A chamber (76) for use in a rotating field to separate blood components. An inlet port (68) near one end of the chamber introduces blood into the chamber (76) for flow circumferentially about the rotational axis toward the opposite end of the chamber (76) for separation into at least one blood component. At least one outlet port (72) is juxtaposed next to the inlet port (68) near the one end of th...

The electromagnetic transducer drives an inner hub (4) laterally. The hub has a rear chamfer with shoulders on the armature channel holding it in place in the rest position. The armature (2) has electrical winding mounted coaxially around the hub centre. The hub is attached to a front and rear flexible section (14,15) covering the front and rear of the armature. The magnetic field moves the hub fo...

Zur Reinigung einer Bogenleiteinrichtung (5) an einer Rotationsdruckmaschine ist eine Reinigungsvorrichtung (7) an einer der Bogenleiteinrichtung (5) benachbarten Bogenfördereinrichtung angeordnet und mit der Bogenleiteinrichtung (5) in Kontakt bringbar. Die Reinigungsvorrichtung (7) ist mit den Ketten oder einem Greiferwagen (3) eines Kettenfördersystems (2) verbunden und das Kettenfördersystem (...

The electric motor control device combined with an IC engine detects the idling of the engine and the engine revs, for maintaining a required idling revs value, by adjustment of an engine operating parameter, with the electric motor activated for resetting the engine revs to the required value when the idling revs is greater then a threshold value.; Die Erfindung betrifft eine mit einem Verbrennun...

Percentage concentrations of constituents or color components of a sample ar e determined using a spectral analyzer with a wide illumination spot size and detector. The analyzer irradiates the sample, picks up diffuse reflectance o f individual wavelengths from the sample and spatially separates the diffuse reflectance into a response at individual wavelengths. The result is to simultaneously dete...

The present invention relates to a cemented carbide with excellent propertie s for tools for woodworking. This has been achieved by using a WC powder with extremely fine grain size and cobalt and/or nickel powders made from the polyol process. The cemented carbide is particularly useful for the machinin g of chip board, particle board and medium and high density fibreboard (MDF/HD F).

An automatic well test system (100) utilizes a two phase vortex separator 10 4 connected to a pair of Coriolis flowmeters (154, 166) to measure volumetric flow rates in three phase flow. Measurements are performed according to a process (P200) including an iterative convergence technique. Measurements ar e enhanced by the use of real time density and water cut measurements from a water cut meter (...

A surgical snare instrument includes a tubular sheath (12), a flexible shaft (18) extending through, and axially movable relative to the sheath (12); a snare loop (24) at the distal end of the shaft; and a handle assembly (26) coupled to the proximal end of the sheath, and shaft for moving the shaft (18) axially relative to the sheath (12). The handle assembly (26) is provided with a cautery capab...

Die Erfindung betrifft ein Flüssigkeitsfilter, insbesondere ein Ölfilter zum Reinigen von Schmieröl, insbesondere für Verbrennungsmotoren von Kraftfahrzeugen, mit einem stehend angeordneten Filtergehäuse, das einen Aufnahmeraum für einen darin eingesetzten Ringfiltereinsatz enthält, mit einem Einlass für Rohflüssigkeit, mit einem Auslass für gereinigte Flüssigkeit, mit einem durch Herausnehmen des...

Es wird ein Verfahren zur Herstellung von kugelförmigen Rohlingen (4) für die Verwendung in Wälzlagern vorgeschlagen, mit dem die Werkstoffauswahl gegenüber bisherigen Verfahren deutlich vergrössert wird und gleichzeitig Rohlinge (4) hergestellt werden, die im Fertigzustand eine bessere, feinere Oberfläche, ein besseres, homogeneres Gefüge sowie keine vorgeprägte Textur besitzen. Dies wird erfindu...

Improved methods for coating particulate materials at low shear conditions and preferably below the melting point of the coating material are provided. In one aspect, metallurgical compositions are provided that contain a metal-based powder bound to and alloying powder or powders by way of a low melting polymer or wax binding agent, which is preferably polyethylene. The binding agent is blended wi...

Es wird ein einstufiges Verfahren zur Herstellung von Verbundsicherheitsscheiben beschrieben. Die Verbundsicherheitsscheiben bestehen aus zumindest zwei Glasscheiben und einer Zwischenschicht aus weichmacherhaltigem teilacetalisiertem Polyvinylalkohol. In dem autoklavenfreien Verfahren wird eine weichmacherhaltige teilacetalisierte Polyvinylalkohol-Folie mit einem Rauhigkeitswert Rz zwischen 70 m...

A method and apparatus for determining whether a vehicle is configured with the correct versions of software that controls the various operational systems aboard the vehicle. The version numbers for software on board the vehicle are periodically determined by an on-board monitoring system. This information is later transmitted to a remote site, where the actual software version numbers are compare...

A wayside signal (100) for a railway includes a plurality of light emitting diodes (21, 23) housed in a housing (31). The light emitting diodes (21, 23) output indication signals. Further, the light emitting diodes (21, 23) are configured on a first circuit board (17) which is thermally coupled to the housing (31). The housing (31) may also include heat sink fins (19) to dissipate heat generated b...

A method for separating and recovering dimethyl terephthalate (DMT) and ethylene glycol (EG) from a polyester (polyethylene terephthalate (PET)) waste containing foreign matter, which comprises a step of treating a polyester waste in the EG containing a depolymerization catalyst at 175 to 190 DEG C under 0.1 to 0.5 Mpa and removing the solid foreign matter floating on the surface of the resultant ...

A thermosetting plastic foam solid formed from the reaction product of: (a) either polyisocyanate or isocyanate-based foam; (b) a polyol-based foam; (c) a catalyst which is capable of promoting the thermosetting reaction between the polyisocyanate or isocyanate-based foam and the polyol-based foam; and (d) a blowing agent which comprises a high purity cyclopentane product, wherein the high purity ...

A method and apparatus for modifying configuration information used to control an on-board monitor located aboard a locomotive. Under the control of a remote monitoring an diagnostic center, the on-board monitor periodically collects information from the locomotive and transmits it to the remote monitoring and diagnostic center. When it is desired to change some aspect associated with the data col...

A network communication system and method for monitoring and transferring diagnostic data between a remote asset (10) and a central monitoring facility (15) wherein the system comprises a data gathering module (16), an electronic storage device (19) located at the remote asset (10) to store the data, respective network interfaces (14, 18) located at the remote asset (10) and the monitoring facilit...

A series of ortheses for the treatment of scoliotic deformities are each adapted for obliquely applying dynamic derotational forces on the thorax and lumbar spine of the user in opposite directions combined with a kyphosing action on the thorax and a lordosing action on the lumbar spine. The orthoses are designed in order that the correcting forces can be applied on the user's trunk with various d...

A curved mirrored surface is used to collect radiation scattered by a sample surface and originating from a normal illumination beam and an oblique illumination beam. The collected radiation is focused to a detector. Scattered radiation originating from the normal and oblique illumination beams may be distinguished by employing radiation at two different wavelengths, by intentionally introducing a...