An apparatus for shaping a green tire carcass is provided having a bladder mounted to a first and second support, a retractable support shaft mounted inside th e bladder, and upper and lower bead ring for mounting the beads of the tire carcass thereon , wherein one of said bead rings has a channel in fluid communication with a pressurized sour ce of fluid, wherein said channel has an outlet locate...

The invention relates to an aluminium alloy and anode made therefrom containing silicon, iron, copper, manganese, magnesium, chromium, zinc and titanium. Th e anode is used as a sacrificial anode in water vessels with non-metallic hulls.

Images of a first and a second area of skin of an individual are obtained (s1, s3) wherein one of said first and second areas of skin comprises an area of skin of the individual generally not exposed to sunlight. The images are then processed (s2,s4) to determine the concentration and distribution of one or more chromophores in the imaged areas of skin. A relative measure of skin damage is then ca...

The invention relates to a cement silo structure for a mining machine comprising a mixer, a cement silo for cement and a feed apparatus for feeding cement to the mixer. The cement silo is a separate unit that may be transferred by means of transfer means between a use position on top of the mining machine and a filling position that differs from the use position.

The present invention is directed to processes for colorization of molded articles made from engineering plastics. In particular, the processes are us ed to colorize ice skate blade holders and goalie skate cowlings.

The invention relates to a blind rivet element (1) with a setting head (2) and with a shank (3), the shank having, in the region of its end facing away from the setting head (2), an internal thread (4) or a threaded--bolt receptacle and, between the internal thread or the threaded-bolt receptacle and the setting head, a deformation portion (5), and the setting head possessing a larger outside diam...

A surgical stapling apparatus includes a staple cartridge and an anvil membe r. The staple cartridge includes a plurality of surgical fasteners disposed in rows of retention slots. The staple cartridge may have an annular or linear configuration of retention slots. Th e tissue contacting surface of the staple cartridge may be tapered or stepped. The anvil member has a tissue contacting surface tha...

A method of operating a solid oxide fuel cell by a fuel that contains heavy hydrocarbons. In the method the fuel is, prior to its delivery into a fuel cell, led into a first reactor (4), in which the heavy hydrocarbons are degraded into carbon monoxide and hydrogen and thereafter the fuel is led into a second reactor (5), in which the hydrogen and carbon monoxide produced in the first reactor are ...

There is disclosed a system and method for replying to an electronic mail (email) message containing questions or response objects. In accordance with an embodiment, the method comprises identifying a response object in the email message based on a response object marker; parsing the response object from the email message; formatting the response object into a list of response objects in a reply m...

An improved method of employing a switch assembly for use in providing input to a handheld electronic device comprises employing a capacitive sensing system having a capacitive slider input device that detects navigational inputs. The switch assembly further provides a pair of switches mounted to the slider on an underside thereof to provide selection or escape inputs as desired.

An improved switch assembly for use in a handheld electronic device comprise s a capacitive sensing system employing a capacitive slider input device to dete ct navigational inputs, and further provides a pair of switches mounted to the slider on an underside thereof to provide selection or escape inputs as desired.