An apparatus and method for controlling an electro-magnetic particle clutch is provided. The apparatus includes first through third sensors, a memory, first through fourth calculating devices, first through third determining devices and a controller. The first sensor detects a throttle opening and outputs a first detected signal. The second sensor detects an actual engine revolution speed and outp...

A method of preparing ribbed ticks comprising a textile top sheet (60) and a textile bottom sheet (61) and partition-wall strips (1), said strips being welded along their opposite side edges to the top sheet and bottom sheet, respectively, by heating the entire surface of the joined webs of textile material after placing of lengths of folded partition-wall strips (1) in a given pattern, said strip...

A method of cutting non-metallic materials, specifically glass, resides in the heating of the material by an incident beam of radiation being effected to a temperature short of its softening point, with the rate of relative displacement of the beam and of the material, and the region of the heated zone which is locally cooled being selected to form a blind crack in the material. The method provide...

A method and apparatus for reducing the magnitude of a uniformity characteristic in a cured tire and the tire produced thereby. A signal is generated which is indicative of the magnitude of the uniformity characteristic. The signal is also indicative of the location on the tire to be corrected. At least a portion of one carcass reinforcing member of the tire is permanently deformed a predetermined...

A high voltage, high current is applied between a cathode electrode (32) and a conductive body (31) forming a spray nozzle (31a) and acting as an anode electrode aligned with the cathode electrode (32) and being spaced therefrom. A vortex flow of plasma-producing gas is established within a cylindrical body (30) carrying the electrode (32) to create a low pressure core of gas flow extending throug...

A fluid connector comprises a pair of retainers, with a first retainer having a pair of resilient legs extending axially and radially inwardly from an axially outer portion of a housing bore. The first retainer abuts a first upset portion on the tube to secure the tube within the housing. A secondary retainer is positioned axially outwardly of the first retainer, and has legs which also abut a sec...

Porous materials suitable for a variety of uses including waterproof/breathable fabrics, air filters, liquid filters, liquid/liquid separation membranes, vascular grafts, mechanical seals, etc. which comprises an intimate combination of about 50 to 99.9 wt % polyetrafluoroethylene polymer and about 0.1 to 50 wt % of a fluorinated organic polymer which is liquid under ambient conditions, such as th...

Motor vehicle gearbox comprising an input shaft (2), two intermediate shafts (3, 4) and an output shaft (5). A co-rotating, pretensioned gear wheel (30) is arranged on the one intermediate shaft (4). This gear wheel transmits a take-up force via a gear wheel (10) on the output shaft to the second intermediate shaft (3) and from there to the output shaft (5) and back to the first-mentioned intermed...

La presente invención se refiere a un sistema de procesamiento de datos, el cual comprende: un elemento de procesamiento; un elemento de pantalla que responde al elemento de procesamiento para exhibir entidades que incluyen por lo menos una pluralidad de cursores, y un dispositivo de señalamiento acoplado al elemento de procesamiento, para especificar posiciones sobre una superficie, que correspon...

La presente invención se refiere a procedimiento para estabilizar polímeros de olefinas polimerizados sobre catalizadores portadores con un diámetro medio de partícula de 1-5 mm, caracterizado proque estas poliolefinas se tratan con una mezcla de estabilizadores, que se prepara calentando una mezcla que contiene a) al menos un material portador o/y b) al menos un estabilizador que funde a 20-120 g...

The invention relates to a process for manufacturing a multi-layer, preferable twin-layer composite of a polystyrene foam film and a coextruded unfoamed film, especially for further processing into labels or mouldings making use of the shrinking capacity of the films, in which a polystyrene material is extruded together with nitrogen as the blowing agent and a pore former from the nozzle (16) of a...

PCT No. PCT/US93/01626 Sec. 371 Date Sep. 27, 1994 Sec. 102(e) Date Sep. 27, 1994 PCT Filed Feb. 26, 1993 PCT Pub. No. WO93/20116 PCT Pub. Date Oct. 14, 1993.A process for making a fluoropolymer is disclosed. The process comprises solubilizing a fluoromonomer in solvent comprising a carbon dioxide fluid, and then polymerizing the fluoromonomer to produce the fluoropolymer. A preferred solvent for ...

An arrangement in a completely automated engraving includes stations (14, 22) for effecting engraving and transmitting out information. The system can include a transmission system (1) to which enquiry stations, shops and so forth (2, 3, 4) are connected. A respective shop or the like is provided with a terminal and display unit (5, 12). The engraving station comprises one or more engraving machin...

Motor vehicle gearbox comprising an input shaft (2), two intermediate shafts (3, 4) and an output shaft (5). A co-rotating, pretensioned gear wheel (30) is arranged on the one intermediate shaft (4). This gear wheel transmits a take-up force via a gear wheel (10) on the output shaft to the second intermediate shaft (3) and from there to the output shaft (5) and back to the first-mentioned intermed...

A process for the removal of mercury from industrial waste streams is disclosed wherein the waste stream is a nitrate based solution that has been decomposed by the addition of hypochlorite. The method involves adding a reducing agent to reduce the hypochlorite and/or adjusting the pH by the use of a strong acid to less than about 2.0, converting any residual chlorine to a soluble unreactive salt,...

PCT No. PCT/SE87/00015 Sec. 371 Date Sep. 15, 1987 Sec. 102(e) Date Sep. 15, 1987 PCT Filed Jan. 16, 1987 PCT Pub. No. WO87/04551 PCT Pub. Date Jul. 30, 1987.A receiving device for detecting the presence of an indicating device in a restricted investigation zone, where coils and associated feed and receiving equipment are provided to emit and receive magnetic alternating fields in order thereby to...

A safety apparatus for use on a hoisting crane used to hoist cargo from cargo transport trucks that detects hoisting such trucks and renders the hoisting mechanism inoperative. The safety apparatus includes sensors responsive to an unsafe condition in such trucks to generate a safety signal. A transmitter responsive to the safety signal transmits an operational signal to the hoisting crane that up...

A process for polymerizing olefins in a gas-phase fluidized-bed reactor comprising a reactor body (1), optionally surmounted by a disengagement chamber (2), in which fine particles entrained by the gas mixture leaving the top of the reactor are separated from the gas and recycled to the upper portion of the reactor body. Polymer is withdrawn from the reactor body (1) via at least two polymer outle...

In order to insure the accuracy of information transmitted over a network, the initiation of the message must be unambiguously identified. In the present invention, the intermessage spacing consists of a series of identical logic signals that exceeds a minimum value distinguishing this interval from a message character. The message character has predefined length, with a start bit position logic s...

A cement board having bare surfaces and a woven mesh of reinforcing fibers (16) underlying the top, bottom, and longitudinal edge surfaces is made continuously on an improved apparatus which comprises a pair of edger rails (34) which slidably rest on a conveyor belt (12) and define the path of the cement board being made on the conveyor belt and a means (44a) for folding and pressing outer margins...