A well treating composition containing a polysaccharide-based water-superabsorbent material has particularly applicability as a thermal insulating, fracturing or acid stimulation fluid. The water-superabsorbent material is capable of absorbing, at a minimum, its own weight. Particularly effective are biodegradable materials containing guar gum and carrageenan. The composition may further contain a...

A control mechanism for use in a window covering to control the raising and lowering of one or more control cords to open and close light blocking elements is provided. The control mechanism includes a frame which is mountable within a support structure, such as the headrail, and includes as a first abutment stop and a second abutment stop. A sliding module is mounted with the frame and i s also s...

The underbody clamping device for work pieces comprises a box-shaped body for supporting a movable clamping member, the clamping member in turn comprising a fore hook-shaped portion which extends outwardly from the box-shaped body, and a rear shank. The device also comprises a drive member tiltably supported by the box-shaped body, operatively connected to the shank of the clamping member by a hin...

A blade for use with a vertical-axis wind turbine rotates about a vertical axis thereof along a circular blade path of travel. The blade includes a structur al frame connecting to a blade support member of the wind turbine and supports loads acting on the blade. A semi-rigid skin at least partially covers the structural frame and connects thereto with a connector. The skin forms a longitudinally c...

DONDE EL SISTEMA COMPRENDE: A) UN PRIMER REACTOR QUE TIENE: a)UNA PRIMERA ENTRADA PARA RECIBIR UNA MEZCLA QUE COMPRENDE UN PRIMER Y SEGUNDO REACTANTES, UN PRODUCTO DE REACCION Y UN DISOLVENTE INERTE QUE DISUELVE POR LO MENOS PARTE DE LOS REACTANTES; b)UNA PRIMERA ENZIMA, TAL COMO LIPASA, QUE FACILITA LA REACCION ENTRE LOS REACTANTES Y GENERA MAS PRODUCTO DE REACCION; c)UNA PRIMERA SALIDA PARA DEJA...

A display assembly with low voltage powered lighting includes a connecti on surface, a low voltage conductor, a power supply, and a board. The connectio n surface has a cavity and an aperture providing access to the cavity. The low voltage conductor is positioned within the cavity of the connection surface and is accessible through the aperture. The low voltage conductor is defined by 0.01 to 48.0...

A system for suppressing carbon dioxide from controlled atmosphere environments, comprising at least one activated-carbon filter, which is connected to an intake duct and a discharge duct, which are adapted to introduce and extract air into and from a storage room; at least one blower is provided along the discharge duct and has, upstream or downstream of the activated-carbon filter, in succession...

A power system for converting thermal energy into electric energy, comprising a thermal engine with at least one pair of opposed cylinders with pistons connected by a rigid bar (5), and at least one linear electric generator comprising a moving magnet (11) connected to said bar (5); said bar (5) being also connected to movable means (7) which cooperate with static means (20, 21) for acting as stop...

The hybrid external fixator comprises: at least a first element (2), predisposed to be located coaxially of a bone (30); at least a straight second element (3), removably constrainable to the at least a first element (2). Fastening elements (4) are removably associated to both the first and second elements (2, 3), which fastening elements (4) are predisposed for removably fastening to the bone (30...

The present invention relates to a water flush tank (1), said tank (1) being connected with a water inlet conduct (2) and with a water outlet or discharge conduct (3), and comprising water level control means (5, 6, 7, 8), said control means (5, 6, 7, 8) restoring a set water level (L) within said tank (1) after each flushing; said tank (1) being characterised in that it provides an inner partitio...

It is a new steam broom for floor cleaning with a boiler (C) for steam production connected to two ducts for steam delivery, the delivery duct (CF) for front jets and the delivery duct (C1) for lower jets and a detergent delivery duct (CD), the opening or closing of the valve (VU) for steam output from the boiler is controlled by the operation device (DA), connected to the arm (M1) of the handle (...

A lock of the type which comprises a box-shaped body (11), a spring latch (15) which protrudes from an opening (17) formed in a wall (14a) of the box-shaped body (11), and means (18) for the mechanical connection of the spring latch (15) to at least one actuator (20, 21). The spring latch (15) comprises a first body (22), which is partially external with respect to the box-shaped body (11) and is ...

Modular wall (1) comprising a plurality of panels (10), each, of which is delimited in width by respective first and second portions (15) (16) elongated in height transversely to the respective width and shaped so as to form a snap connection of two panels (10) that are slidingly adjacent to one another along the respective length, giving origin to a cavity (20) with an annular cross section; char...