Front and back involuted shaped parts in the bottom of the reflector are of equal length and end at points on the same imaginary line extending at an angle to a horizontal plane. Radiation from the sun is reflected by an internal surface in a channel-shaped reflector (1) towards an elongated absorbator (2) lying inside the channel, which is supported across its width in the vertical direction. Th...

A device for dispensing a unit dose of substance comprises a nozzle assembly (2) including a container (24) housing a unit dose of the substance, and an outer body (4) to which the nozzle assembly (2) is releasably attached. The body (4) includes a system actuable to effect discharge of the substance from the nozzle assembly (2) and actuating means operably by a user to effect discharge. Preferabl...

The invention relates to a method for resetting a processor, and a watchdog for generating a reset pulse to a processor which can initialize itself and which sends acknowledgement pulses at predetermined intervals to the watchdog comprising transmission means (5) for generating and transmitting reset pulses to the processor. The watchdog comprises counter means (7) for counting the number of reset...

The invention relates to a method for resetting a processor, and a watchdog for generating a reset pulse to a processor which can initialize itself and which sends acknowledgement pulses at predetermined intervals to the watchdog comprising transmission means (5) for generating and transmitting reset pulses to the processor. The watchdog comprises counter means (7) for counting the number of reset...

The invention relates to a method for characterising, with regard to the texture heterogeneities, a geological formation traversed by a borehole. Starting with an image of the borehole wall representative of the variations in a physical parameter of the formation along the longitudinal direction of the borehole and along the periphery of the wall, such as the image provided by the FMS (Formation M...

To reduce the generation of noise in a belt drive for auxiliary units in an internal combustion engine, a guide roller for the belt has an approximately cylindrical surface formed with a bead which extends along the surface in a direction oblique to the side surfaces of the guide roller. The resulting variation in the location of the bead with respect to a drive belt engaging the guide roller surf...

Flat, honeycombed, cellulose product, has cellulose structure reinforced by at least one frame (3). The cellulose product porous structure is cut in independent geometric sections (2), with each group being bound to framework. Also claimed method for making product.

The multiple acoustic protective glazing (1) mounted in a window is claimed comprising a first laminated glass panel (2) and at least a second plain glass panel (3), parallel to the first panel and separated from it by a gas lamina (4). The panels are assembled in an airtight manner and the sheets (5, 6) of glass in the laminated panel are joined together by at least one plastics film (7) giving s...

Converting laser radiation into heat on the surface of the skin comprises: (a) coating the skin with a "chromophore"-containing composition whose absorbence at the laser emission wavelength is such that light transmitted into the skin causes no undesired irreversible tissue or cell damage; and (b) exposing the skin to laser radiation.

Dispositif de musculation des muscles abdominaux (2) d'un patient (3), caractérisé en ce qu'il comporte un élément de jeu (4), des moyens de positionnement de l'élément de jeu (4) et des moyens de positionnement des membres inférieurs du patient.

La présente invention concerne un procédé de réalisation de film et/ ou sachet à l'aide d'un film en polypropylène ou copolymère comportant au moins un profilé, caractérisé par le fait qu'il comprend une étape consistant à déposer une couche intermédiaire (30) à l'état fondu d'un matériau servant de liant entre le film (10) polypropylène ou copolymère et le profilé (20). L'invention concerne ég...

The assembly consists of a workshop trolley (1) with a series of front and/or side drawers (7') containing tools and a number of sliding trays (7) with illustrations of major components and samples of smaller ones. The trolley is also equipped with a computer (2) with a display unit (3) for technical data and the sequence of operations to be carried out, and for recording work carried out on a veh...

La présente invention concerne un ensemble de gestion d'au moins un poste de travail.Ensemble caractérisé en ce qu'il est essentiellement constitué par une servante d'atelier (1) munie de l'outillage d'intervention et par un moyen informatique (2) de lecture de données techniques et d'ordres de travail, ainsi que d'enregistrement des opérations effectuées et des fournitures utilisées.L'inventio...

This invention provides an Internet Access Provider (IAP) a simple mechanism to steer users to given Internet services, such as the Web pages, of sponsors. The mechanism allows a sponsor to grant a dial-in user unlimited access to the Internet after the user has first accessed its Internet services. The invention is thus important for any IAP that wants to receive income from sponsors by steering ...

The disclosed invention provides for a method of manufacturing solder columns fo r particular use in attaching substrates to a printed circuit board. The method re sults in columns of homogeneous composition and thus overcomes problems associated with t he phenomena of segregation. The method includes the steps of forming particles of the metal composition to be used for the columns from a molten ...

The portable telephone includes an aerial (106) for reception of signals provided by the telecommunications network, linked to a processing circuit (108). Within the telephone there is also a circuit (110) capable of generating signals representative of a voice message. A loudspeaker (105) is able to reproduce these sound signals. When a signal is received indicating an incoming call, the voice si...

In a method of sealing electronic parts with molded resin, a hollow sealing member is arranged on a mold surface of an upper mold section of a mold comprising the upper mold section and a lower mold section, so that the hollow sealing member is pressurized and expanded to convexly project from the mold surface of the upper mold section. In this state, the lower mold section is upwardly moved to be...

The motor vehicle headlamp has a shell (40) with its front opening closed by a glass (30) and housing a reflector (20), with a lamp (11-14) mounted in centre of the reflector. The headlamp has a decorative trim (50) formed by moulding a plastics material onto the front glass. The decorative trim partially obscures part of the space between the front edge of the bottom (24) of the reflector and the...

Methods are described for assisting the restoration of periodontal tissue in a periodontal pocket and for retarding migration of epithelial cells along the root surface of a tooth. The methods involve placement of an in-situ forming biodegradable barrier adjacent the surface of a tooth. The barrier is microporous and includes pores of defined size. The barrier can include a biologically active age...

The device comprises a probe (1) with a tube (2) of diameter (D) pierced by at least one longitudinal duct (4, 5, 6) and provided with at least one pressure pick-up means each communicating with its respective duct, a means of fluid supply of the said duct and a means of measuring the pressure of the said fluid. The pressure pick-up means comprises an annular element (Z1, Z2, Z3, 15), the largest ...