A fabric that comprises an entangled, creped and optionally stretched nonwoven web is provided. The nonwoven web is formed from splittable multicomponent thermoplastic fibers having individual segments exposed on an outer perimeter thereof. In one embodiment, the splittable multicomponent fibers are continuous spunbonded thermoplastic fibers. For example, in some embodiments, the creped nonwoven w...

A method for the direct reduction of particulate iron-oxide-containing material. The method is carried out in a shaft furnace, wherein reformed gas from a reformer is fed as reducing gas to a reducing zone of the shaft furnace, the directly reduced ferrous particles are discharged from the shaft furnace and the top gas forming during reduction is extracted from the upper section of the shaft furna...

The present invention is directed to a transfer device for fluid communication between a first site and a second site comprising a housing, a fluid channel and typically a sleeve assembly. The housing has a first end being connectable to the first site, a second end being connectable to the second site and a longitudinal portion extending between the first and second ends and defining a longitudin...

The invention concerns a device comprising: an input (3) for inserting a token (1) in the reading and collecting device; a radio transmission-reception circuit (5) arranged to read a token (1) in a zone (2) upstream of the device input (3), so that the token (1) can be read before being inserted in the input (3); a trap (11c) for preventing the insertion of a token into the reading and collecting ...

PCT No. PCT/SE85/00132 Sec. 371 Date Nov. 14, 1985 Sec. 102(e) Date Nov. 14, 1985 PCT Filed Mar. 26, 1985 PCT Pub. No. WO85/04736 PCT Pub. Date Oct. 24, 1985.A data processing system which includes an address bus connected to k computer elements is supervised with the aid of an arrangement including a plurality of indication registers connected to the bus and to an error signal generator. The addr...

1. Installation for the point-to-point transmission of data between the track and a vehicle travelling on this, consisting of ground equipment (5) fastened to the track and comprising a transmitter which transmits the coded information from a track signal (11) by means of a transmission marker (9), and of on-board equipment (1) accommodated in the vehicle (3) and comprising a receiver (151, 152, 1...

A structural element of closed-cell polyurethane rigid foam, with good thermal insulation and improved sound absorption is achieved by means of surface depressions satisfying specified criteria.

The present invention comprises an antenna device for a portable radio communication device operable in at least a first and a second frequency band. The antenna device comprises a first electrically conductive radiating element having a feeding portion connectable to a feed device (RF) of the radio communication device for feeding and receiving radio frequency signals, a first ground plane portio...

A process for the removal of dissolved metals and/or metalloids from an aqueous medium having a high content of salt wherein the aqueous medium in the presence of manganese (II) ions and an oxidation agent is passed through a particulate carrier material having a specified density, initial average grain size and flow rate, so as to fluidize carrier material particles in the aqueous medium, and whe...

A formation pressure testing while drilling device on a bottomhole assembly makes measurements of fluid pressure during drilling of a borehole. Based on the pressure measurements, drilling direction can be altered to maintain the wellbore in a desired relation to a fluid contact. Acoustic transmitters and/or receivers on the bottomhole assembly can provide additional information about bed boundari...

A method and system facilitates transactions by enabling transactions between and among customers, merchants, automated clearing houses, credit card processing centers, credit card companies and financial institutions. The inventive system authenticates all parties, such as customer, merchant, and Gateway; and encrypts the transmitted information, as well as provides for secure storage of sensitiv...

PURPOSE: Provided are expandable resin compositions suitable for use in the production of propylene-based resin foams and propylene-based resin foams produced by use of the expandable resin compositions. CONSTITUTION: The expandable resin composition comprises an olefin-based copolymer and a thermally decomposable foaming agent (b) kneaded therein, wherein the olefin-based copolymer is composed of...

Stable suspensions of water-soluble polymers in a nonsolvent hydrocarbon medium, their preparation and their use for improving the assisted recovery of oil are described. These suspensions consist of at least one aliphatic or aromatic liquid hydrocarbon which is not a solvent for water-soluble polymers, into which there are introduced (per 100 parts by weight of the said liquid hydrocarbon) from 0...

mlodipine aspartate and amlodipine maleamide are used as reference standards or markers in determining the purity of amlodipine maleate substances and products.; ασπαρτική αμλοδιπίνη και το μηλεϊναμίδιο της αμλοδιπίνης χρησιμοποιούνται ως πρότυπα αναφοράς ή ως δείκτες στο προσδιορισμό της καθαρότητας ουσιών μηλεϊνικής αμλοδιπίνης και προϊόντων. ΰ

A method of reducing the aggregation and deposition of asphaltene from a fluid containing asphaltene, such as crude oil, which method comprises the addition to the fluid of a compound of formula (I): wherein A is an optionally substituted ring system containing 6 to 14 carbon atoms; n is at least 1 and may equal the number of positions available for substitution in A; each X is independently a lin...

PURPOSE: A method and an apparatus for automatically detecting a closed caption data form to display caption data are provided to receive a broadcasting signal including closed caption data and automatically detect the format of the closed caption data to provide caption data based on the detected format. CONSTITUTION: Information including closed caption data extracted from broadcasting signal da...

PCT No. PCT/FR96/00164 Sec. 371 Date Aug. 5, 1996 Sec. 102(e) Date Aug. 5, 1996 PCT Filed Jan. 31, 1996 PCT Pub. No. WO96/23745 PCT Pub. Date Aug. 8, 1996Composition for a coating protecting the surfaces of carbon-containing products exposed to a hot, oxidizing environment such as the parts of anodes not immersed in the molten salt bath and the liners of the aluminum electrolysis cells and more ge...

A pallet has a top deck member and a bottom deck member. The top deck member has an upper surface, and a lower surface defined by a plurality of first cross-rib members. The bottom deck member has an upper portion and runners extending downwardly therefrom in a unitary construction. The upper portion has an upper surface defined by a plurality of second cross-rib members which correspond to the fi...

PURPOSE: A BGA(ball grid array) stack package is provided to achieve a stack package of a BGA structure without limit of disposition of balls by disposing solder balls in a way that the balls put obstacles in stacking packages. CONSTITUTION: A lower package includes an interconnection substrate(30a), an IC(integrated circuit) chip, molding resin and an outer connection terminal. The interconnectio...

A process is described for increasing the space time yield of polymer production in a fluidized bed reactor employing an exothermic polymerization reaction by cooling the recycle stream to below its dew point and returning the resultant two-phase fluid stream to the reactor to maintain the fluidized bed at a desired temperature above the dew point of the recycle stream.