The present invention is directed to a polyester film comprising at least at its surface portion oriented sulfonic acid groups and/or salts thereof with an orientation degree of 5 - 100, which has an excellent adhesiveness, especially excellent anti-alkaline adhesiveness. The present invention also make it possible to provide a polyester film having, in addition to the excellent adhesiveness, exce...

A carriage running control system includes a plurality of readable and writable memory media (T) installed along a running track of carriages (A). Each carriage (A) is capable of communicating information with the memory media (T). The running track includes special zones such as curved sections (P), branching sections (D), merging sections (J), and sections including stations (ST). When a precedi...

A washing machine brushless motor 10 is driven by an inverter 6, controlled by a circuit 8 acting on outputs from a Hall rotor position sensor 11 and an overcurrent detector 19a. An abnormal condition is flagged Se by the microcomputer 18 if repeated overcorrects occur (e.g. 16 in a minute). An increased voltage level (e.g. 14 volts) on the relatively long Hall sensor output line 12 increases nois...

The polysiloxane network (1) of said polymer material is formed by (1a) at least one alpha , omega -dihydroxylated polydimethylsiloxane and/or one alpha , omega -dihydroxylated poly(dimethyldiphenyl)siloxane having at least 70 % of dimethylsiloxane patterns; (1b) a crosslinking agent and/or a bridging agent providing for the crosslinking as well as a link between the networks; optionally (1c) a ...

L'invention concerne un photodétecteur comportant au moins une diode photosensible et au moins un circuit de lecture permettant de convertir les charges générées par effet photoélectrique dans ladite diode en une information de tension échantillonnée par un interrupteur (K), caractérisé en ce que ladite diode photosensible a une première borne reliée à la grille et au drain d'un premier transistor...

Optically active liquid crystalline compounds have the formula in which l and m are each 0 or 1; at least one of R<1> and R<2> is an optically active alkoxy group of the formula -OCH-R<4> ( in which R<3> is a C<2>-C3 alkyl group and R<4> is a C3-C18 alkyl group, provided that R<3> is not the same as R<4>) and the other of R<1> and R<2> is a C1-C20 alkyl, C1-C20 alkoxy or C1-C20 alkanoylox...

The present invention provides an apparatus and method for forming a composite web having selected discrete pocket regions which are distributed on a carrier layer and contain high-absorbency material. The invention includes a pattern chamber having opposed side walls, an entrance end wall and an exit end wall. A partiçulate supplying mechanism provides particles of high-absorbency material into t...

A refrigerant composition consisting essentially of chlorodifluoromethane, 1-chloro-1, 1-difluoroethane and octafluoropropane, said composition, while preventing the bad influence on ozone layer and maintaining the environment of working place in a nonhazardous condition, can be used as a substitute for R500 or R502 owing to the obtainability of the desired refrigerating capacity and a good return...

A filter element, including a pair of filter plates that are each made of a nonwoven fabric or felt of a polymeric material shaped into a plate having a corrugated cross section and which are positioned in such a way that the grooves in one filter plate are opposed to those in the other filter plate, is reinforced with reinforcements that are placed across the width of the filter element. The rein...

Aqueous dispersions of colloidal particles comprising a particle core and at least one particle shell are obtained by preparing a seed dispersion by copolymerization of tetrafluoroethylene, ethylene and, if desired, further fluoroolefinic comonomers and then continuing the polymerization by supplying the monomers for the particle shell, where the particle shell is a polymer having a melting point ...

PCT No. PCT/EP88/00097 Sec. 371 Date Oct. 11, 1988 Sec. 102(e) Date Oct. 11, 1988 PCT Filed Feb. 10, 1988 PCT Pub. No. WO88/06336 PCT Pub. Date Aug. 25, 1988.An arrangement for selectively playing back and recording data in which a rotating disk-shaped recording medium is provided with data storage tracks. An optical system reads the stored data by guiding a light beam along the data storage track...

A brass alloy coating is disclosed which is of use in the manufacture of steel reinforced rubber articles, particularly tires. The alloy contains small amounts of phosphorus, particularly phosphates, and the adhesion between the rubber and brass is thereby improved, especially under high humidity and/or high temperature conditions.

An electronic parking meter system for receiving at least one type of coin or other payment device and having an electronic parking meter and an auditor. The electronic parking meter comprises a power source which may be a solar type power source, as well as, having terminals for connection to an external source of power. The meter also has a microprocessor with a memory connected to the power sup...

A manually openable closure system (10) for a container spout (12). The closure (14) is provided with a pull tab (50) extending below the closure (14) and adjacent the spout surface (12). The closure (14) is removable from the spout (12) without the use of any auxiliary cutting or other tools. The closure (14) is resilient and is provided with a top portion for sealing the spout orifice (22) and f...

A release device 10 is described, intended to be used on the frame 22 of a door that is mated with a lock 16 provided with at least one tooth 20 that can be secured by key, which release device 10 is characterised in that it comprises a movable element 26, delimiting at least one hole 18 in which the key-secured tooth 20 is inserted, which movable element 26 can be displaced between a first positi...

Chiral diphosphines constituted by an aromatic pentatomic biheterocyclic system, suitable to act as chiral ligands, complexes between said diphosophines and transition metals, and their utilization as chiral catalysts in stereocontrolled reactions, such as diastereo- and enantioselective reduction reactions. Process for the preparation of said chiral diphosophines and process for the preparation o...

A method is described for the simultaneous making of a series of transmission belts, as well as a machine to implement said method. The method specifies that each belt 24 is subjected, prior to stamping, to a pretensioning at maximum value, being a function of its conformation and composition, which is maintained for the entire period of stamping. The machine comprises stationary means 18, 14 of l...