Wear parts of machinery have embedded within them optically recognisable elements, exposure of which is an indication of the state of wear. Corresponding wear parts, as well as wearing plates which slide on top of each other each have at least one element for indicating a state of wear. In the non-wearing reverse side of the wearing plates are embedded elements of material of up to the hardren of ...

The implant (13) comprises an optic part (14) consisting essentially of a divergent lens with thick edges (16) and a haptic part comprising two elastic loops (15) for support inside the eye and extending on both sides of the optic part, in the same diametral direction (50), from two points on the optic part which are respectively and diametrally opposed. A connection zone (19) situated outside the...

A method for disinfecting contact lenses comprises contacting the lens with an isotonic aqueous solution comprising an effective disinfecting amoutn of tromethamine (preferably 0.6 to 2 percent) for a time sufficient to disinfect the lens. Other aspects include adding to the solution from 0.01 to 1 weight percent chelating agent (preferably disodium EDTA) and/or additional microbicide.

Cet outil de moulage est destiné à comprimer un corps moulé présentant une ouverture de passage de forme cylindrique à section circulaire, avec au moins une gorge de forme hélicoïdale, le corps moulé étant constitué d'une poudre de frittage, l'outil de moulage étant constitué d'une enveloppe de moulage (10) dans laquelle est inséré un noyau de moulage (2) qui constitue au moins un pas de vis (3...

Manufacture of a medical device, which presents a hydrophilic surface coated elongate shaft for insertion into a body passageway, comprises: having the elongate shaft formed from a thermoplastic elastomer material comprising a polyether block amide or a styrene block copolymer; and forming the hydrophilic coating on the shaft by sequentially applying to the surface (i) a solution containing 0.05-4...

In a gas insulated switchgear equipment device, at least one gas insulated main bus bar is arranged on an attachment surface and a plurality of feeder units each having one end connected to the gas insulated main bus bar and the other end connected to an insulating terminal are arranged along a longitudinal direction of the gas insulated main bus bar, thereby constituting a substation equipment de...

An adhesive composition comprising: a polymer latex containing a copolymer which comprises (a) 40 to 80 % by weight of a conjugated diene monomer and (b) 0.5 to 30 % by weight of a cyanated vinyl monomer, (c) 5 to 35 % by weight of vinylpyridine and (d) not more than 53 % by weight of an aromatic vinyl monomer; and a resorcin-formalin resin, which composition can adhere various fibers ...

Dynamometric measuring assembly for a drill pipe, formed by a measuring device comprising, firmly attached to the rotating pipe, sensors and a first electronic circuit for conditioning the signals supplied by these sensors, a radiotransmitter mounted in a fixed manner on the rotating pipe and an acquisition unit. According to the invention, the measuring assembly furthermore comprises a radio rece...

During conventional injection tests carried out on oil production wells, only hydraulic quantities characteristic of the fluid injected into the well (essentially pressure, temperature, flow rate) have been measured hitherto. The present invention makes it possible to add thereto microseismic measurements representative of the acoustic emission induced by the injection. For this, a probe has been ...

The method involves use of a user inquiry terminal (10) which sends a request to a prestation server (11) via an interface (12). The server then replies to the information request. A further request is then sent to the user inquiry terminal for payment. The inquiry terminal can then complete the transaction, allowing the user to purchase goods. A request is then sent to an acquisition system (20)...

A method for fabricating capacitors of a semiconductor device capable of increasing the surface area of the storage electrode using both an adjustment for the dimension of a contact mask for the storage electrode and a technique of selective growth, thereby achieving an improvement in capacitance. The method includes the steps of forming a storage electrode with an increased surface area using the...

The process brings together two layers (30,42) of thermally fusible plastic, between which an electronic unit (32) is inserted with connections (e.g. 34) to a conductive winding (14). The integrated circuit (4) is enclosed in a module (38) containing all other components of the electronic unit, and is linked to the connections by wires (10). The module is symmetrical about its median plane (40) so...

L'invention concerne une cartouche d'encre d'impression.
Elle se rapporte à une cartouche d'encre qui comprend une chambre (13-15) d'encre, une section (17) de transmission d'encre, un matériau poreux (16) contenu dans la chambre (13-15) et destiné à retenir de l'encre, et une paire de broches (21, 22) d'électrode placées dans la chambre et destinées à détecter l'épuisement de l'encre à pro...

A high efficiency, high rate system for recovering and removing non-condensable gases from a halocarbon composition, A collection tank with an integral heat exchanger unit is submerged in a liquid heat transfer medium and coupled to the halocarbon composition. Refrigerant injected into the heat transfer medium cools the heat exchanger unit and collection tank allows the separation of gases from th...

A food package for a microwave oven is disclosed which has a grid in combination with a susceptor means. The combination of the grid and susceptor means provides a heater element which substantially maintains its reflectance, absorbance and transmittance during microwave heating. Substantial uniformity of heating is also achieved. The reflectance, transmittance and absorbance can be adjusted by ch...

PCT No. PCT/JP93/01841 Sec. 371 Date Apr. 25, 1995 Sec. 102(e) Date Apr. 25, 1995 PCT Filed Dec. 20, 1993 PCT Pub. No. WO94/14777 PCT Pub. Date Jul. 7, 1994A heterocycle-containing carbonic acid derivative represented by the following general formula (I): (I) or a physiologically acceptable salt thereof which exhibits an excellent preventive and therapeutic effect against various dise...

The present invention relates to an artificial cotyle for a hip prosthesis, intended to be fixed with or without cement into the acetabulum of the iliac bone and comprises an outer face, preferably made of metal, which can be inscribed in a sphere, and at least two anchoring elements arranged parallel on the outer face 2. According to the invention, these anchoring elements are arranged along a di...

The subject-matter of the invention relates to the technical sector concerning orthopaedic implants, in particular shoulder prostheses. The modular assembly for a shoulder prosthesis is distinguished by the fact that it comprises a combination of an element (1) which is capable of being implanted in the humeral shaft and whose head is designed to receive interchangeable elements (2-3) which are at...

The object of the invention is to permit an adaptation of the prosthesis as a function of each specific case, in particular as regards the length of the neck of the humeral component. For this purpose, in the said humeral component (1), the shaft (2) for anchoring in the humerus and the humeral head (5) are separate elements. They are joined by means of an intermediate component (4) which is orien...

The acetabular cup comprises a screw-impacted ring and a core. The ring (1) has a wide indentation (1a) formed on one side, extending from its peripheral edge as far as the polar zone, the peripheral zone having in the vicinity of the said indentation (1a), and in a symmetrical fashion, roughened parts (1b) which are able to implant themselves in the cornua of the osseous acetabulum in order to af...