A vertically oriented centrifuge swivably engaged to a support structure so as to enable the centrifuge to attain an optimal operational attitude. The centrifuge includes a bowl, a screw conveyor disposed within the bowl, a hub disposed within the upper portion of the screw conveyor wherein the screw conveyor and hub define a separation chamber, and a plurality of separating discs disposed in the ...

The invention relates to a method and a tool holder (5) for turning inside contours (3A-C) of workpieces (3). The tool holder (5) has a circular front face (5') and with same can be rotated by indexing. In the area of its circumference the tool holder is fitted with at least two different machining tools (6, 7, 8) situated at equal distances from each other.; Es wird ein Verfahren und eine Werkzeu...

An aqueous reactive 2-component binding agent combination (I) for aqueous reactive surface fillers (II) comprises (A) an aqueous dispersion and/or emulsion of a copolymer and (B) a free isocyanate group containing polyisocyanate. Independent claims are included for: (i) an aqueous reactive surface filler (II) comprising (A), (B) having a viscosity of 10-20,000 mPas at 23 deg C and a functionalit...

The controller has a regenerative control unit that supplies a weak exciting current to the electromagnetic clutch of a vehicle based on the signal from a rotation number detector. The weak exciting current increases if the detected output shaft rotation number of the electromagnetic clutch reduces when the vehicle slows down. The regenerative control unit regenerates energy for a rotary electric...

A data processing system for implementing transaction management of auction- based trading for specialized items such as fixed income instruments. The da ta processing system provides a highly structured trading protocol implemented through a sequence of trading paradigms. User workstations (10) are linked t o a central server (20), which includes controlling software. Access to tradin g activity ...

A method and apparatus for an automated device for loading a centrifuge wher e tubes are presented to the centrifuge via an automated routing system. The device includes a stating area for tube adaptors, a dual function tool havin g a tube gripper which routes tubes between a transport device and centrifuge adaptors, and an adaptor gripper which transports the tube adaptors to and from the centrif...

An ablation catheter system with dual temperature sensors is disclosed for actively sensing the temperature of a catheter during operation. The sensors detect temperature substantially simultaneously but with varying response times and degrees of accuracy. The relative strengths of the sensors are maximized while relative weaknesses are diminished by utilizing the sensors at the same time and thro...

Ein Verfahren und eine Vorrichtung zur Objekterkennung, insbesondere zur Fehlerdetektion an Werkstücken, vorzugsweise an geschossenen Kernen (1) oder Kernpaketen, wobei das Objekt von einer Lichtquelle (4) beleuchtet und mittels einer Kamera (3) aufgenommen bzw. detektiert wird und wobei die durch die Aufnahme gewonnenen Daten mittels Rechner verarbeitet und ggf. gespeichert werden, ist dadurch ge...

A robotic floor cleaning device is arranged so that it firstly completes a traverse around the edge of a room (A-I), avoiding any obstacles in its path, and then moves inwards (at I) and completes a second traverse of the room. The cleaning device continues to move inwards after each traverse (e.g. at T) so as to travel in a generally inwardly spiral manner until the floor of the room, apart from ...

An autonomous vehicle (100), such as a robotic cleaning device, comprises wheels (104) for supporting the vehicle and for allowing the vehicle to traverse a surface. Downward looking wheel sensors (274, 276) are provided for sensing the presence of a surface in front of the wheels and a further sensor (272) is provided at or near a leading edge of the vehicle for sensing the presence of a surface ...

The invention provides an autonomous vacuum cleaner (10) having a main body (12) containing or supporting dirt and dust separating apparatus (52), a motor and fan unit (50) for drawing an airstream into the dirt and dust separating apparatus (52) and a cleaner head (22) for contacting a surface to be cleaned, the vacuum cleaner (10) being supported on or by a plurality of driven wheels or rollers ...

Portable threshold locators (32B, 32C, 32D) are placed in a room (120) at locations to define at least part of a boundary within which an autonomous vehicular appliance is to be confined. Typically, the threshold locator is placed in a doorway (32B) or at the top of a staircase (32D). The vehicle has a detection system which allows the autonomous vehicular appliance to detect the presence of the p...

Device for measuring fibre properties in a flowing suspension. The device includes a measuring cell (10) in which there is a measuring field (48) defined between two limiting surfaces and a means (56) of adjusting the width of the measuring field. The limiting surfaces have two opposing, transparent sections (60, 62) that allow illumination through the flowing suspension passing through and measur...

A novel technique to treat post-consumer polyester for reuse in food-contact applications is described. The process comprises contacting contaminated post consumer polyester flake with at least one extraction solvent which is soluble in said contaminated flake at a temperature sufficient to allow rapid diffusion of contaminants from said polyester flake; and removing said extraction solvent contai...

The present invention is a radiation-curable coating composition which comprises (A) a specified amino-group-containing alkoxysilane such as N- beta -(N-vinylbenzylaminoethyl)- gamma -aminopropyltrimethoxysilane, and (B) an acrylic polymer.

A biosensing system is described which determines whether a measured current is varying in accordance with a predetermined Cottrell current relationship. The system includes a test cell with at least a pair of electrodes which extend into a reaction zone, which reaction zone includes analyte reactants. An analog signal detector, in combination with a microprocessor, take plurality of current measu...

The present invention relates to a measuring device (20), in particular for measuring the level of glucose in the blood, intended to be associated with a removable sensor (4) comprising at least one active zone (6). In particular, the invention relates to the electrical connection between the measuring device (20) and the removable sensor (4). Each electrical contact area (8, 10) of the removable ...

The mfr. uses a halogen-free organic liq. as a physical blowing agent for the foam. The organic liq. contains a positive azeotrope of min. b.pt. 15-80 deg.C at normal atmospheric pressure and comprises (a) a 5-7C cycloaliphatic hydrocarbon, and (b) a 4C aliphatic ether, a 2-5C aliphatic carboxylic acid ester, a 4C aliphatic ketone or a mixt. 1-10 pts. wt. of a nucleating agent per 100 pts. wt. of ...

A binding for releasably securing an end of a ski boot to a ski including a body having a jaw for engaging a portion of the end of the boot, wherein the jaw includes a pair of wings mounted for lateral movement from an engagement position to a release position in response to the application of a release threshold force of a predetermined magnitude laterally against the jaw. The body is further mou...

Selectively laser sintered multi-component part production, by slowly heating for uniform binder outgassing and infiltrating the sintered product with a lower melting material in a hydrogen-free atmosphere, is new. Sintered metal parts are produced by building up layers of a starting powder of a metallic main component and a lower melting metal additive on a movable platform and laser heating the...