A method for determining the direction of a borehole during drilling comprises determination of inclination angle theta and highside angle phi from gravity acceleration ( &upbar& g) measurements and determination of azimuth angle psi from magnetic field ( &upbar& B) measurements along with the calculated inclination angle theta and highside angle phi , the determinations being carried out...

PURPOSE:To prevent the generation of a sudden change of the front wheel driving force at the time of speed change, and to enable the smooth traveling by disconnecting a clutch at the time of speed change so that the output side and the front wheels are not connected, and connecting the clutch after performing the speed change. CONSTITUTION:When a transmission 9 is operated to change the speed, the...

PURPOSE: To improve fuel consumption performance while utilizing an engine suspension system, enable instantaneous starting, and reduce shock of clutch engagement. CONSTITUTION: A control part 40 is operated for stopping an engine 1 and releasing a clutch 7 when an accelerator opening shows zero. The control part 40 is operated for starting the engine 1 and engaging the clutch 7 when an accelerato...

The invention relates to a device for loading a fragmenting machine, such as a hammer crusher, including a front and rear upper drive roller which are equipped, independently of each other, with a drive mechanism and arranged above the feed plane of a feed chute. The drive rollers are mounted on a displaceable and pressure exerting system of levers, such that a continuous, pre-pressed and controll...

The bonded foam comprises a plurality of isocyanate-based polymeric foam particles, in particular polyurethane foam particles, bonded to one another by means of an isocyanate based binder. In order to make this foam suitable for applications, in particular for floor application, it further comprises at least one water-repellent additive and has a water uptake, determined at 25 DEG C in accordance...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for forming a food in a bowl shape, which enables the formation of an outer skin material in the bowl shape without giving a large damage to the outer skin material, the supply of an inner material to the inside of the outer skin material at the same time as the formation of the outer skin material without leaving air, and the performance of the formati...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To facilitate fixing work by providing a through hole through which a tool for adjusting the screwing degree of an adjusting bolt is inserted, at a prescribed place of a cover fixing tool to which the head of the adjusting bolt is opposed. SOLUTION: The head part 41 of the adjusting bolt 4 is sandwiched by compression between the suspending face 1b of the cover fixing tool 1 ...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To measure the temperature of a heating resistor more accurately without using a large capacity capacitor. SOLUTION: A voltage divided by a heating resistor 110 and a detection resistor 111 is connected with a buffer amplifier 112. Since the detection resistor 111 has a fixed resistance and the heating resistor 110 has a resistance dependent on the temperature, an input volta...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain an inexpensive display device in which one display part is required by turnably providing the display part on the back surface of a control panel, turning a display surface toward a front side in a state where the control panel is opened and displaying contents in accordance with maintenance operation. SOLUTION: The control panel 7 is turnably provided on the upper ...

A spatial light modulator formed of a moveable electrode (30) which is disposed opposite a fixed electrode (12) and is biased to roll in a preferred direction upon application of an electric field across the electrodes to produce a light valve or light shutter. In one embodiment, the moveable electrode is restrained at one end and coils about the fixed end in a preferred roll direction. The bias i...

PURPOSE:To provide a steam once-through type thawer capable of carrying out the thawing treatment of a frozen food with steam without using a steam introducing or a steam lead-out tool and a method for thawing the frozen food. CONSTITUTION:This steam once-through type thawer comprises a heating chamber 2 having steam introduction pipes 32a and 32b connected to the upper part thereof and a steam di...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method to remove burrs when a wire is cold-welded with pressure. SOLUTION: A die 6 to weld a wire with pressure is built in between a movable V block 9 and a fixed V block 10. The die comprises four die pieces, and the movable V block 9 is pressed against the fixed V block to weld the wire to be held by the die pieces. A pressure-welded part of the wire is compre...

A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device including the steps of: forming a transparent oxide film on a light reflecting surface; forming an anti-reflective a-c film on the surface of the transparent film; and coating a photoresist film on the surface of the anti-reflective film and patterning the photoresist film, wherein the thicknesses of the anti-reflective film and the transparent film...

Formulation comprises a particulate medicament (I) e.g. salmeterol, salbutamol, fluticasone propionate, becolomethasone dipropionate and a fluorocarbon or hydrogen-contg chlorofluorocarbon propellant. Also claimed are the prepn of the surface-modified medicament and a canister for delivering metered doses of the aerosol formulation. Pref., (I) is salmeterol xinafoate (Ia); salbutamol sulphate; flu...

A food product cartridge comprising a delivery and dosage member, said cartridge having a base part wherein an endless screw and a delivery opening are housed, characterized in that the endless screw is provided to operate a shutter for opening and closing the delivery opening.

The invention concerns a payment system for payment of goods and services by using a prepaid card. The card comprises a concealed code and an activation code, and the card must be activated before use on a point of sale for the card by reading the activation code in a card reader on the point of sale. The activation code is transmitted to an offeror of the prepaid card together with an ID for the ...

A system for sale of consumer goods, the system including means for issuing to a customer from a printer a non-validated token representing an article of merchandise following election by the customer from a selection panel. The article is to be paid for by the customer at a check-out unit when checking the token at said unit. Said check-out unit has means for providing a validated token from a to...

Gas migration from a subterranean zone into a cement is inhibited during cementing by displacing a gelling additive into the well bore such that the gelling additive passes into the subterranean zone, and allowing the gelling additive to form a crosslinked gel in the subterranean zone to inhibit gas migration. The crosslinked gel acts as a barrier to gas in the subterranean zone and thereby inhibi...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To simultaneously attain the assurance of the wire bonding strength and the sliding performance of external connecting terminals by a method wherein the surface of mat nickel plating formed on an underneath pattern in the external connecting terminals is polished to be turned into a glossy surface for Au-plating thereon. SOLUTION: Nickel plating layers b are simultaneously fo...

PCT No. PCT/FR93/00153 Sec. 371 Date May 4, 1993 Sec. 102(e) Date May 4, 1993 PCT Filed Feb. 16, 1993 PCT Pub. No. WO93/21457 PCT Pub. Date Oct. 28, 1993.A thermal protection device includes a screen (1) and a support (2), the screen (1) for intercepting the radiation (3) from an intense heat source. The screen (1) is applied to the support (2) by elastic deformation and held thereon by exerting o...