Rough machining of a glass-ceramic material article such as a radome (20) is accomplished using a high-power Nd:YAG laser (60, 64). The radome (20) is rotated about its longitudinal axis (28), and the point of application of the laser beam (62) is translated generally parallel to the longitudinal axis (28) over either the inside (32) or outside (30) surface of the radome (20). The Nd:YAG laser (60...

The buyers and sellers make contracts to pay or receive fixed sums in the event that a prediction is correct. Such predictions can be of the winner of an election, horse race, etc. It can also be based on the results of a future opinion poll. The event must have one or more possible correct results from a limited field, e.g. "which two objects from a selection of seven is considered the most impor...

Coatings for hard tissue and surfaces of the oral environment are provided that reduce adhesion of bacteria and proteinaceous substances to these surfaces. Methods of reducing adhesion of these materials to such surfaces, and polymers for incorporation into such coatings are also provided.

A device for separating components such as fibrin monomer from blood by centrifugation about a central axis comprising a first annular chamber (70) defined by an outer cylindrical wall (72) and an inner cylindrical wall (71) both walls being concentrically accommodated about an axis of rotation, and by a top wall (73) and a bottom wall (74), where the bottom wall is formed by a piston (55) displac...

A device for separating components such as fibrin monomer from blood by centrifugation about a central axis comprising a first annular chamber (70) defined by an outer cylindrical wall (72) and an inner cylindrical wall (71) both walls being concentriclly accommodated about an axis of rotation, and by a top wall (73) and a bottom wall (74), where the bottom wall is formed by a piston (55) displlac...

A device for separating components such as fibrin monomer from blood by centrifugation about a central axis comprising a first annular chamber (70) defined by an outer cylindrical wall (72) and an inner cylindrical wall (71) both walls being concentrically accommodated about an axis of rotation, and by a top wall (73) and a bottom wall (74), where the bottom wall is formed by a piston (55) displac...

A galvanic cell and a multi-cell electric storage battery (15) which includes a novel plate (18,20), strap (34,36) and strap coupling means (38) and intercell weld arrangement (38b).

PCT No. PCT/DK95/00440 Sec. 371 Date Aug. 4, 1997 Sec. 102(e) Date Aug. 4, 1997 PCT Filed Nov. 6, 1995 PCT Pub. No. WO96/14935 PCT Pub. Date May 23, 1996A decanter centrifuge (1) has a rotor comprising a helical conveyor (2) and a drum (20). The conveyor (2) comprises a conveyor hub (3) and helical flights (4), and the drum comprises an inner shell (21) of steel and an outer shell (22) of fiber re...

PCT No. PCT/NO95/00211 Sec. 371 Date Jul. 8, 1997 Sec. 102(e) Date Jul. 8, 1997 PCT Filed Nov. 9, 1995 PCT Pub. No. WO96/15427 PCT Pub. Date May 23, 1996A method for measuring the flow rate in a fluid flow, particularly a two-phase flow comprising oil, water and gas from an offshore well, in which a temporary transitory shut-off of the fluid flow by means of a valve is performed, and the fluid pre...

A method is provided for reducing particle formation during manufacture of shell caps for containers such as pharmaceutical containers. The method entails providing a solid polymeric coating on substantially all surfaces of the shell caps to form coated shell caps before permitting the coated shell caps to contact each other or other objects. A pharmaceutical container which employs the shell caps...

PCT No. PCT/DE95/01537 Sec. 371 Date Jul. 8, 1996 Sec. 102(e) Date Jul. 8, 1996 PCT Filed Nov. 7, 1995 PCT Pub. No. WO96/14773 PCT Pub. Date May 23, 1996In an umbrella, particularly a standing umbrella, sunshade, garden umbrella or similar, with a frame, a roof structure and a canopy, where the roof rods (5) are linked to a pole element (2) bearing a cap (3) and moveable in a telescopic manner rel...

L'invention concerne des films à base de PA-6 ou PA-6,6 et d'un copolymère 9 blocs polyamide (6 ou 6,6) et blocs polytétraméthylèneglycol. Ils sont plus résistants à l'impact que te film de PA-6 ou PA-6,6.; PCT No. PCT/FR95/01586 Sec. 371 Date Oct. 15, 1996 Sec. 102(e) Date Oct. 15, 1996 PCT Filed Dec. 1, 1995 PCT Pub. No. WO96/17003 PCT Pub. Date Jun. 6, 1996The invention relates to films based o...

Apparatus for removing water from water containing liquids in which a chamber with walls formed from a zeolite membrane can be immersed in the liquid mixture so that water passes into the interior of the chamber where it can be removed.

A system which automatically makes a travel plan by using on-vehicle or portable terminal. The system can prepare a travel plan in which the concrete destination and route are specified when rough positional and temporal conditions are inputted. The objective area and schedule inputted through the terminal are transmitted to an information center. At the information center, a basic frame of the tr...

The invention relates to a method and a system for charging of a user of a telenetwork, especially a computer equipment offering chargeable services. In order to achieve a simple and reliable charging method: A) the identification number and the secret code of an account in a separate account register is given to the user, whereby for the charging of the user; B) the identification number and the ...

A foaming resin composition consisting essentially of (A) an organic compound having a carbon-carbon double bond, (B) a compound having an SiH group, and (C) a compound having an OH group is foamed and cured at room temperature or under heat at relatively low temperatures, to obtain hard, semi-hard or soft plastic foam having good weather resistance and good compatibility with coating compositions...

The present invention relates to expandable beads based on a polymer of a vinylaromatic compound containing a blowing agent and, in an amount of 0.1 up to 2% wt, preferably 0.3 up to 1.5% wt calculated on the beads, of a plasticizer that is based on oligomers of styrene and/or alpha-methylstyrene having a number-average molecular weight (Mn) in the range of 200 to 500, preferably of 260 to 460; an...

The invention relates to expandable beads based on a polymer of a vinylaromatic compound having a weight average molecular weight (Mw) in the range of 180,000 to 500,000 and containing a blowing agent and a plasticizer in an amount of 0.1 up to 4 wt.% (as calculated on the total weight of the beads), wherein the plasticizer is an oligomer of styrene and/or alpha-methylstyrene having a number-avera...

A method is provided for reducing the radioactive material content of fluids withdrawn from subterranean reservoirs. The method involves deposition of sorbent solids within the reservoir matrix surrounding a production well to act as an in-situ filter for dissolved radionuclides present in reservoir pore waters. For this purpose, the sorbent solid is either a) precipitated within the reservoir mat...

Coatings for hard tissue and surfaces of the oral environment are provided that reduce adhesion of bacteria and proteinaceous substances to these surfaces. Methods of reducing adhesion of these materials to such surfaces, and polymers for incorporation into such coatings are also provided.