FIELD: oil pollution removal. SUBSTANCE: material has two outside fibrous layers preliminarily fastened by needle punching and intermediate layer of synthetic fibers between outside layers. All three layers are fastened together by needle punching. According to invention, outside layers are made from polypropylene fibers and intermediate layer from polypropylene or polyester fibers, outside layers...

A surface mountable apparatus is provided for positioning an imaging device relative to the gantry of a radiation therapy apparatus. The apparatus comprises a mounting device 11 for mounting the apparatus on the gantry surface 1, a telescopically extendable arm 13, 14, which is pivotally connected 12 to the mounting device 11 and a holder 18 for holding an imaging device 3, the holder 18 being con...

PCT No. PCT/IB95/00836 Sec. 371 Date May 15, 1996 Sec. 102(e) Date May 15, 1996 PCT Filed Oct. 6, 1995 PCT Pub. No. WO96/12694 PCT Pub. Date May 2, 1996Aldehydes, ketones, esters and lactones may be reduced using a reductant system consisting of polymethylhydroxysilane (PMHS) and a metal hydride to give good yields of the corresponding alcohols. The reductant system used in the method enables pref...

A control system for a hybrid vehicle including a traction motor (3) having an assisting function of driving a drive shaft (2) of the vehicle by electrical energy and a regenerative function of converting kinetic energy of the drive shaft (2) into electrical energy, a transmission (4) arranged between driving wheels (6) of the vehicle and an internal combustion engine (1) of the vehicle and the tr...

Exercise apparatus comprising an elongate rockable body (10) having on its upper surface flat end platforms for foot placement, for example in the form of end plates (22), which platforms are inclined downwardly towards one another to suit an astride posture when standing on the platform to effect rocking thereof, the underside of the body having end region heels (14) the undersurface of each of w...

A cutting insert that has a flank face and a rake face and a cutting edge at the juncture thereof. The substrate presents a bulk region that contains a metallic binder, as well as one or more of Group IVB, Group VB, and Group VIB metal carbides and/or carbonitrides. The substrate further includes a flank surface region near the flank face of the substrate that has a solid solution metal carbide an...

An apparatus for unwinding a wire material under constant tension comprises a braking face (3) rotating together with a reel wound with a wire material, a brake band (4) contacting with the braking face (3), a brake control means connected to an end of the brake band (4) for controlling tension of the brake band (4) to control braking force, and a deformation control means (5) for restricting defo...

The utility model relates to a multi-ball non-piecing wool yarn ball and the balling head thereof. The utility model is characterized in that a line storing disk 7 is fixedly connected to a spindle blade 6, a fixing device for wool yarn balls is installed on the line storing disk 7, and wool yarn balls 'm' are disassembled after finishing winding on a spindle 5 and are fixed on the line storing di...

The utility model discloses a solar water heater with an anti-freezing pipeline, which can effective solve the problem that the pipeline of the solar water heater can be frozen and burst in cold winter. The technical characteristic of the utility model is that the water tank of the existing solar water heater is provided with a control valve; one end of an automatic exhaust-valve is installed on t...

This invention is directed to a high energy impact system adapted for use at atmospheric pressure for reducing the particle size of materials to an average diameter of less than about 600 microns, the system comprising the combination of pulverizing hammers which operates at an impact velocity of between about 400 fps to about 700 fps, means for providing a high specific input power through the pu...

A lead-acid accumulator is composed of shell, positive and negative plate electrodes, porous isolating material between adjacent plate electrodes and a certain quantity of electrolyte. Said shell is composed of jar and cover, which are welded together. Said positive plate electrode is composed of grid frame and an intermediate element extending between peripheral parts of frame, which are isolated...

In a cast composite wear part consisting of a metallic matrix having wear resistant inserts in the or each working face, the inserts are formed from a ceramic wafer which consists of a homogeneous solid solution of 20-80 wt.% Al2O3 and 80-20 wt.% ZrO2 and which is impregnated with liquid metal during casting. Preferably, the ceramic material consists of 55-60 wt.% Al2O3 and 38-42 wt.% ZrO2 or 70-7...

A closed cell, rigid polyisocyanurate foam which comprises the reaction product of a polyisocyanate and a polyol in the presence of (a) a hydrogen-containing blowing agent or a mixture of a hydrogen-containing blowing agent and at least one co-blowing agent, and (b) a siloxane oxyalkylene copolymer (i) having a molecular weight below about 7500 and an oxyalkylene portion containing greater than 60...

In the present invention, a force to separate the mold portions for both sides of tire, created by the pressure of a heating/pressurizing medium introduced into a tire during the vulcanization of tire, is offset via an upper disk (114), a segment (110) having protrusions at both ends, and a lower disk (103). A force in the radial direction to move a tread mold (109) outward is offset via the segme...

The present invention provides a waterproof plastic foam such as waterproof polyurethane foam which can keep the inherent properties of the foam and exhibit low gas permeability and water absorption, excellent water-sealing properties and hence a stable waterproofness. A waterproof plastic foam obtained by a process which comprises foaming a foamable composition comprising a polyisocyanate, a comp...

A mechanism for sofa-beds and the like comprising at least a back (32) and a seat (39), said mechanism comprising a bedspring capable of supporting at least a mattress (8), is divided into several sections (7, 21, 22, 41 and 42) hinged to one another and is foldable under the seat (39), and a plurality of lever systems (A, B and C) capable of lifting and extending such a bedspring, as well as fold...

The present invention relates to a white laminated polyester film comprising: a polyester base film having a transmission density of not less than 0.2 and a hue b value of the surface thereof of not more than 2; and an adhesive layer laminated on at least one side of the polyester base film, which adhesive layer is formed by applying a coating solution comprising a polyvinyl alcohol resin and a ...

Die Erfindung bezieht sich auf ein Verfahren zur Herstellung eines Fahrzeugluftreifens (5), bei dem zum Erzeugen und Aufbringen eines vorzugsweise unvulkanisierten Laufstreifens (2) auf einen Teilreifen, der bereits eine bombierte Karkasse sowie radial außen davon ein Gürtelpaket aufweist, zumindest zwei Materialstreifen (2a,2b) aus je einer Mischung aus Kautschuk und/oder Kunststoff auf den Teilr...

A biaxially oriented film (1) which is substantially formed from a polyethylene naphthalate copolymer comprising ethylene-2,6-naphthalate units in an amount of 90 to 99.9 mol% based on the total of all recurring units and an isophthalic acid component or a decalin-2,6-dicarboxylic acid component in an amount of 0.1 to 10 mol% based on the total of all dicarboxylic acid components and which has (2)...

A gauging system for monitoring channel depth in percutaneous endocardial revascularization surgery includes a catheter for percutaneous insertion into a heart chamber, including a source of tissue ablative energy for ablating a part of the wall of the heart chamber where a channel is to be created; a sensor device proximate the distal end of the catheter for sensing a boundary of the heart wall p...