The present invention relates to an apparatus for the treatment of biologica l body substances, in particular of the human body, by accelerating a projectile (1 3) and colliding it onto an impact body (9) which couples a mechanical shockwave in to biological body substance, then. Therein, the impact body (9) is made of sintered ceramics.

A method and apparatus for interrogating an electronic component includes a body having an interface for an interrogating device to use as a conduit in reliably performing multiple discrete interrogations of the electronic component without the interrogating device physically touching the electronic component.

Control of an invasive medical instrument during a medical procedure is achieved using a system that includes magnetic field-based location facilities. Mag- netic field sensors are placed in a medical instrument, e.g., a probe, and i n an interface device to enable respective positions of the probe and the interface device to be ascer- tained by a location processor when the sensors are exposed to...

A dynamic profiling system (DPS) provides dynamic access session configurati on for telecommunications subscribers, and provides subscriber session information to application platforms. The DPS configuration adapts to meet the needs of any combination of user connection requests, access channel devices, and access channels used to communicate connection requests. The DPS provides an aggregated vie...

A particulate filtration device having a cleaning assembly including the cleaning nozzle that accelerates gas toward the downstream surface of the filter media. The cleaning nozzle comprises an inlet portion defining a converging inlet path, a throat portio n defining a narrowest portion of the nozzle, and an outlet portion defining a diverging path and ending at an exit edge. The inlet portion, t...

The invention relates to a system for transferring information closely connected to an object. The system is characterized in that it comprises a conductor arrangement, which comprises a number of conductor components, that forms an electromagnetic field, as well as a transmitter associated with the object. The aforementioned transmitter is arranged to connect by means of an electromagnetic field ...

The present invention relates to a support member for launching ammunition from a barrel of a breech-loading weapon. The support member (8) comprises launching means (9) for launching an electric detonator (5) of a charge of the ammunition.The support member is characterized in that the launching means (9) comprise a capacitor (40), a control unit (90) provided with comparison means (94, 95) for m...

The present invention relates to an arrangement for supporting a shell into the barrel of a breech-loading weapon. The arrangement comprises a shell (1) and a support element (8) to be fastened to a shell tail, the support elementcom- prising firing means (9) for firing the actual primer (5) of the shell. The arrangement is characterized in that the firing means (9) of the support element comprise...

A firing member (14) for firing a primer (6) of a basic charge (5) of a shell (1). The firing member (14) comprises an electricity-producing element arranged to generate an electrical impulse by the action of a force directed thereto for firing the primer (6) of the basic charge (5) of the shell (1). In addition, a support piece (4) for supporting a shell (1) into the barrel of a breech-loading we...

Arrangement and method for using an electric primer. The electric primer (25) is arranged in a piece of ammunition to be fired with a weapon comprising a firing pin. The arrangement comprises a firing element (10) comprising a first contact member and a second contact member adaptable into contact with a first electrode and a second electrode, respectively, of the electric primer (25). The firing ...

The hinge has a stroke mechanism with a piston (3) and a cylinder for moving two hinge arms (1, 2) from a pivoting position of the hinge arms to a distant position, where the pivoting position corresponds to a closed position of an engine bonnet. The piston is held at the distant position from the cylinder by a detachable friction-fit or form-fit connection to the cylinder. The detachability of th...

The method involves forming a filter layer in a dust receiver (4) at the beginning or before dust eyes of the wall, which consists of a paper or fleece layers and has a thickness of one millimeter or less. The dust binder particles are supplied for dust retention. An independent claim is included for a vacuum cleaner, particularly household vacuum cleaner.

A system 1 for detecting a buried conductor 7 comprises a transmitter 3 fo r generating a test signal in the buried conductor 7 and a detector 5 for detecting an electromagnetic signal 11 resulting from the test signal flowing in the buri ed conductor 7. The transmitter 3 comprises a waveform generator 41 for generating a drive waveform signal 47, a power supply 25, an amplifier 45, 51 connected t...

A system 1 for detecting a buried conductor 3 comprises a transmitter 5 for producing an alternating test current in the buried conductor 3 and a receiver 7 for detecting an electromagnetic field 11 produced by the test current in the buried conducto r 3. A communication link is provided between the receiver 7 and the transmitter 5. The receiver 7 measures the signal to noise ratio, SNR, of the el...

The hinge has a stroke mechanism with a piston (3) and a cylinder for moving two hinge arms (1, 2) from a pivoting position of the hinge arms to a distant position, where the pivoting position corresponds to a closed position of an engine bonnet. The piston is held at the distant position from the cylinder by a detachable friction-fit or form-fit connection to the cylinder. The detachability of th...

L'invention concerne un procédé de contrôle d'un organe de freinage ou de mi se en mouvement auxiliaire d'une installation de transport par câble entraînant au moins un véhicule, le câble étant entraîné par une poulie coopérant avec des moyens moteurs, le procédé de contrôle comportant au moins une phase de test dudit organe lors de laquelle, à partir d'un régime stabilisé de l'installation : - on...

A modular slide gate is movable along a hanger assembly of a cantilever slid e gate system between an open position where access through a secured perimeter is permitted and a closed position where access through a secured perimeter is obstructed. The modular slide gate can include a top member, a bottom member, and a plurality of cross-members extending between and connected to the bottom member ...