A sensor assembly for controlling a passenger restraint system of a vehicle during an accident, such as an electronic tripping circuit of an air bag and belt tightening system of a motor vehicle, includes a sensor unit having a surface. A breakage and deformation-vulnerable sensor configuration is disposed in the sensor unit for detecting at least one of acceleration and deceleration with a seismi...

A method and device (30) for detecting a partial discharge pulse in a high voltage conductor (10) in the stator of a motor, turbine generator or the like, comprising a conductive plate (32) having an insulated face (34), an insulated signal conductor (36) spanning the insulated face (34) of the plate (32), and means (38) for transmitting an electrical pulse produced in the signal conductor (36) to...

An optical information storage disk especially adapted for tamper-proof monitoring by an electronic article surveillance (EAS) system. The compact disk hereof includes a generally planar, annular first disk surface and an opposed, generally annular second disk surface, a plurality of generally concentric data tracks on at least one of the disk surfaces, a centered aperture and a generally annular ...

A data acquisition system having setup duplication capability so that the setup or portions of the setup of one appliance can be duplicated onto other appliances by electronic means without affecting the identity of each appliance. More particularly, a method and apparatus are provided for effecting a setup record change throughout a plurality of appliances. A first appliance communicates with an ...

To provide a novel macrolide antibiotic having a strong antibacterial activity. Constitution: 11-Amino-3,11-dideoxy-3-oxo-5-O- desosaminyl-6-0-methylerythronolide A 11-N,12-O-cyclic carbamate which has a ketone at the 3-position and a methylated hydroxyl group at the 6-position of a 5-O- desosaminylerythronolide A derivative, and pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salts thereof.; Object: T...

Object: to provide a novel macrolide antibiotic having a potent antibacterial activity. Constitution: a tricyclic carbamate derivative of a 3-oxo-6-methoxy-substituted 5-O-desosaminylerythronolide A derivative represented by general fomula (I), and a pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salt thereof. In formula (I), -A-- represents -N(R<3>)- (wherein R<3> represents hydrogen or C1-C3 alkyl) o...

1222-1 APPARATUS FOR SEALING FILM WEBS OF A THERMOPLASTIC SYNTHETIC MATERIAL An apparatus is described for welding a thermoplastic film web, typically in the manufacture of plastic bags. When the apparatus is stopped, overheating of the plastic web is avoided by retracting the welding bars away from the film web thus creating an air cushion between the hot surfaces and the thermoplastic film web. ...

Dimethyl carbonate is prepared by means of a continuous process: by feeding, to a reaction chamber, methanol, carbon monoxide and oxygen, to a liquid reaction mixture with substantially constant composition and volume, containing methanol, dimethyl carbonate, water, and a copper catalyst; vapourising from the reaction mixture a stream of methanol, water and dimethyl carbonate, which is developed...

A dispensing system for use with a wide variety of dispensable products which employs an inflatable pouch positioned within the container containing a pressurizing gas phase. A product gas phase is incorporated in the expelled product to enhance the product appearance, functionally or safety. The weight to weight (w/w) ratio of the product gas phase to the flowable materials should be between abou...

A multi-layered ceramic element which comprises a plurality of films or thin plates of ceramic and a plurality of inner electrodes which are alternatively arranged in layers, wherein the ends of the inner electrodes are exposed at side end faces of the multi-layered assembly and only the exposed portions of the inner electrodes and the ceramic surface in the vicinity of the exposed portions of the...

The container consists of a cassette (2) to hold the object. At one end of the cassette a release mechanism (5) can be retracted magnetically against a spring (7). A casing (1), with two windows (1E, 1F), slides over the casket and has an extension (1A) with a hole (1B) into which the release mechanism engages under pressure from the spring. When the release mechanism is withdrawn against the spri...

The machine 10 for cooking foods in a cooking liquid comprises a tank 12 containing the cooking liquid, means for heating the cooking fluid, at least one basket 14 to hold the food to be cooked, a unit 16 for moving the baskets 14 comprising a number of movement devices 20, 22, 24 equal to the number of baskets 14 to immerse the said baskets in the cooking liquid and withdraw them from it after co...

The ceramic paints and the vitroceramics to which are added appreciable quantities of zirconium oxide and/or zirconates and/or zirconium silicate and/or zirconium silicoaluminate increase wear resistance. It has been found that, with an aluminium oxide or corundum granulate reinforcement having a particle size between 200 and 40 microns and preferably between 100 and 50 microns added in the concen...

Ceramics based on zirconia, zirconium silicate, zirconium aluminosilicate and their oxides mixed with other trioxides of any kinds, glasses, vitroceramics, ceramics, ceramic colours and paints containing 3-90% by weight, become more resistant to abrasion through the simultaneous presence of 5-80% by weight of molybdenum and/or tungsten oxides, preferably 5-15% by weight. The compounds are tougher ...

Electropneumatic device for the automatic threading of apparatuses for feeding weft to textile machines and a weft feeding apparatus including said device, comprising: a first duct (22) and a second duct (23) for feeding pressurized pneumatic fluid, which are cut off by manually-actuated valve means (24) and end respectively in the thread inlet bush (19) and in the thread outlet bush (20) to creat...

Shearing equipment for cutting off the tips of the numerous fibres present on a plush fabric base, between a spiral-shaped blade and a lower blade, comprising a plurality of members each of which comprises a thin main body which can move vertically within a groove provided in a block of the components and a thick head which forms an integral part of the said thin principal body to press the said b...

The filter assembly has a hollow body with inlet channel (6) and an outlet channel which leads to a filter chamber. There is at least one injection point for introduction of a second fluid at a point upstream to the filter chamber. Pref. the injection point is formed in a second body and is above the filter chamber during use of the filter chamber. The filter chamber has a lower build-up part cham...