The sheet conveyance device used in a converting press for paper or cardboard sheets having at least one feeding station, a converting station, a waste stripping station and a delivery station for converted sheets, comprises two endless gripper bar chains (5, 6) assembled for conveying the sheets from the feeding station to the delivery station, a transverse driving shaft (2) equipped with driving...

In a packing material in the form of packaging laminate for packing transdermal therapeutic systems, at least comprising a sealable layer and a barrier layer, the sealable layer is provided with a continuous abhesive layer.

A reel (20) comprises a drum assembly (22) enclosed within a shell comprising upper and lower shell portions (24, 26). The drum assembly (22) is secured to the lower shell portion (26). The drum assembly (22) comprises a motor-driven rotating drum (36) secured between two discs (38, 40), and a frame subassembly (23). The drum (36) is adapted to receive linear material (150) spooled thereon. An out...

A cooling system for a downhole tool includes an insulating chamber disposed in the tool, wherein the chamber is adapted to house an object to be cooled; and a Stirli ng cooler is disposed in the tool, the cooler has a cold end configured to remove heat from the chamber and a hot end configured to dissipate heat. A method for cooling a component disposed in a downhole tool, including providing a S...

The present invention employs an optimized cross-sectional shape for a ferromagnetic shape memory alloy (FSMA) composite that is used in a spring- type actuator, an improved hybrid magnetic trigger for use in FSMA based actuators, an a FSMA composite based spring type actuator, an a FSMA based spring type actuator including a stack of triggering units and FSMA springs, a FSMA composite based torqu...

MéTODO PARA REDUçãO DE Cr EM ESCóRIAS METALúRGICAS CONTENDO Cr. Um método para redução do teor de cromo de uma escória metalúrgica, no qual a escória é carregada em um banho de ferro no estado líquido e a redução de Cr é efetuada pelo banho de ferro tendo um teor de C de 2 a 4% em peso, onde a) a escória contendo Cr tendo um teor de Cr de 2 a 20% em peso é carregada em um banho de ferro tendo um t...

A locomotive ( 10 ) is operable in two or more distinct configurations, with the change in configuration being response to a configuration input signal ( 35 ). A locomotive configuration is represented by the set of end use device control signals ( 13 ) that are generated by the locomotive control systems ( 22 ) in response to the respective set of operational input values ( 27 ). For a given set ...

A system and method for positioning a medical instrument at a desired biological target tissue site is provided. The system includes an elongated sheath having a deflectable distal end configured to deflect or otherwise position at least a portion of a medical instrument during a surgical procedure allowing for the placement of the deflected portion adjacent or proximate to a predetermined target ...

An object of the present invention is to provide a heat-shrinkable polyester film having a good light blocking property even when the label is not auxiliary processed by printing.

In one aspect, the invention relates to processes for producing substantially free-flowing shapes of macrocyclic oligoester, wherein the freshly-shaped macrocyclic oligoester is maintained at elevated temperature for a sufficient time. In certain embodiments, the shapes are heated in water, thereby avoiding agglomeration during the heating process itself. In another aspect, the invention relates t...

Methods and systems for inspecting a specimen are provided. One method includes directing ultraviolet light to a specimen. The method also includes detecting light scattered from the specimen having a selected wavelength range. In addition, the method includes detecting features, defects, or light scattering properties of the specimen using signals representative of the detected light. One inspect...

An automated guided vehicle control system and method which allows overall conveying time to be reduced by simultaneously moving a plurality of automated guided vehicles (AGVs) to working locations without interfering with each other. For this purpose, when there is a conveyance request, one of a plurality of the AGVs operated on a single guide path is assigned work. Further, it is determined whet...

Based on a plurality of defects' position-coordinates and attribute detected by an inspecting apparatus, defects that are easily detectable by an observing apparatus are selected. With these selected defects employed as the indicator, the observing apparatus detects and observes the defects. Moreover, creating a coordinate transformation formula for representing a correlated relationship in the de...

In one embodiment, a monitoring device (e.g., a slave device) may be configured to perform a plurality of monitoring functions. For example, the monitoring device may comprise a watchdog timer configured to monitor communications between the processing unit (e.g., a host processor) and the monitoring device. The watchdog timer may cause the monitoring device to enter a failsafe mode of operation i...

A method and apparatus is provided for processing tasks with failure recovery. The method includes storing one or more tasks in a queue, wherein each task has an associated exit routine, and determining at least one task to process based on a priority scheme. The method further includes processing the at least one task, and calling the exit routine based on determining that the task has not comple...

The industrial truck (1), with a driver's seat (4) arranged transversely to the direction of travel (A), has a cover (10) which is opposite the entry opening (8) to the side of the seat and which has a writing desk (11). The writing desk is formed as a component part of the cover, and is inclined towards an operator. The writing desk has approximately the size of a DIN A4 sheet and also has a clam...

SISTEMA DE COBRANçA EM TEMPO REAL PORTáTIL COM ATUALIZAçãO SIMULTáNEA PARA CLUBES, CONVêNIOS, ASSOCIAçõES, ENTIDADES, ORGãOS PúBLICOS, PRIVADOS E SIMILARES, um cobrador recebe o pagamento de uma entidade no local onde o associado, contribuinte ou devedor preferir. Por meio de um cartão magnético, o cobrador recebe num terminal portátil as informações vindas da central via GPRS, conexão continua se...

SISTEMA DE ACESSO A EVENTOS VIA SENHA EXPLìCITA OU CODIFICADA. A presente Patente de Invenção diz respeito a Sistema de Acesso a Eventos Via Senha Explícita ou Codificada formado por um sistema que possibilita a aquisição de ingressos pra eventos diversos, caracterizada por ser constituído quatro panes, interface de telefonia móvel que recebe os dados da entidade de controle e envia a senha para o...

PRé-FORMA E MéTODO DE FABRICAçãO DE RECIPIENTE COM MúLTIPLAS CAMADAS RESISTENTE A DELAMINAçãO. A presente invenção refere-se a um recipiente ou pré-forma plástica que inclui uma parede com múltiplas camadas tendo pelo menos uma camada de resina de poliéster, pelo menos uma camada de resina de barreira e um material de promoção de adesão misturado com a resina de barreira e/ou resina de poliéster p...

APARELHO PARA PROTEçãO CONTRA A CHUVA Um abrigo vertical complementar leve que forma uma estrutura semelhante a uma capota para proteção contra a chuva quando o abrigo vertical complementar é fixado abaixo de qualquer guarda-chuva convencional aberto. Como alternativa, o abrigo complementar pode ser também descortinado sobre o guarda-chuva. O abrigo vertical complementar é fixo na circunferência d...