Il est proposé un joint de tige câblé robuste à faibles pertes destiné à servir comme composant d'un train de tiges câblées pour transmettre des données de mesure jusqu'à une station de surface depuis des emplacements dans un trou de forage lors du forage d'un puits de pétrole et de l'exploitation d'un puits de pétrole. Des couches conductrices réduisent les pertes d'énergie du signal sur la lo...

A method and apparatus are disclosed for monitoring the amount of erosion in the wearing parts of a crusher, in which method the wearing of the crusher is provided with a wear sensor that issues a signal to the crusher's automatic control system as erosion in the wearing part reaches a predetermined depth. Upon receiving the signal, the control system initiates predetermined actions, such as an al...

Disclosed is a sintered body with high hardness for cutting cast iron, which contains cubic boron nitride(CBN), high pressure phase nitride. The sintered body of the present invention is prepared by sintering cubic boron nitride powder and powder of bonding materials on a WC/Co based hard substrate, and by forming hard layer of polycrystaline cubic boron nitride(PCBN). The bonding materials are tw...

The method has the soiled liquid (S) supplied continuously or intermittently to the interior of a rotationally symmetrical hollow body (1) which rotates at high speed, with a rotating liquid layer (FR) obtained between a soiled liquid feed (3) and an overflow (2), extending above the overflow level. The solid particles (T) within the soiled liquid are deposited on the inside of the hollow body, wi...

A system and method for processing a tubular member comprises a hollow tubular member, a laser and a media flow. The laser is constructed and arranged to transmit laser energy to the tubular member. The laser energy is transmitted to the tubular member through a fluid column according to a predetermined pattern. The media flow is injected into the lumen of the hollow tubular member.

The present invention relates to the invention that enables prompt placing in and taking out of raincoat to/from backpack's body. If and when the present invention is used as book bag for students, raincoat maybe used for emergency by enabling prompt taking out. Accordingly, the purpose of the present invention shall be increased utility and convenience. Another purpose shall be the grafting of ba...

This invention identifies tumor senescence genes induced by treatment with cytotoxic agents. The invention provides reagents and methods for identifying compounds that induce expression of these cellular genes and produce cellular senescence, particularly senescence in tumor cells. The invention also provides reagents that are recombinant mammalian cells containing recombinant expression construct...

The invention relates to the uses of Ngal in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer and in the screening of substances for the purposes thereof.

The invention relates to the uses of Ngal in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer and in the screening of substances for the purposes thereof.

The disclosed invention provides methods and sequences for the analysis of methylation patterns within the 5' and promoter regions of the gene DD3.

The invention relates to a floor treatment system with a self-propelled and self-steering floor treatment unit, which comprises an electrically driven floor treatment assembly and also a rechargeable power supply unit and an electrical control system, and with a central charging station for recharging the power supply unit, the charging station having a transmitting device for emitting an infrared...

A train control system includes positioning systems at the end of the train and at the front of the train, allowing the conductor or engineer to unambiguously determine that no cars of the train have become detached. The positioning system at the end of the train is also used to verify that the entire train has cleared a block. This information can be relayed to a dispatcher, thereby eliminating t...

A train control system includes positioning systems at the end of the train and at the front of the train, allowing the conductor or engineer to unambiguously determine that no cars of the train have become detached. The positioning system at the end of the train is also used to verify that the entire train has cleared a block. This information can be relayed to a dispatcher, thereby eliminating t...

A diffusion bond mixture paint and method for repairing a single-crystal superalloy article that minimizes the amount of braze alloy applied to the article. The amount of boron and eutectic brittle borides of the wide gap brazing processes is minimized, resulting in a more robust repair. The braze paint includes an alloy powder mixture, a binder, and a carrier to thin the paint.

A diffusion bond mixture paint and method for repairing a single-crystal superalloy article that minimizes the amount of braze alloy applied to the article. The amount of boron and eutectic brittle borides of the wide gap brazing processes is minimized, resulting in a more robust repair. The braze paint includes an alloy powder mixture, a binder, and a carrier to thin the paint.

A solution for making a coating on a rubber or elastomer profile, of a type containing a powder, particularly graphite, dispersed in a resin, contains a waterproofing agent. Also claimed is a windscreen wiper blade covered with the solution and the method of coating by immersion or spraying.

Method for changing down gears by one or two ratios in an automatic gearbox equipped with an input clutch controlled by a calculator comprises an initial declutching phase, a gear change phase (2) and a re-clutching phase. The latter phase comprises a first step (4) in which the clutch is partially connected and the engine speed is maintained at a target speed and a second step (5) during which th...

After hearing a piece of music broadcast by a radio or television station, a listener may call by mobile phone to enquire as to the price and delivery time of the piece. The listener may then place an order via the phone, and have the music downloaded to their fixed terminal where it is recorded for subsequent listening. When a user wishes to consult a multimedia document, broadcast for example b...

La présente invention concerne un procédé de détermination de nombre de places de transport disponibles dans un système de réservation par ordinateur comportant des moyens de stockage des données relatives à des services de transport entre deux lieux et leur état de réservation actuel par classe de service, procédé dans lequel on détermine, à un niveau de revenu escompté prédéfini, un nombre de...

What is disclosed is a system and method for specifying a custom document as a constraint satisfaction problem (CSP) to create the specified document using existing constraint solving algorithms wherein the document, its content components, and its layout requirements as elements of a constraint satisfaction problem which when solved, results in an automated document layout for the set of content ...