The invention relates to a spreader for sand, salt, etc. comprising a container, e.g. rectangular, for spreading the material. It is characterised in that the container is supported on a vehicle by means of two support bars (2, 6) passing through support sleeves (3) and also through openings in the container (1), at least one of said openings (4) being laterally oblong, preferably rectangular with...

This invention is directed to a method and system for extracting a solute from a fluid or a dense gas using a porous membrane. The invention includes providing a porous membrane having opposite sides in a module under pressure, with the membrane serving as a barrier interface between a fluid and a dense gas. The dense gas is introduced into the module on one side of the membrane and the fluid is i...

A microprocessor controlled system for monitoring, storing and periodically reporting on data pertinent to the commercial operation of a reporting system, such as a soft drink vending machine, to a central data collection and monitoring computer, and which periodically reports such data over a telephone line which it accesses on a nondedicated basis. The microprocessor controls operations of the t...

A scheduling system and method for moving plural objects through a multipath system described as a freight railway scheduling system. The achievable movement plan can be used to assist in the control of, or to automatically control, the movement of trains through the system.

PCT No. PCT/DK95/00460 Sec. 371 Date Jul. 21, 1997 Sec. 102(e) Date Jul. 21, 1997 PCT Filed Nov. 21, 1995 PCT Pub. No. WO96/16387 PCT Pub. Date May 30, 1996A traffic supervision system for transport systems (17) of the type comprising a towing unit and one or more transporting or transported units, the towing unit having a data processing unit (1) with transmit and receive facilities adapted to re...

A process for making a polyethylene having long chain branching by providing ethylene and optionally an alpha olefin having 3 to 18 carbon atoms in a reaction zone containing a metallocene polymerization catalyst under polymerization conditions in the presence of a hydrocarbon interlinking compound in an amount sufficient to provide chain entanglement or long chain branching.

- Non-dusting moulding powder with a bulk density of NOTLESS 450 g/l, which is not free-running, consists of a suspension polymer (I) with tetrafluoroethylene (TFE) units and 0.01-1 wt.% perfluoro(alkyl vinyl) ether units with a 1-4 carbon (C) alkyl group. It is obtained by milling the primary particles to an average diameter d50 of 10-50 mu m and reagglomeration in water to an average agglomera...

A composite panel may be deep drawn into sanitary inserts (bath tubs, shower tubs, sinks, lavabos). A coating (3) of polymethyl metacrylate (PMMA, acrylic glass) is arranged on a substrate made in particular of acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS). The acrylic glass coating consists of a mixture of impact-resistant modified PMMA and standard PMMA.

A long-life polymeric packaging containing a fruit and/or vegetable beverage, and consisting of a single layer of methyl acrylate-acrylonitrile-butadiene terpolymer, is disclosed. A method for controlling the spoilage of fruit and/or vegetable beverages in a polymeric packaging, characterised in that said packaging consists of a single layer of methyl acrylate-acrylonitrile-butadiene terpolymer, i...

Process for preparing a flexible foam by reacting a prepolymer having an NCO value of 3-15 % by weight, which is the reaction product obtained by reacting an excessive amount of a polyisocyanate with a polyether polyol or a mixture of such polyols, said polyol or mixture having an average nominal hydroxyl functionality of from 2 to 6, an average hydroxyl equivalent weight of from 500 to 5000 and a...

PCT No. PCT/EP96/00339 Sec. 371 Date Feb. 23, 1998 Sec. 102(e) Date Feb. 23, 1998 PCT Filed Jan. 29, 1996 PCT Pub. No. WO96/23227 PCT Pub. Date Aug. 1, 1996The invention relates to a process for magnetorelaxometric quantitative detection of analytes in liquid and solid phases, compounds for magnetorelaxometric detection, and their use in analysis and immunomagnetography.

A biodegradable lubricant which is prepared from: about 60-99% by weight of at least one biodegradable synthetic ester base stock which comprises the reaction product of: a branched or linear alcohol having the general formula R(OH)n, wherein R is an aliphatic or cyclo-aliphatic group having from about 2 to 20 carbon atoms and n is at least 2; and mixed acids comprising about 30 to 80 molar % of a...

A biodegradable lubricant which is prepared from: about 60-99% by weight of at least one biodegradable synthetic ester base stock which comprises the reaction product of: a branched or linear alcohol having the general formula R(OH)n, wherein R is an aliphatic or cyclo-aliphatic group having from about 2 to 20 carbon atoms and n is at least 2; and mixed acids comprising about 30 to 80 molar % of a...

A biodegradable lubricant which is prepared from: about 60-99% by weight of at least one biodegradable synthetic ester base stock which comprises the reaction product of: a branched or linear alcohol having the general formula R(OH)n, wherein R is an aliphatic or cyclo-aliphatic group having from about 2 to 20 carbon atoms and n is at least 2; and mixed acids comprising about 30 to 80 molar % of a...

A biodegradable lubricant which is prepared from: about 60-99% by weight of at least one biodegradable synthetic ester base stock which comprises the reaction product of: a branched or linear alcohol having the general formula R(OH)n, wherein R is an aliphatic or cyclo-aliphatic group having from about 2 to 20 carbon atoms and n is at least 2; and mixed acids comprising about 30 to 80 molar % of a...

PCT No. PCT/EP95/03275 Sec. 371 Date Feb. 21, 1997 Sec. 102(e) Date Feb. 21, 1997 PCT Filed Aug. 17, 1995 PCT Pub. No. WO96/06809 PCT Pub. Date Mar. 7, 1996The invention relates to a process for producing modified, fiber-reinforced xerogels having porosities greater than 60% and xerogel matrix densities below 0.6 g/cm3 and to their use as thermal insulating material.

A computer system having four states of power management: a normal operating state, a standby state, a suspend state, and an off state. A control unit controls transitions between the various states. The standby state is characterized by devices, such as a video controller and a hard drive, being placed into a low-power mode transparent to the operating system and the applications executing on the...

PCT No. PCT/EP95/04600 Sec. 371 Date May 21, 1997 Sec. 102(e) Date May 21, 1997 PCT Filed Nov. 22, 1995 PCT Pub. No. WO96/15998 PCT Pub. Date May 30, 1996An inorganic material comprising an aerogel, a process for its preparation, and its use. The invention relates to a composite material comprising from 10 to 95% by volume of aerogel particles whose particle diameter is less than 0.5 mm and a phyl...

The invention relates to a fixture for insertion into and permanent anchorage in a cavity (32) formed in bone tissue. The fixture is made of a fixture member (2), which has an insertion end surface (10) and a cylindrical peripheral surface (6) provided with screw threads, and a plurality of circumferentially-spaced cutting recesses (9), which are formed in a forward, self-tapping end portion (7) o...

An implant for insertion into at least one bore formed between opposing vertebrae of a spine where the vertebrae are separated by a space and each vertebrae has end plates. The implant is in the shape of a solid generally cylindrical body having a first and a second end, an outer surface, opposing sides and a longitudinal axis. The body has threads on a portion of the outer surface between the fir...