A levelwind system for a coiled tubing reel (26) including an arcuate guide arm (48) extending over the upper surface of the reel (26). A universal joint (50) mounts the lower end of the arm (48) for pivotal movement both vertically and horizontally. A guide member (52) is supported on the free end of the guide arm (48) for guiding the coiled tubing T on and off reel (26). A lift cylinder (54) is ...

The present invention provides a lead acid storage battery keeping sufficient cycle life even under vibrating conditions. The lead acid storage battery of the present invention includes an assembly element that is obtained by alternately laying positive electrode plates (4), each positive electrode plate having an expanded grid, and negative electrode plates (2), each negative electrode plate bein...

An apparatus to facilitate volume control for route aural guidance. When supplying a guidance voice to a loudspeaker 34a, a voice control section 30 disconnects the loudspeaker 34a from audio and outputs the guidance voice through the loudspeaker. A volume control screen is displayed on a display section 28 where the user adjusts the volume by touching the screen. When the voice control section 30...

A kinetic characteristic control system performs a modifying process for modifying a standby control constant so as to, for example, decrease the standby start opening in correspondence with a calculated braking system control decrease amount x (step 230), a shift pattern characteristic modifying process for modifying a shift position change line so as to make a shift-up thereof easy (step 250), a...

The invention relates to novel water soluble 3,5-diacetamido-2,4,6-triiodobenzoic acid derivatives, the method for making the same and their use as X-ray contrast agents for vasography, urography, myelography, artrography, fistulography and salpingography.

Bei einem Verfahren zum Vernichten von gestapelt vorliegendem Blattgut (1) wird dieses maschinell vereinzelt ergriffen und anschließend geschnitten. Es wird dazu das im Blattgutstapel (1) jeweils untere Einzelblatt (16) in seinem Mittenbereich (4) von unten erfasst, gefaltet und mit seinem ergriffenen Mittenbereich (4) als in Förderrichtung (6) vorauseilender Teil vom Blattgutstapel (1) abgeführt ...

The invention relates to a fuel injection valve (1), especially to a fuel injection valve (1) for fuel injection systems of internal combustion engines. Said fuel injection valve comprises a first magnet coil (2) interacting with an armature (3), a second magnet coil (4) interacting with the armature (3), and a valve needle (13) that is non-positively linked with the armature (3) and that actuates...

Ein Maschinensteuerverfahren für Automobilfahrzeuge umfasst die Schritte zum Sammeln und Analysieren von Fahrzeugbedingungsparametern aus einer Fahrzeugbedingungs-Erfassungseinrichtung, Bestimmen, ob ein Signal von einer TCU ein Verschiebesignal ist oder nicht, Umwandeln einer Verschiebelinie einer Drosselöffnung gegenüber einer Fahrzeuggeschwindigkeit in eine Verschiebelinie eines Maschinendrehmo...

A system and method for the auction and tender (402) of complex multi-variab le commodities (403), which are defined as commodities having a plurality of characteristics with each characteristic's value contributing to the determination of the commodity price (405). The system and method are implemented using an exception handling process whereby a tender participant requests exceptions to the te...

The apparatus comprises a platform (28), two ground engaging drive wheels (2) positioned one at each side of the platform (28), drive means (11, 12) for independently driving each drive wheel, a control device (14) for continuously controlling the drive means (11, 12), whereby operation of the drive means (11, 12) causes the apparatus to progress over a predetermined route within the predetermined...

In accordance with the present invention, there are provided methods to modulate the energy absorptivity of materials, particularly as the materials are employed in process such as laser-assisted direct materials deposition. Invention methods include combining materials of dissimilar energy absorptivity at a selected wavelength of electromagnetic energy. For example, by combining particles of mate...

In a test strip measuring method in which a coloration measurement is conducted while a test strip (4) is being moved, there are detected the optical characteristics R of the ground of a test strip and the optical characteristics T of a test line (4b) which has appeared on the test strip, and the test strip is judged based on the difference or ratio between R and T. Even though the ground of the t...

Methods and devices for determining the concentration of an analyte in a physiological sample are provided. In the subject methods, the physiological sample is introduced into an electrochemical cell having a working and reference electrode. A first electric potential is applied to the cell and the resultant cell current over a period of time is measured to determine a first time-current transient...

A super-linear feedforward amplifier (100), for amplifying radio-frequency input signals produced in one or more frequency channels over an input band, includes a radio-frequency power amplifier (108), which amplifies the signals. A signal cancellation circuit loop (103) generates an error signal responsive to distortion products in the amplified signals. A digital correction block (104) digitally...

In a visual inspection apparatus for visual inspection of an object, a plurality of monochrome images obtained from an object are used to prepare a plurality of computed color images. The computed color images are switchingly displayed on a color display for visual inspection.

There are provided a CPU (11A) and an ignition key switch (17) detecting that a vehicle stops, and a transmission circuit (11C) and a transmitter (11D) for transmitting a map-image data for displaying a map image on a display (14) of a car navigation system, to a portable terminal (T) when the CPU (11A) and the ignition key switch (17) detects that the vehicle stops.

On receipt of route information, map data in an area near the route is read S11. One intersection existing on the route is extracted from the read map data, and intersection-connected links connected to the intersection are extracted S12. The road widths from the center line to the right and left sides are specified for the intersection-connected links based on attribute data such as the actual ro...

An object of the present invention is to provide a high-quality biaxially oriented film exhibiting an excellent electromagnetic conversion property, traveling durability, magnetic head traveling performance, etc. as a magnetic recording medium. The object of the present invention is achieved by a biaxially oriented film including a polymer alloy composed of polyester (polymer 1) and a thermoplasti...

The vehicle carries a single fixed camera (24) producing digital images at a rate such that each object appears in more than two successive images. The position and direction of the vehicle are measured by inertial navigation (12) and checked by GPS (14). Each object is recognised from comparison of its images with a stored library (26). It is tracked (38) through successive images by prediction a...