A non-woven fabric having improved absorbent characteristics. The fabric has three different fiber arrays which are interconnected to produce a unique fiber distribution in the fabric.

A spectrophotometer, comprising a housing in which a measuring system is arranged, which housing has a measuring opening, via which light is passed to the measuring system. The measuring system comprises a grating monochromator, an autocollimator cooperating therewith, and detection means for the light originating from the grating monochromator. The grating monochromator and the autocollimator the...

An improved robotics workstation for biological and chemical processes is disclosed. In one embodiment the apparatus includes a base (20) on which the robotics workstation is arranged, at least two tools, each tool being arranged so that it may be used simultaneously with another tool for sample processing, a computer means (116) to run the workstation, a means to move (56) at least one tool verti...

A micropipetter a plurality of hollow needles to deliver fluid, the needles being anchored in a sample block; a needle guide assembly with a plurality of needle guide shafts and compression springs attached at one end to the sample block and at the other end to a needle guide plate, each spring surrounding a needle guide shaft, and the needle guide plate controlling the spacing of the needles; a s...

A micropipetter a plurality of hollow needles to deliver fluid, the needles being anchored in a sample block; a needle guide assembly with a plurality of needle guide shafts and compression springs attached at one end to the sample block and at the other end to a needle guide plate, each spring surrounding a needle guide shaft, and the needle guide plate controlling the spacing of the needles; a s...

A cam follower includes a radially inner arcuate bearing surface that matches the curvature of the outer surface of the cam. Engagement of this bearing surface with the surface of the cam opposes undesired motion of the cam follower, including motion radially away from the cam, about an axis perpendicular to the cam rotation axis, and/or about an axis parallel to the cam rotation axis. This arcuat...

L'invention concerne un élément de retenue de l'arrière d'une chaussure prévu pour être monté sur un ski et pour retenir l'arrière d'une chaussure de façon libérable. L'élément comprend une embase (30), une plaque repose-pied (31) prévue pour recevoir l'appui de la chaussure, une mâchoire (6) mobile le long d'un montant (8) sensiblement vertical, contre l'action d'un ressort de rappel (17, 18) ...

The invention concerns an operating method for producing a useful form (7) from an existing element (5) such as a plot of land, building site or the like, using an equipment (4) mounted on a machine (2), for example a worksite machine, said machine (2) co-operating with a satellite global positioning system of the type with dual frequency, differential phase, kinematic and real time such as GPS. S...

A thermoplastic polyurethane pellet comprising a thermoplastic body, thermally expandable micropsheres and a binding agent.

Method and an apparatus for registering and supervision of the positions and time of storage of articles entered into a cabinet or other delimited space. A preferred fields of application is refrigerators in which one or several cameras at selected occasions take pictures of the interior of the refrigerator. These pictures are treated in an image analyzer which transfers clear pictures of all arti...

To a substrate (1) not having the desired characteristics, a polar surface layer (2) is added. An Independent claim is included for the corresponding object, especially a plastic profile. Preferred features: The layer (2) is 1 mu m to 10 mm thick, preferably 100 mu m to 1 mm. The object is untreated, especially avoiding flaming. A bonding agent intervenes, at the 0.1%-15% level by weight. The su...

Procedure has the following steps: a local service agent sends invoices relative to certain transaction to a guarantee center, in the guarantee center payment delegations are made, payment liquidations are made and interbank settlement orders are generated.;

Procédé de délégation de paiement, pour réaliser un règlement d'une prestation réalisée au bénéfice d'un client détenteur de droits person...

The method for remote connection consists in identifying poles of interest common to several persons according to a technique which detects the areas of activity and the poles of interest and broadcasts them. The itinerant apparatus ( 1 ) comprises a data processing module ( 2 ) connected directly or not by a bus ( 3 ) to a display module ( 4 ), data selecting means ( 5 ) sound generating means ( ...

The terminal includes a terminal module (1) and a personal security device (31). The terminal module (1) is adapted to receive high-level requests from an application (Fap) installed on an electronic unit. The high-level requests are independent of the personal security device (31).The terminal module (1) and/or the personal security device (31) includes a reprogrammable memory for storing and a u...

The invention concerns a composition and a method for producing a road surface course for roadways with little or moderate traffic corresponding to not more than about 5000 vehicles per day. The composition is based on black japanned aggregates, the aggregates being 2/4 to 2/6 chippings and the lacquering being obtained by a bitumen emulsion. When the surface course is being produced, sand and a b...

The method of the invention makes it possible to determine the hydrocarbon flow rate Qhe in an oil well in production, by causing data acquisition apparatus to pass along the well once only, the data acquisition apparatus being provided with local sensors making it possible to distinguish between water and hydrocarbon. During the single pass, the hydrocarbon bubble count Bc per unit time, the wate...

A ticket selling apparatus and method capable of simplifying the performance of a ticket selling method by using a computer and a data communication network are provided. In the method, a purchaser computer (102) reads sales information of a ticket to be purchased through a data network (103) by a computer communication which is read to decide about a desired ticket. The purchaser computer pays mo...

A payment system includes a financial persona server having a file stored therein which is configured to store user information. The information includes a choice of payment options. The system also includes a payment server connectable to the financial persona server and operable to request one of the payment choices from the financial persona server. The corresponding method includes providing t...

The present invention relates to a system comprising: a mobile station (MS) in a mobile communication system (100), the mobile station comprising means for receiving and transmitting messages, and a terminal (101). In order to deliver a notice of arrival to a customer easier and faster than before, the system further comprises: means (107) in data transmission connection with said terminal (101) f...

A vibrating rate gyro structure machined in a plate of material and comprising a fixed part, a resonator, and a mechanical system connecting the resonator to the fixed part. The mechanical system comprises a first mobile mass part connected to one end of the resonator, a second mobile mass part (4) connected to the resonator and situated in the vicinity of the other end of the resonator, two flexi...