Apparatus (10) for inspecting external dimensional parameters of a container finish (12) that includes a light source (16) for directing light energy onto the finish (12) of the container (14) and a matrix array sensor (24) disposed to receive an image of the container finish illuminated by the light source. A telecentric lens (32) is positioned to focus onto the matrix array sensor (24) an image ...

A perishable good integrity indicator includes a first oscillator for outputting a first clock signal which does not substantially vary in response to temperature. A second oscillator outputs a second clock temperature which varies as a function of temperature. A counter counts the pulses of the second clock signal during a time period determined by the first clock and outputs a count value. A dat...

A binder composition for use in making metal parts through a metal powder injection molding process comprises: (a) a first C2-C8 olefin polymer with a relatively low solubility parameter; (b) a second polymer (polyvinyl aromatic, polymethacrylate) with a relatively high solubility parameter; and (c) a block copolymer containing blocks of the repeating units of the first and second polymers, or of ...

A plurality of lens systems each has a Dove prism (30) and a lens (22) for imaging the light received from its Dove prism on the image field (10) of a CCD camera. Each lens system views a different scene and images that scene on a different portion of the image field. The Dove prisms rotate the scenes so that they can be of maximum size on the image field. Applications include defect detection in ...

A pacemaker having a fault-tolerant elective replacement indicator (ERI) triggering scheme in which transient excursions of parameters used as criteria for triggering ERI are rejected as triggering events. Periodic assessments of certain indicia of battery depletion are made, and subjected to a long-term low-pass filtering operation in order to reduce the effects of transient excursions of the ind...

PCT No. PCT/DE94/00714 Sec. 371 Date Apr. 15, 1996 Sec. 102(e) Date Apr. 15, 1996 PCT Filed Jun. 18, 1994 PCT Pub. No. WO95/01561 PCT Pub. Date Jan. 12, 1995An arrangement for indicating a change in a reflective element of a radiation-permeable medium having a detection side disposed opposite the reflective element. The arrangement includes two measured sections each having a radiation source for ...

A method for making a knotless bead bundle, a bead bundle made according to the method, and a tire made using the knotless bead bundle are provided. In the method a bead ring is made using a plurality of annular turns of wire as is conventional in the art, and the annular turns of wire are wrapped with cord, tape, or other conventional wrapping material which is held on the bead ring without using...

A drier has a drier body (11) and a stand for supporting the body. The drier body comprises a drier head (20) having a heater (61) and a blast fan (63) driven by a motor disposed from an intake port toward a discharge port side, and incorporates a collecting mechanism in the discharge port (32). A grip (17) capable of pivotally supporting the drier head (20) is provided with a switch (16) for chan...

A dispenser for dispensing sterile solution which includes a valve means to control the dispensing of the sterile solution from a container. The valve means comprises a solution outlet means, and an air inlet opening having associated therewith a filter membrane to filter the air passing into the container. When dispensing solution force is applied to the container in order to achieve this, and th...

A heart-synchronized pulsed laser system includes a laser (24); means (12) for sensing the contraction and expansion of a beating heart (14) to be synchronized with the laser; means (18), responsive to the means for sensing, for generating a trigger pulse; means (32) for positioning the leading edge of the trigger pulse during the contraction and expansion cycle of the heartbeat; means (34) for de...

The invention relates to expandable polyurethane powder preparations containing blowing agents and to their use for the production of foamed polyurethane moldings.

UN POLIMERO DE CELDAS QUE CONTIENE VENTANAS DE CELDASPERFORADAS, DONDE EL POLIMERO SE PREPARA EN LA PRESENCIA DE UN AGENTE DE PERFORACION, CARACTERIZADOPORQUE EL AGENTE DE PERFORACION, PRESENTE DEL 0.01 AL 1.0 POR CIENTO, BASANDOSE EN EL PESO TOTAL DEL POLIMERO, ES UNA SUSTANCIA QUE TIENE UNA ENERGIA LIBRE SUPERFICIAL CRITICA DE MENOS DE 23 mj/m2 , Y QUE CUANDO ES UN SOLIDO, TIENE UN TAMAÑO DE PAR...

AN OPTICAL DATA STORAGE SYSTEM COMPRISES A MULTIPLE DATA SURFACE MEDIUM (12) AND OPTICAL HEAD. THE MEDIUM (12) COMPRISES A PLURALITY OF SUBSTRATES SEPARATED BY A LIGHT TRANSMISSIVE MEDIUM. DATA SURFACES (90, 92, 94, 96, 98, 100, 102, 104) ARE LOCATED ON THE SUBSTRATE SURFACES WHICH LIE ADJACENT A LIGHT TRANSMISSIVE MEDIUM. THE DATA SURFACES (90,92,94,96,98, 100, 102, 104) ARE SUBSTANTIALLY LIGHT T...

AN OPTICAL DATA STORAGE SYSTEM COMPRISES A MULTIPLE DATA SURFACE MEDIUM (12) AND OPTICAL HEAD. THE MEDIUM (12) COMPRISES A PLURALITY OF SUBSTRATES SEPARATED BY A LIGHT TRANSMISSIVE MEDIUM. DATA SURFACES (90, 92, 94, 96, 98, 100, 102, 104) ARE LOCATED ON THE SUBSTRATE SURFACES WHICH LIE ADJACENT A LIGHT TRANSMISSIVE MEDIUM. THE DATA SURFACES (90,92,94,96,98, 100, 102, 104) ARE SUBSTANTIALLY LIGHT T...

A downhole inspection tool (28) is attached to the lower end of a length of coiled tubing (24) having an electrical/fiberoptic cable (33) threaded through the centre. The coiled tubing carries a flow of optically clear and/or acoustically homogeneous fluid (52) from a supply of such fluid at the surface. The tool itself includes a cable head subassembly module (29) attached to the lower end of the...

A downhole logging tool for use in gathering data within a borehole and sending those data to monitoring equipment at the surface by means of a fiber optic cable (33c), comprises a system for coupling a data signal into at least one optical fiber of the cable, the system comprising: a light emitting diode (233) for receiving an electrical signal indicative of the data and converting the electrical...

The invention relates to a process for making foam plastic mouldings from scrap parts (reject mouldings) of open-cell foam plastics. The scrap parts are comminuted into flakes, which are mixed with binder and hardener to form a pourable composition, which is introduced into a mould, compressed and steam-treated.

A control is described for the drive train of a motor vehicle with an internal combustion engine, an automatic gearbox, e.g. an automatic mechanical gearbox with electronically controlled mechanical dry clutch, and with an accelerator pedal (13) to which a set value transmitter is assigned, accelerator pedal movement processes being monitored and analyzed with respect to engine power control and g...

Aramid and polybenzimidazole fibers and films of improved flame resistance are obtained by impregnation with tungsten hexachloride.

A process for extruding a thermoplastic composition at higher drawdown rates with less neck-in and greater resistance to draw resonance as well as processes for extrusion coating a substrate and for making an extrusion-cast film are disclosed. The thermoplastic composition is made of at least one substantially linear ethylene polymer used alone or in combination with at least one high-pressure eth...