Ceramic abradable materials, in particular thermally sprayable ceramic abradable powder materials, and abradable seals formed by thermally spraying the materials include dysprosia (Dy2O3) and zirconia (ZrO2). Coatings are porous whereby the porosity, in part, is induced by plastic or fugitive phases. Abradable seal coatings comprising dysprosia and zirconia exhibit improved thermal shock and sinte...

The present invention provides a generic synchronized motion control system for multiple dynamic systems. Free choices of synchronization strategies are allowed with no implementation modification. Furthermore, synchronization selections are converted into a numerically searchable parameter space that enables systematic development, automated process, and performance optimization. In addition, the...

An optical fiber sensor for detecting curvature of a body/structure comprises a cladding having an outer periphery. A central core receives and transmits light. The central core has Bragg gratings and is positioned in neutral planes of the cladding. Peripheral cores receive and transmit light. The peripheral cores have Bragg gratings and are peripherally positioned in the cladding with respect to ...

A media control system allows the play of media files from customers or users in a public establishment. A digital content review arrangement communicates with a control gate that forwards to the digital content review arrangement requested media files or summary information of the media files sufficient to identify the requested media files with known media files contained in a database of the di...

A method, system and computer program for enabling a loyalty program to be linked to one or more card issuers, and thereby their cardholders is provided. A loyalty syst em is provided that is operable to enable the creation, implementation and management of one or mor e loyalty programs that provide benefits to members of the loyalty programs in connection with transactions between the members and...

A method and a system of identifying, inspecting and training regarding a material lifting device. The method includes the steps of attaching an RFID tag to a material lifting device. Identification and inspection data regarding the material lifting device is installed arid stored on the RFID tag. The identification and inspection data on the RFID tag may be accessed with a portable computer devic...

Wireless handheld mobile communication device including a housing with a display above a keyboard exposed for user actuation. A length of the device is greater than the width. Each key of a right-hand keyfield has a longitudinal axis oriente d at a left-to- right inclined angle while each key of a left-hand keyfield has a longitudin al axis oriented at a right-to-left inclined angle from the verti...

The clamp-unit is arranged in class-1 double-lever configuration. The levers carry a pair of jaws at one end, and magnets at the other end. The magnets are arranged in repulsive pairs, whereby the magnets urge the jaws together.

Support device for pressure sensors capable of being arranged inside the pressure chambers (7) of centrifugal fans (1), comprising a body (11) with a mainly longitudinal development internally affected by a through-tube (12) extending along the direction of longitudinal development and open at either longitudinal end (12a, 12b), the body comprising a first part (13) for obtaining support from the ...