A security system for connecting a first computer network to a second computer network is provided. The security device has a pair of computer motherboards, each of which has a network interface adapter for receiving and transferring communications from a computer network to a transfer adapter to be transmitted to the other computer network through a transfer adapter and network interface adapter ...

An alarm system including a sensor for providing an output signal upon sensing a given condition, an alarm unit for providing an alarm signal on receipt of the output signal, and a timer, coupled between the sensor and the alarm unit, which is reset to a preset count each time it receives an indication that the sensor has detected the given condition where the timer is allowed to count down from a...

The invention relates to a ski binding, particularly a front binding. The binding comprises a base (10) joined to the ski, a body (8) mounted on the base, a jaw (4), an energy spring (11) housed in the body to elastically oppose the opening movements of the jaw in response to the lateral and vertical stresses of the boot and a support plate (20) on which the boot sole rests. It is characterised ...

Polyethyleneterephthalate (PET) originating from the sorted collection of solid urban refuse can be regraded and recycled as such or mixed with virgin PET if treated at high temperature with an oxazoline of general formula:

By deriving the image formed by light specularly-reflected from substntially all of the convex (mirror-like) spherical surface of a bearing ball under test that is being illuminated with diffuse light, any defect in the bearing ball under test reveals itself as a light-contrast pattern in the otherwise substantially uniform diffuse background of the image. The inspection system comprises illuminat...

PCT No. PCT/FR93/00753 Sec. 371 Date Jan. 18, 1995 Sec. 102(e) Date Jan. 18, 1995 PCT Filed Jul. 22, 1993 PCT Pub. No. WO94/02838 PCT Pub. Date Feb. 3, 1994A device for detecting defects (2, 3) in fibrous materials (4, 22) includes members (16, 17) for squeezing the material against a film (1), a separating member (24) downstream of the squeezing members for separating the fibrous material from th...

A method, computer program product and system, for performing computer-based on-line commerce in which a client computer issues a commercial request and a plurality of server computers is available to service said request, said method, performed by an intelligent agent, comprising steps of: receiving said request from said client computer; reviewing content-related information and business policie...

A customer (80) can request and receive a financial service through any of a number of channels (82,83,84,85,86,87), each connected to channel-specific hardware, respectively a digital telephone (92), an ATM (93), a branch office (94), a branch sales office (99), a self service sales terminal (95), a home banking PC (96) and an interactive television (97). Each service channel is connected through...

Once an oil well has been drilled and is producing, it is desirable to monitor the rate at which oil or gas is being delivered. It is particularly useful to know when there is a change in a fluid's output rate, for that can indicate problems with the well. This monitoring is known as "production logging". Prior to the introduction of horizontal well drilling, most wells were either vertical or onl...

A groupware system which facilitates Internet/Intranet use comprises a plurality of client applications providing respective views of information, stored as objects in a uniform object store (database) together with objects concerning processes to be performed on the information objects, and a plurality of engines providing mechanisms for storing and manipulating the objects contained in the datab...

A vehicle transmission having a main drive clutch (14), a multi-ratio gearbox (12), a gear engaging mechanism (25) for engaging the operative ratio of the gearbox, and a manually operable gear selector (24) allowing the operator to manually select the operative ratio of the gearbox when the transmission is acting in a manual mode. An electronic control unit (36) is also included which controls the...

The intention is to provide a method for monitoring the dynamic load and/or wear status of a transmission during operation, particularly a low-backlash planetary transmission, and to use it to indicate and/or influence the operating behaviour of the transmission. For this purpose, the differences in angular position which arise between the transmission input and output shafts during operation are ...

PCT No. PCT/AT94/00192 Sec. 371 Date Jun. 5, 1995 Sec. 102(e) Date Jun. 5, 1995 PCT Filed Dec. 9, 1994 PCT Pub. No. WO95/16063 PCT Pub. Date Jun. 15, 1995The invention is concerned with a process for the production of cellulose moulded bodies, particularly films and fibres, by extruding a solution of cellulose in a tertiary amine-oxide through a shaping device, for example a spinneret, and conduct...

An aromatic copolyamide contains repeating units of formulae (I), (II) -(OC-Ar<2>-CO-NH-Ar<3>-NH)- (II) and -(OC-Ar<4>-CO-NH-Ar<5>-NH)- (III). Ar<1>, Ar<2>, Ar<3>, Ar<4> = divalent aromatic gps. with their valency bonds in p-position or in a coaxial or parallel position comparable to this; Ar<5> = divalent aromatic gp., different from Ar<3>, with valency bonds in p-position or in a comparable coax...

A process for forming a granular resin comprising: dispersing a catalyst in an alkane solvent, under substantially anhydrous conditions, to form a slurry in a reaction vessel, wherein the catalyst comprises a support, a transition metal and aluminum; maintaining the slurry at an absolute pressure below 1000 psi (6.9 MPa) and a temperature of 20 DEG C to 100 DEG C; introducing ethylene and an alp...

Flexible, porous, absorbent polymeric macrostructures having flexibility even after extended periods at elevated temperatures and/or low humidities are disclosed. The macrostructure comprises an interparticle crosslinked aggregate and an effective amount of a suitable plasticizer. The macrostructures are suitable for use, for example, in disposable absorbent articles such as diapers.

A curable, sprayable composition suitable for reinforcing thin rigid plates or sheets such as are used in the assembly of automobiles is provided. The composition comprises a thermosetting resin, expandable microspheres and a particulate reinforcing material selected from the group consisting of milled glass fibers, milled carbon fibers and mixtures thereof.

In a plastic moulding of water-expanded acrylic resin with at least one local, substantially non-cellular surface layer, while other regions of the moulding near the non-cellular surface layer substantially retain their cellular structure, it is proposed that the non-cellular surface layer be formed on the one hand as a diffusion barrier layer for acrylic monomers and on the other hand be at least...

PCT No. PCT/GB95/00684 Sec. 371 Date Nov. 11, 1996 Sec. 102(e) Date Nov. 11, 1996 PCT Filed Mar. 27, 1995 PCT Pub. No. WO95/27222 PCT Pub. Date Oct. 12, 1995An acoustic sensor for use as part of a drill string in a borehole has an acoustic transducer which vibrates the drill bit in contact with the rock at the end of the borehole to generate acoustic signals in the rock. These acoustic signals pro...