth has extended by a predetermined distance, and sending an increment signal to a telemetry device.

The module is of the type comprising an electronic component provided with a conductive face that is electrically connected to a connection member of the component by means of a conductor that is corrugated at least in part so as to define an alternating sequence of oppositely-directed arcs, a first series of arcs being connected to the conductive face of the electronic component. The conductor al...

The device has a switch (60) that is integrated in an enclosure (5). The switch acts on a power supply from an electric power cable (9), for permitting an electric connection of an electric connection unit (4) to a current socket, by disconnecting the supply from the cable. A switch`s return control unit (65) is located on a part (13) of an enclosure (5). A control unit controls the unit (65) and ...

The device (1) has an electric voltage processing, regulating, and generating multipotentiostat (9) connected to a skin properties measuring unit (2). The unit has working multielectrodes (4) and a reference multielectrode, where each multielectrode has an electrical insulating capillary tube inside which a metallic wire is extended. The wire has a free end (7) forming a disk for direct contact wi...

The purification of urban, industrial or animal effluents comprises bacterially treating the effluents, electro-flocculating the effluents for forming coagulated compounds in the effluent and filtrating the effluent for separating concentrate. During the filtration, the effluent is subjected to a tangential filtration. At the end of the filtration, the concentrate is subjected to a biological trea...