Disclosed is an actuator for a friction engagement device of the type adapted to allow power transmission between two shafts by releasing engagement of the friction engagement device concerned. The actuator comprises a torque/thrust conversion device composed of two elements and adapted to effect and release the engagment of the friction engagement device, a pair of gears respectively connected to...

This invention relates to an optically active compound of flubrocythrinate with formula (I), a process for preparing the same, and an insecticidal and acaricidal composition containing the same and its use. The insecticidal and acaricidal activity of this optically active compound is evidently superior to that of the mixed-racemic compound.

The binding for a ski boot fixes the rear part of the boot and (1) comprises a fixed part (2) which fixes the boot heel with at least two upwardly extending flanges (3, 4). These flanges support a wire (5) which forms a loop (25) extending from the one flange to the other and which encloses the boot heel. The free parts (6, 7) of the wire ends at a distance in front of the respective fastening pos...

Prodn. of interlocking metallic parts, which slide over each other under pressure, comprises mixing a non-metallic molecular material in powder or granular form with the metal powder of the metallic particles produced in powder spray casting. This material is inert towards the metal and is resistant to temps. up to 900 degrees C. A ceramic, e.g. BaSO4 or TiO2, or C60 fullerene is added to the meta...

Apparatus (10) for inspecting external dimensional parameters of a container finish (12) that includes a light source (16) for directing light energy onto the finish (12) of the container (14) and a matrix array sensor (24) disposed to receive an image of the container finish illuminated by the light source. A telecentric lens (32) is positioned to focus onto the matrix array sensor (24) an image ...

An idling time of a peripheral equipment is dynamically controlled. Recent intervals of data transferred from a host system to the peripheral equipment are continuously measured, and an idling operation of the peripheral equipment is stopped or continued in accordance with the measured intervals. A printer in a stopped condition is started at the substantially same time as the start of dot-develop...

PURPOSE:To securely grip a container at a perpendicular attitude by providing two freely rotatable rollers and one driving roller for gripping the collar of the mouth part of the container at three positions, two roller support rods which are freely opened and closed to right and left, and a mechanism which opens and closes the support rods to right and left. CONSTITUTION:The container 3 is placed...

A method for the preparation of flexible foams containing urethane groups and having a reduced hardness is disclosed. Polyethers, having at least two hydroxyl groups and a molecular weight of 400 to 12,000 are reacted with polyisocyanates in the presence of catalysts and water and, optionally, in the presence of emulsifiers, stabilizers, cross linking agents, blowing agents and conventional auxili...

A process for the production of composite bodies consisting of a polyurethane core and a polyurethane covering, with the core being positioned inside a mold so that an average distance of at least 0.5 mm exists between the surface of the core and the internal wall of the mold. The gap between the core and the internal wall of the mold is filled with a reaction mixture composed of a) a polyisocyana...

DNA sequences coding for human polypeptides with protease activity and capable of inducing apoptosis, related to the interleukin-1beta converting enzyme are disclosed.

A method of preparing (+/-)-calanolide A, 1, a potent HIV reverse transcriptase inhibitor, from chromene 4 is provided. Useful intermediates for preparing (+/-)-calanolide A and its derivatives are also provided. According to the disclosed method, chromene 4 intermediate was reacted with acetaldehyde diethyl acetal or paraldehyde in the presence of an acid catalyst with heating, or a two-step reac...

A molded closure for a liquid container comprising a thermoplastic elastomer and a blowing agent. The molded closure is particularly suitable for use as a synthetic wine cork in a wine bottle. The molded closure does not permit passage of oxygen into the container, does not absorb oxygen from the contents of the container, can be removed from the container using a corkscrew without significant exp...

PCT No. PCT/EP94/01652 Sec. 371 Date Dec. 4, 1995 Sec. 102(e) Date Dec. 4, 1995 PCT Filed May 24, 1994 PCT Pub. No. WO94/27599 PCT Pub. Date Dec. 8, 1994The invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition for rectal administration which comprises 1,2,3,9-tetrahydro-9-methyl-3-[(2-methyl-1H-imidazol-1-yl)- methyl]-4H-carbazol-4-one in the form of its free base or a pharmaceutically acceptable sol...

A two axis closed loop angular rate sensor which provides a digital delta theta output signal. A drive member is formed of a single, silicon wafer having a pair of oppositely-facing planar surfaces. The drive member includes a frame and a drive member central portion connected to the frame and arranged to have rotational compliance between the frame and the central portion about an axis perpendicu...

The proposed biologically degradable material is based on shellac and can be obtained by causing shellac or a derivative thereof to react with at least one C6-C10 carboxylic acid and at least one dicarboxylic acid using acid catalysis.

Fiber reinforced prepregs containing a methacrylate butadiene styrene modified thermoset resin are particularly useful in the fabrication of electrical and office equipment enclosures.

Disclosed is a semiconductor device having a capacitor of large capacitance. The capacitor includes a first electrode portion which has a conductive structure formed on a semiconductor substrate, an insulating layer with pinholes in the conductive structure, and a conductive silicon layer grown through the pinholes, a second electrode portion on the first electrode portion, and a dielectric film f...

PCT No. PCT/EP95/02967 Sec. 371 Date Jan. 30, 1997 Sec. 102(e) Date Jan. 30, 1997 PCT Filed Jul. 27, 1995 PCT Pub. No. WO96/04545 PCT Pub. Date Feb. 15, 1996Apparatus for the optical characterization of the internal structure and/or composition of a spatially extended, scattering sample comprising an arrangement of one or several light sources and one or several light detectors and a displacement ...

Metodi per l'analisi e la misurazione in tempo reale di variazioni temporali dei tessuti in segnali ultrasonici per il miglioramento di immagini tessutali e per la caratterizzazione qualitativa e quantitativa della dimensione/forma degli oggetti raffigurati. Un dato numero delle inquadrature di immagine più recenti viene memorizzato e reso disponibile per l'analisi digitale dei dati e per ciascuna...