The disclosure relates to a stacking machine which cuts a multiply rope into bundles, clamps the lead ends of the bundles against a conveyor which moves the bundles to stacking stations where the bundles are collected in stacks. Completed stacks are transferred to a takeaway conveyor.

A prosthetic stent with a tubular wall (1) having local inwardly or outwardly formed elevations (7) is presented. Stents having such elevations (7) have a higher mechanical stability if bend according to the curvature of the body vessels to be supported or repaired. Also a method for manufacturing a stent wit h such elevations (7) is described.

Sensors read technical parameters of the vehicle or boat, and/or information concerning the driver and/or passengers, and convert this into a unique identification code which is transmitted to a receiver, which can also activate anti theft or accident prevention measures via the system. DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A unique identification code is assigned to the system, which is integrated into the vehi...

The invention provides a mechanism for distributing objects from a object orient ed framework that permits method invocation and state information notification, such as event notification in a JavaBeans software component model. A code generation tool generates code from a n existing server object that contains only application domain specific logic, to support deployme nt of the server object on ...

A self-contained work station comprises a support plate, a services housing and routing unit positioned upon the support plate and extending vertically therefrom, the unit including vertically extending walls defining a first air passage, and an air distributor unit positioned on the services housing and routing unit and extending over at least a portion of the support plate; the air distributor u...

A method is provided for admitting new requests for service in a shared resource having a capacity. The new request has service priority levels associat ed therewith. In one embodiment of the invention, for example, the shared resource may be a packet communications network and the service request may be a request to admit a new connection. The method proceeds as follows. First, for each servi ce ...

The present invention relates to a method of automatically forming, filling, and closing reclosable packaging bags based on a film (1) of flexible material, e.g. a thermoplastic material, provided with added-on strips (110, 112) and in particular complementary male and female slideway closure strips, the method comprising the steps consisting in: providing a feed of flexible film (1); providing a ...

A rolled product (10) of metal with at least one structured surface (12) with li ght spreading structure is such that the structured surface (12) exhibits a groove-t ype pattern in the form of a series of circular arc lengths (14) that runs in the rolling di rection (x) and is wave-like in cross-section with the maximum angle of inclination (.alpha.) of a tangent (t) to the circular arc lengths (1...

A fuze for a round of ammunition, the fuze having a safety and arming device, said safety and arming device comprising

• a shutter moveable from a safe position in which the round cannot be fired to an armed position in which the shutter position does not prevent firing,
• a detent 24 having a locking position in which it interacts with the shutter so as to retain the shutter i...

In an elastic bearing for mounting wheel support arms of motor vehicles wherein an inner bearing sleeve surrounded by an elastic intermediate sleeve is disposed in an outer mounting sleeve, the outer mounting sleeve has a cylindrical axial center section for firmly supporting the elastic bearing in a corresponding cylindrical support structure and axially opposite end portions which are recessed a...

Wireless headphones that allows the user to listen to a signal transmitted from a low power consumption portable FM transmitter that can be plugged into conventional portable (or in full size) receiver/amplifier or cassette, Compact Disc player. This eliminates the use of interconnecting wires. Both headphones and transmitter may be tuned t o a certain number of different frequencies to allow mult...

L'invention concerne un système de radiotélécommunications comprenant un terminal mobile (2) muni d'un module d'identification d'abonné (26), destiné à fonctionner dans un réseau cellulaire comportant une pluralités de cellules (C1 à C7). Le système comporte une station de base privée (3) indépendante du réseau cellulaire, et connectée à un réseau filaire de télécommunications (5) La station de ba...

L'invention concerne un séparateur polymérique pour système électrochimique à électrolyte organique. Ce séparateur est constitué de a) un polymère élastomère, b) éventuellement un polymère qui gonfle avec l'électrolyte organique et avec lequel le polymère élastomère forme un alliage, et c) éventuellement un composé inorganique, le séparateur polymérique étant doté d'une structure microporeuse cara...

L'invention concerne un procédé de fabrication d'un générateur électrochimique à électrolyte organique de structure unitaire comportant au moin s un couple électrochimique comportant une première électrode comprenant la superposition d'une première couche contenant un matériau électrochimiquement actif, et d'une deuxième couche poreuse constituée d'un matériau polymère et comportant une face libre...

Compteur d'électricité électronique comprenant un circuit métrologique et un circuit d'alimentation. Le circuit d'alimentation comprend un condensateur principal (C o) et un transformateur (5) réglé par un circuit de découpage. Le transformateur se caractérise par un bobinage supplémentaire (10) entre le tore (5) et le primaire (6) et un circuit d'intégration (14, 15) dimensionnés po ur fournir en...