PURPOSE:To reduce a number of switching times of compression ratio so as to improve the durability of a compression ratio variable mechanism, by automatically shifting down the speed change ratio of an automatic transmission when the compression ratio is decided to be switched from high compression ratio to low compression ratio. CONSTITUTION:A selector valve 22, which selectively controls pressur...

A function module using technology which allows conductive vias to be formed in a silicon substrate in order to fabricate three dimensional multifunctional processor system is described. A silicon or other semiconductor carrier having embedded active devices therein is used as a substrate for complex functional elements disposed on both sides thereof. The semiconductor substrate includes conductiv...

Viene descritta una macchina di lavaggio multiprogrammi, comprendente un programmatore elettromeccanico (T, MT, A1-A12, B1-B12, C1-C12, D1-D12) per la selezione di un pluralità di programmi di lavaggio ed un microcontrollore elettronico (ME, MP) per controllare, nel corso di detti programmi, il funzionamento di un motore (M) previsto in detta macchina, in cui il programmatore fornisce codici di co...

PCT No. PCT/SE94/00555 Sec. 371 Date May 1, 1996 Sec. 102(e) Date May 1, 1996 PCT Filed Jun. 8, 1994 PCT Pub. No. WO95/00447 PCT Pub. Date Jan. 5, 1995In the biological purification of sewage water or drinking water, it is known to purify the water in a filter bed of granular filter medium, wherein the filter medium is transported from the bottom of the bed to its upper side with the aid of air, s...

PCT No. PCT/SE94/00555 Sec. 371 Date May 1, 1996 Sec. 102(e) Date May 1, 1996 PCT Filed Jun. 8, 1994 PCT Pub. No. WO95/00447 PCT Pub. Date Jan. 5, 1995In the biological purification of sewage water or drinking water, it is known to purify the water in a filter bed of granular filter medium, wherein the filter medium is transported from the bottom of the bed to its upper side with the aid of air, s...

PCT No. PCT/US95/06336 Sec. 371 Date Nov. 20, 1996 Sec. 102(e) Date Nov. 20, 1996 PCT Filed May 19, 1995 PCT Pub. No. WO95/32162 PCT Pub. Date Nov. 30, 1995The present invention relates to concrete, mortar and other hardenable mixtures comprising cement and fly ash for use in construction and other applications, which hardenable mixtures demonstrate significant levels of acid and sulfate resistanc...

A method and apparatus for searching a pattern such as an address pattern of 48 bits among a list of addresses of 48 bits which can be dynamically updated. A search table (52) comprising control blocks is used for conducting the search of a specified pattern by processing logic circuits (24,26). The control blocks can be of a first type indicative of test operations on at least one selected bit of...

A Stirling-cycle assembly comprises an engine with a displacer piston mounted in a cylinder and defining a compression compartment and an expansion compartment respectively of a gaseous working fluid. These compartments communicate via a heat exchanger associated with a hot source, a regenerator and a heat exchanger associated with a heat sink. The engine is coupled to a heat pump having the same ...

PCT No. PCT/DE95/00594 Sec. 371 Date Feb. 11, 1997 Sec. 102(e) Date Feb. 11, 1997 PCT Filed May 3, 1995 PCT Pub. No. WO95/31940 PCT Pub. Date Nov. 30, 1995Supporting grid for the mechanical support of a cover membrane, which membrane covers a bone void filled with a bone replacement material such as hydroxyl apatite granules, particularly a recess in the proper bone tissue of the body, characteriz...

Double-use razor of the disposable type and can be discarded when the cutting edges are deteriorated, said razor being essentially comprised of a head (1) wherein are incorporated the blades (3, 4), and a handle (2) which can be optionally reversible preferably in the angle zone (14, 15) provided to offer an optimum shaving angle of the blades, and having inter alia the main characteristic which i...

An implant for forming a prosthetic invertebral disc nucleus pulposus comprises a conformable material adapted to fill cavities within the disc and to be cured in-situ to form a resiliently deformed prosthesis. Suitable materials are those which cure or cross-link upon contact with water, e.g. body moisture, such as isocyanate functionalised prepolymers and silane functionalised polymers or precur...

A cache and memory management system architecture and associated protocol is disclosed. The cache and memory management system is comprised of a set associative memory cache subsystem, a set associative translation logic memory subsystem, hardwired page translation, selectable access mode logic, and selectively enablable instruction prefetch logic. The cache and memory management system includes a...

Forno ventilato utilizzante almeno il procedimento a microonde, particolarmente per la cottura di alimenti per comunità, comprendente una camera di cottura, uno o più magnetron per la generazione delle microonde, un ventilatore motorizzato atto a far circolare i gas contenuti in detta camera, eventualmente dotato di un condotto atto a condurre vapore da una caldaia esterna all'interno di detta cam...

The invention relates to an adhesive strip and further to a safety bag provided with the adhesive strip according to the invention. The lower surface of the surface film (1) of the adhesive strip comprises a glue layer (2), part of which, advantageously half of its width from the outer edge, is covered with a protective slip (3) consisting of a counterfoil (3a) placed against the glue layer (2) an...

PCT No. PCT/SE91/00096 Sec. 371 Date Aug. 6, 1992 Sec. 102(e) Date Aug. 6, 1992 PCT Filed Feb. 12, 1991 PCT Pub. No. WO91/12214 PCT Pub. Date Aug. 22, 1991.The invention relates to a flowability improving agent comprising a combination, calculated on a dry product, of: A) 60-99% by weight of a sulphonated melamine-formaldehyde resin, a sulphonated melamine-urea-formaldehyde resin or a sulphonated ...

The present invention relates to a stable mutant of Bacillus subtilis which can produce surfactin with high yields, a method of producing surfactin with the use of the strain and the use of the surfactin obtained for pharmaceutical, energy and environmental problems.

An implant for use in spinal stabilization includes four generally linear thread segments. The thread segments are maintained and spaced apart alignment by rigid supports. The thread segments include a plurality of individual threads with the individual threads of the segments defining a thread pattern. The supports and the thread segments define a hollow implant interior exposed to an exterior of...

An apparatus and method is provided for efficiently determining the source of problems in a complex system based on observable events. The problem identification process is split into two separate activities of (1) generating efficient codes for problem identification and (2) decoding the problems at runtime. Various embodiments of the invention contemplate creating a causality matrix which relate...

In order to analyse the human gait, a given, reproducible walking rhythm and a substantially constant walking phase is found for the test person concerned using a walking belt (1) by measuring the pace frequency and energy consumption. During the constant walking phase, pressure sensors (6) are used to determine the dynamic pressure effect of the feet together with the change of relative position ...