A system for efficient delivery of radio frequency (RF) energy to cardiac tissue with an ablation catheter used in catheter ablation, with new concepts regarding the interaction between RF energy and biological tissue. In addition, new insights into methods for coagulum reduction during RF ablation will be presented, and a quantitative model for ascertaining the propensity for coagulum formation d...

The present invention is directed to a method of residential emissions trading and a residential emissions trading commodity. In particular, an embodiment of the present invention is a method for identifying, quantifying, and aggregating reductions in residential emissions into a tradable commodity. The step of quantifying the emissions reduction may further comprise the steps of measuring an ener...

An advancing/retracting mechanism having a pair of cams is disclosed. The advancing/retracting mechanism includes a first cam, a second cam, and a barrel. The first cam includes an angled surface and a shoe, and the second cam includes an angled surface and a slider. The shoe engages with a helical surface in the barrel, and the slider engages with a straight surface in the barrel. The first cam t...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a high-strength polyolefin fiber in high productivity by a conventional melt spinning process. Ž

SOLUTION: The high-strength polyolefin fiber ≥15 cN/dtex in mean tenacity and 500 cN/dtex in mean modulus is produced by melt spinning of a polyolefin polymer 60,000-600,000 in weight-average molecular weight and ≤4.5 in the ratio of the weight-average molecular we...

A process for preparing poly(trimethylene terephthalate) fibers comprising (a) providing a poly(trimethylene terephthalate) composition comprising about 0.05 to about 5 mole % tetramethylene terephthalate repeat units and (b) spinning the polymer composition to form fibers. Poly(trimethylene terephthalate) fiber comprising poly(trimethylene terephthalate) composition comprising about 0.05 to about...

A bi-components hollow fiber includes a sheath part and a core part. The sheath part is made of polyester, and the sheath part has a cavity inside thereof. The core part is made of polyolefin. The core part is positioned in the cavity of the sheath part and separates the cavity of the sheath part into hollow regions.

A papermaker's fabric, usable with a dryer section on a paper machine, has a first layer and a second layer of cross-machine-direction (CD) yarns. Interwoven with the CD yarns in a duplex weave is a system of MD yarns. The MD yarns are provided in groups of at least two adjacent MD yarns. Each group has one first MD yarn and one or more second MD yarn. The first MD yarn interweaves between the fir...

A papermaker's fabric includes first and second layers of cross-machine-direction (CD) yarns and a plurality of machine-direction (MD) yarns interwoven therewith and arranged in groups each having a first, two second, and two third MD yarns. The first MD yarn binds with two CD yarns of the first layer and with two CD yarns of the second layer. The second MD yarns bind with only one CD yarn of the ...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To equalize a force balance between the pressing force at a folded part of cloth by an auxiliary presser foot and the pressing force in the vicinity of the position of needle location by a main presser foot, irrespective of sewing conditions, and thereby to perform excellent hem stitching under various sewing conditions. Ž

SOLUTION: The auxiliary presser foot 13 pressing...

The present invention relates to a trimming device for adjusting the length of the cut sewing thread, which is set beside a needle and the sewing thread. The trimming device has a base plate with a blade stand which has a blade on the front end thereof; besides, the blad estand has a hook blade and a movable base which has a turning trench and a guiding trench for a protrusion of a positioned rod ...

A blower 31 has a blower fan 35, a fan motor 36 for driving the blower fan 35 into rotation, and a shaft 52 having one end portion coupled to the blower fan 35 and the other end portion coupled to the fan motor 36. Washing liquid fed into the water tank during washing process or rinsing process is intruded inside the fan case 34, and the one end portion of the shaft 52 is immersed in the washing l...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a washing machine capable of preventing failure of electric parts, etc. caused by a large quantity of detergent foam generated during washing. Ž

SOLUTION: The washing machine comprises a rotary drum 31 with a center axis of rotation in the horizontal direction or inclined direction, an elastically supported water receiving tub 33 which encloses the rotary drum...

To provide an inclined drum type washing machine capable of sufficiently dissolving a detergent in detergent-mixed water with the detergent mixed in water by agitating the detergent-mixed water with the rotation of a rotary drum without leaving the detergent in the detergent-mixed water at a specific position. The rotary drum 5 and a water tub 3 in which the rotary drum is stored are disposed insi...

The present invention provides a clothing dryer which permits a stable operation of a heat pump generating drying air to be circulated between a drying chamber and the heat pump. An air circulation route is formed which delivers air heated by a heater 29 of a heat pump unit 20 to a water tank 3 to be a drying chamber, returns the air discharged from the water tank 3 to the heat pump unit 20 throug...

A method for dyeing textiles with reducible dyes in the presence of borohydride and bisulfite.

PROBLEMS TO BE SOLVED: To simplify the structure of a translation mechanism in a screen device in which any number of intermediate segments of a wire may be extended, and at the same time to simplify assembly and installation adjustment of the translation mechanism. SOLUTION: In a screen device including an expandable and contractible folding screen 1 that is connected at one end thereof to a sid...

The present invention relates to a combination structure of inner lining material of fireproof door, which includes a heat insulating material, plural reinforcing sheets, and the heat insulating material has a proper thickness with respect to the insulating requirement of the fireproof door, and the heat insulating material is provided with respect to the length and the width of a door member, a m...

This invention relates to a gear shifting apparatus of a water pressure machine. The design is used to control the speed of a motor. It includes a main body, which is disposed with an inlet port, an outlet port, a valve port and an opening disposed on the valve port, a valve body disposed at the valve port, a cover body disposed at the opening, a rod disposed at the valve body, a spring disposed b...