A method of making a drill blank which is elongate and has a vein of an abrasive layer located in an end surface thereof. The method includes the steps of: (i) providing a cemented carbide body having a recess formed in a surface thereof, (ii) placing a layer of ultra-hard abrasive or a mass of ultra-hard abrasive particles on a surface of the recess, (iii) inserting a cemented carbide piece havin...

In a control apparatus for a hybrid vehicle having an engine and a motor as a driving source, the control apparatus stops fuel supply to the engine by a fuel supply stop device during deceleration, and performs regenerative braking by the motor depending on the deceleration state, wherein the engine is a type of engine capable of executing cylinders deactivated operation for at least one cylinder,...

A control apparatus for a hybrid vehicle of the present invention determin es whether a brake switch flag F_BKSW is "1" or not (step S101), and in the cas e where the brake is on ("yes"), obtains a deceleration regeneration computation value DECRGN by table retrieval from a #REGENBR table. In the case where the brake is off ("no"), it is determined whether a fuel supply cut delay time regeneration...

A multi-purpose exercise apparatus is provided having a generally elongated rectangular shaped box with a top side, a bottom side, a right sid e, a left side, a front side and a back side. In one embodiment, the box tapers from t he topside to the bottom side, giving it a trapezoidal configuration. The top side includes a transverse hinge forming a first adjustable section and a second adjustable ...

"MATERIAIS TêXTEIS EMARANHADOS CONTENDO FIBRAS CURTAS" é proposto um material têxtil emaranhado que contém uma trama não tecida, hidraulicamente emaranhada com um componente fibroso. A trama não tecida é formada a partir de fibras curtas e é enrugada. Em uma modalidade, por exemplo, a trama não tecida é uma trama cardada e enrugada ligada por pontos. Podem ser obtidas propriedades excelentes de ma...

A robot cleaner capable of returning to an external recharging device. The robot cleaner includes a driving portion for driving a plurality of wheels, at least one camera installed on a body of the robot cleaner, the camera for photographing external surroundings, and a controller for photographing an image through a camera for recognition of a connection position where the external recharging dev...

A stackable chair having a support structure and a seat and a back mounted to the support structure. The support structure includes two horizontally extending runner portions, each with two pairs of grooves. Mounted to the runner portions and engaged with the pairs of grooves are four glides. Each glide includes two arms and a base and a recess in the base. The arms each have a horizontally extend...

The heat-shrinkable polyester film rolls according to the present invention is characterized in that the film rolls have (1) a heat shrinkage percentage at 85° C. in the maximum shrinkage direction of 20% or more; (2) a melt resistivity at a temperature of 275° C. of 0.70x10⁸ Omega.cm or less; (3) when samples thereof are cut off at an interval of about 100 m and the fluctuation in thic...

A driving assistance apparatus includes: cameras; a plurality of virtual observing point converting unit; an image synthesizing unit for synthesizing image information supplied from this virtual observing point converting unit; an obstacle sensing unit such as an ultrasonic-wave sensor and a millimeter-wave radar; a safety area predicting unit; and a safety area superposing unit. Then, the safety ...

A method and system to authorize a locomotive engineer to move a train along the track in a non-signaled territory wherein a non-verbal movement authority is generated, converted to verbal form via voice synthesis, communicating to the designated train, and accepted or rejected by a locomotive engineer on such train. Secure codes can be utilized to regulate reception of, and/or acceptance or rejec...

A system for measuring a glucose level in a blood sample includes a test strip and a meter. The test strip includes a sample chamber, a working electrode, a counter electrode, fill-detect electrodes, and an auto-on conductor. A reagent layer is disposed in the sample chamber. The auto-on conductor causes the meter to wake up and perform a test strip sequence when the test strip is inserted in the ...

A storage control system comprises a plurality of controllers, each of the controllers receiving a data-input/output request inputted via an external communication path and sending a data-input/output command to storage means; and an internal communication path through which the controllers carry out the data-input/output command and data input/output. Each of the controllers comprises means for s...

A data processor timer comprising a writeable control register, a look-up table and a loadable counter. The loadable counter operates in a first mode to load the count data field and operates in a second mode an entry from said look-up table specified by the count data field. The loadable counter generating a time out signal upon counting a number of clock pulses equal to said count. The writeable...

A robot cleaner, a robot cleaning system and a method for controlling the same that is capable of independently determining whether a cleaning work in a work area is completed. This is accomplished by providing a robot cleaner for performing cleaning work by communicating wirelessly with an apparatus external to the robot cleaner, comprising a main body provided with a suction unit for collecting ...

A device for forming an ostomy in a tracheal wall, useful in conjunction with a wire guide percutaneously positionable across the tracheal wall. The device includes a dilator tube and a balloon catheter carried by the dilator tube. The catheter includes an inflatable balloon extending from the distal end of the dilator tube. The dilator tube and the balloon catheter are advanceable along the wire ...

An improved wall coping system including a coping member and underlying support member anchored to a wall. The wall coping support member is secured to the wall and extends beneath the coping member for support of the coping member along its length.

An electromechanical brake tightening device for a rail vehicle, includes a brake actuator to apply and release brakes. The actuator has a power converter to convert energy supplied by the brake actuator to a brake application movement. The power converter includes a shear force measuring bolt and/or a brake lever, arranged in a power transmission path of the converter to measure braking power.

A contact support suitable for mounting on a cycle brake control cable, the support comprising: a first portion which is fixed relative to the cycle frame, said fixed portion having a first contact surface; a second portion which is movable relative to the cycle frame, and suitable for being secured to the cable, said moving portion presenting a second contact surface; the support comprising conne...

Devices and methods are provided for securely affixing a medical instrument to desired tissue in a patient's body, using a fixation agent. Such medical instruments may comprise localization wires or tissue acquisition instruments, such as biopsy instruments, for example. In the case of tissue acquisition instruments, the inventors have discovered significant advantages for securely affixing the di...

The present invention relates to a method for making an open celled microcellular foam comprising providing at least one foamable polymer and a crosslinking agent in an extruder, injecting at least one blowing agent into said at least one foamable polymer and said crosslinking agent in said extruder, blending said blowing agent injected into said at least one foamable polymer and said crosslinking...