Method for automated selling of at least one product via, for example, an auction, characterized by at least the following steps: a. reporting offer data regarding the product to an exchange 3; b. starting a bidding period (bidding session), in which one or more buyers are able to make at least one bid for the product; c. terminating the bidding period after a predetermined time; d. ascertaining o...

(57) The invention relates to a method for cutting a plant material for the purpose of plant propagation, especially micropropagation, in which method the cutting is carried out by using a laser beam.

A method of electrochemically forming battery plate stock spaces are provided between portions of the battery stock which may be in coil form and have gaps between adjacent wraps. Forming is preferably accomplished in a forming tank with a forming element such as an electrode or coil of opposite polarity being positioned in spaced relationship with respect to the edge of the battery plate stock. T...

A decanter centrifuge used for solid-liquid separation of a feed solution containing suspended solids. According to a preferred embodiment, plural number of clarified liquid discharge ports (4) are formed on a bowl-head (3) of a rotating bowl (1). On the other hand, a ring-shaped weir (5) is mounted on the bowl-head (3), coaxially has a ring-shaped overflow cavity communicating with each liquid di...

The specification discloses a bipolar battery and a method of making intercell connections between adjacent cells thereof including a container (100) having an intercell partition (108) a section (109) of which is thicker than the remainder of the partition (108). The thickened section (109) has an opening (114) therethrough receiving intercell connector links (124), which opening (114) has a mout...

In a winding machine for a continuously running thread, the thread is first guided to the traversing device via a head thread-guide. During the placing of the thread onto a new empty tube, the running thread is lifted out of the traversing device and is guided by two transfer thread-guides which guide the thread laterally outside the traversing stroke. An especially favourable position of the thre...

A yarn joining control device for an automatic winder of the type having yarn joining-disablement display device which display a failure of yarn joining operation in case where the yarn operation fails predetermined times, in which a carriage moves along a plurality of winding units and is provided with detection devices, a converting device for the yarn joining-disablement display device, and a m...

In a center mechanism of a tire vulcanizing machine equipped with four kinds of hydraulic cylinders, lower end portions of a plurality of rods are made insertable into holes provided in a beam to transmit a pressing force generated by a pressurized hot medium to stoppers through the respective rods upon vulcanization of a tire. Upon completion of vulcanization of the tire, the stoppers are made to...

Wood cuts can be effected with greater precision; working operations can be largely programmed and electronically controlled, i.e. speeded up and facilitated. In addition, the maintenance of the cutting machine is relatively simple. By means of laser-cutting apparatuses, it is possible to cut veneers, wooden figures, timbers and trees of any size and in a variety of shapes. The wood-cutting procee...

The basis of a rod electrode for an electrical accumulator is a conductive framework made of parallel prismatic rods 2, which are connected to a tab outlet conductor on at least one side by means of a yoke. The rods are coated all round with an active compound 3 by means of a pasting operation which is matched to the grid plate technology, but the intermediate spaces 7 between the rods are kept fr...

A process for the production of high purity and ultrapure bisphenol-A is pro vided in which 4-12 mol phenol is reacted with 1 mol acetone in a multistage suspended bed reactor column (41) comprising a plura lity of perforated trays (42) and downcomers (43) both h aving screens (44 and 45) provided thereon and catalytic resin particles (46) plac ed on the screens (44 and 45) in association with the...

A battery electrode (12) for use in an electrolytic bipolar battery (10) comprises a structurally rigid and electrically conductive core member (18), at least one corrosion resistant layer (20), an interface layer (22), a positive-side active layer (14) and a negative-side active layer (26). The corrosion resitant layer (20) is in intimate contact with and is interposed between one surface of the ...

PCT No. PCT/EP94/00219 Sec. 371 Date Aug. 28, 1995 Sec. 102(e) Date Aug. 28, 1995 PCT Filed Jan. 27, 1994 PCT Pub. No. WO94/19270 PCT Pub. Date Sep. 1, 1994The invention relates to a device for the non-stop operation of a delivery unit of a rotary printing machine in which sheets in a flow of sheets are collated into individual stacks supported on a stack base with a surface interrupted by grooves...

A coated indexable cutting insert for wet and dry milling of cast irons is provided. The substrate of the insert is composed of a cemented tungsten carbide based composition containing about 5.7 to about 6.4 weight percent cobalt and about 2.9 to about 3.6 weight percent tantalum. The coating includes two coatings of differing composition. The first coating is selected from titanium carbide, titan...

Production of synthesis gas from carbonaceous material. A dispersion of carbonaceous material is injected into the upper region of a reactor and allowed to sink inside the reactor accords an elongated high-temperature focal zone projected into the reactor by means of a system for the high concentration of solar energy. The residence time inside the reactor is adjustable by means of countercurrent ...

A fibrous anisotropic permanent magnet is disclosed comprising fibers composed of an alloy comprising at least one of a rare earth metal selected from Nd, Pr, Dy, Ho, Tb, La, and Ce; Fe or Fe and Co; and B, said fibers having a mean diameter of from 50 to 1,000 mu m and exhibiting magnetic anisotropy. The fibrous anisotropy permanent magnet jis prepared by extruding a molten alloy comprising at l...

A method is presented for path planning after changes in task space. In one embodiment, the method is applied to planning a path for a robot arm. The method identifies areas in the configuration space which are affected by the changes in task space. Cost waves can then be repropagated in these affected areas to allow for planning in N dimensions and using space variant metrics. The method is also ...

Using an organic binder containing at least one water-soluble thermoplastic organic polymer and at least one water-insoluble thermoplastic organic polymer, the water-soluble thermoplastic organic polymer is extractd by debinding treatment in which a plastic molded part such as injection molded part and water are brought into contact with each other to prevent the occurrence of cracks in the molded...

This invention describes molded flexible polyurethane foam surfactants which can be used in foam having high concentrations of reinforcing graft copolymer solids.

A biaxially oriented polyester film suited as a substrate for magnetic recording media. The film comprises a polyester and inert particles and has at least one surface with protrusions formed by the existence of the inert particles. The surface has a parameter of surface topography 2ROOT ( beta / sigma ) of 0.1 to 0.7. The average distance between adjacent protrusions is not more than 20 um and...