Electronically adjustable position-sensitive radiation detector, focus-error detection system comprising such a radiation detector, and optical read and/or write apparatus comprising such a focus-error detection sytem. A position-sensitive radiation detector (1), which on a plane surface comprises at least two adjacent reverse-biased radiation-sensitive diodes. comprises a bias circuit (20) for es...

Combustibility properties of flexible polyurethane foams made with flame retardant additives are increased by incorporating into the foam-forming reaction mixture a combination of certain flame retardant surfactants and certain low molecular weight polyols.

A point-of-manufacture data acquisition system for an industrial facility including a series of work stations through which workpiece units are transferred for production operations, comprising workpiece unit identification members e.g. punched data cards, production operation identification members, and operator identification members. Each work station has a data terminal including a manually-op...

The invention proceeds from a device for sealing off a pressure vessel, especially a piston bore (2) of a floating caliper disc brake, in which an operating piston is carried in a cylinder bore (2) of a housing (1) forming a seal. The operating piston can be displaced by a hydraulic pressure, one end face of the operating piston defining a working chamber (3) to which pressure can be admitted. A s...

A control process for a rotary pump which is immersed in a fluid produced by a well involves the use of a rotary pump driven by a variable speed motor and comprises the steps of acting upon the rotational speed of the motor according to a pressure difference which exists between the pressure of the fluid measured in the proximity of the pump and the production pressure of the well. The production ...

A partially lined disc brake (1) has a brake frame (3) or brake saddle, a brake shoe (5) consisting of carrier plate (6) and friction lining (7), and an operating piston (4) for the brake shoe. Between the operating piston and brake shoe there is arranged a damping element (10) with at least one flexible cushioning layer in layered construction with at least one metal sheet. The damping element is...

Porous particles of crosslinked PVC are disclosed. The particles are skinless and have a fast powder mix time. Processes to produce the novel particles are also disclosed.

A drive axle device having the disk brake and planetary gear reducing unit at the outer end of the drive shaft and a wheel shaft outside said disk brake and gear reducing unit. The axle tube which incorporates the drive shaft terminates in a flanged portion at its outer end and encompasses the disk brake in the flanged portion. The disk is positioned on the drive shaft near the outer end thereof. ...

PURPOSE:To automate the insertion of a capacitor by eliminating the directivity of the insertion of the capacitor by penetrating a capacitor inserting hole formed at the side of a terminal board, forming only a terminal board at a molding made of resin and forming projections of arrow shape on both opposed inner surfaces. CONSTITUTION:A bobbin 8 is formed of a plurality of collars 8a for winding a...

COMPOSITION DE RESINE POUR BASE D'APPAREIL DENTAIRE, AYANT DES CARACTERISTIQUES AMELIOREES LA RENDANT APTE AU DURCISSEMENT PAR MICRO-ONDES, EST CARACTERISEE PAR LE FAIT QU'ELLE COMPREND, EN COMBINAISON:

I.UN COMPOSANT PULVERULENT CONTENANT, COMME CONSTITUANTS PRINCIPAUX, UN POLYMERE D'UN ESTER DE L'ACIDE METHACRYLIQUE, AYANT UNE DIMENSION MOYENNE DES PARTICULES ALLANT DE 50 A 120 MICRONS,...

The invention relates to a method for avoiding the deposition of scale deposits in pipes or any other location, for removing the existing scale deposit, characterised in that it consists in transmitting to the medium to be treated repeated electrical shocks, which are internal and short, in order to create a variation in electric field density in the said medium. The method is characterised in tha...

PROCEDE D'EXTRACTION AUTOMATIQUE D'UN OBJET CONTRASTE DANS UNE IMAGE NUMERIQUE, CONSISTANT D'UNE PART, A ESTIMER EN I, J UNE VALEUR DU FOND FI, J, CETTE ESTIMATION FAISANT INTERVENIR UN PREMIER SEUIL S, PERMETTANT D'AFFECTER A I,J UN FOND FI,J ESTIME DE FACON DIFFERENTE SELON LE RESULTAT DE LA COMPARAISON AU PREMIER SEUIL S D'UNE FONCTION DE CONTRASTE LOCAL GRI,J CALCULEE POUR L'ELEMENT D'IMAGE...

PURPOSE:To execute correct operation procedures again, by recording and holding an inputted guide picture, redisplaying it by tracing the operated picture in reverse, and also correcting the picture to which an input error has been executed. CONSTITUTION:In case redisplay of the previous picture has been requested, an input terminal equipment 6 informs a terminal controller 1 of read-out of the in...

A coherent jet of the liquid is directed onto the liquid surface through a gas layer thereover. The liquid jet is issued out of a nozzle at a velocity of 20-38 m/s and a Reynolds number of at least 400,000 and the free path length of the liquid jet is at least 15 times the diameter of the liquid jet.

The invention relates to a chemical complex. Propylene glycol and ethoxylated fatty amine are added to formaldehyde sulphonated naphthalene with sucrose and with water, in the following proportions: formaldehyde sulphonated naphthalene 40 % to 48 %, propylene glycol 2.7 % to 3.3 %, sucrose 0.8 % to 1.2 %, ethoxylated fatty amine 0.2 % to 0.4 %, H2O 56.3 % to 47.1 %. The chemical complex is determi...

Disclosed is a digital computer which includes means for storing a plurality of instructions arranged as a program with conditional branch instructions at respective locations in said program specifying conditions to be tested; an instruction prefetch means and an instruction execute means for respectively fetching and executing different instructions of said program at the same time in a pipeline...

A digital data processing system uses variable length instructions grouped in routines and subroutines. One of the instructions in a routine is a subroutine calling instruction, Fig. 10A or 10B, which includes an operation code, FA or FB and two operand specifiers. One operand specifier represents an argument list address or argument count and thus enables determination of the arguments to be pass...

LA PRESENTE INVENTION CONCERNE UNE LOGIQUE DE COMMANDE POUR CONTROLER DES REFERENCES A UN CACHE 24 COMPRENANT UN REPERTOIRE DE CACHE 62 CAPABLE D'ETRE CONFORMES SELON PLUSIEURS VOIES, CHAQUE VOIE COMPRENANT UNE MEMORISATION D'ETIQUETTE ET DE BITS VALIDES POUR RECHERCHER DE FACON ASSOCIATIVE DANS LE REPERTOIRE 62 DES ADRESSES DE RESEAUX DE DONNEES DE CACHE. UNE LOGIQUE DE REGISTRE ET DE CONTROLE...

Prostheses useful for articulating cartilage replacement, and which are attached to host bone without the use of cements, are derived from bone. Allogenic or xenogenic bone segments are machined into the desired shape and differentially demineralized. The completely demineralized portion has a spongy texture similar to natural cartilage, while the non-demineralized portion is a matrix into which a...