An electric cutter comprises a disk housing (1) for a water cooled disk blade (D), a motor (M) for driving said disk blade (D) about a rotation axis (A) and an arm (36) having a first end (35) articulated to said disk housing (1) and a second end (37) articulated to a supporting element supporting said motor (M), said arm (36) turning said disk housing (1) in order to keep said disk blade (D) in a...

A coated milling insert particularly useful for milling in low and medium alloyed steels with or without abrasive surface zones during dry or wet conditions at high cutting speed, and milling hardened steels at high cutting speed. The insert is characterized by a WC-Co cemented carbide with a low content of cubic carbides and a highly W-alloyed binder phase and a coating including an innermost lay...

The intrusion detection system comprises a pair of narrow-beam microwave detectors (1A, 1B), exploiting Doppler effect and independently operating. A processing unit (4) analyses the signals received by both detectors versus time and Doppler frequencies and amplitude. Analysis of such data allows detecting an actual intrusion. The processing unit (4) also analyses the steady presence of the radio-...

A thread splicing assembly (10) has a splice channel with a compressed air inlet. The assembly has esp. two rotating prisms (27, 28) which each turn from a thread pick-up presentation to a splice presentation. Together the two prisms form a splice passage (44). One or both of the prisms has a compressed air inlet (42). The prisms are pref. identical. Each prism has an air distribution passage ...

A method for separating a blood component, e.g., fibrin monomer, from blood or plasma. The method utilizes a container with a reaction chamber for receiving the plasma. The reaction chamber is defined by a wall and an agent is supplied to the reaction chamber for converting the fibrinogen content of the plasma into a non-cross-linked fibrin polymer. The method also utilizes a device for centrifugi...

A vehicle control system is provided for detecting the approach of another vehicle to perform a collision avoidance action. The system comprises capturing means for capturing an external image from the primary vehicle; template memory means for storing templates for detecting the approach of the another vehicle; template update means for updating the templates when a brake pedal is pressed by a dr...

A transurethral radio frequency apparatus for ablation of the prostate gland through the urethra formed by a wall, a probe consisting of a flexible elongate tubular member with proximal and distal extremities and sized so as to be adapted to be inserted into the urethra, and an ablation electrode carried by the distal extremity of the flexible elongate member. The flexible elongate tubular member ...

The invention relates to a mould segment for a vulcanization moulding tool for pneumatic tires.

Process for the production of flexible polyurethane foams having a density of less than 17 Kg/m<3> which comprises reacting a polyisocyanate with a polyol component, in the presence of a blowing system essentially consisting of water, dimethylcarbonate (DMC) and an auxiliary blowing agent consisting of liquid carbon dioxide.

The present invention concerns an improved metallurgical powder composition comprising a major amount of an iron based metal powder and a minor amount of a particulate inorganic oxide having an average particle size below 500 nm.

Biaxially-drawn polyester film for fabrication which is characterized in that it is a film comprising polyester in which ethylene terephthalate units and/or ethylene naphthalate units are the chief structural component, and the melting point of said film is 180-270 DEG C, the angle of contact to water is 70 DEG -120 DEG , and the planar orientation coefficient is 0.08-0.15. This film shows outstan...

The boot retaining element comprises a body (2) and a retaining jaw (3). The jaw is returned by a return spring (20) housed in the body. The spring is connected to the jaw by an anchor (24) having two branches, a central tie rod and a central fork with two teeth. The spring holds the anchor branches supported against two retaining pins (32,33) integral with the body. The jaw has a median pin (35) ...

The front binding (1) for a snowboard has two jaws (5a,b) to retain a boot vertically and laterally. The jaws are mounted on a carriage (4) movable between end positions in which the boot can be released by tilting of one or other of the jaws. The carriage is returned to an intermediate position by a spring. The tilting axes of the jaws are parallel to the longitudinal axis of the binding.

A metal foam molding, has one or more channels for temperature control fluid passage. An Independent claim is also included for production of a molded part having one or more regions (9) in which a metal foam material is foamed after molding of the molded part (30a), the metal foam material being internally temperature controlled by a temperature control fluid during foaming. Preferred Features: T...

In a process for preparing expanded or expandable polymer beads based on biodegradable saturated polyesters made from at least one diol and from at least one dicarboxylic acid,A. polymer pellets are dispersed in a liquid,B. a volatile blowing agent is injected into the dispersion and made to impregnate the pellets at an elevated temperature,C. the pressure on the dispersion is reduced at an elevat...

The invention relates to a method for producing composite bodies consisting of shaped mineral bodies and layers of foamed polyurethane. The shaped mineral body is coated with a foamable polyurethane composition consisting of a polyol mixture, water and/or carboxylic acids, a foam stabilizer and a polyisocyanate, in a closed mould. Said mould does not need to be pre-heated and during the foaming pr...

A method for the manufacture of a one-component epoxy resin system comprises mixing at 15-30° C. and reacting at room temperature over 2-14 days (A) an epoxy resin and (B) an amine solidifying system present in insufficient quantities to cause gelation to yield a product with a Kofler Heat Bank melting point of less than 55° C. and a melting point stability of at least six months at normal worksho...

A sparger includes a conduit for conducting an oxygen feed, a nozzle connected to the conduit for passage of the oxygen feed from the conduit to the outside of the sparger, the nozzle including an orifice and a shroud, and insulation surrounding the conduit and also the shroud substantially the full length of the shroud. A method is provided for producing acrylonitrile via propane ammoxidation, co...

A feeder (25) supplies and deposits at least two printed products (1,2) next to each other on a web (3') of packaging material. The material, especially plastic sheeting rolled up on a storage roller (28) is unwound by an uncoiler (35). Parts of the material (8,9) for wrapping the printed products are laid down by at least one transfer apppliance (30). At least one closure appliance joins layers o...

These films contain at least an 85% in weight of a polyolefin, such as low density polyethylene, low density linear polyethylene, ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymers or ethylene-butyl acrylate copolymers. The addition of between 1% and 15% of the mixture of, at least, a borate stable in the processing conditions and, at least, a compound selected from the group made up of silica, silicates, carbonat...