A sintered hardmetal (cemented tungsten carbide) product has a core made of a first grade of cobalt or nickel bonded cemented tungsten carbide with a surface layer of a second grade of distinctively different cobalt or nickel bonded cemented tungsten carbide. The first grade, or core, is generally a relatively tough (impact resistant or shock resistant) grade of cobalt or nickel bonded hardmetal w...

The recovering of a polyester polymer from a mixed polymer recycle stream (I), while maintaining the polyester polymer in polymer form, comprises: contacting (I) comprising 50 wt.% or more polyester polymer, lesser portions of other polymers, including polyolefins(s), and impurities, with a chemical wash solvent that dissolves portions(s) of the impurities and substantially rejects dissoln. of the...

The invention concerns a method for the implementation of charging in a telecommunications system including customer terminals used by customers for ordering services and servers for providing services to customers. In order to implement the charging of services easily especially in a multimedia environment, at least one separate billing server is used in the network so that each customer terminal...

A new stable liquid suspension of water soluble polymer, and a method of preparation are provided. Such compositions comprise of at least an iso-parrafinic oil medium, one styrene/isoprene copolymer, a water soluble polymer and preferably some hydrophobic fumed silica mixed together in the appropriate quantities and conditions.

a low state register decoder(11) generating a control signal to stop, increase and decrease the present state by an enable signal from a quantizer; a first up-down counter(12) maintaining or increasing or decreasing the present counter value in response to the low state register decoder(11); a next low state generating circuit(13) generating the next low state value in response to the value of the...

A three-dimensional braid structure comprising a plurality of interlocked layers is created by causing a plurality of package carriers (15) of yarn (16) to move along a plurality of serpentine paths (6) defined by track modules. The track modules extend generally in one direction to define a longitudinally extending path corresponding to a first layer of the braid structure and in another directio...

a detail block motion vector detecting part(24) detecting a motion vector in the unit of a detail block; a panning vector detecting part(30) detecting one panning vector indicating the amount of movement in the unit of P x Q macro block; a delaying part(26) delaying several detail block motion vectors in the unit of P x Q macro block; a final motion vector determining part(35) generating a selecti...

A setting and hardening accelerator (I) is claimed, contg.: (a) calcium sulphate dihydrate; and (b) amorphous Al hydroxide and/or an amorphous and/or crystalline basic Al salt. Also claimed is a process for accelerating the setting and hardening of cement, or cement-based mortar or concrete, by adding 0.1-20 wt% (I) (w.r.t. cement) to a cement-contg. mixt.

Process for cementing oil wells, gas wells or geothermal wells, according to which a suitable drilling fluid is injected under appropriate conditions, optionally followed by a buffer fluid and, finally, a composition comprising water, a cement, at least one viscosifying additive, optionally at least one retardant compound and optionally at least one silica, characterised in that the said additive ...

The direct fitting of prostheses, prostheses consisting of an outer weight-bearing shell and an inner core in a light foam material, and a casting substance for use in the method and the prosthesis are described.

The present invention concerns a bag for curing food which will he placed into the bag, said bag being made from a heat-resistant, foldable material, preferably from metal foil or paper or similar material coated with a metal film. Conventionally, simultaneous flavoring and curing of food is awkward. The interior of the bag (1) according to the invention contains material releasing flavoring gas, ...

The two successive compartments, desludging (8) and separating (9) respectively, are separated by a transverse partition (7) pointing generally vertically, which comprises a substantially vertical upper part (16) and a lower part (17) offset lengthwise in relation to the upper part. Application to the treatment of communal sewage before it is discharged to drain.

The invention relates to indophenyl-substituted maltose derivatives, to the use thereof for determining the enzymatic activity of alpha -amylase, and to reagents for alpha -amylase determination which contain the indophenyl-induced maltose derivatives as enzyme substrate. in which Gluc is a glucose molecule, and the indophenol residue is linked in the alpha position to the sugar, ...

Process for eliminating mercury and possibly arsenic from hydrocarbon fillers containing mercury and sulphur, characterized in that said filler is made to pass through in the presence of hydrogen and contact an arsenic-capturing body ("catalyst") having catalytic properties, said "catalyst" containing at least one metal of the group consisting of nickel, cobalt, iron, palladium and platinum, at le...

A method of manufacturing a U-section guide rail (3) for slidably receiving the edges (2) of a generally vertically movable shutter or door-like member (1), the guide rail including an engagement element (4) for coaction with a latching mechanism (5) intended for connection to a shutter hoist element, e.g. to a hoist line or a hoist belt, wherein the latching mechanism is adapted to be moved into ...

A method of manufacturing a U-section guide rail (3) for slidably receiving the edges (2) of a generally vertically movable shutter or door-like member (1), the guide rail including an engagement element (4) for coaction with a latching mechanism (5) intended for connection to a shutter hoist element, e.g. to a hoist line or a hoist belt, wherein the latching mechanism is adapted to be moved into ...

A method of manufacturing a U-section guide rail (3) for slidably receiving the edges (2) of a generally vertically movable shutter or door-like member (1), the guide rail including an engagement element (4) for coaction with a latching mechanism (5) intended for connection to a shutter hoist element, e.g. to a hoist line or a hoist belt, wherein the latching mechanism is adapted to be moved into ...

A fabric for use in an architectural covering device includes a plurality of elongated vanes preferably of tubular configuration having a pair of flaps extending longitudinally along the entire length of the vane. A continuous face sheet material has elongated folds at spaced intervals that are secured along the flaps of the vanes so as to pivotally connect the vanes to the face sheet material at ...

An image data conversion processing device includes an issue unit (8), plural line storing units (3) and a generating unit (4) for converting to a television signal image data stored in plural kinds of developing formats in a storing unit. The image data comprises plural lines, and the television signal comprises a predetermined number of lines. The issue unit issues a transmission instruction of ...