An integrated filter for removing impurities from a fluid stream. The filter includes a first element adapted to remove at least some of the impurities by physical adsorption, and a second element adapted to remove at least some of the impurities by electrokinetic adsorption. Either or both of the first element and the second element further may be adapted to remove at least some of the impurities...

A control apparatus for use in an intermal combustion engine system of a motor vehicle equipped with an automatic transmission having therein a lock-up mechanism. There is included a vehicle resonance reducing section for controlling an opening degree of a throttle valve when the motor vehicle is in an acceleration state so as to reduce a vehicle resonance accompanying an operation of the engine. ...

A mechanically raked screen system is used for preliminary waste water treatment. A screen (2) is formed of a multiplicity of mutually parallel screen bars (14). The screen bars (14) are oriented substantially transversely relative to a flow direction of a flowing liquid and forming screen spaces of a given width therebetween. A rake assembly rakes the screenings from the screen (2). The rake asse...

A method for the direct reduction of an oxide by (i) feeding the oxide to the reduction zone of a furnace 10, (ii) feeding a mixture M containing methane and a source of oxygen to a reforming zone of the furnace to provide a reformed gas, (iii) contacting the oxide with the reformed gas in the reduction zone to provide reduced metal oxide and top gas and (iv) treating the top gas to provide mixtur...

Die Erfindung betrifft eine Rotationsschneidvorrichtung mit einem drehbaren Schneidwerkzeug und einer drehbaren Amboßwalze mit einer Schneidstütze, wobei am Schneidwerkzeug eine mit der Schneidstütze zusammenwirkende Schneide angeordnet ist zum Schneiden einer Werkstoffbahn, und wobei am Schneidwerkzeug mindestens ein Stützring mit einer Stützfläche gehalten ist zum Abstützen des Schneidwerkzeuges...

Ein Magnet (18) ist innerhalb eines unteren Bereichs eines Ventilelements (13) eingebettet und ein Magnet (21) ist auf einem Antriebselement (15) vorgesehen, um eine magnetische Verbindung zwischen dem Antriebselement (15) und dem Ventilelement (13) zu erreichen. Wenn das Antriebselement (15) nach oben in die äußerste Endposition, die in Fig. 2 gezeigt ist, angetrieben wird, wird das Ventilelement...

Die Verwendung einer erfindungsgemäßen Pb-Sn-Legierung, die Ag und Se enthält, als Verbindungsteil zum Verbinden der inneren Komponenten einer Blei-Säure-Batterie ermöglicht die Verbesserung der Beständigkeit der Stege (Bügel), Pole und Polbrücken gegen generelle Korrosion und gegen Korngrenzen-Korrosion, verhindert das Auftreten einer Spannungskorrosions-Rissbildung und verbessert die Legierungsf...

Gemäß einem Ausführungsbeispiel der Erfindung ist ein Verfahren zur Abbildung eines Objekts (22) unter Verwendung eines Mehrfachschnitt-Computertomographie-(CT-) Abbildungssystems (10) mit einer Strahlungsquelle (14) und einer Erfassungseinrichtung (18) ausgestaltet, wobei die Erfassungseinrichtung eine Vielzahl von Erfassungsreihen (20) zur Erfassung von Projektionsdaten von einem abgetasteten Ob...

A microcontroller-based hazardous condition detector having an intelligent hush feature is presented. The microcontroller controls the operational mode of the detector by monitoring a single user-actuated switch, the inputs from a smoke chamber and a carbon monoxide detector circuit, and the current operating mode of the detector. When in a normal or no-alarm mode, actuation of the switch will ...

A rotor locator (100) and centrifuge body locator includes a pair of locator arms (106, 108) that close about the rotor shaft (104) and an alignment pin (128) to center the rotor shaft. A registration mechanism rotates the rotor shaft and the centrifuge body until it reaches a known home position. A meth od of consistently registering the centrifuge body includes centering a rotor shaft of the bo...

There is provided a molded article which has high shock absorbing capability and load capacity. A resin molded article having a spring structure comprises a three-dimensional structure with voids, which is formed by entwining and gathering adjacent ones of random loops or curls of solid and/or hollow continuous filaments and/or short filaments made from a mixture of a polyolefin resin and VAC, EVA...

A coated cemented carbide tool (20, 70), and a method for making the same, wherein the as-sintered substrate (30, 79) is formed by sintering in an atmosphere having at least a partial pressure and for a part of the time a nitrogen partial pressure.; L'invention concerne un outil à mises rapportées en carbure revêtu (20, 70), et un procédé de fabrication dudit outil. Dans ledit outil, le substrat f...

Methods and devices for determining the concentration of an analyte in a physiological sample are provided. In the subject methods, the physiological sample is introduced into an electrochemical cell having a working and reference electrode. A first electric potential is applied to the cell and the resultant cell current over a period of time is measured to determine a first time-current transient...

A catheter for ablating and imaging tissue includes a porous electrode structure comprising an interior region for receiving a conductive medium, and elongate tube having a distal tube end that extends within the interior region, and an ultrasonic transducer assembly housed within the distal tube end. The porous electrode structure includes an interior region that receives an ionic medium. RF ener...

The present invention relates to methods and devices for performing endoscopic cannulation, papillotomy and sphincterotomy and similar procedures. According to the present state of the art, endoscopic cannulation of the common bile duct and papillotomy and similar procedures are accomplished by advancing the device into an endoscope/duodenoscope so that the distal tip of the device exits the endos...

Downhill ski bindings are mounted with the toe and/or heel piece mounted to a moveable track. For a quick release even backward, a ski pole handle button is depressed. A signal reaches a receiver on the ski. The receiver activates an actuator which pulls the track, thereby enlarging a mounting distance for the boot. The boot is released since the binding system is instantly sized too big for the b...

A powder injection molding process involves providing a melt mixture that includes a powder and a binder. The melt mixture is pressurized in an injection molding machine and a gas is injected into the melt mixture. The melt mixture and gas are injected into at least one mold to form a green part and the binder is removed from the green part.; L'invention concerne un procédé de moulage par injectio...

Die vorliegende Erfindung betrifft ein Verfahren zur partikulären Aufarbeitung von thermisch aktivierbaren Polyurethanen aus Lösung oder Schmelze. Die erfindungsgemäss hergestellten Partikel eignen sich zum Verkleben unterschiedlicher Substrate.; The invention relates to a method for the particulate reprocessing of polyurethanes in the form of solutions or molten masses which can be thermically ac...

A device for the electrochemical detection of an analyte in a sample, comprises electrodes and appropriate reagents on a substrate defining a volume within which the sample can be detected, wherein said volume is 500 nL or less.; L'invention concerne un dispositif destiné à la détection d'un analyte dans un échantillon par voie électrochimique. Ce dispositif comprend des électrodes et des réactifs...