A paperboard container (10) for heating products placed therein by microwave energy having a first compartment (100) substantially shielded from microwave energy and a second compartment (12) permeable by microwave energy. The first and second compartments each include a top panel (14) and a bottom surface (16), where a single bottom panel serves as the bottom surface for both of the first and sec...

The invention is directed to a method of making an orthopaedic implant. An orthopaedic implant body is formed which has a supporting surface. A porous metal pad is formed to fit the supporting surface of the body. The porous metal pad is clamped and/or adhesively bonded to the supporting surface. A laser beam is coupled between the porous metal pad and the implant body at a plurality of locations ...

The present invention relates to breathable absorbent articles such as sanitary napkins, pants liners, and incontinence pads which are adhered by adhesive (22) to an undergarment during use. More particularly the present invention relates to articles which have an air permeable or breathable back sheet, which have a flexibility in a longitudinal direction, and which are particularly well adhered t...

A printer communication system includes a printer (20) having a printer controller (34) with memory (38) and a processor (36). The printer (20) receivesand transmits information through a port (40) to which a host computer (10) is coupled. The printer controller (34) may be programmed to be operable to receiveconfiguration-related commands through the port (40), process the configuration-related c...

The programmable control has a digital display (14) and an input keyboard (13) which are connected to a processor (19). The processor (19) drives a speech synthesiser (22) in dependence on the actuation of the input keyboard (13). The synthesiser can output key words (20) in a verbally phonetic manner, and these are input into a read memory (21).The input keyboard (13) may be connected to the synt...

The unit for a cooker and a glass ceramic panel are described. The heater is designed so that it produces its rated output at the lower tolerance level of the mains voltage. The control unit forms a control parameter from the actual voltage and the rated voltage to be used for cyclical switch-on periods of the heater. When the mains voltage lies below the lower tolerance level, at full load, the ...

A duct joiner (11) for connecting an air duct to another duct or other part of an air conditioning system has a tubular neck portion (21), a retaining clip (31) and a sealing ring (36) both mounted on the neck portion. The retaining clip (31) has a ring portion (32) received in a groove (22) in the outer surface of the neck portion (21) and a series of resilient teeth (33) extending outwardly from...

The connector system comprises an outlet and a single connector or a double connector. The single connector is suitable for connection of a service with four poles. The module of the outlet has four chambers, one pair of wires of the cable, shielded in pairs, being accepted per chamber. Two contact pins each are mounted per chamber of the module. The outlet comprises a base part and a cover. The s...

The present invention relates to compositions, having herbicidal synergistic effects, comprising (i) propanil; (ii) a compound selected from asulam, butamifos and methazole; and (iii) an agronomically acceptable carrier for the control of various grasses and broadleaf weeds in rice. More particularly, such compositions exhibit synergistic properties for selectively controlling weeds in rice, espec...

A hermaphroditic absorber exploits the inherent spatial change in the neutron spectrum within a lumped poison mass in a thermal reactor neutron flux field. The hermaphroditic absorber (poison mass) incorporates two types of absorbers, the first being a strong thermal absorber near the surface of the mass, and the second being a strong resonant absorber in the interior of the poison mass. The outer...

A steering wheel assembly includes a rigid skeleton with a central hub, a ri m encircling the hub and a plurality of spokes disposed therebetween. An air bag module i s mounted to the skeleton. A continuous plastic coating is disposed over the skeleton and the air bag module presenting a continuous surface to a vehicle operator when the steering whee l is mounted in a vehicle.; A steering wheel a...

A permanent magnet is incorporated and a coil selectively magnetisable in opposite directions. The permanent magnet is arranged on the surface component and the magnetisable coil is fitted on the body part with its central axis parallel with a surface (10) on the surface component (9), which forms the presentation surface on the surface component.(Dwg.1)

The material strip is moved relatively to the device, has a rotatable tube axis (4) and on which are fitted elliptical plates (6). The tube axis is arranged across the material strip movement direction. The tube axis extends through the centre of the plates. The plates are fitted at an axial distance from one another in order to rotate with the tube axis. The plates are so inclined around their sm...

Each fixture consists of an injection-moulded aluminium profile, of which extending arms are made to move rotatably on installation. On the outside of the arms are extensions which form part of a cooperating wedge union. - (Dwg.1)

The fixture comprises of lines (6,7) can be used for either drawing the support legs (1 - 4) upwards or for lowering them between the functional and transport positions of the vehicle. - To the legs or the lines are coupled springs (11) or similar for tightening when the lines are drawn upwards, energy being stored for use is facilitating the lowering of the legs to the functional position or for ...

A method for bleaching lignocellulosic material (pulp), in which heavy metals are removed before bleaching comprises treatment of the pulp with an inorganic and an organic compound. Preferably chloride and/or sulphate ions (e.g. calcium chloride) are used as the inorganic compound, whilst the organic compound is an acid (e.g. malonic acid, tartaric acid or citric acid) or even a nitrogen-containin...

A fixture device (6,9) is arranged on one of the side limiting surfaces (5) and enables at least one structural component (16,17) to be fixed to the building component (1).