The present invention provides a brake actuator containing a spring and including a flange case having an outwardly facing receptacle, and a head having an inwardly facing receptacle. The head fits over the flange case such that the inwardly facing receptacle corresponds to the outwardly facing receptacle, and the actuator also includes a key positioned within the receptacles, whereby the head is ...

A method for the automatic debiting of charges for a vehicle (V1, V2) in a system where a vehicular debiting device (10) has contactless communication with a central system (C), where the debiting device (10) is equipped with a first identity associated with the vehicle (V1, V2) and where the debiting device (10) is, in addition, designed to store a second identity coupled to a debit account, and ...

A method for the automatic debiting of charges for a vehicle (V1, V2) in a system where a vehicular debiting device (10) has contactless communication with a central system (C), where the debiting device (10) is equipped with a first identity associated with the vehicle (V1, V2) and where the debiting device (10) is, in addition, designed to store a second identity coupled to a debit account, and ...

The present invention relates to a cellular radio communication system comprising a number of base stations (BS1', ...,BS7'), each of which serves a cell (C1',...,C7'), and a number of switching arrangements each serving a number of base stations, and a number of mobile stations (MS1). Traffic channels are provided for communication of speech and/or circuit switched data and control channels are p...

The present invention relates to a cellular radio communication system comprising a number of base stations (BS1', ...,BS7'), each of which serves a cell (C1',...,C7'), and a number of switching arrangements each serving a number of base stations, and a number of mobile stations (MS1). Traffic channels are provided for communication of speech and/or circuit switched data and control channels are p...

A parking system in which a mobile telephone can be used to commence and terminate a parking period. A user sends at least one code to a receiving computer at the commencement and termination of a parking period via a mobile telephone system or a permanent telephone system. When a user first connects to the parking system by telephone in order to be able to park the user's vehicle within the syste...

A parking system in which a mobile telephone can be used to commence and terminate a parking period. A user sends at least one code to a receiving computer at the commencement and termination of a parking period via a mobile telephone system or a permanent telephone system. When a user first connects to the parking system by telephone in order to be able to park the user's vehicle within the syste...

There are provided modified and rounded graphite particles derived from scaly natural graphite particles by modification so as to bring their form close to a spherical form and satisfying all the following requirements (a) to (c): (a) that the degree of circularity should be not less than 0.86; (b) that, upon microscopic observation, the broken-out section should show a cabbage-like appearance wit...

A multiplexing/demultiplexing optical circuit provides a demultiplexed output spectrum of channels having a flat amplitude response without sacrificing optical power. A phased array implementation and a diffraction grating implementation both rely on a first dispersion of the beam to be demultiplexed and subsequent division of the wavelengths into channels. Local inversion is induced within each c...

A multiplexing/demultiplexing optical circuit provides a demultiplxed output spectrum of channels having a flat amplitude response without sacrificing optical power. A phased array implementation and a diffraction grating implementation both rely on a first dispersion of the beam to be demultiplexed and subsequent local inversion of the sub-beams. After pairs of sub-beams are spatially inverted th...

The rising tip of the ski is mounted on a detachable part made from flexible perspex, specially designed to allow it to be quickly fitted under the ski in a central position relative to the foot binding.

A lithium secondary battery includes a battery case, an internal electrode body contained in the battery case and including a positive electrode, a negative electrode and a separator made of porous polymer. The positive electrode and the negative electrode are wound or laminated so that the positive electrode and negative electrode are not brought into direct contact with each other via the separa...

A dispenser for dispensing viscous products at elevated temperatures includes a receptacle for receiving a bag of product having a flexible discharge tube therefrom, or in the alternative, includes a receptacle that has a flexible discharge tube. A peristaltic pump is secured beneath the receptacle to force the movement of food product throughout the discharge tube. A heating assembly is positione...