MéTODO PARA LEILãO ELETRÈNICO. é descrito um método para leilão eletrónico que compreende um sistema de leilão usando a internet e que permite a transação diferenciada de lances de valor superior ou igual ao proposto e lances de valor menor que o proposto, divididos em etapas de negociação.

MéTODO DE EXIBIçãO PARA EMPRESAS EM FEIRAS E EXPOSIçõES. é constituído por um método de exibição para empresas em feiras e exposições e eventos em geral, pertencente ao campo da informática, o qual substitui os métodos convencionais de trocas de informações por métodos digitalizados e informatizados; durante feiras e exposições, expositores realizam seu "marketing" através de apresentações/imagens...

In an electric parking brake device, an equalizer is pivotably carried at its center part on a nut which is caused by an electric motor to perform linear reciprocating motion, and parking brakes are operated by respective cables which are connected respectively to the opposite end portions of the equalizer. Stop members are provided for preventing the pivot movement of the equalizer in the state t...

An electronic device comprises a circuit board which has a through hole and uses a resin with a glass transition temperature exceeding 150° C. as a base member, a metal casing which has an opening, and a connector which is fitted to the opening of the metal casing in which a pin of the connector is inserted into the through hole, the pin and the through hole are connected with a conductive member,...

A method for the control of an actuator of a starting clutch of a motor vehicle. The actuator is so regulated by a control apparatus that the starting clutch is closed upon the presence of a desire for starting, as well as closed by an adjusted, transmission ratio, and the clutch is opened upon the termination of the starting procedure. For the freeing of a vehicle from a roadway obstruction by wa...

The present invention provides settable compositions that comprise water and cement kiln dust. The settable compositions optionally may comprise an additive that comprises at least one of the following group: fly ash; shale; slag cement; zeolite; metakaolin; and combinations thereof. The settable compositions optionally may be foamed with a gas. Methods of cementing also are provided that comprise...

This invention is directed to a process for making solid, typically particulate, water-swellable material comprising coated water-swellable, preferably hydrogel-forming polymers, which are coated with a coating agent, which is such that it does not rupture when the polymers swell in a liquid, e.g., water or saline water. Hereto, the coating agent is extensible in wet state and comprises thereto a ...

A description is given of a concrete molding which is coated with cement-bound mineral coating composition (cement slurry) and with a transparent varnish, the transparent varnish comprising as binder an aqueous polymer dispersion and also at least one anionic emulsifier containing at least one phosphate and/or phosphonate group. The concrete molding is distinguished by high gloss and can be used i...

Composition comprising a rubber or plastic material and a zeolite. The composition may be foamed or not. The composition may absorb water or other chemicals, and has characteristics making it useful in the manufacture of a variety of products.

A method for polymerizing olefins in a fluidized-bed reactor is provided. The method involves introducing a fluid into the fluidized-bed reactor at an angle and amount sufficient to induce one or more swirls in the fluidized bed in the reactor.

A miniaturized electro-optical device having a first zone facing a second zone, a first condenser plate, a second condenser plate arranged in the second zone and smaller than or equal to the first condenser plate, an intermediate space between both zones, with a conductive element arranged therein and which is independent from the side walls and moves thereacross the space depending on voltages pr...

The present invention discloses a credential transfer method for use on a distributed electronic network the method comprising the steps of a sender communicating to a recipient a credential index comprising an index referring to at least one credential, the recipient selecting at least one of the credentials from the index of at least one credential provided by the sender, the recipient communica...

The system has a calculating unit with a control program that is formed for controlling a tuning process between radio communication nodes, which is implemented in allowable time intervals and/or at a specification received by the gateway (3) and/or event identified by one of the radio nodes. One of the nodes for the processing of one of a preset functions is selected, and is best suitable for the...

The present invention relates to a black pigment/auxiliary combination having an improved relative color strength of greater than or equal to 110%, the preparation thereof and the use thereof.

A card terminal having means for entering transaction value information indicative of a first amount, means for entering data indicative of an additional amount, means for storing the transaction value information and the data indicative of the additional amount, and means for creating a message for electronic transmission, the message including data indicative of the first amount in association w...

Method for determining pressure profiles in wellbores, flowlines and pipelin es flowing singlephase and multiphase fluids and use of such a method. The flow is temporarily stopped or restricted with a quick acting valve and the pressure is continuously recorded at a point a short distance upstream, usin g the Joukowsky equation: .DELTA.p_a=.rho. u a, where .rho.(kg/m3) represents the fluid density...

A method and a computer program for economic evaluation of completion methods for drilling a well. An extensive user interface is provided for inputting of reservoir data and parameters relating to a first completion method. A rigorous first skin factor is generated based on the reservoir data and first drilling parameters. An interface is preferably provided for entering cost data related to the ...

A sensor for detecting an amount of material deposition. The sensor includes a substrate, a heater disposed on the substrate, and a temperature sensor. The heat and the temperature sensor are separated from one another by a gap.

A capacitor with a nano-composite dielectric layer and a method for fabricating the same are provided. A dielectric layer of a capacitor includes a nano-composite layer formed by mixing X number of different sub-layers, X being a positive integer greater than approximately 1. A method for forming a dielectric layer of a capacitor includes: forming a nano-composite layer by mixing X number of diffe...

A semiconductor device is provided which is capable of improving its reliability by using a material having a high relative dielectric constant as a material for its gate insulating film, by suppressing degradation of an EOT (Equivalent Oxide Thickness) and by preventing crystallization of the material having a high relative dielectric constant. The semiconductor device (Field Effect Transistor) h...