A CT scanner using a rotate-rotate mode wherein the detector is designed to simultaneously detect X-rays that have traversed multiple-planar sections in a patient being scanned.

A layered fabric assembly, comprises a warp or weft knit material (1) with loops (4) and an adhesive layer between it and a support. The knitted material has an interlacing of pillar stitch filaments or columns of stitches (2) and warps or rows of stitches (3). Each free knitted loop has two feet (5), and the filament (6) of one loop passes over the filament of another loop. The filament of one lo...

The electrochemical generator has a number of flat electrodes (1) placed side-by-side in alternating negative and positive polarity. Each of the plates has a flat tab extending from the top to allow plates of the same polarity to be connected together by bending the tabs over so that they are in contact with each other, then joining them. To keep the tops of the plates separated during bending of ...

The safety binding consists of a jaw (3) pivoted to a body (2) about a transverse axis so that it can rotate between open and closed positions. The jaw is held in the closed position by an elastic system with a piston (6) which interacts with a sloping surface in the jaw. The piston being urged upwards by at least one retaining link (14b), and preferably by one on each side of the piston. An axial...

An automatic gearbox of a vehicle has the gear ratio shifted according to the movement of the throttle flap in the engine intake. There is a unit to evaluate the frequency of direction change of the flap in a given time period and the gear shifting also depends on this frequency. The sensor measuring throttle angle outputs a signal to a differentiator to measure rate of change of throttle angle, f...

La présente invention a pour objet un matériau de substrat électrique (40) comprenant une matrice (44) thermodurcissable de polybutadiène ou de polyisoprène en une proportion de 25 à 50% en volume; un textile tissé (42) de verre en une proportion de 10 à 40% en volume; une charge particulaire, de préférence céramique, en une proportion de 5% à 60% en volume et un retardateur de flamme. Ce matér...

The method involves defining a transaction (1) by implementing a synchronous or asynchronous connection between a server and a mobile unit. The server then sends a secure confirmation message (3) to verify the transaction to the mobile unit. Following confirmation, the mobile unit sends a secure interrupt message (6) which terminates the server connection. The user of the mobile unit can send a r...

A method of warning of the onset of pipe sticking in a rotary drilling operation using a drill string comprising: (a) monitoring the pressure of a drilling fluid being pumped through the drill string during drilling over predetermined periods of time to obtain series of pressure measurements; (b) monitoring the torque required to rotate the drill string during said periods to obtain series of torq...

The method for extracting the contour of an object (1) having two lateral edges (10,11) from a digital photographic image uses an automatic process of active contour propagation and includes the following stages. An input (30), a first (CS1) and a second (CS2) initial contour situated in proximity to one or the other edges of the object in the image. The first initial contour (32) is propagated wi...

A continuous ink refill system for an ink jet printer that uses disposable ink jet cartridges having a first predetermined ink capacity includes an ink reservoir that is external to a print carriage on which the disposable ink jet cartridges are mounted. The ink reservoir contains a second predetermined ink capacity that continuously refills an ink container within the disposable ink jet cartridge...

The pallet is formed integrally in one piece. It can have a lower panel and an upper panel, the upper panel being of more robust construction than the lower panel. Longitudinals connect the upper and lower panels so that, when the pallet rests on the ground, it has a high load resistance. The pallet does not have a steel, copper or carbon or glass fibre reinforcement. The longitudinals can be of ...

A concrete composition with self levelling and self sliding structure consists of cement, sand, loose chippings, some granular components, some additive and water and has the following composition: Cement and other granular fine components of particle size less than 100 mu m is 100-400 Kg/m<3> of composition ready to use Sand's wt. is 46 wt.% of composition ready to use superplasticiser and a chlo...

The integrated circuit offers two modes of connection and includes a contactless connection element consisting of an aerial (1) carried by a support sheet (2) and a module (3). A support film (4) is equipped with conductive regions (5) connected to an integrated circuit (6) by wires (7) to provide a connection with the contacts. Further conductive regions (18) are connected to the integrated circu...

Pour l'obtention d'un ticket identifiant une tâche ou un événement dans un système informatique multinodal (SYS), un noeud maître (Ny) de la distribution du ticket dans le système est désigné et inclut un générateur de ticket (TICKy: VALy, SESSy, COUNTy), dont l'adresse (TICK-lD) est stockée dans les registres de référence (REF) de chaque noeud. Lorsqu'un noeud (Nx) demande un ticket, il y lit ...

Vehicle security devices with electronic immobiliser are known, in which vehicle security devices the code protection is based on an alternating code or a symmetrical encryption method. In both cases the storage of a secret item of code information at the vehicle end is absolutely necessary, in which case in unidirectional systems frequently no synchronisation possibility, or only a comparatively ...

The can contains a propulsive gas (16) and a first reservoir (2) to contain a first component of the liquid and a second reservoir (4) to contain a second component (18) and placed in the first. The mixture of the two liquids forms the product to be atomised. A valve (6) allows passage of the liquid from the can. The first reservoir has a wall with at least one non-magnetic zone. The second reserv...

The key commanded lock system has a lock (SE) with an inlet section having an infra-red diode (13). There is also an inductive coupling (12) around the input attached to a modulated signal (33). There is a key which plugs into the lock with an end section having inductive coupling (5). The coupling is connected to a rectifier (R) producing current to drive an infra-red transmitter and calculator (...

PCT No. PCT/EP96/02408 Sec. 371 Date Dec. 9, 1997 Sec. 102(e) Date Dec. 9, 1997 PCT Filed Jun. 1, 1996 PCT Pub. No. WO96/41822 PCT Pub. Date Dec. 27, 1996A control method for a process of synthesis of at least one chemical product in an equipment comprising at least one reactor (R) which is assimilated to a mixed reactor, in which manipulated variables (GC) allow to act on the course of the proces...

An anti-sedimentation additive for conglomerates obtained by the combination of Mg with an adjunct of dispersant effect, the additive being a Mg salt of a condensation product between beta -naphthalene sulphonic acid and formaldehyde, sulphonated melamine and formaldehyde or a combination between Mg and lignosulphonate.

The gelification accelerator, used in an aqueous injected composition for the sealing and/or consolidation of soils and construction materials, comprises an aluminium compound. Also claimed is an injection composition containing the accelerator and its use as a sealant or in the modification of construction materials.