An apparatus for analyzing liquid samples packed in tubes ( 6 ) closed with a top ( 7 ) capable of being perforated, includes a support ( 4 ) for the tubes and a unit ( 8 ) for sampling an aliquot from each tube and delivering it into a receptacle for treatment and/or analysis, the unit ( 8 ) including a hollow needle ( 45 ) connected to a suction/delivery device and vertically mobile; the support...

A composite diamond compact is provided which has a diamond compact (12) bonded to a cemented carbide substrate (10). The composite diamond compact is characterised by the second phase for the diamond compact (12) and the binder for the cemented carbide substrate (10) both being a nickel/cobalt alloy.

This invention is a circumferential ablation device assembly and method which is adapted to form a circumferential conduction block in a pulmonary vein. The assembly generally comprises a handheld surgical ablation probe having a rigid shaft for insertion through a patient's chest and a circumferential ablation element mounted on the distal end portion of the shaft. The circumferential ablation el...

Acrolein and acrylic acid are produced from propane and propene by absorption/desorption of propane and propene from a gas mixture followed by oxidation, in which no heterogeneously catalyzed dehydrogenation of propane occurs between the desorption and oxidation stages without addition of oxygen. Acrolein and acrylic acid are produced from propane and propene by: (a) separation of propane and prop...

A computer based apparatus for use in collection and systematised registration of data associated with furniture and other moveables as a basis for insurance, including an apparatus for photographing the object(s) that form part of said furniture/moveables and an apparatus for noting descriptive information about same, and where the apparatus that is designed to simplify the collection of object d...

An interactive system and method for making commercial transactions, according to which it is envisaged that the user makes a virtual journey through the streets of a chosen location and then visits stores of that location so as to be able to examine closely and from innumerable points of view the products or services on sale by simply pointing the mouse (12) on them and selecting them, it being m...

The method involves initiating a gear change, checking whether the initial gear is higher than that selected, generating/reducing at least a first parameter causing the torque transferable and/or transferred by the clutch to be reduced and reducing the engine torque. The parameter can be used to build up the torque transferred by the clutch or the desired torque faster than the engine torque if th...

1. A continuous gas fluidised bed process for the polymerisation of olefin monomer selected from (a) ethylene, (b) propylene, (c) mixtures of ethylene and propylene and (d) one or more other alpha-olefins mixed with (a), (b) or (c), in a fluidised bed reactor by continuously recycling a gaseous stream comprising at least some of the ethylene and/or propylene through a fluidised bed in said reactor...

1. An apparatus for processing trading orders, said apparatus comprising a central server connectable to a plurality of terminals on which user orders are to be entered, wherein said central server comprises: communication means for receiving user orders from said terminals via a network; first storage means for storing received user orders as an array whose elements define a particular first reso...

An advertisement system using a data processing system for providing, on a network (2), information in compliance with a demand from an information perusal terminal (3). It has advertisement means (4) for developing/displaying advertisement information relating to advertisement object commodities and services to the information perusal terminal (3) in compliance with the demand from the informatio...

Systems and methods for the collaborative design, construction, and maintenance of fluid processing plants are provided. A collaborative commerce application may provide project management utilities, visualization utilities, dynamic pricing utilities, material procurement utilities, and certification utilities. These features may be integrated seamlessly into the collaborative commerce application...

The present invention relates to on-line or Internet exchange trade systems and methods for properties or services. The present invention comprises, an exchange system that has an exchange medium for smoothly exchanging properties and services by compensating the difference in the values on-line including the Internet, a mediation system for mediating the trade of said properties and services, an ...

The present invention relates to a method and system for providing an Internet-based map that displays animated objects. The method and system use the Internet to facilitate the provision of animated, landmark-based map information to a user. The method comprises the steps of receiving a map information request signal from a user, retrieving a map information corresponding to the map information r...

A method for servicing religious rituals and marriage ceremonies in the Internet space, and an apparatus for the same, are disclosed. The method includes the following steps. That is, a ritual selection menu is outputted by a server upon requesting for a connection by a client PC (first step). A particular ritual proceeding table from among the ritual selection menu is outputted in accordance with...

A Dutch (aka open descending) auction is performed over a computer network such as the internet. A central auction processor stores auction parameters including a current auction price at which a lot is offered for sale, a description of each lot and a highest bid if any received. The auction parameters are transmitted to remote bidding apparatuses to allow users to bid for lots. When bids are rec...

The present invention relates to computer based organization systems and in one important example to a computer based organizing application for getting and keeping all users well organized, regardless of their individuality, job role or other distinguishing aspects. The invention has particular utility in organisation of entire teams and groups of people with daily computer access, usually in an ...

A common music composition method using the internet, its system, and its business application method are disclosed, in which any one of the general song components such as song words, melody and background melody is sent to a server, and the rest of the composition components are received so as to openly evaluate them, thereby commonly creating the songs. Thus, new talented music composers can be...

The present invention relates to a method for producing works with public participation through the internet. Works or ideas of the general public are posted on a web site, some of them are then selected based on the number of times the general public visiting the web site click and connect, or on their evaluation messages, and the selected works or ideas are posted on a separate web site. Works o...

A virtual account (110) is opened in a mobile phone firm (10) for each user (12) of a mobile phone (13). A user (12) deposits advance payment in a virtual account (110) using a mobile phone (13). Advance payment is paid in combination with telephone charges or by means of a credit card or a debit card. A balance of a virtual account is stored in a mobile phone (13). When shopping at a virtual stor...

The invention provides a method for producing an aqueous biodegradable polyester dispersion and includes the step of mixing and kneading a molten biodegradable polyester, an aqueous emulsifier solution having a surface tension in terms of 1.0% by weight aqueous solution at 20 DEG C of 63 mN/m or less, and other additives according to necessity to yield an aqueous dispersion having a solid concentr...