A system and method are provided for recording, storing, calculating, communicating and reviewing one or more operational aspects of a machine. Insurance costs are based, in part, on activities of the machine operator. A discount may be provided in exchange for recording the operational aspects and providing the recorded information to the insurer. The party may review information and decide wheth...

A method and apparatus to deactivate an EAS security tag using an expand ed detection zone are described.

A decorative paperboard cover is disclosed, which is adapted to be engaged on the front and back covers of a book-like plastic box set provided with a number of disc-carrying trays. A locking system can be provided between the paperboard cover and the front and back covers of the book-like box set to prevent the paperboard cover from easily coming off the book-like box set. The paperboard cover an...

An injection device comprising an outer housing inside which is located a medicament-holding barrel with a needle at one end thereof, at least part of the needle being moveable in and out of the outer housing, a plunger moveable within the barrel, an inner housing intermediate the outer housing and the barrel and plunger and an energy source in communication with said inner housing. The inner hous...

A method and a system for implementing VoIP calls between two mobile terminals via a base station or stations and a background system comprising a database arrangement, said database arrangement containing information, e.g. a specific database, about each mobile terminal within the coverage area of the base stations in the system, and the base stations take care of regular observation of mobile te...

Mechanisms for automatically generating code that tests capabilities of a test computing system to simulate a message exchange pattern. The code generation computing system uses a message exchange pattern definition to generate the simulation code. For each state in which the message exchange pattern definition allows valid messages to be transmitted, code is generated for that state that at least...

A solar panel(s) positioning apparatus for controlling the orientation of a solar panel(s) having one edge pivotally mounted to a support surface including a lift bar attached to an opposite edge of the panel(s) and having a mast, a base supported on the support surface, a swing link connected between the base and the mast and an extensible ling pivotally connected between an intermediate point on...

Methods for making paper or paperboard are described. One preferred meth od comprises forming a treated pulp by added to a papermaking pulp a synthetic layered silicate, a peptizer and at least one polymer. The synthetic layered silicat e preferably comprises a synthetic hydrous sodium lithium magnesium silicate and the polymer is selected from cationic, nonionic and amphoteric polymers. The pepti...

An energy supply system for supplying hydrogen and electricity in an optima l manner wherein hydrogen is produced for consumers from a network of one or more distributed hydrogen supply systems connected directly to hydrogen production processes using water electrolysis which draws electrical power from one or more captive electricity sources where all resources are connected an d have market acce...

A device for fixing the sliding ring of an axial sliding ring seal for an axial rotary transmission leadthrough to a sliding ring support includes a conically tapered radial outer casing surface of the sliding ring and a holding apparatus designed as a cap nut and has a threaded section which can be screwed onto a matching external thread in the end area of the sliding ring support and also has a ...

The component has a housing (20), a function part (21) and a lid or cover (22). The component also has at least one fastener and at least one electrical connector. The electrical connector is provided in the lid or cover (22). Preferably, the function of the component is dependent on the spatial orientation of the function part.

A knitted fabric comprising two confronting webs, each web being formed by a series of continuous lengths of yarn extending generally parallel to one another an d having loops arranged in walewise and coursewise rows. One web overlies the other and, th e two webs being united at intervals by a tuck stitch of yarn of one web engaging the other web. The tuck stitches are spaced apart walewise by a p...

A system that facilitates performance of a focused search over a collection of sites comprises a subweb that corresponds to a topic and/or user characteristic(s) that are of interest to the user. The subweb includes a plurality of domains and/or path s (e.g. sites) that are related to the topic and/or the user characteristic(s). Each of the sites within the subweb is assigned a weight that indicat...