According to the present invention, improved methods and apparatus are provided for providing cushioning and other ergonomic surfaces on devices requiring the patient or tissue to be compressed, such as radiography machines, fluoroscopy units, mammography units and the like. In particular a radiolucent pad element is provided for releasable attachment to at least one surface of a compression devic...

The visible and near infra-red spectrum from 250 nm to 1150 nm is utilised for simultaneous determination of a plurality of characteristics such as brix, firmness, acidity, density, pH, colour and external and internal defects in produce such as fruit. The interior of the produce is irradiated with a frequency spectrum and the spectrum absorbed and scattered from the sample is detected and compare...

A fabric for the forming, press and dryer sections of a paper machine, for use as a reinforcing base for a polymeric-resin-coated paper-processing belt or as a corrugator belt, or in other industrial settings where a material is being dewatered, is formed from a monofilament yarn (16), which is spirally wound in the form of a closed helix (26), adjacent turns thereof being abutted against and join...

PURPOSE: To prevent the lowering of a primary pressure in restarting an engine, caused by the difference between a gear ratio in substantial engine stop and that in actual engine stop in a V belt-type continuously variable transmission. CONSTITUTION: This control device stores the gear ratio in engine stop of a vehicle, so that the stored shift ratio is referred in restarting the engine. The initi...

Disclosed is a process for the antibiotic coating of elements with interconnecting microcavities. The process comprises introducing a solution containing either gentamicin dodecyl sulfate with 1 to 5 dodecyl sulfate groups per gentamicin molecule, or gentamicin dodecyl sulfonate with 1 to 5 dodecyl sulfonate groups per gentamicin molecule into the microcavities and after vaporization or evaporatio...

A cutting segment for a False Drum (100,200,300) having a cylindrical outer surface (202,306) comprises a slot (204,224,330) extending generally axially from end-to-end of the cylindrical surface, a door panel (322) having substantially the same size and shape as the slot; and a mechanism (320) for opening and closing the door panel. The mechanism for selectively opening and closing the door panel...

The handbag is made up of two sections (1, 2), each of which has its own strap (9, 10). The two sections are connected by a bolt (22, 24) mounted in a sleeve (19) which passes through rigid plastic partitions (17, 18) dividing the two sections. This allows one section to be rotated so that the bag can be carried as a shoulder bag or as a rucksack, using both straps.

The method includes the steps of receiving the refreshing commands by the real-time clock, and generation of a re-initialization command of the microcontroller by the real-time clock when the duration separating the successive refreshing commands does not belong to a particular range. The method is for optimization of functioning of a real-time clock (1) of a micro-controller (2) having normal du...

A method is provided for centrally tracking transactions in an electronic billing system. The system includes multiple different billing entities, multiple different financial institute entities and multiple different user entities. Each of the multiple different billing entities is associated with a respective portion of the multiple different user entities and each of the multiple different fina...

The present invention is intended to provide a polar group-containing olefin copolymer having excellent adhesion properties to metals or polar resins and excellent compatibility therewith, a process for preparing the copolymer, a thermoplastic resin composition containing the copolymer, and uses thereof. The polar group-containing olefin copolymer comprises a constituent unit derived from an alph...

In a hydrocarbon production well, a control processor 32 selectively sends light to each of one or more gas lift valves 28 to cause injection of an injection fluid (such as nitrogen gas) from a pressurised annulus 22 into a production fluid (hydrocarbon) in production 18 tubing, and/or to each of one or more inlet valves 60, to control the rate of flow of the hydrocarbon (oil). The control process...

A method for forming a capacitor in a semiconductor device. An embodiment simultaneously forms a MIM capacitor and a dual damascene interconnect using common process steps. An embodiment comprises: forming a capacitor bottom plate and a first metal line over the semiconductor structure. We form a second dielectric layer over the capacitor bottom plate, the first metal line, and a first dielectric ...

A retroreflective coating system and a method of providing the coating system on a substrate are disclosed. The method includes applying a color-providing composition, such as a pigmented basecoat composition, and applying a clearcoat composition. After application and cure, the color-providing composition forms a color-providing film layer, and the clearcoat composition forms a clearcoat film lay...

PURPOSE: New fuel compositions and methods for controlling intake valve deposits and minimizing valve sticking in spark-ignition internal combustion engines are provided. CONSTITUTION: The fuel composition comprises (a) a spark-ignition fuel; (b) a Mannich detergent; and (c) a polybutene having a molecular weight distribution of less than 1.4, wherein the spark-ignition fuel comprises gasoline, wh...

PURPOSE: To provide a flow sensor of improved reliability by making a holder to which a flow-rate detecting element is fitted to be cantilevered by an outline constituting member which is plugged in a main passage, so that the vibration at a free end of the outline constituting member is not directly propagated to the free end of the holder, suppressing damage on the flow-rate detecting element or...

The pouch (2) has an outlet tube (4) with a connector (3), the tube being equipped with fastenings (10) for attaching to an injection system support. The fastenings are fitted to the tube so they can be moved along it between the pouch and connector, and have an outward appearance corresponding to the nature of the liquid contained in the pouch. The pouch (2) has an outlet tube (4) with a connecto...

In a radiator (1) for use in radiating heat generated by an electronic component (5), a high-frequency current suppressor (2) is attached to that principal surface of the radiator which faces the electronic component. The high-frequency current suppressor serves to attenuate a high-frequency current flowing through the radiator and having a frequency within a frequency band between several tens MH...

A floating-type head slider having a rail plane which functions as an air bearing in accordance with a kinetic pressure of an air flow caused by rotation of a recording medium, which supports a recording/reproducing device for recording and reproducing information keeping a predetermined gap between the device and a surface of the recording medium, wherein an edge (a rail) (12,13) of said rail pla...

The invention relates to quinazoline derivatives of formula (I), wherein m is an integer from 1 to 3; R1 represents halogeno or C1-3alkyl; R2 is selected from one of the following three groups: 1) C1-5alkylR3 (wherein R3 is piperidin-4-yl which may bear one or two substituents selected from hydroxy, halogeno, C1-4alkyl, C1- 4hydroxyalkyl and C1-4alkoxy; 2) C2-5alkenylR3(wherein R3 is as defined he...

A method of fire retarding a pallet assembly, said method comprising the steps of: providing a pallet assembly comprising at least one pallet member having external surfaces; and affixing a flame retardant material to said at least one pallet member so as to substantially cover all of said external surfaces of said pallet member, wherein said flame retardant material includes a flame retardant fab...