Amorphous metal oxide barrier layers of titanium oxide, zirconium oxide and zinc/tin oxide are effective as alkali metal ion barrier layers at thicknesses below 180 Angstroms. The amorphous metal oxide barrier layers are most effective when the density of the layer is equal to or greater than 90 percent of the crystalline density. The barrier layers prevent migration of alkali metal ions such as s...

A pair of nutating gears (10, 20) restrain the rotation of a wobbler portion (14) of a split swash-plate in variable and fixed displacement hydraulic machines. Each pair includes an internal gear (10) fixed to a housing (12) and an external gear (20) fixed to an outer circumferential surface of the wobbler. The tooth configuration of the gears can be any one of four different designs (Figure 7, 9A...

A CVD diamond layer for use as an insert in an abrasive tool characterised by the following features: (i) the layer contains boron dopant atoms in a concentration of at least 0,05 atomic percent; (ii) an average tensile rupture strength of at least 600MPa with the nucleation phase in tension, and at least 300MPa with the growth face in tension, both such tensile rupture strengths being measured by...

A control system (22) for a vertical vane covering (20) for use in an architectural opening includes a headrail (30) having an upwardly opening channel in which a plurality of carriers (32) are disposed for sliding movement along the length of the headrail. The headrail is of a thin profile with only a minority portion of the carriers being positioned within the hollow interior of the headrail. Th...

A resealable dispenser for dispensing a plurality of interleaved, individual moisture-impregnated articles, such as moist tissues, includes a housing (12) having sufficient rigidity to retain its shape subsequent to its manufacture, side (14) and a unitary top wall (16) having a substantially planar outer surface (18) and a recessed portion (20) provided with an orifice (22) for removing individua...

Dispositif pressurisé pour la distribution d'un produit (19) comprenant une cavité réservoir (11.1), un axe longitudinal (X-X), une valve (12) placée au sommet de la cavité réservoir et un moyen de distribution (14) relié à la valve, un moyen de pressurisation (15), caractérisé en ce que le moyen de pressurisation est constitué d'un élément en matériau alvéolaire à cellules fermées, l'élément en m...

The invention relates to a method and an apparatus (1) for erecting flat-laid packaging container blanks (3). The packaging container blanks (3) are fed one-by-one from a magazine (4) into the apparatus (1) where they are forced into a gap between an erector roller (14) and a counter pressure roller (22). On the axial surface (15) of the erector roller (14), there are disposed anumber of suction c...

The invention relates to a system and method for telecommunication, specifically interactive telecommunication, said system mainly comprising at least one transmission medium; user apparatus connectable to the transmission medium; server apparatus connectable to the transmission medium for exchange of information with the user apparatus; and coupling means for connecting the user apparatus and the...

The Invention provides a beatable container for bitumen, cut-back or the like, comprising a body member 10 defining a base zone lOb, side wall zones lOc, end wall zones lOa and a roof zone lOd, characterized in means for transmitting heat from a heating m

The present invention provides a method of producing a fuel power product from biological sediments. A renewable, augmenting agent is mixed with sediments and the mixture is aerobically composted under effective conditions which substantially reduce the level of pathogen microorganisms and provide a fuel product having a caloric value of about 2,111 cal/g (3,800 Btu/bl) after the augmenting agent ...

Apparatus for and method of, withdrawing liquefied cryogenic fuel stored in a primary insulated storage tank (12) at a low pressure and at a temperature close to its boiling point; increasing the pressure (22) of the withdrawn liquefied cryogenic fuel and then feeding the pressurized liquefied cryogenic fuel through a heat exchanger (36) to warm the liquefied cryogenic fuel to a subcooled or near ...

An oligomeric composition with units capable of complexation with conductive metal salts, preferably lithium salts, and with terminal units which do not complex with conductive metal salts or with electrode components, the oligomer preferably combined with a soluble conductive metal salt, preferably a lithium salt, yields a conducting polymer system useful in electrolytic cells, such as rechargeab...

Oxygen-deficient spinels Li1+xMn2-xO4-'delta', in which 0 o x o 0.33 and 0.01 o 'delta' o 0.5, are useful as active cathode material for an electrochemical lithium secondary element. Their range of occurrence in a phase diagramme for lithium-manganese oxide compounds delimited at its corners by MnO, MnO2 and Li2MnO3 is defined by the corner compounds LiMn2O4, Li2Mn4O7, Li8Mn10O21 and Li4/3Mn5/3O4,...

This invention pertains to rechargeable zinc alkaline electrochemical cells. In cells of the invention, particulate zinc composition in the anode is devoid of bismuth or has reduced levels of bismuth, and preferably comprises indium and/or other components as alloying material. The particulate zinc composition preferably also contains aluminum and/or lead and/or calcium. Preferred quantities of th...

A tool for roll crimping a flange cover onto a flange, the tool having a bod y, a first roller having an axis and being supported on and fixed to a first shaft having a coinciden t axis, and a second roller having an axis and being supported on and fixed to a second shaft hav ing a coincident axis, the rollers being biased toward one another. The first shaft and second shaf t are rotatingly driven...

Compounds of formula (I) wherein R and R1 are hydrogen, C1-4 alkyl or are linked to form a ring, A is a cycloalkyl or alkyl-cycloalkyl group, n is an integer from 0 to 3, W is an optionally substituted 5-or 6-membered heterocyclic ring; or W is an optionally substituted aryl, heteroaryl, aryloxy or thiophenoxy group; or W is a group -SO2NR6R7 -NHC(O)R6R7 or -C(O)NHR6R7; are useful in treating clin...

A MOSFET, an op-amp, a comparator circuit, and voltage dividers with capacitors are employed in combination to effectuate a soft-start switch with current limiting. The transconductance of the MOSFET is employed so that no sense resistor is required. The MOSFET and op-amp are configured as a closed-loop feedback circuit in which the output of the op-amp is coupled to the gate of the MOSFET and the...

An admixture dispensing and concrete truck monitoring system which determines the correct amount of admixture, such as a stabilizer, to dispense in a load of unused concrete or for washing out a concrete mixing truck includes an admixture dispensing unit linked to a computer system. The computer system includes a processor which controls and monitors the operation of the dispensing unit which incl...