A method of preparing a layer of fibrous material for a section of a blade for a wind turbine generator, the method comprising the steps of: providing a plurality of fibre bundles, each of the plurality of fibre bundles comprising multiple fibres formed into a substantially cylindrical shaped length having a longitudinal axis; depositing, from a deposition head, the plurality of fibre bundles on a...

A self-contained crucible assembly (50) for forming a weld between a pair of metal articles (190, 192), includes a container (52) with side walls (54) and a fusible bottom (56), a refractory material (60) lining the side walls (54), an exothermic weld material (64) within the container (52), an ignitor (66) partially within or close to the weld material (64) and partially external to the container...

Methods, and system that facilitate the design, production and/or measurements tasks associated with manufacturing and other processes. In one embodiment, the present invention relates to decision making and logic structures, implemented in a computer software application, facilitating all phases of the design, development, tooling, pre-production, qualification, certification, and production proc...

The present invention relates to a method for analysing the amount of free gas within a pharmaceutical sample. According to the invention the method comprises the following steps: providing a sample before an irradiating source; irradiating the sample with at least one beam of electromagnetic radiation; detecting radiation emitted through the sample and generating signals corresponding to the amou...

In preferred embodiments of the invention, rocker cams are positioned intermediate an upper plate assembly and a lower base with a plurality of biasing springs under tension extending between the upper plate assembly and the lower base. Spring retention means are incorporated into the lower base and upper plate assembly providing for direct attachment of the biasing springs thereto obviating the n...

A non-torque reactive air suspension exhibiting excellent roll stability characteristics is shown to include frame hangers (26) mounted to frame rails (20) extending longitudinally on opposite sides of a vehicle; wherein, the suspension includes longitudinally extending beams (28) are connected to the frame hangers (26) at one end and extend parallel to the frame rails (20), other ends of the beam...

The present invention relates to cosmetic compositions and methods of using such compositions that improve the aesthetic appearance of skin. Further, the present invention relates to methods of applying the compositions to the skin to effect an improvement in the aesthetic appearance of skin, particularly, by providing an anti-aging benefit to the skin. These and other objects of the present inven...

La présente invention concerne l'utilisation d'analogues de nucléosides comportant un groupement citrate pour l'obtention d'immunogènes aptes pour la production d'anticorps ayant une affinité pour des nucléosides triphosphorylées. Elle concerne également les applications des anticorps ainsi obtenus pour la mise en oeuvre des méthodes immunologiques sensibles de dosage desdits dérivés nucléosidique...

An object monitoring and management system (10) permits companies/organizations (22) to grant access to third parties (24) to partitioned subsets of a central database (12) to enable completely paperless asset or process management. The central database can be used simultaneously by a plurality of companies/organizations, third party service providers and/or regulatory authorities (313), without c...

The present invention is a receiver which includes a blind code detection device (15) for determining the identity of a plurality of channels over which information is to be transmitted when the identity of all channels is not known by the receiver (19). The blind code detection device (15) generates a candidate channel list filled with the identity of selected channels out of the plurality of cha...

A turbine blade or vane (1) comprises an impingement tube (4) located gener~ally in a radial direction within the blade or vane aerofoil, the impingement tube comprising two parts (4a, 4b), extending into the blade or vane from opposite radial ends thereof and locating against a specially formed rib (51) which extends generally chordwise around the leading edge (2) of the aerofoil.

An exchange infrastructure for message-based exchange and integration of a collection of heterogeneous software components is disclosed. The exchange infrastructure includes a repository for storing design-time collaboration descriptions of a plurality of software components, and a directory for storing configuration-specific collaboration descriptions of a runtime system landscape. The exchange i...

A filter material has one or more plies of fiber layers, in particular for the production of filter bags and filter cones for infused beverages, the at least one fiber layer containing fibers or microcapsules having phase change material. Paraffinic hydrocarbons can be used as the phase change material.

A sealing stopper or piston for a syringe and a prefilled syringe using the same, provided with a backstop function, can be provided without increasing the production cost, which comprises a skirt part capable of serving as a backstop device.

This invention is directed towards compounds of formula (I) as opioid receptor modulators, antagonists, and agonists useful for the treatment of opioid modulated disorders such as pain and gastrointestinal disorders.

A snowmobile steering mechanism adapted to place higher pressure on the outside ski than on the inside ski when the snowmobile enters and exits turns, said steering mechanism being adapted to include the suspension in the steering action of the snowmobile causing the snowmobile to automatically lean into a turn improving the ability of the snowmobile to enter and exit turns in comparison to a snow...

A hot runner system for injecting plastics material from a plasticizer unit into an injection mold for molding very small plastic devices, includes a hot runner manifold having an inlet for receiving melted plastics material from the plasticizer unit and a heater for maintaining the manifold at an elevated temperature. A check valve mounted in the manifold allows one way flow of the plastic in the...

A teat cup carrier designed to be able to co-operate with a feed platform, which teat cup carrier is freely movable relative to the feed platform. The teat cup carrier carries, besides teat cups, further milking means for milking an animal, the further milking means comprising at least a milk storage vessel for storing milk, a milking vacuum source and a pulsation vacuum source. The milk storage v...

A marine diesel cylinder lubricant composition having a total base number of at least 30. The composition includes at least 40 wt% of an oil of lubricating viscosity, at least one detergent prepared from at least two surfactants, preferably phenate and sulphonate surfactants, at least one boron-containing dispersant providing at least 100 ppm of boron, and at least one zinc- containing antiwear ad...

An assembly for feeding and milking animals. The assembly is provided with a feeding system comprising a movable feed platform and a drive unit for driving the feed platform, a number of feeding places being provided on the feed platform. The assembly is further provided with a milking system for, in particular automatically, milking animals on the feed platform, which milking system comprises a n...