There is provided a method for monitoring fluid flow within a region to be measured of a subterranean formation, said method comprising placing at least one source within said subterranean formation; placing at least one sensor within said region to be measured, wherein each said at least one sensor is adjacent to at least one source such that said sensor measures changes to said fluid caused by s...

A means for measuring fluid flow through or into a pipe comprises a fluidistor element (11) arranged in a wall of a pipe splicing piece (10) inserted between sections of the pipe. A pressure sensor (3, 12) senses oscillations in the fluidistor element, and delivers a signal to an analyser (8) for deriving fluid flow rate, density and composition.

A method of obtaining a rubber plate or tape, which comprises providing and heat vulcanizing two layers made of different mixtures, thereby obtaining a composite plate or tape, applying at least one layer of a finishing spreadable product suitable for providing a so-called pull-up effect onto at least one surface of said plate or tape thus-obtained, and applying mechanical stress to said plate or ...

PCT No. PCT/EP95/04413 Sec. 371 Date Jul. 8, 1997 Sec. 102(e) Date Jul. 8, 1997 PCT Filed Nov. 9, 1995 PCT Pub. No. WO96/15784 PCT Pub. Date May 30, 1996Pharmaceutical agents for treating diabetus mellitus which contain a compound of formula I as the active substance, in which A, B, A' and W have the meanings stated in the claims, new compounds of formula I as well as processes for their productio...

A method and apparatus for protecting exposed pipeline joints on weight coated pipelines used in offshore applications. The method allows quick installation on a lay barge where pipeline sections are being welded together for offshore installation. The method does not require a long cure time before handling. The method protects the corrosion coating on pipeline joint sections not covered with wei...

At least some of the segments (2) of the stent (1) are interconnected by first bridge elements (3) extending in the general direction of the longitudinal axis (z) of the stent and having at least one end connected to the concave or inside portion (5) of a respective loop (6) so that, during the radial expansion of the stent, the axial contraction of the segments (2) resulting from the opening-out ...

PCT No. PCT/EP96/00670 Sec. 371 Date Dec. 5, 1997 Sec. 102(e) Date Dec. 5, 1997 PCT Filed Feb. 15, 1996 PCT Pub. No. WO96/25129 PCT Pub. Date Aug. 22, 1996A metacarpal-phalangeal and/or interphalangeal (1) prosthesis, particularly for joints in the hand or foot, comprising a pair of pins (2, 3) which can be implanted in bone adjacent to a joint to be restored and connected by a flexible joint (4) ...

The invention relates to a resorbable bone replacement and bone formation material (augmentation material) based on porous beta-tricalcium phosphate (beta-TCP).

This invention relates to adenosine derivatives and analogs which possess adenosine agonist activity and are useful as anti-hypertensive, cardioprotective, anti-ischemic, and antilipolytic agents, to pharmaceutical compositions including such compounds, and to their use in treating hypertension, myocardial ischemia, ameliorating ischemic injury and myocardial infarct size consequent to myocardial ...

Novel multicyclic erythromycin compounds and pharmaceutically acceptable salts and esters thereof having antibacterial activity having a formula (I) (II), (III), compositions comprising a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of the invention in combination with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, as well as a method for treating bacterial infections ...

Un sistema de conmutacion de conexion cruzada en capas fisicas esta integrado en una oficina central y facilita la entrega de servicios de datos, tal como el servicio de linea digital de abonado (DSL), a abonados en una linea compartida de voz y datos. El sistema de conmutacion de conexion cruzada en capas fisicas puede ser colocado entre un bifurcador y la linea compartida para permitir que la un...

Se proyecta un medio oxidante polimerico insoluble en agua que tiene un pluralidad de triyoduro vinilbencilo de N-piridinio o mitades de tribromuro cuyos anillos de piridinio tienen dos sustituyentes, R1 y R2, que son independientemente un hibrido o un grupo alquilo C1-C4 y corresponden en estructura a la formula (I), un proceso para preparar agua aseptica y un aparato util para llevar a cabo el p...

Aryl- and heteroaryl-substituted urea compounds useful in the treatment of diseases and conditions related to DNA damage or lesions in DNA replication are disclosed. Methods of making the compounds, and their use as therapeutic agents, for example, in treating cancer and other diseases characterized by defects in DNA replication, chromosome segregation, or cell division also are disclosed.

Valve for an aerosol container for dispensing a suspension of a substance in a liquid propellant contained therein. The valve comprises a valve body (1) having at least one orifice (16) to allow a quantity of the suspension to pass from the container into the valve. The valve further comprises a ring (18) disposed around the valve body (1), the ring being positioned below the at least one orifice ...

The access point of the present invention saves power consumption and attains size reduction of a mobile device that receives information. A radio base station 10a provides a connecting point for connecting a plurality of clients with the Internet 60, and stores announcement information, which is recognizable by a user terminal 20a. The user terminal 20a transmits information to and from an outlet...

The invention relates to a system for monitoring and/or operating of one or more moving objects like vehicles and is characterized in that each object (10) is assigned an internet address and comprises an interface to the internet via a wireless telecommunication unit (126), whereby sensors (121) and/or actuators (123) for monitoring and/or affecting components and/or conditions of the object are ...

A water dispersible and/or water soluble polyurethane (I) is useful as an additive for hydraulic binding agents for the production of mortars or concrete whereby (I) has (A) an average isocyanate functionality of less than 1.8, an aliphatic and/or cycloaliphatic bound isocyanate group content (calculated as NCO; mol. wt. 42) of 0-10 wt.%. (B) a urethane group content (calculated as NHCOO; mol. wt....

An ultrasonic sealing device (10) for sealing packages of pourable food products made of sheet packaging material (4), the device having a number of ultrasonic-vibration generators (18) housed in an outer casing (16) having a front forming portion (30) having two folding plates (42, 43) which enclose the heads (25) of the generators (18) and interact, in use, with the packaging material (4); one (...

An ultrasonic transverse sealing method for sealing the walls (9) of a tube (2) of packaging material filled with a pourable food product and fed along a path (P), and wherein the packaging material has heat-seal plastic material; the method providing for gripping two walls (9) of the tube (2) locally between a first and a second face (17; 21) of respective jaws (3, 4) of a sealing device (1); com...

Compounds of the formulaand pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.R1 and R2 are independently hydrogen, fluorine or alkyl;R3 is aryl or heteroarylR4 is alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, cycloalkylalkyl, arylalkyl, heteroaryl, heteroarylalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, heterocycloalkylalkyl;m is an integer of 0 to 2; andn is an integer of 1 to 3.The compounds of formula I are protein kinase inhibitors and are u...