A strip cutting unit(3) immediately precedes a holder(4) which supports cut strip sections(2a) and moves each to a lower splicing position. In the lower position the leading strip edge(16) to be spliced is located in a specific position relative to the trailing edge(13) of a previously spliced section(14) onto which it is to be spliced in an immediately adjacent splicing unit(5). The holder (4) is...

A method and an apparatus of inserting insert or enclosure material into successive envelopes (2b) are disclosed. According to the envelope inserting method, the insert material is conveyed along a straight path successively to an envelope inserting position where the insert material is inserted into the envelope and the stuffed envelope (2a) is then conveyed out of the inserting position in the s...

Modular coupling device (1) comprises a lithotripsy unit (2) and an X-ray unit (3) each having a first coupling component (31) with a recess (37) formed as a cone in their longitudinal direction (55) and a second coupling component (32) with a shoe (45) which slides into the recess.

Knotless fixation of soft tissue to bone is accomplished using a bone anchor configured to provide interference fixation of a soft-tissue connector. The soft-tissue connector is provided in the form of a flat narrow piece of material. Additional fixation strength can be provided by configuring the bone anchor to penetrate into or through the soft-tissue connector. The bone anchor is installed into...

Recombinant tropoelastins and variants of recombinant tropoelastins produced from synthetic polynucleotides, as well as the synthetic polynucleotides themselves are provided. Also provided are cross-linked elastins or elastin-like products prepared from the tropoelastins or variants.

A simulator (1) is positioned in close proximity to a mobile terminal (7) to be identified. A measuring system (11) determines parameters relevant to the data transmission of base stations (6) in close proximity to the mobile terminal, and transmits the parameters to the simulator. The simulator operates as a new base station (2) based on the parameters but having another location area code. The m...

The tool incorporates an electrically conductive ceramic part (16) which heats a tool member at least in the area of a surface (18) which contacts the molten material. The ceramic part is integrated in or with the tool member (12,14). The tool incorporates an electrically conductive ceramic part (16) which heats a tool member at least in the area of a surface (18) which contacts the molten materia...

The present invention suggests the introduction of an additional protocol element for a preventive display of transmission costs in the case of Internet and on-line services, at least for the transmission of larger quantities of data, such as, for example FTP files, sent by the provider, which can, at least, contain the scope of the data in the pending transmission, as well as other price criteria...

The sheet guiding device has a pair of deflectors (2,2') whose axes are oriented relative to the longitudinal running axis of a sheet, such that the output and input generatrices (5b,5'a) of respective deflectors (2,2'), are parallel in same tangent plane common to both the deflectors.

The invention relates to an extruder tool for producing a cylindrical body which consists of plastic mass and has at least one recess extending in the interior thereof. The extruder tool comprises an extruder nozzle which has a narrowing region and a nozzle mouthpiece. The nozzle mouthpiece forms a cylindrical channel. In addition, a carrier device is provided, at which a number, which corresponds...

Disclosed is a turning radius calculation method including: expressing a steering system model by means of relational expressions having a steering angle and turning angles of outer and inner tires as variables and including known parameters and unknown parameters; entering data on the known parameters based on design data; calculating the unknown parameters from the relational expressions corresp...

The invention relates to an optical signal device, in particular to a railway signal device having at least one LED light source, supplying electronics and an electrical load unit arranged in a board. For increasing life-time the temperature of the LED light source is maintained extremely low as a housing is made from a very good-heat-conducting material, preferably from an aluminium alloy, provid...

The invention relates to an optical signal device, in particular to a railway signal device having at least one LED light source, supplying electronics and an electrical load unit arranged in a board. For increasing life-time the temperature of the LED light source is maintained extremely low as a housing is made from a very good-heat-conducting material, preferably from an aluminium alloy, provid...

A method of providing a prognosis of colorectal cancer is conducted by analyzing the expression of a group of genes. Gene expresson profiles in a variety of medium such as microarrays are included as are kits that contain them.

A light intensity adjustment system is provided which greatly decreases or makes unnecessary image compensation by the image processing device side, improves scan precision, and can reduce the scan time; and which comprises: a light irradiation device 1 that has multiple independently light intensity adjustable light irradiation units 11, and that irradiates light facing a predetermined target are...

A tire reinforcement fabricator comprises: (1) continuously fed wire (4) delivered on demand from a distributor and applied to a template; (2) reciprocating applicator; (3) pressers; (4) mobile guide (5) positioned between template and applicator; (5) controller for the guides circumferential movement; and (6) drive to synchronize applicator, pressers and guide. A tire reinforcement fabricator com...

A process for producing and storing a semi-finished product includes preparing an elastomeric composition, forming the composition to obtain a semi-finished product in strip form, and winding up the semi-finished product on a storage reel. At least one polyalkenamer is added during preparing the composition. A tyre for a vehicle wheel includes a belt structure, a tread, and a reinforcing layer dis...

A system for efficient delivery of radio frequency (RF) energy to cardiac tissue with an ablation catheter used in catheter ablation, with new concepts regarding the interaction between RF energy and biological tissue. In addition, new insights into methods for coagulum reduction during RF ablation will be presented, and a quantitative model for ascertaining the propensity for coagulum formation d...

Oligonucleotides for genotyping the thymidylate synthase gene are provided. The number of tandem repeats in the promoter region of the thymidylate synthase gene can be identified based on the hybridization of an oligonucleotide of the invention to the genomic DNA of a subject. Therefore, the genotype of the thymidylate synthase gene can be identified based on the number of tandem repeats. The geno...

The method involves determining the product characteristics that are changed by a production step, using at least one process model comprising product characteristics and production conditions as input parameters. A proportion of the production costs are allocated to these changed production characteristics based on the model, and these production costs are related to the production time and/or op...