PURPOSE:To prevent an abnormal sound and a speed change shock by allowing upshift speed change without stepping-in on an acceleration pedal only under the coasting running condition without engine-brake, and starting the above upshift speed change when the gear ratio has decreased up to a set value, so that the upshift speed change under an engine-braking condition can be avoided. CONSTITUTION:An ...

A dental panoramic/cephalo X-ray photographing device being characterized in that an X-ray generator can be horizontally rotated by an electric drive means so that the X-ray irradiation axis of the X-ray generator is directed to a panoramic photographing cassette or a cephalo photographing cassette. With this device, selection between the panoramic and cephalo photographing modes can be done far q...

One or more streams of tobacco in a rod making machine are tested by several density monitoring units one of which employs a source of nuclear radiation and at least one other of which employs a source of optical radiation. The resulting density signals are evaluated and converted into signals which are devoid of the influence of changes of color and/or blend of fibrous material in the stream or s...

A liquid level control in a refrigeration system operates a solenoid valve to maintain the level of liquid refrigerant in a vessel within a range defined by predetermined lower and upper liquid levels, sounds an alarm if the upper level is exceeded and stops a pump if the lower level is violated. The control comprises a float assembly and a switching assembly. The float assembly comprises a float ...

Apparatus for inspecting strip includes inspection elements (124, 126, 128) for monitoring a plurality of properties of the strip, a transport unit for passing the strip past the inspection elements and signal generators on the inspection elements for emitting signals to a computer (120) which emits a signal to a strip marking unit (90) when one or more properties departs from predetermined limits...

An operational function checking method and device for a microprocessor, which uses four circuits to verify that a microprocessor and processing system are operating properly.

A managing method of a run of a moving object of the present invention commonly utilizes a first scheduling using a simulation for finding a shortest time for selecting the moving object and running route corresponding to the moving demand, and a second scheduling in which a deadlock attributable to a predetermined moving sequence is not generated, performing the first scheduling using the simulat...

PURPOSE:To enhance hydrogenation activity for hydrocarbon oil by depositing the 6th group metals of the periodic law and the oxide and phosphorous oxide of the 8th group metal on an inorganic oxide catalyst support and impregnating the same with divalent mercaptan. CONSTITUTION:The oxide and phosphorus oxide of at least one metal of the 6th group of the periodic law such a Mo and W and the 8th gro...

A process and plant to treat woollen manufactured articles, is described, according to which the article is treated with a chlorinated solvent (11), and an aqueous solution of sulphuric acid (12), followed by a thermal treatment (13), until the carbonisation of the vegetable impurities is obtained.

The resistance to yellowing of fabric treatment agents obtainable by reaction of aliphatic C8-C22 mono-carboxylic acids or amide-forming derivatives thereof with polyamines and subsequent neutralization of unreacted amino groups is vastly improved by carrying out neutralization with phosphorous acid.

A method for producing batter-based baked goods, such as brownies, are produced by subjecting a microwave-transparent pan of batter to microwave energy in a microwave oven. The pan, free of sharp corners, is spaced apart from the interior bottom wall of the oven's cavity, and has height, width, and length dimensions such that when one dimension, in inches is N lambda /4, where N is an odd integer ...

Process for chemically modifying microwave interactive film and chemically modified microwave interactive film, chemically modified microwave interactive laminates and packages containing chemically modified microwave interactive film.

A decapeptide of the formula: N-Ac-A1-A2-A3-Ser-A4-A5-A6-A7-A8-A9, wherein each A1, A2, and A3, independently, is D- beta -Nal, D-p-X-Phe (where X is halogen, H, NH2, NO2, OH, or C1-3 alkyl), D-Trp, D-benzothienyl (2)-Ala, or D-benzothienyl (1)-Ala; A4 is p-X-Phe (where X is halogen, H, NH2, NO2, or C1-3 alkyl), Tyr, Lys, Arg, Leu, Trp, or Nal; A5 is D-Lys, D-Tyr, D-Arg, D-Phe, D- beta -Nal, D-Trp...

A food package is provided wherein the accommodated food product, while remaining in the package, may be heated or cooked in a microwave oven. The food product has at least one predetermined portion thereof which requires enhanced heat while the product is being heated or cooked in the oven. The food package includes a container formed of heat resistant material which is pervious to the microwaves...

A container for holding material such as foodstuff to be heated in a microwave oven, including an open-topped tray and a lid for covering the tray to form a closed cavity, wherein at least one surface of the container has one or more electrically conductive plates and/or microwave-transparent apertures for generating a microwave field pattern having a higher order than that of the fundamental mode...

A container useful in microwave heating of foods comprises a substrate with a titanium nitride film on at least a portion of the substrate, the substrate being substantially microwave transparent except where coated with the titanium nitride film and the film being adapted to absorb microwave energy so that in use the film becomes heated and transfers heat to foods carried by the container, so as ...

Counter Rotating Current (CRC) pairs of loop-gap resonators are combined with planar pairs of loop-gap resonators to form networks of NMR local coils. A first embodiment is a quadrature probe in which a planar pair is sandwiched between the loop-gap resonators of the CRC pair. In a plurality of other embodiments, CRC pairs, planar pairs, and other types of local coils are arranged adjacent to one ...

PCT No. PCT/US87/02603 Sec. 371 Date Nov. 3, 1987 Sec. 102(e) Date Nov. 3, 1987 PCT Filed Oct. 13, 1987 PCT Pub. No. WO88/03878 PCT Pub. Date Jun. 2, 1988.In the field of off-highway trucks, tires represent a significant portion of operating expenses. Underinflated tires wear more quickly than properly inflated tires. This invention pertains to an apparatus for detecting an underinflated tire of a...

In a computer, an address value is transferred to data pointer and a data is transfered from a memory location of a data memory being designated by the address value in the data pointer to a temporary register, the transfer of the address value and the transfer of the data being conducted within a first instruction cycle. In a second instruction cycle immediately following the first instruction cy...

An application shell provides a domain independent diagnostic problem solver comprised of a knowledge base. The knowledge base includes a plurality of failure mode schemata arranged in a causal hierarchy from observable failure modes to failure modes having a repair procedure; a plurality of rule schemata related to certain of said failure mode schemata; a plurality of datum schemata for gathering...