A method and system for providing lists of merchants that provide particular products and services to customers and for receiving and distributing submissions of requests for quotes from customers to merchants. The system comprises various communications media, centralized servers, and a centralized database that contains merchant and customer information. Customers access the merchant information...

Polyolefin resin compositions and oriented microporous films prepared from same comprising an ethylene-propylene block copolymer having an ethylene content of about 10 to about 50 wt%, a propylene homopolymer or random propylene copolymer having up to about 10 wt% of a comonomer of ethylene or an alpha -olefin of 4 to 8 carbon atoms, and components selected from a low molecular weight polypropyle...

A para-aramide dope of low degree of polymerisation exhibiting an optical anisotropy containing 4-10% by weight of a para-aramide having an intrinsic viscosity of 1.0-2.5 dl/g and 2-10% by weight of an alkali metal chloride or an alkaline earth metal chloride in a polar amide solvent; a para-aramide fiber obtained by spinning the above-mentioned para-aramide dope of low degree of polymerization; a...

A porous polyvinylchloride (PVC) material with a cellular, 5-98 percent cross-linked structure is obtained by aggregation treatment of a powder, emulsion-like, or microsuspension PVC material with subsequent heating at 190-300 C for 3-15 min. Aggregation treatment includes forming the PVC material at 0.5-400 MPa and 20-170 C up to a density of 0.85-1.38 g/cm<3>, or granulation of the PVC mat...

A loose-fill insulation product having irregularly shaped glass fibers shows improved recovery and lower thermal conductivity, and requires lower product densities than prior art loose-fill insulation at equivalent fiber diameters.

Nonwoven structures, prepared from meltblown microfibers, and fibers having heterogeneous melt viscosity. The structures can be in the form of composite nonwoven fabrics, made from alternating layers of the indicated meltblown and heterogeneous fibers; the melt flow rate, of the surface of the heterogeneous fibers, can be one third or more of the meltblown fibers' melt flow rate. The composite non...

PCT No. PCT/GB95/00684 Sec. 371 Date Nov. 11, 1996 Sec. 102(e) Date Nov. 11, 1996 PCT Filed Mar. 27, 1995 PCT Pub. No. WO95/27222 PCT Pub. Date Oct. 12, 1995An acoustic sensor for use as part of a drill string in a borehole has an acoustic transducer which vibrates the drill bit in contact with the rock at the end of the borehole to generate acoustic signals in the rock. These acoustic signals pro...

A film comprising a blend of copolymers, which has been extruded (i) to a film having a gauge of less than about 1.8 mils; a dart impact strength of at least about 80 grams per mil at a density of 0.926 gram per cubic centimeter; and a dart impact strength of at least about 480 grams per mil at a density of 0.918 gram per cubic centimeter and/or (ii) to a film having a gauge of less than about 5 m...

According to the present invention, an optical disk recording method for recording data on an optical disk including a land and a groove by forming a mark representing the data on the optical disk by irradiating a light beam onto the optical disk is provided. In this method, conditions for irradiating the light beam are varied depending upon whether a position at which the mark representing the da...

Solventless silicone resins are produced herein, which exhibit a high degree of reconstitution, in forms such as powders and flakes. The degree of reconstitution is judged by the fact that silicone resin/fluid alloys produced therefrom exhibit only a minor shift in Tg, the glass transition temperatureo analagons alloys produced from solvent dispersed (virgin) resin. Resin, and preferably virgin re...

A particulate trap (1) for diesel engine use which is less likely to vibrate or deform under exhaust pressures, and which achieves goods results in all of the particulate trapping properties, pressure drop, durability and regenerating properties. This trap has a filter element comprising a plurality of flat or cylindrical filters (5) of three-dimensionally reticulated porous member. Longitudinally...

A stable and highly productive method for the preparation of silicone foam having uniform cells comprising mixing the base and curing agent portions of an organosiloxane along with a gas-containing hollow filler in a mixing device having a shear-stirring mechanism such that the organosiloxane begins to foam and cure when the shear-stirring mechanism is used to rupture the filler and mix the base a...

The present invention relates to a polyamide resin composition which comprises 0.5 to 15 parts by weight of glass fiber and 100 parts by weight of polyamide resin material comprising a blend of at least two polyamides and having a polyamide-repeating unit constitution comprising: (1) 10 to 90 weight % of nylon 6 repeating unit derived from caprolactam, (2) 0.5 to 30 weight % of nylon 66 repeatin...

The emulsion comprises: 1) at least one resin M alpha D beta T gamma Q delta (OR) epsilon (I) where: M=R<1>R<2>R<3>SiO1/2, D1 = R<4>R<5>SiO2/2 T = R<6>SiO3/2 Q = SiO4/2; 2) the reaction product between: 2a) one or several aromatic amines or polyfunctional aliphatics from 2 to 25 carbon atoms; 2b) one or several carboxylic acids or anhydrides containing 3 to 22 carbon atoms; 2c) at least one cross...

Aminoplast and phenoplast particules are obtained by providing an aqueous solution of such a resin having a water tolerance level, adding a particulate core-forming material in solid form, e.g. mineral particles or cured resin particles, as well as a mixture of water and a stabilizing agent, the amount of water being sufficient to exceed the water tolerance level of the aminoplast or phenoplast, a...

The invention relates to a metal housing (1), especially for an airbag control device, comprising a bottom plate, a top plate, a back wall and two side walls (5, 6) having mounting elements inside the housing for at least one printed circuit board and having a terminal element (20) which is arranged on the front side of the housing (1) and which is provided for at least one connecting element. Acc...

Zur Betriebsmoduswahl bei einer Brennkraftmaschine (6), die in mehreren Betriebsmodi (Lambda-1-geregelter Betrieb, homogen-magerer Betrieb, geschichtet-magerer Betrieb) betrieben werden kann, wird das Fahrerverhalten bzw. die Fahrsituation klassifiziert und das Ergebnis bei der Betriebsmoduswahl berücksichtigt. Bei einer Brennkraftmaschine (6) mit steuerbarem Getriebe (7) werden Betriebsmodus und ...

Verbundgegenstände aus einem thermoplastischen Polyester und einem Vulkanisat werden dadurch erhalten, daß das Vulkanisat unter üblichen Vulkanisationsbedingungen im Kontakt mit der harten Komponente durch Vulkanisation einer Kautschukzusammensetzung hergestellt wird, die folgende Komponenten enthält: DOLLAR A I. 100 Gew.-Teile eines Kautschuks, DOLLAR A II. 0 bis 300 Gew.-Teile Füllstoffe, DOLLAR...

Verbundgegenstände aus einem thermoplastischen Polyester und einem Vulkanisat werden dadurch erhalten, daß das Vulkanisat unter üblichen Vulkanisationsbedingungen im Kontakt mit der harten Komponente durch Vulkanisation einer Kautschukzusammensetzung hergestellt wird, die folgende Komponenten enthält: DOLLAR A I. 100 Gew.-Teile eines Silikonkautschuks, DOLLAR A II. 0 bis 300 Gew.-Teile Füllstoffe,...

A program component (10) analyses requested Internet address whilst running on a proxy server (4). The session ID formed is used to manipulate the Internet information side returned by server (7) for the user. An Independent claim is also for a sponsor financed Internet access system.; Die Erfindung betrifft eine Methode und ein System für einen sponsor-finanzierten Internet-Zugang mit nicht absc...