Borehole orientation information, typically azimuth and inclination, is derived from measurements of gravitational and magnetic components along a borehole axis (O) and transverse thereto. The transverse components are measured by a fluxgate (12) and accelerometer (14) arranged to rotate around the borehole axis (O) at a constant angular velocity (w). The calculations necessary to derive the desir...

A visualising system for providing views of an area (12) (e.g. stage or screen) from a plurality of viewing positions (e.g. seats) enables a user to select a seat. Personal details (e.g. performance date and time, price, person's height) are used to help select the best available seat. The user can preview scenes from all seats manually, or the system selects available seats which satisfy t...

An enquiry system enables users or consumers to obtain information about products and services by sending a coded message using a telephone text system (e.g., the SMS text system) to a telephone number that is linked to a computer system. The computer system can automatically identify the message sender by reference to the sender's telephone number details transmitted along with the message conten...

A system which enables a mobile telephone to be used to locate goods or services, comprising the following elements: (a) a communications network to allow a mobile telephone operator to receive, from the mobile telephone, criteria defining the goods or services required; (b) a searching system connected to receive the criteria and perform automated searches against those criteria using resources p...

A computer system allows negotiation of a multi-party agreement between a plurality of entities. The computer system comprising a plurality of computer nodes; a computer node being arranged to define negotiation rules between the entities; wherein the computer node is operable for a plurality of entities to bid for one or more of a plurality of roles in the negotiation, in which one entity can con...

A web site is created that allows fundraising organizations to raise money on a computer network. A fundraising organization sets up a computer network-based fundraising campaign by creating a home page, which is accessible to members of the public over the internet. The home page provides a description of the fundraising organization, as well as the purpose for which money is needed. Participants...

Process for the production of expandable particles of styrene polymers, having improved processability characteristics, which comprises: i) producing expandable particles of styrene polymers containing from 2 to 20% of an expanding agent incorporated; ii) covering these particles with an antistatic agent in a quantity of less than 1% by weight; iii) vigorously frictioning the particles in a mixi...

Masterbatches comprising high density polyethylene (HDPE) are used for the production of polyolefin articles, particularly films. Employing HDPE in a masterbatch alone or in combination with a hydrocarbon resin and/or a polyolefin ultimately results in extruded polyolefin articles of optimal stiffness and ductility. Employing a high density polyethylene in combination with a hydrocarbon resin and ...

The subject invention is directed to a rheology-modified ethylene polymer having less than 0.5 weight percent gel, a composition distribution breadth index (CDBI) greater than 50 percent, and a molecular weight distribution (Mw/Mn) of less than 4.0, which is characterized as having improved rheological performance and/or melt strength attributes relative to the unmodified polymer. The subject inve...

The present invention relates to a method for the production of small spherical particles consisting totally or partly of at least one water-insoluble linear polysaccharide by dissolving the at least one water-insoluble polysaccharide in a solvent or a solvent mixture, introducing the solution into a precipitating agent or a precipitating agent mixture, optionally cooling the mixture thus obtained...

Foams prepared from a blend of a syndiotactic polypropylene (sPP) resin and a foamable thermoplastic polymer resin are provided which exhibit a combination of desirable properties which have heretofore been difficult, if not impossible, to achieve. The foams of the present invention are useful in applications such as thermal insulation, packaging, and the formation of molded articles such as cups,...

A process for making a macrocellular acoustic foam is disclosed in which a foamable gel made of a blowing agent and a polymeric resin composition is subjected to an extrusion process at a die pressure greater than the prefoaming critical die pressure but less than or equal to four times that of said prefoaming critical die pressure and macrocellular foams obtainable by that process are also disclo...

A network navigation method includes steps of reading a product code (14) from an article (12), and determining an electronic address (20) based upon the product code (14). A network navigation system is provided to perform the aforementioned steps. A database (32, 34) associates the product code (14) with the electronic address (20).

A system for providing information and services to remote user terminals upon request therefrom includes a provider node in communication with the remote user terminals and in communication with other nodes including advertisers. Advertisers initiate transmission of advertising messages for display on the remote user terminals. The provider node maintains profile information specifying each user's...

This invention is to be provided with website for marine transportation and its related industry which various type of carriers to always upload, alter and delete transportation data in real time and to transmit messages to needers; which the needers themselves can easily approach, compare, analyze and utilize the information every 24 hours and thereby arrange transportation; and which carriers, t...

An automated target-market sampler comprises a website operated by a marketing-services provider. Client-users and volunteer testers access the website over the Internet. Such client-users have commercial websites of their own that they will pay the marketing-services provider to study and report on how effective and easy they are to navigate and use. The testers are rewarded for their participati...

Macrocellular polyolefin foams that can withstand temperatures above 110° C. are described for use in sound absorption and insulation applications, especially in elevated temperature and/or moist environments. These foams have a large cell size (>=1.5 mm), are open or closed-cell foams, and preferably have at least one perforation per square centimeter and/or a density less than 25 kg/m3. They are...

Method and apparatus for the centered engraving of flat fine-mesh printing screens covered by photoemulsion and mounted on frames suitable to the polychromatic screen printing, for the manufacture of preset at register frames. The method and the apparatus allow the use of the same references (23, 25, 28) of the frames either in the engraving than in the printing phase, achieving high precision of ...

Certain embodiments include a method and apparatus controlling a financial access vending machine. The financial access vending machine contains a user identifying interface subsystem and a locale identification. Certain embodiments include systems of such financial access vending machines, financial access mechanisms and vending system servers. Certain embodiments include methods of contracting b...

Processing an e-commerce transaction includes querying a clearinghouse system to determine handling standards associated with a product. Upon receiving a query identifying a product and an entity, the clearinghouse computer system queries a database to determine whether the entity meets a product use and handling standards associated with the product. A response is then sent to the electronic comm...