A probe (20) such as an endoscope equipped with a biopsy needle is guided to a target in or adjacent to the respiratory system. The position of the probe is monitored and a representation (26') of the probe i s superposed on a previously acquired image of the respiratory system and adjacent tissues. Artifacts caused by motion due to respiration a re suppressed by monitoring the respiratory state o...

The present invention relates to the seaming of fabrics into endless loops f or use as paper machine clothing or as a component therein. A papermaker's fabric is made by spirally winding a woven fabric strip. The fabric strip has first and second lateral edges, along which are a first and second lip, respectively. Each lip has at least one lengthwise yarn wove n with crosswise yarns. Adjacent to a...

DISPOSIçãO CONSTRUTIVA EM CONES INTERLIGADOS PARA GERAçãO DE ENERGIA EOLICA. Conforme descrito no relatório e conforme as ilustrações anexas refere-se à uma disposição construtiva introduzida em uma construção circular dotada de cones interligados dispostos lado a lado de forma a gerar energia eólica através da passagem do vento através destes cones. Tal construção pode ser aplicada nas mais diver...

Delivery systems for accessing the targeted tissue within the living being and introduction of at least one agent at select locations into the tissues of the heart such as the myocardium and other select tissues. Where appropriate, portions of the system are steerable to properly orient the device. When tissue penetration is utilized, the device may include a feature to control the depth of penetr...

The present invention relates to an analytical tool (1) including a capillary (5) for moving a sample liquid introduced through a liquid introduction port (51), and a window (43) for checking that the sample liquid of an amount necessary for measurement is supplied into the capillary (5). In the analytical tool (1), an opaque region (45) is defined between the liquid introduction port (51) and the...

The invention relates to a process for the coagulation of PU dispersions, th e coagulation products thus obtained and the use of the coagulated PU dispersions. Reactive or post-crosslinkable PU dispersions are suitable as PU dispersions for the process according to the invention. The processes according to the invention compris e the production of films, the coating of many different materials and...

L'invention concerne un procédé de chapage d'une carcasse de pneumatique qui comprend les étapes suivantes: la carcasse de pneumatique (2) ainsi recouverte ayant été montée sur une jante (6, 6') et gonflée, on positionne sur la bande de roulement (3) un moule annulaire élastique (7) possédant une surface annulaire intérieure assurant le moulage de la bande de roulement (3), on dispose entre chaque...

The invention relates to a nickel-poor austenitic steel which contains iron and the following components: less than 17.0 wt.- % manganese; more than 21.0 and not more than 26.0 wt.- % chromium ; less than 1.50 wt.- % molybdenum; more than 0.70 and not more than 1.70 wt.- % nitrogen; and more than 0.11 and not more than 0.70 wt.- % carbon. The invention also relates to the production and the use of...

An energy radiation applicator apparatus for hyperthermic treatment of targeted tissue in a patient is provided. The apparatus comprises a catheter for insertion into the patient, and an applicator operatively attached to th e catheter and an energy source sufficient for elevating the temperature of targeted tissue in proximity to the applicator to a preselected temperature and for maintaining the...

A configurable wrist or arm worn camera harness (1a) that facilitates convenient carry, access, and secure use of a camera during participation in a physical activity. Camera harness (1a) is comprised of an adjustable strap system for attaching harness (1a) to operator wrist or arm and a coupling system for attaching, one at a time, cameras of various shapes and sizes to aforementioned harness (1a...

The invention concerns a sintered metal part which has a densified surface and sintered density of at least 7.35 g/cm3 and a core structure distinguished by a pore structure wherein at least 50% of the pore area in a cross section consists of pores having a pore area of at least 100 .mu.m2 obtained by single pressing to at least 7.35 g/cm3 and single sintering of a mixture of a coarse iron or iron...

PROCESSO DE JATEAMENTO, PROCESSO PARA PREPARAR PARTICULADOS DE METAL ACHATADOS, PIGMENTO DE METAL, REVESTIMENTO SUPERFICIAL, E, APARELHO PARA PRODUZIR FLOCOS DE METAIS. A presente invenção fornece um processo de jateamento que compreende as etapas de ejetar metal fundido por uma cabeça de jato e coletar goticulas de metal sobre um substrato de coleta sólido ou coletar gotículas de metal em um subs...

Tambor de construção de pneu. Um tambor de construção de pneu (1), caracterizado pelo fato de que os dois semi-tambores coaxiais (5) movimentam-se em direções apostas ao longo de um eixo comum (3), e cada semi-tambor (5) possui um dispositivo de fixação de talão expansível (18) definido por um anel de setores (25), cada um tendo uma haste radial (22); os setores são móveis de e para uma posição ex...

A method and a device for operating a drive unit of a vehicle are provided, which result in reduced fuel consumption in the overrun condition. An output variable of the drive unit is set, in this context, according to a preset driving strategy in the overrun condition of the drive unit. At least two preset driving strategies are specified for the overrun condition of the drive unit. In the overrun...

This invention relates to methods of crosslinking polysaccharides to form crosslinked polysaccharides, and more particularly, to crosslinked polysaccharides that may be incorporated in fluids useful in, for example, applications requiring a crosslinked viscoelastic gel. In one embodiment, the present invention provides a method of crosslinking a polysaccharide comprising the steps of: providing a ...

The present invention has an object to provide a particulate water-absorbing composition, a production process therefor, and an absorbent article comprising this particulate water-absorbing composition, wherein the particulate water-absorbing composition causes little coloring of other materials and further is of high safety, and can provide excellent deodorizability and excellent absorption prope...

The present invention provides a semiconductor memory and a control method therefor, the semiconductor device including a first current-voltage conversion circuit (16) connected to a core cell (12) provided in a nonvolatile memory cell array (10), a second current-voltage conversion circuit (26) connected to a reference cell (22) through a reference cell data line (24), a sense amplifier (18) sens...

The present invention relates to an appliance for reading from and/or writing to optical recording media 1 having a first laser diode LD1 for producing a first scanning beam AS1 at a first wavelength lambda1 and having a second laser diode LD2 for producing a second scanning beam AS2 at a second wavelength lambda2, with the scanning beams AS1, AS2 running along a common optical axis 9, scanning an...

Systems and methods are provided for processing an electronic document by one or more computer network components having network addresses in a computer network. Within the electronic document, a plurality of approval items are identified that require status manipulation operations within the electronic document. These approval objects may be grouped together based on the properties of the approva...

Composición de polímero estirénico que comprende una cantidad eficaz de pirorretardante de un compuesto de fórmula (I) (C6H (5-n) Yn) CH2X: ** ver fórmula** donde X es Cl o Br; Y es Cl o Br; y n es un entero de 1 a 5 o una mezcla de dos o más de dichos compuestos de fórmula (I) o sus homólogos y derivados.; The present invention relates to a styrenic polymer composition comprising a flame-retardan...