An automatic transmission system includes a regulator for regulating line pressure delivered to friction coupling elements of a transmission mechanism. The friction coupling elements are selectively coupled and released, in combination, so as to shift gear ratios. A control device controls the regulator so as to provide a proper line pressure. The control device operates to learn a correction valu...

The method and the device for checking the bead 2 of a product forming a seal, which product is delivered onto a surface 3, along a predetermined path, via the end of a nozzle 1 placed above the surface, are such that the freshly deposited fraction of the bead 2 is illuminated, behind the nozzle 1 with respect to its direction of movement A, by a light beam output by a tubular bundle 17 of optical...

A brake caliper 6 which engages around a brake disc and brake shoes, is slidingly mounted on a brake carrier 5 by means of a pin 2 and is provided with piston 1, the piston 1 and/or pin being equipped with nonmetallic nonorganic materials 3 e.g. coatings of ceramic or enamellar materials in the sliding surfaces. The coatings may be applied to the sliding surfaces by means of plasma spraying.

A method of accessing water from an aquifer which underlies an impervious stratum without contamination of the aquifer by polluted water from above the stratum by drilling a bore hole to the aquifer; comprises the steps of (a) drilling a first bore hole into, but not through the impervious stratum and a second bore hole of smaller diameter to the aquifer; (b) inserting therein a protective tube ...

Device for damping out vibration in a power transmission chain including an internal combustion engine (1) providing the propulsion of a vehicle via a clutch (4) and a gearbox (5), characterised in that it has a rotary inertia element (11) driven in rotation by the gearbox (5).

The electronic cheque is generated and processed in computers, and is transmitted electronically between the computers, adjusting values in two accounts. The computer has stored unique identifying information on the sending account holder. The sender enters their identification, which is validated before the transaction can proceed. The transaction data is then entered and the accounts adjusted...

A method in which a surface of an element formed from a thermosetting synthetic plastics material which is to be painted, for example, a motor vehicle component formed from a composite such as SMC or BMC receives, before the normal layers of primer and paint, at least one layer of a polymerisable material, the said material, once polymerised, being able to form a layer that is impermeable to any g...

Le dispositif de nettoyage et de désinfection comprend une chambre de pression à l'intérieur de laquelle sont placés les appareils à nettoyer et une pompe de circulation alimente la chambre de pression en liquide de nettoyage sous pression.
Il comporte une unité de surpression 2, alimentée par la pompe de circulation est prévue, équipée d'un agencement de piston/cylindre à deux étages 3, ...

The invention relates to two new Streptococcus thermophilus bacteriocins having the amino acid sequences SEQ ID NO:1 and SEQ ID NO:2, the signal peptides for these two bacteriocins, the nucleotide sequences encoding these bacteriocins especially an operon encoding the said bacteriocins having the sequence SEQ ID NO:3, the strains producing at least one of these bacteriocins, especially the strain ...

Mould, especially for moulding an article made of synthetic foam, including at least one vent hole (venting opening), characterised in that this hole 4 is associated with a valve 7 capable of closing it off, this valve including, inside the mould, a pusher 8 suitable for receiving the pressure of said foam 3 at the end of filling and in then bringing about the closing-off of the said hole 4 by mea...

The invention relates to the utilization of cross-linked collagen for the fabrication of a stitchable, biocompatible, slow resorption membrane. The collagen used, may be native collagen particularly of type I or type III, atelocollagen or a mixture of collagen or atelocollagen with glycosaminoglycan. Said membrane is stitchable, biocompatible and slow resorbing, thereby enabling its use for guided...

Rigid porous materials, except building materials such as mortar, cement, stone, brick or tile or marble, are impregnated by allowing already formed copolymer (I) to penetrate into material under pressure or vacuum. Pref. aq. disersions (II) of (meth)acrylic copolymers contg. foam inhibitor (III) for use in above process. USE/ADVANTAGE - Aq. (meth)acrylic resin dispersions in impregnation of porou...

A packaged frozen food product is provided which is housed in a package which includes a first, substantially microwave permeable portion having a first frozen food component housed therein, and a second, microwave reflective portion having a second frozen food component retained therein. The package also includes a void space between the first frozen food component and the second frozen food comp...

The device is a prosthesis of the "ball-joint" type comprising a polyethylene cup (I) and two metal components: The metacarpal component (II) is the pivot, its base (1) being widened in order to make it possible to form in its longitudinal axis an orifice (2) of cylindrical conical shape. It is deep enough to be extended via a threaded hole (3) into which it is intended to screw the end of a rod d...

The present invention relates to a device forming a switch key. The device is characterised in that it comprises a rechargeable accumulator means (9) accommodated in the head (7) in the key (6) and recharged automatically by a circuit (8) managing the charge of the accumulator means (9) and functioning as soon as the key (6) is inserted into its corresponding cylinder (1). The invention is used in...

A thumb prosthesis includes a trapezial component adapted to be fixed in the trapezium and a metacarpal component adapted to be fixed in the metacarpal bone. The trapezial component has a self-cutting thread adapted to be screwed into the trapezium; a polygonal base, having a conical surface and a neck part and being situated at one end of the self-cutting thread; and a spherical head disposed on ...

The invention provides methods for synthesizing dimer blocks (dinucleoside derivatives having modified internucleoside linkages) using simplified chemistries, novel dimer blocks, and methods of using dimer blocks to assemble oligonucleotides having modified internucleotide linkages.

The invention provides methods for synthesizing dimer blocks (dinucleoside derivatives having modified internucleoside linkages) using simplified chemistries, novel dimer blocks, and methods of using dimer blocks to assemble oligonucleotides having modified internucleotide linkages.

A compact package and a method of hermetically packaging a high power semiconductor device includes a metal lid bonded to a ceramic base with the semiconductor device therebetween. The lid is bonded to one surface of the device, and electrical contacts on the opposing surface of the device are bonded to foils that seal openings in the base for contact pins.

A set of golf club heads (e.g. 14) comprising a shell (16) having toe and heel portions (32, 30), a front wall defining a ball striking face (28) and top or bottom walls (24), the ball striking faces (28) of the heads having varying angularities with respect to the vertical, the bottom wall of each head having a medial ridge (60) and being formed with two dished, similar shallow recesses, one rece...