A polymeric film includes at least one irradiated water soluble layer. A process for making a water soluble film includes the steps of extruding a water soluble film; and irradiating the water soluble film. Using electron beam irradiation, a water soluble film's solubility rate can be increased.

This invention is directed to an aqueous colored coating composition which is applied with a spray device having a fine-orifice nozzle(s), the composition comprising a neutralized acrylic copolymer containing an alkoxysilyl group and a carboxyl group and a coloring pigment, and a method of pattern coating, comprising the steps of coating a substrate with said aqueous colored coating composition us...

A locking system is described for detachably securing two workpieces together (e.g., two housing sections). Elongated arms (12, 14) are carried by one workpiece (40) and a corresponding opening(s) is present in the other workpiece (50). The outer end of each elongated arm is resiliently deflectable so that it is deflected when being inserted into the opening in the one workpiece; then the arm spri...

A portable hole punch (23) contains two arms (1, 2) which are rotated about an axis extending at right angles to the lenght direction of both arms, a stamp (10) and a pad (7) mounted on the arms on one side of the rotation axis. The stamp and pad are moved by a drive mechanism in the arms on the other side of the rotation axis.The punch is mounted in the second arm (2) and can be rotated about an ...

According to the present invention there is now provided a body of cemented carbide or cermets coated with at least one diamond layer. The diamond layer is smooth on all sides of the body with an Ra<1 mum. According to the present invention there is also provided a method for reactive ion etching of a diamond layer on a complex shape body where the etching is efficient at all sides of the body exp...

According to the present invention there is now provided a body of cemented carbide or cermets coated with at least one diamond layer. The diamond layer is smooth on all sides of the body with an Ra<1 mum. According to the present invention there is also provided a method for reactive ion etching of a diamond layer on a complex shape body where the etching is efficient at all sides of the body exp...

Disclosed is a full color three dimensional projector comprising a light source for emitting light, a condensing means for condensing the emitted light and converting the light into a parallel light, a color separating means for separating the parallel light into red, blue and green color components, a first means for splitting the red component into polarized beams and for forming the optical ima...

A low-radiation balanced microstrip bandpass filter is provided. A series of microstrip segments are arranged on the surface of a substrate. The degree of coupling between adjacent pairs of segments is determined by the length of overlap between them. By always having pairs of segments, a very small far field radiation is achieved.; A low-radiation balanced microstrip bandpass filter is provide...

The invention concerns an electrical contact nut (1) primarily intended to be welded to a sheet steel component (8) of a motor vehicle, and comprising a first, preferably cylindrical portion (2) and a second, wider portion (3) at one end of the first portion (2). On its side facing the first portion (2), the second portion (3) is provided with an annular member (4) of a weldable material. By means...

L'invention concerne un catalyseur à base de titano-silicalites ayant une teneur pondérale en métal ou métaux alcalin(s) comprise entre 0,05 et 2%. Elle a aussi pour objet un procédé d'obtention d'hydroxylamine N,N-disubstituée par réaction de peroxyde d'hydrogène avec l'amine disubstituée correspondante en présence du catalyseur en question.; Titanosilicalite-based catalysts having a metal or alk...

In a motor vehicle with a manually-controlled gearbox (4) and an automatically-operated clutch (3) which is disengaged when a sensor device (14) detects a manual activation of the gear shift lever (13), the clutch is not disengaged unless the engine torque is less than a boundary value in order to avoid engine flare. The boundary value is a variable dependent on the rate of release of the accelera...

A method for mounting a semiconductor chip on a first wire board, bonding a second wire board to a connecting terminal of the first wire board with a thermo-setting layer of anisotropic conductivity, covering the undersurface and periphery of the semiconductor chip by a first thermo-setting epoxy resin so as to embed and seal the semiconductor chip therein, and cover the connecting part of the fir...

A screen overlay device and method, and a television using the same are provided. The screen overlay device overlays a menu and cursor on a screen, and includes a pointing device wireless transmitter for transmitting an infrared (IR) signal corresponding to a key-input and the movement of a pointing device; an IR signal receiver/amplifier; a controller for calculating cursor coordinates correspond...

A hull (1) comprises a bulbous portion (3, 5) extending forwardly and/or rearwardly from the lower portion of the bow and/or stern, respectively, of the main hull body (1). The bulbous portion has an upper deck surface (3a, 5a) which is above the normal water level (WL) in calm water conditions. The hull thus has a double-deck structure at its bow and/or stern.

PCT No. PCT/EP92/01873 Sec. 371 Date May 24, 1994 Sec. 102(e) Date May 24, 1994 PCT Filed Aug. 17, 1992 PCT Pub. No. WO93/12235 PCT Pub. Date Jun. 24, 1993Engineered DNA encoding 3-phosphoglycerate dehydrogenate (PGD) has reduced sensitivity to inhibition by serine in comparison to wild-type PGD. The DNA encodes PGD which has at least some level of enzymatic activity useful for biosynthesis, and w...

This invention relates to re-routing traffic in high data rate transmission networks and solves the problem with capacity limitations in such networks. The problem is solved by setting up additional virtual circuits, so called alternate circuits. These alternate circuits are used whenever the outgoing data link becomes overloaded due to concurrent bursts on one or more of original or the alternate...