There is provided a versatile article carrier (10) generally comprising a pair of longitudinally extended frame members (100), a carrier body member (200) coupled to the frame members (100); a securing device (300) coupled to at least one of either the frame or carrier body members (100, 200); and, a handling strap (400) coupled to the frame members (100). The carrier body member (200) includes a ...

A modular, self-contained, protective carrying-case for an electronic unit, such as a laptop computer, is disclosed. The laptop computer is tightly and snugly contained within a sling, which is resiliently located between a pair of cushioned, rigidized, side boards. The carrying-case is compact and includes appropriate cushioning for the laptop computer, so as to readily permit the carrying-case, ...

PCT No. PCT/NZ95/00060 Sec. 371 Date Jan. 6, 1997 Sec. 102(e) Date Jan. 6, 1997 PCT Filed Jul. 6, 1995 PCT Pub. No. WO96/01681 PCT Pub. Date Jan. 25, 1996The invention relates to a method and apparatus for inducing the mono-directional transport of ions across a conducting polymer membrane which separates electrolyte solutions, by creating a potential gradient across the conducting polymer membran...

Fine powders of iron with less than 5% by weight graphite, copper, and an organic binder can be formed into shapes having a green density of up to about 7.4 g/cc and sintered in a hydrogen containing atmosphere to yield parts having minimum variations in physical properties. Incorporation of small quantities of copper, e.g. 1% or less by weight, negates variations in physical properties of sintere...

A piezoelectric transformer comprising a rectangular plate of a piezoelectric material which is polarized in a thickness direction in a first half section of the plate in a longitudinal direction but is polarized in a width direction in a second half section of the remaining half section. A pair of primary electrodes are coated on the upper and the lower surfaces of the first half section and a pa...

A fault diagnosis method of a television camera apparatus. A fault diagnosis of a television camera apparatus is divided into a plurality of diagnosing processes, and when the result of the fault diagnosis in each fault diagnosing process is diagnosed as abnormal, the fault diagnosis of the next fault diagnosing process is not executed. A microprocessor is provided in each of a camera head and a c...

A method for bit cell determination and timeout detection for an Apple Desktop Bus, using a counter clocked by a clock generator, according to the steps of: At the start of a bit cell, loading an initial value into the counter and enabling the counter to count down as clocked by the clock generator. Counting down until a low to high transition in the input ADB signal is detected or a terminal coun...

The present invention features a universal, manned, material handling vehicle. The material handling vehicle is capable of operating in a manned mode, a wire guidance mode, and a rail guidance mode. This manned material handling vehicle contains a steering management control system having a logic program which allows the vehicle to adapt itself to different wire control systems. That is, particula...

A method and apparatus for managing exceptions occurring during an execution of a plurality of objects in an object oriented environment. Under the present invention a message from an object is received in which the message requires processing by the plurality of objects. Error information is stored in a data structure in response to each occurrence of an error in each of the plurality of objects....

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To realize a tube manufacturing method by solid phase pressure welding capable of securing high productivity without necessitating bead cutting and moreover manufacturing a steel tube having an excellent seam quality and surface property. SOLUTION: This device is provided with an induction coil 11 arranged in the upstream of a work coil heating an open tube 1 up to a joining ...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To give an instruction on the next behavior based on the present status at a mining spot to a moving machine by generating a sequence location request signal by a sequence manager, receiving the sequence location request signal by a resources manager and determining a sequence location in response to the sequence location request signal. SOLUTION: A sequence manager 102 gener...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To control access to loading resources having a loading machine such as a shovel loader by transmitting a sequence location request signal by a sequence manager, establishing and controlling a sequence standby column by a resources manager and determining a loading point by a load manager. SOLUTION: A sequence manager arranged on each moving machine 106 transmits a sequence l...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To offset a sheet sheaf, discharged to a processing tray to be aligned, in each sheet sheaf, transfer fed to a stack tray, and eliminate necessity for offsetting the stack tray. SOLUTION: In the case that a sheet discharged to a processing tray 130 is aligned by a first/second aligning member 141, 142, in each sheet sheaf, the sheet is aligned by moving both the aligning memb...

According to the method of the present invention for detecting errors in executing a program including a main routine and an interrupt routine in a microprocessor, execution errors can be detected irrespective of whether it occurred in a main routine or an interrupt routine. A cancel code for a watchdog timer is entered in the variable value data DT in the main routine, and a count value TC of a w...

The parasol has a sloping supporting pole (1) and a base (2). The pyramid shaped frame (3) is fixed to the pole (1) and the fabric (58) is fixed to the frame. The frame is attached to the pole on the side where it forms an obtuse angle with one of the corners of the base of the frame (5, 6, 7, 8). It is attached to the pole by an additional bar (15) which an extension of the side bar (11) which ex...

A novel technique to treat post-consumer polyester for reuse in food-contact applications is described. The process comprises contacting contaminated post consumer polyester flake with at least one extraction solvent which is soluble in said contaminated flake at a temperature sufficient to allow rapid diffusion of contaminants from said polyester flake; and removing said extraction solvent contai...

Azeotropic compositions made up of: a) one compound selected from (1) about 26 to about 88 % by weight perfluorohexane, (2) about 4 to about 50 % by weight 1,3-dioxolane, or (3) about 64 to about 87 % by weight 1,1,1,4,4,4-hexafluorobutane; and b) one compound selected from (1) about 20 to about 74 % by weight 2-methyl butane, (2) about 13 to about 53 % by weight n-pentane, (3) about 75 to about 9...

A method of providing curable elastomers crosslinked with the aid of metal salts of alpha , beta -ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acids and, optionally an alkyl aminoalkyl phenol vulcanization inhibitor, having improved adhesive properties is provided. The method of the invention yields cured rubber articles with markedly improved adhesion to metals and synthetic fibers, curable and cured el...

Porous pipe formed by extruding a mixture of particles of vulcanized rubber dispersed in a binder resin such as linear low density polyethylene preferably having a Melt Index below 1.0 and a broad distribution of molecular weights, through a pipe die to form porous pipe and then cooling the pipe in a cooling trough. The pipe is stabilized to reduce degradation by ultraviolet light by dispersing in...