The proposal is for unsaturated fatty substances with improved cold behavior obtained by (a) transesterifying a new low stearic (LS) sunflower oil with an oleic acid content of over 85 wt. % and a stearic acid content of under 3 wt. %, and (b) hydrogenating the resultant methyl esters in the prior art manner into the corresponding unsaturated fatty alcohols in the iodine number range from 90 to 10...

A credit inquiry service system for inquiring about the credit standing of a check or credit card uses subscriber lines of a public communication network. The system includes credit inquiry terminals connected to the subscriber lines for generating and transmitting an inquiry request message requesting information regarding the credit standing of the check or credit card. The credit inquiry termin...

An anti-freeze water supply system and its dedicated electromagnetic valve for solar water heater features that a dedicated electromalgnetic valve on the insulating water tank is linked to its water supply pipeline and water discharge pipeline to prevent freeze. Its advantages include simple structure, high reliability and low cost.

The invention relates to a vulcanization mold for producing rubber goods, especially vehicle tires. The mold has a number of deairing holes into which blocking mechanisms are introduced. The blocking mechanisms ensure, especially by means of the air duct being bent, that the air can be drained without any disadvantageous flash being produced. In a second embodiment, the blocking mechanisms forms a...

A train protection system comprises a GPS device and an onboard processing unit which is provided with the position and status of the signals on the route of the train. These are updated from a central station and compared to the train's position identified by the GPS. If the train passes a danger signal it is brought to a halt. The system may also be used to apply speed limits to the train. A war...

The present invention has for its object to provide an intermediate film for laminated glass which does not give rise to the trouble of poor appearance in its lamination with glass and can be easily produced without remodeling of the existing production equipment and superior in productivity. The present invention is related to intermediate film for laminated glass which is used in the manufactur...

The technologies disclosed by the present invention allow quantitative measurement to be conducted accurately on the concentration of at least one analyte contained in liquid sample, includes: a chromatographic strip (10) with a plurality of reaction areas (6A, 6B) retaining a binding reagent to make an specific reaction with the analytes, thereby making it possible for the binding reagent to take...

The invention relates to a method for producing a sintered part comprised of a powdery material, especially comprised of a sintered metallurgical powder. According to the inventive method, a green compact which forms an elementary shape of the part is firstly compression molded from the powder. The desired final shape of the part is produced by subjecting partial areas of the elementary shape on t...

Die vorliegende Erfindung betrifft eine wenigstens einschichtige, biaxial orientierte Trägerfolie für magnetische Aufzeichnungsmedien, die überwiegend aus einem kristallisierbaren Polyester aufgebaut ist, mit einer Dicke im Bereich von 1 bis 40 µm. Die Folie weist nach ihrer Konfektionierung zu Kundenrollen über ihre gesamte Wickellänge und -breite eine elektrostatische Aufladung auf, die im Berei...

A bevel gear in which the sizing can be easily effected without degrading the quality of the gear. In a sintered or forged gear having a toothed portion (1) formed on an axial end face thereof, a notched groove (4) is formed in and across an outer circumferential surface of the gear in an axial direction. The construction of the notched groove (4) is specified so that its quality is kept.

A system for playing a selected one of multiple subtitle tracks recorded in a synchronized fashion with a motion picture on an optical disk (23). Individual subtitle tracks in numerous languages may be provided for the same motion picture, with or without multiple soundtracks. The user may select a soundtrack in his/her language if it is available. If not, subtitles can be displayed in a selected ...

A biaxially oriented film of a polyethylene-2,6-naphthalenedicarboxylate, which (A) has a Young's modulus of at least 800 kg/mm<2> in the longitudinal direction and a Young's modulus of at least 500 kg/mm<2> in the transverse direction, the Young's modulus in the longitudinal direction being greater than the Young's modulus in the transverse direction, (B) satisfies the following relationships bet...

Foam blowing agents blends of 5-50 mole % HCFC-22 and 95-50 mole % of n-pentane, i-pentane and/or cyclopentane are provided, as are polyol premixes and polyurethane foam compositions containing such blends.

In downhole apparatus for an oil well, components (26) are installed in tubes (28) received in a space defined between an outer case (20) and an inner length of cylindrical production column (24) that is eccentric relative to the case (20). Each tube (28) is fixed at one end to an interconnection box (30) that is also received in said space, and that has electrical conductors passing therethrough....

A parking brake is held in a release position by an electromagnet having at least one coil, against the force of mechanical actuation means. During an operating state in which there is a clearance between the coil 1 and the brake body (ie. brake 'on') the coil is supplied with voltage pulses (so as not to energise the coil sufficiently to overcome the mechanical actuating force) and the characteri...

A method and system for distributing promotional offers and other incentives to consumers over a communication network and for the consumers subsequently to redeem at least some of the offers is disclosed. The invention includes storing manufacturers offers and/or retail incentives in a database C associated with a co-operative communication network site 2 and providing information from the databa...

Suppliers of manufactured products post safety announcements and recall announcements about particular products on a website. Recipients of the products register at the website indicating the products they have received. The website collates this information with the announcements, and forwards to the recipients any announcements about those products, by reference to a database.

A computer network comprises a plurality of computers (1,2) and a server (4) connected via a communications network (3). Each of the plurality of computers (1,2) contains an accountancy system (5) for storing records indicative of mutual obligations between companies. The plurality of computers (1,2) also each contain an invoice processing module (9) for monitoring the amendment of records within ...

When a customer (112) sends an order including credit or debit card payment details, from their Internet browser to a merchant (110) web site, the merchant seeks authorisation from the credit or debit card issuer (114). The card issuer sends an e-mail to the card account holder requesting verification of the order. The account holder can accept or reject the order or, if the order has not been pla...

A downhole tool 11 for locating restrictions in boreholes comprises two or more bodies 24, 28, 44 located on an elongate support, such as a wireline 26, extending from the surface. Each body is of greater diameter than the one below and at least one is mounted movably with respect to the wireline so that on engaging with a restriction 18 in the borehole 22 it is supported and the weight on the wir...