An apparatus and method for regenerating a sorption dryer or cleaner by periodically heating the sorbing surface utilizing a number of heating elements distributed along the sorbing surface which are alternately switched on and off.

A slow scanning CT Scanner providing slice data simultaneously for a plurality of slices so as to avoid blurring between adjacent slices due to patient movement.

Disclosed herein are multicomponent fibers wherein at least one component will permit bonding of the fibers to themselves and other types of fibers and wherein the same first component is also degradable in an aqueous medium. Such fibers can be used to form fibrous nonwoven webs which can be used as components in such end-use products as medical and health care related items, wipes and personal ca...

An automatic package doffer of a textile winding machine includes a yarn engaging device and a travel limiting device. The yarn engaging device includes a pivot housing and a movably hinged yarn lifter head and is seated on a pivot and bearing shaft in a partially rotatable and axially displaceable disposition. A yarn catcher plate, clamping shears, and a yarn guide plate are disposed on the yarn ...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To inject the adequate quantity of grease constantly, by arranging a dust cover close to a bearing, cantileveredly supporting the sealing member of an elastic body on the bearing, and providing an opening part for communicating with an outside air side and the bearing inside, onto the periphery of the dust cover on which the flexible side end part of the sealing member abuts....

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily and certainly park and stop a vehicle at a desired stopping position as a relative position for a target on a road surface. SOLUTION: Whether a vehicle moves to a desired stopping position or not is judged (S130) in accordance with whether an actual stroke and an assumed stroke of a suspension match with each other or not by selecting a road surface irregular patter...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reconcile the higher efficiency of chemical conversion charging and the prevention of deep reduction in charge and discharge cycle life by setting one mesh of the expanded metal grating of a positive electrode plate to a specified area, and including red lead of a specified ratio in a mixed powder of lead and lead oxide formed by kneading a paste to be applied with water a...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent driving force control performance from being worsened immediately after acceleration by keeping the target fuel injection quantity from being restricted by the upper limit of the fuel injection quantity. SOLUTION: Target engine torque taking account of influence on driving force by inertia from an engine to driving wheels is computed by a computing means 72 from th...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To realize a suitable down shift even in any mode. SOLUTION: Torque recovery after reduction control of engine output torque Tc is performed by sweeping away in each case; in time t2C longer than reference time in a down shift while up shifting; in time t2A shorter than the reference time in a down shift followed by the next down shift immediately thereafter and the reference...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To attain reduction of the cost, by attaining the simplification and downsizing of electrical equipment parts of an electric drive device for vehicles and a hybrid engine/motor-type drive device. Ž

SOLUTION: A part 1 of wheels are driven by an engine 3. The wheel 2 is driven by a motor 5 when required. The motor 5, a generator 13, and auxiliary battery 17 are connected t...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To correctly and automatically adjust thickness of an object to be packaged. SOLUTION: A space between deaerating plates 8, 8 provided on a pair of lateral sealing jaws 3, 3 is controlled based on thickness (d) of an object W to be packaged, wherein the plates 8, 8 are brought into pressure contact with both faces of a cylindrical packaging material S fed to a lateral sealing...

A flow control device for use in a wellbore to allow flow of formation fluid into the wellbore comprises a valve member adapted to move when disposed in the wellbore. A fluid line supplies a working fluid under pressure to move the valve member to allow the fluid to flow into the wellbore. A sensor in the wellbore, and associated with the fluid line, provides an indication of a position of the val...

A sensor for installation in an underground well having a casing or tubing installed therein, the sensor comprising: a sensor body that can be installed in a hole formed in the casing or tubing so as to extend between the inside and outside of the casing or tubing; sensor elements located within the body and capable of sensing properties of an underground formation surrounding the well; and commun...

Apparatus for controlling dual fuel supply to a fuel injected engine having an electronic engine management system (1) that supplies a primary injector control signal (8) to each of primary fuel injectors (2), the apparatus comprising an emulator (11) that emulates the electrical characteristics of a primary injector, a fuel control switch (10) that switches the primary injector control signal (8)...

A method for inhibiting corrosion in at least one required region of an elongate metal structure, comprising applying a high-frequency electromagnetic signal to the structure in a manner such that a voltage standing wave is established in the structure with a corrosion-inhibiting potential at the required region(s) of the structure. The method is advantageously applied to an oil well riser pipe, t...

A tournament server intermittently initiates a tournament for any number of gaming machines connected to a network. An operator sets the parameters of the tournament, such as the scheduling, the criteria for winning, and the awards. The tournament server controls a display, such as an overhead display or a display on each gaming machine. The tournament server receives pay-in/pay-out data or any ot...

A collating apparatus (20) and method to merge different types of document sets (7,8) into a single collated packet (9) prior to a mail processing insertion operation. The collating device utilizes a synchronous conveyor pathway (27) for conveying different types of document sets serially down the pathway and merging them into a single collated packet. The document sets are delivered downstream wi...

The present invention relates to a process for laser scoring of flat glass sheets. The process comprises manipulating a laser beam having a substantially Gaussian intensity profile to produce an elongated heating zone on the glass sheet to be scored, the elongated heating zone having a central portion with a lower temperature than a temperature of an outer portion of the heating zone. An initial c...

The invention relates to an electromagnetic control device for the opening and closing of a mechanical element, particularly a valve of an internal combustion engine. The positioning of the mechanical element in at least one position (open or closed) is achieved by the action of at least one solenoid (90) acting on a plate controlling the position of the mechanical element. The device has at least...