The valve (10) in the arrangement re-circulates a heat-carrying fluid to the solar heat catchment device (1) until the temp. in the fluid exceeds a predetermined threshold value.

A device for disintegrating objects, comprising a feeding arrangement with at least one member (1) arranged to engage and feed objects to be disintegrated to a member (2) for disintegration thereof, and a method in which an object to be disintegrated is forwarded to a disintegrating zone where it is subjected to disintegrating action directed crosswise to the direction of the feeding. The device i...

Apparatus adapted for use in a water clarification system which removes particles of greater than a predetermined size from the clarified water includes a screen or a pair of concentric screens positioned in a clarified water storage area between an inlet and a clarified water outlet. One or more spray heads for direct a shower of high pressure filtered clarified water at the outlet side of the sc...

A pneumatic thread or yarn knotless joining apparatus for installation on the winding positions of an automatic bobbin winding machine is provided with its own reversible electric stepping motor to cause stepwise rotation of the group of controlling drum cams firstly in an outward direction starting from a starting position and then in the return direction for controlling the synchronized movement...

A tire tread of elastomeric material formed into ground engaging elements (1) is provided with sipes (2) in said elements. The sipes are in the form of incisions. A first incision portion(s) extends inwardly from the tread surface and then splits into at least two incision portions (3,4) which continue to extend away from the tread surface while at the same time diverging apart from one another.

A method for concentrating coal tailings and for dewatering coal products employing a copolymer of diallyldimethlylammonium halide and a vinyl alkoxysilane, preferably a copolymer of diallyldimethylammonium chloride and vinyltrimethoxysilane as a coagulant. The method for concentrating coal tailings comprises steps of: feeding the coal tailings to a thickener; treating the coal tailings with the c...

A device for processing crustaceans or parts of crustaceans, whereby the crustaceans are moved to a predetermined position. The device is provided with guide means, which are capable of vibrating in such a manner that the crustaceans move over the guide means. The guide means are provided with blow nozzles for effecting substantially upward air flows, which cause the crustaceans to be positioned l...

Articoli formati da resina poliestere ottenuti per formatura da fuso della resina addizionata di un composto polifunzionale capace di incrementare il peso molecolare della resina per reazione di addizione allo stato solido con i gruppi terminali della resina e trattamento di regrado dell'articolo formato fino ad ottenere un incremento della viscosità intrinseca di almeno 0.1 dl/g rispetto alla res...

The invention concerns a transparent component comprising at least two parallel plates of transparent material with a space therebetween. The space contains at least one fibre-reinforced aerogel plate and/or mat. The invention further concerns the use of this component.

The device proposed is intended to enable a product under pressure in one container to be introduced simply and without handling problems into a container fitted with a nozzle valve, the contents of the second container also being under pressure. Attached to the top of at least the first container (1, 2) is a tubular adapter (5, 6) which surrounds the valve (3, 4) on the first container and is des...

A feed nozzle assembly (100) for introducing steam and a heavy petroleum hydrocarbon into a catalytic cracking reactor, comprising: (a) a nozzle body (101) having an inner tube (105) defining a gas conduit (106) and an outer tube (115), wherein the inner tube (105) and the outer tube (115) define an annular liquid conduit (116), and wherein each of the tubes (105, 115) have an inlet end (120, 125)...

A method for scavenging hydrogen sulfide in an aqueous and/or hydrocarbon medium is disclosed. According to the method, the medium is contacted with an effective amount of an amidine selected from the group consisting of monoamidines of from 1 to about 18 carbon atoms and polyamidines comprising from 2 to 3 amidine groups of from 1 to about 18 carbon atoms per amidine group.

A label for marking and remote detection of objects has at least one resonant circuit (10) with an inductive means (12), at least one capacitive means (14) and at least one magnetic means (16), which is inductively coupled to the inductive means. The resonant circuit may be excited to resonate at a given resonant frequency. The permeability of the magnetic means is controllable through a heterogen...

A method and system for the automated detection of lesions in medical images. Medical images, such as mammograms are segmented and optionally processing with peripheral enhancement and/or modified median filtering. A modified morphological open operation and filtering with a modified mass filter are performed for the initial detection of circumscribed lesions. Then, the lesions are matched using a...

This application provides methods for identifying nucleic acid ligands capable of covalently interacting with targets of interest. The nucleic acids can be associated with various functional units. The method also allows for the identification of nucleic acids that have facilitating activities as measured by their ability to facilitate formation of a covalent bond between the nucleic acid, includi...

A power takeoff inductor is an inductor comprised of a hybrid core. Materials with varying low and high permeabilities are combined to create a common hybrid core for the inductor. The inductor can be used in power transmission systems where signals of lower frequencies are transmitted along the same conductors with signals extending across a broad range of higher frequencies. The inductor is used...

A method of manufacturing a portion of a seat is disclosed. A cover member is shaped to a predetermined shape and placed in a foam molding tool into which is injected an expandable liquid foaming material to mold a foam pad which is integrally bonded to the cover member. In the manufacturing of seat backs, the cover member consists of a tubular envelope cover positioned on a cantilever forming too...

To package large scale semiconductor wafers (101) a packaging device (103) is provided which engages the wafers (101) e.g. by supporting members (105A, 105B) and hence supports the wafers (101) in a spaced-apart stack. Preferably, the supporting members (105A, 105B) include means for making electrical contact between the device (103) and the wafers (101). The device (103) may be in the form of a p...

In un dispositivo atto al rivestimento sul lato superiore e/oppure sul lato inferiore di pannelli di truciolare, di compensato oppure di fibre, con foglie, carte, impiallacciature nobili e/oppure carte impregnate con resina sintetica, laddove le foglie vengono prelevate da cataste di foglie, sistemate al di sopra ed al di sotto delle piste di alimentazione dei pannelli, ed assemblate con i pannell...

A dispenser system for razor blade units, including a dispenser housing in which the razor blade units are successively and displaceably disposed. Via a handle that is provided with a latching mechanism that cooperates with the razor blade units, the razor blade units can be removed from the dispenser housing one at a time. To simplify securement of the handle to a razor blade unit that is to be r...