Le dispositif de stockage d'un produit en caoutchouc cru comporte :
- une bobine 2 comportant deux flasques 21, chacun pourvu d'un rebord d'appui 22 aménagé du côté axialement intérieur dudit flasque 21, le rebord d'appui 22 ayant l'allure générale d'une spirale formant plusieurs tours, ledit rebord d'appui 22 se décalant, à chaque tour, axialement vers l'extérieur;
- un intercalaire 3 ...

A vehicle tyre (1) has a running surface (2) with essentially axial incisions (3), at least near the side regions. The incisions are wavy and slanted in such a way that by following a transverse plane along the incision in the radially outward direction one moves axially inwards. Also claimed is a wavy insert (7) which is attached to the vulcanising mould so that the peaks (4) and valleys (5) of t...

A process is described for the aerobic adaptation of anaerobic yeasts, in particular brewers' yeast. The process involves the suspension of a biomass of brewers' yeast obtained from beer fermentation tanks in a culture medium inside a fermenter, at a temperature of 20-32 DEG C and a pH of 2.5-5.0, with sterile air being blown in at a rate equal to about 0.5-1.0 VVM, until a respiratory activity eq...

A generally hydrophobic polyester article is provided with a generally hydrophilic surface by contacting said generally hydrophobic polyester with a copolymeric material while said polyester is at a temperature above its melting point. The copolymeric composition comprises a generally hydrophobic moiety and a generally hydrophilic moiety. Also disclosed is a method for imparting the hydrophilic su...

L'invention concerne un procédé de préparation de granules de silicium ou d'alliage de silicium à partir de métal liquide par solidification dans un bain de refroidissement. Il se caractérise en ce que le débit de métal liquide est maintenu constant pendant toute la durée de la granulation à l'aide d'un dispositif de régulation.
L'invention concerne également un dispositif de régulation pou...

DNA sequences coding for human polypeptides with protease activity and capable of inducing apoptosis, related to the interleukin-1 beta converting enzyme are disclosed.;

L'invention a pour objet une séquence d'ADN comprenant une séquence d'ADN (SEQ ID N deg. 1) codant pour un polypeptide humain ayant une activité protéase et capable d'induire l'apoptose.

The automatic guidance system has a guided mobile unit (1) that makes use of the magnetic field produced round a current- carrying wire (W). The wire is laid on the soil in a zig-zag path, with the wires parallel. The vehicle runs between the two parallel wires and reverses at the end of each run. The configuration of the wire path determines the path of the vehicle. At the end of a run the wire ...

PCT No. PCT/NZ95/00060 Sec. 371 Date Jan. 6, 1997 Sec. 102(e) Date Jan. 6, 1997 PCT Filed Jul. 6, 1995 PCT Pub. No. WO96/01681 PCT Pub. Date Jan. 25, 1996The invention relates to a method and apparatus for inducing the mono-directional transport of ions across a conducting polymer membrane which separates electrolyte solutions, by creating a potential gradient across the conducting polymer membran...

A polymeric film comprising from 0.0005% to 2% by weight, based upon the weight of the polymer in the film, of filler particles having a volume distributed median particle diameter of from 0.1 to 12.5 mu m, the filler particles being obtainable by calcining precursor silicone resin particles prior to incorporation into the film polymer.

Biodegradable foamed plastic material having a bulk density comprised within the range of from 5 to 13 kg/m<3>, comprising: -- 30-99.5 by weight of polisaccharide containing more than 50% of thermoplastic starch or starch complexed by polimeric structures, having an intrinsic viscosity (in DMSO) lower than 1.3 dl/g and less than 20% by weight of soluble fraction in ethanol; -- 0.5-70% by weight ...

A hand instrument for nasal surgery has near, middle and far sections which may be screwed together for use. The near section (2) has an optical system of two lenses (21) mounted ina supporting cylinder (22) and focussed by a turnable cylinder (23). The middle section (3) includes a suction passage (35) and a gas supply channel (34) to clean the optical system (21). The far section (4) is tubular ...

Vehicle glazing, resistant to break in, consists of a laminated structure of: a first sheet of glass 2.5-2.7 mm. thick, a layer of polyurethane adhesive nominally 0.76 mm. thick, a polycarbonate sheet 2.25-2.75 mm thick, a similar polyurethane adhesive and second glass sheet. The two glass sheets are chemically treated to give surface tensions and the sandwich edges are sealed with polyurethane ma...

Biodegradable foamed plastic material having a bulk density comprised within the range of from 5 to 13 kg/m<3>, comprising: -- 30-99.5 by weight of polisaccharide containing more than 50% of thermoplastic starch or starch complexed by polimeric structures, having an intrinsic viscosity (in DMSO) lower than 1.3 dl/g and less than 20% by weight of soluble fraction in ethanol; -- 0.5-70% by weight ...

Biodegradable foamed plastic material having a bulk density comprised within the range of from 5 to 13 kg/m3, comprising: -- 30-99.5 by weight of polisaccharide containing more than 50% of thermoplastic starch or starch complexed by polimeric structures, having an intrinsic viscosity (in DMSO) lower than 1.3 dl/g and less than 20% by weight of soluble fraction in ethanol; -- 0.5-70% by weight of a...

Et elektrisk motorhjul inkludert en hul aksel (2)er istand til å motta ledninger (4) fra utsiden avmotorhjulet, en stator (6) koaksial med og festet tilakselen (2), og en rotor (10) koaksial med og roter-bar rundt statoren (6). Rotoren (10) omfatter et hussom har en sylindrisk vegg (17) med en innvendigflate forsynt med en magnetmontasje (26) anordnetrundt statoren (6) og adskilt fra denne med enl...

A windshield heating system includes a heating element installed in the defroster ductwork of a motor vehicle. An electrical driver provides electrical power to heat the heating element, thereby immediately providing heated air to the windshield of the vehicle when the vehicle is started in cold weather. The electrical power provided to the heating element can be modulated based on (1) temperature...

Targets or markers for electronic article surveillance systems are given very distinctive signal characteristics by causing a strip of a magnetic alloy which contains a small percent of a transition metal and no silicon to cool through its annealing temperature in the presence of a magnetic field in the range of 180 to 300 millioersteds extending along the length of the strip.

In an ink near-end detecting device, a pair of electrodes (S1, S2) are arranged in the porous material (7) in the ink tank (8) and in the ink pool (12) provided below the ink tank (8), respectively, so that the time instant the ink in the porous material (7) has been nearly used up is detected from the variation of the electrical resistance between the electrodes (S1, S2) with the consumption of t...

An acoustical tile composition based on a gypsum/cellulosic fiber composition which can replace all or a portion of the mineral wool normally present in acoustical ceiling tiles. The gypsum/cellulosic fiber composition is combined with a lightweight aggregate material and a binder to form a composition which is used in a water-felting process to manufacture acoustical ceiling tiles and panels. The...

A method of treating wood by impregnation of the wood with wood-treating-compositions containing compounds which contain elements selected from copper, chromium and arsenic (CCA) and oxyalkylene polymer additives provides improved properties to the treated wood, better control of oxyalkylene polymer distribution, and reduced leaching of the CCA.