This invention relates to hinged derail assemblies used in the railroad industry for derailing a wheel of an undesirably moving railed vehicle. The hinged derail assembly includes a base that is positioned adjacent one rail of a pair of railroad rails. A derail shoe i s pivotally mounted on the derail base and is moveable between a derailing position and an inoperative position. In the present inv...

An aerosol can adapter for securing an aerosol can within a dispenser housing. The aerosol can has a top end with a nozzle and a bottom end. The dispenser housing defines an interior cavity for containing the aerosol can and has a valve mechanism for receiving the nozzle of the aerosol can. The dispenser housing has sidewalls defining the interior cavity. The adapter includes an elongate body havi...

Medical devices, and in particular implantable medical devices, may be coated to minimize or substantially eliminate a biological organism's reacti on to the introduction of the medical device to the organism. The medical devices may be coated with any number of biocompatible materials. Therapeutic drugs, agents or compounds may be mixed with the biocompatible materials and affixed to at least a p...

Résumé : La présente invention concerne une structure de garnissage de récipient, caractérisée en ce qu'elle comprend une phase cristalline renfermant de 55 à 97% en poids de cristallites de xonotlite et de 3 à 45% en poids de cristallites de tobermorite. Elle concerne également un procédé de fabrication d'une telle structure de garnissage, ainsi que le récipient la contenant et son utilisation po...

La présente invention concerne une structure de garnissage de récipients, caractérisée en ce qu'elle comprend un matériau de structure cristalline xonotlite et/ou tobermorite et/ou foshagite cristallisé sous la forme d'aiguilles dont au moins 50% en volume ont une longueur allant de 2 à 10 .mu.m et une épaisseur allant de 0,2 à 1 .mu.m. Procédé de fabrication d'une telle structure de garnissage et...

A state space model (SSM), being a computer-calculated model, adapted to represent the pumping and controlling functions of a heart that have been determined by a heart cluster state machine simulating the heart, and optionally the circulatory system, of an individual. The state space model includes two groups of separate interacting state machines, the heart muscle cell state machines and the dis...

An emergency system for providing an emergency function is described in which the system is required to provide an autonomous and self-diagnostic capability so the system can be tested when not in operation in an emergency situation. A plurality of emergency devices 14 are provided which have transmitters and receivers for producing a mesh network (Figure 1). Each device 14 has a processor 60 for ...

A method to determine formation properties using two or more data sets in which the solutions corresponding to the data sets represent shared and distinct formation properties. The method analyzes the data sets and computes distributions for the shared and distinc t formation properties from which the formation properties are determined.

A conductive structure for an electrode assembly of a secondary battery comprises: a core disposed in a case, two lead terminals fixed at both ends of the core, an electrode assembly winding about the core, two clasping structures for enabling the electrode assembly to keep in electrical contact with the lead terminals, and two fixing nuts for fixing these components and the case. The electric con...

Digital media content-on-demand hosting/delivery system for using an n-tier, multi dimension dynamic data technology to distribute digital content and manage information and comprising separate delivery and end-user systems with separate but compatible software, the hosting/delivery system being sub-divided into distributed hosting clusters serving small groups of users, ensuring local balance and...

In the field of mobile devices, it is desirable to allow parties extraneou s to a mobile device's manufacturer the ability to theme the mobile device. It is also desirable to allow changes to the theme of the mobile device in order t o reflect changes in the corporate identity or services offered by a vendor or carrier associated with the mobile device. Herein provided are methods for t he just in...

The system is characterized by the use of Radio technology (RFId - Radio Frequency Identification) and aims at the automation of processes for the tracking of baggage or things in movement, more particularly in the aeronautic, marine and logistics environments. The procedures which are currently adopted do not allow the automated seeking of lost baggage, nor objective baggage-passenger reconcili...

A steam generator, in particular for household electrical appliances such as washing-drying machines, dishwashers, etc., characterised by comprising: - an accumulation vessel (2) with a water inlet conduit (16) provided with valving means (18), and comprising air venting means (12), - an open water evaporation chamber (8) provided with water heating means (10), - a conduit (4) connecting said v...

The invention is a telescopic column (1) comprising: two or more tubular members (2; 3) telescopically engaging one inside the other; a drive unit (6) contained inside the tubular members (2; 3); a cover (4) attached to the end of the inner tubular member (3); a supporting plate (8) attached to the outside of the cover (4); a tubular rod (5) associated with the drive unit (6), installed inside the...

The machine has a machine table (1), and a sawing aggregate (3) movably guided along the machine table. A saw blade (5) of the sawing aggregate partially penetrates a gap, which extends along a guideway of the aggregate in the machine table in an operating position. A splitting wedge (7) is brought into the gap of the machine table to prevent jamming of saw bade at the work piece. The splitting we...

A machine for drilling comprises undercarriage means (2), which rotatably support jib means (3), to which there can be removably associated, in an assembled condition (A) of said machine (1), supporting and guide mast means (10) for excavating devices (40), said mast means (10) comprising a plurality of elongated elements (11, 12, 13) which can be interconnected and are mobile in such a way as to ...

An apparatus for measuring the visual acuity of a patient comprising: - a front display surface; - at least one liquid crystal screen comprising a plurality of liquid crystal cells arranged adjacent to one another in order to provide a matrix, the cells having electric contacts for applying an electric field to the liquid crystal; - a control circuit for operating singularly the cells; - a light s...

An article such as a notebook (10), a notepad, a record book, a printed book or the like comprises a plurality of sheets (12) enclosed by a cover (14), and two outer covers (16, 18) joined together so as to form a pouch (26) which contains an object (24). The outer covers (16, 18) can be made from transparent material, or from translucent or non-transparent material. In the latter case, they preve...