Pour résoudre un problème de présence d'artefacts, notamment de laminage, dus à une plaque (2) de filtrage dans une installation à rayons X on prévoit, au cours de la prise d'un cliché, de déplacer (10) la plaque. On montre qu'en agissant ainsi on répartit (11) dans l'image les défauts (8) de laminage de la plaque, à un point tel qu'ils n'en deviennent plus visibles. De préférence, le déplaceme...

The invention relates to a massage device for massage of the back and shoulder area, the massage device comprising an elongated curved handle (1), grip handles (2), a wheel (3) and a shaft (4).

The indicator has a light medium, and an optical unit for focusing light radiated from the medium on a blazing surface (F). The arrangement, size and geometry of the blazing surface coincide with the arrangement, size and geometry of a light admitting surface (4) of light guide bundles. The light medium and the optical unit are designed as a light emitting diodes-module (13). The surface (4) is ar...

Separately from a normal running mode, there is provided a turning mode in which a body ( 1 ) is allowed to turn. In the turning mode, road wheels ( 5 a, 5 b) and a driving wheel ( 8 ) are set such that the wheels are oriented so as to follow along a circumference R 1 to R 3 that would be formed about a distal end (B) of a fork arm ( 2 b). As a result of this, the body ( 1 ) is allowed to turn abo...

The invention relates to a bag comprising a top element (1) which is shaped in the form of a worktop and a bottom element (3) which can be connected directly to the aforementioned top element (1) in order to form a case. Moreover, the bottom element can also be connected to the top element (1) using support means in order to form a ground stand for said top element (1) which is disposed at a suita...

A device for preparing a pharmaceutical or medicinal product comprises at least one filtering nozzle 22 intended to be fitted on a syringe for aspiration of a product wherein the syringe is a fixed or removable injection needle, the filtering nozzle 22 has a first tubular part 24 for attachment to the syringe, an intermediate tubular part 26 intended to receive the needle of the syringe and having...

A method, system and access station for passage control of mine vehicles. Mine vehicles are transferred between an operation area and a manual area through one or more access stations between which there is an intermediate space, to which the mine vehicle to be transferred can be driven. When the mine vehicle is in the intermediate space, at least one access gate is closed.

A method for treating urinary incontinence while avoiding concomitant liability of adverse effects associated with racemic oxybutynin is disclosed. The method comprises administering a therapeutically effective amount of (S)-oxybutynin, (S)-desethyloxybutynin or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, substantially free of the corresponding R enantiomer. Pharmaceutical compositions in the form...

The apparatus has a curved backrest (5) moving back and forth around a pivot (7) under the pressure of back of gymnast (G). A flexible strip (2) partly opposes backward movement of the backrest caused by the pressure. The strip exerts a return force (P) on the backrest and on the back of the gymnast when the gymnast releases the pressure of his back on the backrest. - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also ...

La présente invention est relative à des dispersions aqueuses d'au moins un polymère biodégradable constituées par une phase organique dispersée dans une phase aqueuse dispersante et dépourvues de composés organiques volatils, caractérisées par le fait que ladite phase organique comprend au moins un agent réducteur de viscosité présentant un paramètre de solubilité compris entre 15 et 28 (J.cm-...

L'installation de forage comprend :a) une machine de forage (10) comprenant un train de tiges (20) ; une tête rotative de coupe (22) ; des moyens mécaniques (48) de correction de trajectoire ; des moyens de détection (46) pour détecter une éventuelle erreur de trajectoire ; et des premiers moyens de transmission d'informations (52) entre la surface du sol et les moyens de détection ;b) une stat...

The process involves providing a sensor on a container of a delivery terminal. The sensor is provided with a set of devices e.g. mechanical contactors, permitting measure of internal parameters of the container. A communication system is utilized for transmitting and identifying the parameter measures. Exchange of information between the delivery terminal and the sensor is ensured by short range c...

On décrit ici un procédé pour le développement d'un système utilisant un test virtuel, un essai virtuel et des techniques d'environnement synthétiques, le procédé comprenant un nombre d'étapes séquentielles (10, 12, 14, 16, 18) qui interagissent avec un processus de test (20, 22) pour développer le système. Dans la première étape (10), un modèle du système est défini en accord avec les prérequi...

The process involves providing a platform (12) for collecting information and broadcasting it to mobile telephones according to the formats adapted for the telephones. The platform automatically selects future events based on a parameter in a group consisting of software available to the telephones, size and shape of screen, its memory capacity, its output, language and available display colors. -...

The invention relates to a composite material based on water-insoluble polysaccharide. The composite material includes particles of at least one light scattering material, the surface of which is essentially covered by at least one water-insoluble polysaccharide material. The invention also relates to a method for the preparation of the composite material. Further, the invention relates to a paper...

A process and a system for factory production of a pre-oiled wood plank. The wood plank is sand-papered. An impregnating oil coating is applied over the wood plank and then dried. A finishing oil coating is subsequently applied over the wood plank; and then dried before polishing the wood plank.

A composition contains an inorganic substance obtained as a residue after incinerating skins of marine organisms, and chitin/chitosan. The composition is obtained by incinerating the skins of the marine organisms at a temperature within a range between 600 DEG C and 1000 DEG C to obtain the inorganic substance as a residue, obtaining a powdered inorganic substance from the inorganic substance, and...

Disclosed is a method of stimulating cartilage growth, repair or regeneration at a site in a subject in need of such growth, repair or regeneration. The method comprises the step of administering a therapeutically effective amount of an agonist of the non-proteolytically activated thrombin receptor to the site.Also disclosed is a method of stimulating the proliferation and expansion of chrondrocyt...

The invention of this application provides an artificial stone wall material comprising an inorganic fine particle component having a size in the range of 180 mu m to 9.5 mm and an inorganic finer particle component having a size in the range of less than 180 mu m and a resin component, containing 5 wt % or more of a transparent inorganic fine particle component as said inorganic fine particle c...