The apparatus has a detecting device to determine the temperature of an emission control catalyst. A clutch controlling device increases the degree of engagement of a clutch (C0, C1, C2) if the temperature of the emission control catalyst detected by the detecting device is less than a reference temperature, when the device is about to decrease the degree of engagement of the clutch. Independent ...

A polyurethane resin dispersion comprises: (i) polyol of average mol. wt. ≥ 300; (ii) polyol of average mol. wt. 62-299; (iii) compound of mol. wt. ≥ 400 which has an ethylene oxide content of ≥ 50 wt.% and is monofunctional in isocyanate polyaddition reactions; (iv) polyisocyanate; (v) polyamine of mol. wt. 60-300 or hydrazine; and (vi) hydrophilic aliphatic diamine. Component (i) contains an aro...

The pack has a posterior part (A) that is made up of impermeable material and comprising a tubular compartment provided with an anterior wall (2), and a posterior wall (3). The posterior part has an opening (4) in its upper part, where opening is closed in a water-tight manner. An anterior part (B) fixed on lateral edges and on upper edge of the wall (2) by a sliding system (G) to support and fix ...

La présente invention concerne un terminal nomade de transactions électroniques. Elle concerne également un système de transactions électroniques sécurisé comportant des un ou plusieurs terminaux nomades. Le terminal (1) comporte un support applicatif (2) et un coupleur (3) pour réaliser les opérations de lectures et d'écritures sur un média nécessaires aux transactions électroniques en relation a...

There is provided a method of controlling the operation of a multispeed gearbox which is associated with a start-up clutch, at least one power shift clutch, shift clutches for shifting into various speeds of the gearbox and with a control unit for controlling the actuation of at least one of the clutches. The method comprises the step of controlling the coefficient of friction of the at least one ...

The clutch release for a motor vehicle has a master cylinder (1) and a slave cylinder (2) in a circuit which has an additional valve for operating the clutch (4) lock up when stationary. The valve can be positioned in the transmission circuit between the slave cylinder and the master cylinder. The valve (7) can be controlled electrically, mechanically or hydraulically.

Described is a using of an anti-stress agent or a functional food comprising as effective agent at least one fermented sour milk for the manufacture of a drug for the treatment of stress. The said fermented sour milk can be prepared by fermenting an animal or vegetable milk starting material with lactic acid bacteria of the genus Lactobacillus.; Je opísané použitie protistresového činidla alebofun...

L'invention concerne un dispositif de réaxation d'un genou affecté d'une déformation en varus. L'implant est caractérisé par une cage d'ostéotomie métallique 1 pourvue d'une importante zone de réhabitation osseuse, et de correction angulaire ajustable. Le design de la prothèse qui est représentée sur la figure 1, est déterminé de par le profil des faces médio latérales et postérieures du tibia. Le...

A longitudinal edges of the wings are contacted with the bone by a fixer (2), where the two planes forms a general plane of the plate with an angles alpha (55[deg]) and beta (125[deg]). The two wings (11, 12) are in a same length, width and thickness. The planes (111, 112) of the wings are symmetrical, which is compared to a perpendicular plane to the general plane (101) of the plate (1). The two ...

An electrical inductor assembly has a plurality of three-phase inductors on a common core. Each inductor includes three coils wound around separate legs of the core. Core bridges extend across the legs to provide an inter-leg path for the magnetic flux produced by each coil. The magnetic flux from all the coils of adjacent inductors flows through a common core bridge in a manner wherein the magnet...

Compounds of formula (I), formula (II), formula (III), and formula (IV) or pharmaceutically acceptable salts or prodrugs thereof, are antibacterial agents. Compositions containing the compounds, processes for making the compounds, synthetic intermediates employed in the processes, and methods for treatment and prevention of bacterial infections are disclosed.

Preparation of an isomerate (I) (having research octane number of 80) and coproduction of an aromatic fraction (F) (comprising mainly toluene) from a fraction, comprises: using an aromatic (contained in the charge) extraction unit (E), isomerization unit (U) and separation unit (S) for linear and mono-, di- and tribranched paraffin, where (I) contains less than 1 (preferably 0.5) wt.% of aromatics...

The tubular device comprises: a partially transparent tube equipped with an internal surface of the device; protuberant elements, which laterally spread from the axis; and a removable tool with an elements to maintain the device in a position when the rod is in a revolving position. The rods (36) are structured to swivel around an axis with respect to the handle rotation and to move in a translati...

Un procédé de malaxage pour la préparation de pâte à empreinte dentaire à base de silicone met en oeuvre un malaxeur centrifuge planétaire (1) comprenant au moins un bol de malaxage installé dans un porte bol (6). Le procédé est caractérisé par une étape d'introduction d'un certain volume de liquide non réactif dans le bol avant une étape de malaxage afin d'assurer un refroidissement de ladite pât...

La présente invention a pour objet l'utilisation de bactéries alcalophiles sulfato-réductrices ou thiosulfato-réductrices choisies parmi au moins une espèce de la famille des Desulfohalobiaceae ou du genre Desulfonatronum ou dont le gène codant pour l'ARN ribosomique 16 S présente une homologie d'au moins 97 % avec le gène correspondant de l'une quelconque des espèces de la famille des Desulfohalo...

Oligocracking of a light olefinic hydrocarbonated charge (I), for the preparation of propylene, comprises allowing (I) to circulate in a cross-flow; continuously or discontinuously drawing out a flow of used catalyst (II); recycling a primary fraction of the used (II); transferring the complementary fraction of used (II) into a zone of regeneration; and reintroducing the fraction of regenerated (I...

The plate has holes for the passage of a fixation screw (3). Each of the holes has an oblong shape and is drilled in its circumference. Each hole has an end (21) conformed for coupling a drilled head (30) of the screw in the end, and an end (22) with a covering unit (23) extending to the right of a countersunk hole (20). The unit (23) allows to house, in cooperation with the countersunk hole, a pa...

An anal incontinence treatment apparatus comprises an adjustable restriction (434) device implanted in a patient, who suffers from anal incontinence, and engaging a portion of the colon or rectum (435) of the patient to restrict the faecal passageway therein. An adjustment device (436) mechanically adjusts the restriction device to restrict or release the faecal passageway, i.e. to normally close ...

Nucleic acid molecules encoding at least part of a Type I polyketide synthase, and having a polylinker with multiple restriction enzyme sites in place of one or more PKS genes encoding enzymes associated with reduction, optionally further including nucleic acid incorporated into the polylinker, the further nucleic acid encoding one or more reductive enzymes; plasmids incorporating such nucleic aci...