"Improvements Relating to the Manufacture of Tobacco Smoke Filters" A particulate plastics material, a polysaccharide and water are fed to an extruder which is operated under such heat and pressure conditions that upon emergence of the extrudate from the extruder die, the extrudate assumes a cross-section greater than that of the exit orifice of the die.

The present invention relates to a device for water granulation of molten metal, metal alloys and slag where a stream of molten metal, metal alloy or slag is granulated in a granulating launder (1) by means of a water stream. A water supply device is arranged at the inlet end (2) of the granulation launder (1) which water supply device comprises a water distribution chamber (3) having a plurality ...

E' descritto un processo per l'adattamento aerobico di lieviti anaerobici, in particolare nel lievito di birra. Il processo prevede la sospensione di una biomassa di lievito di birra proveniente dalle vasche di fermentazione della birra in un terreno di coltura all'interno di un fermentatore, ad una temperatura di 20-32°C, un pH di 2,5-5,0, insufflando aria sterile in misura pari a circa 0,5-1,0 V...

Apparatus for inspecting the sealing surface (36) of a container finish (34) that includes a light source (42) positioned to direct light energy onto the container sealing surface as the container is held in stationary position and rotated about its central axis. A camera (48) that includes an array (80) of light sensitive elements (80a through 80n) is positioned and oriented with respect to the c...

PCT No. PCT/JP97/00063 Sec. 371 Date Jul. 29, 1998 Sec. 102(e) Date Jul. 20, 1998 PCT Filed Jan. 16, 1997 PCT Pub. No. WO97/26589 PCT Pub. Date Jul. 24, 1997The present invention is a method and an apparatus for preventing the entrance of an unmanned dump truck, so that an interference and a collision between the unmanned dump trucks and a working vehicle in the working area are prevented. In the ...

An arrangement and method for controlling a driving engine-in the sense of reducing the torque when changing, to a higher gear, a step-change gearbox located downstream in the force path,-generates a gear-change recognition signal for the recognition of the gear-changing procedure and determining the beginning of the reduction exclusively by analysis of the variation of the engine rotational speed...

A process for the production of particulate expandable styrene polymers which have a very low benzene concentration is described using perketal and/or monoperoxycarbonate polymerization initiators. The styrene polymers produced according to the invention can be foamed to give foamed particles and molded, if desired.

A composite material comprising an inorganic filler material and a oriented fibrous polymeric material characterized in that the fibrous material has areas of adjacent fibers fused together to form a network or continuous matrix while retaining oriented fibrous structure in the composite.

The invention concerns porous matrices of low molecular substances for generating stable gas bubble suspensions, their application as an ultrasound contrast medium and the process for producing the matrices and medium.

A system for electronic commerce (10) having personal agents (12 and 13) that represent consumers and providers in a virtual marketplace (28). Consumer personal agents conceal the identity of the consumer and are capable of creating decision agents (14) that shop for products and assist consumers in comparing and ranking products. Provider personal agents are capable of creating demand agents (16)...

An Electronic Article Surveillance (EAS) marker is adapted for direct application to optically recorded media such as compact disks, CD-ROM's, laser disks, digital video disks, and the like. The marker includes a support sheet and one or more marker elements which are positioned such that the mass distribution of the marker is symmetrically disposed about the center of the marker. This ensures tha...

A descalant means, comprising LE structured liquid crystals which when placed close to, or into a liquid stream, cause the formation of microscopic liquid crystalline structures, which act as nucleation sites for the formation of crystal structures of normally liquid-soluble or insoluble salts, and other suspended particles, these crystalline structures being chemically stable and causing a large ...

The present invention provides novel indane-like compounds which can be useful for treating psychosis and other conditions associated with the modulation of a muscarinic receptor. The invention provides formulations and methods for using the novel compounds.

The present invention provides novel indane-like compounds which can be useful for treating psychosis and other conditions associated with the modulation of a muscarinic receptor. The invention provides formulations and methods for using the novel compounds.

PCT No. PCT/DE97/00011 Sec. 371 Date Nov. 13, 1998 Sec. 102(e) Date Nov. 13, 1998 PCT Filed Jan. 8, 1997 PCT Pub. No. WO97/26698 PCT Pub. Date Jul. 24, 1997Connector, in particular a plug-in connector for TT and TN networks, in which an electronic monitoring and control unit supplied with a voltage switches through conductors or releases the connection, by means of a switching device, from the sup...

An electronic module (6) suitable for producing contactless cards (1) and/or contactless electronic labels, and comprising a carrier (10) for an electronic microcircuit (7) connectable to an antenna (2) to enable contactless operation of the module (6). The whole of the antenna (2) is arranged on the electronic module (6) and the turns lie in the plane of the carrier substrate (10). Said electroni...

A method for applying a digital watermark to a content signal is disclosed. In accordance with such a method, a watermarking key is identified. The watermarking key includes a binary sequence and information describing application of that binary sequence to the content signal. The digital watermark is then encoded within the content signal at one or more locations determined by the watermarking ke...

A method of obtaining a porous titanium surface suitable for medical implants is provided. The titanium surface is exposed to a plasma comprising a reactive plasma gas, the reactive plasma gas comprising an active etching species and a sputtering gas. The plasma conditions are effective to modify the titanium surface and provide surface porosity. The plasma conditions are effective to non-uniforml...

PCT No. PCT/NL97/00005 Sec. 371 Date Oct. 20, 1998 Sec. 102(e) Date Oct. 20, 1998 PCT Filed Jan. 7, 1997 PCT Pub. No. WO97/26064 PCT Pub. Date Jul. 24, 1997A method for processing samples in a sealable container which is transparent to electromagnetic radiation, includes a) the sample and a polar non-solid medium being introduced into the container, b) the container being placed in a vessel which ...

The invention concerns a method of producing a hollow body (1) having at least one opening (3) for high internal or external pressure. According to the invention, a preform (6) of metal or in particular of plastics is expanded by a high internal pressure to form an inner container (4) and externally, under high internal pressure, is optionally sheathed, extrusion-coated, dipped or lapped. The inte...