There is provided a molded article which has high shock absorbing capability and load capacity. A resin molded article having a spring structure comprises a three-dimensional structure with voids, which is formed by entwining and gathering adjacent ones of random loops or curls of solid and/or hollow continuous filaments and/or short filaments made from a mixture of a polyolefin resin and VAC, EVA...

The repair system for household equipment uses a central repair server on the internet. The server can be browsed by the subscriber's Personal Computer to report and diagnose faults, arrange for qualified repair organizations to visit, order spares, etc. The subscriber has no need to find local tradesmen, take up references, etc.

PURPOSE: A method for preparing an anode plate of a lead storage battery and an anode plate prepared by the method are provided, to improve the utilization percent and cycle lifetime of an active material. CONSTITUTION: The method comprises the steps of mixing 100 parts by weight of lead and 3 parts by weight of pure titanium uniformly, and adding water and sulfuric acid to the mixture to prepare ...

PURPOSE: To obtain a molding with high shock absorption capacity and a load- resistant property. CONSTITUTION: This resin molding of spring structure of three-dimensional structure provided with gaps is obtained by randomly entangling and collecting solid and/or hollow continuous filaments and/or short fibers composed of a mixture of an polyolefin-based resin and VAC, EVA or SBR.

PURPOSE:To prevent the backward movement of a vehicle at the time of a start on a slope by equipment which is inexpensive and does not cast an electri cal burden on an electric motor. CONSTITUTION:When a hybrid powered vehicle is set in a motor drive mode and a start on a slope is to be made, an on-slope start control part 62b switches over a solenoid valve 60 and turns a brake B ON on the basis o...

PURPOSE:To realize electron beam characteristics which are stable and have a long life and besides have a low failure rate by providing a supply source for zirconium and oxygen in a predetermined position on a needle-like electrode. CONSTITUTION:A supply source 6 for zirconium and oxygen is provided between the junction point of a needle-like electrode made of a tungsten chip (W chip) 1 and a heat...

A rail clip insulator including a front portion (1) bearing against the rail foot, a base (2) fitted into a corresponding seat in the rail sleeper, an upper portion (3) supporting the clip and having a means (36) for engaging the back end of said clip and a central through-hole (34) for an anchoring member, as well as a rear portion (4) provided with a locking surface (40) engaging the rear wall o...

An apparatus and method are provided for deploying a data sensing apparatus into a subsurface geologic formation for intermittent or continuously gathering dat a from the subsurface formation and transmitting the data to a remote data receiver. In a preferre d embodiment, a non- linear arrangement of a barrel and a burn chamber is used to provide a gun- like device for firing a bullet-shaped data ...

A rotor locator and centrifuge body locator includes a pair of locator arms that close about the rotor shaft and an alignment pin to center the rotor shaft. A registration mechanism rotates the rotor shaft and the centrifuge body until it reaches a known home position. A method of consistently registering the centrifuge body includes centering a rotor shaft of the body along a known center line an...

A spectrophotometer measures the color properties of a sample by illuminating the sample with a light source. One or more light beams are sensed by an active pixel diode array where each of the beams are sensed by a different array of diodes in the active pixel sensor. Each of the diode arrays are formed on the same substrate by a CMOS process such that each diode array is automatically aligned to...

An interchangeable electrolyte contains and additive that promotes interchangeable use between batteries and electroplating cells by limiting dendritic deposition in battery cells and promoting a smooth finish in an electroplating cell, such that fresh or spent electrolyte can be used interchangeably in these type of cells.

The present invention concerns a process of preparing high density, warm compacted bodies of a stainless steel powder comprising the steps of providing a mixture of a low carbon, low oxygen stainless steel powder including 10-30% by weight of Cr, optional alloying elements and graphite and inevitable impurities, mixing the powder with a high temperature lubricant and compacting the mixture at an e...

PURPOSE: A method for manufacturing organic electro-luminescent display device is provided to simultaneously form partitions for separating cathode electrodes and an insulating film for insulating each pixel by coating a substrate with a single photo-resist and carrying out a single photo-lithography process. CONSTITUTION: A method for manufacturing organic electro-luminescent display device inclu...

In PWM control apparatus having a command value generator, a pulse width modulator which, in response to a command value from said command value generator, computes a pulse wave to be output having a width corresponding to said command value for period specified DELTA t, and a power conversion unit including semiconductor elements which are driven by said pulse wave, the improvement is characteri...

The invention concerns an apparatus (31, 32, 132) and a corresponding method for determining the concentration of a medically significant component of a biological fluid, the apparatus comprising a cell (31) for receiving a sample of the fluid and an instrument (32, 132) including an assessment controller (52, 54, 152, 158, 252) for applying a first signal, preferably having an AC component, to th...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain mechanism for locking and lock-releasing a soil collecting and levelling plate to be a soil collecting state and a levelling state, which is pivotally fixed to the rear part of an apron in a rotary work machine. SOLUTION: In locking and lock-releasing mechanism, operation mechanism for changing-over the soil collecting and levelling plate 9 to be the soil collecting...

A process for preparing a cellular polymer containing perforated cell windows in the presence of a perforating agent being a substance that has a critical surface free energy of less than about 23 mj/m2 is disclosed. The cellular polymers obtained according to this invention have a fine cell structure and show enhanced dimensional and thermal insulation stability. The invention also relates to rig...

Downhill ski bindings are mounted with the toe and/or heel piece mounted to a moveable track. For a quick release even backward, a ski pole handle button is depressed. A signal reaches a receiver on the ski. The receiver activates an actuator which pulls the track, thereby enlarging a mounting distance for the boot. The boot is released since the binding system is instantly sized too big for the b...

The present invention relates to methods and devices for performing endoscopic cannulation, papillotomy and sphincterotomy and similar procedures. According to the present state of the art, endoscopic cannulation of the common bile duct and papillotomy and similar procedures are accomplished by advancing the device into an endoscope/duodenoscope so that the distal tip of the device exits the endos...

A device for the electrochemical detection of an analyte in a sample, comprises electrodes and appropriate reagents on a substrate defining a volume within which the sample can be detected, wherein said volume is 500 nL or less.