A cutting tool insert includes a cutting tip mounted into a first recess of a molded hard refractory compound insert having a second recess of preselected size and shape for locating the insert to a cutting tool. A preferred cutting tip is a diamond and a preferred hard refractory compound is a tungsten carbide with a cobalt binder.

A centrifuge includes a conveyor for moving cake along a cake flow path towards a cake discharge opening and further includes a baffle mounted to the conveyor and disposed along the cake flow path. The baffle is provided on an upstream side, facing substantially away from the discharge opening with a concave profile or surface. This concave profile or surface serves to direct a portion of the cake...

According to one embodiment of the present invention, a transaction processing system is provided comprising at least one server and a mainframe. Recovery process for restarting a batch is also provided comprising failure detection process for indicating a batch failure, and a startup means responsive to the failure detection process for starting failed batch on the mainframe. In a particular embo...

A shaving system has blade(s) (106, 108) and a cap (110) all mounted on a housing. The cap is behind the blades and a guard structure (104) is ahead of them. The guard structure a water-leachable shaving aid composite (116) that is delivered ahead of the blades. In different aspects: 1 The structure also has flexible skin-engaging protrusions (114). The aid is delivered to skin behind the protrusi...

The invention relates to a handpiece for a device for performing laser surgery of the nose. It comprises a handle having a proximal end 36 including means enabling it to be connected to a source of laser radiation, a distal end 44 at which the laser radiation is supplied to a work zone, and a transit region 31, 52 for passing the laser radiation from the proximal end 36 to the distal end 44. Accor...

A method for preventing unauthorized use of credit cards in remote payments and a supplemental-code card for therein is disclosed. A unique code list is provided by the credit company to the credit card owner for use with the credit card. The codes are distributed in a variety of possible ways, including through A.T.M. machines, stores, e-mail or faxes. A copy of each code list is associated at th...

When a card holder who owns a payment card purchases merchandise from a seller via online communications through a network, he transmits order data relative to the purchase to the seller, that order data including parts relevant to respective ones of parties other than the card holder, e.g. the seller, a card manager, and a delivery service company, and which parts are encrypted by the terminal of...

A laser micromanipulator for surgical applications includes an adaptor attachable to a laser and to a microscope which automatically maintains, preferably using phase detection, the laser beam in focus on tissue during any changes in the working distance by the surgeon manipulating the microscope.

A book marker insertion apparatus includes a cartridge assembly, a separator assembly, a gripper assembly, an elevator assembly and a page spreader assembly. The cartridge assembly holds a roll of marker material including a plurality of markers on a backing sheet and advances the material to the separator assembly. The separator assembly includes jaws and a peel bar for removing the endmost marke...

A process is described for making a gypsum board having improved water resistance. The resulting gypsum board products are also described. The process comprises adding an aqueous siloxane emulsion to an aqueous slurry of a calcium sulfate material and host particles, where the siloxane emulsion is stable under the condition in which the slurry is maintained. The process further includes passing sa...

An improved water resistant gypsum board is made by adding an aqueous wax emulsion containing a cationic surfactant to an aqueous slurry containing calcium sulfate and host particles at a slurry temperature which maintains calcium sulfate hemihydrate crystals. The wax emulsion is stable at the temperature of slurry which maintains the calcium sulfate hemihydrate. The slurry is then dewatered and r...

Method consists in calculating a mask indicating the coefficients of the S+P transformed image which corresponds to the region of interest and transmitting the coefficients at early stages to obtain a lossless region of interest in the receiver and a lossy remaining image. The mask is obtained by tracing a step backwards on a separate line and then setting according to conditional branches.

PCT No. PCT/PL93/00012 Sec. 371 Date Dec. 18, 1995 Sec. 102(e) Date Dec. 18, 1995 PCT Filed Aug. 12, 1993 PCT Pub. No. WO95/00583 PCT Pub. Date Jan. 5, 1995This invention relates to a process for preparing ceramic-like materials with specific properties by binding an inorganic filler in the form of a dry composition with a grain size of up to 25 mu m containing in the volume ratio 1:0.-1.52 a was...

The therapy and imaging probe of the invention comprises a probe body (20') of an elongate shape defining a general axis (X-X), one imaging transducer (40') for transmitting imaging waves, and one therapy transducer (30') for transmitting therapy waves. The imaging transducer is mounted on first support means providing translational movement of the imaging transducer within the probe, parallel to ...

Method for preparing a concrete mortar which contains a fraction of inorganic grains having a diameter <500 mum, wherein the fraction containing the inorganic grains is added in the form of a granular material which contains the inorganic grains which, with the aid of a water-soluble polymer, are bound so as to form the granular material. As a result, a homogeneous mortar is obtained.

The present invention is an audio transceiver (having an audio receiver and a transmitter) which, on the receiving side, adaptively controls the amount of audio data in the buffer of a PC audio device, such that the audio device always has something to play. On the transmission side, the audio transmitter provides at least sequence numbers to the audio packets to be sent. The audio receiver is con...

Implantable apparatus for measuring a fluid flow in the body of a subject, including a stent, having a generally cylindrical radial outer wall and a central lumen. A flow parameter sensor is fixed to the stent, and measures a parameter relating to a rate of blood flow through the stent. A transmitter transmits signals responsive to the measured parameter to a receiver outside the body.

The childbirth process is monitored by applying one or more probes to the mother and monitoring the locations of the probes by transmitting non-ionizing fields such as magnetic fields between the probes and reference elements in proximity to the mother. The magnitude and direction of movement of the probes indicates the magnitude and direction of uterine contractions. Fetal position and cervical d...

Herbicides derived from 2-cyano-1,3-diones have the formula: in which R, R<1>, R<2>, R<3>, R<4> and n are as defined in the description. The compounds are intended for use against dicotyledonous and monocotyledonous weeds by pre- and/or post emergence application.

Waterproof "breathing" film consists of a mixt. contg. (a) thermoplastic elastomer(s) with polyether blocks and (b) copolymer(s) of ethylene and alkyl (meth)acrylate(s). Also claimed is a waterproof breathing material contg. the above film in combination with a woven or non-woven fabric.