A window assembly comprises first and second sashes supported by a frame. At least the first sash is an operating sash which is both tiltable and slideable relative to the frame to open the window. When the ffrst sash is tilted closed, it aligns with and is blocked against sliding along the frame by the second sash.

A battery (100) includes a latch (106) for easy attachment to a radio (402). Engagement of the battery (100) to the radio is accomplished via matching a plurality of retaining rails (110) via notches (112) with a plurality of opposing and complementary retaining rails on the radio (402). A simple sliding motion locks the latch (106) to the radio (402). Disengagement requires little force as the la...

Compounds of the formula I (I) in which n and o are a number from 0 to 50, m is a number from 1 to 50, u and v are 0 or 1, and at least one of the indices u and v is 1, R1, R2, R2a, R3 and R4 independent ly of one another are, for example, aromatic hydrocarbons, R5, if n and o are 0, is for ex ample C1-C12alkyl and, if n and/or o are greater than 0, or if n and o are 0 and at th e same time ...

The invention relates to photopolymerizable compositions comprising as photoinit iator a borate of the formula ? or ?' , in which (?) (?') R1, R2 and R3 are, for example and independently of one another, phenyl or anoth er aromatic hydrocarbon, with or without any heteroatoms, which radicals are unsubs tituted or are substituted, or the radicals R1 and R2 form bridges to produce struct...

There is disclosed the use of the combination of chitosan with other polysaccharides having a high fibre content as dietetic products for the reduction of the body weight and the lipid absorption. The combination of chitosan provided with an electrostatic charge with guar flour is particularly disclosed.

A portable communication device (4) comprises an outer covering (10, 11) that is adapted to be unfolded by actions of the user into an unfolded position. A telephone user interface has first parts (5, 6, 7, 8, 9) designed for interaction between a user and the device, and a second user interface has second parts (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17). Parts (5, 6, 7, 8, 9) of the telephone user interface are lo...

A post in a modular pallet includes a male part and a female part shaped to receive the male part along a predetermined axis. Complementary locking structure, such as mating screw thread segments or mating ratchet teeth, are formed with the male and female parts and interlock progressively to resist relative axial separation of the parts when the parts are placed in a predetermined locked orientat...

The invention relates to method for checking a personal identification number (PIN) of a subscriber in a mobile equipment (500) employed in a mobile communications system (600), the mobile equipment containing a protected subscriber identity (IMSI, ITSI). The method comprises the steps of requesting (203) the user of the mobile equipment the personal identification number (PIN) of the subscriber, ...

Spinel insertion compounds Li1+xMn2-x-yMyO4 wherein M is a transition metal, 0