In a preferred embodiment, a floor crack isolation system includes a membrane and a deformable adhesive. The membrane includes a basemat, having at least three plies, a ply of a meltblown polymer sandwiched between two plies of spunbond polymer; and a flexible coating applied to the basemat, the coating having a cementitious hydraulic component, a polymer comprising a water-soluble, film-forming p...

In one aspect, the present invention provides a method of designing a diffractive ophthalmic lens (e.g., an intraocular lens (IOL)) that includes providing an optic having an anterior refractive surface and a posterior refractive surface, wherein the optic provides a far--focus power (e.g., in a range of about 18 to about 26 Diopters (D)). A truncated diffractive structure can be disposed on at le...

A disc brake for a vehicle such as a commercial vehicle, wherein the brake caliper is provided with an actuator mounting flange surface which is parallel to the brake rotor, and a corresponding pneumatic or electric actuator is provided with a mounting flange surface which is angled, such that when mounted to the caliper, the actuator is offset at a desired angle relative to the caliper and the ve...

A metering device (3) for the feeding of additives to a gooey fluid or a pasty composition, in particular to a plastic melt, includes a passage section (29) receiving the fluid, with the fluid flowing through the passage section (29), and/or a further passage section (30) around which the fluid can flow. The passage section (29) through which flow takes place and/or the passage section (30) around...

A method for the manufacture of a moulding composition from a raw material melt which is charged with an additive includes the steps: charging a conveyor apparatus (4) with a raw material which includes a liquid or gooey pasty composition or a granulate, with the conveyor apparatus in particular including a cylinder (5) in whose interior space a conveyor means, in particular a screw (6) is arrange...

DONDE EL METODO COMPRENDE: a) DISPONER DE UN ENVASE FABRICADO AL MENOS EN PARTE CON PELICULA DE EMBALAJE QUE CONTENGA EN SU INTERIOR UN PRODUCTO Y UN ELEMENTO RIGIDO POSICIONADO DE FORMA QUE SU PRIMERA SUPERFICIE PRINCIPAL ESTE EN CONTACTO CON LA SUPERFICIE INTERNA DE LA PELICULA; b) DISPONER DE UN COMPARTIMENTO DE MEDICION ; c) UTILIZAR UN CIERRE HERMETICO ENTRE EL COMPARTIMENTO Y LA SUPERFICIE E...

A sitting apparatus is described comprising a flexible shell defining an inner cavity at least partially filled with a deformable material, one or more sound generating devices coupled to the flexible shell and a computing device coupled to the flexible shell and operatively coupled to the one or more sound generating devices. For example, the one or more sound generating devices may be operativel...

The strainer comprises an unitary body having a main section and a collar section located around the main section. The collar section has a substantially outwardly--projecting portion located around the main section and an upstream projecting portion located around the substantially outwardly-projecting portion.

A method and system for processing emergency calls on a wireless communication device with a low battery is provided. The wireless communication device is operatively connected to a subscriber identity module (SIM) card. The wireless communication device is also operatively connected to a battery for powering the device and has a display screen. The method comprises: receiving an input from a user...

The present invention relates to a method for removing carbon dioxide (CO2) from a gas stream. Particularly, the present invention relates to a method for removing CO2 from a gas stream by a liquid absorbent having an amino alcohol derived from 4-amino-2-butanol. In comparison to conventional amines, the amino alcohols of the present invention have been found to provide a higher CO2 absorption cap...

The present invention relates to a process for preparing a new nanoporous crystalline form of syndiotactic polystyrene, to the thus obtained crystalline form, to molecular-complex crystalline phases obtained by exposition of such crystalline form to low-molecular-mass molecules, and to the related processes for their preparation.

An apparatus for cracking organic material such as plastics, rubber, paper, cardboard, wood, biomasses, oils, comprising a reaction chamber (2) and one or more high frequency current coils (6). In particular, the reaction chamber (2) provides an inlet zone (7), a mixing and cracking zone (8), a withdrawal zone (9) for the solid products that derive from the cracking step and at least one outlet zo...