In a process for monitoring the position of a printed image on a printing block (62), when the block is made, at least two marks (72, 74) are placed within the printed image (68) in a known position in such a way that they to do not interfere with the printed image and/or are invisible to the naked eye. After the printing block (62) has been completed, it is preferably first measured and a check i...

It is known that the actuator of optical pick-ups in CD players is not arrested in the non-playing mode. Consequently, in particular in the case of players in motor vehicles, which are constantly subjected to vibrational accelerations to a greater or lesser extent during driving, there is the risk of the pick-up actuator being constantly accelerated and coming up against the mechanical limitations...

For optical playing back and simultaneous recording, it is known to use two lasers with corresponding optical transmission elements. A disadvantage of this arrangement is the use of two laser systems. The invention is based on the object of providing an arrangement for recording and playing back optical storage discs in a simple way with only one laser system. It is proposed according to the inven...

PCT No. PCT/DE94/01214 Sec. 371 Date Apr. 12, 1995 Sec. 102(e) Date Apr. 12, 1995 PCT Filed Oct. 14, 1994 PCT Pub. No. WO95/11269 PCT Pub. Date Apr. 27, 1995The invention relates to a process for the preparation of low viscous, water soluble polymer dispersions on an aqueous basis with a high concentration of the active substance, containing a polymerizate A) synthesized from the monomeric compone...

A phase-shifting mask according to the present invention has a crystal substrate (quartz substrate) (1) which transmits exposure light, a transmitting layer (10), of predetermined transmittance, which is formed on the main surface of the crystal substrate (1), a light-transmitting section (7) through which the crystal substrate (1) is exposed in a predetermined region, and a phase-shifting section...

In a hybrid drive for a motor vehicle with a combustion engine and an electric motor as alternative drives, which act on the input shaft of a speed change transmission of the motor vehicle, the outlay on the construction and the control of the electric motor is reduced by connecting it directly to the input shaft by way of a speed reduction stage.

Porous, cross-linked polymeric materials comprising hydrocarbon residues can be sulphonated to produce sulphonated polymers which are able to absorb large volumes of ionic solutions and also act as ion-exchange resins.

A two-part money order dispenser (26, 28) for printing alphanumeric indicia on preprinted money order forms (24) includes a terminal (12) having a keyboard (12) for operating the dispenser (26, 28) and a card swipe device (56) for reading information from a magnetic card packaged with a bundle of blank preprinted money order forms (24) for automatic entry of the forms-related information into a m...

A pouch containing a flowable material and films and processes for making th e pouch are disclosed. The pouch is made from a sealant film having at least t wo heat-sealed edges and made from a material comprising a copolymer of ethylen e and at least one C4-C10 alpha-olefin manufactured in a polymerization proces s using a single-site polymerization catalyst.; A pouch containing a flowable materia...

Disclosed is a foam structure of desirable mechanical strenght made with a low molecular weight alkenyl aromatic polymer material and an inorganic blowing agent. The polymer material has an alkenyl aromatic polymer of a weight average molecular weight of 100,000 to 165,000. The foam structure can be made in processes with reduced pressure drop.

This invention is an endometrial ablation device and a method of manufacturing and using the device. An RF current is passed through an endometrium (22) to heat it. An electro-conductive expandable member such as a balloon (10) is used as the medium for passing the current and causing the heating of the endometrium (22). The power delivered from a power source to the balloon (10) is selectively pr...

A method and apparatus for heat treating lime sludge comprising feeding fresh lime sludge into a heated gas dryer (4), separating the dried lime sludge from the gases in a separator (3), directing the separated, dried lime sludge to a compactor (14), and feeding the compacted, dried lime sludge to a shaft kiln (10) wherein the compacted, dried, lime sludge is converted to active burnt lime.

In order to produce a silicon capacitor, holes are created in an n-doped silicon substrate (1); across the surface of the holes a conducting region (40) is created through doping and a dielectric layer (6) and a conducting layer (7) are provided. To compensate for mechanical stresses in the silicon substrate resulting from the doping of the conducting region (40), the conducting region (40) is in ...

A fiber spool apparatus for a braiding machine or the like, comprising a support (12), a fiber supply spool (20) rotatably mounted on the support (12), a housing (18) fixedly mounted on the support (12) and having a plurality of recessed portions on the inner surface thereof, and a coil spring mounted within the housing (18). The coil spring has an inner end operatively associated with the spool (...

Process for stripping from the surface of a support a layer of paint which has formed and hardened thereon, comprising a stage of pretreating the said support before the formation thereon of the layer of paint to be stripped off, the said treatment consisting in applying to the support a covering product chosen from the following products: a pretreatment paint based on vinyl resins, a paint based ...

The structure comprises a pair of guide members (7) which extend along respective sides of a sunroof aperture (9); a canvas top (23) adapted to cover the aperture (9); a carry member (29) having a terminal part of the canvas top (23) secured thereto, the carry member (29) being slidably guided by the guide members (7); a latching device (77,81,83) for latching the carry member (29) to one end of t...

The device of the present invention includes a flexible container having an administration port and a flexible tube extending therefrom. The administration port includes an access membrane through which a spiked cannula can be inserted to gain access to the interior of the flexible container. The flexible tube contains a frangible or breakaway valve therein. Permanently secured to the end of the f...

The invention relates to a method for preserving foodstuffs, with which method foodstuffs are inoculated with an amount of lactic acid-forming bacteria and/or parts of bacteria and these bacteria and/or parts of bacteria act on said foodstuffs. Preferably, the action is allowed to proceed until the pH has fallen below 5. As a result of the use of this method an improved shelf life of the foodstuff...

A window (glazing) (1) provided with a transparent resistive layer is equipped with a plurality of electrodes (5-7, 13-19) for carrying electric current to the resistive layer. Amongst these electrodes (5-7, 13-19), various pairs of electrodes forming a chronological succession are electrically energised in a recurrent cycle. The power supplied to the individual electrode pairs is selected as a fu...

A vehicle headlamp assembly for producing a passing beam pattern has a paraboloidal or divergent ellipsoidal reflector (10) with a focus (14). A bulb filament (24) is disposed completely behind the focus (14) and has no light shield interposed between the filament and the reflector so that a divergent light beam is reflected off the reflector (10). A lens element (30) has prism portions (A to C) w...