A solid bowl screw centrifuge includes a centrifuging chamber and a rotatable drum having a horizontal axis of rotation. The rotatable drum surrounds the centrifuging chamber. Also included is a rotatable screw arranged in the rotatable drum, at least one solids discharge, at least one liquid discharge duct and a peeling disk via which liquids are discharged through the liquid discharge duct. Furt...

Wellbore apparatus including an elongated tubular adapted for disposal within the wellbore. The tubular having an elongated recess formed on its exterior surface along the longitudinal axis. The recess is adapted to accept and house a component therein. A shield disposed within the recess and adapted to slide to a selected position therein, covering a housed component. The sliding shield and house...

The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of pharmaceutically pure polymorphic form I of olanzapine, which com-prises crystallization of olanzapine from a solution in methylene chlo-ride, wherein before the crystallization, said solution of olanzapine in methylene chloride is treated with silica gel, preferably at reflux tem-perature. Also disclosed is form I of olanzapine sub...

A rotary cutting anvil drum rests in a machine frame and operates in conjunction with a blade moving around the drum where it cuts a paper or foil web moving between blade and drum. The cutting tool is fixed to a an elastically deformable supporting steel ring that has a larger radius of operation than the blade.

The starting material, metal powder, is mixed with a place holder. The mixture is pressed to a green molding. It is subjected to conventional mechanical processing. The place holder material is removed thermally in air, vacuum or protective gas. The molding is then sintered.

A cleaning robot (2) and a control method thereof in which a cleaning path desired by the user is recognizable by the cleaning robot (2), thereby being capable of cleaning a cleaning area desired by the user in a pattern desired by the user. The cleaning robot (2) includes a running unit (50) to run the cleaning robot (2), a storage unit (80) for storing a running path, along which the cleaning ro...

Compositions of expandable vinylaromatic polymers which contain a polymer, of at least one vinylaromatic monomer, having an average molecular weight Mw ranging from 50,000 to 170,000, which comprise: a) 0-50% by weight of a copolymer obtained by polymerizing one or more vinylaromatic monomers and 0.1-15% by weight of an alpha-alkylstyrene; b) 0-10% by weight of a compatible polymer having a crysta...

The present invention relates generally to the field of computers and in particular to methods and systems for processing tax refunds. Existing VAT refund systems are either expensive or overly cumbersome with paperwork. The present invention provides a solution to these problems by providing a tax claim system comprising a payment card system 1 suitable for accepting payment card transactions at ...

PCT No. PCT/GB95/00684 Sec. 371 Date Nov. 11, 1996 Sec. 102(e) Date Nov. 11, 1996 PCT Filed Mar. 27, 1995 PCT Pub. No. WO95/27222 PCT Pub. Date Oct. 12, 1995An acoustic sensor for use as part of a drill string in a borehole has an acoustic transducer which vibrates the drill bit in contact with the rock at the end of the borehole to generate acoustic signals in the rock. These acoustic signals pro...

Thin-walled rubber articles for use contact with living tissue or with materials to be delivered to living tissue are prepared from aqueous latex of either natural rubber or synthetic cis-1,4-polyisoprene by vulcanization to produce both carbon-carbon and carbon-(sulfur)_n-carbon crosslinks, the vulcanization being performed in the absence of any compounding components that contain secon...

The present invention is directed to a device for receiving and holding a plurality of unit doses of a detergent composition and/or additive and for individually dispensing said unit doses into an automatic dishwashing machine over a plurality of washing cycles, wherein the device comprises (i) a housing adapted to receive said plurality of unit doses each separately contained in a package or comp...

The invention relates to a two-ply airbag consisting of a textile surface structure, said plies lying opposite one another and enclosing at least one chamber that can be filled with gas. The plies have surfaces that face outwards. The airbag is characterised in that coatings (1), which are suitable for sealing and reinforcing the airbag, are applied to said surfaces.

There is provided a method of manufacturing a composite material, which includes: manufacturing the composite material from a raw material including metal silicon and ceramic. The method of manufacturing the composite material is characterized in that the raw material includes metal silicon whose surface is coated with an organic matter. Metal silicon in which pinhole defects are not easily genera...

There is an increase in the number of autonomous battery driven devices in the world today and also a growing need for rapid information of unwanted incidents. By combining the GMS- and GPS-technology with the invention and any sensor with the ability to generate a voltage due to external influences, one has reached an activation device perfect for alarm devices that can lay dormant for years with...

The invention provides a gateway system for an Internet telecommunication system, wherein said gateway system is adapted to connect at least one telephone network to the Internet and to thereby facilitate telephony interworking, over the Internet, and to bridge Internet voice protocols to voice protocols of said at least one telephone network, wherein said system includes a gateway locator module ...

A sweet and salty microwave popcorn composition is provided. The sweet taste is provided by using a sweetening effective amount of sucralose in the composition. The salt taste is provided by using an effective amount of sodium chloride or common salt. Various sugar components (monosaccharides and non-sucralose disaccharides) are preferably avoided, to accomplish a desirable taste without burn. Mic...

A product intended for use in the protection and the possible repair of refractory materials, composed of alkaline salts of silicic and/or metasilicic acid, of fluxes and of refining products. The fluxes include fluxes derived from alkaline metals and hardening fluxes derived from boron, more particularly, the fluxes derived from alkaline metals may be sodium and/or potassium carbonate, and the ha...

The invention is a peptide of general formula (I) X-Tyr-Y-Phe-Z-A, wherein: X represents H or Arg, D-Arg, Orn, D-Orn, Lys, D-Lys, Har, D-Har, Cyt, D-Cyt; Y represents D-Ala, D-Val, D-Leu, D-Ile, D-Phe, D-Asn, D-Trp, D-Pro, D-Ser, D-Thr, D-Tyr, D-Hyp, D-Cys, D-Cys-Cys, D-Met, D-Lys, D-Har, D-Arg, D-His, D-Asp, D-Glu, D- beta -Ala, D-Orn; Z represents Ala, D-Ala, Val, D-Val, Leu, D-Leu, Ile, D-Ile, ...

The invention provides a method of synthesizing beta-L-5-fluoro-2',3'-dideoxy-2',3'-didehydrocytidine (beta-L-FD4C). The method allows for large-scale production of beta-L-FD4C in an efficient, cost-effective, and environmentally sound manner.