An earth-boring bit comprises a bit body bit body in which are mounted a plurality of cutting structures inserts, wherein at least a portion of the cutting structures comprise diamond-impregnated inserts having a total thermal exposure of less than 25 minutes above 1500.degree.F. The diamonds can be natural or synthetic diamond. The bit body itself may be diamond-impregnated, in which case it is p...

Absorbent article such as a diaper and an incontinence guard comprising a liquid permeable topsheet (2), a liquid impermeable backsheet (3) and an absorbent body (4) enclosed therebetween, said article having a front portion (5), a rear portion (6) and a crotch portion (7) therebetween, and further is provided with a belt (9) attached to or intended to be attached to the rear portion (6) of the ar...

Absorbent article such as a diaper and an incontinence guard comprising a liquid permeable topsheet (2), a liquid impermeable backsheet (3) and an absorbent body (4) enclosed therebetween, said article having a front portion (5), a rear portion (6) and a crotch portion (7) therebetween, and further is provided with a belt (9) attached to or intended to be attached to the rear portion (6) of the ar...

Here is disclosed a disposable diaper improved to be easily put on the wearer. Top- and backsheets 2, 3 in front and rear waist regions 6, 7 of the diaper 1 includes the top-and backsheets 2, 3 that have an elastic stretchability transversely of the diaper 1, and transversely opposite side edges 9, 9 of the diaper 1 includes top- and backsheets 22, 23 intended to surround the wearer's legs having ...

L'invention concerne un composant optique (11) partiellement réfléchissant produisant, à partir d'un faisceau incident (12), deux faisceaux secondaires, l'un réfléchi (13), l'autre transmis (14). Selon l'invention, il comporte une premiere face plane (15) entièrement réfléchissante et une deuxième face plane (16) partiellement réfléchissante, la duexiéme face étant perpendiculaire à la premiére, u...

L'invention concerne une source laser à cavité externe avec filtrage intêgré de l'émission spontanée amplifiée équipée d'un système dispersif rétroréfléchissant (5,30) dans la configuration de Littman-Metcalf comportant un premier bras (3) actif s'étendant d'un premier réflecteur d'extrémité (8) jusqu'au réseau (5) et contenant un milieu amplificateur (4) qui produit un premier faisceau lumineux, ...

The present invention encompasses a process for removing stain from a localized area on a fabric, comprising: (a) underlaying the area containing said stain with an absorbent stain receiver: (b) applying a fluid cleaning composition to said stain from a container having a dispenser spout: and (c) rubbing or pressing said cleaning composition into said stain using the distal tip of said spout, wher...

In a WDM optical transmission system employing optical amplifiers in its transmission path, a supervisory signal channel, used for monitoring and controlling the operation of the amplifiers and spectrally separated from the data transmission, may be multiplexed with the data. A construction of amplifier is disclosed which is capable of being upgraded with an upgrade of the transmission system to i...

A femtosecond laser is employed and sublimation working is conducted by illuminating a mask pattern by scanning asynchronously with the laser oscillation, thereby forming an integrated image of the speckle interference image generated by the diffraction of the laser beam passing through the mask pattern, and moving the workpiece in synchronization with the movement of the pattern image, whereby a ...

The invention provides a laser working method free from generation of by-products and capable of preventing accumulation of thermal energy generating during the laser working, in a workpiece made, for example, of a resinous material, thereby precisely reproducing a minute mask pattern, also a method for producing an ink bet recording head utilizing such a laser working method and an ink bet record...

A laser processing method for performing laser ablation process on a work piece by radiating laser beam on the work piece comprises the step of forming simultaneously a plurality of process shapes arranged at a predetermined interval by use of laser beam of plural pulses having extremely large spatial and temporal energy density radiated from a laser oscillator as the laser beam oscillating at the...

A method for manufacturing an ink jet recording head in which an ink discharge port for discharging an ink droplet to be adhered to a recording medium, a liquid chamber for containing ink to be supplied to the ink discharge port, an ink low path for communicating the ink discharge port with the liquid chamber, an energy generating element provided in the ink flow path and adapted to generate energ...

The present invention relates to a medium-carrying hose, preferably for pressure medium and for use in, for instance, an engine unit, the wall of the hose comprising at least one wall portion (5). The wall portion (5) is connected with at least one expansion portion (4) to form a continuous hose casing, so that the circumference of the hose is variable between a minimum value, when the expansion p...

The present invention relates to a medium-carrying hose, preferably for pressure medium and for use in, for instance, an engine unit, the wall of the hose comprising at least one wall portion (5). The wall portion (5) is connected with at least one expansion portion (4) to form a continuous hose casing, so that the circumference of the hose is variable between a minimum value, when the expansion p...

A blind 10 which is particularly suitable for mounting at an angle to the vertical includes two rails, one fixed 12 and the other 14 moveable relative to it, and arranged therebetween a flexible sheet element 16 folded concertina fashion such that it can be folded between the rails when they are displaced towards one another. The blind includes a plurality of support members 22 attached to the she...

Apparatus for use in producing an article comprising a sheet of material, characterised in that it contains means to stiffen a portion only of said sheet by an addition thereto of non-stiff matter and possibly curing the same.

Disclosed is a pharmaceutical composition (or medicine) for treating migraine in a mammal, including a human, which comprises (1) a 5HT1 receptor agonist, (2) caffeine and (3) a cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) inhibitor. The COX-2 inhibitor is a compound of the formula (I): (see formula I) (wherein R1 is sulfamyl, R2 is haloalkyl, R3 is hydrogen or alkyl and R4 is aryl, cycloalkyl or cycloalkenyl, each o...

Titanium oxide having an index X1 calculated by the following equation (I): X1 = B1/A1 of not more than about 0.90, and an index Y1 calculated by the following equation (II): Y1 = D1/C1 of not less than about 0.075, wherein A1 and B1 represent respective half-widths of peaks, which are obtained by the process consisting of the steps: (i) analyzing ti...

There are provided titanium oxide, which exhibits a superior photocatalytic activity through irradiation of a visible light as well as an ultraviolet light; a photocatalyst comprising said titanium oxide; and a photocatalytic coating agent comprising said photocatlyst and a solvent, wherein said titanium oxide has a value of an index X1 calculated by the following equation (I) of not more than abo...

A corrugated conduit made of synthetic material has a film of viscous lubricant along its inside surface Independent claims are included for the following: (a) Manufacturing the above conduit includes applying the film during the extrusion of the conduit. The lubricant is atomized in air in order to apply it. (b) Apparatus for manufacturing the above conduit includes an extruder with an annular ex...