An ultrasonic sensor device includes an ultrasonic transducer and a holl ow case. The ultrasonic transducer includes a tubular housing having a bottom, a piezoelectric element and a vibrating surface. The piezoelectric element is fixed to an inner surface of the bottom of the tubular housing. The vibrating surface is an outer surface of the bottom of the tubular housing. The hollow case includes a...

Medical devices, and in particular implantable medical devices, may be coated to minimize or substantially eliminate a biological organism's reacti on to the introduction of the medical device to the organism. The medical devices may be coated with any number of biocompatible materials. Therapeutic drugs, agents or compounds may be mixed with the biocompatible materials and affixed to at least a p...

A thrust bearing assembly in which each thrust pad is individually mounted on a deflection element. An embodiment of the invention comprises a rotating bearing runner having a wear resistant face and a stationary bearing carrier defining a plurality of cavities disposed annularly around the carrier. A deflection element, such as a Belleville washer, is disposed in a cavity of the plurality of cavi...

In an air conditioner, in a general cooling mode, an indoor air is cooled b y heat exchange with a main evaporator of a first refrigerant, while in a rapi d cooling mode, an indoor air is cooled by heat exchange with an intermediate heat exchanger consisting of a main evaporator of the first refrigerant and a rapid cooling condenser of a second refrigerant and then re-cooled in a rapid cooling eva...

Satellite ephemeris data, received from SPS satellites in view of the particular SPS reference receiver. A plurality of digital processing system are coupled to the communication network to receive the satellite ephemeris data which is transmitted through the communication network. A digital processing system receives a pseudorange data from a SPS mobile receiver and calculates position informatio...

The modular wall structure for underground swimming pools comprises a number of wall panels each comprising an upright portion defining opposite inner and outer sides, opposite first and second edges and opposite top and bottom ends. The wall panel also has a shelf portion generally perpendicular to the upright portion and attached thereto at the t op end in cantilevered fashion. The wall panel in...

The invention refers to a centrifugal separator comprising a stationary casing defining an inner space, a spindle and a rotating member, which is attached to the spindle and arranged to rotate around an axis of rotation with a rotary speed. The rotating member comprises a number of separating discs which are provided in the inner space. A drive member drives the spindle and the rotating member wit...

The present invention relates to a measuring device for measuring the arching of an elongate body. The measuring device includes an anvil member against which the elongate body is intended to be placed, a measure-collection member movable along the line of the longitudinal axis of the elongate body via a driving unit included in the measuring device, which measure-collection member is connected to...

A splice protection heater capable of quickly and efficiently performing a fusion process without an excessive heating time, a fusion splicer including the splice protection heater, and a fusion splicing method are provided. The apparatus has a heating part for heat shrinking a protection sleeve that covers a fusion spliced portion of an optical fiber, a plurality of heating elements that can indi...

A beverage dispenser comprising, in association with beverage containers (12), means (14) for discharging the beverage from each container (12) to a filling area (15) for at least one glass (16); liquid flow control valves (24) being associated with the beverage discharge means (14). The beverage dispenser (10) also comprises means (28) for measuring the amount of beverage dispensed by way of the ...

The present invention concerns a pointing device or mouse (1), comprising a housing containing detecting means (2, 3, 7) capable to detect at least one linear movement over at least one supporting plane of the mouse (1), selecting means (4, 5, 6) capable to make at least one selection, characterised in that said detecting means (2, 3, 7) is capable to detect one or more rotations about one or more...

Security integrated system (100) for a motorised rolling gate, comprising the use of a motor gear (10) and of a brake (50), that is automatically activated when the motor gear is deactivated, characterised in that it comprises an encoder (20,21,30,31) for detecting the current number of revolutions (10), the motor gear (10) being deactivated when said number of revolutions exceeds a predefinable t...