PURPOSE:To eliminate the necessity for a shift change control by a change lever by controlling a transmission to be shifted down by one step when the second accelerator indicates a maximum output with an engine in a maximum output condition. CONSTITUTION:An indicated rotary speed by the first accelerating accelerator lever 21, indicated rotary speed by the second accelerating accelerator pedal 24,...

A slip control apparatus for use in a motor vehicle having an engine for generating a motive power to drive the motor vehicle. The apparatus comprises a first detector for detecting a speed of a driven wheel of the motor vehicle which is driven by the motive power generated from the engine, a second detector for detecting a running speed of the motor vehicle and a third detector for detecting an a...

PURPOSE:To improve the discharge capacity and the cycle life sharply by making the including amount of an inorganic oxide such as SiO2 and Al2O3 different in a positive and a negative electrode, in a separator, and in a part other than those members respectively, in a cell using a gel-form electrolyte. CONSTITUTION:In a clad type lead cell using a gel-form electrolyte, the including amount of an i...

An improved hard facing for teeth and other surfaces of milled tooth rock bits comprises steel in the range of from 18 to 32 percent by weight, and filler in the range of from 68 to 82 percent by weight. The filler is cemented tungsten carbide and cast tungsten carbide free, and includes greater than 95 percent by weight single crystal monotungsten carbide particles. The single crystal monotungste...

An insert vent (1) for a mould (2) comprising a vent body (3) having a vent side surface (8) for contacting the mould (2) and a vent inner surface (4) for fitting towards and substantially flush with the mould inner surface (5) and a vent outer surface (6) for fitting open to the atmosphere and a vent hole (7) through the vent body (3) from the vent inner surface (4) to the vent outer surface (6) ...

The invention relates to a computer system for data management including at least the management of data relating to the trading of warrants (citi CATS-OS), comprising a data processing system (1), an input unit (2), a display unit (3) and a data input (5), wherein the display unit (3) displays a first mask having a format allowing the input of a request for specific data by the input unit (2), th...

A package comprising a liquid (5) which is a compound which is potentially toxic or damaging or detrimental to health or the environment or a solution or dispersion in an organic liquid of a compound which is potentially toxic or damaging or detrimental to health or the environment contained in an envelope (3) which is, or comprises, a water soluble or water dispersible material (4) which is insol...

A method of making a lead-acid battery includes providing continuous lengths of end separator stock, positive plate stock, intermediate separator stock and negative plate stock with optional use of end separators. The separators, positive plates and negative plates are individually severed from the continuous length of stock and sequentially formed into an assembly. The assembly is introduced into...

The invention relates to a method and device for the continuous treatment of a cellular suspension, especially whole blood, for obtaining an erythrocyte concentrate which is returned to a patient by autotransfusion. According to the invention, there are three treatment steps, namely sedimentation of the cellular suspension, addition of washing solution to the cell concentrate and renewed sedimenta...

PCT No. PCT/CH93/00262 Sec. 371 Date Jun. 29, 1994 Sec. 102(e) Date Jun. 29, 1994 PCT Filed Nov. 17, 1993 PCT Pub. No. WO94/11551 PCT Pub. Date May 26, 1994Method and apparatus for texturing thermoplastic threads. In starting the operation of the texturing device, one or several non-textured yarns can be drawn in more easily and more reliably via a drawing-in yarn guide which guides the at least o...

In a process of separating a liquid sample having phase portions of different densities by centrifugal separation, a phase separator container is employed. The phase separator container comprises a housing having concentric inner and outer cylindrical walls defining a longitudinal axis and a top wall and further a piston body constituting a bottom wall of the housing. The piston body defines toget...

The mechanism secures a curved flexible item (10) on the cylinder (2) of the printing press. It has a spindle turning in a groove in the cylinder parallel to the axis of the cylinder. The spindle is in several sections (14.2), each with teeth (17) at the periphery and by which it meshes with a spring-loaded (24) transverse rack (19). The latter is slid in opposition to the spring by an actuator (4...

The invention provides a process for the production and utilization of water-soluble salts selected from the group consisting of water-soluble salts of carboxylic acids and water-soluble salts of amino acids, comprising reacting an aqueous feed solution containing an amino or carboxylic acid or their anions with a water-soluble base, in indirect contact via a semi-permeable membrane, the membrane ...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain a speed-controlling apparatus for reaping machine capable of reducing the traveling speed at optimum timing and optimum reduction ratio according to the traveling load of the traveling machine body. SOLUTION: This speed-controlling apparatus is provided with a speed-change calculation means 102 to obtain the speed change by subtracting the present rotational speed o...

Two digital radiologic images taken from different viewing directions of a same region, notably a mammogram study of the same breast, are automatically processed by a computer to identify suspect masses by producing processed mammogram images in which suspect spots, the skinline and the nipple are marked or enhanced. Candidate suspect spots are initially identified by individually processing each ...

A seating unit (110) comprises a support member (118); a seat member (112) pivotally mounted on the support member (118); an arm rest member (120) having an actuating button (230,334) positioned in the arm rest member (120), the button (230,334) being movable between a first position and a second position; a fluid pressure cylinder (172,282) having actuating means (200,310) and operatively connect...

For each quote entered into a computerized anonymous trading system, the system determines if it is waiting to be "hit" (would be matched with the first hit of a predetermined size) at a substantial number of trading floors, and if so, notifies the trader originating the quote. The substantial number of floors is preferably expressed as greater than a predetermined percentage of the available trad...

Process for eliminating jointly arsenic and carbon oxysulfide from an unsaturated hydrocarbon cut, wherein said hydrocarbon cut is contacted with an absorbing mass containing a support and lead oxide, comprising contacting the hydrocarbon cut in the liquid phase.

PURPOSE:To produce the subject hydrogen stably for a long time by carrying out reforming of JIS I grade kerosene in the presence of an Ni catalyst after adding water to the kerosene and removing S from the kerosene. CONSTITUTION:Kerosene of <=0.5ppm by.wt. residual S content prepd. by passing JIS I grade kerosene having 10-150ppm by.wt. S content through a reactor contg. an Ni adsorbent having >50...

A security device for monitoring unmanned vehicles within an area, the device comprising at least two oppositely directed light barriers associated with the area. Each light barrier includes a light emitter, a reflector, and a light receiver. The light barriers are disposed such that their light-beams are interrupted by the vehicles entering the area. Reflectors are arranged laterally on authorize...