A powder-metallurgy produced high-speed steel article having a combination of high hardness and wear resistance, particularly at elevated temperatures. This combination of properties is achieved by the combination of W, Mo, V, and Co. The article is particularly suitable for use in the manufacture of gear cutting tools, such as hobs, and surface coatings.

A method for producing a partitioned container of the present invention includes the steps of providing a preform having an interior surface; separately forming an inner wall for insertion into the preform; inserting the inner wall into the preform; preparing for molding and molding the preform and inner wall into the partitioned container; and activating a manner for securing the inner wall to th...

The invention relates to a process for the production of substantially non-alcoholic beer by a continuous yeast treatment at a low temperature. In the process, wort which has been clarified and possibly treated by evaporating and/or with an absorbing agent is passed through a packed column reactor containing immobilized yeast at a temperature ranging between the freezing point of wort and +10 DEG ...

Disclosed is a process for the production of low-alcoholic or non-alcoholic beer by a continuous yeast treatment at a low temperature. In the process, wort which has been clarified and possibly treated by evaporating and/or with an absorbing agent is passed through a packed column reactor containing immobilised yeast at a temperature ranging between the freezing point of wort and +10 degrees Celsi...

PCT No. PCT/FR98/00541 Sec. 371 Date Sep. 20, 1999 Sec. 102(e) Date Sep. 20, 1999 PCT Filed Nov. 2, 1999 PCT Pub. No. WO98/41954 PCT Pub. Date Sep. 24, 1998The invention concerns a system for keeping watch over premises, comprising: elements (LA-LD) for controlling access to these premises; elements (V1-V3, P1-P8) for detecting intrusion or unauthorized presence in these premises, including perime...

The safety fixing for retaining the front of a ski boot comprises a fixing body (1) carrying a jaw formed by two independently pivoted arms (3). The arms are able to separate against the action of a spring (10) under the pressure of the boot. Shock absorbers (16) between the arm and the body provide an dissymmetry in the resistance of the arms to pivoting;

Fixation de sécurité destinée à reten...

L'invention se rapporte à un dispositif de contrôle de l'accès d'un cabinet d'aisance comprenant : - une cuvette (2),- un lave-mains (3) pourvu de son robinet et- une porte contrôlant l'accès du local.Ce dispositif est caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend : - un dispositif (9) de détection, d'une part, du fonctionnement du robinet et, d'autre part, de la présence des mains sous le jet d'eau du robi...

Foils consist of (A) 55 to 99 wt % of at least one thermoplastic polyamide; (B) 0.1 to 15 wt % of a mineral filler with a length/diameter (L/D) ratio from 1:5 to 1:100; (C) 0 to 30 wt % of other additives and treatment auxiliary agents. The sum of the percentages by weight of components (A) to (C) always equals 100 %.

The invention describes a method and apparatuses for characterizing groundwater measuring sites by differentiating between groundwater and static water and serves, for example, for determining the pumping-out times of groundwater measuring sites, optimum for investigations of the representative nature, as well as for identifying and localizing defects at groundwater measuring sites. The invention ...

A polyolefin copolymer composition, which is produced with a catalyst having a metallocene complex in a single reactor by polymerisation of an ~a-olefin with one or more olefin comonomers, has long-chain branches along the polymer backbone and a molecular weight maximum that occurs in the 50 wt.% of the composition having the highest wt.% content of comonomer. Also claimed are: (1) an organometall...

A polymeric composition obtainable from a melt comprises a starch component and a synthetic thermoplastic polymer component, and optionally a plasticizer and other additives. This material is suitable for producing substantially biodegradable articles having satisfactory physical and mechanical properties, e.g. films, foils and various types of fibres. This material is produced by conventional tec...

An hydratable porous polymer comprising a polymerized polyorganosiloxane macromonomer of formula Iwherein c is in the range of from 0 to 5, preferably in the range of from 0 to 3;M may be the same or different and is a difunctional block of molecular weight in the range of from 100 to 8000 and wherein at least one M comprises a residue from a difunctional polymer or copolymer comprising siloxane r...

An hydratable porous polymer comprising a polymerized polyorganosiloxane macromonomer of formula Iwherein c is in the range of from 0 to 5, preferably in the range of from 0 to 3;M may be the same or different and is a difunctional block of molecular weight in the range of from 100 to 8000 and wherein at least one M comprises a residue from a difunctional polymer or copolymer comprising siloxane r...

An apparatus and method is presented for establishing electrical connection to permanent downhole oilfield installations (26,27,28) using an electrically insulated conducting casing (22). Current is caused to flow in the casing by a source on the surface connected to the casing (22). One or more permanent downhole installations (26,27,28) are electrically connected to the casing (22), and the elec...

Revêtement absorbeur de lumière à haut pouvoir absorbant.Ce revêtement comprend au moins une couche de métal mince, optiquement discontinue (8), absorbante dans un domaine spectral déterminé contenu dans le domaine visible-proche infrarouge, et au moins une couche diélectrique (10), transparente dans ce domaine et formée sur la couche mince. Application à l'imagerie.

A method of modelling a logistics process (30), which comprises sub-processes (31), at least one cost factor (34) and at least one environmental factor (35), such as energy consumption, being associated with at least one said sub-process. A computer model is created from the logistics process, and at least one sub-model (40) of the computer model models a corresponding sub-process (31) so that the...

An electrical power cable for equipment, is made in original fashion. The cable proper (3) carries an electric plug (for e.g. the wall socket) at one end, and a connector with terminals (25) at the other. These are for connection to other terminals belonging to the equipment, which are accessed through an opening in its external wall. This connector is fitted into the opening up to a peripheral gu...

Systems and methods for aligning scanned images are provided. A pattern is included in the scanned image so that when the image is convolved with a filter, a recognizable pattern is generated in the convolved image. The scanned image may then be aligned according to the position of the recognizable pattern in the convolve d image. The filter may also act to remove the portions of the scanned image...

There are disclosed 2,4,8-trisubstituted-4,5-dihydro-5- -thioxo-3H,6H-1,4,5a,8a-tetraazaacenaphthylen-3-ones having the general formula (III'), wherein R1 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl having from 1 to 10 carbon atoms, carboxamidomethyl, 4-chlorophenyl, benzyl and (4-nitrophenyl)- -methyl; R2 and R3 are hydrogen or alkyl having from 1 to 3 carbon atoms; R4 is 3-pyridinyl...

A material in the form of hollow spheres is used as a filler in a composition for fabricating seamless floors, where the material is an aluminosilicate and/or the composition is a polyurethane resin. Composition for fabricating seamless floors comprises a polyurethane resin component, a filler as above and a hardener.