A microprocessor controlled system for monitoring, storing and periodically reporting on data pertinent to the commercial operation of a reporting system, such as a soft drink vending machine, to a central data collection and monitoring computer, and which periodically reports such data over a telephone line which it accesses on a nondedicated basis. The microprocessor controls operations of the t...

Un dispositivo per intagliare perforazioni in nastri in movimento è costituito da un coltello perforatore azionabile a ruotare e da un cilindro scanalato, nelle scanalature ruotanti del quale si immergono le parti di coltello perforanti. Per evitare uno strappo iniziale non desiderato delle perforazioni intagliate nei nastri, con un albero portacoltello è collegato in modo fisso un supporto che è ...

PCT No. PCT/EP95/01730 Sec. 371 Date Mar. 18, 1996 Sec. 102(e) Date Mar. 18, 1996 PCT Filed May 6, 1995 PCT Pub. No. WO95/32141 PCT Pub. Date Nov. 30, 1995An apparatus for applying a liquid to threads of a yarn sheet. The apparatus comprises multiple thread wetting elements, each of which has at least one thread guide groove for each thread. In the thread guide groove the thread travels with the l...

The invention relates to a device for the monitored elimination of waste pieces from printed material, especially on a cutting cylinder, the device being characterised by the following features: a cylindrical casing (2) of a cutting cylinder (1) is rotatably accommodated on a cylinder shaft (4). The cylinder shaft (4) has both a high pressure pipe (20, 21) and a low pressure pipe (22, 23). Between...

Device for producing piles made of concrete or a similar curable injected material in the ground having two, three or four parallel vibrating tubes (10), which are connected to one another by means of a common displacement box (16), together with which they form an overall cross section with a closed geometric shape. The displacement box has on its lower end sliding surfaces (24) which converge at...

The invention refers to a gas-tight, maintenance-free high capacity lead accumulator with a sulphuric acid thixotrope (13) as electrolyte. To ensure operatability of the accumulator in upright as well as in horizontal position, the liquid electrolyte released under certain charging conditions has to be collected. For this purpose layers of fibrous web (10, 22) of highly porous and absorbing materi...

The invention relates to a condensing boiler and heat transport fluid provided with a burner (1), with a heat exchanger (2) intended for heat exchanges between the combustion gases and said heat transport fluid, and with a condenser (9), in which the fluid circulates and which is arranged in series with said exchanger, the latter and said condenser (9) being essentially vertical and communicating ...

Biphenyl tetracarboxylic acid esters and derivatives thereof are prepared by the coupling reaction of 4-halogen substituted o-benzenedicarboxylic acid ester, carried out in an aprotic polar solvent in the presence of a pre-prepared triphenylphosphine-nickel chloride or trialkylphosphine-nickel chloride catalyst, zinc powder as the reducing agent, and an alkali metal halide promoting agent. The est...

A method and a device designed to apply coatings, heat being used to weld or melt material layers which overlap each other. According to the invention infrared lamps (23) are used as the heat source and at least two blowers (11, 16) are used to meet the large cooling requirements and are disposed in the ends (4 and 5 respectively) of a longitudinal house (2) (one blower in each end) and designed t...

A flexible oriented plastic sheet has a high tensile strength and is resistant to corrosion and highly resistant to splitting when penetrated by a pointed article. The flexible oriented sheet can be cut into desired shapes and sizes so as to be useful in a variety of applications, such as roofing batten bars and fencing materials, which require high resistance to splitting and fastener pull-throug...

A sofa-bed having an articulated folding structure comprises a fixed carrying framework (2) to which a main movable frame (3) is engaged through a pantograph linkage (4), which main frame is movable in a vertical direction. Consecutively and rotatably connected to the main movable frame (3) are first and second auxiliary movable frames (17, 18). An interconnecting lever (20) operating between the ...

PCT No. PCT/CH93/00014 Sec. 371 Date Oct. 18, 1993 Sec. 102(e) Date Oct. 18, 1993 PCT Filed Jan. 21, 1993 PCT Pub. No. WO93/13737 PCT Pub. Date Jul. 22, 1993.The device represented in its storage position contains essentially a body (11) in synthetic material containing a reservoir (10) containing a medicinal substance (29). The body (11) is fitted with an applicator nozzle (15). The reservoir (10...

A composite card reader (11) used for IC cards, magnetic cards and the like to which the card is manually inserted and extracted is dislosed. The composite type card reader (11) has a shutter lever (28) for opening and closing a card inlet (13), a locking mechanism for locking the card by closing the shutter lever (28), and a lock releasing mechanism for releasing the lock by opening the shutter l...

A process for producing a thermoplastic polyester resin foam comprising melting a thermoplastic polyester resin, mixing the molten resin with a blowing agent and extruding the mixture into a low-pressure zone to carry out expansion molding, characterized in that a compound having two or more acid anhydride groups per molecule, optionally together with a compound of a metal of Group I, II or III el...

PCT No. PCT/DK89/00302 Sec. 371 Date Jun. 21, 1991 Sec. 102(e) Date Jun. 21, 1991 PCT Filed Dec. 21, 1989 PCT Pub. No. WO90/07106 PCT Pub. Date Jun. 28, 1990.A method of photometric in vitro determination of at least one blood gas parameter in a sample of whole blood. The whole blood sample is obtained by connecting an at least partially transparent sample container to an in vivo locality and tran...

A biocompatible polyethylene oxide gel implant and method for production which can be injected into the human body for tissue replacement and augmentation. The implant is prepared by dissolving a sample of essentially pure polyethylene oxide in a saline solution in a sealed canister, removing all free oxygen from the container and replacing it with an inert gas, such as argon, and irradiating the ...

The calculating device comprises an input unit (4), a calculating member (1) and an output unit (5). The calculating member (1) is arranged to calculate the current quotation of a valuable paper which gives rise to regular payments of interest, as price minus accrued interest, that is the present value of earned interest not paid. Thereby, the accrued interest is calculated while taking the curren...

The invention relates to a process for preparing filled, expanded polymer materials based on polymethacrylate. An initial solution VL consisting of 5 to 70 parts by weight of methylmethacrylate and 1 to 15 parts by weight of polymethylmethacrylate prepolymer PP is prepared into which a particle-like inorganic filler FS in amounts of 30 to 80 wt.% based on the resultant suspension is introduced, wh...

Organopolysiloxane resin solns. are claimed, contg. 10-14C l-alkenes and no aromatic hydrocarbons. Also claimed is: (i) a process for the prodn. of these resin solns.; (ii) crosslinking organopolysiloxane compsns. contg. these resin solns.; and (iii) release additives contg. these resin solns..

A single-layered, plastic and elastic thermoplastic hotmelt adhesive film which does not have a separating layer, wherein it can be wound on and off a reel without the use of a supplementary separating material, is essentially free of antiblocking agents and/or lubricants and that the maximum of its thermoanalytically determined main melting peak is below 90.degree.C and which is essentially forme...