PURPOSE:To prevent miscut pieces from being produced by providing a square pelletizer consisting of a slitter, a scraper and rotary blades. CONSTITUTION:A strip of film (a) is inserted between slitters 6 and cut into short strips (b) which are then dropped. The short strips (b) are scraped out by a scraper 3 and cut widthwise between a fixed blade 9 and a movable edge 8 of a rotary blade 4 into sm...

1. Suction device usable on at least one level (1) of a building, of the type comprising a suction tube (6) held in the hand and connected by a flexible tube (7) to a suction duct (8) connected itself to a centralized suction collector (2), characterized in that at least the suction duct (8) can be wound up preferably automatically on a movable winding device mounted on a vehicle (5) and driven by...

L'invention concerne un margeur de feuilles avec pile auxiliaire pour une marche continue, dans lequel la pile auxiliaire(1),disposée sur des tiges porteuses ou un rateau porteur, est réunie avec la pile principale(2) pouvant être relevée; il est prévu dans une zone avant(4) de la pile auxiliaire(1)plusieurs doigts récepteurs(3) répartis sur la largeur des feuilles et qui peuvent être déplacés ...

BCRF1 proteins, and expression vectors for producing them, are provided for treating conditions associated with excessive production of IFN- gamma . Compositions of the invention containing BCRF1 proteins are useful in treating a variety of disorders, including allergy, psoriasis, tissue rejection, and MHC-linked autoimmune diseases.

Organosiloxane copolymers containing alkyl groups having from 5 to 20 carbon atoms that have beneficial utility as foam stabilizers in the manufacture of low density high resilience polyurethane foam; solutions of such copolymers; a process for producing low density high resilience polyurethane foam utilizing as a foam stabilizer said organosiloxane copolymers; and the foams derived therefrom.

PURPOSE:To carry out quick hydrocracking of coal and efficiently produce a gas and liquid product by heating and retaining coal powder on which Fe and Ni are carried as a catalyst under specific conditions. CONSTITUTION:Coal powder on which about 0.1-10wt.% Fe and/or Ni is carried as a catalyst is heated up to Ca. 500-900 deg.C (preferably Ca. 700-800 deg.C) at a temp. raising rate of >500 deg.C/s...

PURPOSE:To hold the opposition interval width between a couple of substrates uniform at respective parts and to evade local pressure application to a TFT by providing a gap column integrally on the TFT, and securing a constant gap for liquid crystal charging between both the upper and lower substrates through the gap column. CONSTITUTION:The liquid crystal panel is constituted by charging liquid c...

Slot for magnetic or electronic card reader appliances, intended to prevent withdrawal of the card during the processing of the information. It comprises an electrical connector which is movable in translation and actuates mechanical means which lock the card. Unlocking means are provided to return the card to the user after the transaction.

The invention relates to a mechanism for opening and closing, by folding, two parts hinged together of a frame for a sofabed, and for stabilising the upper foldable part 2 thereof with respect to the lower part 1.

L'invention concerne une fixation de sécurité de ski qui est destinée à retenir l'extrémité avant d'une chaussure. Plus précisément, l'invention concerne la plaque d'appui 7 sur laquelle repose l'extrémité avant de la chaussure. La plaque d'appui présente une plaque de base 9, et une plaque de support 11 qui sont reliées en continu, par une zone élastiquement déformable 15. Une butée 19 limite ...

L'invention concerne un appareil pour contrôler la surface d'un objet (1), dans lequel une caméra vidéo (2) effectue une lecture photo électrique dudit objet et un signal vidéo émis par la caméra est traité par une installation de contrôle (3). Celle-ci comporte des moyens générateurs de données de position (4), des moyens de traitement de données vidéo (5) et des moyens d'impression (7); elle ...

POLYESTER FILM WITH A NODULE SURFACE A polyester film having a nodule surface is disclosed. The acrylic coating is preferably a crosslinked composition having a relatively high methyl methacrylate content and specific surfactants. The acrylic coating composition is applied as an aqueous dispersion to polyester film, preferably after corona treatment of the polyester film. The nodule surface reduce...

Well monitoring apparatus includes a side pocket mandrel 30 for inclusion in a well tubing string for removably receiving an instrument 38 in its offset receptacle bore 36 for monitoring at least one parameter such as pressure, temperature or the like, at a downhole location, there being an electrical conductor wire 43 extending from equipment 55 at the surface downward to the side pocket mandrel ...

PURPOSE:To enhance the quality by automation by laminating the crystals of an oxide superconductor on a substrate in the order specified and forming the films of the crystal in an active oxygen atmosphere. CONSTITUTION:The chamber 1 of the device for forming an oxide superconducting thin film is evacuated to about 5X10<-6>Torr, and a substrate 5 of MgO, etc., set on a substrate holder 3 is heated ...

PURPOSE:To obtain the high-quality thin film by laminating the crystals of an oxide superconductor on a substrate in the order specified and forming the films of the crystals in an active oxygen atmosphere. CONSTITUTION:The chamber 1 of a molecular beam epitaxy device is evacuated to about 5X10<-6>Torr, and a substrate 5 of MgO, etc., set on a substrate holder 3 is heated to about 650 deg.C by a h...

PURPOSE:To enhance the quality by automation by laminating the crystals of an oxide superconductor on a substrate in the order specified and forming the film of the crystals in an active oxygen atmosphere. CONSTITUTION:The chamber 1 of a molecular beam epitaxy device for forming an oxide superconducting thin film is evacuated to about 5X10<-6>Torr, and the substrate 5 of MgO, etc., set on a substr...

PURPOSE:To impart excellent surface flatness to the film at a low deposition temp. by introducing a raw gas contg. desired metallic elements and O2 such as furan into a reaction vessel contg. a substrate and subjecting the materials to chemical vapor growth. CONSTITUTION:The substrate 11 of SrTiO3, etc., is arranged in the reaction vessel 10, gaseous He is introduced from a high pressure vessel 21...

PURPOSE:To improve the quality by combining a stage for laminating the layers constituting a crystal and a stage for promoting the crystallization in an active oxygen atmosphere. CONSTITUTION:A gas contg. the oxygen excited by a microwave discharge (e.g. microwave power source 7) is introduced in the vicinity of a substrate 5, and the thin film of an oxide superconductor having a layer crystal str...

PURPOSE:To enhance magnetic shielding effect by molding oxide superconducting powder having relatively large grain size and prescribed particle size and calcining the molded body. CONSTITUTION:Oxide superconducting powder having >=2mum, preferably 7-10mum average particle size and relatively large grain size is press-molded and calcined. A sintered body having an enhanced magnetic shielding effect...