PCT No. PCT/SE90/00104 Sec. 371 Date Aug. 20, 1991 Sec. 102(e) Date Aug. 20, 1991 PCT Filed Feb. 15, 1990 PCT Pub. No. WO90/09147 PCT Pub. Date Aug. 23, 1990.In connection with X-ray or like examination there is used a cassette holder arrangement which is carried by a frame structure (7) by means of pivotal arms (4) which are capable of being swung in the horizontal plane, such as to adjust the po...

System is provided for controlling the pressure with which a clutch is engaged, with the throttle opening and the rotational speed of a driven shaft of the clutch. A microprocessor reads a throttle opening and the rotational speed of the driven shaft of the clutch at a time interval of 0.4 sec, and accesses a particular group of controlling data which control the clutch engagement and which are gr...

PURPOSE:To remarkably increase the thermal efficiency for stably supplying energy by a method wherein two or more heat storage bodies composed of a material having a high heat capacity are arranged on the bottom inside a pond to form a heat storage layer on the bottom inside the pond. CONSTITUTION:When a desalination plant is built in an area near a sea coast 1, for example, a pond 2 having a dept...

1537095 Centrifuges for treating blood BAXTER TRAVENOL LABORATORIES Inc 25 March 1976 [27 March 1975 11 Feb 1976] 11952/76 Heading B2P A centrifugal blood processing apparatus 20, Figs. 2 and 5, comprises a rotor assembly 30 which includes one or more containers 80, 81 for receiving a blood specimen to be processed by centrifugation and which is rotatably mounted on a rotor drive assembly 50 the l...

In a device for determining the density distribution on a straight line by means of a narrow penetrating beam, the measuring accuracy for the center of an object to be examined is increased in that the primary beam is not only displaced perpendicularly to its direction, but is also rotated around a point in this center. To this end, a radiation source and a detector device are mounted on a support...

PURPOSE:To obtain the titled product which does not generate the defect of swelling, etc., even though it is exposed to a high temperature, by treating a urethane foam under a reduced pressure, then packing it with a material not permeable to gas. CONSTITUTION:The gas or the volatile liquid in a cell is removed sufficiently at a relatively low temperature for a short time by leaving a urethane foa...

Finite-state machine for reliable computing and adjustment systems, which comprises a combinatorial logic (10) connected to a status memory (11) by means of connections which carry future state signals (12) and of connections which carry current state signals (13). The combinatorial logic (10) comprises input terminals (14) for input signals which are external to the finite-state machine and outpu...

COMPOSITE ELEMENTS HAVING IMPROVED RESISTANCE AGAINST STRESS CRACKING CORROSION, MOST PREFERABLY FOR LOW TEMPERATURE HOUSING COMPARTMENTS The invention deals with composite elements having improved resistance against stress cracking corrosion especially for low temperature housing compartments, comprising: A) at least one top layer of polystyrene, preferably toughened polystyrene, having certain m...

This invention relates to an expanded heat-insulating material containing a reduced amount of a fluorocarbon blowing agent for use in a freezer, refrigerator or the like. It is produced by stirring a mixture of a carbon dioxide adsorbent having a hydrophobic surface, a premix component containing water, and an isocyanate component. According to the expanded heat-insulating material thus produced, ...

An aqueous emulsion based on grafted polyolefin, process for obtaining it and its use in a finishing composition. This emulsion comprises a mixture formed by compounding at least one polyolefin and at least one saturated fatty acid and/or at least one unsaturated fatty acid unsubstituted by a hydroxyl group, at least one base, water in the quantity needed to obtain 10 to 50% of solids content and,...

A mild activation process for the electroless metallization of polyamide mouldings comprises treating the mouldings with a solution of a mixture of halides of elements of the 1st and 2nd main group of the Periodic Table (for example CaCl2) with salts of weak inorganic bases and strong inorganic acids (for example AlCl3) in a swelling agent or solvent for polyamides and with a metal-organic complex...

A mild activation process for the adhesion-activation of polyamide mouldings for electroless metallization comprises treating the substrates, successively or simultaneously, with the solution of a mixture of CaCl2, LiCl and/or MgCl2 with AlCl3, FeCl3 and/or TiCl4 in a lower alcohol and with an activator solution based on inorganic complex compounds of the formula Mn+[Em+Halz-] in which M represent...

The invention concerns an improved precipitation process in the manufacture of coating powders based on polyamides having at least ten aliphatically bound carbon atoms per carbonamide group. Rapid cooling takes place with stirring mainly by distilling the ethanol solvent until the temperature of precipitation is set in the range from 90 DEG to 113 DEG C. With the beginning of the saturation limi...

A movable disc for a friction type electromagnetic clutch/brake is designed for preventing the production of grating sounds from the movable disc. The movable disc includes a rotary armature being movable in a predetermined direction by the application of electromagnetic force, a friction material stuck onto one side surface of the rotary armature, an elastic member supported on one side surface o...

The present invention concerns the making of printing plates, particularly for litho printing. The invention involves assembling a montage of a plurality of individual films for exposure of the films to a printing plate. In order to assemble the montage a transparent, dry heat-sensitive adhesive coating is used on a carrier sheet and the films are bonded to the carrier sheet by this adhesive on th...

The machine for machining edges, particularly of glass plates, includes, on a supporting structure (1), mutually opposite conveyors (2) which extend continuously and are suitable for moving the plates to be machined at machining heads. At least one of the conveyors has a plurality of adjacent sliding blocks (10) each of which includes an elongated supporting body (11) on which a covering (20) is p...

The invention concerns a system for real-time grading and trim optimizing dimension lumber. Lumber is scanned by various linear scanning means for different features, which scanning means may include x-ray scanning means for density and laser scanning means for slope of grain. Data is digitized and then rationalized in a plurality of levels of a hierarchical microprocessor tree with reduction of d...

A catalog ordering system which is interfaced with the switched public network telephone system (10, 11, 64) is described. A subscriber (14) selects a specific item by placing a telephone call to a specified telephone number identifying the vendor (60) in question. Once connected, the subscriber (14) inputs a digital code specifying the item in question. The called and originating number are ident...

An integrated parts ordering system and method and warehousing system and method is provided. The parts ordering system and method employs computers (34, 36, 38) to allow a buyer to obtain information about particular parts maintained in the warehouse system (32). The parts are owned by a plurality of suppliers. The price of the parts, quantity in stock, and other information is provided to the bu...

Fibers are at least partially coated with a dye containing binder. The fiber product may be comprised of substantially unbonded fibers. Plural coatings of various binder materials may be applied to the entrained fibers. Also, one or more solid particulate materials may be adhered to the fibers by the binder material as the binder material dries. The binder material may be heat fusible or heat cura...