Changes in the state of the appliance (8) under observation are converted into events, each one being linked to a description of this event and a time at which this event occurred, the description taking up little memory, or alternatively a combination of a series of events and times is compiled by programming. The events are stored in an event memory (14) in an electronic observation apparatus. E...

PURPOSE: Provided is a composite electrode plate for a lead storage battery, which has improved radiating property, lightens the battery, reduces internal resistance, and increases mechanical strength. The lead storage battery using the composite electrode plate, which has improved performance is also provided. CONSTITUTION: The composite electrode plate(100) contains a lead or lead alloy coating(...

A cermet cutting insert has a texture comprising a carbonitride hard phase primarily composed of Ti, a metal binding phase, and incidental impurities, wherein the binding phase comprises a Co-Ni-W alloy containing tungsten (W) : 15 to 35 percent by weight, nickel (Ni) : 10 to 35 percent by weight, and cobalt (Co) : 35 to 70 percent by weight, wherein the total amount of tungsten, nicke...

Method has the following steps: supply, prior to any transaction, of supplier data for creation of an encryption key; selection (140) of a digital object by a user from a supplier server; encryption (190) of the digital object using the user transaction key; transmission of the encrypted digital object to the user; decryption of the object using the transaction key; and use or reading of the objec...

The load-holding strap consists of a main strap (1) with its lower end (2) attached to a tubular strap (11) containing an elastic tensioner (10), and its upper end (8) fitted with a pouch (7) for a regulating strap (13). The elastic tensioner is fixed in the tubular strap by seams (10a, 10b), while the lower end of the tubular strap is made into a loop for a fastening ring (12). The length of the ...

Un robot nettoyeur (10) permet de réaliser un travail de nettoyage en communiquant sans fil avec un appareil (60) externe au robot nettoyeur. Il comprend un corps principal équipé pour photographier des images d'un plafond perpendiculairement à la direction de circulation du robot, un capteur de détection d'obstacle (14), une mémoire (41) permettant d'enregistrer les informations de position de...

Ce système comprend un robot nettoyeur (10) capable de s'amarrer précisément à un appareil de charge externe (80) comprenant une borne d'alimentation (82) connectée à une source de courant. Le robot comprend, entre autres, un pare-choc (54) disposé le long d'une circonférence externe du corps de nettoyeur pourvu d'une borne de charge (56) et émettant un signal de collision lorsqu'une collision ...

The robot floor cleaner (10) has a main housing with a drive for multiple wheels (21,22). It has a downward looking camera adjacent to the wheels to photograph the floor along an axis perpendicular to the travel direction. A control recognizes the driving distance and direction of the wheels using floor (15) image information to control the cleaning action. Claims include a method of cleaning floo...

A hair dryer attachment system provides a dryer (10) and a plurality of attachments (30). A fastening mechanism is provided so that multiple attachments are each securable to the generally circular or ovate dryer barr el (20) using the same fastening technology. Each of the attachments (30) forms part of the barrel (20), and when used with the preferred present shortened barrel (20), a so-called "...

After making to an agreement with a mobile telephony operator (123), an entity (130) may offer his customers the possibility of sending SMS messages free of charge. The sending of messages is then actually subsidized by the entity. A user (101) of this method then indicates his wish to send a message free of charge, and the entity subsidizes the sending of this message along with a second message ...

The gyrometer has a coupling structure to connect a mass (30) to a frame (50) vibrating in two degrees of freedom of movement in orthogonal directions Ox and Oy of a plate plane. The mass is fixed to anchoring units by a link that allows transmission of vibration movement to the mass. Excitation (70) and detection (90) structures are linked to the frame and mass to excite and detect the vibration ...

Disclosed is a composition comprising from 88 to 99.99% by weight of a polymer selected from polyamides, derivatives of polyamides and mixtures of these, and from 0.01 to 0.25% by weight of a flow aid, where the drying loss from the flow aid after 5 days of conditioning at relative humidity of 95% is less than or equal to 1%, determined to ISO 787/2. The composition can be used for the coating of ...

Elément résistif commandable en diminution et irréversible de sa valeur, comportant plusieurs résistances (Rp1, Rp2, Rp3, Rp4) en silicium polycristallin associées en série entre deux bornes (11, 12) d'entrée/sortie de l'élément résistif, et un ensemble de commutateurs (MN1, MN3, MN5, MP1, MP2), connectés pour transformer l'association en série en une association en parallèle desdites résistanc...

A method for extracting feature information from product images using multivariate image analysis based on Principal Component Analysis (PCA) which is used to develo p predictive models for feature content and distribution on the imaged product. The imaging syst em is used to monitor product quality variables in an on-line manufacturing environment. It may al so be integrated into a closed-loop fe...

The component comprises a semiconductor substrate (1), an inductive element (2) placed on an insulator zone (4) traversing the substrate, and an electric connection feedthrough (5) face of the substrate is greater than the dimensions of the inductive element (2) in order to avoid inductive losses in conductor or semiconductor material. The insulator zone (4) and the insulator ring zone (6) can be ...

The case accommodates semiconductor components on a thermally conductive, insulated metal substrate (IMS) (150) with an external heat sink. A circuit board (110) with an opening is arranged above the substrate, and spaced apart from it. The top surface of the circuit board has a connection region around the opening, which is connected by wire (156) to a component on the top surface of the circuit...

A process for the preparation of an essentially bacteria-free colostrum by means of microfiltration, which process includes that defatted, natural colostrum (first milk) is poured into a balance tank; subsequently the feeding pump is pumping the concentrate to a booster pump; the booster pump circulates the concentrate across a filter membrane wherein the pressure difference in the membrane render...

A device for the depollution of aquifers contaminated by organic pollutants comprising a means of channelling the polluted ground water towards an in situ treatment zone which is below, or effectively below, the ground water level and a means of treating the water in a photoreactor located in the zone and a method of water depollution using the device. The means of channelling the ground water co...

PURPOSE: An MLP(Micro Leadless Package) type semiconductor package is provided to reduce manufacturing costs and to improve reliability by using an oblique etching part. CONSTITUTION: A semiconductor package includes an MLP, a semiconductor chip(120), a wire(124) for connecting the semiconductor chip to the MLP, an epoxy resin(112). The MLP further includes a die pad(116) for mounting the semicond...

PURPOSE: A device for inputting an alphabet and a method therefor are provided to analyze types of alphabets, and to extract basic 10 figures applied to most alphabets, thereby always defining the alphabets with 2 keys only on a keypad assigning 10 input keys. CONSTITUTION: A key input unit(600) has input keys where the predetermined number of basic figures extracted by analyzing forms of capital ...