Reactor for gasifying a carbonaceous fuel to produce a usable gas, and comprising an insulated outer shell. A reaction chamber within the shell receives a fuel mixture from an injection burner. The products or effluent of gasification include hot produced gases which are passed through a constricted throat to be cooled in a liquid bath. A dip tube, which guides the hot effluent into the bath, is p...

An energy transformer, which operates according to the Stirling cycle, Ericsson cycle or similar cycle, has two parallel synchronized crankshafts 9 and at least one cylinder, which contains a working piston 4 and a separate displacement piston 3. The pistons 3, 4 can be moved to and fro along the cylinder axis and each have respective piston rod elements 20, 25 which are connected to respective li...

2078005 9212596 PCTABS00014 The assembly (10) utilizes real-time imaging for detecting radiation from an object field (12) which has a component which is periodic in time. A video camera (14) detects emitted and reflected radiation from the object field (12) and produces a video signal comprising a series of pixels representing a frame of the image. A dynamically averaged offset derived from the o...

Sanitary napkins are disclosed which include side-protecting flaps (10) having specially designed hinge means (50) for disposing at least one of the flaps (10) in a prefolded, flexible position. The flap or flaps (10) of the preferred embodiments may be wrapped around a crotch portion of an undergarment without additional attachment adhesive.

A device (10) fur managing urinary incontinence in a human female includes a resilient body (12) adapted to fit between the labia minora (40) the vestibule (34) of the vulva, thereby occluding the urethral meatus (38). An adhesive (22) is applied to the body to provide sealing with the urethral meatus. The body ha s a base (14) that seats against the floor of the vestibule; and a pair of flexible...

Substd. alkenoic acid derivs. of formula (I), their isomers and salts are new; where R1, R2 = H, 1-6C alkyl or benzyl. Pref., claimed are 4-(4-carboxyphenylthio)-7-(4-(4-phenoxy butoxy)phenyl)hept-5(Z)enoic acid and 4(S)-(4-carboxyphenylthio)-7-(4-(4-phenoxy butoxy)phenyl))hept-5(Z)enoic acid.

?304 Disclosed are new substituted alkenoic acid derivatives of the formula: (I) (wherein R1 and R2 are each hydrogen, C1-6 alkyl or benzyl). The compounds have leukotriene antagonistic properties and can be incorporated into pharmaceutical compositions.

Wire (16) is contacted and driven at the nip of two rollers (1,4). One roller (1) is driven and mounted on a pivotable arm (5) which also carries a coupling pulley (2) rotatably driven by an endless flexible element (3) whose tension causes the driven roller (1) to apply load to the wire (16). The pivot axis (6) is parallel to the wire travel direction. The coupling pulley (2) and driven roller (1...

This invention is directed to an electrolytic material for use in light modulation devices. The material consists essentially of four components: (1) at least one organic solvent; (2) at least one salt of an electrodepositable metal; (3) at least one organic acid; and (4) at least one salt of a non-electrodepositable metal which facilitates the dissolution of the salt of the electrodepositable met...

A back-flushable filtration device is provided. The device includes a monoli th (10) of porous material (14) having an inlet end (16) and an cutlet end (18). The passageways (22, 26) of the monolith ar e plugged at the inlet and outlet ends of the monolith, thereby preventing direct passage of feed stock through the passageways from the inlet end to the outlet end. A microporous membrane (28) of m...

Provided as an optical functional device which comprises a substrate, a lower cladding layer, a waveguide layer, and an upper cladding layer each formed of a semiconductor, and in which at least one of the three layers except the substrate has a quantum well structure at a quantum confined potential. The well plane of the quantum well structure is symmetrical with respect to the center position th...

A vertically adjustable roll bar for a motor vehicle is disclosed which has side arms displaceable within holding tubes rising vertically parallel to the vehicle sides. The holding tubes are connected to one another by a connecting element on the tube stems extending in the direction of the vehicle width. The holding tubes are supplemented by another transverse-running connecting element to form a...

Device for sensing the rotational speed of a rotating element (4) mounted by means of a roller bearing on a non-rotating element (3), comprising a multipolar ring (17) which is integral with the rotating element, a sensor (19) which is made integral with the non-rotating element, and a magnetic flux concentrating means arranged in the immediate vicinity of the multipolar ring and cooperating with ...

The present invention relates to an external fixator for osteosynthesis. According to the invention, the fixator is distinguished by the fact that it comprises a bar (1) on which there are fixed, in a longitudinally adjustable manner, at least two members (4, 5), in the form of vices, each of which is provided with means for blocking a pin holder support (17a) which can be oriented in three degree...

Device for mounting tyres with internal annular segment in foam rubber on the wheel rims of vehicles comprising: a horizontal support for the rim 2 with the tyre 20 and the associated ring of foam rubber 21; means 6-8 for rotating said support with the rim 2 so fixed; means 12- 16 for closing the tyre 20 on the associated foam rubber ring 21 and in the channel of the associated rim 2, these means ...

Test tube for biological analyses, and in particular for blood tests (E.S.R. and the like), provided with a device making it possible to perform a photometric inspection of the test tube with a relative movement between the optical system and the test tube (1), the latter being between the emitter (E) and the receiver (R) of said system; the test tube possesses - externally on the base - a device ...

In a test tube (P10) for taking blood samples by vacuum suction through a double-needle device having an external needle for insertion into the vein while the other needle is internal, coaxial with and opposed to the first and fitted with a protective sheath forming a slidable elastic cap, and able to perforate a diaphragm of the stopper (T10), said stopper has an external extension (T22), with ax...

Perforable stopper (24) - for test tubes capable of sampling organic liquids by vacuum - the stopper being removable by rotation, and made entirely of rubber or suchlike material, with an inner sealing body (28) forming the perforable diaphragm (38), an outer mantle (26) to protect against spurts of the biological liquid when the test tube is being opened, and a screwthreaded coupling with a male ...