A process for solvent dewaxing a waxy oil feed to produce a lubricating oil by contacting a warm waxy oil feed in counter-current with a cold oil/solvent filtrate stream through a selectively permeable membrane to transfer cold solvent through the membrane to the feed and simultaneously cool the feed, dilute it with solvent and separate solvent from the cold oil/solvent filtrate stream. The cooled...

En innretning basert påflotasjonsmetoden (DAF) med trykkvann,hvor dispergeringsvannet og vannet somskal behandles, f.eks. flokkulert vann,tilføres et reaksjonsrom (1) hvor de møtesog reagerer med hverandre.Innløpsledningen (8) for vannet som skalbehandles er konstruert i forbindelse medet reaksjonsrom (1), slik at avstandenmellom åpningen (11) i innløpsledningen(8) og bunnen (2) av reaksjonsrommet...

In a production control system eg in a factory, a position recognition system determines the positions of the interacting parts 3, 4, 13, 14, 15, 16 of the production process eg products, parts, carrying and fabricating equipment, and their relative movement is controlled in dependence upon a comparison of the detected positions with a stored production plan. The position recognition means may com...

A method for position finding of an automated guided vehicle using detection of angle positions for anonymous reflectors (R1-R11). The anonymous reflectors are arranged in positions in a limited transport area, and the positions are stored. A concentrated beam (B) is emitted from a vehicle (10) and is made to pass over a search sector. The angle position in relation to a reference direction (D) of...

PCT No. PCT/FR93/00753 Sec. 371 Date Jan. 18, 1995 Sec. 102(e) Date Jan. 18, 1995 PCT Filed Jul. 22, 1993 PCT Pub. No. WO94/02838 PCT Pub. Date Feb. 3, 1994A device for detecting defects (2, 3) in fibrous materials (4, 22) includes members (16, 17) for squeezing the material against a film (1), a separating member (24) downstream of the squeezing members for separating the fibrous material from th...

The desk chair (1) has a strip of hooked pile fasteners fixed to its upper horizontal cross bar (5). A towel is fixed to the top of the chair by a corresponding strip of hooked pile fasteners on the transversal edge of the towel (7) so that it can be spread over the chair. Two tapes (8) are fixed to the fabric at the top of the chair. They are fastened round a towel which has been rolled up (9), t...

The utensil has a head (1) which is extended by a handle (2) whose end (3) is shaped like a spatula. The head is in the form of an ovoid shell with a rounded cavity (8) that is deep enough to hold the crustacean. The head has an upper longitudinal rib (4) that forms a cutting blade. The blade extends from the point of the head to a wider part (6) of the rib. The head has a pointed end (5) and its ...

The fastening, especially for a ski boot, consists of a feeler (2) which provides at least local support for the sole of the boot. A jaw (7) can be pivoted between locking and releasing positions. A housing (6) holds the jaw and is connected to a base (3), and a primary return mechanism. The return mechanism is located at least partially inside the housing and incorporates a spring (8) and a locki...

The fastening, especially for a ski boot, consists of a feeler (2) which provides at least local support for the sole of the boot. A jaw (7) can be pivoted between locking and releasing positions. A housing (6) holds the jaw and is connected to a base (3), and a primary return mechanism. The return mechanism is located at least partially inside the housing and incorporates a spring (8) and a locki...

The invention features a device for binding a boot on a snow board. It consists of a sensor (2) for housing the sole of the shoe and a body (6) connected to the ski by means of a foot. The body (6) carries the boot-binding clamp (7) and can move between a boot-binding and a boot-releasing position. A primary return motion mechanism located in the body is made of one or more tension springs (8, 8a,...

The fastening, either for the heel or toe of a ski boot, consists of a body (1) which can slide lengthwise on a support fixed to the ski and is equipped with a pressure spring (11) pressing against a fixed thrust member (19). The compression exerted by the pressure spring is indicated by means of an arm (24) linked kinematically to the thrust member (19) and extending upwards, its tip being visibl...

PCT No. PCT/EP97/01198 Sec. 371 Date Sep. 18, 1998 Sec. 102(e) Date Sep. 18, 1998 PCT Filed Mar. 10, 1997 PCT Pub. No. WO97/35899 PCT Pub. Date Oct. 2, 1997A process for preparing rigid expanded materials containing urethane and optionally urea and isocyanurate groups, characterised in that a polyurethane rigid foam is prepared by reacting a) an aromatic polyisocyanate with b) a polyol component w...

A capture verification system for a cardiac pacemaker comprising an implantable pulse generator (IPG) and one or more pacing leads having a proximal end coupled to the IPG and a distal end in contact with a patient's heart. The capture verification system employs a pressure wave sensor mounted in the IPG in relation to the proximal end of the pacing lead for sensing pressure waves transmitted from...

A shaving system has blade(s) (106, 108) and a cap (110) all mounted on a housing. The cap is behind the blades and a guard structure (104) is ahead of them. The guard structure a water-leachable shaving aid composite (116) that is delivered ahead of the blades. In different aspects: 1 The structure also has flexible skin-engaging protrusions (114). The aid is delivered to skin behind the protrusi...

In summary, the invention is related to the discovery of a class of compounds which comprises boric acid or maleic acid or a mixture of boric acid with at least one acid having a weak nucleophilic anion, which inhibits the reaction of a polyepoxide with a curing agent at low temperatures. In another embodiment the invention is a latent catalyst system adapted for curing a polyepoxide resulting fro...

A casing hanger seal 33 has facilities to enable periodic testing from the exterior of the wellhead housing 1. The casing hanger seal 33 has inner and outer walls 35, 37 separated by a cavity 39. An energizing member 47 moves downward to force the inner and outer walls 35, 37 into engagement with the casing hanger 21 and bore 13 of the wellhead housing 1. Test passages 45, 53, 17 extend through th...

A system for corporate travel planning, expense reporting and travel management comprises a computerised reservation system (30), a relational database server computer (18) adapted to be linked to the reservation system (30) and a travel planning, expense reporting and travel management system (38) resident on a personal computer (22) and providing a graphical user interface for communication betw...

A method for the on-site reprocessing of isopropyl alcohol used in semiconductor manufacturing, to generate an ultradry and ultrapure isopropyl alcohol. This ultradry and ultrapure isopropyl alcohol is produced through a pervaporation step, followed by double distillation. In the first distillation step, an autonomous azeotropic self-stripping distillation column is used to produce an ultradry and...

The invention is directed to a method for adjusting the hydraulic pressure actuating at least one clutch of an automatic transmission. The hydraulic pressure is pregiven only by one pressure controller and the automatic transmission coacts with the motor which is especially a drive motor of a motor vehicle. The pressure supplied by the pressure controller is determined in dependence upon the trace...

Process is claimed for testing the seal of an underground salt cavity for storing hydrocarbons, where the cavity (10) is linked to the surface by a shaft comprising firstly a central tube (20) from the top of the shaft (18) to the cavity allowing the injection and extraction of a first working fluid, and secondly an annular space (22) between the central tube and a cement lining (16) which allows ...