The present invention relates to an endo-tracheal or tracheotomic tube for anaesthesia, comprising a tubular body for conveying the ventilation and anaesthesia gases and provided in the vicinity of its distal end with an inflatable balloon ensuring tightness, a flexible thermal shield being disposed between said balloon and the proximal end of the tube, at some distance from said balloon. Accordin...

The splicer head (5) of a pneumatic yarn splicer device (1) is provided on either side with pneumatic holding devices (15, 16) for holding the respective yarn ends (34', 35') of the yarns to be spliced together (34, 35), the inlet-mouths (33) of these holding devices having inserting aids for the yarn ends (34', 35') shaped as recesses (36, 37) of varying depth and of limited extent. With the help...

Arrangement for a materials handling appliance (2), preferably a fork-lift truck, for moving pallets (4) and similar load-bearing elements in a plurality of directions (52-54), wherein, in the vicinity of the materials handling appliance (2) and mounted thereon there is a load-moving arrangement (30) for lifting a pallet (4), etc., and which can be moved between a position close to the said applia...

Radiation source for generating ultraviolet or soft X-ray radiation within the vacuum-UV region, containing a gas, which is excited and ionised by electrons accelerated by means of microwaves. According to the invention, microwaves are supplied via a waveguide (40), which terminates in an aperture fitted (48) end piece, and that end is also fitted with two projections (42, 43) pointing at each oth...

An apparatus and method for testing and verifying the timing logic of a cathode ray tube display in a data processing system. Apparatus associated with the CRT tests and verifies the vertical and horizontal synchronization and the logic associated with the character generator by counting the occurrences of a selected signal having a preestablished rate within a predetermined number of occurences o...

Compounds having the general formula: in which: Ad is 1-adamantyl (C10H15) radical A is oxygen atom or -NH-(imino) group R is -CH3 (methyl) group or -C2H5 (ethyl) group R' is a linear aliphatic chain containing from 10 to 12 atoms of carbon X- is a halide ion. The halide may be chlorine or bromine. The compounds exhibit an antibacterial, antimould and antiprotozoic activity and may be ...

The invention relates to a card reader having a head which is moved over an information strip of a stationary card during the information exchange and having a slot for introducing the card, leading into the interior of the card reader from the operating side of the housing. The invention consists in that in the housing, at least one moving part (32) capturing the edge (44) of the card (15) emergi...

A new control unit with independent power supply for the connection of an electrosurgical power supply unit fitted with pipes and having a handle of a finger-actuated switch comprises completely insulated, electrical circuits for preventing a harmful feedback from the power supply unit to the handle, a control function in parallel with conventional power supply unit foot-actuated switches and new ...