Provided are a light-receiving element which has sensitivity in the near-infrared region and in which a good crystal quality is easily obtained, a one-dimensional or two-dimensional array of the light-receiving elements is easily formed with a high accuracy, and a dark current can be reduced; a light-receiving element array; and methods for producing the same. A light-receiving element includes a...

Disclosed is a two-liquid type urethane paint composition having a main agent which includes a hydroxyl group-containing resin (A), a hydrolyzable ester compound (B) and an alcohol-based solvent (C); and a curing agent which includes a polyisocyanate compound (D). The composition is made by mixing together the main agent and the curing agent, wherein the (B) component and the (C) component are inc...

A near-infrared absorbing pressure-sensitive adhesive composition which contains a dispersion (A) mixed thereinto and which contains a resin (B) having a glass transition temperature of 0°C or lower, said dispersion (A) being a dispersion prepared by dispersing a diimonium-type coloring matter in a composition containing a solvent (D).  Further, the pressure-sensitive adhesive composition may be d...

Handgeführter Trennschleifer mit einem Verbrennungsmotor (15) zum Antrieb einer Trennscheibe (2), mit einer Luftreinigungseinheit und mit einem Tankgehäuse (10), wobei das Tankgehäuse (10) ein Gussteil ist und wobei in dem Tankgehäuse (10) ein Kraftstofftank (12) ausgebildet ist, wobei das Tankgehäuse (10) ein tragendes Gehäuseteil des Trennschleifers (1) ist, wobei der Trennschleifer (1) einen Ha...

Schloss mit einer Falle, die einen Fallenkopf (1) und einen Fallenschaft (2) aufweist, wobei die Falle mittels einer Fallenfeder (8) in eine Schließstellung, in der der Fallenkopf (1) den Stulp überragt, gehalten ist, und über einen Ausleger (11) einer Schlossnuss, der an einem Mitnehmer (3) des Fallenschaftes (2) anliegt, in eine Öffnungsstellung, in der der Fallenkopf (1) den Stulp nicht überrag...

Gerät zum Annehmen von Gestenbefehlen von einem Benutzer, das umfasst: – einen berührungsempfindlichen Anzeigebildschirm, der einen Teil einer Stirnfläche des Geräts einnimmt und dafür ausgelegt ist, Benutzerkontakt zu erkennen und wenigstens ein direkt manipulierbares Objekt anzuzeigen, – einen berührungsempfindlichen Gestenbereich, der einen Teil der Stirnfläche des Geräts einnimmt und dafür aus...

Attachment for arranging a safety system. More particularly, an attachment to be disposed on a sloping roof at the location of or between tile battens and the like. The construction comprises an elongated profile and attachment bodies for fixing on the roof. The attachment bodies are movable in relation to the elongated profile so that they can be fixed to the roof in any given position. The const...

The present invention relates to a method for testing a fluid-tightness of a fluid barrier, such as a floor of a space for handling chemicals, wherein the method comprises steps for: - applying an overpressure to the underside of the fluid barrier relative to the ambient air pressure; - determining the fluid-tightness by determining the absence of a leakage, such as by means of a bubble forming so...

A closure assembly comprises an article (1) forming a tubular neck (2) around a product passage (3) in said article, said neck forming a mouth at a top end of said product passage, said neck having an exterior side. The assembly furthermore comprises a rotational cap (20) that is secured on or to be secured on said neck of the article. The cap comprises a tamper-evident ring (30) that is confined ...

The present invention relates to a cooking device comprising one or more gas burners that extend through passages in a work surface and each have an associated pan support. Each gas burner extends through a separate corresponding passage. At least one thermally insulating element is provided which has a reducing effect on the heat transfer from the pan support and/or a flame of the gas burner to t...

The present invention relates to a process for removing divalent cations from milk by-products, particularly whey from cheese making, but also whey by-products from membrane processes. The object of the present invention is to provide an effect process for removing divalent cations, e.g. magnesium and calcium, from milk by-products. The present process is characterized in that the weak cationic re...

The present invention relates to a device for exchanging energy between hot air and cold air, such as a heat exchanger, an installation provided with such a device and one or more elements, a method of providing hot or cold air, the use of such a device or installation, and a method of cleaning such a device or such an installation.

Slurry pump, comprising a frame, a slurry stock container, a first pump cylinder and a second pump cylinder on the frame, a first hydraulic drive cylinder and a second hydraulic drive cylinder that are both provided with a piston and a piston rod that is connected to a slurry displacer in the first pump cylinder and second pump cylinder, respectively, for moving the slurry displacer through the pu...

The present invention relates to a container, carrier, method for controlling a parasite in animals, and a house provided therewith. The container (14) according to the invention comprises: - a housing (16) suitable for a substrate and provided with an opening (42); - arthropods which are arranged in the housing and which can come out of the opening (42) in order to control the parasite.