PCT No. PCT/DE92/00155 Sec. 371 Date Oct. 27, 1992 Sec. 102(e) Date Oct. 27, 1992 PCT Filed Feb. 25, 1992 PCT Pub. No. WO92/15218 PCT Pub. Date Sep. 17, 1992.In the case of an umbrella, in particular a stand umbrella, sunshade, garden umbrella and the like, having a framework, a roof construction and an umbrella roof, in which the roof rods (5) are articulated on a pole part (2), which is displace...

A foreign matter detection device, for detecting a foreign matter on a photomask of transparent material with opaque patterns formed thereon, includes a laser source for emitting an S-polarized laser beam so as to impinge on a first surface of the photomask which reflects a P-polarized laser beam. A light source is provided to illuminate the photomask at an opposed surface to the first surface, fr...

The invention relates to a system for the processing of means of payment and a signal-processing device comprising a first data port for communication with a cash register (10). The signal-processing device (50) also comprises a second data port for communication with a display arrangement, a third data port for communication with a payment-processing device, and a buffer unit for storage of data....

A method of preparing an aqueous silane emulsion composition comprises the steps of: (a) hydrolyzing an alkylalkoxysilane or alkylhalogenosilane by heating in the presence of an acidic catalyst and a small amount of water, to obtain a mixture of the alkylalkoxysilane or alkylhalogenosilane and its oligomer; (b) adding water and an emulsifier to the mixture obtained by the step (a); and (c) stirrin...

A smooth-surfaced tape or sheet of composite syntactic material comprising a polyolefin and, as filler, hollow microspheres, is formed by extrusion through a die having a land length to thickness ratio less than 7:1. Such tapes can be wrapped around pipes to provide insulation.

In an excavation structure consisting of a slit wall (2) of a hardened single phase slit wall material, with a surface exposed at the excavation side, and spaced-apart vertical support elements (5) inserted in the slit wall material, the slit wall (2) forms a compartment (6) between the support elements (5) and the slit wall material includes a water-retaining light aggregate. Also claimed are (i)...

Mixed anodic/cathodic corrosion inhibitors for use in hydraulic cement, comprising a) a first component consisting of an amount of alkali or alkaline earth metal nitrite sufficient to inhibit anodic corrosion; and b) a second component comprising an agent that acts to increases the anodic corrosion performance of the first component; wherein said first and second components are present in a weight...

PCT No. PCT/AT95/00065 Sec. 371 Date Sep. 26, 1996 Sec. 102(e) Date Sep. 26, 1996 PCT Filed Mar. 30, 1995 PCT Pub. No. WO95/26936 PCT Pub. Date Oct. 12, 1996An air entraining agent based on rosin for a composition which contains cement and which is one of mortar or concrete includes at least one rosin salt which is a reaction product of materials including rosin and from 0.5 to 50 weight % of amin...

PCT No. PCT/FR95/01025 Sec. 371 Date Jan. 31, 1997 Sec. 102(e) Date Jan. 31, 1997 PCT Filed Jul. 31, 1995 PCT Pub. No. WO96/04299 PCT Pub. Date Feb. 15, 1996Streptogramine derivatives of general formula (I) below, wherein the radical R1 is a methyl or ethyl radical, the radical R2 is a bromine or chlorine atom, or is an alkenyl radical with 3 to 5 carbon atoms when R3 and R4 are methyl, and one of...

PCT No. PCT/FR95/01025 Sec. 371 Date Jan. 31, 1997 Sec. 102(e) Date Jan. 31, 1997 PCT Filed Jul. 31, 1995 PCT Pub. No. WO96/04299 PCT Pub. Date Feb. 15, 1996Streptogramine derivatives of general formula (I) below, wherein the radical R1 is a methyl or ethyl radical, the radical R2 is a bromine or chlorine atom, or is an alkenyl radical with 3 to 5 carbon atoms when R3 and R4 are methyl, and one of...

The present invention concerns an integrated circuit (1) comprising a standard cell (4), an application cell (2) and a test cell (3) designed in particular to store or to modify from outside the integrated circuit the value of communication signals passing between the standard cell and the application cell. The standard cell executing instructions provided on an instruction bus (3B4) by a program ...

Aqueous polymer dispersions whose polymer is composed of up to < 5% by weight of (meth)acrylic acid, up to < 5% by weight of (meth)acrylamide and from 90 to 97.5% by weight of other nonionic unsaturated monomers and is present as dispersed polymer particles having a weight average diameter of from 100 to 300 nm are used for modifying mineral building materials.

An apparatus and process for loading ligating clips into ligating clip cartridges. Ligating clips are fed to an inversion wheel having cavities for receiving the clips. The clips are inverted by rotating the wheel. The clips are pushed into ligating clip cartridge covers by an insertion blade. The cartridge cover is indexed by an automatic control system to receive the clips. A cartridge base is i...