The present invention relates to oxidation-stable iron oxide pigments which have a coating of at least one organic substance, to their preparation and to their use.

The present invention relates to oxidation-stable iron oxide pigments which have a coating of at least one organic substance, to their preparation and to their use.

Procédé de préparation d'une céramique, à partir d'un matériau inorganique d e base qui est sous forme d'une poudre ayant un point de fusion élevé, comprenant une étape de mélange de la poudre du matériau inorganique de base avec un deuxième composant inorganique, lui aussi sous forme de poudre, qui joue le rôle de dopant du matériau inorganiq ue de base. Le dopant est constitué par un seul matéri...

Large span buildings without ordinary beams and columns are formed of vertical load-bearing composite wall-panels and composite floors, both including two concrete layers interconnected by steel strip webs. The stiff horizontal plane formed of assembled roof/ceiling units, supported by wall-panels, connected to both gables restrains transversal movement of longitudinally arranged wall-panels attac...

A disposable lid for a drinking cup includes a cover portion having a generally circular periphery and a sliding member that is configured to slidably fit into a trench in the cover portion. The trench extends downwardly from and longitudinally along a top surface of the cover portion, and has an open end at the periphery of the cover portion. The cover portion includes a drink opening on a bottom...

The steam turbine plant includes an extraction system 3 (3a, 3b) which extracts a portion of main steam from an intermediate stage of a steam turbine 1 and delivers the extracted steam to a demander 8 and a steam extraction control system 7 for controlling the steam extraction. The extraction system includes an extraction steam flowmeter 5 (5a, 5b) and an extraction steam stop valve 6 (6a, 6b). Th...

A footwear construction including a midsole frame having a forefoot base, a heel base and an intermediate frame section that connects the forefoot base and t he heel base. The forefoot base and heel base can be separated from one another by a frame voi d. The forefoot base can include at least one forefoot base void extending across the width of the footwear to improve flexibility of the footwear....

Antioxidants such as nitric oxide (NO) are used as embrittlement inhibitors for surface fluorinated plastics materials.

A medical instrument including a medical catheter having a distal end insertable within a body lumen of a patient, having a first flexible catheter segment, and having a second flexible catheter segment located distal the first flexible catheter segment. The first flexible catheter segment includes a first loop sensor and includes an active first catheter stiffener adapted to stiffen and un- stiff...

The present invention provides a process for preparing olanzapine and intermediates therefor.

A sole for an article of footwear having an insert with a plurality of forefoot support tubes are configured to control the support characteristics of the sole in a forefoot region of the sole. In one embodiment, the forefoot support tubes each include a base, and a wall extending from the base. The wall is formed from a material that has a lower durometer value than the base. In another embodimen...

The present invention relates to the use of certain resorcinol derivatives as skin lightening agents.

A surgical stapling apparatus includes a staple cartridge and an anvil membe r. The staple cartridge includes a plurality of surgical fasteners disposed in rows of retention slots. The staple cartridge may have an annular or linear configuration of retention slots. Th e tissue contacting surface of the staple cartridge may be tapered or stepped. The anvil member has a tissue contacting surface tha...

Methods and systems for using a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) paymen t card are disclosed herein. The method generally comprises receiving an indicia identifying an RFID card, receiving a request to activate the RFID card, activating the RFID car d by associating an initial value with a database record associated with the RFID card; receivin g a PIN associated with the RFID card; receiving...

A lampshade (1) comprising a supporting frame (2) which can be associated with the body of a lamp (3) and supports an optical screen (4) which is substantially translucent; the optical screen (4) is designed to face at least one light source (3a) which is connected to the body of the lamp (3); the optical screen (4) comprises at least two plate-like elements (5) which are joined to each other at a...

Structure of post for use in marine and lake environments comprising at least a driving element to be at least partially driven into the depth of said environment, at least an emerging element to emerge from said environment and connecting means to connect said driving element and said emerging element so as to make it possible to set up said driving element according with lasting constructive sol...

A system (1) for static filtration of liquids, having a tank (10) with at least one closed circular structure (20) therein, whose bottom is closed by a base (20a), the base (20a) being supported in a raised position with respect to the base (10a) of the tank (10); said structure (20) containing a series of concentric circular filter panels, each having two walls formed of filter cloths in spaced r...