PURPOSE: A non-powered water circulating system using wind power is provided to remove dead space of a sewage disposal plant or use as an auxiliary mixing device and to maximize a self-purification function through circulation of water using only wind power without external power. CONSTITUTION: A non-powered water circulating system using wind power includes a propeller(1) located on an upper port...

PURPOSE: A disintegration and separation apparatus for a waste tire is provided to reduce the number of times of cutting to realize the enhancement of cutting work efficiency and the saving of labor. CONSTITUTION: A pair of rotary disintegration cutters(9, 12) rotatable on the side opposed centering around a rotary shaft(9a) are arranged in a main body case(6) having an upper charging opening(7) a...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To realize an image of high quality as much as possible by conducting data processing a short time and minimizing the radiation exposure to a patient. SOLUTION: According to the method and apparatus of this invention, a motion signal related to the periodic movement of an organ 11 of body is taken simultaneously with capture of a projection data set to capture a three- dimens...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a drive shaft torque control device to achieve the acceleration without any sense of incongruity for a driver in a vehicle to generate the engine brake by controlling the transmission ratio of a continuously variable transmission, and a recording medium. SOLUTION: In Step 720, the target acceleration is determined from the accelerator opening. In Step 730, the targ...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To smooth out operational harshness in a turning structure for a working vehicle having operating means for automatically driving a center-of- turning side one of a right-left pair of rear-wheel side brakes into the braking side during a turn and checking means switchable between an operating state where it allows operation of the operating means and a stopping state where it...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide the automatic control device for an engine which can prevent the automatic stop of the engine not meeting a driver's aim, improve an operation feeling, save a fuel and improve an exhaust emission. SOLUTION: During an engine operation (S110: YES), when a shift position is in a prescribed time reverse range (S200: NO), shift to S210. While, during an engine stop (S11...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To avoid the drop of the operability by a clutch slip without hurting a fuel consumption efficiency, in a hybrid vehicle with a constitution for switching the engine output to a motor output by an electromagnetic clutch. SOLUTION: In this hybrid vehicle provided with a drive system having a motor for generating a running drive force and a continuously variable transmission, a...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain optimum travelling state even when a vehicle takes an evacuation travelling owing to malfunctions of an accelerator sensor and the like. SOLUTION: In a throttle opening control device, the opening of a throttle valve is controlled based on the result of detection by an accelerator sensor 13. When malfunction is caused in the accelerator sensor 13 and the like, the o...

A method for preparing a silicone emulsion, more particularly a method for preparing a silicone emulsion with a low cyclic siloxane level and particle size control.

A process for improving the green strength of ethylene/alpha-olefin/diene polymers is described comprising (A) selecting an ethylene/alpha-olefin/diene polymer having a Mooney viscosity at 125 C up to about 80 and a percent gel (% gel) up to about 30 percent and (B) partially crosslinking the ethylene/alpha-olefin/diene polymer selected in step (A) to make a modified ethylene/alpha-olefin/diene po...

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 computer network environment (10) allowing connection of a client system (36) to a legacy host system (18,19) using a server (26) is provided. The computer network environment (10) includes a legacy host system (18,19) having TCP/IP connectivity. The legacy host system (18,19) is operable to support a terminal session for access to the legacy host system (18,19). The computer network environment...

A computer network environment (10) allowing connection of a client system (36) to a legacy host system (18,19) using a server (26) is provided. The computer network environment (10) includes a legacy host system (18,19) having TCP/IP connectivity. The legacy host system (18,19) is operable to support a terminal session for access to the legacy host system (18,19). The computer network environment...

Drive unit for a motor vehicle, comprising an internal combustion engine (1) and a auto-shift gearbox (9), which is driven by the engine via a clutch and which consists of a main gear set with a number of gears and a two-ratio splitter gearing coupled before, and in series with, the main gear set. Shifting is effected with the aid of a servo means, controlled by a control computer (45), which is p...

In distributing information such as messages to a plurality of users (3) and to devices (9) associated with users personal context are formed for the users. The personal context of a user is in a rule and context manager (5) evaluated and adapted for selective distribution to other users. The adapted personal context can be shown at displays of the devices associated with the other users. The cent...

The invention relates to expandable polystyrene beads which comprise graphite particles with an average particle size of more than 50 mum, and also to a process for their preparation by free-radical polymerization of styrene in aqueous suspension. The graphite particles, suspended in styrene, are added to the polymerization mixture at a conversion of from 10 to 100%.

The invention relates to expandable polystyrene beads which comprise graphite particles with an average particle size of more than 50 mum, and also to a process for their preparation by free-radical polymerization of styrene in aqueous suspension. The graphite particles, suspended in styrene, are added to the polymerization mixture at a conversion of from 10 to 100%.

The present invention relates to a method for implementing vending of products and services over a telecommunication network, in which method the service provider (106-110) is offered the possibility with the help of a voice response server (105) of providing goods and/or services to clients (101) using a vending procedure based on a value-added calls. According to the invention, during a single c...

The apparatus (1) has a number of attachments each connected to a sleeve (7). The sleeves are fitted over a vertical post (2). The vertical post has a central rod (3) which can be anchored to the floor and ceiling. The attachments include ones for sit-ups (20), triceps push-ups (30), hyper-extension exercises for the lower back (40), lower leg support (50) and press-ups (60).

PURPOSE: An automatic bid processing method is provided to process auction procedures among the computers connected to a network, to enable a user to set a maximum price and to automatically determine a successful bidder and price as soon as finishing the auction. CONSTITUTION: The method comprises steps of a seller registering data on a commodity put up for auction on an auction server(21), the a...