An embodiment of a wireless telemetry system for providing signal communication across a wired-communication gap in a bottom-hole assembly (“BHA”), the BHA having an upper portion and a lower portion separated by the wired-communication gap, includes an upper transceiver positioned in the upper portion and in signal communication with a surface telemetry system and a lower transceiver positioned i...

A delivery system uses secure containers each equipped with means such as a keypad (8) or barcode reader (10) to input a single use delivery key. The delivery key is generated by an external code generator that produces pseudo noise codes. A generator (20) that produces the same sequence is provided in the lock and synchronisation between the two generators is provided by the delivered items.

An implantable metal device having an active biosurface, the device comprising a non-peptide polymer spacer having a plurality of target sites, at least one or more of the target sites binding a biologically active agent, wherein the target sites are derived from a plurality of carbonyl, epoxy, hydroxyl or thiol target reactive groups or a combination thereof or wherein the biologically active age...

A diamond element (10) having a convex surface is disclosed, the convex surface including a spherical segment for which the maximum peak to valley deviation from a perfect spherical surface is less than about 5 μm. The diamond element (10) may be a solid polycrystalline diamond material and/or may comprise base material which is coated with diamond. Alternatively or in addition, the RMS deviation ...

Printing apparatus (S') comprising printing means (3) having printing means motor (M'1, M'2) cutting means (7') having a cutting means motor (M'1, M'2), a means for controlling the printing means motor and the cutting means motor (M'), wherein the control means comprises electronic software and/or firmware, and does not include hardware common to the motors, such as a common shaft drive as in the ...

The present invention relates to a process for preparing self-crosslinking PU dispersions, to the self-crosslinking aqueous dispersions obtainable from this process, to their use as coating compositions, to coating compositions which comprise these self-crosslinking aqueous dispersions, to a method of coating substrates, and to substrates which have been treated with coating compositions which com...

Thermoplastic molding compositions comprising A) from 40 to 96% by weight of a semiaromatic polyamide, B) from 2 to 30% by weight of a copolymer composed of B1) from 35 to 89.9% by weight of ethylene, B2) from 10 to 60% by weight of 1-octene or 1-butene or propylene or a mixture of these, and B3) from 0.05 to 5% by weight of functional monomers, where the functional monomers have been selected fro...

A method of constructing an earth-boring, diamond-impregnated drill bit has a first step of coating diamond grit with tungsten to create tungsten-coated diamond particles. These coated particles are then encapsulated in a layer of carbide powder held by an organic green binder material. The encapsulated granules are then mixed along with a matrix material and placed in a mold. The matrix material ...

Apparatus for controlling dual fuel supply to a fuel injected engine having an electronic engine management system (1) that supplies a primary injector control signal (8) to each of primary fuel injectors (2), the apparatus comprising an emulator (11) that emulates the electrical characteristics of a primary injector, a fuel control switch (10) that switches the primary injector control signal (8)...

A solenoid coil/connector assembly includes a coil assembly having coil wires wound around a bobbin, an overmold encapsulating the coil assembly, and a plurality of seals formed between the bobbin and the overmold using laser light, the seals hermetically sealing the coil wires. By using a laser welding process for plastic materials directed at an internal interface between the bobbin and overmold...

An electric power steering apparatus (1) includes a transmission mechanism (19) for transmitting an output from an electric motor for steering assist to a steering mechanism. The transmission mechanism (19) includes a driving gear (25), an intermediate gear (26) and a driven gear (27). An eccentric mechanism (53) for eccentrically locating the intermediate gear (26) is provided in order that a cen...

A torque transmitting mechanism, including a ring gear; a crankshaft side member which rotates in conjunction with a crankshaft; a one-way clutch arranged between the ring gear and the crankshaft; a bearing arranged between the crankshaft or the crankshaft side member and a surface of the ring gear that faces in the opposite direction from the side of the ring gear on which the one-way clutch is a...

An oil inclusion device such as a transmission or the like and a control unit can be easily integrated, and furthermore, outside installation of electric wiring required between both becomes unnecessary. A junction connector portion 22 is integrally formed with a control unit 102 performing operation control of transmission 101, and the junction connector portion 22 fittingly inserts through a fit...

The method involves storing a reference message which determines the current location of the vehicle. The driver of the vehicle triggers an allocation of a stored reference message to a location. The location allocated reference message is automatically issued, if the vehicle is situated at this location.

A method (80) for operating a radiation source includes providing (82) a radiation source, providing (84) a detector, and operating (86) the radiation source and the detector such that the detector receives a substantially homogenous noise distribution.

An engine torque control apparatus for controlling the output torque of an engine (60) connected to a transmission (40) in a vehicle has a temperature sensor (55) for detecting the temperature of oil used by the transmission (40), and a controller (50) for limiting the output torque of the engine to an engine torque limit or less. The controller (50) functions to compare the oil temperature with a...

The present invention relates to a centrifuge apparatus. The centrifuge apparatus is operable at certain predetermined parameters depending upon a product to be separated and is useable with a plurality of rotor assemblies. For example, a first rotor assembly of said plurality of rotor assemblies includes a first core having a first core configuration which is contained within a rotor housing of t...

CT scanner is disclosed for providing an image of a region comprising: at least one X-ray cone beam for illuminating mthe region with X-rays; a plurality of rows of X-ray detectors that generate signals responsive to line attenuation of X-rays from the at least one controller that controls providing an image of a region comprising: at least one X-ray cone beam for illuminating the region with X-ra...

The method consists of subjecting the organ to pre-exposure with a low dose of rays, creating in the field of the pre-exposure image a multicellular image in which each cell represents the mean signal level of a predetermined number of pixels of the detector, selecting from the columns the cell of minimum signal level most distant from a reference point, establishing about this cell a band paralle...

A plastic container or preform includes a multilayer wall having at least one layer of polyester resin, at least one layer of barrier resin, and an adhesion-promoting material blended with the barrier resin and/or the polyester resin to promote bonding between the barrier and polyester layers. The adhesion-promoting material includes an organometallic coupling agent based upon titanium, zirconium ...