A sheet feeder especially for use with a metal decorating press has (A) a conveying section (16) on which sheets from a stack (7) are conveyed as a lower stream (10) and held in a zone (25) on their undersides (12) by a reduced pressure (26) or magnetic device; and (B) a double sheet collector (36) which takes up the upmost sheet conveyed in a double sheet device (46), holds it on its upper or low...

Plate consisting of a steel substrate (1) and a precoat (2) consisting of a layer of intermetallic alloy (3) in contact with said substrate, topped by a layer of metal alloy (4), characterized in that, on at least one precoated face of said plate, an area (6) situated at the periphery of said plate has said metal alloy layer removed.

A method for producing, maturing and drying negative and positive plates for lead accumulators during which, in a pasting step, the plates are manufactured by introducing lead paste serving as an active material into an electrode support. The plates are directly placed one atop the other in stacks; the plates are matured at temperatures higher than 70° C. while maintaining a residual moisture of t...

An automotive lead-acid battery has a liquid chamber with an liquid electrolyte depth indicator (1) assembly. The indicator has a float depth inspection rod (7) terminating at the base with a conical tip (6) surrounded by a cage (2). The cage and rod rise and fall with the depth of electrolytic fluid. The cage has an inclined passage (9) with end faces (11a, 11b) for a sliding ball (10) of defined...

In a diagnostic imaging system (10), a monitor (50) monitors periodic biological cycles of the subject (14). A trigger point detector (60) detects a time (t1, t2, . . . ,tn) of a common, reoccurring reference point (R1, R2, . . . ,Rn) in each periodic cycle of the subject (14). A sequence selector (62) selects a sequence (64) of nominal sampling segments (Si, S2, . . . ,Sn). An adjustor (70) adjus...

An apparatus for detecting a hazardous condition including fire, smoke or both includes an optical module for measuring scattered light caused by the hazardous condition, wherein the optical module is configured to output at least one signal indicative of the scattered light, at least one temperature sensor configured to output at least one signal indicative of a temperature in proximity of the te...

A method, system, and computer readable medium are provided for enabling a user and an administrator in a network environment to interactively customize administrator controls used to filter the user's online actions. The computer receives a user request to perform a blocked online action. The computer provides information about the pending request to the administrator and receives request resolut...

A filter for use in engines or transmissions is provided comprising an outlet-side cover having a first wave-like region along the periphery of the outlet-side cover, a filter media tray having a second wave-like region along the periphery of the filter media tray wherein the filter media tray second wave-like region is in a generally complementary alignment with the first wave-like region of the ...

A tire for a vehicle wheel includes a carcass structure, a belt structure, a tread, a pair of sidewalls, and at least one layer of sealing composition placed in a radially inner position with respect to the tread. The carcass structure includes at least one carcass ply shaped in a substantially toroidal configuration. Opposite lateral edges of the carcass structure are associated with respective b...

The method involves using a controller (4) to evaluate the absorption and change in the resonant frequency of a resonant circuit when driving a rail vehicle (12) on a section of a rail track (1). The resonant frequency is provided in the section of the rail track. The rail vehicle sends a pulsed signal to the controller to set the threshold or temporal behavior of the controller in busy condition ...

For separation and recovery of dimethyl terephthalate (DMT) and ethylene glycol (EG) from polyester (polyethylene terephthalate (PET)) waste containing foreign materials, the polyester waste is treated in EG containing a polyester depolymerization catalyst at 175 to 190 DEG C under 0.1 to 0.5 MPa, a solid foreign material fraction floated on the surface of the resultant reaction solution is remove...

The present invention relates to modified and genomic sequences, to oligonucleotides and/or PNA-oligomers for detecting the cytosine methylation state of genomic DNA, as well as to a method for predicting the response of a subject with a cell proliferative disorder of the breast tissues, to endocrine treatment.

Production of vehicle tires with a tread which is in one piece or consists of a base (3) and a cap (2) comprises winding bands (10, 10') of electrically non-conducting rubber mixture. Profiled strips (5) of conducting rubber mixture are positioned on the conducting carcass before winding or after winding part of it. An independent claim is included for tires produced using the method.

The invention concerns compositions and methods for the diagnosis and treatment of neoplastic cell growth and proliferation in mammals, including humans. The invention is based upon the identification of genes that are amplified in the genome of tumor cells. Such gene amplification is expected to be associated with the overexpression of the gene product as compared to normal cells of the same tiss...

A method and apparatus of processing a multimedia frame comprising a first section received in error are disclosed. The method comprises obtaining temporal prediction data corresponding to a first reference frame. The method further comprises determining whether the first reference frame is reliable for estimating the first section. The method further comprises estimating the first section receive...

Melamine resin foam particles are bonded together by a flammable organic binder, based on an isocyanate polyurethane prepolymer. The foam particles are introduced into a mold, binder is introduced and the contents are mixed together. The mixed material is pressed to form the foam composite component, which is then extracted from the mold. The melamine resin foam particles are comminuted to foam fl...