A vehicular transmission comprises an engine E, a continuously variable transmission CVT and a starting clutch 5. The driving force from th e engine E is transmitted through the continuously variable transmission CVT with a speed change to a countershaft 2, and the starting clutch 5 is used t o transmit this driving force from the countershaft 2 to wheels of a vehicle. The continuously variable tr...

A network includes a plurality of electronic control units (ECU) connected with each other and receiving messages via a bus, each message having an identifier portion and a data portion. An ECU processes messages by converting the message identifier to a hash value, comparing the hash value to a plurality of index values stored in a lookup table, the lookup table having relevance values correspon...

A conductive sinter obtained from a mixture of titanium oxide particles and 2.5% by weight niobium oxide particles is used as a target in direct current sputtering to form a photocatalytically active film mainly comprising titanium oxide on a glass substrate. The target has a surface resistance of 500 .OMEGA./~ or lower and the sputtering is conducted while heating the substrate at 230.degree.C. T...

A method for the post treatment of wastewater wherein the wastewater ha s been subjected to a purification process prior to discharging the wastewater into a body of water, the method comprising the step of passing the wastewater from the purification process to a vessel to create turbulence in the wastewater, withdrawing the wastewater from a bottom portion of the vessel, and discharging the wa...

Composition destinée à la fabrication de plots pour palettes de manutention ou d'éléments de construction tels que panneaux, moellons ou autres. Elle met en oeuvre des déchets ligneux de petites dimensions associés à du ciment, du plâtre, de la chaux, de la silice et de l'eau, les proportions de ces différents constituants étant les suivantes : - déchets ligneux : 3 à 15 volumes - ciment : ...

An alarm/facility management unit including a housing having a front side and a rear side. The front side includes a liquid crystal display for displaying two lines of up to twenty alphanumeric characters. The front side also includes four control keys which enable a user to access a software program contained within the alarm/facility management unit and perform a number of functions through the ...

The autoclave of the present invention includes an impeller having a conduit to recirculate or introduce an oxygen-containing gas into the slurry. The outlets for the gas can be located in the blades of the impeller for thorough dispersion of the gas bubbles in the slurry.

Une méthode et un système pour mesurer la hauteur des billes de soudure d'un circuit imprimé sont décrits. Le système comprend une unité d'acquisition d'images ainsi qu'une unité de traitement de ces images sous la forme d'un ordinateur. Selon une concrétisation préférentielle de la méthode consiste à projeter une grille sur la surface comprenant les billes de soudure et à prendre quatre images de...

A universal switching power supply for generating one or more output voltage levels wherein the power supply is operable over a range of AC and DC input supply voltages. The universal switching power supply achieves a ratio between the highest voltage and lowest voltage of at least 27. The universal switching power supply also features an intrinsically safe output. The intrinsically safe output ci...

The Machine for which a patent is requested is a Land Mine Disposal unit designed to clear a four foot path through a mine field , by safely detonating the antipersonnel mines. This is achieved by concentrating pressure through 14 steel detonator contacts which allow the explosion to be discharged with minimum resistance and littl e or no damage to the detonator contacts or the unit.

The present invention provides a method for contacting a wireless user w ho subscribes to several bearer services. The wireless user may be active on on ly a single bearer service at any given time. The present invention discloses a method f or contacting the wireless user by sending alert messages over each of the wireless bearer services in turn until the user is contacted.

An electric motor driven bypass type vacuum cleaner apparatus, particularly adapted for wet/dry debris collection includes an open top debris collection tank having opposed integrally formed cup-shaped feet for supporting said apparatus in a, stable position on a support surface. The tank includes a recess in a sidewall and a bottom wall for receiving a conduit member which may be interchangeably ...

A solid oxide fuel cell stack comprising a first solid oxide fuel cell, a second solid oxide fuel cell, an interconnect, and a joining member. The first solid oxide fuel cell includes a cathode. The second solid oxide fuel cell includes an anode. The interconnec t is positioned between the cathode of the first solid oxide fuel cell and the anode of the second solid oxide fuel cell. The joining me...

The sole comprises an absorbent middle layer (2) and nonwoven polypropylene surface layers (3, 4) on its top and bottom sides. A disposable inner sole placed inside a shoe in order to absorb foot perspiration comprises a water-absorbent material with good water holding properties, and the sole is designed to be disposed of once it has absorbed a given quantity of perspiration. The top and bottom ...

An ink containing a coloring agent dissolved in a mixed solvent including a first solvent which is liquid at 20.degree.C and which is polyalkylene glycol or an ethylene glycol monoether and a second solvent selected from monohydric alcohols, ketones, esters and halogenated hydrocarbons. An image of the ink formed on an ink permeable sheet penetrates through the sheet and is transferred to a surfac...