A machine for making cups of thermoplastic coated paper, the machine including a frame or housing having a turret rotatably mounted on the frame, a number of work stations mounted on the frame in an equally spaced relation around the turret, a number of mandrels corresponding to the number of work stations mounted on the turret and a curling die mounted on the turret in radial alignment with each ...

A method and apparatus for wavelength shifting an intensity-modulated optical signal are provided. The present invention utilizes an intensity-modulated first optical signal at a first wavelength, a second optical signal at a second wavelength and an optical amplifier with a gain which varies with the intensity modulation of the first optical signal. The optical amplifier receives and amplifies th...

A hyper-resolution optical device which can focus a beam of light to a diameter less than the diffraction limit. The optical device has an optical system disposed on a transmissive substrate. One component in the optical system is a hyper-resolution optical component which passes or reflects light and which has a central portion which does not pass or reflect light, respectively. The hyper-resolut...

A radiographic apparatus includes a C-shaped arm for supporting an X-ray tube at one end thereof and an image receiving unit at the other end, and an arm holder for slidably supporting the C-shaped arm for rotation about a center of an arc thereof. The arm holder has a hollow shaft supported therein to extend substantially parallel to an axis of the center of the arc, and a take-up drum supported ...

A device for the magnetic treatment of water or other liquid comprises a casing (10) consisting of two elongate half-sections (11 ,12) which are U-shaped in cross-section and are adapted to fit around a length of water pipe (20) or the like. Each half casing is provided on each side with a socket (13) and bayonet fitting (14) which are so located that they co-operate with, respectively, the bayone...

PURPOSE:To more certainly prohibit the drinking of drinking water containing various bacteria by drinking prohibiting information system of drinking water giving warning so as not to drink drinking water for a definite time. CONSTITUTION:A clocking part 25 is provided to a CPU 21 and a sensor 15 detecting the start of the outflow of drinking water is connected to the clocking part 25 and, for exam...

PURPOSE:To check characteristics of a bit unit of an input/output buffer at the time of a test and to make optimization of a process easy by controlling an input/output buffer independently of respective bits, when data is read out and written in. CONSTITUTION:A data input signal is applied to a first gate 2. This first gate is controlled by logical conditions of a writing control signal and a bit...

PURPOSE:To provide a tunable semiconductor laser in which the oscillation wavelength of a semiconductor laser is set with high resolution in a phase continuation manner. CONSTITUTION:An antireflection film 1A is conducted to an edge on one side of a semiconductor laser 1, radiated light 3B from the edge is branched into transmitted light 3C and reflected light 3D by a beam splitter 4, a diffractio...

De inrichting bevat een patiëntentafel (7) met een tafelonderstel (9) en een tafelblad (11) dat ten opzichte van het tafelonderstel tenminste in zijn lengterichting beweegbaar is, waarbij een eerste aandrijfmechanisme (21) aanwezig is om deze beweging desgewenst te onderteunen, welk tafelblad ten opzichte van het tafelonderstel vergrendeld kan worden door middel van een vergrendelmechanisme (23). ...

PCT No. PCT/EP92/00987 Sec. 371 Date Nov. 29, 1993 Sec. 102(e) Date Nov. 29, 1993 PCT Filed May 6, 1992 PCT Pub. No. WO92/21863 PCT Pub. Date Dec. 10, 1992.The mean oxygen richness (So) of the exhaust gases is measured during a first engine operating phase during which the device for injection of air is active and the mean oxygen richness (S1) of the air/exhaust gases mixture is measured during a ...

A catalytic converter apparatus includes a housing having a chamber, an inlet for receiving gas, and an outlet for exhausting gas. The apparatus further includes a catalytic brick positioned within the chamber for purifying the gas and a support mat disposed between the housing and the brick for supporting the brick with respect to the housing. The support mat has a leading edge located adjacent t...

PURPOSE: To protect connector pins of a PC card from refuse and other contaminants by forming an air tight space in which a memory unit is to be located in cooperation of its frame, header and 1st and 2nd covers when they are not used. CONSTITUTION: The PC card is formed by putting each surface of a frame 10 and a memory card 12 between a pair of upper and lower thin sheets of insulating layers 16...

Containers and a method for forming such containers having larger brims with reduced brim curl defects is disclosed including providing a plurality of container blanks for forming containers, forming a plurality of container shells from the plurality of blanks, accumulating the plurality of container shells at an accumulation station, subjecting at least an upper periphery of the shells to a humid...

PURPOSE:To obtain a fabric material improved in low equilibrium moisture content which is a cause for incapability in sufficiently manifesting heat-resistant and flameproof characteristics in application of polybenzazole fibers as heat- resistant and flameproof fabric. CONSTITUTION:This heat-resistant and flameproof fabric is fabric, using fibers comprising a polybenzazole polymer in at least a pa...

Modules for use in fluid separations, especially contained liquid membrane separations, exhibit minimal effective membrane thickness. The modules have a module case and at least one pair of superposed fabric sheets disposed within the case, the fabric sheets being pleated and nested in the lengthwise direction of the case. Each fabric sheet contains warp-wise extending hollow fiber membranes. The ...

The invention relates to a multilayer composite film consisting of a surface layer A, a gas barrier layer C, a heat sealing layer D and, optionally, adhesive or coupling layers B, the individual layers being arranged as follows in the composite film: A a biaxially stretched, white opaque polypropylene film, B an adhesive or coupling layer, C a gas barrier layer with a permeability to oxygen of at ...

A non-crosslinked polymer, comprising a preformed aqueous emulsion having a plurality of silanol-terminated polydiorganosiloxane particles, a functionalizing silane having the formula RQSi(X)2 where X is a hydrolyzable group, Q is an organic functional group which does not prevent a condensation reaction between X and a silanol-terminated polydiorganosiloxane molecule, R is Q, or a saturated monov...

A curable composition containing (A) a compound having at least two Si-H bonds, (B) a silicon compound having at least two substituents bonded to the silicon atom thereof, wherein the substituents each have an olefin bond, (C) a neutral platinum catalyst, (D) a silicon compound having at least two alkoxy groups bonded to the silicon atom thereof, and (E) a catalyst for silanol condensation.

An in-circuit test apparatus includes a constant voltage source that supplies constant voltages and a current amplification circuit that outputs a constant current based on the constant voltages. A switch transfers the constant current from the current amplification circuit to an inversion amplifier that inversion-amplifies the constant current transferred by the switch. Additionally, a relay circ...