An apparatus and method for determining at least one downhole formation property is disclosed. The apparatus includes a probe and a pretest piston positionable in fluid communication with the formation, and a series of flowlines pressure gauges, and valves configured to selectively draw into the apparatus for measurement of one of formation fluid and mud. The method includes performing a first pre...

PURPOSE: To provide a failure detector of internal combustion engine capable of surely detecting the abnormality of an air flow sensor regardless of the vane opening control of a supercharger with variable nozzle vane. CONSTITUTION: This failure detector of internal combustion engine comprises a failure detection means (S22-S30) for detecting the abnormality of a new air flow rate detection means ...

A radiographic apparatus comprises an image receiver and a source for delivering radiation towards the image receiver. Adjacent to the image receiver is a breast support with a body and a plate. The plate can be moved with respect to the body of the breast support, along the direction of propagation of the radiation. The movement of the plate of the breast support varies the position of the patien...

The tool carrier consists of a plate (2) with a magnetic surface, made e.g. from cylindrical nickel-coated neodymium magnets in a 6 x 6 configuration, stuck to a leather loop (3) in a moulded plastic holder that can be fastened to a belt worn round the waist. Various tools such as a trowel, pliers, screwdriver, or other metal articles such as a cable clip, bottle opener or mobile phone can be atta...

A national index for temperatures and populations is found by taking the sum of regional (4) populations and average temperatures at main locations (6) within them and dividing by the sum of the regional populations. Indices for particular cities may be found from relationships with a small number of reference stations. Meteorological stations (12) are linked to electronic processing (14) and a da...

Hydrocarbon well probe comprises a main body (2) a downstream arm (3) and an upstream arm (5). At least one of the arms has a measuring device for determining the characteristics of fluid circulating in the well. The downstream and upstream arms are connected to the main body by first (A) and second (E) sliding pivot links, respectively. Preferred Features: The downstream arm (3) and the upstream ...

Method for creation of a new type of email database using only the addresses of consenting users according to which: classifying codes are automatically generated; a server tool is used to automatically create thematic email addresses and directories therefor; classification codes, logins and passwords are transferred to the server; database crossing techniques are used to segment the addresses; a...

Automatic device for assisting in resource management in response to requests requiring the movement of said resources in order to fulfill them. Accordingly the resources are allocated to the requests primarily as a function of the shortest distance to travel between a start location specified in resource data and a target geographical location specified in the request data. The invention also re...

Device for display of messages and supply of associated information comprises a central server (12) linked by a network (10) to a dynamic public display (14) and a terminal (16) which can be accessed by users and is linked to the display device. The invention also relates to a corresponding method.;

L'objet de l'invention est un dispositif d'affichage de messages et de délivrance d'information...

A composition comprises amlodipine maleate manufactured by mixing amlodipine maleate with at least one pharmaceutically acceptable auxiliary to form a mixture. A sample of the mixture is removed and investigated using nuclear magnetic resonance to obtain a sample analysis result which is compared with an appropriate reference standard for amlodipine aspartate or amlodipine maleamide to determine t...

The invention concerns biomaterials comprising a core coated with alternating layers of polyelectrolytes with opposite charges, characterised in that they include one or several biologically active molecules, with molecular weight less than about 10000 Da, said molecules being fixed to one or several layers of polyelectrolytes.

The process of measuring the wettability of a porous rock sample in the presence of water and oil comprises determining the area of the surface wetted with water and the surface wetted with oil when the sample is saturated with both water and oil and calculating the wettability index by the combination of values obtained for the surfaces. The rock sample is placed inside a nuclear magnetic resonan...

L'appareil Silhouette Contrôle fut créé pour améliorer la qualité de vie des utilisateurs en soulageant temporairement les douleurs de: fibromyalgie, arthrite, arthrose, rhumatisme et musculaires. Avec cet appareil les utilisateurs peuvent aussi contrôler leur poids et améliorer l'apparence de leur peau. L'appareil a l'apparence d'un caisson, compartiment creux, longiligne et composé d'angle de 90...

A method of fabricating a double-walled shell of fiber reinforced plastic material is by centrifuging. The outer wall of the shell is made by projecting glass fibers and resin in a liquid phase against an inside face of a cylindrical mold rotating about its horizontal axis. A section member is then applied against the inside face of the outer wall by a plurality of turns having a diameter substant...

Methods of reducing or preventing particulate flow-back in subterranean zones. In accordance with the methods, a treating fluid having a mixture of reticulated foam fragments and particulate solids are suspended therein. The treating fluid is introduced into a subterranean zone and the mixture of the reticulated foam fragments and the particulate solids are deposited in the subterranean zone where...

A method and apparatus is disclosed for detecting and concealing errors in stored digital samples. A multibit digital input sample is received and an error detecting code, corresponding to that input sample is calculated. Then a multibit digital storage sample is generated by substituting the error detecting code for the same number of least significant bits of the input sample. The storage sample...

The femoral shank (1) of the prosthesis, having a neck extension (3) to receive a head engaging with a cotyloid cup, has a series of cavities (8) about 0.5 mm deep in the inner face (5) of its metaphysis section. The cavities are in pairs, located symmetrically on either side of the inner face's median line, and make contact with the inner cortex of the femur when implanted. The sides of the prost...

The invention relates to peptides of formula (I) R-V¹-Ala²-His³-X⁴-Y⁵-Trp⁵-NH2 wherein R represents a hydrogen atom or a protective group which can be chosen from among a benzoyl group, a tosyl group, a benzene sulfonyl group, a benzyloxycarbonyl group or a pyridinepropionyl group; V represents a natural amino acid or not chosen fro...

The invention concerns a compound of formula A wherein: R1 is selected from the group consisting of OH, an oligosaccharide, a polysaccharide, and R2=R3=OH; or at least one of the groups R1, R2, R3 is a group capable of modifying the lipophilicity of the compound A, the other or the other two of the three groups being OH; and R4 is selected from the group consisting of OH, NH2 and a group capable o...

La présente invention concerne un dispositif pour la mesure de l'élasticité d'un organe humain ou animal, en particulier d'un sein, ou plus généralement tous milieux viscoélastiques présentant un signal ultrasonore après illumination ultrasonore et l'établissement consécutif d'une représentation à deux ou trois dimensions de l'élasticité, comprenant au moins une barrette ultrasonore (1) compren...