A method of treating a surface for the removal of a surface portion comprising irradiating the surface with laser light, wherein the irradiation is effected by covering said surface in a sequential manner with a plurality of discrete spots of laser light. The spots of laser light overlap and may be arranged in a geometric arrangement defined by the locations of the centers of the spots of laser li...

The method involves using a computer-controlled laser to shape the denture by removing material from a semifinished ceramic denture (3). At least one three-dimensional contoured surface region of the denture (8) is machined from the ceramic semifinshed denture using an ultra-short pulse laser (1) and is shaped to the predefined form. Most of the material is removed in a first stage in pieces and t...

A device to assist in the application of an adhesive tape to a predetermined position in the width direction on an adherend surface having a neighboring surface linked thereto via a folding line. The device comprises a pressing member (1200) with a surface (1202) attached pressingly to a surface (1002) of an adherend member (1001), and at the same time, an edge (1008) between a sloping surface (10...

The optical element has an LED (1), at least one converging lens (2) and a diverging lens (3). The LED and the lenses are arranged in a common housing (4) coaxial to the geometric axis of the element and at an angle of inclination to the geometric axis. The light emitted from the LED (1) is essentially all collected by the converging lens (2) and directed in a bundle to the diverging lens (3) whic...

Es wird eine Vorrichtung zum Tragen von Flaschen (7), die einen Hals (6) mit einem abstehenden Ringflansch (5) aufweisen, mit einem zwei der zu einem Flaschenpaket zusammengefaßten Flaschen (7) verbindenden, einen Tragegriff (3) ergebenden Bügel (1) beschrieben, der an seinen beiden Enden je eine einen flaschenseitigen Anschlag untergreifende Aufnahme für den Flaschenhals (6) bildet. Um vorteilhaf...

Method and apparatus for thermally processing polyester pellets, e.g., polyethylene terephthalate pellets, in order to achieve a partial crystallization, whereby the polyester melt is fed to an underwater pelletizer and pelletized, the pellets obtained are fed to a water/solids separating device and the dried pellets are fed at a pellet temperature of greater than 100° C. to an agitation device th...

This invention is related to a tissue ablation system and method that treats atrial arrhythmia by ablating a circumferential region of tissue at a location where a pulmonary vein extends from an atrium. The system includes a circumferential ablation member with an ablation element and also includes a delivery assembly for delivering the ablation member to the location. The circumferential ablation...

A process of depositing at least one uncured colored rubber mix forming a contrasting motif on an outer surface of a tire includes preparing a blank of the uncured tire to be moulded, including all the constituents except for the colored rubber mix(es), depositing the colored rubber(s) in at least one cavity formed on a removable insert, each cavity having the general form of the motif to be mould...

A biosensor comprising an electrically insulating base plate, an electrode system containing a working electrode and a counter electrode disposed on the base plate, and a reagent system comprising at least an oxidoreductase, a hydrophilic polymer and an electron mediator, wherein the reagent system further comprises a substance having a function to convert an organic product generated by direct re...

The connector has a slider (250) constituting a card case cart. The cart comprises a retractable bar (526) at its longitudinal end. The bar (526) is extended normally in longitudinal retaining position of a card towards which the bar is retracted elastically in an active position in the cart. The bar is extended in the active position with respect to transversal back edge of the card.

The device has a catheter (2) provided near its distal end (3) with a counter bearing device (4) for holding the distal end on a cardial vessel opening (5) and a linear ablation applicator (12) arranged on the far or near side of the counter bearing device and able to be deployed from a stretched passive position into a radially expanded, approximately circular peripheral ablation position.

An aluminium pigment, wherein the mean particle diameter d50 is 5 - 35 mu m, the ratio of mean particle diameter d50 ( mu m) to mean thickness t ( mu m) is 30 - 90, and the mean surface roughness Ra is 20 nm or less.

A method for reducing elongational viscosity of an elastomeric composition includes adding at least one elongational-viscosity-reducing additive to the elastomeric composition in an amount so that the elongational viscosity of the elastomeric composition, measured at 120° C. and at a shear rate of at least 1000 sec^-1, is at least 10% less than the elongational viscosity, measured at 120...

The method involves determining the distance (d) of a distant signal beacon (8) or group of beacons in front of a distant signal (7) of a railway system, whereby the beacon or group of beacons transmits information relating to the distant signal to a passing train (6). It involves selecting a time constant and determining the distance as a product of the time constant and a speed value. - AN INDEP...

Flexible foamed polyurethane moldings of density below 500 kg/m3 and DIN ISO 02769 maximum shrinkage 1.5% are obtained from mixtures of (a) organic isocyanates; (b) specified polyols; (c) crosslinkers/chain extenders; (d) blowing gents comprising nitrogen, air and/or carbon dioxide together with a chemical and/or physical blowing agent of boiling point -30 to +75degreesC; and optionally also ...

A method and apparatus for balancing a tire during a retreading operation includes measuring the radial runout the buffed tire casing and applying the gum layer and tread strip to compensate for variances in runout. The gum layer is applied so that an overlap or smear is formed at the relative low portion of the casing. The tread strip is applied with the joint at the same low portion in cases whe...

The assembly to bond a nonwoven by needling has a longitudinal drawing unit (7), downstream of the needling machine (2), to take the emerging needle-bonded web (10) from the needling zone (1). The leading drawing roller (8) is also the final material transport roller of the transport rollers (6.8) at the needling machine. The drawing stage has at least two parallel rollers (8,9), each with a rough...

Products and product parts and/or the serial numbers associated with the products and product parts are managed in a distributed system. The method and the data processing installation checks and assembles serial numbers of the product parts and of the product and stores them in a database. When products or product parts are removed from inventory or warehousing, the corresponding serial numbers a...

A grinding method and to a cylindrical grinding machine grinds metal rod that is pushed through a chuck of a workpiece spindle head. Two backrest seats are ground on and two backrests are then seated. The support of an end area enables a front cone to be ground. A grinding wheel comprised of two different individual wheels serves to grind the front cone and is advanced toward the round rod in the ...

A moving device of the skids of a steady rest for the grinding of articles having a cylindrical geometry comprises a bearing structure (19) which houses a motion transfer group. Said motion transfer group comprises at least one compressed air motor (26, 26') which drives movement cylinders (14) having at least two skids (12, 12') at the ends.