The invention relates to a process for making an annealing band, the process comprising (a) producing a refractory metal powder; or refractory metal alloy powder; (b) optionally blending the powder with an oxide component or a carbide component; (c) consolidating the powder or powder blend and forming a consolidated powder component; (d) subjecting the consolidated powder component to thermo-mecha...

Occurrence of a radially extending groove in a side wall portion of a tire is effectively restricted. When a fold back portion (N) of a tire structure member (K) is folded back around a bead (B), fold back arms (66) are synchronously moved by moving means (75) axially inward with fold back rollers (70) being in contact with the fold back portion (N), and at the same time, the fold back arms (66) a...

Eine Druckmaschine umfasst wenigstens ein Druckwerk (03), einen Falzapparat (16) und wenigstens eine Wende- und Mischstufe (07), die eine von dem Druckwerk (03) ausgegebene Bahn (04, 06) dem Falzapparat (16) zuführt. Der in die Horizontale projizierte Weg der Bahn (04, 06) vom Druckwerk (03) zum Falzapparat (16) weist in der Wende- und Mischstufe (07) einen Knick auf. Die Wende- und Mischstufe (07...

A fork lift truck for moving a load, comprising a load bearing member (3) for carrying the load, wherein the truck comprises means (4,5,15,19) for adjusting the vertical axis of the load bearing member to maintain it substantially parallel to the axis of gravitational pull on the load, when the truck travels along a surface having varying degrees of flatness or deviance from horizontal.; L'inventi...

A polyol composition for rigid polyurethane foams, which is used in combination with HFC-245fa as a blowing agent at a reduced vapor pressure of the blowing agent. The blowing agent ingredient comprises 1,1,1,3,3-pentafluoropropan (HFC-245fa). The composition comprises diethylene glycol monoethyl ether acetate and one or more polyol compounds including a polyol compound having a tertiary amino gro...

The invention relates to a method and means for determining the "age at death" of an individual using only a sample of bone from said individual. The method involves determining a plurality of properties of the said bone and then using these properties to determine "age at death".; La présente invention concerne un procédé et un système pour déterminer l'âge d'une personne au moment de son décès e...

A polyester film for recording medium, having one major surface thereof provided with a coating containing fine particles of 5 to 60 nm diameter and an organic compound, wherein the number of fine surface projections existing on the coating surface is in the range of 3 million to 100 million /mm<2>, and the number of surface defects of 120 nm or greater height attributed to foreign matter containe...

The invention concerns a method for identifying and/or cloning nucleic acid regions representing qualitative differences associated with alternative splicing events and/or with insertions, deletions located in RNA transcribed genome regions, between two physiological situations, comprising either hybridization of RNA derived from the test situation with cDNA's derived from the reference situation ...

The carrying sling of the present invention comprises a length of flexible webbing in the form of a strap being twice folded back on itself to form first, second and third reaches between the first and second ends of the strap. The ends of the strap include apparatus that is adapted to interconnect with or wrap around an object to be carried. Each of the two folds is formed where the strap is trai...

Embodiments of the invention provide an apparatus and method for a user to carry item-carrying devices such as bags and briefcases without the use of their hands. In one embodiment, the invention provides a clip apparatus configured to hold the handles of one or more carrying devices. In another embodiment, the invention provides a locking clip apparatus that supports and locks a carrying device b...

A display panel includes a light-emitting layer, a protective layer, a reflective layer, and a reflective surface. The protective layer is deposited on an emitting side of the light-emitting layer and forms an interface with an external medium. The protective layer has a thickness that allows the light emitted from the light-emitting layer to undergo total reflection at least once at the interface...

A wall compound applicator appliance that has a work station including a reservoir for containing a supply of wall compound, an air compressor, an applicator tool, a portable compressed air tank to operate the applicator tool, and a carrying strap assembly to attach the tank to a user with the tank connected to the applicator tool. The applicator tool has a cylindrical, tubular body to receive a s...

Volatile organic compound or other materials are produced in the thermoplastic manufacture of thermoplastic polyester beverage containers. Such materials can be eluted into beverages such as carbonated beverages, sparkling or still water from the polyester. Such thermoplastic polyester resins can be manufactured with a material that can prevent the formation of, or react with, and absorb volatile ...

A method for detecting chronic myeloid leukemia is provided. The method comprises the step of measuring expression level of a gene selected from the group consisting of IFIT-2 gene, LAGE-1 gene, BAGE gene, DDB1 gene, ETS2 gene, PIASy gene, PIASx-alpha gene, PIASx-beta gene, and DAPK3 gene in a test tissue or a test cell; or determining expression profile of a gene group containing at least one of ...

The present invention provides rigid foams made from aromatic polyester polyols and polyisocyanates. The foams are isocyanate-based foams and are preferably prepared without cell nucleating agents, and are formed from a mixture containing an aromatic polyester polyol, a polyisocyanate, and a blowing agent that includes water. The foams have a high closed cell content with cells having diameters of...

A method for producing a rigid polyurethane foam, which comprises reacting a polyol with a polyisocyanate in the presence of an amine catalyst and a blowing agent, wherein as the amine catalyst, at least one amine compound having at least one type of substituent selected from the group consisting of a hydroxyl group, a primary amino group and a secondary amino group in its molecule, or N-(2-dimeth...

An ester polyurethane foam is prepared by reacting a mixture of one or more polyester polyols with one or more isocyanates and one or more silicone surfactants in the presence of a blowing agent, such as water, and other additives, such as catalysts. The cured foam is chemically treated in a caustic solution and is then felted (compressed under heat and pressure) to form a hydrophilic ester polyur...

Devices and methods for cutting of soft tissue using radio frequency and suitable for use in minimally invasive procedures are disclosed. The device generally includes an electrode housed in a housing, the electrode being flexible and/or extendable out of and/or retractable into the housing, and an insulating layer partially surrounding the electrode to expose at least a portion of the electrode t...

A system of self-organizing mobile robotic agents (MRAs) in a multi-robotic system (MRS) is disclosed. MRAs cooperate, learn and interact with the environment. The system uses various AI technologies including genetic algorithms, genetic programming and evolving artificial neural networks to develop emergent dynamic behaviors. The collective behaviors of autonomous intelligent robotic agents are a...

A vehicle tire fabrication method in which a raw tire tube is adhered with two annular hook members and two annular rubber packing members one the inside and an airtight sealing layer and a combination outer tire wall layer on the outside, and then the raw tire thus obtained is put in a vulcanizing mold and vulcanized into a finished vehicle tire, and then the annular rubber packing members are re...