The present invention provides a business method for selling shoes comprises: providing a site; providing a computer comprising a database storing a plurality of characteristics for designing a shoe at said site; receiving a plurality of target characteristics selected from said database at said site; finishing a shoe in accordance with said target characteristics at said site; providing said shoe...

Disclosed is a device for supporting the reversing movement of point blades (4) of a switch. Said device comprises rolls (5) which embrace the point blades (4) during at least part of the reversing movement thereof and are mounted on a lever (6) that is pivotable against the force of a spring (9). The pivotable lever (6) is mounted inside a frame or cage (8). Means are provided for fastening the f...

The present invention relates to a titanium based carbonitride alloy containing Ti, Nb, W, C, N and Co for metal cutting applications, in particularly superfinishing turning operations. The alloy contains in addition to Ti 3-<9 at% Co with only impurity levels of Ni and Fe, 2-<4 at% Nb, 3-8 at% W and has a C/(C+N) ratio of 0.50-0.75. The amount of undissolved Ti(C,N) cores (A) should be kept betwe...

The lamella comprises a one-piece grid, net or grating with six or more end faces(2,3) protruding into the molding cavity of a tire vulcanizing tool. Some(3) end faces of the lamella are 0.1-0.5mm, preferably 0.3mm, thick. Other end faces(2) are 0.4-0.8mm, preferably 0.6mm, thick. The ratio of the thicker end faces to thinner end faces is 2:5. Height of the edges(4,5) of a lamella is 0.5-6mm and t...

A sintered cemented carbide body (e.g., a cutting tool) and a method of making the same. The sintered cemented carbide body includes tungsten carbide, a binder phase of at least one metal of the iron group or an alloy thereof, and one or more solid solution phases. Each one of the solid solution phases has at least one of the carbides and carbonitrides of a combination of zirconium, niobium, and t...

A blood separation chamber (18) is provided for rotation about an axis. In one implementation, the blood separation chamber (18) comprises a base (388) that includes formed walls that define a hub (120). A separation channel (126) extends about the hub (120). Flow passages (142, 144, 146) extend between the hub (120) and the separation channel (126). The hub (120) enables attachment of external tu...

The method for the determining of production-relevant material properties in a web fed printing press entails first establishing a defined basic state at fixed print positions, then carrying out a specific variation of one of the control components influencing the web tension in the web path, and then from the result of this change on a drive component and/or the web tension deriving information r...

The oil scooping device (2) has oil recycling element (3), which has a wiper ring (10) for lying at an outer surface of one of the mechanical parts. The mechanical parts rotate relative to each other around a rotational axis. A channel is provided with oil from wiper ring and opens out in a ring channel (7) coaxially to the rotational axis (A). An oil-scooping wheel is connected with one of the me...

This invention relates to apparatus for forming groups of battery plates. The apparatus has dual plate supplies 11, 11' and 13, 13' arranged to feed, respectively, main conveyors 15, 15' and envelopers 12, 12' so that each main conveyor 15, 15' only needs to travel at a speed which will deliver up to about 150 plates per minute whereby the apparatus can supply up to around 300 plates per minute to...

A process of producing fermentation product comprising, forming an acidified suspension of particulate plant derived material comprising a first polysaccharide which is more readily hydrolysable and a second polysaccharide which is more difficult to hydrolyse; allowing the first polysaccharide to undergo hydrolysis under conditions such that the first polysaccharide is hydrolysed, thereby forming ...

The multi-system configuration has a train-side legacy system (2), which has components for different functionalities, and a master system, particularly European train control system (1). The master system is connected with selected component of the legacy system and a component-specific interface module (9) by a coupling (8). Master system controlling signals (10) are produced for activation or d...

An umbrella includes a notch member (20) aligned with an elongate stem (10,10') along an axis (L) for connection with a rib assembly (41) , a canopy (42) mounted on the notch member (20) , and a runner (30) slidably sleeved on the stem (10,10') and connected to a stretcher assembly (90) to stretch or retract the rib assembly (41). First and second coupling members (22,22",512,620,722,822,13,13',13...

The present invention relates to improved metallurgical powder compositions that incorporate solid lubricants, methods for preparing and using the same, and methods of making compacted parts. The solid lubricants contain functionalized polyalkylene lubricants substituted with functional groups selected from the group consisting of a phosphate group, phosphite group, hypophosphate, hypophosphite, p...

Aqueous preparation (I), with soft-feel characteristics, comprises aqueous polyurethane (PU) polyurea material dispersion (A), hydroxyfunctional group (B), aqueous or water-dilutable bonding agent, polyisocyanate (C), which is optionally hydrophilically modified and foam stabilizer (D). Independent claims are also included for: (1) a soft-feel foam containing (I); (2) the preparation of the soft-f...

A medical device comprising a catheter having a braided conductive member connected to a distal end thereof, the braided conductive member including a plurality of filaments; means for expanding the braided conductive member from an undeployed to a deployed position; characterised in that the plurality of filaments are adapted to be grouped together to provide a plurality of electrically independe...

The invention relates to a packaging device for a liquid that is to be dispensed drop by drop, comprising a container (1) with manually elastically deformable walls, which ends in a rigid neck (3) in which a head (4) for dispensing the liquid is mounted. A membrane (31) which is both hydrophilic and hydrophobic, advantageously antibacterial, is arranged in the dispensing head (4) across the passag...

The present inventors have identified cancer associated mutations in plexinB1, which is a transmembrane receptor that mediates semaphorin signaling. The frequency of plexinB1 mutations, in particular in prostate and breast cancer, indicates that plexinB1 may be useful in the screening and diagnosis of cancer and as a drug target in the development of anti-cancer therapeutics.

The invention relates to a display comprising a ground plate ( 30 ) and at least one emitting layer ( 20 ) and at least one isolating separator layer ( 10 ) each positioned in contacting manner on said ground plate ( 30 ), the at least one emitting layer ( 20 ) and the at least one isolating separator layer ( 10 ) being positioned adjacent to each other in a contacting manner, whereby the isolatin...

The fixing (12) comprises a body (16) with fixing member (17) which can move relative to the body along a longitudinal axis against the action of first elastic members. An actuating element which is movable inside the body along a perpendicular axis against the action exerted by second elastic members is kinematically coupled to the fixing member through coupling members designed to transfer the v...

The present invention is an improved method and apparatus for testing and monitoring wellbore operations. The invention is (1) a data acquisition device capable of monitoring, recording wellbore and/or reservoir characteristics while capable of fluid flow control; and (2) a method of monitoring and/or recording at least one downhole characteristic during testing, completion and/or maintenance of a...