A pre-cut crab appendage, such as a leg, arm or claw, is provided by forming two substantially linear diametrically opposed cuts through the exterior shell portion of the appendage substantially along the length thereof. The cuts permit the shell of the appendage to be removed easily and conveniently from the fleshy interior by facilitating the separation of the exterior shell into tw o well-defin...

An onboard navigation apparatus provides travel guidance on a road including a plurality of roadways heading in the same direction. The road specifically includes a special roadway such as a carpool lane having no exi ts to other roads, an ordinary roadway having exits to the other roads and a predetermined traveling-path changing area provided as a sole area allowing a vehicle to change a traveli...

According to one embodiment, a printed circuit board for a real-time clock IC includes a plurality of wiring layers sequentially laminated to form one substrata and including at least one layer which forms an oscillator circuit pattern having a crystal oscillator generating a reference signal and an oscillation stabilizing portion which stabilizes and oscillates the reference signal and adjusts th...

A method for the gasification of solid fuels such as bituminous coal, lignit e coal, and petroleum coke in the flue stream with an oxidizing medium containing fr ee oxygen, by partial oxidation at pressures between atmospheric pressure and 8 0 bar and at temperatures between 1,200 and 1,900 degrees. The method which includes t he principle process steps of pneumatic metering of pulverized fuel, ga...

An Nb-Ti-Co alloy having both good hydrogen permeability and good hydrogen embrittlement resistance comprises one of Fe, Cu or Mn as a fourth element, incorporating from 1 to 14 mol%. The content of Mn, if any, is preferably from 1 to 9 mol %. The desired hydrogen permeability can be attained by the (Nb,Ti) phase and the desired hydrogen embrittlement resistance can be attained by the CoTi phase, ...

Food cooking oven comprising a cooking cavity, means adapted to generate and irradiate microwaves for propagation inside said cooking cavity, control means adapted to process signals received from external sources, and to govern said microwave generating and irradiating means for operation in accordance with the signals being received from said external sources, a movable temperature probe, prefer...

A discharge lamp (11) is described, in particular power supplied with direct current, comprising: a socket (12); a first tubular portion (13) surrounding a first electrode (14) having a first end (14A) and a second end (14B); a bulb (15) made of a transparent material and containing high-pressure gas, the first end (14A) of said first electrode (14) and a first end (ISA) of a second electrode (16)...

A set of primary blocks of artificial conglomerate (10, 11) spaced apart from each other around the portion of ground (T) which has to be excavated is formed using jet grouting techniques in a vertical plane transverse to the axis of the tunnel which has to be excavated. A set of infill blocks of artificial conglomerate (20, 21) each located between two consecutive primary blocks in order to firml...

Gearmotor with integrated brake for direct drive to the electric-traction vehicle wheel where the traction motor (13) is integrated with a direct drive (4.3, 5, 2) to the driving-wheel (l), characterized in that said traction motor (13) includes a shaft (4) that: on the wheel side (1) is integrated with a pinion that internally gears in an integrated reducer-transmission system (3.5) for the tract...

The present invention relates to percussion musical instrument, in particular of the tunable drum kind having mechanics built into the shell, the shell (1) being born by at least a batter head (2), the tension of which can be calibrated by means of adjustable tension rods (5), wherein said adjustable tension rods (5) are mechanically coupled with the shell (1) by means of corresponding lugs (6), e...

A sealing element such as a dehydrator filter or an accumulator (10) for a cooling device for a conditioning plant comprises a tubular element (11) reclosable at one or both ends (12) by means of a cap (20) destined for being at least partially inserted inside the tubular element (11), the closure obtained by the cap (20) acts as a seal by means of at least a first annular potion (14) extending to...

This invention discloses an accelerating admixture for Portland cement favouring high compressive strength development, in particular at early curing ages, and comprising: a) aluminium hydroxide or alumina and/or sodium aluminate; b) aluminium sulphate; c) hydrofluoric acid; and/or d) inorganic or organic phosphorus based acid or salts; and/or e) boric acid or a boron derivative; and/or f) ascorbi...