A process for effecting the high speed coating (as herein defined) of both sides of a lightweight paper sheet (as herein defined) with coatings of low dry coatweight (as herein defined), while maintaining good coating pattern and control over the degree of curl in the sheet when dried, comprising the steps of: moving an endless transfer surface sequentially through first, second and third stations...

An apparatus for partial dehydration of a sludge in the centrifugal field of a centrifuge wherein the residual moisture of the sludge is substantially reduced with a comparatively low compression of the sludge, and the non-effective cone length of the centrifuge is reduced without shortening the sludge dwell time. The invention includes an arrangement of agitator elements within the centrifugal dr...

1508933 Cutting-out apparatus F L SMITHE MACHINE CO Inc 9 June 1976 [25 June 1975] 23941/76 Heading B4B A rotary cutting apparatus for cutting-out openings 30 in a web 26, e.g. in making envelope blanks, comprises a cutter die 28 having a continuous upstanding knife blade 46 formed with side edge portions 48, 50 and leading and trailing edge portions 52, 54 which extend at oblique angles to the si...

A broken end of yarn E and an end of thread D are caused to move simultaneously opposite to one another and, after the ends of yarn and thread are brought close together, they are caused to deviate from the path of their initial movement and to run at a distance from one another in such a manner that during the untwisting of the end of yarn it engages the end of thread to form a knot. The piecing ...

Yarn splicing chambers which in one form comprise a block with an open channel therethrough, one wall of the channel being vertical and the other inclined to form an included angle of between 30 DEG to 45 DEG . An inlet is provided centrally of the bottom of the channel for admission thereto of gas under pressure of 5.5 bars to produce vortex flow having a predominant direction of rotation when,...

The present invention provides a device for the evaluation of a flat test carrier for the analytical determination of components of body fluids, said device having a tempering device and a regulating unit, the tempering device including a heating and measurement unit which can be pressed flatly against the test carrier in the region of its reference surface utilized for the evaluation and having a...

According to a first aspect, the present invention provides an apparatus for the evaluation of a longitudinally extending, flexible test carrier for the analytical determination of components of a body fluid. The test carrier has an insertion end to be inserted into the apparatus and a handling end. The test carrier is positioned and securely held in a measurement position in such a manner that it...

PURPOSE:To set easily a driving target and to improve greatly the working efficiency by keeping the differences of angles formed by the straight lines connecting markers and left and right image sensors and center line of a truck within a set range respectively. CONSTITUTION:Markers 6 and 7 are set on a virtual driving target (lc) with a prescribed distance (y) secured between them. The images of ...

PURPOSE:To perform input/output operation and information processing in parallel with each other by providing an operating system to control both a channel table and a task table, and reading out an interruption signal in response to the sequence recorded to a shared memory. CONSTITUTION:The replacement and the preservation of both a channel table and a task table are carried out by an operating s...

Tire casings are retreaded with precured tread strips in a heated pressure vessel provided with pressure connections which effect simultaneous inflation of the tires and pressurization of the vessel while maintaining tire pressure above vessel pressure. Subsequently a pressure relief system permits the tires to exhaust faster than the vessel. Each tire is prepared for retreading by applying a bond...

A device for sealing the lower part of a column standing on or in the bottom below a body of water, comprises a plate-shaped body surrounding the column, the plate-shaped body having a flexible border strip that runs around its entire circumference. The plate-shaped body is rigid and is mounted on a rigid sleeve surrounding the column and extending downwardly in the plate, the walls of the sleeve ...

A mechanism for raising and lowering a seat, especially designed for handicapped persons, comprises two supporting arms (A', B') which are both at one of their ends coupled to the seat (E), at the front and rear edge thereof, respectively. At their other end, the supporting arms (A', B') cooperate with a fixed point (1', 2') each. At least one of the supporting arms is coupled to a driving member ...

Textile articles are inspected for size, defects by forming an image e.g. in a video camera, capturing data representing at least salient features of the image, comparing the data automatically with reference data, and effecting a selection process in accordance with the result of the comparison. Articles e.g. socks, presented as a succession of imperfectly matched items, can be sorted for size e....

An automatic running work vehicle in which both front wheels 2 and rear wheels 3 can be steered and which is provided with a follower sensor A for detecting the boundary between an unworked area and a worked area and an orientation sensor 5 for detecting the running direction so as to run automatically along the boundary. Based on the result of detection of the boundary by the follower sensor and ...

The invention concerns novel compounds of the formula I I wherein: W are selected from the group consisting of: the groups R5-CO- and R5-CS- wherein: R5 is selected from alkenyl, alkynyl, benzyl, phenyl, substituted alkyl, substituted alkenyl, substituted alkynyl, substituted benzyl, substituted phenyl and the acetal, hemiacetal, oxime, imine and Schiff base derivatives of the group R5-C...

1. Aerosol packaging with an upper chamber (9) receiving a first component (A) substantially free of pressure as well as with a lower chamber (10) receiving a second component (B) together with a quantity of propulsion gas under pressure and substantially sufficient for the expulsion of the component mixture (A, B), with a connecting channel (16) between the chambers, which is to be opened with th...

Fibre composite systems, in particular fibre composite laminates, can be prepared advantageously from a fibre composite impregnated with a curable epoxide resin matrix containing: (a) a liquid epoxide resin or a liquid mixture of epoxide resins, (b) an aliphatic or cycloaliphatic primary monoamine and/or disecondary diamine and (c) a tertiary amine which cures by catalysis or (d) a cycloaliphatic ...

Novel amphoteric emulsifiers are disclosed for solventless and solvent containing mixing grade, oil-in-water anionic and cationic bituminous emulsions, which emulsifiers are the modified reaction products of polyamines with certain polycarboxylic acids and sulfonated carboxylic acids. Modifications are carried out by reacting the nitrogen-containing intermediate with formaldehyde and sodium sulfit...

The engine control of a combustion engine is variably pre-set at the production stage according to whether the vehicle is designed with manual shift transmission or automatic transmission. In the case of automatic transmission with converter bypass on the other hand a different setting of the engine control is advantageous according to the setting of the converter bypass. According to the inventio...