A method of making a drill blank (38) which is elongate and has a vein (40) of an abrasive layer located in an end surface (42) thereof. The method includes the steps of: (i) providing a cemented carbide body (10) having a recess (18) formed in a surface (12) thereof, (ii) placing a layer (24) of ultra-hard abrasive or a mass (24) of ultra-hard abrasive particles on a surface (22) of the recess ...

Voice processing for recognizing a predetermined voice such as a place name, etc. is performed by a voice processing section 14 from an audio signal inputted from a microphone 11 on the basis of the operation of an operating means 18. When a map display, etc. based on the recognized place name, etc. are performed, an incorrect reading way and a place name tending to be mistaken can be also recogni...

In a synthetic thread fusion-spinning process two separated (A) parallel threads are each presented via their respective guides (2.1-2.4), each guide held by a support (1). Each guide especially has a thread feed-plate (3) with one slot (4) per thread. The slots are separated by a distance (B) along the plate contact edge (5). The plate slot interval (B) is less than the thread separation interval...

A portable x-ray exposure apparatus carries all components required for the production of an x-ray exposure. Two articulated arms are provided at a carriage, one carrying an x-ray source and the other carrying a flat detector that is formed by a matrix of detector elements. Image signals from the detector are supplied to image electronics in the carriage. The x-ray image generated by the image ele...

The present invention relates to a method of making a cemented carbide with submicron grin WO grain size consisting of WO, 6-12 wt-% Co and 0.1-0.7 wt-% Cr using conventional powder metallurgical technique mixing, pressing and sintering. According to the method the WC-grains are coated with Cr prior to mixing. As a result a cemented carbide with improved properties is obtained.

Overshooting-sheet safety device for sheet deliveries of printing presses includes a triggering member responsive to overshooting sheets for triggering a stoppage of the printing press, the triggering member extending across the width of an oncoming sheet and being mounted in bearings at both sides thereof, the triggering member being deflectable perpendicularly to a line connecting said bearings ...

Computer tomography method has the following steps: (a) sampling of an object using a cone shaped beam bundle originating from a focus and a matrix type detector array, with the focus moved relative to the object along a spiral path; (b) detector array output data is divided into sub-segments; (c) segment images corresponding to the sub-segments are reconstructed; (d) the segment images are combin...

Die vorliegende Erfindung betrifft einen Trennfadenführer für eine Spinnanlage zur Führung von drei oder mehr Fäden a, b, c, d mit mindestens drei Führungsträgern 58, die gedreht und arretiert werden können. An den Führungsträgern 58 sind ein erstes und ein zweites stiftförmiges Führungselement 64, 66 angeordnet, zwischen denen ein Faden a, b, c, d geführt werden kann. Erfindungsgemäß sind die Füh...

A roller pays out yarn to a high-temperature knitting machine and has a roller mantle (8) resting on a shaft (13) or axle (1). The mantle is separated from the shaft or axle by especially a bush (6.1) fabricated from a heat-insulating form-stable material. The bush is subdivided into axial and radial components with a snap-fitting (11) to the bearing, mantle (8), axle (1) and/or shaft (13). In an...

Es wird vorgeschlagen, das Klangbild der akustischen Wiedergabe von Informationen im Rahmen eines Fahrerinformationssystems, insbesondere bei der Sprachausgabe von Fahranweisungen, an die Semantik der Informationen anzupassen.; The information reproduction method, e.g. for spoken information, has the sound effect matched to the semantics of the information. The volume of the acoustic information c...

The invention relates to powder metallurgy and can be used for producing porous materials having high thermal and sound insulation and energy absorption combined with light mass, incombustibility and the ecological cleanness thereof. According to said invention, during mixing a powder of an aluminium alloy with porophores, the powders of aluminium oxide and aluminiu m hydroxide ranging from 1 to 1...

A fresh masonry wall (FMW) protection device (10) and method for rapidly protecting a newly laid block or brick wall from inclement weather. A thin plastic channel element has a top panel member (13) and a pair of side panel members (11, 12). The top panel member (13) has a smooth, flat inner face which is adapted to engage the topmost surface of the newly laid block or brick wall. The parallel si...

The invention relates to a method of controlling the tissue temperature induced by a surgical laser. The inventive method is characterised in that it comprises: a step involving the sampling of at least two wavelengths which originate from the tissue during treatment and which are greater than the wavelength emitted by the laser; and a step in which a ratio is calculated between said two sampled ...

The present invention is a broadly applicable methodology for making a bioactive titanium surface which would be clinically-acceptable and effective as either an anti-thrombin, thrombolytic or growth promoting surface coating, or any combination of these. The bioactive surface can be prepared using any material comprising titanium in whole or in part ; is suitable for inclusion upon the exposed su...

A method for the high-velocity compaction of a part from particulate material is disclosed. The method includes the steps of providing a cavity that is at least partially formed by at least one bottom punch, inserting a pre-form that includes at least two levels into the cavity and moving an energy controlled main ram toward the pre-form at a high velocity to increase the density of the pre-form a...

A method and a device for sintering silver clay, the method comprising the step of applying the flame of solid alcohol fuel to a silver clay formed body obtained by forming and sintering the silver clay to sinter the silver clay formed body, whereby the silver clay formed body can be easily and simply sintered.; L'invention concerne un procédé et un dispositif de frittage d'argile d'argent. Ledit ...

A tire vulcanizing mold having a greatly improved function for discharging air from between the molding pieces of a sector mold, wherein a tread ring for molding and vulcanizing the tread portion of a tire is composed of a plurality of sector molds circumferentially divisionally formed and making planar contact with each other, each sector mold being composed of a segment and a plurality of movabl...

Gyroskop, das verschiedene Fehlerquellen umfassen kann, wobei jede dieser Fehlerquellen, die von einem verschiedenen Parameter abhängig ist, mit einer Simulation bzw. "Modell" des Gyroskops verknüpft ist, welches bezeichnenderweise eine Computersimulation ist. Die Computersimulation sieht Fehler vor, die abgeglichen werden können, um mit den Fehlern identisch zu sein, die in dem realen Gyroskop vo...

A_method and apparatus for providing an interface to enhance a negotiation between an user agent and a partner agent includes viewing the negotiation o n- line and to modify parameters of an agent in negotiation.

The present invention relates to a solvent-welding process for water-soluble films, characterised in that the solvent used comprises a plasticiser.