Disclosed is a decanter type centrifugal separator capable of discharging sludge directly from a portion of the sludge with least moisture content in a bowl so as to lower a moisture content and increase a separation efficiency, wherein a screw conveyor rotated with a difference in speed provided relative to the bowl is stored in the bowl rotated at a high speed, a dewatering cake discharge route ...

A control apparatus for an electric vehicle, particularly a forklift truck, whereby the regenerative braking operation of the motor is controlled according to the speed of the vehicle. Above a predetermined threshold speed, Vt, the regenerative braking force is constant, whereas below the threshold speed the braking force applied is proportional to the speed of the vehicle. The regenerati...

A device and method for preventing the damage underlying lateral epicondylitis (tennis elbow) or medial epicondylitis (golfer's elbow), or both lateral epicondylitis (tennis elbow) and medial epicondylitis (golfer's elbow), or for treating the damage underlying lateral epicondylitis (tennis elbow) or medial epicondylitis (golfer's elbow), or both lateral epicondylitis (tennis elbow) and medial epi...

An improved walking stick has following improvements: The focus of its electric torch can be adjusted by a finger at any time for pinpointing a small location or for shining a wide area. The stem is adjustable by double-safe construction for keeping adjusted stem firmly in position and is more solid and stable than any prior art after adjusting. The tiny-article carrying box is detachable, the use...

In a test strip measuring method in which a coloration measurement is conducted while a test strip (4) is being moved, there are detected the optical characteristics R of the ground of a test strip and the optical characteristics T of a test line (4b) which has appeared on the test strip, and the test strip is judged based on the difference or ratio between R and T. Even though the ground of the t...

The protection system for a space (1) has a central control (6) with a selection of the alarm state. There is a detector (7a to c, 8a to h) with a signalling (14) protective action (13). The central control has a selectable pre alarm function selecting states acting on the function.

The cup holder, designed to be worn round the neck, consists of a single strip of a supple material (1) about 1 m long with its ends overlapping and joined by welding, adhesive or other means to make a supporting ring for a cup (12). The ring can be fitted over a vertical tubular support (5), e.g. of a moulded plastic material with a chamfered upper edge, that acts as a dispenser for both holders ...

A method of providing a prognosis of colorectal cancer is conducted by analyzing the expression of a group of genes. Gene expresson profiles in a variety of medium such as microarrays are included as are kits that contain them.

A micromechanical resonator device and a method of making the micromechanical resonator device, as well as other extensional mode devices are provided wherein anchor losses are minimized by anchoring at one or more side nodal points of the resonator device. Lower damping forces are experienced by the resonator device when operated in air.

A micromechanical resonator device and a method of making the micromechanical resonator device, as well as other extensional mode devices are provided wherein anchor losses are minimized by anchoring at one or more side nodal points of the resonator device. Lower damping forces are experienced by the resonator device when operated in air.

A hybrid, hardwired (4) and wireless (8) well communication system comprises a fibre optical, electrical or other signal transmission conduit (4) extending from the wellhead into the well and one or more wireless signal transducers (7) that are located at a distance from the conduit (4) and transmit wireless signals (8) to one or more signal converters (5) which are coupled to the conduit, and whi...

A method for optimizing the production of a petroleum well is provided. The petroleum well includes a borehole, a piping structure (24) positioned within the borehole, and a tubing string (26) positioned within the borehole for conveying a production fluid. Production of the well is optimized by determining a flow rate of the production fluid within the tubing string (26) and determining a lift-ga...

A highly filled solid surface sheet material having excellent physical properties and a lustrous, sparkling appearance which comprises an acrylic resin (such as polymethylmethacrylate resin), from about 20 to about 75% by weight of a filler (such as aluminum trihydrate) and from about 0.1 to about 30% by weight of synthetic fluoro-phlogopite mica.

A computer-readable medium having a computer-executable component for processing an order for a product placed by a consumer computer (42) connected to an internetwork of computers and servers, the computer-executable component comprises a billing component that processes the order by: - (a) Providing the consumer computer (42) with a premium telephone number for establishing a premium communicati...

Disclosed herein is the use of a high-molecular polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) or poly-N-methyl methacrylimide (PMMI) syrup phase that allows for distribution of fillers in the polymerization batch in such a manner that the distribution of the fillers remains homogeneous during polymerization, thereby producing a homogeneous foamed material.

A method for the preparation of starch particles in a two-phase system comprises at least the following steps: a) a preparation of a first phase comprising a dispersion of starch in water; b) preparation of a dispersion or emulsion of the first phase in a second liquid phase, with the proviso that the second phase is not water; c) cross-linking of the starch present in the first phase; d) separati...

Reflected imaging is used to perform non-invasive, in vivo analysis of a subject's vascular system. A raw reflected image (110) is normalized with respect to the background to form a corrected reflected image (120). An analysis image (130) is segmented from the corrected reflected image to include a scene of interest for analysis. The method and apparatus can be used to determine such characterist...

A process for producing compacted free-flowing nitrocellulose based lacquer raw materials is described. The process involves pressing a nitrocellulose based lacquer feed material, which is moistened with alcohol or water, through the holes of a die. The pressing step may be performed by means of at least one circulating breaker. The process optionally comprises shearing off the compacted lacquer r...

A polystyrene (PS) composition (I) in the form of expandable beads based on (1) 100 parts by weight (pts. wt.) styrene polymer and (2) 2.2-4.0 pts. wt. blowing agent(s) also contains (3) 0.01-0.4 pt. wt. plasticiser(s). - Independent claims are also included for - (1) a method (M1) for the production of (I) in one or more stages, one of which involves the (co)polymerisation of styrene in aqueous s...

Non-woven fabric is made by, extruding fiber forming resin through spinneret to form filaments; sequentially passing filaments through cooling device, first rollers, and heating device; stretching filaments by passing them through second rollers that operate at a speed greater than that of the first; and forming filaments into non-woven fabric on conveyor screen belt that advances in longitudinal ...