To reduce the occurrence of false alarms, the disclosed system incorporates an auxiliary sensor (8) for detecting the presence of a shopper passing through the electronic article surveillance device (1), such that the device is operated continuously, and the auxiliary sensor (8) is used to enable external alarms of the device only upon detecting the shopper's presence. Thus, while the device conti...

A control system for controlling change speed gearing (A) of a vehicle for transmitting output of an engine (1) in varied speeds to wheels. This system has a first clutch mechanism mounted in a drive transmitting line between the engine and the change speed gearing, the first clutch mechanism including two hydraulically operable clutches (5, 6) for forward drive and backward drive, and a backward-...

A process for the definition of various properties of foam prods. contg. cellulosic materials, and prods. obtd. by this process, starting from a pulp contg. water, waste paper and/or waste cardboard and/or other digested or partly digested cellulose-contg. materials, which is subsequently subjected to thermal treatment, pref. by microwave radiation. The process comprises adding foaming agents, blo...

A gear shaft assembly (42) is provided including a shaft (5) having a first set of gear teeth (6) formed integrally in a second portion (51) thereof and extensions of said teeth extend axially over an adjacent reduced diameter second portion (50) for receivably mounting a second gear (7) for rotation with the shaft.

The working resistance for a static RAM, is made using a semiconductor substrate (1) with an applied insulating oxide layer (2), carrying a polysilicon layer (3), which is etched to form two spaced terminal tags. A second oxide layer (4) overlies the terminal tags and the first oxide layer and is etched so that it provides a continuous path ebtween the 2 polysilicon contact surfaces (3A,3B). The ...

Disclosed is a coated article (201) having a substrate (221) with an adherent, abrasion resistant alkene-silane plasma reaction product coating (231). In a preferred exemplification the coating is substantially transparent to visible light and partially absorbing to ultraviolet light. The coating is a plasma assisted chemical vapor deposition deposited coating.

A differential gear device incorporating an internal meshing type planetary reduction gear has an externally toothed gear (14; 44) carried by a hollow input shaft (11, 41) through an eccentric member (12; 42) and an eccentric bearing (13; 43), an internally toothed gear (16; 45) meshing with the externally toothed gear, a differential gear box (19; 48) disposed adjacent to the externally toothed g...

A differential of the helical gear type is disclosed for vehicles including an improved sectional spacer device having a generally C-shaped outer spacer section for maintaining the side gears in axially spaced relation, and a removable inner core spacer section for maintaining the axle shafts in axially spaced relation and for supporting the leg portions of the outer section against displacement t...

An improved apparatus for producing a magnetic field within an interrogation zone for detecting perturbations in the field produced by the presence of a ferromagnetic marker element includes at least a pair of field producing coils, each of which is substantially planar and is positioned on opposite sides of the interrogation zone such that the planes of the coils are parallel to each other and to...

Use of finely divided aqueous cationic dispersions of synthetic resins obtainable by emulsion polymerization from suitable monomers and which contain cationic dispersion polymers, as impregnants and primers for consolidating and priming of porous absorbent substrates, preferably inorganic substrates such as, for example, masonry, concrete, plaster surfaces, gypsum surfaces, bricks or wood, by trea...

PCT No. PCT/EP95/01577 Sec. 371 Date Nov. 4, 1996 Sec. 102(e) Date Nov. 4, 1996 PCT Filed Apr. 26, 1995 PCT Pub. No. WO95/30691 PCT Pub. Date Nov. 16, 1995The compound Me2Val-Val-MeVal-Pro-Pro-NHBzlxHCl is described. It is prepared from Z-Val-Val-MeVal-Pro-OR1 where Z and R1 have the meanings stated in the description. The compound shows antineoplastic activity.

PCT No. PCT/SE97/01832 Sec. 371 Date May 24, 1999 Sec. 102(e) Date May 24, 1999 PCT Filed Nov. 3, 1997 PCT Pub. No. WO98/20274 PCT Pub. Date May 14, 1998Glass fiber reinforced plastic container for liquefied petroleum gas or compressed air. The container is made of two halves, the open ends of which are conically chamfered and joined to each other by an adhesive. In each half the reinforcement is ...

The process provides for the firing in a furnace of ceramic bodies and their coating in an incandescent state on one face with dry granular or powdered glaze when all firing reactions of the ceramic bodies have substantially reached completion; a subsequent thermal treatment fires the glaze and gradually cools the tile. The apparatus for carrying out the process provides for a furnace for firing c...

Poor expression yields of recombinant human factor IX are attributable to aberrant splicing in heterologous expression systems such as transgenic hosts for example, transgenic nonhuman mammal The aberrant splicing sites have been identified as (a) a donor site including mRNA nucleotide 1085; and (b) an acceptor site including mRNA nucleotide 1547; adopting the mRNA nucleotide numbering of FIG. 2 o...

Poor expression yields of recombinant human factor IX are attributable to aberrant splicing in heterologous expression systems such as transgenic hosts for example, transgenic nonhuman mammal The aberrant splicing sites have been identified as (a) a donor site including mRNA nucleotide 1085; and (b) an acceptor site including mRNA nucleotide 1547; adopting the mRNA nucleotide numbering of FIG. 2 o...

The invention relates to a new vitamin D compound, substituted in the 18-position with an alkyl group, a hydroxy group, an alkoxy group, an alkenyl group, an alkynyl group, a fluorinated alkyl group or a fluorinated alkenyl group. The invention also relates to a method of preparing said vitamin D compound and to a lactone and a hydrindane intermediate. The vitamin D compound is of the general for...

The invention is directed to an electrochemical measuring cell for determining ammonia and its derivatives in a gaseous or liquid measuring sample. The measuring cell has at least one anode and at least one cathode which are disposed in an electrolyte chamber filled with a soluble electrolyte. The electrolyte chamber is closed off in the direction facing toward the measuring sample by a permeable ...

The invention is directed to a dosimeter for detecting gaseous substances or substances dissolved in liquids. The dosimeter includes a detection chamber which is partitioned off with respect to the ambient by a membrane which is permeable to the substance to be detected. The detection chamber is filled with an electrolyte which is subjected to changes in its characteristic under the action of the ...

The present invention is a unique antimicrobial composition which comprises an antimicrobial agent, a nonionic surfactant and an anionic surfactant. The composition is useful in providing antimicrobial effectiveness in surgical scrub applications with excellent mildness characteristics.

The present invention relates to a disposable absorbent article, such as a disposable diaper, incontinence guard or sanitary towel. The invention is characterized in that the absorbent pad includes at least two mutually different superabsorbents, the absorption properties of which with respect to their absorption rate and liquid-retention ability respectively differ essentially from one another.