The invention relates to a method and a device for the geometric measurement and speed determination of vehicles (5) moving along a road in the longitudinal direction of the same, by means of at least one laser scanner (1) which is mounted above the level of the road. Said laser scanner scans the road or a vehicle moving along said road in the direction of travel (2), within a defined measuring ra...

The device for longitudinally slitting a continuous weblike material comprises at least one first series of rotating discoidal slitting tools (21), each tool being mounted on its own respective support (23) equipped with its own drive motor. The motor is contained within the dimensions of said support and of said tool.

The theft prevention hanging device has an elongate fixing (1016) attached to a room wall and provided with at least 2 current paths (1018,1020), cooperating with at least one contact element (1024) of a hanging hook (1022A) for each hanging object, which can slide along the elongate fixing, for providing a closed monitoring circuit. Also included are Independent claims for the following: (a) a mo...

The method involves providing the high voltage electrode with an annular metal bead on a region immersed in a process liquid to attenuate the local electric field. The high voltage electrode extends into an end tip exposed to a counter electrode in a reaction vessel. A dielectric insert displaces the field onto the floor of the reaction vessel.

A method for producing a powdered metal compact for a cutting head to be used in a metal cutting tool uses a punch and die assembly. The resulting cutting head has apertures communicating between a coolant channel and recesses.

The present invention provides a package of poly(trimethylene terephthalate) drawn yarn obtained by a direct spin-draw process of poly(trimethylene terephthalate), having an industrially practical winding amount and excellent in unwindability during high speed unwinding after storage over a long period of time, and a method for producing the same. A fabric obtained by weaving or knitting using a p...

A method for manufacturing a studded tyre includes producing an unvulcanized tyre, inserting studs for the tyre into seats in a curing mould, disposing the unvulcanized tyre in the mould, closing the mould, curing the tyre, and opening the mould to extract the cured tyre. The cured tyre includes a tread band including a plurality of metal studs partially projecting from a radially outer surface of...

A method of producing an abrasive product consists of providing a mixture of a mass of discrete carbide particles and a mass of cubic boron nitride particles, the cubic boron nitride particles being present in the mixture in an amount such that the cubic boron nitride content of the abrasive product is 25% or less by weight, and subjecting the mixture to elevated temperature and pressure condition...

The invention relates to a method for consistent recognition of errors in a distributed real-time computer system, comprising a plurality of node computers, e.g. five node computers (111, 112, 113, 114, 115) respectively provided with a communication controller (121, 122, 123, 124, 125) and a host computer (131, 132, 133, 134, 135) and which exchange messages via a round-based real-time communicat...

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...

Funnel umbrella (1) comprises at least one central column (2), an umbrella frame (4), an umbrella membrane (3) defined by a radially inner edge (17) fixed to the central support and a radially outer edge (18) connected to the ends of the frame, and several tension elements (22). The two ends of each tension element are fixed to the membrane at fixing points (23, 24) arranged a radial distance apar...

A continuously variable electrical actuator (22) is rotationally coupled to and thermal isolated from a butterfly valve (24). The butterfly valve (24) may be used to modulate high temperature exhaust gas flow through an engine turbocharger (200). An electrical actuator (42) provides a continuously variable output to an output shaft (44). The butterfly valve (24) has its rotary position controlled ...

A method for preparing a flexible or semi-flexible polyurethane foam by reacting an organic polyisocyanate with a polyol in the presence of urethane catalyst, water as a blowing agent, optionally a silicone surfactant, and a cell opening additive characterized in that the cell opening additive comprises an aqueous dispersion of particles comprising a wax substance and optionally an emulsifier, at ...

An automated broiling and cutting device for the production of cooked Doner meat. A rotating unit carries meat containers (1) for holding Doner meat to be cooked. The meat containers (1) rotate about the broiling units and the cutting unit. Automated control of cooking and cutting is performed via a central control and adjustment panel.

The invention relates to a device for treading a vulcanized tire carcass using an uncured tread comprising a rim ( 6 ) for mounting the carcass, an elastic annular mold ( 7 ) whose circumferential outer surface is covered with an elastic sleeve ( 16 ), the mold being intended to mold the uncured tread ( 3 ), the device comprising two disc-shaped elastic flanges ( 8, 9 ) intended to cover, respecti...

The device has a reader (8) and a detector (10) to acquire a speed of a train (62). A calculation unit has a module to determine a stopping distance of the train according to the speed and a rate of deceleration of the train. A computer (12) provides a control variable of a movement of a following train (61) corresponding to a condition prescribed from localization instruction provided by the calc...

This invention relates broadly to surgical instruments. More particularly, this invention relates to a surgical snare instrument for excising polyps. Preferably, the instrument includes a coupling member that may increase ability to actuate the snare. According to a preferred embodiment, the present invention comprises a surgical instrument for insertion through an endoscope having a handle and a ...

This invention is systems and methods that ablate body tissue using an electrode (16) for contacting tissue at a tissue electrode interface to transmit ablation energy at a determinable power level. The systems and methods include an element (50) to remove heat from the electrode (16) at a determinable rate. The systems and methods employ a processing element (98) to derive a prediction of the max...

A cylindrical casing sleeve (80), comprising at least one casing ply having terminal flaps turned around corresponding annular reinforcing structures (84), is formed on a building drum (4). An outer sleeve comprising a tread applied to the exterior of a belt structure is formed on an auxiliary drum (8). The casing sleeve (80) and the outer sleeve are transferred in succession to a shaping drum (2)...

The invention pertains to a portable hand device with biosensor for the investigation of biological fluids such as whole blood, liquor, urine and serum. It is characterized by a securely fixed electrode, which is covered by a replaceable biomembrane, as reservoir bag containing system solution and a waste bag, a pump, a tube transport system, an operating lever with a valve function, three operati...