A method for the direct gaseous reduction of iron ore to sponge iron at an elevated temperature suitable for hot briquetting, wherein a hot reducing gas is circulated upwardly through a descending body of iron ore and a make-up reducing gas stream is added to the circulating gas stream. A sponge iron product having a predetermined desired degree of carburization in the range 0.5% to 4% is obtained...

Microscopic particles containing a continuous network of pores open to the particle surface are manufactured by suspension polymerization of an ethylene-propylene-diene elastomeric prepolymer containing a water-immiscible liquid. The particles are useful as controlled-release delivery systems for active substances intended for a wide range of uses including topical applications. The spongy charact...

Metal organic compounds comprising three atoms of cobalt, nickel or bismuth each linked through oxygen atoms to boron or phosphorus and comprising a combination of aliphatic and aromatic carboxylic acid residues are useful as adhesion promoters to promote the adhesion of brass-coated steel to vulcanised rubber.

The invention relates to a control system for an automatic warehousing facility. Receipt into and disbursement from racks capable of storing goods in a plurality of lots are carried out by a goods handling device. A control panel disposed at the ground side controls the handling device to control incoming and outgoing handling of goods. Inventory control is carried out by manipulating a plural...

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING THE TORQUE APPLIED TO A DRILLSTRING AT THE SURFACE The invention relates to the determination of the torque Ts acting at the surface in a drillstring while drilling a borehole, the drillstring being rotated by rotating driving elements which include an electrical motor with an output shaft. The method comprises the steps of: measuring the angular acceleration ....

Use of a compound of formula (I): wherein R represents a saccharide, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, in the manufacture of a pharmaceutical composition to reduce side effects caused by administration of an immunosuppressing agent.

The invention relates to N-glycosylated carboxamide derivatives of Formula I which are useful for influencing the body's inherent defenses, e.g. for increasing immune system antibodies. Also included in the invention are compositions containing said N-glycosylated carboxamide derivative of Formula I as active ingredients and methods for the use of said compounds and compositions.

An image data encoding system efficiently reconstructs an image through a progressive image buildup in stages. An original image is divided into blocks each having NXN picture elements, whose transformation coefficients are obtained by orthogonal transformations on their graduated values. The image data encoding system has a transformation coefficient memory (61) for storing transformation coeffic...

2086751 9200700 PCTABS00010 Method and apparatus for volume measurement and body composition estimation provides an accurate, non-invasive estimation of the body volume and body composition of an object or body such as a human being. The present invention provides a first chamber (2) with a door (9) or closable means of entry through which an object or a subject may enter, along with a second cham...

A signal separator performs an inter-line operation on a composite color video signal, thereby separating it into a luminance signal and a chrominance signal. A scan converter converts each of the luminance signal and the chrominance signal into a sequential scan signal on the basis of the double-speed changing of the luminance signal and the chrominance signal. A signal determination circuit dete...

IMPROVED CORNER POST AND PACKAGING SYSTEM A corner post including an elongated member of corrugated in a right angle and a sheet of solid fibreboard laminated to the outside surface of the angle. The solid fibreboard laminate has end flaps extending beyond the end of the corrugated which in packaging systems may be grasped for lifting of packaged articles and loads from the top or may be folded ...

In a printing head which makes an ink jet system printing and includes a pressure chamber (11, 25) supplied with an ink (17), a nozzle (13, 24) which communicates to the pressure chamber, a vibration plate (11a, 25a) which forms one wall of the pressure chamber; and pressure applying means (12, 20) for applying pressure to the vibration plate so as to inject the ink from the nozzle, the pressure a...

Patent ON 47218 Disclosed is an in-line roller skate having a frame including a pair of side rails, each side rail having front and rear mounting brackets for attachment of the frame to the boot of the in-line roller skate. Each frame side rail includes a curved portion and a planar portion. The planar portion carries a plurality of axle apertures through which an axle for a wheel may be inserted....

PCT No. PCT/JP88/00121 Sec. 371 Date Oct. 6, 1988 Sec. 102(e) Date Oct. 6, 1988 PCT Filed Feb. 9, 1988 PCT Pub. No. WO88/06238 PCT Pub. Date Aug. 25, 1988.A starter includes a speed changing mechanism for transmitting rotational force of an electric motor to a pinion gear capable of being brought into or out of engagement with a ring gear of an engine. The speed changing mechanism includes a geare...

Resilient, crosslinked silicon elastomers shaped as elastoforming dies or form blocks for the stamping of sheet material workpieces, e.g., ultra-thin sheet metal, and well adopted for applications in the automotive industry, comprise a crosslinked fluid organopolysiloxane including at least one silicon-compatible organic or inorganic plasticizer within the crosslinked network thereof, said at leas...

A latch assembly for connecting a pin type connector to a wiper assembly. The latch includes two upstanding end portions which include retainer elements at the ends thereof. A flexible body portion including a pin retainer section connects between the upstanding end portions. The latch inserts into a longitudinal cavity within the wiper assembly and intersects a transverse passageway which accommo...

A fault processing system processes a fault which is generated in one or a plurality of producing points (1, 2) which design and produce products according to orders received from customers. The fault processing system includes a first producing point (1) which is used as a center producing point, second producing points (2), and one or a plurality of communication networks (3) coupling the first ...