According to the present invention there is a provided a method of making a finegrained tungsten carbide - cobalt cemented carbide comprising mixing, milling according to standard practice followed by sintering. By introducing nitrogen at a pressure of more than 0.5 atm into the sintering atmosphere after dewaxing but before pore closure a grain refinement including reduced grain size and less abn...

The present invention relates to a cemented carbide body containing from about 3 to less than about 15 wt-% binder phase and essentially WC as the remainder. By alloying the binder phase with from about 0.5 to about 15 wt-% Mn an increase in the strength of the WC/WC grain boundaries is obtained.

The invention relates to a screw-type solid bowl centrifuge (2) for processi ng a material to be centrifuged that has a tendency to foam. The inventive centrifuge comprises a centrifugal drum (3 ) with a liquids discharge (34) and a solids discharge (36) and with a rotatable bowl jacket (4) in which a rotatable screw (12) is disposed. The centrifugal drum is provided with a feed section with a cen...

Method and apparatus are provided to exchange fluid in a system such as a transmission system. Supply and return flow rates are measured and can be adjusted based on a difference between the flow rates.

The invention concerns an anti-microbial porous part based on a polymeric material grafted at the surface and in its volume with ammonium motifs with anti-microbial and/or bactericidal and/or fungicide activity, preferably benzalkonium. The invention is characterized in that it has a porosity sufficiently high to enable a liquid with compatible viscosity to pass through its structure and sufficien...

An electrosurgical electrode shroud including a hollow substantially cylindrical member having a first end portion and a second end portion; the first end portion defining an opening which is configured and dimensioned to receive an electrosurgical electrode assembly therein; the second end portion defining an opening which is configured and dimensioned to receive an electrode mounting portion of ...

The ablation catheter is comprised of a guiding catheter and an inner catheter. The guiding catheter is comprised of a shaft section which is attached to an articulating section at its distal end and a first handle at its proximal end. The inner catheter is comprised of an elongated central shaft, an electrode assembly attached to the distal end of the central shaft, and a second handle attached t...

Systems and methods where a lighting configuration of a vision system is determined using a controllable lighting system and at least one image evaluation tool. The lighting configuration is usable to obtain a desired inspection image of at least one feature of a workpiece Base images are obtained using actual illumination settings of the controllable lighting system. Simulated or synthetic sets i...

Metered dry powder combined doses (100) of finely divided dry medication powders are administered by selecting first and second medicaments for forming of pharmaceutical, combined doses. The first medicament comprises pharmaceutically acceptable salt, enantiomer and/or racemate. The second medicament comprises salt, enantiomer, racemate, hydrate and/or solvate. - Administration of metered dry powd...

Metered dry powder combined doses (100) of finely divided dry medication powders are administered by selecting first and second medicaments for forming of pharmaceutical, combined doses. The first medicament comprises pharmaceutically acceptable salt, enantiomer and/or racemate. The second medicament comprises salt, enantiomer, racemate, hydrate and/or solvate. - Administration of metered dry powd...

The present invention discloses a method and pharmaceutical dry powder combined doses for administration by inhalation of metered dry powder combined doses of finely divided dry medication doses. Tiotropium and fluticasone are selected medicaments for forming the combined doses. Metered dry powder medicinal combined doses comprising separately metered deposits of medicinally effective quantities o...

Metered dry powder combined doses (100) of finely divided dry medication powders are administered by selecting first and second medicaments for forming of pharmaceutical, combined doses. The first medicament comprises pharmaceutically acceptable salt, enantiomer and/or racemate. The second medicament comprises salt, enantiomer, racemate, hydrate and/or solvate. - Administration of metered dry powd...

A method for operating an internal combustion engine ( 10 ) installed in a motor vehicle having controlled intake and exhaust valves and that is coupled in fixed fashion with an electrical machine ( 16 ) charging an electrical energy accumulator, in particular a battery ( 21 ), wherein, in order to enable the electrical machine to perform recuperation on overrun or during braking operation of the ...

An electromechanical brake has an electrical actuator which generates an actuation force and acts on at least one friction member in order to press said member to elicit a friction force against a rotational component, which is to be braked, of the brake. A self-boosting device is arranged between the friction member and the electrical actuator, said device serving to self-boost the actuation forc...

Apparatus and processes are disclosed for economical separation of fluid mixtures utilizing perm-selective membranes. Broadly, apparatus of the invention comprises a plurality of membrane modules comprising a solid perm-selective membrane and equipment for controlling enthalpy of selected fluids within the apparatus. Advantageously, the membrane modules are disposed in a first product group, a sec...

A fluoropolymer is modified by contacting it with a modifying composition preparable from components comprising a phase transfer catalyst and at least one of a sulfide or disulfide salt, and heating the modifying composition. The modified fluoropolymer is useful in the preparation of composite articles.

A fired spinel complex oxide is produced by firing a mixture containing a slag by-produced in chromium refining, a reducer, and a silica-containing material, and is essentially composed of: 29 to 40 percent by weight of Fe₂O₃; 15 to 20 percent by weight of Al₂O₃; 9 to 14 percent by weight of MgO; 0 to 4 percent by weight of Na₂O; 9 to 17 perce...

A film and method for fastening cargo during transportation wherein the film has a percentage strain change 100 hours after applying a load of 3.5 MPa at a temperature of 23° C. of not more than 2.0%, and a percentage strain change 100 hours after applying a load of 0.5 MPa at a temperature of 55° C. of not more than 2.5%. Moreover, it is preferable for the elastic modulus at a temperature of 23° ...

From a prescribed starting value, the emitting power of an obstacle detection beam increases or decreases according to a prescribed function at a prescribed rate. The received signal reflected from an obstacle is compared to a prescribed threshold. Once the received reflected power rises or falls to the threshold, the emitting power is not further increased or decreased respectively, but is mainta...