Carrete (20) que comprende: un tambor (36) que presenta una superficie de arrollado (37), estando configurado el tambor (36) para enrollar un material lineal (150) sobre la superficie de arrollado (37) cuando el tambor (36) gira alrededor de un eje de tambor (44); y una cubierta (24, 26) que rodea sustancialmente el tambor (36); caracterizado porque el tambor (36) está configurado asimismo para gi...

Investeringsproduct voor medioren en senioren, dat in hoofdzaak bestaat uit een obligatie met kapitaalgarantie, daardoor gekenmerkt dat de vergoeding voor de intekenaar, in ruil voor het ter beschikking stellen van de middelen gedurende een vooraf beoogte periode, geheel of gedeeltelijk bestaat uit een recht op wonen aan een ten opzichte van de markt gereduceerd tarief, verder het "voordelig woonr...

The invention relates to the identification of genetic products expressed in association with tumors and to coding nucleic acids for the expressed products. An embodiment of the invention also relates to the therapy and diagnosis of disease in which the genetic products are aberrantly expressed in association with tumors, proteins, polypeptides and peptides which are expressed in association with ...

A method and apparatus for detecting defects are provided for detecting harmful defects or foreign matter with high sensitivity on an object to be inspected with a transparent film, such as an oxide film, by reducing noise due to a circuit pattern. The apparatus for detecting defects includes a stage part on which a substrate specimen is put and which is arbitrarily movable in each of the X-Y-Z-th...

Methods and systems for detecting pinholes in a film formed on a wafer or for monitoring a thermal process tool are provided. One method for detecting pinholes in a film formed on a wafer includes generating output responsive to light from the wafer using an inspection system. The output includes first output corresponding to defects on the wafer and second output that does not correspond to the d...

The invention achieves stable performance, such as low parasitic capacitance generated at conductive components. Components having a low dielectric constant of 4 or less are disposed on a base member. Functional films partitioned by the low-dielectric-constant components are also provided.

A system and method for remotely controlling an increased number of subsystems having an onboard locomotive control unit (LCU) and two associated operator control units (OCUs) on a single wireless channel. A time slot is assigned to each subsystem for making two-way transmissions to control the locomotive. A signal from an external timing source synchronizes each subsystem to minimize interference...

A method determines a nodal fault along the boundary, or face, of a computing cell. Nodes on adjacent cell boundaries communicate with each other, and the communications are analyzed to determine if a node or connection is faulty.

DISPOSITIVO DE SEGURANçA ANTI-CAPTURA FRAUDULENTA DE DADOS DE CARTõES MAGNéTICOS E CORRELATOS. Dispositivo de segyrança (1) que impede, por meio de uma ação conjunta realizada entre um sensor (2) e um meio de bloqueio (3), eletromecânico ou outro, que cartões magnéticos (M) ou correlatos tenham seus dados bancários ou outras informações capturados por dispositivos leitores fraudadores, conhecidos ...

Deze uitvinding betreft een zonneweringsysteem (1) waarbij het genoemde systeem (1) een in een schermprofiel (2) voorzien zonwerend scherm (3) en een schermprofielhouder (4) omvat, waarbij het schermprofiel (2) vrij draaibaar is ten opzichte van de schermprofielhouder (4). Aangezien het schermprofiel (2) vrij draaibaar is kan men het profiel (2) zowel roteren als kantelen in een groot aantal posit...

A brake device is provided with an actuator which is operated by a pressure medium, used to apply and release a vehicle brake, especially a brake of a rail vehicle, includes an actuating piston which defines two pressure chambers. One pressure chamber impinges upon the vehicle brake in an applied position and the other pressure chamber impinges upon the vehicle brake in a release position. The two...

Disclosed is a composite material comprising: resin (I) comprising 10 to 99% by weight of a crystalline thermoplastic resin which is defined as component (A), and 1 to 90% by weight of a crystalline thermoplastic resin having a crystallization temperature lower than that of component (A) by at least 10° C., which resin is defined as component (B), and 5 to 400 parts by weight, based on 100 parts b...

It is an object of the present invention to obtain a PTFE molding excellent in flexing resistance without decreasing the tensile strength and tensile elongation. The present invention is a modified polytetrafluoroethylene molded article obtained by molding a modified polytetrafluoroethylene molding powder, wherein the modified polytetrafluoroethylene molding powder is not melt-moldable, the modifi...

A color-stable superabsorbent polymer having long-term color stability, and methods of manufacturing the polymer, are disclosed. The color-stable superabsorbent polymer is prepared in the essential absence of a persulfate, and is subjected to a low dose of ultraviolet radiation. The resulting superabsorbent polymer resists color degradation during periods of extended storage, even at an elevated t...

A vibratory gyroscope including a vibrator (10) integrally having a plate-like body portion (11) spreading along a reference plane, three drive arms (12, 13, 14) extending in a first direction from the body portion along the reference plane, and two detection arms (15, 16) extending in a second direction opposite to the first direction from the body portion along the reference plane. The three dri...

A vehicle dispatch system enables optimal dispatch of a plurality of vehicles with information of available vehicles from transportation company terminals and information of orders from client terminals under restrictive conditions such as vehicle sizes, minimum loading rates, and a maximum number of assignment locations, based on transportation regions preset in consideration of transportation ti...

An object lens arranged on a light proceeding path to focus light on a recording medium includes a first surface that is an incident surface on which light is incident, a second surface from which light exits to be focused on the recording medium, and a diffractive optical element disposed on at least one of the first and second surfaces and which has a refractivity of fD/f<5, fD being a focus dis...

A lens surface of a collimating lens closer to a light source is in contact with a retracted surface at one end surface of a barrel. On a projecting surface at an outer side of the one end surface of the barrel, grooves are formed at a plurality of positions symmetric with respect to an optical axis. An adhesive deposited in the grooves is applied to an outer circumferential surface of the collima...

The invention enables a reliable end-to-end monitoring system by means of which the location of containers and other conditions related to the containers can be continuously or almost continuously monitored. The containers are equipped with such container units that are capable to co-operate with each other, which is especially needed in challenging radio environments. The co-operation of the cont...

A transaction management system is described in which transactions between buyers and sellers are monitored to determine sellers qualifying for guaranteed or underwritten status. The sellers log details of their goods or services with the system which are then presented to buyers together with an indication of the seller's underwritten status. A buyer purchasing from a guaranteed or underwritten s...