"MOLDE PARA BANDA DE RODAGEM DE PNEU E PROCESSO DE FABRICAçãO DE UM PNEU". O molde para pneu compreende uma coroa periférica laminada. Ela é constituída por um empilhamento na direção circunferencial de uma pluralidade de chapas (1) adjacentes de pequena espessura. As ditas chapas são agrupadas em setores (11) que constituem o mesmo número de subconjuntos monoblocos.; The mold for a tire has a lam...

A solar lighting system, which is incorporated with an outdoors umbrella, includes a solar energy collector mounted on top of the outdoors umbrella, a light support, which is adjustably mounted along a supporting shaft of the outdoors umbrella at a position within the shadowing area of the awning frame, including a plurality of supporting arms radially extended from the supporting shaft, and a plu...

A floor working machine including a self-propelled vehicle body including a working implement for treating a floor surface; U-turn control means for causing the self-propelled vehicle body to make a U-turn automatically to adjust the working implement to a work line adjacent a work line treated before said U-turn; spin turn control means for causing the self-propelled vehicle body to make a spin t...

A padding element for the dorsal side of a diver's bottle-supporting backpack. The padding element comprises a padded cushion capable of being fitted against the back part of the backpack and having at its lower edge a padded cushion part hinged to it and capable of being either folded upwards, in order to increase the total thickness, and hence the padding action of the cushion over the diver's s...

A method and apparatus for transmitting an information carrying signal, such as an electromagnetic frequency signal or an acoustic signal, through the tracks of a railroad to a remote position on the track where the information is extracted. The extracted information can be used to relate speed and location of trains, location of obstructions, and/or track conditions. The in situ track (10) is eva...

A large-diameter tungsten-lanthana rod having an elongated grain structure substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the rod is described. The large diameter rod is produced by rolling at a temperature greater than 1400° C. and less than 1700° C. to achieve at least about a 40% reduction in cross-sectional area. The high strength of the longitudinally elongated grain structure is desirabl...

A biosensor having an electrode layer, which includes a working electrode and a counter electrode, and a reagent layer 10 are formed on an insulating support. Further, a spacer having a long and narrow cut-out portion on the reagent layer is bonded to a cover having an air hole to form a cavity that sucks blood as a liquid sample by capillary phenomenon, and a portion of side walls of the spacer a...

Rigid foams are made by reacting a polyisocyanate with an isocyanate-reactive composition which includes at least one isocyanate-reactive compound, preferably, an amine-initiated polyol and more preferably, an amine-initiated polyether polyol and a second, different polyol in the presence of a blowing agent composition which includes water and a catalyst composition which includes two different bl...

A system for preventing trains from derailing and colliding with hazards on railways is disclosed. According to the invention, the system includes a safety vehicle (i.e., "trolley") that travels along a railway a head of a train. The train and trolley each include GPS receivers which constantly provide GPS location information to a computer in the train. The computer calculates the distance betwee...

A graphical system configuration program allows material handling systems to easily be defined, configured, and implemented. The system may utilize a computer for configuring an automatic guided vehicle system. Information defining the path layouts for the AGVs, traffic control information, decisional logic for path branches, update marker information, and other information useful for controlling ...

A mechanism is provided for predicting cache array bit line or driver failures. This mechanism checks for five consecutive errors at different addresses within the same syndrome on invocation of event scan polling to characterize the failure. Once the failure is characterized, it is reported to the system for corrective maintenance including dynamic and/or boot time processor deconfiguration or pr...

In an electronic control unit for an anti-lock brake control system, a microcomputer communicates data to a peripheral IC. The peripheral IC monitors a fault of the microcomputer based on data received from the microcomputer. The monitoring operation may be executed by measuring an interval of calculation, calculation result and sequence of data transmitted from the microcomputer.

The present invention pertains to environment-friendly and economic preparation, handling, and spray drying of slurries for the production of titanium based carbonitride alloys. The slurry is based on ethanol and water and comprises raw materials for the end product as well as polyethylene glycol (PEG) and a low concentration of polyethylenimine (PEI). The concentration of PEI is 0.1-0.7 % of the ...

The holder (1) has a first magnet (7) for securing the caliper inside it and a fastener (10) with a second magnet (8, 9) for securing it to an item of clothing or a metal surface. A device for hanging up or storing a metal caliper for use in engine building, especially for turning, so that the caliper is always directly within reach in the workplace, comprises a holder with magnets for securing t...

"SISTEMA E MéTODO PARA DETECTAR E REPORTAR A QUALIDADE DE UM SINAL DE CABINA". Sistema e método para detectar e reportar a qualidade de um sinal de cabina para uso em conexão com um sistema ferroviário de sinalização de cabina (100) no qual um sinal de situação (118) é conduzido por meio de um trilho ferroviário (102 ou 104). O sinal de situação (118) apresenta um parâmetro de sinal de cabina (126...

A customs inspection and auditing process uses an online global pricing system that is implemented over a distributed network such as the Internet. The process generally includes selecting a consignment for audit based upon certain risk selectivity criteria, obtaining prices for selected items in the consignment using the online pricing system, and using the obtained prices to create a price audit...

The present invention provides a process for preparing vinylpyrrolidone polymer powder, which has high bulk density and favorable powder flowability and can be handled with ease. Specifically, the present invention relates to a process for preparing vinylpyrrolidone polymer powder, which comprises spraying an aqueous solution of a vinylpyrrolidone polymer into a drying tower using a disc atomizer ...

The present invention relates to a payment system comprising a terminal (26) for establishing a connection via a mobile communication network to purchase chargeable services or products, a service provider's payment centre (25) for receiving information on the payment of services or products purchased by a subscriber, and a billing centre (24) for maintaining subscriber-specific billing data compr...

In a glass panel includes at least three glass sheets for forming an air layer (K) and a vacuum layer (S) side by side and for partitioning between outdoor space and indoor space, at least either an outdoor-side glass sheet contacting the outdoor space or an indoor-side glass sheet contacting the indoor space of the glass sheets (G) contacts the vacuum layer (S) and includes a low-emittance film l...

Cured perfluoroelastomer articles are disclosed which have improved surface characteristics. The articles are coated with a thin durable film comprising a polysiloxane and urethane oligomer which reduces surface stickiness, while maintaining the sealing properties of the article.