A system and method are disclosed for controlling a shift even in a transmission (14) wherein a shift actuator (30,48) develops a force to effect the engagement of a clutch collar and a gear. The method comprises detecting when a non-fully engaged condition of the clutch collar and the gear occurs, indicating either a tooth butt or torque lock condition, and then pulsing the shift actuator (30,48)...

Splicing machine, in particular for the overlapped splicing of cord band strips of steel or textile cord, in which a strip (45) is conveyed by a conveyor belt (2) up to the edge of the spliced cord band (37) and is bonded to the latter by moving together between an upper splicing bar (13) and a lower splicing box (14), having a first correcting device, by means of which the upper splicing bar and ...

A cutter bar which is suitable particularly as a counter blade or anvil blade for cutting rotors in granulators, consists of a blade (3) which is inserted into a groove in a highly wear-resistant carrier (2). The blade (3) has, as cutting surface, an ultra-hard layer of sintered material, which preferably consists of polycrystalline diamond or cubic boron nitride. The joint between the blade (3) a...

A method and an assembly for decontaminating a material. The material is charged into a container (2), where at first steam (4) is introduced and fluids including some contaminants are removed. Then extractant (6) is introduced into the container (2), and fluids (8) comprising condensation water, extractant and contaminants are removed. Then the material is stripped with vapour. The dry or slightl...

A novel technique to treat post-consumer polyester for reuse in food-contact applications is described. The process comprises contacting contaminated postconsumer polyester flake with at least one extraction solvent which is soluble in said contaminated flake at a temperature sufficient to allow rapid diffusion of contaminants from said polyester flake; and removing said extraction solvent contain...

The use of a liquid for the preparation of a rigid polyurethane and/or polyisocyanurate foam by reacting a polyisocyanate and a polyol in the presence of a blowing agent characterised in that the liquid is an inert, insoluble, non-blowing liquid. CFC-free foams may be obtained showing good insulating properties.

The invention relates to a process for the preparation of chlorofluorocarbon-free (CFC-free), elastomeric, semi-rigid or rigid mouldings containing urethane groups or urethane and urea groups and having a cellular core and a compacted peripheral zone with an essentially pore-free, smooth surface, by reacting   a) organic and/or modified organic polyisocyanates with   b) at least one relatively...

Stress cracking in poly(alkylene terephthalate) articles of manufacture is inhibited by applying to the article a stress crack inhibitor which contains an amine having at least 6 carbon atoms. In a preferred embodiment, the stress crack inhibitor is applied to the article in the form of an aqueous fatty acid-based lubricant.

PCT No. PCT/SE89/00138 Sec. 371 Date Nov. 1, 1990 Sec. 102(e) Date Nov. 1, 1990 PCT Filed Apr. 16, 1989 PCT Pub. No. WO89/10793 PCT Pub. Date Nov. 16, 1989.In a centrifugal separator there is formed within the rotor a separating chamber (7) and a central chamber (26), which latter communicates with a peripheral part of the separating chamber through a channel (19a, 19b). The part (19a) of the chan...

PCT No. PCT/FI94/00376 Sec. 371 Date May 31, 1996 Sec. 102(e) Date May 31, 1996 PCT Filed Aug. 26, 1994 PCT Pub. No. WO95/06004 PCT Pub. Date Mar. 2, 1995Waste water sludge which contains phosphorous, heavy metals and at least one metal originating from a waste water treatment coagulant, is treated in order to recover the phosphorous and the at least one metal, and to discharge the heavy metals. T...

PCT No. PCT/FI95/00717 Sec. 371 Date Aug. 18, 1997 Sec. 102(e) Date Aug. 18, 1997 PCT Filed Dec. 29, 1995 PCT Pub. No. WO96/20894 PCT Pub. Date Jul. 11, 1996The invention relates to a method for treating waste water sludge comprising at least one metal originating from a waste water treatment coagulant, and phosphorus and heavy metals in order to recover said at least one metal and phosphorus and ...

Dispositif capable de transmettre une puissance, de façon à augmenter graduellement cette puissance en fonction d'une différence de vitesse de rotation et d'un engrenage différentiel utilisant cette dernière. Quand une différence de vitesse de rotation apparaît entre une case (1) et un disque à billes (3), les billes (4) effectuent un mouvement de va-et-vient dans les rainures (1b) de la case (1) ...

A method of issuing an electronic negotiable document (END) comprising: creating as data an END and storing this in a tamper-resistant document carrier, the document carrier containing a unique public-secret key pair for signing and verifying and a unique document carrier identifier; signing the unique document-carrier identifier, the END and an END identifier using the secret key of the public-se...

A two-ply pressure plate (36) for use in an air brake system (10)for a vehicle, such as a bus, truck or the like, is shown. The two-ply pressure plate (36) includes a diaphragm plate (92) which abuts a diaphragm (32) of an air brake system (10) and a support plate (98) which abuts the rear surface of the diaphragm plate (92). A control rod (18) is welded to the support plate (98) and diphragm plat...

A computer and audio-visual system for conducting an auction comprising: a user interface for an auction controller to enter bid information into said computer system during said auction; a visual display connected to said computer system for displaying at least a current bidding price during said auction.

A fluid-operated brake actuator having a hollow actuator rod between a spring chamber of a spring brake housing and a spring chamber of a service brake housing incorporates a valve within the actuator rod. The valve isolates the two spring chambers from each other in normal operation and releases a vacuum in the spring brake housing spring chamber when the spring brake is activated. A separate one...

The present invention relates to films or sheets of linear polyester having incorporated therein a combination of glass spheres and calcined clay having certain particle sizes and present in specific amounts based upon the weight of the polyester film. The addition of these fillers improves several properties of the film, including the handleability while maintaining acceptable optical clarity and...

PCT No. PCT/US90/02509 Sec. 371 Date Nov. 7, 1991 Sec. 102(e) Date Nov. 7, 1991 PCT Filed May 9, 1990.A process of treating water to remove metal ion contaminants contained therein, said metal ion contaminants selected from the group consisting of metals in Groups 8, 1b, 2b, 4a, 5a, or 6a of the periodic table, lanthanide metals, and actinide metals including transuranic element metals, by adjusti...

A process of making a foamed thermoplastic elastomer is disclosed, and the foam thus produced. The thermoplastic elastomers, which are blends of 90 to 10 parts of rubber and 10 to 90 parts of crystalline polyolefin plastic, are melted, admixed with water under pressure, and released to atmospheric pressure. The resultant foam has good cell structure and low density, and a high percentage of closed...

A method of producing a porous material having open pores comprises stirring a mixture comprising (i) an epoxy compound having at least one epoxy ring in a molecule, (ii) a hardener capable of reacting with the epoxy compount to harden the epoxy compound, (iii) a filler and (iv) water to form an emulsion slurry having a low viscosity and containing the soluble salts uniformly dispersed therein, ca...