A system, method, and computer program for collecting end-user opinions of applications and data in a wireless communications network. The system identifies the end-user who has downloaded software applications and/or data to a wireless device and collects end-user opinion preferably through the transmission of a targeted questionnaire to the wireless device.

An electronic "To-Do" bar in which displayed upcoming tasks, meetings, appointments and the like. The electronic To-Do bar is displayed in a lightweight menu of tasks, meetings and appointments and is displayed persistently in addition to other software functionality or user interfaces displayed on a user's computer display screen according to other software applications or other software function...

Aircraft landing gear comprised of a wheel hub motor/generator disks stack, includes alternating rotor and stator disks mounted with respect to the wheel support and wheel. The invention can provide motive force to the wheel when electrical power is applied, e.g. prior to touch-down, thus decreasing the difference in relative velocities of the tire radial velocity with that of the relative velocit...

Wellbore communication systems and methods for a wellsite having a downhole tool deployed from a rig into a wellbore penetrating a subterranean formation are disclosed. One example communication system includes a first mud pulse telemetry device positioned in a downhole tool and at least one additional non-mud pulse telemetry device positioned in the downhole tool. The example system also includes...

A battery paste additive, and process for making the same comprising micronized seed crystals of tetra basic lead sulfate, is added to battery paste and results in accelerated curing time and other improvements in battery performance. The battery paste additive may be used to produce positive or negative battery plates and may be used with conventional mixing, pasting and curing processes and equi...

A system and method for high throughput patch clamp measurements to study the effect of various chemicals on ion transfer channels is provided. One or more patch clamp configurations is established, each comprising a cell sealed to a pipette. The pipettes are affixed to a pipette fixture. The pipette fixture and a plate comprising one or more wells are relatively moved so that each cell is inside ...

La présente invention concerne un procédé de fabrication de plis courriers, offrant une solution complète, intégrant la fabrication des enveloppes à celle des documents à mettre sous pli, permettant de travailler à des vitesses élevées, de garantir l'intégrité et la confidentialité des plis et de réduire leur coût global unitaire.La machine de fabrication (1) de plis courriers (100) comporte notam...

Il est divulgué un système de sécurité de véhicule qui comprend un contrôleur de sécurité (21) et un contrôleur distant (1). Le contrôleur de sécurité (21) est électriquement connecté respectivement à des capteurs (221, 222, 223) et des alarmes (23, 24), et il a une mémoire (211) stockant un tableau de niveau d'alerte antivol. Le tableau de niveau d'alerte antivol enregistre au moins deux niveaux ...

Le système de commande de braquage comprend un volant de direction (1) et un arbre de direction (2) avec des parties supérieure et inférieure (2a, 2b) d'arbre. Le couple d'arbre de direction de la partie inférieure (2b) d'arbre correspond au couple transmis à la partie supérieure (2a) d'arbre et le couple d'arbre de direction braque les roues (11a, 11b) du véhicule. Un détecteur (3) de couple de b...

The invention relates to a clip (300) for capturing at least one capture member (401) within a capture zone (311). A gate (320) blocks an opening (310a) of the capture zone to thereby capture the capture member(s). The clip may be attached to a person by way of an attachment member (350), such as an attachment hook. A personal device such as a mobile phone (10) may be secured to the clip via a cap...

A method for controlling functions of an apparatus that comprises a user interface with at least one control means for controlling multiple functions of the apparatus. The apparatus has a plurality of user-adjustable operating profiles, and that in said method at least one of the functions of said control means is defined operating profile-specifically. The invention also relates to a device as we...

Electrochemical test strip cards that can be singulated to produce electrochemical test strips are provided. The electrochemical test cards are made up of two or more electrochemical test strip precursors, where each precursor is characterized by the presence of a dry reagent housing reaction chamber bounded by opposing electrodes. In gaseous communication with each reaction chamber of the card is...

A high-strength and highly-wear-resistant sintered diamond object according to the present invention includes sintered diamond particle having an average particle size of not larger than 2.mu.m and a binder phase as a remaining portion. The content of the sintered diamond particle in the sintered diamond object is not smaller than 80 volume % and not larger than 98 volume %. The binder phase conta...

A nonwoven fabric of polyester composite fibers which has a satisfactory color tone (low value of b*) is disclosed. It is formed from short composite fibers obtained from a polyester polymer obtained with the following catalyst and a fusion-bondable polymer. The catalyst comprises: (1) a mixture of a phosphorus compound ingredient comprising a phosphorus compound represented by the formula (III) w...

A particulate water absorbing agent being prepared by the surface crosslinking treatment of a water absorbing resin having a crosslinked structure, characterized in that (i) a mass average particle diameter (D50) is 200 to 600 mum and particles having a diameter of not less than 150 and less than 850 mum account for 95 to 100 wt % of the total particles, (ii) a logarithmic standard deviation (sigm...

The preparation of a surface of a slice of material comprises: - (a) a stage of annealing under an oxidising atmosphere, at a temperature of between 1000 and 1300oC for a period of between 1 and 2.5 hours; - (b) a stage of polishing with an abrasive with a base of particles of colloidal silica.

The binding has a fixation and positioning device (14) placed between a front stop (4) and heelpiece (5). Coupling elements (15, 16) are provided whose overlapping range (19) is variable for individually adjusting distances between the stop, the heelpiece and end parts (17, 18) of the elements (15, 16). Rows (21 - 23) of positioning elements (20) are formed on the elements (15, 16). The elements (...

The element has a retaining grip jaw (20) carried by a body and mounted pivoting around its horizontal and transversal pivoting axle. The jaw is movable along a vertical direction between retaining low and retaining high positions of a shoe, where the positions are controlled by an opening ramp cooperating with a pressure unit. The ramp has two symmetric parts (23, 24) and is oriented along a dire...

Dispositif de verrouillage d'une transmission de véhicule comportant une roue de parking dentée (9) reliée aux roues motrices du véhicule par un élément de la transmission, et un doigt de blocage pivotant pouvant s'engager entre deux dents consécutives (9a) de la roue de parking pour immobiliser les roues motrices par l'intermédiaire de celle-ci, caractérisé en ce que la roue de parking (9) est in...

Operation stations (3) are connected to a contact center platform, and to a server, in order to respond to calls from customers (5). Calls are handled on the basis of address information which is held, with additional fields holding parameters relating to the specific customer. This enables an automated response to enquiries. Operation stations (3) are connected to a contact center platform, and ...