A densified porous billet is formed by depositing a matrix composition in the pores of a porous preform. The composition of the matrix is graded, varying with distance from the substrate surface. In one embodiment, pores 46 formed by the voids in a preform of three-dimensionally woven carbon fibres 42 are filled by chemical vapour deposition of a first layer 61 of carbon and subsequent layers 63, ...

A fault tolerant computer system includes at least two central processing units each having a cache memory and a parity error detector adapted to sense parity errors in blocks of information read from and write to cache and to issue a cache parity read or write error flag if a parity error is sensed. A system bus couples the CPU to a System Control Unit having a parity error correction facility, a...

A method for manufacturing a layer of a laminated, disposable absorbent product (10), such as a fluid-permeable cover layer (12), an absorbent core layer (14) and a fluid-impervious backing layer (16) thereof, with a conparatively small amount of waste matter. The method conprises the steps of longitudinally cutting a continuous web (32) of starting material according to a cyclic pattern (34) cons...

The invention relates to novel condensed 4-quinolyldihydropyridines of the general formula (I) in which A, R1, R2 and R3 have the meaning given in the description, a process for their preparation and their use in medicines, in particular in compositions for the treatment of cardiovascular disorders.

PCT No. PCT/GB92/01872 Sec. 371 Date Apr. 12, 1994 Sec. 102(e) Date Apr. 12, 1994 PCT Filed Oct. 13, 1992 PCT Pub. No. WO/9307757 PCT Pub. Date Apr. 29, 1993.An apparatus for use in stunning fowl prior to slaughter has a mechanism for passing a predetermined electrical current through a series of items of varying electrical resistance, the mechanism including a continuous shackle train (10) having...

PCT No. PCT/JP95/02077 Sec. 371 Date Jun. 11, 1996 Sec. 102(e) Date Jun. 11, 1996 PCT Filed Oct. 11, 1995 PCT Pub. No. WO96/11657 PCT Pub. Date Apr. 25, 1996The shorts type disposable diaper (1) of the present invention is characterized by a plurality of elastic members (4) provided at the urination point (40) located below the body-surrounding portion (30) and in the vicinity of the urination por...

A process of repairing a refractory body, including the steps of a. introducing combustible particles into a first gas stream containing no more than 18% oxygen by volume; b. causing an oxygen-rich gas stream to flow through a particle entrainment zone into a reaction zone adjacent a refractory body to be repaired so as to produce an aspirating effect within the particle entrainment zone effective...

PURPOSE:To obtain a ceramic material having satisfactory thermal shock resistance. CONSTITUTION:This heat resistant ceramic material has a ceramic coating layer based on alpha-Al2O3 and having 0.2-2.0mum average grain diameter, 15-40% porosity, 0.01-0.3mum average pore diameter and 2.3-2.8g/cm<3> bulk density.

PURPOSE:To obtain a ceramic material having satisfactory thermal shock resistance. CONSTITUTION:This heat resistant ceramic material has a ceramic coating layer based on SiO2 and having 0.5-15mum average grain diameter, 20-50% porosity, 0.1-10mum average pore diameter and 1.2-1.9g/cm<3> bulk density.

An apparatus for needling a fibrous web comprises a row of needle beams arrayed adjacently each other in a direction of an operating width. The needle beams may be attached to exchangeable needle boards and are driven with the needle boards up and down in a reciprocating motion path. The fibrous web is guided by a fibrous web support and a stripper positioned between the needle beams and the suppo...

A method of forming an environmentally sealed transponder type circuit wherein the circuit components are mounted on a lead frame type substrate (10; 31; 31'), the components are encapsulated in a plastic housing (28; 48) in a plastic molding process so that the housing is supported in the frame only by a plurality of the leads (39, 40; 39', 40'; 39', 40', 51, 52), and then severing the leads at t...

PCT No. PCT/GB95/00313 Sec. 371 Date Jul. 23, 1996 Sec. 102(e) Date Jul. 23, 1996 PCT Filed Feb. 15, 1995 PCT Pub. No. WO95/22282 PCT Pub. Date Aug. 24, 1995The method involves having the subject, to whose fractured limb an external fixator has been applied, undergo a specific load test, measuring the load carried by the fixator and the total load carried by the limb during the test, and determini...

A bio-compatible adhesive pad comprises a laminate containing a layer of a flexible resin and a layer of an adhesive material, and a pad layer compatible with biological surfaces which is laminated on the layer of an adhesive material of the laminate. The bio-compatible adhesive pad absorbs blood and exudates from wound, does not cause ablation of newly formed tissues during exchange of the pads, ...

Es wird eine biaxial orientierte Polypropylenfolie beschrieben. Die Basisschicht der Folie enthält mindestens 90 Gew.-% eines mittels Metallocen-Katalysator hergestellten Polypropylens. Dieses Polypropylen zeichnet sich durch eine mittlere isotaktische Blocklänge von größer 40, einen n-heptan löslichen Anteil von kleiner 1 % und durch ein Verhältnis von Gewichtsmittel Mw zu Zahlenmittel Mn von kle...

Zur Oberflächenmodifizierung von Substraten, insbesondere Bodenbelägen wie Linoleum, wird auf die Oberfläche des Substrats (1) ein Lack (4) aufgetragen. In die noch flüssige Lackschicht (5) wird eine saugfähige Papierlage (7) eingebettet. Der Lack wird anschließend durch Ultraviolett- oder Elektronenstrahlung ausgehärtet. Die eingebrachte Papierlage (1) ermöglicht durch ihre Beschaffenheit, insbes...

Es wird eine biaxial orientierte Polypropylenfolie beschrieben. Die Basisschicht der Folie besteht im wesentlichen aus einem mittels Metallocen-Katalysator hergestellten Polypropylen. Dieses Polypropylen zeichnet sich durch eine mittlere isotaktische Blocklänge von größer 40, einen n-heptan löslichen Anteil von kleiner 1 % und durch ein Verhältnis von Gewichtsmittel Mw zu Zahlenmittel Mn von klein...

Es wird eine biaxial orientierte Polypropylenfolie beschrieben. Die Basisschicht der Folie besteht im wesentlichen aus einem mittels Metallocen-Katalysator hergestellten Polypropylen. Dieses Polypropylen zeichnet sich durch eine mittlere isotaktische Blocklänge von größer 40, einen n-heptan löslichen Anteil von kleiner 1 % und durch ein Verhältnis von Gewichtsmittel Mw zu Zahlenmittel Mn von klein...

Es wird eine biaxial orientierte Polypropylenfolie beschrieben. Die Basisschicht der Folie besteht im wesentlichen aus einem mittels Metallocen-Katalysator hergestellten Polypropylens. Dieses Polypropylen zeichnet sich durch eine mittlere isotaktische Blocklänge von größer 40, einen n-heptan löslichen Anteil von kleiner 1 % und durch ein Verhältnis von Gewichtsmittel Mw zu Zahlenmittel Mn von klei...

The composite fibre reinforcement material, with a spring effect, is a layer of thicker fibres from a carding stage. Immediately after carding, continuous glass filaments are directed at the web surface, to lie on it in all directions. The web and filaments are mechanically bonded by needling, which draws the glass filaments through the web thickness. The web is of synthetic fibres to spring again...

A reflecting film in its simplest form has at least a transparent polymer film (10) and a thin silver layer (30) applied on the transparent polymer film to reflect light entered from incident on and transmitted through the transparent polymer film. The reflecting film has a reflectance of at least 90% to visible light even after exposure for 300 hours at a reflecting film temperature of 100 DEG C ...