The yarn (1) is wound onto a cross-wound package (4) by means of a grooved drum (3), and a first sensor (6) is provided for determining the circumferential speed of a member rotating synchronously at the speed of the traversing yarn. A second sensor (7) determines the position of the yarn (1) on the package (4) in relation to the longitudinal axis thereof, and a correction factor is derived from t...

The electrically actuated cable mechanism (10) comprises a housing (12) disposed about the cable (15) and having a movable conduit (20) extending from one end and a stationary conduit (30) extending from the other end, each conduit (20, 30) being disposed about the cable (15). Located between the conduits (20, 30) and engaging the movable conduit (20) is a hollow screw (25) which is disposed about...

The present invention relates to a new spongy material consisting essentially of hyaluronic acid or its derivatives. The characteristics of the new pharmaceutical preparations consist in assuring high concentrations of active principle for a long period of time, by exploiting the characteristics of slow release of the active principle. The new pharmaceutical preparations can be utilized advantageo...

An absorbable composition useful for treating absorbable surgical devices to render the same storage stable and/or to enhance delivery of the article and/or a medico-surgically useful substance to a wound. The preferred composition includes collagen or a derivative thereof, a plasticizer and a surfactant.

A cancer therapy system includes a solid-state laser unit (51; 76) with a laser oscillator (1) which generates laser beam with a predetermined wavelength in respect to which a titanium-sapphire laser oscillator (9) is pumped to generate a laser beam with a predetermined wavelength which is administered through a fibrescope (54; 80) to irradiate cancerous focuses (55) to treat or destroy them.

1. A dry shaving apparatus with a housing (1), a drive mechanism and a shaving head (2) including at least one arcuate short hair cutter assembly (K) and at least one long hair cutter assembly (L, L') associated therewith whose cutting area (L1 ) on the side remote from the short hair cutter assembly (K) includes an angled outer edge (at B2 ), characterized in that the shaving head (2) is pivotall...

In a multilayer bottle having at least two layers including an outer layer and an inner layer according to the present invention, the inner layer and the outer layer adjacent thereto are separable from each other at a body of the bottle while the inner layer and the outer layer are adhered to each other at at least a part thereof in order to prevent the deformation of the bottle due to the reducti...

A method for heating wooden objects to be butted in connection with solid bending of such wooden objects, e.g. when manufacturing furniture. In solid bending, the objects are treated by means of heat and steam for a predetermined period of time before they are bent and/or moulded in the desired shape. According to the invention, one or more electrode system(s) (20, 21) is/are arranged which are ad...

A data base processing system using a multiprocessor system includes:- storage unit (20), provided in a shared memory (10) of the system, for storing data base management information representing either an object of a shared processing operation or an object of a local processing operation for every resource; an access management unit (23), provided in each of a plurality of processor modules (11)...

A linear peristaltic pump for pumping fluid through a resilient tube has a pair of pumping fingers (48, 52), a pair of pinching fingers (46, 50), and a strain gauge (80) to monitor pressure inside the tube. The first pumping finger (48) squeezes the tube at a first location, and the second pumping finger (52) squeezes the tube at a second location. Additionally, the first pumping finger is configu...

Preassembled wood panels are obtained by superimposing and gluing together layers of boards 1, 2 oriented with the natural grain at 90 degrees to each other. The outer layers, of substantial thickness, are comprised of sawn boards of good quality and grained wood, while the inner layers can also be of good quality, but they may also be of lesser quality and/or less valuable wood. Between one layer...

The multiple-duct tube for centrifugal separators for blood in particular, suitable for connecting a rotating connector (2) to a stationary connector (4) comprises, in a monolithic structure, a plurality of ducts (12a,12b,12c,12d) which have parallel axes. The outer surface of the tube (1) is defined by blended portions of walls of the peripheral ducts, so as to assume a lobate shape (9a,9b,9c,9d)...

An apparatus for sealing a continuous web of packaging paper or like material with adhesive material in a packaging machine for editorial graphic products, comprising a frame containing a first conveyor for conveying the paper web, unwound from a roll by an unwinding unit, and with the front end of which there are associated, externally, a second conveyor for feeding editorial graphic products to ...

A device for feeding single sheets to a packaging, labelling or packeting machine, comprising a support structure provided with a table for positioning a stack of sheets (16) to be fed, at least one pair of rotary drums (21,22) arranged rigid with a drive shaft (19,20), and a plurality of operating elements associated with said pair of drums and comprising gripper elements (23) positioned on said ...

Thoughened thermoplastic compositions are described having a good balance of mechanical, thermal and process properties, comprising: at least a polyphenylene ether, at least a polyamide, an elastomeric copolymer containing a vinyl aromatic polymer grafted on an olefinic elastomer, and an organic diisocyanate. n

The present invention relates to a new spongy material consisting essentially of hyaluronic acid or its derivatives. The characteristics of the new pharmaceutical preparations consist in assuring high concentrations of active principle for a long period of time, by exploiting the characteristics of slow release of the active principle. The new pharmaceutical preparations can be utilized advantageo...

A vehicle disk brake assembly (1) has an actuator (2) forming a braking band (4) on a disk (3) face. Brake backplates (5) sit in the caliper, and locate via hooks (15) at the rear of the backplate when viewed in relation to the disk direction of rotation. A means upon which the hook locates (14,17) is provided on the caliper. ADVANTAGE - Reduced noise and vibration, ease of pad removal/insertion.