Reels (2) are fed in succession to a user machine (3a) by means of a feeder device (1) which has at least one replaceable cartridge-type magazine (4), in which a stem (10) that extends from a support (5) suitable to be placed in a specific reference position with respect to the user machine (3a) slidingly engages a plurality of reels (2) that can be removed in succession from the stem (10) by mean...

The cutting shaft has circumferentially thread-like grooves for holding the cutting tools. To change the cutting contour the cutting blocks (1) are mounted in the shaft with the same cutting edge length and the same maximum overlap over the cutting shaft but with a reduced engagement depth with the counter cutter of the shredding machine. The cutting tools can have a pointed roof like cutting cont...

The cutting shaft has circumferentially thread-like grooves for holding the cutting tools. To change the cutting contour the cutting blocks (1) are mounted in the shaft with the same cutting edge length and the same maximum overlap over the cutting shaft but with a reduced engagement depth with the counter cutter of the shredding machine. The cutting tools can have a pointed roof like cutting cont...

The invention relates to a reducing machine, comprising stationary teeth (20) in a comb-like arrangement and a rotor (10) with rotor teeth (14), which are mounted on the periphery and are laterally offset from the stationary teeth (20). As the rotor (10) turns, said rotor teeth can be moved through between the stationary teeth (20) in the comb-like arrangement, taking with them towards the station...

The invention relates to a mounting for the rotor teeth (14) of a size-reduction machine. Said size-reduction machine has stationary teeth (20) that are mounted in a comb-like arrangement and a rotor (10) with rotor teeth (14) that are mounted on the circumference thereof and that are laterally off-set from the stationary teeth (20). The aim of the invention is to provide a mounting for rotor teet...

The present invention provides a blue colored, infrared and ultraviolet absorbing glass composition having a luminous transmittance of up to 60 percent. The glass uses a standard soda-lime-silica glass base composition and additionally iron and cobalt, and optionally selenium and/or titanium, as infrared and ultraviolet radiation absorbing materials and colorants. The glass of the present inventio...

An intravascular device and methods for forming multiple percutaneous myocardial revascularization (PMR) holes in a heart chamber wall simultaneously. One device includes a basket formed of flexible arms carrying cutting probes over their length. The basket arms are outwardly arcuately biased so as to assume an outwardly bowed, arcuate shape when unconstrained. The device includes an inner shaft d...

The method is used to produce holes in sinter metals in connection with plastic deformation such as swaging or forging or in combination with pressing and is of special advantage when long holes with, compared to the length, a small diameter or irregular cavities shall be produced. When making holes, one in the sinter metal inserted core of a brittle material like glass or porous ceramic material ...

Powders of milleable metal, particularly zinc, are milled with a dry solid lubricant to form flakes. The final product is obtained much more cheaply than with conventional flaking processes, has a low apparent density and, when the metal is zinc and is incorporated into a corrosion resistant coating, provides a superior product to one produced with conventional zinc powders. In particular, there i...

This invention comprises a transparent laminate having at least one layer of glass and having self-adhered directly to the layer of glass a thermoplastic polymer layer having low haze and the laminate is capable of sustaining repeated or prolonged stress after breakage of the glass layer while maintaining the structural integrity of the laminate. Preferably, this invention is directed to a transpa...

There is therefore provided, in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a robotic system for systematically moving about an area to be covered. The system includes at least one boundary marker (48) located along the outer edge of the area to be covered, a robot (40) with a navigation system (41) and a sensor unit (43). The navigation system (41) navigates the robot (40) in...

PCT No. PCT/GB95/02640 Sec. 371 Date May 15, 1997 Sec. 102(e) Date May 15, 1997 PCT Filed Nov. 10, 1995 PCT Pub. No. WO96/16328 PCT Pub. Date May 30, 1996Disclosed is a surface inspection lighting apparatus for use in the visual inspection by a human inspector of a reflective surface for surface defects. The apparatus has a region from which light emanates when the apparatus is in use. The intensi...

A process is disclosed for forming a pressed metal part in which a preform is inserted into a pressed metal mold. The mold is then filled with powdered metal. The powdered metal and preform are compacted to create a compacted metal part wherein the preform defines an adjacent volume next to the compacted metal part. The compacted metal part is ejected from the mold and sintered to create a sintere...

In a multiple connected well, spaced apart production packers (26a-D) isolate independent zones (15-18) from one another. In each isolated production zone, a side pocket mandrel (30) with a full opening bore (40A) has lengthwise extending side by side pockets (40B, 40C, 40D) for receiving a static pressure measurement instrument or tool (90); for providing an elongated pressure differential flow p...

The projection of a planar distorted pattern onto a three dimensional surface provides a true or undistorted pattern on that surface. Complex patterns are applied to an irregular or curved surface by a method which includes the formation of a graphics display of the body on a computer graphics display and conversion to a two dimensional CADAM data base containing a planar projection of the pattern...

A data processing system comprises a number of processing elements, each with its own local memory. The data in the memory is organised into pages, each page being divided into a number of sectors. Each sector has a tag to indicate whether it is valid in the local memory. Pages in the local memory are allocated a demand. When a page is allocated, all the tags for that page are set to indicate that...

A multi-layer diamond film (14) is grown by d.c. arc assisted plasma deposition. A series of layers (18) are deposited on each other by periodically back-etching the surface and renucleating during deposition. There may also be deposited a thin layer (20) of non-diamond carbon material between the diamond layers, but no other non-carbon material. Renucleation is controlled by varying the proportio...

The present invention includes an improved blowing agent concentrate, comprising: (a) a vinyl aromatic polymer; (b) a preformed blend of a styrene/diene block copolymer and a hydrocarbon rubber extending oil; and (c) at least one blowing agent. The blowing agent concentrate is utilized to prepare foamable materials based on a variety of thermoplastic organic polymers. The foamable material...

The invention relates to a method for forming a resist pattern for dry etching a phase shifter layer in which a phase shifter pattern portion and a portion for protecting the surface of a light-blocking pattern are formed by a single photolithographic step. A light-blocking patter 40 is formed on a phase shifter layer 33, followed by the formation of a positive to negative image reversible resist ...