The invention relates to a device (1) for preparing materials (2), comprising a frame (3), a tool holder (4) that rotates about a first rotation axis (5), and a driving means (6) for driving said tool holder (4), each tool (7) that is held by the tool holder (4) comprising an end part (8) distal from the tool holder for shredding the refuse (2). At least one of these tools (7) can move relative to...

A composite material part is made by forming a fiber preform (20), forming holes (22) extending within the preform from at least one face thereof, and densifying the preform with a matrix formed at least in part by a chemical vapor infiltration (CVI) type process. The holes (22) are formed by removing material from the preform with fibers being ruptured, for example by machining using a jet of wat...

A pruner (10) comprising a first elongated member (12) and a second elongated member (14) coupled to a metal plate (16). The metal plate (16) has a central aperture (38), a forwardly extending blade (34) and a rearwardly extending tang (36) having a second aperture (40) offset from the central aperture (38). A jaw (20) is mounted on the first elongated member (12). A power lever (44) having a firs...

A process for the formation of halophthalic anhydrides and halogen substituted-n-alkyl-phthalimides from the corresponding substituted-n-alkyl-tetrahydrophthalimide by passing said substituted-n-alkyl-tetrahydrophthalimide over a metal catalyst, in the gaseous phase in the presence of oxygen. By selection of the reaction temperature and reaction time, high conversions and purity of the anhydride o...

The water treatment device to eliminate granular material from ballasted muds, comprises a water supply unit to treat water towards mixing zone, an injection unit to inject flocculate reactive agent in the mixing zone, a decantation zone (5), an evacuation unit for mixture of granular material and mud, an evacuation unit to evacuate clarified water from the decantation zone, an evacuation unit for...

Method implemented on a computer of monitoring a supply between at least one supplier and at least one client. A client site has at least one project, each project is associated with dated requirements for products, a state of a stock of the products and purchases of the products being known. The method including creating a list of product types required for each project, and producing at least on...

An Internet based system and method for mediation of financial loans, purchasing goods and providing services between consumers and providers which employs a mediator therebetween. The system employs a public communication network such as the Internet, to interconnect at least one mediator between at least one creditor, and a client. Over a public networking system, the system provides verificatio...

A two-dimensional array of magnetomechanical markers (20) is adhered to a continuous web (62). A magnetizer element (70) is scanned (74) across the web (62) to magnetize the bias elements in a group of markers (20) with a first polarity, thereby activating the group of markers. The web (62) is then advanced (68) and the magnetizer (70) is scanned across the web in an opposite direction (76) to the...

A laminated heated glazing including at least two superposed transparent and mechanically strong substrate panes with interposition of an interlayer made of a transparent plastic between two adjacent panes. The glazing further includes, in its thickness or on the surface, at least one thin transparent conductive film that extends over at least part of the glazing, the film or films being heated fo...

The apparatus has a support (110) with mounting units mounting a base of a switchgear mechanism, and a trim plate connected on the support. Illumination units (200) embarked on the thickness of the support illuminate a section of the trim plate and have a transparent cover (210) which forms an optical guide for guiding a luminous flux, emitted by a light source, till the section of the plate. The ...

The element (10) has a plastic body comprising a rectangular upper surface (12) locally pierced with openings (14). The body delimits channels (19) parallel to the upper surface, where the channels emerge at an edge of the body. Reinforcing bars are housed in the corresponding channels, and retained in the corresponding channels by lugs, where the bars are removable. The lugs are placed near to en...

The invention relates to synchronizing in communication systems by using a sequential correlation technique. A digital sequence known to the receiver, a so-called signature, is allocated a plurality of segments. The segments are correlated, segment for segment, in a correlator (300) which is equally as long as the segment. The segments may have the same or different bit patterns. When a first segm...

A program representative packetized datastream is generated from an input packetized datastream representing a plurality of programs. Program content packets comprising a desired program selected from the plurality of programs are identified. Condensed program specific information (CPSI) suitable for use in identifying and assembling the identified packets is formed. The resulting CPSI and the ide...

A method and apparatus for preventing and treating septicemia in patient blood. The extracorporeal system includes an anti-microbial device to kill at least 99% of bloodborne microorganisms, a hemoconcentrator/filtration unit to remove approximately 90% of target molecules from the patient blood and a filter unit to remove target molecules from patient blood from the sieved plasma filtrate. Target...

The invention relates to a method for the dimensional stabilisation of a substrate comprising wood, in which the substrate is brought into contact with at least one poly (tetramethylene ether) glycol compound having a molar mass of between 200 and 2000, said compound having formula (I): HO-(CH₂-CH₂-CH₂-CH₂-O)_n-H, wherein n is an integer of bet...

The cup (2) has an inner cavity (3) in which an insert is mounted in a removable manner, where the insert receives a prosthetic femoral head. A tapered part cooperates with outer surface of a type of insert by friction, and a recess (5) cooperates with inner surface of another type of insert by detent, where the cup is made of osteo-conductor metal such as titanium alloy and is coated with hydroxy...

Flexible seal for mounting on glazing comprises a body of thermoplastic vulcanizate or styrene block copolymer with a low-friction covering, the body and covering being in one piece by multi-injection molding. An independent claim is also included for producing a seal as above by bi-injection molding in a mold of the rotating plate or rotating feed type.; L'invention concerne une garniture d'étanc...

L'invention concerne un dispositif de capture de mouvement d'une structure constituée de N segments articulés, caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend :- des premiers moyens de mesure (ML) positionnés sur le segment de rang 1 et qui délivrent au moins une mesure apte à restituer un vecteur d'accélération absolue a1 d'un point du segment de rang 1 dans un repère de référence, à des instants successifs tk,...

It has been discovered microparticles formed from natural or synthetic polymer with thicker walls have significantly enhanced echogenicity as compared with microparticles having thinner walls. The effect of wall thickness has been determined experimentally as well as inserted into a formula for use in predicting the optimum conditions. In the preferred embodiment, the polymers are synthetic biodeg...

An SGLT2 inhibiting compound is provided having the formula A method is also provided for treating diabetes and related diseases employing an SGLT2 inhibiting amount of the above compound alone or in combination with another antidiabetic agent or other therapeutic agent.