In a stopper (A) based on a foamed plastics composition (I) based on polyolefin(s), (I) is at least partially crosslinked. - Independent claims are included for: - (1) the production of (A), by at least partially crosslinking a plastics composition based on polyolefin(s), mixing the crosslinked composition with blowing agent(s) and injecting and foaming the mixture in a mold having at least one st...

La présente invention a pour objet :- un procédé de réticulation d'au moins un polymère, choisi parmi les polysaccharides et leurs dérivés, mis en oeuvre en solvant aqueux par action d'une quantité efficace et non excessive d'au moins un agent de réticulation, caractérisé en ce qu'il est mis en oeuvre sur un mélange renfermant au moins un polymère de faible masse moléculaire et au moins un poly...

The system has three-dimensional virtual environment composed of shared data processing objects and replicated on client programs and a server program. Each client program sends a request to modify the environment to a server program through a message. The server program processes the messages in their reception order and verifies their validity. The modifications are sent to the client programs i...

Handheld instrument (1) for skin treatment, especially depilation, by emission of light flashes comprises a handgrip (10) and an optical head (20) having a window (24) for light output, said light head also comprising a flash lamp (21) and a reflector, with a sensor (16) provided to measure the contact pressure of the instrument on the skin.

The metallographic sample preparation device comprises a polishing post (8) located next to a vertical magazine (9) supporting polishing plates. Gripping and transport means (10) enable the plate to be transferred between the magazine and the polishing post. There is a pre-polishing post (6) and a cleaning post (7) located between the polishing and pre-polishing posts. A samples door (11) enables ...

Systems and methods for hedging against risks associated with distressed instruments are provided. These systems and methods are preferably directed towards providing a party wishing to protect itself from such risks with the opportunity to enter into a transaction with a provider of protection whereb y such a party pays a risk protection premium to the provider of protection in exchange for the r...

A method and apparatus are provided for use in enabling a user to access online services of a type requiring certain types of personal data to be supplied to respective service providers. An apparatus is provided having a store for storing profile data for use both by users and by service provider s to store personal information in respect of those users. The apparatus also has user and service pr...

A monolayer film of a polymer blend of a first component selected from the group consisting of an ethylene containing polymer, the first component present in an amount by weight of the film from about 60% to about 1%, the first component having a first melting point temperature determined by DSC, a second component selected from the group consisting of propylene containing polymers and methyl pent...

Boehmite (alumina monohydrate) when used with a typical epoxy resin advanced with phosphorus makes it possible to improve thermal stability and to increase the ignition time of laminates formed from prepregs made using this fortified resin. Such laminates have exceptionally high thermal stability and showed similar longer times to ignition as compared to corresponding resins in which alumina trihy...

A system and method for automated adjustment processing using pre-configured sets of business rules is provided. The seller pre-configures a set of business rules for use in processing an adjustment for a specific buyer. The set of business rules may be variable for each buyer and/or globally set. When a payment is received from a seller and an adjustment is required, an adjustment management appl...

Systems and methods relate to frequency of advertisement viewing on the Internet, and more specifically to controlling advertisement viewings by a person during an advertising cycle. A probability of return for a customer is evaluated and an advertisement is shown to the customer based on a function of at least the probability of return and a value for the return. Once the customer has seen the ad...

Apparatus (method implemented with a machine, the machine, and the method for making the machine, and products produced thereby) for controlling a system of managing cash flows for a transaction, the apparatus including: data processing means arranged for receiving information into memory, said information including respective descriptions of risks, statistical assumptions for said risks, and fina...

A telecommunication fiber optic cable for gas pipeline application has a built-in leakage detecting device. The cable has an optical core including a number of telecommunication optical fibers, an outer jacket covering the optical core, and one or more gas leakage detector optical fibers. One or more gas leakage detector optical fibers are enclosed within the outer jacket. Preferably, the cable ha...

The invention relates to enterprise software for enabling organizations to apply business intelligence in an operational environment by integrating real-time transactional data with remote and disparate historical data to achieve true enterprise intelligence for maleficent activity detection, such as fraud and threat detection. It enables a workflow process comprising classification of data in rem...

A monolayer film of a polymer blend of a first component selected from the group consisting of an ethylene containing polymer, the first component present in an amount by weight of the film from about 60% to about 1%, the first component having a first melting point temperature determined by DSC, a second component selected from the group consisting of propylene containing polymers and methyl pent...

Boehmite (alumina monohydrate) when used with a typical epoxy resin advanced with phosphorus makes it possible to improve thermal stability and to increase the ignition time of laminates formed from prepregs made using this fortified resin. Such laminates have exceptionally high thermal stability and showed similar longer times to ignition as compared to corresponding resins in which alumina trihy...

Systems and methods relate to frequency of advertisement viewing on the Internet, and more specifically to controlling advertisement viewings by a person during an advertising cycle. A probability of return for a customer is evaluated and an advertisement is shown to the customer based on a function of at least the probability of return and a value for the return. Once the customer has seen the ad...

Apparatus (method implemented with a machine, the machine, and the method for making the machine, and products produced thereby) for controlling a system of managing cash flows for a transaction, the apparatus including: data processing means arranged for receiving information into memory, said information including respective descriptions of risks, statistical assumptions for said risks, and fina...

Apparatus (method implemented with a machine, the machine, and the method for making the machine, and products produced thereby) for controlling a system of managing cash flows for a transaction, the apparatus including: data processing means arranged for receiving information into memory, said information including respective descriptions of risks, statistical assumptions for said risks, and fina...