The invention relates to an arrangement and method in digital mammography imaging especially for use for imaging of small breasts. In the invention, a so-called full-field sensor and an upper compression plate substantially equal in width with this sensor are used. According to the invention, the beam is limited to a width narrower than the width of the sensor and the compression plate and directe...

A method for forming lead-acid batteries ( 2 ) that comprises the following stages: a first electrolyte ( 7 ) at a given concentration and constant temperature is collected from a first tank ( 5 ); said first electrolyte ( 7 ) is distributed to the batteries; said first electrolyte ( 7 ) is circulated continuously at predetermined and substantially constant concentration and temperature for a pres...

The present invention concerns a chipping or crushing apparatus having a prominent speed of rotation and mass inertial moment. The main parts of the apparatus include a chipping disc or a rotor, a short circuit motor and a frequency converter connected to the circuit of the motor. From the chipping disc, respectively from the rotor or from the motor there is arranged a data connection of the speed...

The present invention relates to a process for purifying 1,4-butynediol, which comprises processing 1,4-butynediol in a dynamic mixing apparatus in an inert gas atmosphere at from 25 to 150° C. at a shear rate in the radial gap between rotor and stator of the mixing apparatus of more than 100 000 sec-1, awaiting phase separation at temperatures of from 25 to 150° C. and separating off the bottom p...

The device has an LED (101) emitting light rays towards a diffusion module having an input zone (110) provided with an optical system to receive and collimate the rays. A central zone (120) is provided with another system (121). An output zone (130) is provided with a third system to receive and ensure diffusion, where the module is formed of a monoblock piece in a transparent material and the sys...

A valve-regulated lead acid (VRLA) battery cell (2,40) has positive and negative plates (10,11,41,42) separated by separator media (12,43) and held together under pressure. The separator is adapted to support therein an electrolyte. Each plate has a first single or plurality of tabs (12,13,46) on a first side and a second single or plurality of tabs (15,16,47) on a second side of the plate, each t...

The method involves feeding a web (1) from a printing unit (2) via draw-in units (Z1 to Z4) with adjustable overfeed. To displace the crop mark register, the circumferential speed of one of the draw-in units (Z3) is changed. An Independent claim is included for an apparatus for regulating a crop-mark register.

The present invention relates to cutting insert for milling of hardened steels, tool steels and hard cast irons and stainless steels with a hardness of >45 HRC comprising a substrate and a coating. The substrate has a hardness of 1700 HV3-2000 HV3, with a 10° angle and 0.2 mm wide negative chamfer giving an edge sharpness of 0 (sharp)-40 µm and the coating comprises a homogeneous Al x Ti 1-x N-lay...

The electrolyte condensation system for lead-acid batteries of the invention comprises means for condensing evaporated electrolyte and means for returning said evaporated electrolyte to the electrochemical cells, and is characterised in that the electrolyte condensation system is substantially thermally isolated from the battery. The batteries provided with this electrolyte condensation system mee...

An electric vehicle is provided with a drum brake unit on a rear wheel rotated by drive force of an electric motor. A first set of fins, for cooling the electric motor and the drum brake unit, are provided between the electric motor and the drum brake unit. Specifically, the first set of fins are provided on an inner side surface of a case body. It is possible to cool the electric motor using the ...

L'installation de fente de carcasses de porc ou analogue, comprend des moyens (1) support des carcasses ayant des organes (2) de suspension des carcasses, un outil de fente (4) porté par une tête de fente (5), déplacé dans un plan de fente, un dispositif d'appui dorsal (6) et un dispositif d'appui ventral (7), aptes à être déplacés dans le plan de fente et à assurer un positionnement relatif déter...

Objet pneumatique tel qu'un bandage pneumatique pourvu d'une couche anticrevaison comprenant, à titre de composition auto-obturante, une composition élastomère comportant au moins, à titre d'élastomère majoritaire, un élastomère thermoplastique styrénique (dit "TPS"), plus de 200 pce d'une huile d'extension et plus de 20 pce d'une résine hydrocarbonée dont la température de transition vitreuse est...

The tool (3) for the production of a sintered component such as toothed wheels with an external toothing and an internal toothing by solidifying the sintered component or the powder for the sintered component, comprises a clamping element (10) and a compression element (11), which is changeable radially related to its dimensions, with a contact surface for the sintered component and/or the powder,...

In the case of a method and a device for determining residues (7) of at least one material, in particular a liquid or fluid material, that is used in the processing or working of an article (2), the following steps are provided: - introducing (S1) a luminescent material into the liquid or fluid material; - applying (S2) the material to the article (2) that is to be processed or worked; - working a...

The invention relates to a rucksack harness comprising central adjustment means (6) located on an upper part of a rear wall of a rucksack; and a central web (8) adjustably attached to the rear wall of the rucksack by the central adjustment means (6), the central web (8) running downwardly along the length of the rucksack to a branch point (4) at which the central web (8) is bifurcated to form to a...

The present invention provides an apparatus for, and a method of, accurate positioning of endoscopic instruments. Accurate positioning of the instruments is accomplished through the inclusion of a steering ability within the device. After the endoscopic instrument is properly positioned the present invention may use rapid exchange technology, soft locks, and mechanical locks to maintain the positi...

The laying process by rolling a carcass reinforcement sheet on a rotating cylindrical drum with circular section of radius defining a first laying surface where generators are substantially straight, comprises releasing the sheet in a direction of a surface of the drum at a linear speed equal to a circumferential speed of the first laying surface by exerting on the reinforcement sheet using an app...

An electronic device includes: A microprocessor; a nonvolatile, writable data-memory, which is writable for a predetermined maximum write-access number MWN of write-accesses; characterized in that the device includes a counter which registers the write-accesses and the microprocessor generates an alarm signal as a function of the development of the number of write-accesses and, as required, the ma...

A catheter is provided having a catheter body whose distal end has an anchoring device and a stabilizing device that are adapted to respectively sit in and sit outside of an opening of a tubular region, such as an ostium of a pulmonary vein. A sheath covering the catheter body forms the anchoring device and the stabilizing device. In particular, the anchoring device and/or the stabilizing device c...