A data collection device and a method of collecting polling data is disclosed, the device including a housing having a front face, back panel, opposite sides and a base, and a visual character display and slot opening on the front face. A central processor within the housing stores data, including preprogrammed data and collected data in a primary memory, and controls operation of the components o...

PCT No. PCT/FI96/00351 Sec. 371 Date Mar. 11, 1998 Sec. 102(e) Date Mar. 11, 1998 PCT Filed Jun. 13, 1996 PCT Pub. No. WO96/41596 PCT Pub. Date Dec. 27, 1996The invention relates to a joint prosthesis intended to be mounted between two bones to be joined together. The joint prosthesis comprises a spacer part, intended to be placed between the joint surfaces of the bones to be joined. The spacer pa...

A conventional shoe which comprises a shoe upper of continuous and uninterrupted material attached to an outer sole has its shoe upper lined with an air-cooled, breathable shoe liner comprising an outer knit layer of hydrophilic material, an inner knit layer of hydrophobic material, and monofilament yarns of hydrophobic material extending between and interknitted with the outer and inner layers fo...

The present invention relates to novel multi-layer composite solid state membranes which are capable of separating oxygen from oxygen-containing gaseous mixtures at elevated temperatures. The membranes comprise a multicomponent metallic oxide porous layer having an average pore radius of less than about 10 micrometers and a multicomponent metallic oxide dense layer having no connected through poro...

The present invention relates to a filter aid for analytical use and method for preparing the same, more particularly, a filter aid for analytical use consisting essentially of tangled short-length ceramic fibers having a bulk density in the range of about 0.02-0.18 g/cm<3> and method for preparing the same.

A projection type image display apparatus of a single plate system using a single liquid crystal panel featuring compactness, light weight and high brightness is provided. The apparatus comprises a liquid crystal unit, a first filter located on the light incident side of a first picture element to be driven according to a first color signal and provided with the ability to pass light of a first wa...

A semiconductor device comprises a plurality of leads (225) respectively made up of an inner lead (5, 93a, 225a) and an outer lead (8, 93b, 225b), a semiconductor chip (4, 223) electrically connected to the inner leads of the leads, and a package (7, 221) encapsulating at least the inner leads of the leads and the semiconductor chip so that the outer leads extend outwardly of the package. The pack...

PCT No. PCT/IT88/00041 Sec. 371 Date Feb. 3, 1989 Sec. 102(e) Date Feb. 3, 1989 PCT Filed Jun. 1, 1988 PCT Pub. No. WO88/09789 PCT Pub. Date Dec. 15, 1988.The present invention is directed to 3-indolepyruvic acid derivatives, compositions and methods of treating central nervous system disturbances due to the presence of an excessive amount of excitatory amino acids.

A novel portable electronic device comprising a first housing portion (106) having a first battery (135) integrally associated with said first housing portion and a second housing portion (104) having a second battery (102) operatively coupled to an external surface of the second housing portion. Also, a method for coupling power to a portable electronic device comprises steps of providing a reces...

A staged combustion method which can provide reduced carbon monoxide generation along with reduced nitrogen oxides generation wherein the primary stage fluids and the secondary stage fluid are provided into the combustion zone in a defined momentum ratio which departs from unity.

The safety belt has a break plate (2) sewn onto it over a small excess loop (1'). When a traction force exerted on the belt exceeds a specific normal value the break plate breaks. For this purpose, the plate has a crossways perforation line as break indication.

For the actual drop path, it is required that in the sub-combat part (1) the built-in target seeker (3) functions as intended. A problem arises in that large forces during outward lowering affect the support surfaces (5,6). The cause of this is that mostly the sub-combat parts are transported to their starting point over the target area by a shell or similar. The actual lowering forces are used wh...

A direct-fired furnace wherein a charge-proximal stratum is established (14) between the charge and combustion gases emanating from one or more burners (2) oriented above the charge, wherein the charge-proximal stratum has a different oxidative effect upon the charge than does the combustion gases.

PCT No. PCT/GB89/00089 Sec. 371 Date Oct. 25, 1990 Sec. 102(e) Date Oct. 25, 1990 PCT Filed Jan. 31, 1989 PCT Pub. No. WO89/10282 PCT Pub. Date Nov. 2, 1989.A motor vehicle power line comprises a combustion engine (8), a gearbox (10) and an electronically controlled clutch (20). The engine throttle (84) is actuated by an electric motor (92) controlled by the electronic control (48) usually in resp...

An exhaust gas filter for removing harmful constituents from exhaust gases, in particular from the exhaust gases of internal combustion engines such as, for example, a diesel engine, is provided with a filter body (2) having a multiplicity of inlet and outlet channels (4 and 5, respectively). The inlet channels (4) are separated from the outlet channels (5) by filter walls (11) forming reaction ch...

A thermostat uses a bimetal plate carried by a rotating knob. Adjustment of the knob to select the thermostat's temperature setting displaces the entire bimetal plate towards or away from the electrical switch being activated. The bimetal plate is contained between protrusions from the knob and the coupling to the electrical switch.