PURPOSE:To improve a decorative function by bringing a treatment prepared by adding an organic colorant to an aqueous hydrosilicofluoric acid solution containing a supersaturated amount of SiO2 into contact with a glass having the uneven surface and forming an SiO2 coating film containing the organic colorant on the surface. CONSTITUTION:To an aqueous hydrosilicofluoric acid solution, an SiO2satur...

PURPOSE:To obtain colored cover glass of high strength having transparent colored layer with durability on the surface by forming coating film of silicon dioxide containing organic coloring agent on the surface of cover glass. CONSTITUTION:A treating solution composed of aqueous solution of hydrosilicofluoric acid in supersaturation state of silicon dioxide mixed with organic coloring agent is bro...

The invention is concerned with systems for transferring value between electronic purses, usually in the form of IC or "Smart" cards, via the intermediary of an interface device. In order to control the flow of value between purses a hierarchical class structure is proposed. This is achieved by assigning to each purse a class which controls the conditions under which value may be transferred to an...

An apparatus for stripping waste yarn from textile tubes comprises a vertically travelling carriage 8 which places the tubes in a clamp 5 with associated stripping jaws and causes stripping of the yarn to take place, a suction tube associated with the clamp 5 for extracting the stripped yarn and a programmed control device which controls the operation of the parts of the apparatus. The apparatus m...

Land vehicle navigation apparatus (10) includes computer (11) for calculating first and second navigation routes (1, 2, or 3) between start (72) and destination (73) locations. Both routes are preferably visible to vehicle operator at same time along with route criteria such as route travel mileage and/or route estimated travel time. Vehicle operator selects which displayed route is used for provi...

An X-ray analysis apparatus comprises a central control device which includes means for recording simulated beam paths in the apparatus, thus enabling correction for the effects of radiation-optical deviations as well as of other deviations in the apparatus or a specimen on detection signals. Such a correction facility allows for construction of an apparatus having a large number of freedoms and h...

PCT No. PCT/SE93/00754 Sec. 371 Date Mar. 16, 1995 Sec. 102(e) Date Mar. 16, 1995 PCT Filed Aug. 16, 1993 PCT Pub. No. WO94/06559 PCT Pub. Date Mar. 31, 1994A granulating mill having a cutter which is rotatably disposed in a granulate container. Pieces of material to be comminuted are supplied to the granulate container from a collection hopper. The cutter has shaft ends which are rotatably mounte...

Expandable thermoplastic polymers in particle form comprising a) at least one organic boron-silicon compound, b) at least one thermoplastic polymer and c) a blowing agent, a process for their preparation, and the foams produced using these expandable thermoplastic polymers.

The tape cassette has a housing having planar and parallel top and bottom, and two hubs rotatably mounted in the housing between the two walls at opposite sides of the housing. The housing has an access opening located between the hubs. Two cylindrical guides are located between the top and bottom walls at opposite sides of the opening on opposite sides of the housing. Each guide has a stationary ...

This invention relates to an automatic ultrasonic processing system specifically for the thermally smelting fibre fabrics such as shower curtain, tablecloth and bedsheet. By use of ultrasonic machine and its automatic system, hemming, perforation and cutting, as well as automatic folding and packaging of large-area soft cloth can be anifomatically performed.

The drying apparatus heated by both solar energy and coal burning is suitable for dewatering fruits or farm and subsidiary products. Several rows of solar heat collector are arranged outside of the drying chamber and the wind pipes of each row of solar heat collector are connected together. A coal burning furnace is arranged at one end of the drying chamber and connected to the wind pipes for each...

PCT No. PCT/EP90/00581 Sec. 371 Date Dec. 21, 1990 Sec. 102(e) Date Dec. 21, 1990 PCT Filed Apr. 12, 1990 PCT Pub. No. WO90/12841 PCT Pub. Date Nov. 1, 1990.The present invention is related to polyurethane foam materials, pores thereof being free of halogenated hydrocarbon compounds, in particular free of CFCs, and a process for producing the same wherein no halogenated hydrocarbon, in particular ...

An improved system for performing an alkylation process and a method for handling liquid catalyst in an alkylation process. This improvement involves method and apparatus by which liquid alkylation catalyst contained in the alkylation process equipment can be transferred into a catalyst storage vessel without the need for venting excess pressure from the storage vessel to atmosphere. Through a com...

Materasso, caratterizzato dal fatto di essere sostanzialmente composto da: ? una base materasso che forma il corpo materasso vero e proprio (1) in cui perimetralmente sulla superficie superiore dispone di mezzi di unione disgiungibili (3) per:? un materassino soprastante (2),? essendo detto materassino soprastante (2) intercambiabile mediante detti mezzi di unione (3) con altro (2) di differenti c...

A defect detection system and method for a pattern to be inspected wherein multiple-focus images of the pattern to be inspected are obtained and a defect on the pattern to be inspected is detected utilizing the multiple-focus images.

Knife for cutting up abattoir meat is in the form of a circular blade with cutter units (1) sepd. from each other by gaps (2). Each cutter unit has a concave cutting area (3) at the end pointing in the cutting direction, extending between two cutting tips (4,5). The forward tip is higher than the rear tip. A second concave area (6), between two tips (7,8) connects to the first area, opposite to th...

A building drum (1) wherein two half drums (9, 10) are moved equally and oppositely along the same axis (6) between a parted idle position and an adjacent forming position; each half drum (9)(10) supporting an annular end element (29) of a tubular, axially deformable forming module (28), an intermediate tubular body (30) of which is defined by a number of side by side, partially superimposed metal...

The present invention discloses a subbing coating composition for polyester films comprising: I a polymer A having attached to its backbone carboxyl groups and/or groups which form carboxyl groups upon hydrolysis and a polymer B having attached to its backbone -SO3X and/or -PO3XY groups, wherein X and Y are identical or different and denote an alkali metal, ammonium or hydrogen ...

A system for controlling locomotion of a mobile robot such as a legged walking robot in a working space, comprises a line or array of optical detectors (382) on opposite sides of a foot (22L, 22R) of the robot, and a landmark (80) of a line or an arc provided in the working space which defines a region having different attributes, e.g. a difference in brightness, from the surrounding space. The op...

A novel processor for manipulating packed data. The packed data includes a first data element D1 and a second data element D2. Each of said data elements has a predetermined number of bits. The processor comprises a decoder, a register, and a circuit. The decoder is for decoding a control signal responsive to receiving the control signal. The register is coupled to the decoder. The register is for...