A process for producing a tire reinforcement is characterized by the fact that each reinforcement cord is projected individually into its place in the reinforcement. For this purpose, a machine is used which comprises laying members comprising essentially a rotary conduit which projects the cord by a radially outer extremity of the conduit and rollers which impose a linear speed of laying of the c...

HAIR DRYER HANDLE STRUCTURE A hair dryer includes an air blower housing with an elongated barrel extending therefrom. The housing is mounted on an upper end of a handle. An electrical cord is arranged to extend from an opposite lower end of the handle. The handle has an elongated cord support member extending from the lower end thereof and substantially parallel with the barrel to define a pair of...

Currently microfiltration devices use hydrophilic membranes to sterilize liquids. Air locks may develop on the upstream side of the filter membrane within these apparatus. The present invention provides a method and apparatus for removing an air lock from the upstream side of a microfilter in a device for dispensing a sterile liquid from a storage container by forcing the liquid through a microfi...

According to this invention, there is disclosed an AGC circuit of an FM front-end portion, including an attenuator (11) for attenuating an input signal in accordance with a level of a first signal, an amplifier (13) for amplifying the input signal in accordance with a level of a second signal, a first input amplitude control circuit (15) for outputting third and fourth signals in accordance with a...

The present invention provides a conveyor (1) suitable for use in conveying bulk material (2), especially for the elevation of such material. The conveyor (1) comprises an endless carrier belt (3) and an endless bulk material engagement (4) having a plurality of paddles (10) with a shape corresponding to the cross section of a channel (7) defined by the carrier belt (3), so that the paddles (10) h...

Chain link made of plastic having at least one hinge eye (2, 2') with a transverse shaft bore (3) and adapted to be interconnected in a number to form a conveyor chain or a conveyor belt in that adjacent links are interconnected in a hinge-like manner by a shaft or a pivot and where the chain link comprises a locking device (4) formed integrally with the hinge eye (2') of the chain link for positi...

A phosphate-free powdered dishwashing composition containing a mixture of a protease enzyme and an amylase enzymes have been found to be very useful in the cleaning of dishware. The compositions contain nonionic surfactants and aalkali metal silicate and bleaching agent.

The aqueous composition comprises a non-ionic surfactant and an alkali metal hydroxide. The non-ionic surfactant is a propylene oxide- ethylene oxide derivative of an alcohol of Formula I R-O-[C2H3(CH3)O]a-[C2H4O]b-H (I) and/or a butylene oxide-ethylene oxide derivative of an alcohol (ROH), of Formula II R-O-[C2H3(C2H5)o]c-(C2H4O]b-H (II) wherein R is a linear or branc...

A light pattern generator includes a reflective layer absorptive to infra-r ed radiation from which a desired pattern has been removed to allow passage of a light beam in the shape of the pattern. A method for making a light pattern generator includes forming a layer of reflective material on a transparent substrate and ablating a portion of the layer with a laser to create a desired pattern.; A l...

A method for jointing at least two plastic elements (1-1,2-1), whereby an edge (18) of a first plastic element (1-1) is at least partially placed in an opening of a second plastic element (2-1), the edge (18) of the first plastic element (1-1) being folded over an edge (3) of the opening of the second plastic element (2-1) under plastic deformation, using pressure means (12), whereby the edge of t...

A method for jointing at least two plastic elements in a liquid- and/or gastight manner, whereby an edge of a first plastic element is at least partially placed in an opening of a second plastic element, the edge of the first plastic element being folded over an edge of the opening of the second plastic element under plastic deformation, using pressure means, whereby the edge of the first plastic ...

The present invention is directed to a method of apparatus of enhancing the signal-to-noise ratio of a microphone array. The array includes a plurality of microphones and has a directivity pattern which is adjustable based on one or more parameters. The parameters are evaluated so as to realize an angular orientation of a directivity pattern null. This angular orientation of the directivity patter...

A curtain that opens from side to side or from the top down. The curtain is hung from a variable position curtain rod which moves up and down within two tracks, one located on each side of the window. Movement of the curtain rod is controlled by a cord. This invention provides variable degrees of privacy in a room while admitting variable amounts of light through the upper portion of the window. W...

An improved fold configuration of top mounted air bag cushions which tend to deploy high in a vehicle compartment and tend also to deploy at great velocity at an occupant's head uses several fold variations including a folded bubble on top, tucks, a pleat and rolls which inversely roll down the vehicle dashboard when an inflating fluid under pressure flows into the cushion, which folds can only un...

The mouthwash is based on ingredients such as lemon, juice, or extracts thereof, vinegar of any kind, apple, orange and parsley juice, with the addition of sodium bicarbonate, in the following quantities: 0.500 - 1.500 Kg of lemons; 100 - 300 g of apples; 10 - 200 g of oranges; 10-80 g of parsley; 0.10 - 0.90 l of vinegar; 0.02 - 0.20 g of sodium bicarbonate. The above listed natural vegetable ing...

Method for making a tennis racket frame, utilising the stamping of a flexible tubular element impregnated with resin, the procedure comprising the following operations: the fibres are impregnated with the resin, said resin-impregnated fibres are wound around a flexible sheath, placed on a rigid rotating mandrel, the flexible sheath having a length L1 between 1200 and 1800 millimetres, such that th...

An alternating pneumatic motor for hydraulics comprises a cylinder 1 with a pair of connected grooves 11 in its internal wall, a pneumatic piston 4 and a pilot valve 46 able to function pneumatically. The piston 4 has a seal ring 41 which passes along the connected grooves 11 to allow the air to flow into the pilot compression chamber 47, push the pilot valve 46 and open an air vent line. This con...

Pharmaceutical preparations for oral use based on diltiazem characterised in that they yield up the active substance in a controlled way over an extended period (approximately 14 hours) are described. These preparations find application in the treatment and prophylaxis of heart failure and make it possible to use a particularly advantageous dosage (one administration per day).

Kit for the manufacture of porcelain teeth characterised in that it comprises uncoloured porcellaneous masses; coloured mixtures corresponding to dental porcelains and corresponding samples; metal metering measures for suitably graduating the different mixtures of said porcellaneous masses and said coloured mixtures.

The device comprises a frustum-shaped braking body (12) that has a continuous circular shape and is supported in front of, and coaxially to, the drum (T) of the feeder (10) in order to engage the thread (F) that runs between the braking body and the drum. The braking body (12) is subjected to the electrodynamic action produced by a modulated energization current (I) that circulates in an energizat...