A method and apparatus are provided for obtaining measurements from a wellbore during tripping operations. A drilling sub is attached to the drillstring adjacent to or as near as possible to the drillbit before commencing normal drilling operations. Prior to commencing tripping operations, a logging tool is engaged within the drilling sub. The engagement of the logging tool within the drilling sub...

For cleaning endoscopes which have at least two channels with one inlet and one outlet that each open into a chamber of the endoscope, wherein the inlets are connectable to a source of cleaning fluid, the invention provides for an insertion element insertable into the chamber of the endoscope head, said insertion element features controllable seals that in the activated state rest against the wall...

For cleaning endoscopes which have at least two channels with one inlet and one outlet that each open into a chamber of the endoscope, wherein the inlets are connectable to a source of cleaning fluid, the invention provides for an insertion element insertable into the chamber of the endoscope head, said insertion element features controllable seals that in the activated state rest against the wall...

Rapid and easy preparation of a sample for a gene analysis or high-purity nucleic acid suitable for gene amplification especially, for example, by the PCR method is made possible by a process for treating a paraffin-embedded tissue sample to be used for a gene analysis, which comprises heating an aqueous suspension containing a surfactant having a protein-denaturational action and a deparaffinized...

A novel unsaturated copolymer of ethylene comprises a random copolymer of (i) ethylene, (ii) an .alpha.-olefin of 3 to 20 carbon atoms and (iii) at least one straight chain or branched chain nonconjugated triene or tetraene having one vinyl group in the molecule, which contains 30 - 92 % by mol of ethylene units (i), 6 - 70 % by mol of .alpha.-olefin units (ii) and 0.1 - 30 % by mol of triene or t...

A machine 10 is described for making a series of reference marks on a specimen 11 of a steel rod to measure its elongation after rupture. The machine 10 comprises: a vertically movable support group 13, able to hold the specimen 11 in a given direction; a marking group 12, rotating about a central axis x parallel to the given direction, comprising a plurality of axes 14 arranged essentially parall...

A container for liquids 10 is described, which comprises; - a first outer container 11 containing a liquid which is to be cooled, - a second container 13, in contact with the liquid which is to be cooled, which is welded into place within the first outer container 11 and contains a pressurized gas, - a vent valve 20 from the second container 13 located on the surface of first container 11. When op...

Micro-mesoporous gel consisting of a silica matrix possibly wherein one or more metal oxides selected from transition metals or metals belonging to groups IIIA, IVA and VA are uniformly dispersed, characterized by a monomodal porosity distribution.

Method of generating power with high efficiency by the use of two burners, comprising the following stages: compressing the air to a pressure between 5 and 32 bar; further compressing a portion of the compressed air, not more than half, to a pressure between 25 and 130 bar; feeding the portion of air that has been further compressed to a first substoichiometric burner in which a fuel is burned tha...

Reinforced, flame-resistant thermoplastic composition consisting of: (A) a polymeric matrix consisting of an olefinic or styrene (co)polymer; (B) a quantity which is sufficient to give flame resistance properties, of an intumescent flame-retarding agent consisting of a mixture of (i) a compound containing nitrogen, insoluble in water, consisting of an oligomer or polymer of a derivative of 1,3,5-t...

Fungicidal mixture comprising: a) a methoxyacrylate of general formula IV: IV and at least one of the following compounds: b) a compound of formula I: I where Ph is phenyl and Ar1 is 2,6-dimethylphenyl, c) a compound of formula II: II where Ar<2> is 2,4-dichlorophenyl and Tr is 1-H-1,2,4- triazole-1-yl, and their use in agriculture to control fungal infections.

By-pass valve (20) for a fluid-supply group, in particular fuel, wherein the main shutter (21) is equipped with a ledging flange (24) which co-operates with the valve body (25) and a double auxiliary shutter (26) operates between the hydraulic circuit after the centrifugal degasser (6) and the suction pipe (2) of the pump (1), said auxiliary shutter (26) being reactivated by a spring (27) which op...

PCT No. PCT/EP95/02586 Sec. 371 Date Dec. 31, 1996 Sec. 102(e) Date Dec. 31, 1996 PCT Filed Jul. 4, 1995 PCT Pub. No. WO96/01234 PCT Pub. Date Jan. 18, 1996The invention concerns a MDF cement material showing better impact strength meant as an increase in the breaking total energy, by fibers addition.

A multiple particle controlled release formulation for the oral administration of non-steroid anti-inflammatory drugs in which the particles in the formulation comprise a therapeutically effective quantity of the drug and a combination of substances which permit modified release of the drug so as to obtain administration to the patient in a single daily dose with improved in vivo performance and w...

The purpose of the present invention is a device for re- educating a lower limb, able to exert a programmed load on the limb being re-educated, comprising at least one cushion for containment of fluid, which can be positioned between foot and shoe. The said cushion is in communication with a pressure- activated switch, which when a predetermined pressure value is exceeded acts on a signalling grou...

An open-end spinning device has a spinning rotor with a rotor pot defining a fiber collection groove therein. A rotor shaft is provided having a diameter between 5.5 mm and 9 mm. Pairs of rotatable supporting rings supported on axles define a nip therebetween. The rotor shaft is rotatably supported in the nip. The supporting rings have a diameter between 62 mm and 82 mm. A thrust imparting device ...

A lateral semiconductor structure having a punch-through diode for forming a temperature-compensated voltage limitation in which the space charge resistance is reduced through a lateral arrangement of preferably annular regions around a base trough. This is achieved in that the preferably annular regions are arranged with a specific doping as well as a specific separation from the base trough. By ...

For MR image acquisition, a sequence of individual measurements that are each composed of an excitation phase and a read-out phase is implemented. In the read-out phase, a nuclear magnetic resonance signal is read out that is allocated to only one point in the k-space defined by a preceding phase-coding gradient. A phase-coding gradient remains activated during a group of individual measurements a...