A method of automatic manufacture of an astigmatic contact lens having a toric portion and a ballast portion such that said ballast portion causes the toric portion of the contact lens to properly orient in the eye of the wearer. The toric lenses are manufactured by moving a pallet containing at least half of a casting cup assembly and an information tag under a filling assembly and filling half o...

The present invention is directed to a liquid transfer material formed from a necked laminate and a process for making the laminate. The necked laminate is formed from sheet layers of at least one non-elastic neckable material laminated to at least the film non-elastic film defining a longitudinal and transverse dimension. At least the film layer of the laminate is apertured in an area where liqui...

A sintered silicon nitride member formed predominantly of silicon nitride, wherein at least a surface of the sintered member has a lightness VS of 3.0 to 9.0 and/or a chroma CS of not greater than 3.0. The sintered member facilitates identification of defects such as pore and/or foreign matter of different color formed at the surface and is capable of enhancing inspection accuracy. Also disclosed ...

Polymeric composites may be produced by a process comprising melt-kneading an organophilic clay and a polymer at an average reduced pressure of at 5x104 Pa, a maximum reduced pressure of at least 1x105 Pa, and a total shear strain between 105 and 107, and/or a total shear energy per unit volume falling between 1010 and 1014 Pa. Polymeric composites produced under these conditions may have 50% or m...

A urinary incontinence device is disclosed which includes a first absorbent and a second absorbent. The first absorbent has a width and the second absorbent is positioned adjacent to the first absorbent. The second absorbent has a width that is less than about 80% of the width of the first absorbent. The first and second absorbents are formed into a softwind that is compressed into an elongated pl...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an X-ray imaging position setting means for subjects which enables the setting of sites of X-ray irradiation, namely, X-ray imaging target areas accurately without fail not depending on experiences and intuitions even when the sites are located inside the subjects. SOLUTION: When the subject is securely held by a subject fixing means to make the X-ray imaging targe...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a head for putter. SOLUTION: The face of the putter head is provided with extremely shallow marking having the depth of about 50 &mu m (0.05 mm). The marking is formed on an insert determining the sweet spot of the putter face by an end mill working process and the insert is elastically supported and fixed inside the cavity of the head by an elastic O ring. Since t...

"ESTRUTURAS ABSORVENTES, MéTODO PARA OBTê-LAS E SEU USO". São divulgadas estruturas absorventes incluindo fibras ligadas a um composto contendo cátion polivalente e partículas poliméricas superabsorventes. As fibras exibem um fator de extração iónica de pelo menos 5%. Também são divulgadas estruturas absorventes multi-estratificadas, tais como artigos absorventes descartáveis, incluindo as fibras ...

The present invention relates to solid panel window shutters having both high strength and structural stability. More particularly, an exterior window shutter made of a solid panel of polyvinyl chloride with at least one support member affixed in the panel. The shutter includes a solid panel having front and back surfaces and side edges, support member, impact resistant member and slats having a c...

A rotary cutting deck has a rear grass discharge outlet formed by a cut-away portion of the peripheral wall of the cutting chamber located in one or more rear quadrants of the cutting chamber. An annular grass discharge channel is formed between an inner concentric shroud and the peripheral wall of the cutting chamber with the rear grass discharge outlet opening into this channel. A grass deflecti...

A collapsable, child, safety gate for selectively forming a barrier across an opening inside a house such as a stairwell, including a storage housing capable of being fixed in position across the house opening, either permanently or temporarily, and a folding curtain-which can be stored in the storage housing when folded and which can be withdrawn therefrom along guide tracks to an extended positi...

A structure of a blind adjustment is operated by a rail and a shaft, and comprises a leading screw, a sliding seat, two confining parts, two adjustors and a housing. The leading screw is sleeved onto the shaft and having its two ends insert through connecting ends of the housing, respectively. The sliding seat and the confining parts are both threaded sleeved onto the leading screw and accommodati...

The present invention relates to a conveyor system, for use, e.g., at airports for conveying luggage, which has a plurality of conveyor sections with variable conveying speed arranged in series and a method for operating same. The conveyed articles may be accelerated on the system and adjacent sections have substantially the same speed and optionally the same acceleration when the articles are pas...

An Automated Odor Modification System 10 is provided having an electronic programmable timer 100, a container liquid level detector 150, a nozzle liquid level detector 140, a motor control circuit 108, an electric motor 126, a liquid container 200, a housing for the enclosure 300, a nozzle 230, a fan 85, and tubing 220. When 200 has sufficient liquid; 230 has insufficient liquid; 100 is set to the...

A semiconductor die assembly comprising a semiconductor die with bond pads, a plurality of leads which extend across the semiconductor die and terminate over their respective bond pads, and an alpha barrier preferably positioned between the leads and the semiconductor die. Electrical connection is made between the leads and their respective bond pads by a strip of anisotropically conductive elasto...

A method and device for providing a relief area on the surface of a molded I/C package. Specifically, a method of reducing delamination at the gate area of a molded I/C package by disposing an area of patterned metal traces on the substrate surface to form a relief area. The relief area will permit the I/C package to be broken away form the molding apparatus while reducing the possibility of delam...

A method for production of a carboxy terminated dendritic polyester is disclosed. Said process comprises ring opening addition of at least one anhydride of a di, tri or polyfunctional aromatic and/or cycloaliphatic carboxylic acid to at least one hydroxy functional dendritic polyester having a hydroxyl value of at least 50 mg KOH/g. Said ring opening addition is performed at a molar ratio said anh...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a cutter blade of a lawn mower capable of promoting relaxation of a negative pressure together with reduction of the whirlpool by forming the rear edge of the blade in a wave shape, and capable of enhancing the blowing action by setting the width of the projected part locating outer periphery as the largest comparing to equally locating the projected part and the d...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To protect an optical system for guiding laser beam to the eye of a patient from waterdrops or the like. SOLUTION: The laser cornea operation instrument includes an observation optical system for observing the patient's eye, a light guide optical system for guiding laser beam to the eye of the patient, a protective plate being a plate for protecting the light guide optical sy...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a press in which the energizing force to a slide cam is output only when required, the energizing force is reduced as much as possible, any abnormal wear or seizure can be prevented on a slide part of a slide cam, a slide cam base, and a working cam, and a large force as a returning force of the slide cam can be output in the vicinity of a bottom dead center of the...