A spectrometer (10) includes a two-dimensional array of modulatable microm- irrors (18), a detector (20), and an analyzer (22). The micro-mirrors are positioned for receiving individual radiation components forming a part of a radiation source. The micro-mirrors are modulated at different modulation rates in order to reflect individual radiation components at known and different modulation rates. ...

A platinum material reinforced by oxide dispersion, which comprises zirconiu m oxide dispersed in platinum, having creep strength properties elevated by improving the metal tissue structure. Namely, in a platinum material of the above-described type produced by rolling, recrystallizing and heating, use i s made of platinum crystal gains having an average crystal grain size in the direction of roll...

"SEGMENTOS DE TRAVAMENTO DE TALãO INTERLAçADOS PARA TAMBOR DE CONSTRUçãO DE PNEUS". Método e aparelho para travar uma lona de carcaça de pneumático entre um bolso de talão de um mecanismo de travamento de talão anular e um anel de talão de uma maneira que prenda todos os cordões de reforço da lona entre o bolso de talão e o talão com uma pressão de retenção uniforme. O mecanismo de travamento de t...

A disposable sheet has a draw sheet or chux attached thereto. Preferably, the chux is constructed from three layers, a bottom, middle and top layer. The top layer is moisture permeable and the middle layer is absorbent. The top layer of the chux and the sheet itself may be integrally connected. Fluids flow through the chux top layer to the middle layer. The chux bottom layer may be waterproof to p...

A method for producing a cutting tool such a twist grill, end mill, or the like. The method provides an unbonded assembly including a cylindrical core having ends and an elongate side surface covered partially or completely by a coherent, unsintered layer including ultra-hard abrasive particles for producing an ultra-hard material. The unbonded assembly is subjected to elevated temperature and pre...

An umbrella having a sprinkler device comprises an umbrella body and a sprinkler device. The umbrella body comprises a plurality of upper spokes and lower spokes, an upper spoke holder, a lower spoke holder and a shaft portion. One end of each upper spoke and lower spoke are respectively engaged with the upper and lower spoke holder such that the upper and lower spokes are radially disposed respec...

Method and apparatus for stabilizing a fire building drum wherein the fire building drum has two ends, is permanently supported at a single cantilever support end, and the remaining end is a free end. The method comprises providing a free end support engaged with the free end to stabilize the tire building drum by restricting lateral movement of the free end; and freeing the free end by temporaril...

A sliding plate supports a heel (or toe or both) binding member on a ski. By depressing a remote switch the skier activates a linear actuator on the ski, thereby releasing a latch which allows a stored energy source to force a rear lock arm assembly to pivot upward. By the pivoting upward of the central pivot joint between the forward and rear lock arms, the overall length of the lock arm assembly...

Methods and systems for monitoring semiconductor fabrication processes are provided. A system may include a stage configured to support a specimen and coupled to a measurement device. The measurement device may include an illumination system and a detection system. The illumination system and the detection system may be configured such that the system may be configured to determine multiple proper...

A novel carabiner-type attachment means for personal communication devices is provided. In one embodiment the carabiner-type attachment device extends from the bottom of said communication device. The attachment device is in one embodiment integral with the communication device. Alternate embodiments provide novel means for concealing the carabiner-type attachment device within the body of the com...

A robotic apparatus for traversing a selected area autonomously that senses orientation relative to the Earth's magnetic field. The robotic apparatus is provided in two models, a master that can record directive and compass readings to provide at least one command recorded on a machine-readable medium representing an instruction for traversing an area of interest, and a slave that lacks the record...

The subject of the present invention is to provide a combination of two centrally acting analgesics, flupirtine and tramadol, or their respective pharmaceutically acceptable salts for the treament of pain.

"CABO DE FIBRA OPTICA é descrito um cabo de fibra óptica possuindo um diâmetro altamente reduzido. O cabo compreende: um elemento de resistência central (2); um número de tubos (3) contendo fibras ópticas (4) arranjadas livremente, cada tubo (3) tendo uma espessura, cada fibra óptica possuindo um revestimento; e um invólucro externo (6), onde o coeficiente de preenchimento de fibras ópticas em pel...

"SISTEMA CONTA CONTROLADA". Patente de Invenção para um gerenciador de gastos telefónicos sem a utilização de um computador, sendo um sistema auto suficiente, desenvolvido para finalizar com os problemas de gastos excessivos na conta telefónica, o único sistema desenvolvido capaz de gerar custos de chamadas, que não necessita ser vinculado com qual quer outro aparelho exceto há uma linha telefónic...

"APARELHO PARA FABRICAR COMPONENTES DE PNEUS E UM PNEU". Trata-se de um aparelho para a fabricação de um pano elastomérico reforçado, dotado de uma espessura de uma bitola com espessura G e um espaçamento de cordonel S, sendo que o aparelho compreende: uma matriz dotada de uma pluralidade de orifícios para recebimento de um cordonel de reforço, sendo que os orifícios proporcionam um espaçamento de...

"PROCESSO DE PRODUçãO DE UM PNEUMáTICO USANDO UM TAMBOR DE CONSTRUçãO DE PNEUMáTICO DE ESTáGIO úNICO DE ALTO ABAULAMENTO". Um tambor de construção de pneumático e um processo de construção de uma carcaça de pneumático são descritos. O tambor de construção de pneumático tem uma seção central compreendida de uma pluralidade de segmentos, que são radial e axialmente móveis. O tambor de construção com...

"DISPERSõES DE POLIURETANOPOLIURéIA RICAS EM CORPOS SóLIDOS". A presente invenção refere-se às dispersões de poliuretanopoliuréia bimodais, ricas em corpos sólidos, a um processo para a sua preparação e aplicação.; Aqueous polyurethane-polyurea-dispersion (1) comprises two discrete maxima in the particle size distribution, where the maximum of the fine portion is 51-150 nm and the maximum of the r...

"MéTODO E EQUIPAMENTO PARA VENTILAR UM MOLDE". São providos um método e um equipamento para ventilar um molde para vulcanização de um pneu. O molde compreende uma pluralidade de segmentos de banda de rodagem para formar a banda de rodagem em um pneu não curado, em que cada um dos segmentos de banda de rodagem compreende também uma placa de cavidade externa possuindo uma superfície interna e uma su...

An electrically driven vehicle brake comprises a brake piston, which acts on at least one friction lining and can be displaced out of an initial position into an actuation position, in which the brake piston abuts the friction lining against a rotating member of the vehicle brake which is to be connected, fixed against rotation, to a wheel of the motor vehicle, and a transmission unit, driven by a...

The connector clip for verifying complete connection integrally includes a clip body of U-shape in cross-section to receive a tubular holding portion and a connection verifying portion of U-shape in cross-section to receive an opposite axial side of an annular verification projection with respect to the pipe. The connection verifying portion has a verifying body and a snap-fit portion. The clip bo...