A hot gas suction hose, such as an engine exhaust suction hose, having a thin wall and a large cross-sectional area such as to rapidly cool the hot gases, which hose, in the region close to that end of the hose intended for connection to a hot gas source includes openings that are disposed along the periphery of the hose wall.

A scan type digital X-ray imaging apparatus comprising an X-ray generator for emitting X-ray slit beams, an X-ray detector for detecting X-ray transmitted through an object to be examined, and an object fixing means disposed between the X-ray generator and the X-ray detector, for holding the object in an appropriate position for X-ray photography, in which X-ray beam scanning is performed in a man...

En azindan bir karkas kati, bir elastomer madde katina dahil edilen uzunlamasina iplik benzeri elemanlar içeren serit benzeri bir elemanin, toroidal bir destek üzerine yerlestirilmesiyle olusturulur.Serit benzeri elemanin yerlestirilmesi, herbiri radyal olarak uzanan iki yan kisim ve radyal olarak dis bir konumda bir tepe kismi içeren birbirini izleyen yerlestirme kisimlarina uygum olarak gerçekle...

A collet (2,3) for accommodating varying axial loads in a mechanical assembly, comprising a first sleeve (2) designed to overlap in coaxial relation to a second sleeve (3), the second sleeve (3) being formed in one end with a conical transition section (6) rising from a cylinder section (7) designed to be inserted on a spindle for supporting elements in the assembly, wherein the first sleeve (2) i...

A system for entering and sending orders for buying and selling stock-exchange securities via telematics with accelerated organization, according to which, by means of a graphic interface of the type commonly used on personal computers equipped with keyboard and/or mouse and/or pen and/or other device for interacting with the screen, it is possible to pre-enter a set of parameters for the securiti...

A smart interactive billboard for allowing or other devices implemented with the smart billboard to display electronic/computer-based information and become interactive includes a transceiver adapted to communicate interactively with a server and at least one or more client devices to allow users to be interactive with the implemented billboards or other devices. A CPU including software controls ...

The present invention provides a method and computer-readable medium for executing a method of placing an order for a sub-component (part) of a product, including generally three steps: displaying a diagram depicting sub-components of a product in an exploded view on a user screen; receiving a user selection of a sub-component to be ordered; and processing the selection of a sub-component to be or...

The underlying invention generally relates to the field of electronic business and commerce via the Internet, especially to websites using graphical interfaces (200) to provide a method for an online creation and management of enterprises by means of applications running on a server (102) in a data network environment (104). Thereby, the server (102) can be accessed from clients (106,108) over the...

Systems and methods for providing traders with the ability to negotiate prices in an exclusive inside market. Using these systems and methods, traders are provided with a trading environment (inside market) that is reserved for traders associated with the best bids/offers of a general market. These traders are provided with the ability to submit new bids/offers to negotiate prices on the items ava...

An improved cling film includes a PIB tackifier that is essentially a homopolymer of isobutylene wherein the double bonds are mainly in the alpha position. A method for improving the cling properties of a cling film includes providing a cling film base structure and including in the base structure such a PIB tackifier.

Systems and techniques for displaying a graphical user interface. The graphical user interface includes a load profile of a customer and a slider bar. The slider bar is used to set a reduced peak demand level. Approximate potential savings are displayed to the customer at the reduced peak demand level.

A system and method is provided that enables a carrier of a mailpiece, such as a national postal service, to track a mailpiece as it passes from the control of a first carrier to the control of another, second carrier. The tracking of the mailpiece continues until the mailpiece is delivered, by the second carrier, to its ultimate recipient. In this manner the first carrier, who had control of the ...

A method of handling electronic payments is provided. The method includes receiving an electronic payment request for a transaction from a user at a payment device, directing the payment request to a payment gateway, identifying and authenticating the user in the payment gateway, and routing the payment request to one of a number of payment networks.

A data management system accepts input documents having a variety of formats from multiple sources. Typically one or more formats are associated with a source. A document reader parses an input documents using a set of rules. The rules are tailored to the source that provided the document. The rules use format and context to extract data. The data extracted from the input document is stored in a d...

The present invention provides a system for performing a method for processing invoice data from a large number of health care providers to one or more health insurers, consisting of:- entry facilities for entering declared expense data into one or more computers of one or more health care providers;- entry facilities for combining the declared expense data into a health care provider file with he...

A chemical mechanical polishing apparatus and method uses a portion of a polishing pad (130) that is disposed under tension between a supply spool (160) and a receive spool (162) such that it will not degrade, a single drive system that allows for efficient bi-directional linear motion, and a mechanism that provides tension to either the supply spool or the receive spool and the other spool being ...

Loop materials are provided for touch fastening. The loop materials include a web of nonwoven fibrous material defining a plane, the web including: (a) raised areas, elevated above the plane of the web, defining loops constructed for engagement with male touch fastener elements; (b) rib areas surrounding the raised areas to anchor the loops; and (c) between the rib areas, either open areas, or pla...

Oxidative stress and inflammation often occur in the eye and often in association with aging or ocular disease. Increases in blood oxidative stress and inflammatory factors can be used to identify individuals with increased ocular oxidative stress and inflammation, select and guide appropriate interventions or treatments, identify selected patients for clinical study and/or determine the efficacy ...

The invention provides an emulsified fuel containing a major portion of hydrocarbon liquid and a minor portion of water, containing a set of additives including an emulsifying system comprising from 2.5 to 3.5 parts by weight of at least one sorbitol ester, from 1.5 to 2.5 parts by weight of at least one polyalkoxylated fatty acid ester and from 0.5 to 2.0 parts by weight of at least one polyalkox...

Bir sabitlenmis alçi ihtiva eden bilesim anlatilmistir. Bulusun bir yaninda, sabitlenmis alçi ihtiva eden bilesim, en azindan kalsine alçi, su ve bir arttirici malzemeden olusturulmus sabitlenmis alçinin bir içine geçen matrisini kapsamaktadir. Arttirici malzeme, (i) bir organik polifosfonik bilesik ya da karisimi; (ii) uleksit, kolemanit ya da bir karisimindan seçilen bir borat; (i) ve (ii) sikla...