"APARELHO E PROCESSO DE MONTAGEM PARA CONFECCIONAR UM PNEU". A presente invenção refere-se a um aparelho que é usado na confecção de um pneu e um processo de montagem para confecção de um pneu. O aparelho compreende um tambor de confecção (100) que dotado de uma pluralidade de segmentos de tambor (120) concentricamente dispostos em torno do centro axial do tambor e são móveis em ambas as direções ...

"SENSOR DE MOVIMENTO DE INFRAVERMELHO (IR) PASSIVO". Um sensor de infravermelho passivo usa dois detectores (32, 34) tendo elementos de configurações diferentes (dl, d2), de modo que cada elemento extraia uma respectiva freq³ência, quando um objeto se mover em frente a ele. Com base na presença de duas freq³ências com características similares de pico e/ou inclinação, um sinal de movimento é extra...

A generally impermeable mattress cover having expandable sidewalls is provided to enclose a mattress to provide protection against allergens, dust mites, fluids, and other spills and spoils. The cover comprises generally impermeable top and bottom walls, and sidewalls connected at edges between the top and bottom walls. The sidewalls are formed of a double wall construction comprising a generally ...

A manufacturing method of a polyurethane foam injected with strand mats and a device for increasing the volume of the strand mats. The method comprises the steps of: increasing the volume of each of the strand mats to weaken the cohesion between glass fibers in each of the strand mats; continuously supplying and transferring the volume-increased strand mats; spraying a polyurethane foam solution o...

A pneumatic radial ply tire ( 500 ) comprises a tread ( 510 ), a belt structure ( 512 ), and a carcass ( 514 ). The carcass ( 514 ) has a radial ply ( 518 ) and two bead sections ( 530 A, 530 B). Each bead section ( 530 A, 530 B) has a bead ( 532 ) and a component apex ( 534 ) with a inner apex ( 534 A), a middle apex ( 534 B) and an outer apex ( 534 C).

A method of manufacturing a carcass structure for vehicle tires includes the steps of making at least one carcass ply by deposition of elongated sections circumferentially distributed on a toroidal support and applying annular reinforcing structures to a region close to inner circumferential edges of the at least one carcass ply. Each of the elongated sections extends in a U-shaped configuration a...

A filter ( 10 ) for filtering debris out of the fluid in a transmission sump (S) prior to the fluid entering a transmission pump (P) is disclosed. The filter ( 10 ) includes a filter housing ( 12 ) presenting a filter inlet ( 30 ), a bypass inlet ( 32 ), and an outlet ( 46 ). Filter media ( 14 ) is disposed in the housing ( 12 ) such that fluid flowing from the filter inlet ( 30 ) to the outlet ( ...

This invention provides a method for determining the aggressiveness of a prostate carcinoma comprising: (a) obtaining a sample of the prostate carcinoma; and (b) detecting the presence of p27 protein in the prostate carcinoma, the absence of p27 indicating that the prostate carcinoma is aggressive. This invention also provides a method for diagnosing a beign prostate hyperplasia comprising: (a) ob...

Certain multi-substituted dibenzylidene sorbitol acetals having electron withdrawing groups as constituents and electron donating groups on the other such that the compounds are asymmetric in structure and are dipolar in nature are provided. Polymer compositions comprising such compounds, are also contemplated which may be utilized within, as merely examples, food or cosmetic containers and packag...

The cleaner has a cleaner body (110) including a programmed control unit that executes a cleaning operation as per predefined values. A driving unit is driven according to a control signal from the control unit. A dust suction unit captures and collects dust by a vacuum motor. A cleaning unit (200) with a rotating moist fabric (210), is detachably fixed at a lower surface of the body.

Assembly comprising a tyre drum ( 1 ) including a turn-up mechanism ( 5 ) for use in building an unvulcanized tyre, wherein the tyre drum is provided with a central shaft ( 2 ), two bead clamps ( 11 ) and bead inner supports ( 13 ) placed around the shaft and axially spaced apart on either side of a centre plane of the tyre drum, means for radially expanding a part of the tyre components that is s...

L'invention propose un machine de fabrication de pneumatiques sur un noyau 1 utilisé pour la fabrication desdits pneumatiques du début de l'assemblage jusqu'à la vulcanisation. La machine comporte, arrangés de façon adjacente sur un châss is 5, un poste 2 d'assemblage du pneumatique, comportant des moyens pour former le pneumatique cru en déposant sur le noyau 1 les différents constituants dans l'...

"SISTEMA DE ACOPLAMENTO PARA UM úNICO APALPADOR ATRAVéS DE CONJUNTO DE SUPORTE MAGNéTICO ACOPLADO NO FUSO DA MáQUINA OU MESA DE TRABALHO, DESTINADO A REFERENCIAR AS POSIçõES DO PRODUTO E FERRAMENTA". A presente patente de Invenção diz respeito Sistema de Acoplamento Para um único Apalpador Através de Conjunto de Suporte Magnético Acoplado no fuso da Máquina ou Mesa de Trabalho, (1), caracterizado ...

The umbrella has an upper row of ribs (2) pivotally connected to a part (3) which can be rotated relative to the central shaft (1), and has a lower row of ribs (4) with one end pivotally connected to the ends of the ribs in the upper row and the other end pivotally connected to a ring (6). The shaft includes an externally threaded section (7) located beneath the rotary part for cooperating with a ...

A sensing apparatus is provided for use downhole, comprising a housing and sensing means with the housing containing a plurality of separable elements to which data acquired by the sensing means is transferred. The separable elements are releasable from the housing to convey the acquired data to surface. The separable elements have a spherical outer casing of around 1 to 10 cm diameter which surro...

A ball ramp mechanism constituting a force transmission converting mechanism is inserted into a cylinder of a caliper body and a relative rotation angle thereof is restricted to a predetermined range. Further, by successively assembling a piston head, a ramp plate and a ball and a screw shaft member constituting the ball ramp mechanism, a coil spring and an end plate in this order and by catching ...

A cartridge for assembly to the dispensing head of a Bio Cannister M-11 decontamination dispenser for maintaining booster chemicals separated from the liquid decontamination solution until ready for use thus preserving the shelf life of the decontamination system. The cartridge is configured to fit within the canister of the M-11 dispenser when assembled with the dispenser head.

An electrophysiology (EP) device suitable for ablating tissue within a patient's body lumen. The EP device of the invention generally comprises an elongated shaft having a distal shaft section with a helical shape and at least one electrode on an exterior portion thereof. One aspect of the invention comprises a method of performing a medical procedure, such as treating a patient for atrial arrhyth...

An apparatus for sterilizing a female patient in a transcervical procedure comprises an elongated catheter with a piezoelectric ultrasound transducer at its distal end. The catheter is inserted transcervically into the uterus and guided to the intramural region of a fallopian tube. The transducer is inserted into the intramural region in direct contact with the surrounding tissue. The transducer p...

A retaining device for photo blanks, comprising a retaining member ( 1 ) with a supporting surface ( 3 ) for a photo blank ( 4 ) and a ground element ( 10 ) which can be brought into contact with an electroconductive layer ( 6 ) of said photo blank. The ground element is provided with a contact tip ( 15 ) which can be manipulated in such a way that it can be lowered substantially onto the photo bl...