A cemented carbide has a <70 mum, preferably 10-40 mum, thick binder phase enriched surface zone containing W and Mo but depleted in cubic carbide. The overall content of Mo in the surface zone is the same as that in the inner portion of the cemented carbide. By alloying the cemented carbide with Mo, the performance has been improved particularly when used for turning at conditions causing intermi...

System and method for laser micro-machining of crystalline and polycrystalline materials such as silicon that produces smooth surfaces. The invention is applied to integrated circuit applications including probing or modification of circuit components, electrical connections through silicon substrates, establishing ground plains within integrated circuits, and connections between circuits develope...

In the case of a procedure for preparing a piecing process in an open-end rotor spinning aggregate it is provided that a thread end, which is to be pieced in a fiber ring located in a spinning rotor, is first cross-cut, thinned-out and moistened. The dampening takes place subsequent to the thread being thinned-out, in that the thread end slides over a wetting surface.

A wear part made in a foundry is provided having a structure reinforced with at least one type of metallic carbide, and/or of metallic nitride, and/or of boride, and/or of metallic oxides, and/or of intermetallic compounds, hereafter called components. The raw materials acting as reagents for the components are put into a mold before casting in the form of inserts or preformed shapes of compacted ...

The present application is directed to pipette configurations, arrays of the same and methods for using such pipettes and arrays to accomplish electrical measurements, including whole cell and on cell measurements. In one aspect of the present invention, a pipette includes a hollow tubular section having a distal portion and a tip portion. A bubble is formed at the tip and includes an interior cha...

A low-reflectance conductive film and a colored low-reflectance conductive film for improving conductivity, suppressing the lowering of conductivity with time, maintaining the reflectance and abrasion resistance, and having a low reflectance function, manufacturing methods thereof, and a substrate provided therewith are provided. The low-reflectance conductive film is made of at least two films, a...

A digital video system includes a sample rate converter and an inverse-sample rate converter. The sample rate converter converts video data from a non-orthogonal pixel domain to an orthogonal pixel domain. The inverse-sample rate converter converts the video data from the orthogonal pixel domain to the non-orthogonal pixel domain. The inverse sample rate converter utilizes a timing signal generate...

A combined carrying case and workstation for computer components includes a first shell having a first cavity therein. A second shell is pivotally connected to the first shell for pivoting between a closed position, where the second shell is against the first shell to enclose at least a first portion of the first cavity, and an open position where the second shell extends generally perpendicular t...

An attachment device for attaching an implement, such as a knife, pager, telephone or the like onto a belt or other garment. The device includes a clip assembly for attachment to the belt, and includes a slot having an end portion circular in shape with a radius larger than the width of the slot. A pin fits into the slot only when at least one flat surface on the neck portion of the pin is paralle...

A massively parallel inspection and imaging system is provided which employs multiple focused beams to illuminate a specimen. Laser light energy passes through a relatively low resolution diffraction grating or digital optical element, which is either one or two dimensional, and concentrates the transmitted energy into multiple discrete directions or orders. The beams split by the diffraction grat...

A methodology of and apparatus for accurately positioning devices for performing endoscopic cannulation, papillotomy and sphincterotomy and similar procedures. The sphincterotome with a steerable or adjustable distal segment of the present invention allows the physician to control the position of the distal tip of the device independently of the endoscope and adjust for inconsistencies in the devi...

A resin film for use in laminating for producing decorative laminates which is equal or superior to conventional polyvinyl chloride resins in suitability for embossing, processability, and long-term water resistance and can be significantly well-designed; and a decorative laminate in which the resin film has been laminated. The resin film is obtained by compounding a polyester resin with 0.5 to 60...

A display device comprising: a light-emissive structure including two regions of light emissive material for emitting light in a viewing direction, the regions being spaced apart in a direction perpendicular to the viewing direction the light-emissive structure being capable of guiding light emitted from one of the light-emissive regions towards the other emissive region; and a barrier structure l...

A method and apparatus for determining whether a railroad locomotive is configured with the correct software versions. The version numbers for software on board the vehicle are periodically determined by an on-board monitoring system. This information is later transmitted to a remote monitoring and diagnostic center, where the actual software version numbers are compared to the expected software v...

An apparatus and method for identifying and transmitting time critical or high priority files from an on-board monitor aboard a vehicle. During operation of the vehicle, the on-board monitor collects and stores operational parametric information in the form of data files. The data files are transmitted to a remote site on a periodic basis or in response to certain predetermined conditions above th...

A CCD camera or equivalent sensor is mounted on a vehicle and used to detect lane markings (usually the white or yellow painted lines) on a roadway. An electric motor coupled to a steering system is used to provide a torque input to the steering, which may either assist or oppose the steering torque from a driver. A steering controller is designed to assist the driver to maintain the vehicle lane ...

The screen is for use as an umbrella or head protection and is foldable from a first or inwardly folded state to a second or outwardly folded state. The screen (10) comprises a flat sheet in which folding lines (1,1a,1b,2,3,10,10a,10b,11,11a,11b,21,22,23,34,31,32,33,34) are provided for limiting adjacent surfaces. The sheet has a first longitudinal folding line (4) for folding it in a first posit...

This invention is devices and methods for ablating body tissue which use wir e (44) wound about a support body (12) in adjacent windings to form one or mor e elongated electrodes. A connection couples the wire to a source of ablation energy for transmission by the elongated electrode to ablate tissue. The adjacent windings are spaced apart to impart enhanced flexibility to the elongated electrode ...

A fluid extraction apparatus comprises a passage (20) for the pumped flow therealong of a first fluid, for example air. A fluid flow area control devi ce in the form of an apertured plug (22) is present in the passage. An inlet (2 6) to the passage (20) is provided at or downstream of the downstream side of t he plug (22). When, in use, the first fluid is pumped along the passage through the aper...

Disclosed is an armband for holding fastening pieces, comprising a board (110), a protective sheet (30) positioned at the top of the board (110), a PVC magnet (10) in the form of a thin plate interposed between the board (110) and the protective sheet (30), and a strap assembly (20) formed at both ends of the board (110). The present invention can minimize a movement distance during working by wea...