SE DESCRIBE UN SISTEMA DE LIBERACION CONTROLADA BIODEGRADABLE MEJORADA, QUE CONSTA DE UNA MATRIZ POLIMERICA QUE INCORPORA UN ANESTESICO LOCAL PARA LA ADMINISTRACION PROLONGADA DEL AGENTE ANESTESICO LOCAL Y UN METODO PARA LA FABRICACION DEL MISMO. LOS POLIMEROS Y EL METODO DE FABRICACION USADOS PARA FORMAR LOS PLAM SON SELECCIONADOS SOBRE LA BASE DE SUS PERFILES DE DEGRADACION: LIBERACION DEL ANEST...

EL TAMBOR DE CONFORMACION DE UN NEUMATICO LLEVA DOS SISTEMAS (4) DE ENGRANE DE PESTAÑA MONTADOS ENFRENTADOS EN UN ARBOL (5) CENTRAL. CADA UNO DE LOS SISTEMAS DE ENGRANE DE PESTAÑA LLEVA UN SOPORTE (16) MONTADO DE MANERA AXIALMENTE MOVIL RESPECTO A DICHO ARBOL. SOBRE CADA SOPORTE ESTA MONTADO UN CONJUNTO QUE TIENE VARIOS SEGMENTOS (10) RIGIDOS Y UNA MEMBRANA ELASTICA (20) QUE LOS ENVUELVE. DICHOS S...

Porous pipe formed of particles of vulcanized rubber dispersed in a binder resin such as polyethylene are stabilized to reduce degradation by ultraviolet light by dispersing in the binder resin an effective amount of an ultraviolet stabilizer such as 0.1 to 10% by weight of carbon black.

A control apparatus for a vehicle includes a power transmitting system between an engine and wheels. The transmitting system has a continuously variable transmission (CVT) and a motor-generator actuated in one of a regenerating operation mode and an assisting operation mode. The motor-generator serves as a generator in a regenerating operation mode and as a motor in an assisting operation mode. Th...

The towing device comprises a ball-rod (1) and an attachment element (2). The latter can be detachably mounted to a receptacle bracket that is fixed to the towing vehicle. The ball-rod (1) and the attachment element (2) are separately produced and then joined together by a metal-adhesion and/or metal-smelt connection in such a way that at least substantially the whole contact surfaces (3, 4) of th...

The present invention is a method and apparatus for centering a belt-shaped material. A conveying direction leading end portion and a conveying direction trailing end portion of triangular portions of the belt-shaped material are displaced in advance in directions opposite directions in which the conveying direction leading end portion and the conveying direction trailing end portion of the belt-s...

An apparatus for removing sliver residues from a coiler can includes a transporting carriage for transporting a coiler can along a path of travel. The transporting carriage has an undercarriage; two generally vertically oriented walls supported on the undercarriage and having respective upper portions; a transverse beam interconnecting the walls at the upper portions thereof; a receiving bay defin...

The insulation is altered in color and/or form by heat. Preferably the sides are subjected to the effect of a laser beam, forming a recess, preferably slits, in the surface of the insulation. -; Die Erfindung betrifft ein Verfahren zur Herstellung eines Dämmstoffes, insbesondere aus organischen und/oder anorganischen Fasern, beispielsweise aus mit oder ohne organischen und/oder anorganischen Binde...

Die Erfindung betrifft eine Arbeitsstelle einer Kreuzspulen herstellenden Textilmaschine, die im Fadenlaufweg zur Kreuzspule (5) von Fadenführungselementen (6, 7, 10, 11, 15) gebildete Umlenkstellen aufweist, mit denen der Faden (3) funktionsnotwendig in einer Fadenlaufebene umlenkbar ist. Mindestens ein Fadenführungselement (6, 7, 10, 11, 15) ist quer zur Fadenlaufebene frei justierbar gehaltert....

To provide a vehicular two-wheel drive and four-wheel drive switching system the configuration of which is simple, which can be builtwithoutchangingtheexistingconfigurationpossibly,whichhardly generates noise and which can be individually lubricated in a state separated from the other actuating part. [Means to Solve] A vehicular two-wheel drive and four-wheel drive switching system is provided wi...

The sheet conveyance device used in a converting press for paper or cardboard sheets having at least one feeding station, a converting station, a waste stripping station and a delivery station for converted sheets, comprises two endless gripper bar chains (5, 6) assembled for conveying the sheets from the feeding station to the delivery station, a transverse driving shaft (2) equipped with driving...

A fabric for the forming, press and dryer sections of a paper machine, for u se as a reinforcing base for a polymeric-resin-coated paper-processing belt or as a corrugator belt, or in other industrial settings where a material is being dewatered, is formed from a monofilament yarn (16), which is spirally wound in the form of a closed helix (26), adjacent turns thereof being abutted agains t and jo...

The present invention provides an adjustable prop/extensor, which comprises a telescopic member having two or more telescoping sections, the prop/extensor further comprising a piston and cylinder means, the cylinder means containing a first pressure fluid, the piston means being associated with one of the telescopic sections and the cylinder means being associated with the other whereby the first ...

A train location system and method utilizes inertial measurement inputs, including orthogonal acceleration inputs and turn rate information, in combination with wheel-mounted tachometer information and GPS/DGPS position fixes to provide processed outputs indicative of track occupancy, position, direction of travel, velocity, etc. Various navigation solutions are combined together to provide the de...

A method and apparatus that systematically prompts staff, patients and visitors at care facilities to perform handwashing at critical time periods, for example after touching a toilet flush handle or upon entering or leaving a patient's room (1). A plurality of detectors (5) are used to sense whether a person has entered an area and to determine whether the person has cleansed their hands within a...

The invention relates to a carry-all bag that is joined to a flexible laminar material having at least one projecting part (1) that can be used to attach said bag around a human extremity. Preferably, the bag is provided with two projecting parts (1) with fasteners (3) that can be used to connect said projecting parts. The bag can be provided with accessories, such as a compass, distance counter...

A backpack (10) has at least one angled interior panel (36), to urge items placed inside the backpack into a location close to, and supported by, the user's hips without the need for adjusting the backpack's contents. An inverted "V"-shaped pad (20) on the exterior of the backpack, disposed near the bottom thereof, contacts the user's back, and rests automatically on the user's hips, thereby distr...

Die Erfindung betrifft ein Verfahren und eine Vorrichtung zur Bestimmung der aktuellen Position und zur Überwachung des geplanten Weges eines Objektes. Aufgabe der Erfindung ist es, ein Verfahren und eine Vorrichtung zur Bestimmung der aktuellen Position und zur Überwachung des geplanten Weges eines Objektes vorzuschlagen, welche zusätzlich zur genauen Positionsbestimmung die Überwachung des gepla...

An umbrella assembly (10) comprising a base (12), a pole (14) mounted on the base (12) extending upwardly and outwardly from the base (12), a carriage (16) slidably mounted on the pole (14), and an umbrella frame (20) including an adapter (18) releasably engagable with the carriage (16). A handle (28) is rotatably mounted on the pole (14), and a cable (136) is coupled at one end to the handle (28)...

A catheter assembly includes a catheter body (20) having a shaft portion (28) and an arm (30) portion, the arm portion having an adjustable defection in plane and out-of-plane relative to the shaft portion. An electrode disposed within the arm portion upon being energized is capable of ablating the entire cavo-tricuspid isthmus region of a heart without repositioning of the catheter body arm porti...