A package for taking up false twist yarns formed of polytrimethylene terephthalate fibers, characterized in that the hardness and winding density of the package and the number of crimps of taken-up false twist yarns satisfy the following conditions: (1) 70<=hardness<=90; (2) 0.6 g/cm3<=winding density<=1.0 g/cm3; (3) hardness x number of crimps>=520. The package, being capable of retaining an exce...

An apparatus and method are provided for deploying a data sensing apparatus into a subsurface geologic formation for intermittent or continuously gathering data from the subsurface formation and transmitting the data to a remote data receiver. In a preferred embodiment, a non-linear arrangement of a barrel and a burn chamber is used to provide a gun-like device for firing a bullet-shaped data sens...

PURPOSE: Provided is a high-speed steel article, preferably a cutter of light metals and light metal alloys. It is produce by powder metallurgy. Also, provided is a process for the high-speed machining of metal parts without lubricants. CONSTITUTION: A PM high-speed steel has a high degree of purity corresponding to a K0 value of no higher than 3, and is of a particular composition which comprises...

Production of a deep-drawable film comprising at least one polyamide layer containing solid anisotropic filler particles comprises producing the polyamide layer by melting the polymer, extruding the melt through a fishtail die, and cooling and solidifying the melt in at least 0.1 seconds on a rotating roll having a temperature of no more than 70 degrees C. An Independent claim is also included for...

Polystyrene-based foam material for the production of for example label material, wherein the foaming has been made with a blowing agent is for example a decomposable blowing agent (chemical blowing agent) or consists of for example carbon dioxide, nitrogene gas or even water, and with a thermoplastic elastomeric blend composition consisting at least of one styrenic block copolymer and one homogen...

The invention concerns a dispersible and fast hydrating biopolymer in dry form, characterised in that at least 75 wt. % of said biopolymer particles have a diameter ranging between 60 and 250 microns and a mean diameter (d50) ranging between 100 and 200 microns. The invention also concerns the use of such a biopolymer as thickening or viscosity, emulsifying and or stabilising agent in industrial, ...

PURPOSE: To keep an electronic apparatus normally operable even if a vehicle having the electronic apparatus collides and is deformed. CONSTITUTION: In an electronic apparatus provided with a case formed integrally with a case of the electronic apparatus and a bracket for mounting on the vehicle, the bracket is provided with a thin wall part where a partition part forming member is thinner that a ...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a heat-seal polymer film and a method for forming the film. SOLUTION: This heat-seal polymer film is formed from an isotactic random copolymer produced from propylene and at least another kind of a 2-8C &alpha -olefin, e.g. ethylene using a metallocene catalyst. The film exhibits improved heat-seal characteristics e.g. the seal initiation temperature (SIT) is lower...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a water-based coating composition giving a wear-resistant coating film having a low surface friction and suitable for applying to an EPDM rubber. SOLUTION: The water-based coating composition comprises (a) 10-70 wt.% of at least one polyurethane polymer bearing at least two carboxy groups, (b) 1-60 wt.% of at least one crosslinking agent, (c) 0.01-4 wt.% of at leas...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an adhesive system for improving adhesion between rubber and a reinforcing material. SOLUTION: An adhesive composition is obtained by reacting a carboxylic acid with a compound having one or more hydroxyl groups or one or more amino groups in a molecule or a compound having one or more hydroxyl groups and one or more amino groups in a molecule, each additionally ha...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain a treating agent capable of firmly adhering a textile base to a rubber base material comprising a hydrogenated nitrile rubber excellent in flexibility and heat resistance and a hydrogenated nitrile rubber in which a zinc acrylate derivative is minutely dispersed and a rubber-reinforcing cord having a first coat and a second coat comprising the aforesaid treating age...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a brake cable attaching device of a drum brake sufficiently durable against the reactive force and offset force working on a guide pipe when the brake is operated, with water-proofing function, and with excellent operability in attaching the guide pipe to a back plate and attaching the brake assembly to the vehicle body. SOLUTION: An inner cable 21 of the brake cab...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain the same comfortableness as in the case of a vehicle provided with an interaxle lock by preventing an impact or a shock of a drive train in the case of an all wheel drive vehicle without interaxle lock. SOLUTION: In this drive train for the automobile provided with a differential 2 having one input differential part and two output differential parts, a friction clut...

A borehole survey method is provided for processing continuous measurements of the earth's magnetic and gravitational fields obtained while drilling a borehole. The present invention improves borehole acquisition of targeted geological structures by substantially reducing continuous measurement errors attributable to noise, shock and vibrations from turning the drill bit against rock.

An automotive engine and transmission unit assembly has an extension frame 1 fixedly connected to the cylinder block 2 and the cylinder head 14 of the engine 3 and to the transmission unit 17, which is itself attached to the cylinder block 2. The extension frame 1, which may include an apron 31 connected to a side surface 6 of the cylinder block 2, increases the natural frequency of vibration of t...

An article ordering system for use in a complex purchasing process having a plurality of stages is described. The system comprises request generation means for creating a user-determined article request, the request comprising a multi-dimensional data specification regarding the features of the article. Communications means are also provided which are arranged to transmit the request to one or mor...

A mobile telephone 1 comprises a memory storing details of a user's credit account and is operable to be connected directly to a point of sale terminal 3 to authorise payment for an item from the account. The mobile telephone 1 may be connected to a point of sale terminal 3 via a physical connection 4 or by wireless transmission. The details of a user's credit account stored in the memory may incl...

A system is disclosed which selects the size of the image to be displayed on a visual display device depending upon the number of pixels the image display device is using. Differently sized versions of an image can be created so that the size of the displayed image is independent of the number of pixels being used. Also disclosed is a method for filling an area 10 on a screen by selecting an image...

A user apparatus 10 forms a user identity such as in a trusted platform module 11, and captures at least one profile characteristic in a capture unit 12. An enquiry apparatus 20 sends a request to the user apparatus 10. In response, a profile unit 13 forms a user self-profile by combining the formed user identity with one or more selected profile characteristics of interest to the enquirer. Advant...

A method is disclosed in which an article, such as a door, is provided with a sealed covering, the edges 14 of which are not exposed, such as turned in on themselves. Also disclosed is the article itself as formed by the method described. The article may comprise of a foam core 1, with edge strips 11 having a channel or cut out portion to receive the edges 14.