Aqueous dispersions of plant sterols and other high melting lipids. The dispersions are useful in spreads and other food products. The dispersions provide structure to the food products and their use can permit minimization or elimination of saturated fats and trans fatty acids. The invention is also directed to a process for making the dispersions and to water and fat continuous spreads and other...

A method of making a drill blank (38) which is elongate and has a vein (40) of an abrasive layer located in an end surface (42) thereof. The method includes the steps of: (i) providing a cemented carbide body (10) having a recess (18) formed in a surface (12) thereof, (ii) placing a layer (24) of ultra-hard abrasive or a mass (24) of ultra-hard abrasive particles on a surface (22) of the recess ...

To improve the efficiency of a menu selecting operation by displaying not only a menu of a predetermined hierarchy but also at least one of the menus of the lower hierarchy corresponding to the former menu in order to effect a position retrieval according to the will of an operator as much as possible and to enhance the facility by displaying a landmark in an area corresponding to an input of the ...

A proportional solenoid-driven valve control assembly contains a moveable, magnetic armature positioned adjacent to one end of a fixed pole piece that protrudes from a solenoid bore and is supported by means of a compact suspension spring arrangement adjacent to the one end of the bore. The movable armature is configured to provide two radial magnetic flux paths. One flux path traverses a fixed ra...

Apparatus for controlling a vehicle hybrid drive system having a transmission disposed between a vehicle drive wheel and an assembly of an engine and a motor/generator, the apparatus including a torque reduction control device for reducing an input torque of the transmission during a shifting action of the transmission, wherein the torque reduction control device includes a first torque reducing d...

Für die Verbindung von zwei Werkstücken aus Kunststoff wird ein neuartiges Verfahren angegeben, welches den strahlungsinduzierten Molekulargewichtsabbau in der Oberfläche polymerer Materialien zum Erzielen fester Verbindungen ausnutzt und dabei in besonderer Weise die Funktion von in der Oberfläche befindlichen Mikro- bzw. Nanostrukturen nicht beeinträchtigt (Fig. 2). DOLLAR A Dazu werden die zu v...

The inventive cutting tool comprises a plate (1) which is curved in longitudinal section to form two elbows (2, 3) and an element (4) connecting said elbows. One of the elbows (2) can be mounted on an oscillating tool (5), while the other elbow (3), located opposite the first elbow, represents a blade. The plate (1) is curved in a longitudinal section so as to form a "W" with rounded angles, where...

A multi-stable adjustment/positioning device has devices (12,14) for preparing a first variable magnetic field and a component (16) with permanent magnetic properties. A receptacle (18) accommodates the permanent magnetic component (16). The component has a series of inter-connected permanent magnetic part-zones (24,26) which are arranged so that both ends (28,30) of the series are magnetically po...

Press felt for a papermaking machine has support made up of layers (3, 4, 5) of parallel fibers (6, 7, 8). These have spacer fibers between them which are soluble in a solvent which does not dissolve the parallel fibers. An Independent claim is also included for a method for making the felt in which spacer fibers as described above are embedded between the parallel fibers and are dissolved from b...

In a paper or carton making process, a web (1) makes contact with and passes around a drum (2), to pass through a nip gap into gusset zone (3) formed between the smooth drum and web. Air is blown into the gap between the drum and emerging web. Air preferably flows from the gusset zone towards the web side-edges. The airflow travels over the entire width of the web towards the web side-edges. The ...

Die Erfindung betrifft ein Feinschnitt-Schneidwerk für Aktenvernichter, welches wenigstens Mittel zur Lagerung von Schneidwalzen, Mittel zum Antrieb der Schneidwalzen, Mittel zur Steuerung der Mittel für den Antrieb sowie einen zu den Schneidwalzen hinführenden Zuführschacht und in die Lücken der Schneidwalzen eingreifende Abstreifer aufweist, wobei unter einem zwei Schneidwalzen aufweisenden erst...

Eine erfindungsgemäße Steuer/Regel-Vorrichtung für ein Hybridfahrzeug bestimmt, ob ein Merker F_BKSW für den Bremsschalter auf "1" steht oder nicht (Schritt S101) und ermittelt, wenn die Bremse angelegt ist ("JA"), durch den Abruf einer #REGENBR-Tabelle einen Wert DECRGN für die Berechnung einer Verzögerungsregeneration. Wenn die Bremse gelüftet ist ("NEIN"), wird bestimmt, ob ein Merker F_RGNFCD ...

Disclosed is a full-jacket helix centrifuge comprising at least one weir (15) diverting a clarified fluid from a drum (3). Said drum (3) is provided with a port (17) to which a throttling device, particularly a throttle disk (31), is assigned. Said throttling device is arranged at a variable distance from the port (17) and is configured as a static part in relation to the drum (3) when the centrif...

The invention relates to a fire alarm (F) comprising at least one sensor (6, 14, 15) for detecting fire parameters and an evaluation circuit (7) which triggers an alarm signal if a defined first value is exceeded by a corresponding fire parameter. The at least one sensor (6, 14, 15) also monitors a second, greater value of the fire parameter concerned and if said second value is exceeded triggers ...

The present invention relates to improved matallurgical powder compositions that incorporate solid lubricants, methods for preparing and using the same, and methods of making compacted parts. Ejection properties, such as stripping pressure and sliding pressure, of compated parts can be improved by using the solid lubricants.The solid lubricants contain functionalized polyalkylene lubricants have t...

The present invention relates to a safety ski binding (100) for a ski or ski board, which has a central attachment (20) and is capable of reaction to the friction between the boot (60) and the binding (100). The ski binding includes a base plate (120) capable of being attached to the ski or ski board, a top plate (130) pivotably attached to the base plate, a toe cup (140), and a heel cup (150).; L...

The present invention relates to improved metallurgical powder compositions that incorporate solid lubricants, methods for preparing and using the same, and methods of making compacted parts. Ejection properties, such as stripping pressure and sliding pressure, of compacted parts can be improved by using the solid lubricants. The solid lubricants contain polyalkylene- polyalkylene oxide block copo...

Zur Lösung der Aufgabe, ein Verfahren zur Herstellung von ge­sinterten Bauteilen zur Verfügung zu stellen, mit welchem ausreichend gute Festigkeitswerte erzielt werden, schlägt die vorliegende Erfindung ein Verfahren vor, wobei in einem ersten Schritt sinterfähiges Material in eine erste Pressform eingegeben wird, in einem zweiten Schritt das sinterfähige Material zu einem Grünling gepresst wird, ...

Die Erfindung betrifft ein Verfahren zur Herstellung von Polyurethan-Schaum durch Vermischen einer Isocyanatkomponente und einer Polyolkomponente in einem Mischaggregat in Anwesenheit eines gelösten Schäummittels und Luft und/oder Stickstoff als Blasenkeimbildner, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Blasenkeimbildner durch Feindispergierung und Druckerhöhung in mindestens einer der Komponenten vor Ei...

This laptop computer case takes advantage of the clamshell opening construction and the relatively stiff, mutually engaging frames (13) forming the clamshell closure construction. A pair of gripping elements engages a laptop computer (L) by its major surfaces. The gripping elements preferably comprise an upper gripping bar (16) and lower bars (20) or tray support (18). These elements move towards ...