A method and apparatus for reducing a metal compound particularly iron oxide, by means of a reducing agent comprising CO or H2 or a mixture of these two gases, of which the average temperature is between 850 DEG C. and 1000 DEG C. and which has been obtained at this temperature by means of a plasma arc heater. The CO and H2 mixture is preferably obtained by heating a mixture comprising a selecti...

PURPOSE:To realize the follow-up travel control of high reliability by executing the follow-up travel control while taking the influence of the existence and the traveling state of not only a right in front car but other cars in a circumference upon the travel of his own car into consideration. CONSTITUTION:The car 1 right in front of his own car 2 is recognized by a front car recognizing means 5,...

The invention relates to the optical control of sufficiently transparent bodies, in particular articles such as bottles (B) or flasks distributed in line on a horizontal table conveyor in front of the apparatus, each light emitter (21) of which can be reduced to a simple screen providing a luminous background. Rapid electronic examination is carried out by lines, in the direction of motion ov...

A multispeed winch or gear box wherein an axially-movable gear located on a shaft parallel to the drive shaft is movable by operation of a lift mechanism to be in a first position in engagement with a specific gear train or in a second position out of engagement with the said gear train. Further, the winch or gear box can have a gear on the drive shaft with a lip or shoulder which can retain the a...

A dispenser for liquid refreshment is removably carried in a pocket attached to an armband. The armband is adapted to be worn on an upper arm of a person engaged in a continuous physical activity such as running. The dispenser, a flask of oval cross section has an upper closure and filler cap including a squirting spout. While being engaged in the activity such as running, the wearer of the armban...

A multispeed winch or gear box wherein an axially-movable gear located on a shaft parallel to the drive shaft is movable by operation of a lift mechanism to be in a first position in engagement with a specific gear train or in a second position out of engagement with the gear train. Further, the winch or gear box can have a gear on the drive shaft with a lip or shoulder which can retain the axiall...

A toe unit for a safety ski binding for disposal on a horizontal surface of a ski includes a base adapted to be mounted on the ski, a bolt having a lower end and an upper end, and a mounting portion for mounting the lower end of the bolt to the base. The mounting portion permits axial movement of the bolt between a first position and a second position, and secures the bolt substantially perpendicu...

A molded pharmaceutical primary closure including a thermoplastic elastomer molded into the shape of a closure and having a compression set less than about forty percent, an oxygen transmission rate of less than 500 cc/m2/day, a moisture vapor transmission rate of less than 2 gm/m2/day, and a needle penetration force of less than 2000 grams.

Novel antiviral ring-substituted ethyl or methyl 4-acetoxy (or propionyloxy)-2-naphthoates are provided.

A method of detecting a significant difference of a to-be-checked sheet includes the step of scanning a traveling to-be-checked sheet (1) by a camera in the width-wise direction to obtain image data, extracting an outline of an image and an outline of a defect on the to-be-checked sheet from the image data, sequentially writing the outline data extracted in the outline extraction step in a memory ...

Detection of a defect (18) on the surface (15) of an article (10), such as a semiconductor chip, is accomplished by illuminating the chip in a bright field and then capturing the image thereof with a television camera (30) coupled to a machine vision processor (32). To detect the defect 18, the vision processor first adaptively thresholds the captured image to effectively eliminate areas in the im...

A method of manufacturing a reinforced component of a motor vehicle tire carcass, in particular, a tubular toroidal body ply (12)(20)(24)(25) extending about and encapsulating two annular lateral beads (8), whereby the two annular beads (8) are arranged coaxially and separated by a first distance (A)(C)(D) greater than a final distance (B), so as to define, at least partially, a toroidal frame (11...

The invention relates to a method of analyzing a multi-phase fluid flowing along a hydrocarbon well in order to determine, at each depth, the average static proportion of one of the phases by means of a local measurement. At each depth the local static proportion of the phase under investigation is determined at a point in the flow, which point is situated on a circle having a radius r in the tran...

Aqueous application systems for applying additives to polymeric particles, methods of preparing aqueous emulsions which include at least one processing, stabilizing or other functional polymer additive and an emulsifiable wax. Also disclosed are methods of applying additives to polymeric particles and to polymeric particles treated by such methods.

An aqueous solution for removing metals from waste water contains at least 1 wt.% sodium borohydride, at least 1 wt.% sodium aluminate and an amount of sodium hydroxide which will depend on the application. A solution made up on site and used immediately may contain as little as 0.4 wt.% NaOH. This amount should be increased to 20 wt.% for shipping in a vented container and to 30 wt.% for shipping...

A composite comprising a fluoropolymer resin matrix reinforced with continuous filament aligned fibers for use in corrosive high temperature environments.

This invention relates to oriented porous films having cells with polygonal cross sections and average pore diameters of about 5 to about 30 microns and interconnecting pores between the cells which have a diameter of about 0.2 to about 20 microns which are formed from a polypropylene-based resin and a process for forming the film which comprises the steps of forming a film containing beta-spherul...

PCT No. PCT/EP86/00462 Sec. 371 Date May 29, 1987 Sec. 102(e) Date May 29, 1987 PCT Filed Aug. 5, 1986 PCT Pub. No. WO87/00847 PCT Pub. Date Feb. 12, 1987.A method for the modification of the surface of polytetrafluoroethylene or of copolymers consisting mainly of polytetrafluoroethylene by the action of fluorides of silicone, germanium, phosphorus or arsenic on the surface of the copolymer which ...

Discrete, non-agglomerating particles of polyalkylene carbonate are produced by solvent/non-solvent precipitation using certain solvent/non-solvent systems. The free-flowing particles obtaine are from 30 to 3000 microns in diameter and are suitable for use in a variety of applications, particularly the preparation of foamed articles.

A method for preparing granular porous chitosan which comprises dispersing an acidic aqueous solution of chitosan in a hydrophobic dispersing medium; and, evaporating water off while stirring the resulting dispersion.