The apparatus involved herein comprises a body (1), an element (4) rotatably arranged in the body and a counter knife device (15), which is provided on the body and adapted to cooperate with the rotatable element for disintegration of material. The counter knife device comprises a base part (17) and a cutting member (19) removably connected to the base part by means of connecting members (18). The...

The apparatus involved herein comprises a body (1), an element (4) rotatably arranged in the body and a counter knife device (15), which is provided on the body and adapted to cooperate with the rotatable element for disintegration of material. The counter knife device comprises a base part (17) and a cutting member (19) removably connected to the base part by means of connecting members (18). The...

A method of melting an iron-containing cold material and simultaneously obtaining a low phosphorous and high carbon molten iron while maintaining a high post combustion rate, comprising the steps of: preparing a converter having a lance for top-blowing oxygen, and a bottom-blowing triple pipe nozzle (1) disposed at a bottom of the converter which nozzle is provided with an inner pipe (2), an inter...

A bladderless tyre mould press (10) comprising lower and upper platens (11,12), means (17) for moving the platens relatively towards one another from an open position to a closed moulding position, the platens (11,12) mounting means (22,23) for moulding the tyre side walls and means (36) for moulding the tyre tread, and each of the platens (11,12) mounting means (37,38) for moulding a respective t...

An adjustable X-ray examination apparatus (24, 26) comprises an auxiliary element (38), for example a weight or a gas spring, in order to compensate for forces generated during operation of drive mechanism formed by parallelogram arms (16, 18, 20, 22). The forces increase with the amount of excursion from a neutral position. The auxiliary element may be mounted and adjusted so that, for the whole ...

An X-ray image processing device using dual energy (1,2) projection radiography method, wherein the low energy image and the high energy image are subjected to a subtraction (7) processing to output a first image such as a soft tissue X-ray image, and the first image and the low energy image are subjected to another subtraction (8) to output a second image such as a bone X-ray image without deteri...

The aim is to provide an automatic X-ray exposure machine in which the measurement field is automatically placed behind the object region having the highest density. Two beam detectors (4, 5) located one behind the other in the beam direction after the examination area (10), each of which is formed from a matrix of detector elements, are provided. The detector elements are connected to a comp...

A bipolar lead-acid is disclosed in which a conductive metal substrate is used for the bipolar plates which may comprise either a multi-layer metallic substrate defined as C/A/B/D, layer C having a layer of positive active material adhered thereto and layer D having a layer of negative active material adhered thereto, C can be lead or lead alloy or a conductive tin, titanium dioxide or ruthenium o...

AD electronic requisitioning system for channeling customer requisition orders to internal suppliers (109) and outside vendors (106a, 106b). and processing invoices using a centralized computer system (100). A customer accesses an electronic item catalog (126) and requisition form to place an order transmitted to the central computer system. Requisitions are segregated by supplier and sent as purc...

A damage resistant sand screen assembly has at least one layer of a sintered porous medium preferably a sintered metal membrane, coaxially disposed about and secured to a perforated core. The assembly may also include a woven wire mesh drainage layer disposed between the perforated production tube and the sintered porous medium, and a protective covering, preferably a woven wire mesh. The assembly...

A bipolar lead-acid is disclosed in which a conductive metal substrate is used for the bipolar plates which may comprise either a multi-layer metallic substrate defined as C/A/B/D, layer C having a layer of positive active material adhered thereto and layer D having a layer of negative active material adhered thereto, C can be lead or lead alloy or a conductive tin, titanium dioxide or ruthenium o...

Heat-sealable films formed of a polybutylene terephthalate resin composition including between 50 and 95% by weight of a polybutylene terephthalate base resin having an intrinsic viscosity of 0.7 or greater, and between 5 and 50% by weight of a polycarbonate resin having an intrinsic viscosity of 0.4 or greater melt blended with the polybutylene terephthalate base resin.

A foam laminate comprising a polyurethane foam core sandwiched between two facing material, wherein said foam core has: a flamespread as determined by ASTM E-84 of 25 or less, a smoke density as determined by ASTM E-84 of less than 450, a dimensional stability measured as a % volume change as determined by ASTM D-2126,after 28 days (1) at -30 DEG C of no more than 1, (2) at 100 DEG C of no more th...

The effect of interference to the output of a video camera 22 coupled to an endoscope 21 is minimized by synchronizing the generation of diathermy pulses to the video output. A synchronisation unit 11 in the diathermy apparatus causes the diathermy pulses to be generated only when the interference they cause occurs in vertical bands down opposite edges of the monitor screen 25, outside the central...

A biaxially stretched polyester film being substantially free from scratches on the surface thereof and having a low heat shrinkage, a uniform thickness and an improved flatness is provided. The film according to the present invention is particularly useful as films for touch panels, membrane switches, etc. A process for producing the film also is provided.

The ski fastening includes a front engagement element (3) and a rear engagement element (2) for a boot; either one of the front or the rear engagement elements has a single activation element (27) for the separate and simultaneous adjustment of both the front and rear engagement elements.

This invention relates to a method for determining a component of a test sample with a solid support, said support having incorporated therein a removable first monoclonal antibody which binds to said component and a labeled monoclonal antibody or fragment of a monoclonal antibody which binds to said component wherein said first monoclonal antibody and said labeled monoclonal antibody or monoclona...

The umbrella frame of the hanging umbrella is connected by the umbrella crown (2) via a ball joint (3) to an umbrella support and consists of roof struts (6) with a short umbrella stick (9) which is fixed to the umbrella crown (2). On said umbrella stick, a slider (8) which is adjustable in the umbrella axis (7) is held in the opened state of the umbrella for opening and closing the umbrella. A fi...

A safety ski binding for holding the tip of a ski boot and capable of releasing sideways has two side jaws (13, 14) which hold the ski boot at the sides; a sole hole-down member (15), and a release spring (11) which extends substantially in the longitudinal direction of the ski. The release spring is braced at one of its ends against the binding housing (12) which is fixedly mounted to the ski and...