A food cutting machine has a circular knife (6) mounted on an axis (5) on an eccentric disc (4). An opening (9) for passage of a food product to the blade is closable by a closure plate (12) mounted on a swivel arm which is movable by a ram or electromagnetic drive.

A device for measuring displacement speed of elongate material 1 eg. yarn comprises a scanning system. e.g. two pairs of light sources 6 and detectors 7 spaced apart by a known distance. The time of passage of a deviation in the physical properties of the material over the distance between the two detectors 7 is measured and the displacement speed is calculated by processing circuitry 8. The lengt...

The invention relates to a process for the preparation of positive or negative active mass of lead accumulators by using the active mass separated from production-refuse plates and/or the active-mass wastes produced during production. According to the invention when positive active mass is prepared then positive active mass, while when the negative active-mass is prepared then negative active-mass...

System comprises: (a) 3 containers (C1, C2 and C3) where C1 and C2 and C2 and C3 are in fluid communication; (b) a first porous medium interposed between C1 and C2 (LDM) comprising at least 1 of a leukocyte depletion medium, a red cell barrier (RCBM) and a combined LD-RCBM; and (c) a second porous medium interposed between C1 and C2 comprising a leukocyte depletion medium. Also claimed is a blood ...

System comprises: (a) 3 containers (C1, C2 and C3) where C1 and C2 and C2 and C3 are in fluid communication; (b) a first porous medium interposed between C1 and C2 (LDM) comprising at least 1 of a leukocyte depletion medium, a red cell barrier (RCBM) and a combined LD-RCBM; and (c) a second porous medium interposed between C1 and C2 comprising a leukocyte depletion medium. Also claimed is a blood ...

A pneumatic tire having improved high-speed running performance is manufactured by conducting vulcanization of a green tire (10) in a mold (12) provided at a position corresponding to a given position between the shoulder portion (33) and the bead portion (16) with at least one protrusion (34) which protrudes inside the mold and continuously extends in the circumferential direction of the mold and...

A surface-coated rubber or plastic sliding member having a coating with excellent durability and high slipperiness,wherein the coating comprises a solid lubricant such as molybdenum disulfide, a resin matrix and a reinforcement, said resin matrix comprising a fluoroolefin vinyl ether polymer resin and/or a fluoroolefin vinyl ether/vinyl ester copolymer resin.

Batteries based on lead chemistry, e.g., lead-acid batteries, are substantially improved through the use of a particular positive material. This material is formed by the electrochemical conversion of tetrabasic lead sulfate (TTB) where this TTB is synthesized at a pH in the range 9.3 to 12 and under reaction conditions that provide a substantial excess of sulfate to the reactive lead. The resulti...

An electrical grounding connector, electrical grounding connector assembly, and a method of attaching an electrical grounding connector and electrical grounding connector assembly to an electrically conductive panel is disclosed. The grounding connector assembly includes a grounding stud connector having a body portion disposed between, and integrally joining, a stud portion and a riveting portion...

Disclosed is a thermoplastic coupled multilayer structure comprising: (A) at least one layer of a blend of (i) a vinylaromatic polymer and (ii) a vinylaromatic monomer-conjugated diene block copolymer; (B) at least one polyolefin layer, and, optionally, (C) one or more layers of vinylaromatic polymer. t

The sensor system monitors solutes in a liquid stream by analyzing the amount of light absorbed in a liquid in a particular wavelength band. The sensor system is arranged for selectability of the type of fiber used for transmission and adjustability of the liquid gap length in the liquid so that individual installations can be arranged with optimum characteristics for sensing particular chemical s...

A high-power acceptable optical fiber comprises a core and cladding provided on the outer peripheral surface of the core. The dopant concentrations in the core and cladding each change in the axial direction of the optical fiber. The core has a same relative refractive index profile in any cross section thereof taken in a direction perpendicular to the axial direction thereof. The relative refract...

An alloy having a composition represented by the general formula, AlaNibXcMd, wherein X is at least one element selected from the group consisting of La, Ce, Mm, Ti and Zr; M is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Fe, Co, Y, Nb, Hf, Ta and W; and a, b, c and d are, in atomic percentages, 85 & a & 94.4, 5 & b & 10, 0.5 & c & 3 and 0.1 & d & 2. The aluminum-based alloy has a h...

A high-strength and high-toughness aluminum-based alloy having a composition represented by the general formula: AlaNibXcMdQe, wherein X is at least one element selected from the group consisting of La, Ce, Mm, Ti and Zr; M is at least one element selected from the group consisting of V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Y, Nb, Mo, Hf, Ta and W; Q is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Mg, Si...

A compacted and consolidated material of an aluminum-based alloy obtained by compacting and consolidating a rapidly solidified material having a composition represented by the general formula: AlaNibXcMd, AlaNibXcQe or Ala'NibX cMdQe, wherein X represents at least one element selected from the group consisting of La, Ce, Mm (misch metal), Ti and Zr; M represents at least one element selected from ...

An improved eutectic aluminium-silicon alloy having a relatively high level of bismuth is provided which is particularly wear-resistant and sufficiently self-lubricating so as to be suitable for use in a wearing component even when poorly lubricated. The relatively high bismuth level within the alloy co-operates with the other elemental additions present so as to provide a sufficiently low-frictio...

A method of forming solder stops (16,26) on a thick film, comprising a conductive metal and an inorganic oxide, including the step of directing a laser beam onto the film to form a surface consisting essentially of fused inorganic oxides which acts as a solder stop (16,26).

Le détecteur comporte une surface (7) sensible à rayonnement photonique et réflectrice, devant laquelle, solidaire d'un boîtier (2), est placée une fenêtre transparente (11) comportant un dioptre interne (12) et un dioptre externe (13). Selon l'invention, le milieu transparent de la fenêtre est non diffusant et atténuateur du rayonnement photonique, le dioptre interne (12) est à une distance de la...

Flexible roll-up door intended to close off an opening (5) in a wall (9) between two volumes of air at different temperatures, the said door comprising two vertical lateral uprights (1, 2) which each form a slideway (8) delimited by two vertical edges, the said door comprising a roll-up shutter (4) which has lateral parts (4a, 6a) sliding in the said slideways, characterised in that each lateral u...

According to the present invention, a method for forming field oxide is presented. An oxidation barrier comprising oxide (12) and silicon nitride (16) is formed over a semiconductor substrate. An opening (18) through the oxidation barrier is created to expose a portion of the substrate (10). A field oxide region (20) is formed and then removed. A layer of silicon nitride (22) is then deposited ove...