PCT No. PCT/GB95/00204 Sec. 371 Date Jul. 29, 1996 Sec. 102(e) Date Jul. 29, 1996 PCT Filed Feb. 1, 1995 PCT Pub. No. WO95/21405 PCT Pub. Date Aug. 10, 1995A transport system which includes a communications network and one or more vehicles each having an on-board control and data exchange unit, wherein the communications network includes a transport control unit; and a plurality of road units arra...

A security system for connecting a first computer network to a second computer network is provided. The security device has a pair of computer motherboards, each of which has a network interface adapter for receiving and transferring communications from a computer network to a transfer adapter to be transmitted to the other computer network through a transfer adapter and network interface adapter ...

Transparent plastic sheet having an approximate thickness of between 10 and 50 micrometers, to improve the efficacy of disinfection of agricultural soil by the technique known as solarization, characterised by incorporating, by melted mixture, between 0.1 and 5%, but preferably between 0.5% and 3% of an anionic surfactant, thus giving it hydrophilic properties, permitting the water vapour to conde...

The present invention is a process of making strap using both post consumer and non-post consumer PET of wide distribution intrinsic viscosity (IV) through direct solid state polymerization in a non-peletized state to produce PET with an increased, heterogenous IV suitable for high performance strap extrusion. The process increases the IV of post-consumer resins, consisting principally of polyethy...

LA CAPACIDAD DE ABSORCION DE MATERIALES SUPERABSORBENTES, COMO SE MIDE BAJO LA APLICACION DE UNA CARGA, AUMENTA SIGNIFICATIVAMENTE TRATANDO EL MATERIAL SUPERABSORBENTE A UNA TEMPERATURA DE CERCA DE 125 (GRADOS) C O MAYOR DURANTE UN PERIODO DE TIEMPO SUFICIENTE.; The absorbent capacity of superabsorbent materials, as measured under an applied load, is significantly increased by treating the superab...

SE PRESENTAN COMPOSICIONES DE RESINA TERMOPLASTICA DE ALQUENIL AROMATICO PIRORRETARDANTES QUE COMPRENDEN 100 PARTES DE POLIMERO DE ALQUENIL AROMATICO, ENTRE 0.2 Y 5 PARTES DE AL MENOS UN COMPUESTO ALIFATICO BROMADO, ENTRE 0.5 Y 3 PARTES DEL AL MENOS OTRO COMPUESTO DIFERENTES ORGANICO BROMADO QUE TENGA UNA TEMPERATURA DE VOLATILIZACION MAYOR Y MAYOR ESTABILIDAD AL CALOR QUE DICHO COMPUESTO ALIFATIC...

A system for detecting a target substance within a class of explosives and narcotics containing quadrupolar nuclei through the use of nuclear quadrupole resonance (NQR). The system applies an RF signal to a coil to excite the substance under test. If the target material is present, an NQR signal will be picked up by the same coil. That signal is compared with known NQR signals in frequency and amp...

LA PRESENTE INVENCION SE REFIERE A COPOLIMEROS HIDROGENADOS DE BUTADIENO Y AL MENOS OTRO DIENO, PREFERENTEMENTE ISOPRENO. EL COPOLIMERO ESTA HIDROGENADO Y COMPRENDE AL MENOS 10% EN PESO DE UN SEGMENTO CRISTALIZABLE Y AL MENOS UN SEGMENTO DE BAJA CRISTALINIDAD.; The present invention relates to hydrogenated block copolymers of butadiene and at least one other diene, preferably isoprene. The copolym...

CONTACTO DE SUPERFICIES DE ALUMINIO LIMPIADO ACIDO O ALCALINO, PARTICULARMENTE LATAS, CON UNA COMPOSICION BASADA EN AGUA QUE CONTIENE UNA COMBINACION DE (I) DE ESTERES DE FOSFATO ALCOXILADO, (II) IONES DE ALUMINIO, ZIRCONIO, HIERRO, ESTAÑO Y/O CERIO, (III) UN COMPONENTE DE ATAQUE DE METAL, Y (IV) UNA COMBINACION DE EMULSIONES DE ALCOHOL ALCOXILADO Y FENOL ALQUIL ALCOXILADO, DAN A LA SUPERFICIE DES...

SE PRESENTA UN METODO MEJORADO Y UN APARATO (10) PARA EL TRATAMIENTO DE UN LICOR QUE CONTENGA DESECHOS BIODEGRADABLES EN EL QUE EL LICOR SE SUMINISTRA PRIMERO A UNA ZONA DE SEDIMENTACION PRIMARIA (20) Y LUEGO A UNA ZONA DE AIREACION. EL LICOR AIREADO SE SUMINISTRA HACIA LA PARTE INFERIOR A TRAVES DE UNA COLUMNA DE UN MEDIO FIJO SUMERGIDO (30) QUE TIENE UNA ALTA RELACION DE AREA SUPERFICIAL CON RES...

LA INVENCION SE REFIERE A LACA DE ELECTROINMERSION ACUOSA, DEPOSITABLE DE FORMA CATODICA, QUE SE CARACTERIZA PORQUE LAS PARTICULAS DE CERA QUE CONTIENE MUESTRAN UN DIAMETRO DESDE 1 HASTA 20 MICRAS.; PCT No. PCT/EP93/03500 Sec. 371 Date Aug. 21, 1995 Sec. 102(e) Date Aug. 21, 1995 PCT Filed Dec. 10, 1993 PCT Pub. No. WO94/14901 PCT Pub. Date Jul. 7, 1994The invention relates to cathodically deposit...

UNA COMPOSICION DE MORTERO PARA MOLDEAR, FUNDIR O PARA PROPOSITOS DE ENLUCIDO COMPRENDE: A) UNA MEZCLA QUE CONTIENE UNA PROPORCION MAYOR, EN VOLUMEN, DE PIEDRA EN POLVO Y UNA PROPORCION MENOR DE MICA PARTICULADA; Y B) UN AGLUTINANTE PARA LA MISMA. EL AGLUTINANTE ES PREFERIBLEMENTE UN CEMENTO HIDRAULICO COMO CEMENTO PORTLAND.; PCT No. PCT/GB95/00407 Sec. 371 Date Aug. 28, 1996 Sec. 102(e) Date Aug....

A vaccine formulation for the treatment or prophylaxis of hepatitis, especially hepatitis B, infections is provided comprising the hepatitis antigen and a suitable carrier such as alum in combination with 3-O-deacylated monophosphoryl lipid A. Combination vaccines including the vaccine formulation are also described.

The invention relates to isoxazole derivatives of formula (I): wherein: Ar represents phenyl optionally substituted by from one to three groups and wherein two substituents on adjacent positions of the phenyl ring, together with the two atoms to which they are attached, form a 5- to 7- membered ring which is optionally substituted ; R represents the hydrogen atom or a group -CO2R<3>...

A method for manufacturing a design optimized cement mixture comprising the steps of: calculating the maximum packing density for the cement, fine aggregate and coarse aggregate (66); setting the optimal cost mixture (69); calculating the volume of water for a desired slump (72); determining cement mixture strength (74); comparing calculated strength versus desired strength (76); calculating mixtu...

A wet razor with improved ergonomic properties having an elongate handle shaft with a "Y" shaped yoke at the cartridge end, a bulbous proximal end and a finger orienting channel running down the spine of the handle ending at the bulbous end. The proximal end is bulbous in the direction traverse to the channel of the razor handle. The yoke bends down and laterally outward and the bulbous end bends ...

Provided is a novel method and system for separating and purifying perfluorocompounds (PFCs). The method comprises the steps of: (a) introducing a perfluorocompound-containing gas stream into a first distillation column; (b) removing a light product from the first column, and removing a heavy product from the first column; (c) introducing the first column light product into a second distillation c...

Process for marking ceramic parts, which comprises the preparation of a colouring agent based on fusible ceramic pigments and a water-soluble volatile diluent, the colouring agent being applied to the surface which has to be marked, forming a layer which dries and to which laser radiation is applied, this producing selective vitrification through a thermal effect in the areas where the ray impinge...

A data processing system has a CPU 36 linked via a unidirectional read bus 42 and a unidirectional write and address bus 44 to a memory 40. Since the read bus and the write and address bus are only driven in one direction, lost time through reversing the direction of signal travel along a bus is avoided. Read-data words RD and instruction-data words I are transferred from the cache memory to a cor...

PCT No. PCT/EP96/03073 Sec. 371 Date Jan. 13, 1998 Sec. 102(e) Date Jan. 13, 1998 PCT Filed Jul. 12, 1996 PCT Pub. No. WO97/05162 PCT Pub. Date Feb. 13, 1997A process for preparing pentapeptides of the formula I where A and R1-R3 have the stated meanings, comprises assembling the pentapeptide stepwise starting from a prolinamide of the formula II where R1 and R2 have the abovementioned meanings, a...