In an exhaust gas turbocharger including a compressor wheel, the compressor wheel is cooled by at least one nozzle which is arranged in close axial proximity to the axis of rotation of the compressor wheel for spraying the backside of the compressor wheel near the center thereof with coolant whereby the coolant, utilizing the centrifugal forces of the rotating compressor wheel, is completely distr...

A skeleton for an umbrella includes multiple sets of rib members, each of which includes a main rib, a first link connected to the main rib, and a stretcher connected at an outer end to the first link. Two opposite sets of the rib members are further provided with a second link connected to a near outer end of the main rib, an elastic first ear-forming rib connected at an inner end to the second l...

A housing cannot be made compact by only securing a space corresponding to a reservoir tank at the upper part of the housing, and the space at the upper part of the housing cannot be utilized if the reservoir tank is integrally provided to the upper part of the housing. An axle driving apparatus comprising a tubular reservoir tank erected on the upper surface of the upper wall surface of the housi...

A method of manufacturing an electroluminescent device comprising forming a pattern, depositing a liquid, and processing the liquid to form an electroluminescent region. The pattern includes an overhanging structure with a negatively-sloped section thereunder and a functional region bounded on at least one side by a positively-sloped section. The overhanging structure is on a side of the positivel...

Analysis of nucleophosmin/B23 mRNA expression provides sensitive, quantitative, rapid and specific analysis to detect cancer cells in tissues for predicting and monitoring recurrence and high stage bladder carcinoma. Over-expression of nucleophosmin/B23 mRNA is a useful prognostic marker for disease recurrence and high stages in bladder carcinoma. The use of such prognostic marker for the predicti...

An organic electroluminescence display device includes a substrate including an emission region and a non-emission region, a first electrode on the substrate, a buffer layer on the first electrode, the buffer layer corresponding to the non-emission region, a partition wall on the buffer layer, the partition wall including a polymer, a first carrier transporting layer on the substrate including the...

The system in one embodiment operates while automatically switching among three processes including an absent-at-home guard process, an at-home guard process, and a non-guard process according to the positional relationship between the movable localizer and the internal guard surfaces/the external guard surface. When an actuator (such as a speaker and a white smoke generating unit) is integrated i...

A method for manufacturing a rotary tool for chip removing machining with a least one chip flute that extends in the longitudinal direction of the tool. The method involves preparing a mixture of a cemented carbide, cermet or ceramics powder and a carrier, such as a polymer, and placing the mixture in an extruding machine. The mixture is extruded in a feed direction by means of a die to form the d...

A present invention relates to a process for preparing elastic, flexible slabstock foams by reacting polyisocyanates with at least one polyol having a molecular weight from 2,000 to 10,000, having a functionality of 2 to 4, which have at least two hydrogen atoms capable of reacting with said polyisocyanates; at least one polyol having a molecular weight from 400 to 4,000, having a functionality of...

A simple holder is provided for holding a desired small article to an articl e of clothing. The holder is provided by the operational combination of a base member of a selected appearance, the base including a magnetizable area thereon. Holdi ng means are secured to the base member for holding a desired small article thereto o r therein. The holder is in cooperative combination with a permanent ma...

The present invention relates to a side-supporting umbrella. A collar is installed on a mast, and able to slide along the mast in a continuously variable manner, and pivotally connected to a supporting arm of a canopy. A movement of the collar sequentially actuates another movement of the pivotally interlinked supporting arm to adjust the tilt of the canopy, and the collar can be fixed at any posi...

Disclosed is a polyester film for use of a laminate with a metal plate comprising a polyester-group resin containing a white pigment having a mean particle diameter of 0.01 to 1.8.mu. m at a content of 10 to 30% by weight. The film has (a) a void ratio of 4 to 30%, (b) a melting peak temperature of 150 to 245 .degree.C , (c) an amount of oligomer of not more than 35 by weight and (d) an orientatio...

Rigid polyurethane foams are produced by reacting an organic polyisocyanate with a sucrose-based polyether polyol in the presence of a catalyst and a blowing agent selected from hydrogen-containing chlorofluorocarbons, hydrogen-containing fluorocarbons, hydrocarbons and mixtures thereof. These foams are characterized by good demold and insulation properties.

A process for the decomposition of polyurethane plastic waste materials in which a compound containing at least two isocyanate-reactive hydrogen atoms (e.g.,glycol) and polyurethane plastic, together with 2 to 20 times the amount of previously regenerated material, are treated in a mixing and comminution device.

A sensing device for sensing an amount of force transferred between a first element and a second element includes a first attachment structure and a second attachment structure mounted to the first attachment structure to enable relative linear movement between the first and second attachment structures. The first attachment structure is connected to the first element and the second attachment str...

An aqueous air foam comprising a non-crosslinked cellulose ether selected from C1-C3-alkyl celluloses, C1-C3-alkylhydroxy-C1-3-alkyl celluloses, hydroxy-C1-3-alkyl celluloses, or mixed hydroxy-C1-C3-alkyl celluloses, the foam having quality FQ of from 60 to 97 percent and the foam quality being defined as FQ (%)=(air volume+fluid volume)x100).

By causing a rubber product to be immersed into or coated with a treating liquid prepared by adding hydrogen peroxide and other additives such as surfactant, alcohol, thickening agent, other surface tension depressant into an aqueous acetic acid or formic acid solution, it becomes possible to efficiently epoxidize the surface layer of the rubber product to thereby provide the rubber product surfac...

An essentially transparent, high density polyethylene film is disclosed. The film has a haze of 20% or less, a gloss of 40% or greater, and density within the range of 0.935 to 0.948 g/cc. The film is made by a high-stalk blown extrusion process and then uniaxially oriented in the machine direction.

A photolithography mask is based on a combination of a half-tone phase mask and an alternating phase mask such that, when the radiation passes through some of the openings, a phase difference is in each case produced between adjacent openings, and the surroundings of the openings are partially transparent and shift the phase of the radiation. Consequently, the advantages of alternating phase masks...

This invention relates, in general, to blend compositions of an unmodified poly vinyl alcohol and a thermoplastic elastomer and thermoplastic film and fiber structures comprising these blend compositions. More specifically, this invention relates to substantially water-free films and fibers comprising unmodified polyvinyl alcohol and a thermoplastic elastomer.