A primary object of the invention is to provide a production technology for functional polyamic acid microfine particles and functional polyimide microfine particles by which the particle shape, size and size distribution can be freely controlled. The invention is concerned with a process for synthesizing polyamic acid particles having functional groups at least on the surface from a tetracarboxyl...

The device comprises two small diameter cables (24,26), each having a first end fixed to the upper end (26) of the machine (10). The two fixing points for the cables are distinct. A tensioner maintains the cables under tension and a guide (44,46) above ground level maintains a fixed position of the zone of each cable as the machine descends, during measurement. The guide has two fixed reference po...

A differential limiter (1), including: differential mechanism (11), including: input member (3), first output member (5), second output member (7), and differential gear (9) connecting the above three members (3,5,7) so that the above three members differentially rotate; shaft member (13) connected to the first output member (5) and serving as output member of driving force; first cam gear (23) in...

An automated teller machine (10) or a home banking system (32) is operated to provide, during the delays associated with authorizing and acting upon a user instruction, a sales presentation related to a financial product. The type of presentation is selected by matching a profile of the user, obtained from a central information store (20), with profiles of target customers for a number of financia...

A system and method for managing servers. The system comprises a plurality of servers for processing messages, at least one client for transmitting messages to and receiving messages from the servers, and processor means for maintaining a list indicating whether at least one of the servers is eligible to process messages. Preferably, the servers are adapted to process messages of different types; ...

A method of calibrating a discharge lamp assembly (5, 6, 9) of an IPL device (1a, 1b) includes the steps of determining the light energy output from the lamp assembly and comparing it with the required target energy output to produce one or more correction factors relative thereto, storing the or each correction factor, and when operating the IPL device, utilising the or each correction factor to ...

The present invention has its object to provide a process for producing spherical polymer powders by which polymer particles close to nearly spheres in shape and small in particle diameter and therefore suited for use as a molding material can be obtained in a simple and easy manner. Furthermore, the present invention also has its object to provide a spherical polymer powder which is excellent in ...

Oscillators have capacitors (C1,C2), respectively, whose capacitances change according to an external force and generate first oscillating signals (FA,FB) according to the capacitances. Each of the capacitors is disposed, for example, between a substrate and a mass body that is movably disposed to face the substrate and oscillates in a direction perpendicular to the substrate. A detecting unit (20...

The invention relates to a novel acrylic impact sheet having bullet-resistant properties. The bullet-resistant sheet is composed of a copolymer of methyl methacrylate and a C2-18 alkyl methacrylate, plus impact modifiers that are refractive index matched or mismatched with the polymer matrix. The sheet provides very good bullet resisting performance, with better performance at the same thickness a...

A load handling system of an industrial vehicle includes a pantograph attachment that provides a variable reach. A sensor provides position feedback for the pantograph attachment. A processor then determines a maximum allowable reach of the pantograph attachment according to the position feedback and other vehicle operating parameters.

The invention relates to a process for producing antistatically treated, expandable styrene polymers, in which a styrene polymer melt is admixed with from 0.05 to 6% by weight of an antistatic and a blowing agent, extruded through a die and pelletized.

A process for producing polystyrene foam particles having a bulk density in the range from 40 to 400 g/l by extrusion of a polystyrene melt comprising carbon dioxide and/or water as blowing agent through a nozzle and underwater pelletization, wherein the underwater pelletization is carried out at a pressure in the range 1-30 bar.

Moistures regulating composite material comprises at least one laminar substrate, at least one water-soluble hygroscopic substance and at least one water-absorbing polymerized polymer, which is present on the hygroscopic substance or the laminar substrate, where the ratio of hygroscopic substance to polymer is 0.01-1. Independent claims are included for: (1) the preparation of the composite materi...

Methods are disclosed for driving a printer to print highly secure vouchers and less secure coupons. The printer can reside, for example, in a wagering terminal (e.g., slot machine), ticket machine, point-of-sale terminal or the like. A first driver receives, e.g., from a primary controller, data indicative of voucher information to be printed. A second driver receives, e.g., from a secondary cont...

A method for providing comprehensive documentation information of complex machines and systems, in particular an injection molding machine is disclosed. Each of the machine components has a storage device that stores information specific for the machine component; in addition, an individual identification is assigned to each of the machine parts. An overall documentation of the machine is generate...

The invention relates to a method for carrying out services for a service recipient (10). According to said method, a service request is recorded by a communication server (16) of a service provider. The service request is transmitted via a first communication network (14) by means of communication means (12). The service is only carried out by the service provider once the contract therefor is co...

A system is provided that includes a request module adapted to receive a request from an initiation interface initiated by a user and a user profile module adapted to associate the request with a user profile of the user. The user profile includes at least a payment plan selected by the user and an identification number of the user. The system also includes a payment interface adapted to submit a ...

The microporous polyolefin membrane obtained by stretching a gel molding comprising a polyolefin and a membrane-forming solvent at least uniaxially, heat-setting it, removing the membrane-forming solvent, and re-stretching it at least uniaxially has a large pore diameter and excellent air permeability, mechanical strength and compression resistance.

A method of evaluating outbound and inbound fare amounts out of a plurality of roundtrip fare recommendations is disclosed. Intended to be displayed in a one-way like display, roundtrip fares are first obtained from a fare-driven availability engine receiving inputs from an online user of a travel website. Further recommendations are deduced by combining the above roundtrip fare recommendations in...

Input of cause-and-effect model information where the coefficients at which three evaluated values, i.e., the evaluated values of business strategy, research-and-development strategy , and intellectual property strategy influence the company evaluated value, the coefficients at which the three evaluated values and the company evaluated value influence the observable indexes respectively, the error...