Backfill for a mine contains a main component of conventional backfill material and a flow enhancing superfine material component mixed with the ma in component. The superfine material component may be a clay, for example, and has a particle size of less than 1 micron. The superfine component is present in a n amount of about 0.5 to 1% by weight to best achieve improved flow without plugging in a ...

Communications cables are provided which utilize a cable jacket, twiste d pairs of insulated conductors of insulated conductors, and a spacer separati ng the twisted pairs of insulated conductors. The spacer extends within the cable jacket and has a longitudinally extending center portion and a plurality of wall portions radiating from the center portion thereby defining a plurality of compartmen ...

The pressure element is designed for gluing a bandlike covering by means of an adhesive onto a narrow face (edge) of straight or curved (profiled) cross section of a board element or for gluing a film onto a profile bar having a surface of straight or profiled cross section. The pressure element has an elastically deformable pressure face. High adhesive bonding strength and high surface quality ar...

A method and system for assisting a user in identifying an element of an object in various displayed views in a drawing of the object. A method is employed tha t will allow automatic highlighting of a selected edge of an object in each view, as well as separately highlighting the edges of faces of an object adjoining the selected edge. Th e process facilitates the user's comprehension of the thre...

An approach for measuring scheduler efficiency is disclosed. A schedule r (603) has metrics measurement capability, in which scheduler counters (803, 805, 807, and 809) correspond to scheduling events. A counter logic (801) selectively increments the scheduler counters (803, 805, 807, and 809). The counter logi c (801) is coupled to queues (607) that store cells. The performance metrics are comput...

Source code and method to be protected, a software application to be used bo th during installation of software programs and the running of these software applications, interfacing with the hardware of the recipient computer, in particular to sc an and retrieve the MAC number (a unique part identifier associated with modems and Ethernet cards), in order to track illegal use, illegal installation ...

A device for recording and playing video signals, comprising means for feeding instructions to the device, means for transferring the recorded video signals to a presentation unit, means for communication with at least one computer network, means for sending a request concerning which video signals to be recorded through the network and for receiving the requested video signals from a local storag...

A device for recording and playing video signals, comprising means for feeding instructions to the device, means for transferring the recorded video signals to a presentation unit, means for communication with at least one computer network, means for sending a request concerning which video signals to be recorded through the network and for receiving the requested video signals from a local storag...

A method for providing on-demand remote access to a selection of music title s to be played back in real-time over a cable network, with the use of a cable set-top-box. This method provides to the customer a selection of songs or other audio data, in which each song (or other audio data) is available for on- demand streamed playback to the user, over the cable network (Digital television cable net...

A method and apparatus for delivering targeted assets to subscribers usi ng communication media, wherein each subscriber has a set top box, the method comprising the steps of generating a profile of each subscriber at the set top box associated with the respective subscriber, broadcasting an asset to all subscribers along with target information; and delivering the asset only to subscribers whose ...

A pump drive head for a progressing cavity pump comprises a top mounted stuffing box rotatably disposed around a compliantly mounted standpipe with a self or manually adjusting pressurization system for said stuffing box. To prevent rotary and vertical motion of the polish rod while servicing the stuffing box, a polished rod lock-out clamp is provided with the pump drive head integral with or adja...

A pump drive head for a progressing cavity pump comprises a top mounted stuffing box rotatably disposed around a compliantly mounted standpipe with a self or manually adjusting pressurization system for said stuffing box. To preven t rotary and vertical motion of the polish rod while servicing the stuffing box, a polished rod lock-out clamp is provided with the pump drive head integral with or adj...

A shoulder ring ( 10 ) for installing in the J-space between the installed pin ends within a coupling collar is taught having a body with a central opening therethrough, a first end face ( 12 ) on the body, an opposite end face ( 14 ) on the body, an inner surface ( 16 ) adjacent the central opening and extending between the first end face and the opposite end face and an outer surface ( 18 ) exte...

The color cable comprises at least one conductor body (20) each having at least one conductor, and at least one color winding (3) uniformly wound around and secured to the conductor body. A transparent plastic covering (4) is formed on the color winding by injection molding. Each conductor body is spaced from the other in order to maintain insulation between them, transmit signal, and allow curren...

A method for drilling boreholes using casing as the drill string and for advancing a casing string toward the bottom of the borehole is described. In the method, the drilling assembly is used as a guide over which the drill string is advanced toward t he bottom of the borehole prior to removing the drilling assembly from the wellbore.

A pump drive head for a progressing cavity pump comprises a top mounted stuffing box rotatably disposed around a compliantly mounted standpipe with a self or manually adjusting pressurization system for said stuffing box. To prevent rotary and vertical motion of the polish rod while servicing the stuffing box, a polished rod lock-out clamp is provided with the pump drive head integral with or adja...

A method of packaging a nuclear reactor vessel for decommissioning and removal, wherein closure plates are installed onto the vessel, concrete is injected into the vessel, shielding material is installed around the exterior of the vessel and the main nozzles of the vessel, the installed shielding materials are welded to themselves, the vessel is placed on shipping cradles and attached to longitudi...

The present invention relates to an automatic putting-out device for a room heater which puts out the heater automatically when the room temperature reaches a certain level so that the heater can be protected from overheating for prevention of a fire and further can reduce the pollution of indoor air for enhancing health due to the CO and CO2 in the room air being controlled within a safe limit. ...

Electronic system for returning change by magnetic piggy bank card can be us ed for Receiving or returning the balance of money when shopping is done with cash money, This system which Includes the Pay section, can directly get in contact with the Receive section or the Magnetic Piggy Bank card which is designed for customer and the assigned amount of the balance of money which can be paid to Magn...