This invention relates to a cement or cementitious composition with synthetic or natural fibers and/or microfibers with caliber or gauge smaller than 0.0508 mm (2 mils), in a proportion from 0.2 to 1.5% of total weight of composition when dry. Aggregates and additives that achieve thixotropy, plasticity, which preserve its dimensional structure and integral mechanical bonds may also be included. T...

A self-contained wastewater treatment system is provided, comprising a vessel having a bottom, side walls and a lid defining a hollow interior for containing wastewater, the vessel being adapted for installation underground; an influent line; an effluent line; and a baffle disposed within the interior, generally between the influent line and the effluent line and extending transversely toward oppo...

PCT No. PCT/JP97/00737 Sec. 371 Date Sep. 11, 1998 Sec. 102(e) Date Sep. 11, 1998 PCT Filed Mar. 10, 1997 PCT Pub. No. WO97/33836 PCT Pub. Date Sep. 18, 1997A process for treating a water containing chlorinated organic compounds, wherein a microorganism is introduced from a degradation tank to a separation tank and an energy source is supplied to the microorganism separated in the separation tank....

In an electroluminescent element in which a first electrode, a first insulating layer, a luminescent layer, a second insulating layer and a second electrode are sequentially laminated on a substrate, the luminescent layer has a first and second luminescent portions which are located apart from each other. A color filter is provided above one of the first and second luminescent portions. The second...

A semiconductor chip structure includes a substrate, at least one thermal conductor embedded within the semiconductor chip structure, the thermal conductor providing electrical insulation and a plurality of devices formed within the structure adjacent to the at least one thermal conductor such that during operation heat produced in the devices is transferred into and through the at least one therm...

The specification describes techniques for attaching double sided circuit boards having plated through holes to interconnection substrates using solder bump arrays. The through holes are filled with a high melting point solder which allows solder bumps to be located directly on the through hole thus saving board area and reducing the interconnection length.

A multiple chip hybrid package using bump technology having multiple chips electrically connected using a flip chip technology such as solder bump technology. Portion of at least one chip is electrically connected to electrical leads connecting terminals inside the package to pins outside the package.

A radio frequency identification system employing a thin, flexible electronic radio frequency identification (RFID) tag having an overall thickness not exceeding approximately 280 microns and the process for its manufacture is disclosed. The RFID tag includes an insulating, flexible substrate having an aperture formed therein for receiving an RFID circuit chip. An antenna forming an integral part ...

A method, system and computer program product for selectively restricting access to a program function in a computer system having an operating system security mechanism operates via an application programming interface (API) that includes a program function registration API function, an authorization selection API function, and an authorization query API function. In response to a call to the API...

Strain of Lactobacillus useful as probiotics in food and naturopathic medicines and which is resistant in vitro against hydrochloric acid and gastric juices and tolerates bile salts without deconjugating them whereas strong assimilation is occurring and which has good survival at the passage through the stomach and the gastrointestinal tract and which strain is growing optimally at about 37° C., w...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a process for the replication of DNA enabling the exclusive replication of a specific DNA when plural DNAs are present in the system and provide a polymerase chain reaction(PCR) designing apparatus for designing a DNA-attached substance to be used in the above DNA replication process. SOLUTION: Replication of a DNA by PCR is carried out by using a primer acting as ...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To measure a part between two points within a closed space like an arthroscopic operation site by providing a pair of measurement end parts on the tip, making the measurement ends form a prescribed angle with each other and making at least one of the measurement ends movable to the tip. SOLUTION: At the time of an operation, a user pushes a button 30 to a tip side or pulls it...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a fluoroscopic apparatus in which the effective viewing field of a flat-panel X-ray sensor is appropriately set at the part of a subject. SOLUTION: This invention includes an X-ray tube 3 for irradiating a subject 1 with X-rays, a planar flat-panel X-ray sensor 2 disposed oppositely to the X-ray tube 3 across the subject 1 for detecting the X-rays transmitted throu...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a multiplexer for connecting a beam former to a numerous row type transducer array having a larger number of electrically independent elements than that of channels which the beam former has. SOLUTION: A multiplexer (36) includes a number of switches for multiplexing imaging data between a transducer element (26) and a beam former channel (28) and a controller for ...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an opening detector applicable to various case bodies for sealing electronic equipment. SOLUTION: A monitoring box 7a is adhered to the cover of the case body and the monitoring box 7b is adhered to the base of the case body for instance. At the time of opening the case body, the monitoring boxes 7a and 7b are separated from each other and an optical path from a se...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce a residual organic solvent and to obtain a module which does not cause the deterioration of not only membranes in the module but also of a main body by specifying the concentration of the organic solvent in a packing liquid or in water after being preserved with ultrapure water put in the module when no packing liquid is absent. SOLUTION: A module incorporated with ...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To stably form a coating film free from problems about coating film physical property, excellent in covering property for polishing mark and having a continuous plating like appearance by successively applying 3 layers of a primer, a base coat formed by blending a specific fine metallic foil and a clear coat on a material to be coated. SOLUTION: At the time of forming a multi...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method and equipment to deform a strip for a strip mill which supplies the strip to a coiler by means of a feeding mechanism consisting of upper and lower feed rollers after the strip passes through a finish rolling line and a cooling section. SOLUTION: In an area between the end portion of a cooling section 2 and a coiler 4 where a strip 5 is reduced in thicknes...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To precisely control the temperature in an extremely local area of an article, generate a small controlled welding part, and improve physical and mechanical characteristics of the article to be a desired level. SOLUTION: This invention provides a device 10 and a method for welding a superalloy article. The device 10 is equipped with an enclosure 12 for accommodating the super...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To control friction pressure welding conditions and obtain a stable pressure welded element by performing pressure welding while a proceeding condition of friction pressure welding is monitored from a measured value of a reflection echo from a pressure welded face, on which ultrasonic waves are radiated, or of a transmission echo of the pressure welded face. SOLUTION: At firs...