This outdoor mattress or cushion is of the type comprising a padding (stuffing) material encased in a cover. According to the invention, it comprises one (4a) of the complementary zips (4a, 4b) of a zip fastener (4) extending over all or over the greater part of the periphery of at least one of its main faces, whilst the other (4b) of these zips (4a, 4b) is fastened over all or over the greater pa...

Apparatus and method for inspecting a container having an open mouth and a closed bottom spaced from the container mouth, while the container is hot from its manufacture, includes a light sensor disposed with respect to the container to view the container bottom through the container mouth. Infrared light energy emitted from the container bottom that travels through the container mouth is directed...

Disclosed are stable aqueous polyurethane latexes prepared from prepolymer formulations including a polyisocyanate component and polyol component, wherein from 5 to 40 percent of the weight of the polyol component is ethylene oxide in the form of ethylene oxide applied as an end cap onto a propylene oxide or higher oxyalkylene polyoxyalkylene polyol, and no more than 45 percent of the weight of po...

A composite material consisting of a base or matrix in thermoplastic, polypropylene or mixed with other types of polymers, together with the necessary additives, stabilisers, antioxidants, colourings (dyes), etc., which is combined with agro-vegetable loads or fibres. The material thus formed has improved mechanical properties in relation to conventional materials, for use especially in the inner ...

The invention relates to a system ( 100 ) for allocating service resources to users ( 20 ) thereof, which service resources are intended to be provided at at least one service point ( 10 ) for service at one or more associated operator positions. The system comprises at least one user terminal ( 30 ) arranged for two-way communication with the device ( 13 ) via a first and/or a second communicatio...

A system intended for permanent installation of measuring sondes against the inner wall of a pipe (1) such as a well or a tube. Measuring sondes (7) are respectively associated with coupling devices (2) that are brought to their respective coupling points in the pipe by means of a tube (3) positioned by off-centering devices (4) for example. Each coupling device (2) comprises a flexible element (6...

Vehicle glazing, resistant to break in, consists of a laminated structure of: a first sheet of glass 2.5-2.7 mm. thick, a layer of polyurethane adhesive nominally 0.76 mm. thick, a polycarbonate sheet 2.25-2.75 mm thick, a similar polyurethane adhesive and second glass sheet. The two glass sheets are chemically treated to give surface tensions and the sandwich edges are sealed with polyurethane ma...

A product is produced by allowing a slurry of alkali metal silicate solution, hardener powder and aggregate to set or harden in a mold or shuttering until completely dry. A product production process comprises (a) mixing a slurry of 10-70 wt. % alkali metal silicate solution, 10-70 wt.% hardener powder and 10-70 wt.% aggregate for a few minutes up to two hours; (b) pouring the mixture into a mold ...

Heterophasic compositions comprising starch and a thermoplastic polymer that is incompatible with the starch, in which the starch constitutes the discontinuous phase and the thermoplastic polymer the continuous matrix, having an impact strength greater than 30 KJ/m2 (measured on blown film of 30 microns thick at 10 DEG C and RH less than 5%), and further characterised by the presence in the X-ray ...

The invention concerns a method for separating trivalent lanthanide cations by selective complexing from an aqueous solution containing them. More precisely, the invention concerns a method for separating a trivalent lanthanide cation from an aqueous solution containing besides said lanthanide cation one or several other lanthanide cation(s) by contacting said solution with a specific ligand deriv...

The method is effected using data acquisition apparatus (20) making a single pass along the well (10). In the determination of the hydrocarbon flow rate Qhe in a multiphase fluid flowing in an oil well (10), the hydrocarbon bubble count Bc per unit time, the water holdup Hw in the fluid and the flow section A of the well are measured by displacing a data acquisition apparatus (20) in the well at a...

Method includes a step that consists in identifying a purchaser (2), on a communication network (5), by a management center (6) and or a payment server (4), the purchaser identification consisting in ensuring that the purchaser is a subscriber registered on the list of radio communication network subscribers. The method can include a purchaser (2) authentication step, such as input of a PIN.;

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The invention concerns a secure telepayment method, by means of a mobile telephone (1) used by the purchaser (2), for an article and/or a service purchased by the buyer from a supplier (7). The mobile radiotelephone enables access to a radio communication network (5) managed by a management centre (6). A payment server (4) is connected to the radio communication network (5). The invention is chara...

The equipment treats a moving substrate (3) with an electrical discharge. Each processing stage (1,2) has two roller electrodes (9,11) and an injector to deliver a gas mixture between the rollers. The substrate (3) is moved first between the two roller electrodes against one roller or one surface treatment followed by a second pass against the other roller or other surface treatment. In an Indepen...

A thermographic device has a elongated handle, provided with a small fan (3), and a frame (6) and an image acquisition camera (9) provided at the respective ends of the handle. The frame is provided with a quick coupling (7) for a thermographic plate and the fan is suitable to blow air onto the surface of the organ to be examined before resting the thermographic plate.

L'invention concerne un sulfonylaldéhyde de formule (1) : (CF DESSIN DANS BOPI) dans laquelle Ar est un groupe aryle éventuellement substitué, un procédé pour sa préparation à partir d'un intermédiaire sulfonylaldéhyde (2), cet intermédiaire (2), et son procédé de préparation, et un procédé de préparation du rétinal au moyen du sulfonylaldéhyde (1).

The invention relates to a method for producing an integrated circuit, including a step whereby a module (12) is created and fixed on the body of a card (20) and provided with an integrated circuit (14) and contact pads (16). The invention is characterised in that the step in which the module (12) is created comprises a stage that consists in forming slots in a plate element (26) that is made from...

The invention concerns a method for assembling two structures with a weld bead and the assembly resulting from said method. The method is characterised in that it consists in: forming at least a bond pad with elongated shape on each structure (22, 32), at least one of the pads being segmented, thereby comprising at least two segments (24, 26); carrying out a heat treatment to give each element sub...

A shaving razor is provided which comprises a handle having handle connecting structure, and a replaceable cartridge comprising a blade unit, and cartridge connecting structure connecting said blade unit to said handle connecting structure by movement along a connection axis, said blade unit being pivotally connected to said cartridge connecting structure, said cartridge connecting structure inclu...

The method for covering a surface (2) of an item (3) comprises applying a covering material (4) at a part (21a) of said surface (2) and modelling said material (4) so as to make it have the form of the remaining parts (21b, 21c) of said surface (2); the apparatus (1) for covering a surface (2) of an item (3) comprises applying means (15), suitable for applying a covering material (4) to a part (21...