A polyester film having a coefficient of dynamic friction between the film and a metal at 80 DEG C of not more than 0.45, a polyester film composed of a polyester comprising an ethylene terephthalate unit in a proportion of 70% or more by mole, the polyester film comprising a cyclic ethylene terephthalate trimer in a proportion of 0.7% or less by weight, laminated metal sheets and metal containers...

A polymeric film comprising from 0.0005% to 2% by weight, based upon the weight of the polymer in the film, of filler particles having a volume distributed median particle diameter of from 0.1 to 12.5 mu m, the filler particles being obtainable by calcining precursor silicone resin particles prior to incorporation into the film polymer.

A plasma torch with an essentially axisymmetrical general structure incorporates: (a) a naked torch part (1) in which are arranged one or two tubular electrodes cooled by an appropriate cooling circuit, a field coil (25) and some means (17) for injecting a plasma gas, together with some means (42) for assuring the starting of the torch; and (b) an external structure (2) in which are regrouped the ...

A process for producing a flame retardant thermoplastic resin composition which has an excellent flame retardancy while maintaining sufficiently high levels of mechanical properties including tensile property, flexural property and impact resistance which process comprises the following first step and second step: the first step: the step of melt-kneading the following components (A) and (B) to ob...

Disclosed herein is a biaxially oriented polyester film for a magnetic recording medium which has an excellent surface uniformity, which generated only a small number of scratches and only a small amount of abrasion dust and which has an excellent running property without wriggling running when it is manufacture into a magnetic tape, and which has improved slittability.

The method involves using a control center and a radio link for communications between the control center and vehicle. The vehicle position is monitored in the control center, which stops the vehicle if it leaves a provided track. The vehicle position is compared with a desired position on a digital map and the vehicle is automatically stopped if the position deviates from the desired position by ...

A process, system, and computer program for generating an audit trail of user activity on a Web site server to be monitored, including a content server configured to measure user activity on the monitored Web site server; and a database server coupled to the content server. The content server is configured to receive the measured user activity from the content server, compare the measured user act...

The invention provides a method and system for aggregating and pooling information with feedback in a computer communication system. A communication system includes a server device and a set of client devices. Each client device collects information from an associated individual (whether by asking questions of those individuals, or accepting data input from peripheral devices), and transmits that ...

A system is disclosed that facilitates a web-based user network interface is created by obtaining user profile information from a database of user profile information. Then, the system gathers behavioral information from the user profile information and statistically analyzes the behavioral information to generate graphs indicative of the user's interaction with applications which are presented on...

A method of sending a message across a telephone network e.g. using an SS7 signalling network, to cause a telephone billing system, to bill a subscriber to the network. The message is not associated with a call in the telephone network, and the message indicates which subscriber is to be billed, and a billable amount. This enables internet services to be billed on a telephone bill, which could gen...

La présente invention concerne un système et un procédé de services de courtage de traduction basés sur l'Internet. Le procédé de services de courtage de traduction basés sur l'Internet pour l'achat et la vente des services de traduction sur l'Internet comprend des étapes de réception de requêtes de traduction au niveau d'un système client provenant de clients demandeurs de services de traduction,...

L'invention concerne un procédé et un système d'analyse d'évaluation des performances d'une société, généralement d'une société commerciale telle qu'un fournisseur de services financiers, par exemple, un émetteur de comptes de cartes de crédit, par rapport aux entreprises homologues ou concurrentes du même secteur. Un fournisseur principal d'évaluation des performances se voit attribuer des donnée...

An apparatus for fabricating a unique non-woven fabric which has the appearance of a woven fabric includes a supply station for adhesive coated parallel warp yarns, a support structure for orienting the parallel warp yarns into a cylindrical orientation with the adhesive coating on the outside, a weft yarn applicator for wrapping weft yarns around the cylindrically oriented warp yarns, a heating s...

Verfahren zum Betreiben eines Verkaufssystems mit einer Vielzahl von Warencontainern (10) umfassend die folgenden Schritte: Gesichertes Verriegeln der Schliesseinrichtung (11) eines Warencontainers (10) durch einen Warenempfänger, dem der Warencontainer individuell zugeordnet ist, durch Speichern eines Zugangscodes in die Speichereinrichtung (12), der nur mit Autorisation dieses Warenempfängers ge...

A system and method for establishing an on-line discussion group provides a mechanism for emailing the on-line discussion group to one or more participants. According to the present invention, an on-line discussion group may be customized by a user. Once a server creates the on-line-discussion group in accordance with parameters specified by the user or otherwise, the server emails the newly creat...

The present invention relates to a system and method for requesting a quotation. A buyer creates and submits a Request For Quotation (RFQ) (20) by completing the RFQ form (45), and then selects the suppliers (50) from a list of potential suppliers who can supply the product requested based on the specifications of the buyer. The RFQ is submitted to a supplier's inbox or by a wirelss method (55).; ...

A system and method for automatically dispatching delivery services (140) which provides greater convenience to customers and optimizes the delivery services' business objectives. According to one embodiment, the invention enables customers to recognize efficient delivery of prepared meals while effectuating increased revenues to participating restaurants and meal delivery services. A delivery ser...

At least one method (Fig. 1) is disclosed for managing sales. A disclosed examplary method (Fig. 1) includes obtaining a plurality of purchase commitments for each of a plurality of items having at least one specified attribute. The disclosed method (Fig. 1) also includes determining a selling price (800) for an identified item having the at least one attribute based upon the plurality of purchase...

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a web page (1406) can be dynamically created by a non-technical person. A technical person can set up a web page and incorporate marketing object containers (1406). A non-technical person, such as a marketing person, then decides what marketing object to put into the various marketing containers (1404). Style templates, marketing campaigns, and ...