A torque vectoring device directs different torques at will to the two wheels of a drive axle on a road vehicle. It has two hydraulically controlled disc clutches, connected to a drive shaft, extending through the device, and in engaged condition intended for connecting the drive shaft to either of two gear sleeves, each in splines engagement with an eccentric tube eccentrically journaled in relat...

La présente invention concerne une méthode optimisée pour la modélisation des écoulements dans un réservoir géologique d'hydrocarbures dans laquelle on effectue les étapes suivantes: - on injecte une solution aqueuse d'un polymère pour effectuer un balayage desdits hydrocarbures, - on détermine une relation entre un paramètre Rm lié à la réduction de mobilité de ladite solution dans le réservoir e...

A stent attachment and deployment mechanism is utilized to prevent the distal end of an endoprosthesis comprising fixation barbs or other fixation mechanism from deploying prior to the remaining sections of the fixation device. With this stent attachment and deployment mechanism accurate deployment may be achieved.

The object of the invention is an arrangement for sealing the propeller shaft (10) of a ship or a corresponding watercraft. The propeller shaft is supported by a bearing (14) against the ship's propulsion unit (2), the outer surface (4) of which is in contact with the surrounding water, with the bearing (14) fitted between the propeller (6) and the machine (8) rotating the shaft. According to the ...

A weapon system comprising a weapon (2), a body (4) to which the weapon (2) is attached and which is dimensioned to tolerate the stresses caused by firing the weapon, a closed casing structure (5) having, on the inside thereof, means for keeping the ammunition of the weapon (2) and means for changing the position of the weapon (2) relative to the body (4). The weapon system (1) is independently im...

A cable protection and guide device in which disengagement of a connection pin from a connecting pin hole is prevented. A cable protection and guide device in which a number of link frame bodies are flexibly and sequentially connected to each other such that a connecting pin of a preceding link plate is inserted into a connecting pin hole of the subsequent link plates. Cutout opening portions resi...

A cooling device in an engine bay of a motor vehicle has a radiator and a radiator louver with at least one lamella that controls the passage of a gas flow through the radiator. At least one bypass duct bypasses the radiator and can be closed off by an associated closing element which is operatively connected to the radiator louver in such a way that an opening of the radiator louver generates a c...

The device i.e. pneumatic cylinder device (1), has a cylinder (20) arranged with a clamping piston (2) that divides the cylinder into two chambers (9, 10). A piston rod (3) is firmly connected with the clamping piston. A lock mechanism (8) is arranged at the clamping piston for locking the clamping piston in a pressure-free condition of the chambers. The lock mechanism includes unlocking pistons (...

The circuit (40) has an electrostatic discharge current path (42) lying between two connections (12, 14), where the path guides across an operating current line of an electrostatic discharge transistor (44). The transistor is controlled depending on a potential at a center tap (46) of a voltage divider (48) which lies between the connections. The transistor is controlled by a single transistor (49...

The invention provides a method for controlling a robot arm arranged to brin g animal operation means in a specific position relative to an animal body part, said robot arm being controlled to maintain a certain position relative to the animal body part during the animal-related operation, said robot arm being controlled not to perform a movement unless the body part lies outside a tolerance range...

A system for the play of digital content in a public establishment includes an in-house digital content play system, a web accessible digital content server, a media center connected to the in-house digital content pla y system and in communication with the digital content server to receive digit al content, and independent web enabled devices of users. These independent web enabled devices allowi...

The invention provides a method for activating one ore more secondary decoder devices in a home network. A head-end system activates a primary decoder device and initializes the secondary decoder devices. The primary decoder device activates the initialized secondary decoder device. The secondary decoder device is deactivated upon expiration of a timer value until re--activated by the primary deco...

Freestanding III-nitride single-crystal substrates whose average dislocation density is not greater than 5 x 10 5 cm-2 and that are fracture resistant, and a method of manufacturing semiconductor devices utilizing suc h freestanding III-nitride single-crystal substrates are made available. The freestanding III-nitride single-crystal substrate includes one or more high-dislocation-density regions (...

An applicator assembly for mixing at least a first and second component is provided. The applicator assembly includes a manifold configured for operable engagement with at least a first and second source of component, the manifold including at least a first and second component channel therethrough, an elongated shaft extending distally from the manifol d, the elongated shaft including at least a ...

A method of determining input at a touch-sensitive input surface of a portab le electronic device includes detecting a touch event at the touch-sensitive input surface , sampling touch attributes during the touch event, determining an actual touch locatio n and determining at least one shift in touch location based on the touch attribut es sampled during the touch event, and determining an input b...

A method for fabricating a tower (12) or component thereof for use with a wi nd turbine is disclosed. The method comprises weaving a fibrous tow (52) in a shape corresponding to the shape of the tower or component to form a flexible textile preform (36); and laminating the flexible textile preform to form a composit e shell (26,34). Also disclosed is a wind turbine assembly (10) comprising a compo...

A system, in certain embodiments, includes a cutting tool, a drive, and a chuck (12) rotatable by the drive. The chuck includes a body having a core (52) disposed in a shell (50), wherein the shell is made of a metal and the core is made of a composite material. The chuck also includes a set of jaws (34) coupled to the body, wherein the jaws are configured to hold a work piece adjacent the cutting...

A device and container for improving the connection of a lid to a container by providing for a shelved container neck. The neck includes a shelved land on the top surface of the container neck which provides for an increased radial thickne ss to the top surface of the container neck.