An electric machine comprising a stator and a rotor (2) separated by an air gap (12), (a) the rotor (2) being composed with permanent magnets (8) magnetized substantially in circumferential di-rection, and with one magnetic flux conducting piece assembly (10) of at least one magnetic flux con-ducting piece (10a; 10b) between two adjacent perma-nent magnets each; (b) the permanent magnets (8) - whe...

A hair styling tool for performing weaves without leaving a bulky and unkempt look and without damaging hair including a housing having a plurality of compartments formed therein. The hair styling tool includes a plurality of hair styling tools each having interior ends and exterior ends. The interior ends are pivotally coupled with the housing whereby each of the hair styling tools being removabl...

A bottle neck liner, the liner comprising a sleeve terminating in an inward step, the inward step preventing the barrel of a syringe from protruding past the step when the syringe is inserted into the sleeve. Once the syringe is inserted the bottle may be inverted and liquid may be drawn into the syringe. Additionally, bottles, liquid dispensing apparatus and methods of dispensing liquids, all inv...

A wire section ( 1 ) inserted into a patient includes a wire ( 4 ) connected with a snare ( 3 ) at the front end thereof, and an outer tube ( 8 ) which retractably passes the wire ( 4 ) and the snare ( 3 ) therein. A remote control section ( 2 ) not inserted into the patient's body includes a bar-like main body ( 9 ) with a hollow inside; an operating member ( 11 ) connected to the main body ( 9 )...

A catheter body includes a proximal portion, an intermediate portion extending from the proximal portion and defining a longitudinal axis, and a distal portion extending from the intermediate portion and terminated by a distal end of the catheter body; the distal portion forms a coil about a central loop axis, which is substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis. A first lumen extends through ...

A device and associated method for performing ablation procedures on anatomical structures accessible from within the chambers of the heart to form lesions that electrically isolate the tissue.

The thread 4 , intended to form a carcass reinforcement, is laid in continguous hoops on a rigid core 1 by a system with at least two oscillating arms transporting an orifice 6 so as to enable it to pass over a core 1 and thus lay adjacent hoops.

A method to produce a rigid polyurethane foam includes emulsifying a nucleating agent by mixing the nucleating agent with a polyol and a foam stabilizer, preparing a polyol mixture by mixing water, a catalyst, and a blowing agent at one of: before the emulsifying, during the emulsifying and after the emulsifying, and reacting the polyol mixture with a polyisocyanate.

An electronic sensor is configured to be carried by a person and to be used by the person to detect a cleanliness state of the person's hands. A single unit includes the electronic sensor and (a) a device to provide an indication of the cleanliness state of the person's hands and/or (b) a device to identify the person. A circuit that is configured to control how long after a cleanliness state of a...

A method for monitoring a microprocessor and a circuit arrangement having a microprocessor are described. A microprocessor is monitored using an assigned watchdog. The watchdog monitors whether reset pulses are received within a time interval of predetermined duration. If the reset pulse is received, the time interval is reset and restarted. If reset pulses are not received, a reset of the micropr...

A recombinant yeast belonging to the genus Saccharomyces having a promoter of a consitutively expressed gene and a structural gene coding for O- acetylhomoserine sulfhydrylase (MET25) under the control by said promoter so that the recombinant yeast produces an amount of hydrogen sulfide lower than the amount of hydrogen sulfide produced by the parental yeast from which the recombinant yeast is der...

DISPOSIçãO CONSTRUTIVA INTRODUZIDA EM MáQUINA AGULHADEIRA PARA FABRICAçãO DE FELTROS E NãO TECIDOS mais precisamente máquinas agulhadeiras (1) do tipo conformada por uma estrutura robusta (2) que comporta um cabeçote superior (3) com motores excêntricos (4) que acionam pistões (5) nos sentidos ascendente (V1)/descendente (V2) e em cujas extremidades inferiores encontram-se montadas plataformas (6)...

DISPOSIçãO CONSTRUTIVA INTRODUZIDA EM MáQUINA AGULHADEIRA INCLINADA PARA FABRICAçãO DE FELTROS E NãO TECIDOS, mais precisamente máquinas agulhadeiras inclinadas (1) de alta capacidade, conformada por uma estrutura robusta (2) que comporta um cabeçote superior (3) com motores excêntricos (4) que acionam pistões (5) nos sentidos ascendente (V1)/descendente (V2) e em cujas extremidades inferiores enc...

FERRAMENTA MULTILOBULAR DE METAL PULVERIZADO E MéTODO DE FABRICAçãO. A presente invenção refere-se a uma ferramenta (10) feita de metal pulverizado, tal como HSS TI 5 modificada por pulverização e tendo um perfil de extremidade multilobular (12) para perfurar reentrâncias multilobulares nas peças a trabalhar, como nas cabeças de prendedores. A ferramenta (10) é homogénea e contém apenas carbonetos...

GUARDA-CHUVA ELéTRICO E MECANISMO DE CúPULA. A presente invenção refere-se ao mecanismo de condução de cúpula para guarda-chuvas portáteis é descrito. O mecanismo de condução de cúpula é especialmente útil para guarda-chuvas elétricos apesar de poder ser utilizado para guarda-chuvas operados manualmente também. O mecanismo de condução de cúpula possui um movimento curto entre os estados aberto e f...

MéTODOS PAPA AVALIAçãO DE CARACTERìSTICAS DE SUBSTRATOS FIBROSOS E PARA TRATAMENTO DE SUBSTRATOS FIBROSOS. Um método para avaliação de danos a um substrato fibroso compreende as etapas de: (a) obter o dito substrato fibroso, com um comprimento, uma extremidade de raiz e uma extremidade de ponta, (b) obter um meio para avaliação do teor de umidade do substrato, (o) usar os ditos meio para avaliação...

The invention relates to a gyrometer based on a vibrating structure, produced by micromachining in a thin planar wafer. It comprises four moving assemblies placed at the vertices of a virtual rectangle, each moving assembly being coupled to two moving assemblies located at neighboring vertices via a coupling structure and comprising an inertial first moving element connected to the coupling struct...

A method for protecting an object from kinetic threats using a glass-ceramic is disclosed. The energy of impact is dissipated as a localized pulverization of the glass-ceramic without extensive shattering of the glass-ceramic. Further, a specific Anorthite glass-ceramic is provided and demonstrated to provide effective protection from multiple kinetic threats.

Devices and methods for removing an obstruction from a blood vessel are described. The devices are deployed in a collapsed condition and are then expanded within the body. The devices are then manipulated to engage and remove the obstruction.