PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an element with a shank (1) and a holding element (2) connected to a rod (100).

SOLUTION: The holding element (2) includes a recess (3) having a U-shaped cross-section for receiving the rod (100) with two legs (4, 5) open at one end (6), a female thread (7, 29) on the open legs, and a locking element (9) with a male thread (8) which cooperates with the femal...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent an electric motor from being damaged due to a temperature rise and also obtain the prescribed power from the electric motor even when a temperature of the electric motor is high.

SOLUTION: A motor MG2 is coupled with a ring gear 32a as a drive shaft which is coupled with a power source comprising an engine 22, a power distribution/integration mechanism 30 an...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To instruct an operating guideline the engine can carry out from the host control device to the engine control system in the integrated control system where the control device is installed per assembling factor of the vehicle drive system and a control action of each control device is totally controlled by the host control device.

SOLUTION: In the integrated control sy...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a maintenance working machine that prevents case structure of a transmission case from being complicated, provides combined operation members in a well-kept manner with a simple and inexpensive configuration, and prevents branches and leaves of fruit trees or stalks or leaves of plants from being caught in the machine.

SOLUTION: In this maintenance and worki...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a subdivision pack separating apparatus for separating respective subdivision packs of a film comprising a continuum of the subdivision packs with a powdered medicine filled in bags partitioned by widthwise seals for a subdivision pack packaging machine of the powdered medicine, which in particular is suitable for the film which is horizontally and intermittentl...

A system for controlling a game operation comprises a secure processing and memory apparatus (10) in the form of a smart card, together with non-secure input (26) and display (36) means connectable to the smart card. The memory (18, 20, 22) of the smart card (10) stores software controlling the operatio n of the game and also data relating to gains or losses of the player. Input signals generated ...

"TURBINA EóLICA PARA GERADOR DE ENERGIA ELéTRICA". Equipamento que visa o aproveitamento da energia eólica para gerar energia elétrica, utilizando uma técnica diferenciada das usadas nos sistemas convencionais tipo cata-vento, constituído de um cone flexível (fig. 3),peça confeccionada em nailon, envolvendo uma estrutura metálica denominada "Cone Rígido" (fig. 1), que permite seu recuo em direção ...

"TRANSFORMADOR DE ENERGIA EóLICA EM ENERGIA ELéTRICA". Constituído de uma roda com alêta (02) que é montado sobre um eixo (04) bi-apoiado por dois mancais (10), com sua metade inferior dentro de uma caixa metálica ou de alvenaria (01), com altura igual à distância do centro da máquina até o solo, evitando a passagem do ar na parte inferior e girando somente com o ar que incide na parte superior, e...

Disclosed is a polycrystalline diamond or diamond-like element with greatly improved wear resistance without loss of impact strength. These elements are formed with a binder-catalyzing material in a high-temperature, high-pressure (HTHP) process. The PCD element has a body with a plurality of bonded diamond or diamond-like crystals forming a continuous diamond matrix that has a diamond volume dens...

A combination backpack and duffel bag in the form of a rectangular parallelpiped made from a flexible fabric material includes handles, and storage pockets for the handles when the bag is in the form of a duffel, and backpack straps stored in a side storage pocket for use in the backpack configuration.

An office tool assembly has a tool and a hanging cap. The tool is inserted into and is held in the hanging cap. A protrusion is formed on the tool to engage with a through hole defined in the cap to keep the tool from falling out of the hanging cap. A transverse hole is defined in the hanging cap through which a string passes, such that the tool assembly can be hung around a person's neck. Accordi...

A holder for supporting and holding at least one article relative to and spaced apart from a support surface is provided. The holder includes a receptacle, a clamp configured to couple the receptacle to the support surface, and a coupling arm coupled between the receptacle and the clamp. The coupling arm is coupled to the receptacle at a receptacle coupling joint, and the coupling arm is coupled t...

Improved methods for coating particulate materials at low shear conditions and preferably below the melting point of the coating material are provided. In one aspect, metallurgical compositions are provided that contain a metal-based powder bound to an alloying powder or powders by way of a low melting polymer or wax binding agent, which is preferably polyethylene. The binding agent is blended wit...

A process is disclosed for preparing an open-celled rigid polyurethane foam by reacting an organic polyisocyanate with a polyol in the presence of a blowing agent, a cell opening agent and exfoliating graphite, wherein the thermal conductivity of the foam is from 28 to 35 mw/mk. Such foams are applicable in the construction industry where it is desired to have a foam having flame retardation prope...

The invention provides polyisocyanurate systems for manufacture of polyisocyanurate foam components such as those from SRIM processes. The reaction systems include a polyisocyanate and a polyisocyanate reactive component that includes a trimerization catalyst, polyol, and a carboxylic acid blowing agent, optionally with water as a co-blowing agent. The reaction systems can be blown exclusively wit...

A system and method for approaching the intervertebral disc through a percutaneous insertion from the back of a patient for thermal or electromagnetic treatment of an intervertebral disc, includes an elongated probe member having a guidable region adjacent its distal end with an undulating groove defined in its outer surface. The undulating groove is dimensioned to facilitate bending of the guidab...

A lower esophageal sphincter tightening device for treating gastroesophageal reflux disease which includes an insertion device, an energy source, and an energy transmitting device. The insertion device, by insertion through a body opening, positions the energy transmitting device in the proximity of the lower esophageal sphincter. The energy source generates and transmits energy via the insertion ...

A method and apparatus for path planning are presented. Path planning involves propagating cost waves in a configuration space representation of a task space. A space variant metric and budding are used for cost wave propagation. The disclosed method and apparatus are readily adaptable to robots with n degrees of freedom.

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for automatically feeding a culture solution by which an adequate amount of the culture solution can automatically be fed according to the growth of horticultural crops without causing defective growth or lowering of yields of the horticultural crops and an apparatus therefor, a method for hydroponics by which a fertilizer and water can be saved to redu...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a versatile printing method in which full page printing can be carried out at a low running cost by making a switch between direct transfer system and indirect transfer system.

SOLUTION: At the time of direct transfer, a card is carried to an imaging section and an image is formed entirely on at least one side of the card by image data subjected to unit magn...