Wellbore communication systems and methods for a wellsite having a downhole tool deployed from a rig into a wellbore penetrating a subterranean formation are disclosed. One example communication system includes a first mud pulse telemetry device positioned in a downhole tool and at least one additional non-mud pulse telemetry device positioned in the downhole tool. The example system also includes...

The automatic bobbin winder for a continuous yarn, using at least two bobbin spindles, has a catch bush (16) with a catch slit (17) at the free end of the bobbin spindles, to catch the incoming yarn at the start of a bobbin winding cycle. A friction bolt (20) is at the center of the catch bush. Each bobbin spindle has an additional guide bush (18) with a guide slit (19), radially around the catch ...

A sensing apparatus is provided for use downhole, comprising a housing and sensing means with the housing containing a plurality of separable elements to which data acquired by the sensing means is transferred. The separable elements are releasable from the housing to convey the acquired data to surface. The separable elements have a spherical outer casing of around 1 to 10 cm diameter which surro...

To acquire data such as the flow rate of various phases of a fluid flowing in a hydrocarbon well ( 12 ) in production, in particular in an inclined or horizontal portion of the well, both the local speed of the fluid and the proportions of the various phases are determined in each of at least two distinct regions of the well that are not in alignment with one another parallel to the axis of the we...

A method of manufacturing polycrystalline abrasive elements consisting of micron, sub-micron or nano-sized ultrahard abrasives dispersed in micron, sub-micron or nano-sized matrix materials. A plurality of ultrahard abrasive particles having vitreophilic surfaces are coated with a matrix precursor material and then treated to render them suitable for sintering. The matrix precursor material can be...

The invention relates to a method for digital requesting of information from a provider of a service and/or a product, and is characterized in that it comprises at least the following steps, proceeding via a digital network under the control of a platform server, of a requesting party sending a question intended for the providing party; the requesting party paying a payment order for the reply; an...

A data communications network comprises a plurality of terminals and a main server adapted to manage selective retrieval of data from a first server by at least one target terminal. Some or all of the terminals are adapted to act as relay servers for serving data retrieved from the first server to at least one target terminal. The network includes a network information database and the main server...

A method for producing a composite layer of a traffic route, and a composite mix. The composite mix comprises bitumen, water, aggregate and a hydraulic binding agent mixed together. The hydraulic binding agent comprises blast furnace sand and/or slag powder. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the hydraulic binding agent further comprises cement.

There is an increase in the number of autonomous battery driven devices in the world today and also a growing need for rapid information of unwanted incidents. By combining the GMS- and GPS-technology with the invention and any sensor with the ability to generate a voltage due to external influences, one has reached an activation device perfect for alarm devices that can lay dormant for years with...

An apparatus including a main housing including a generally horizontal platform, a boom extending from the platform, a bucket suspended from the boom, and a mast extending from the platform. The apparatus further includes a boom support strand extending between and attached to the mast and the boom, and a boom support strand oscillation dampening mechanism. The boom support strand oscillation damp...

A delivery device including a) a housing, b) a container for a fluid arranged in the housing, the container having an opening, c) a delivery conduit connected in fluid communication with the opening, the conduit having a front end in flow respect distal from the container and a rear end in flow respect proximal to the container, the front end and the rear end defining an axis therebetween and a fo...

A delivery device including a) a housing, b) a container for a fluid arranged in the housing, the container having an opening, c) a delivery conduit connected in fluid communication with the opening, the conduit having a front end in flow respect distal from the container and a rear end in flow respect proximal to the container, the front end and the rear end defining an axis therebetween and a fo...

An administering apparatus including a rotational block which, in the end position of the dosage setting member, permits the rotational dosing movement in a first rotational direction and blocks the rotational dosing movement in a second rotational direction, wherein the rotational block comprises at least one first rotational stopper and at least one second rotational stopper, the first rotationa...

N6 heterocyclic 8 modified adenosine derivatives that are selective, partial or full adenosine A1 receptor partial or full agonists, and as such, are useful for modifying cardiac activity, modifying adipocyte function, treating central nervous system disorders, and treating diabetic disorders and obesity in mammals, and especially in humans.

2-adenosine C-pyrazole compounds having formula (a) and methods for using the compounds as A2A receptor agonists to stimulate mammalian coronary vasodilatation for therapeutic purposes and for purposes of imaging the heart.

A method and a device for protecting a vessel's loading space, the hold ( 1 ) of the vessel being provided with cargo pressure tanks ( 12 ), from excess pressure if a gas leakage should occur in the hold ( 1 ), the vessel being provided with a ventilating duct ( 8 ) which is separated in a gastight manner from the remaining rooms of the vessel and extends along the hold ( 1 ) of the vessel.

A method for calibrating impedance includes coupling at least first, second, and third electrodes at respective locations to a surface of a body of a subject. A first current passing through the body between the first and second body-surface electrodes is measured, and a second current passing through the body between the first and third body-surface electrodes is measured. From the first and seco...

The present invention relates to a rational, elegant means of producing, loading and using Class I molecules therapeutic applications in the treatment of a variety of conditions, including cancer, tumors or neoplasias, as well as viral, retroviral, autoimmune, and autoimmune-type diseases. The present invention also relates to vectors, cell lines, recombinant DNA molecules encoding human beta 2 m...

A monohydrate of a crystalline clopidogrel naphthalenesulfonate of formula (Ib) whose powder X-ray diffraction scan shows major peaks having I/I 0 values greater than 10% at 2¸ = 7.6, 9.7, 10.7, 11.0, 12.1, 13.6, 14.2, 15.3, 16.6, 17.0, 18.1, 18.5, 19.8, 21.5, 22.2, 23.0, 23.5, 24.3, 24.8, 25.7, 26.4, 26.9, 27.3, 28.4, 29.0:

Compounds and methods for inducing protective immunity against tuberculosis are disclosed. The compounds provided include polypeptides that contain at least one immunogenic portion of one or more M. tuberculosis proteins and DNA molecules encoding such polypeptides. Such compounds may be formulated into vaccines and/or pharmaceutical compositions for immunization against M. tuberculosis infection,...