Single- or multilayered films (F1) - comprise at least one polyolefin moulding material (A) prepared from one or more olefins of formula Ra-CH=CH-Rb (I) using metallocene catalysts (where Ra, Rb = H or 1-15C alkyl, or they may form a ring system). Also claimed are: (i) similar single- or multi-layer coatings (F2); (ii) the preparation of (F1); and (iii) the use of (A) for the preparation of (F1) a...

A system, and method, for collecting and distributing information using an electronic medium, such as the Internet, and, in particular, a system and method for providing a customer care servie (CCS) to system users, in which information on a company offering products and/or services for sale, using the Internet, is distributed to system users (consumers), on request, and in which the distributed i...

PCT No. PCT/US90/02509 Sec. 371 Date Nov. 7, 1991 Sec. 102(e) Date Nov. 7, 1991 PCT Filed May 9, 1990.A process of treating water to remove metal ion contaminants contained therein, said metal ion contaminants selected from the group consisting of metals in Groups 8, 1b, 2b, 4a, 5a, or 6a of the periodic table, lanthanide metals, and actinide metals including transuranic element metals, by adjusti...

The device for transmitting information between the bottom of a shaft and the surface, where the shaft comprises a series of tubes separated into a lower and an upper part by means (9) of shutting off the internal space in the tubes and annular means (6) of sealing between the tubes and the shaft. The lower part contains a first assembly containing a data acquisition unit and means of transmitting...

An automatic transmission for a vehicle is improved by including torque control for the engine. The processor control for the transmission controls the torque converter and/or the automatic gearbox. The control also generates a target torque value for the engine and this is fed to the engine management system for optimum engine settings. The transmission control and the engine control have program...

In a method for detecting the reverse travel of a motor vehicle, the yaw speed and a model yaw-speed are obtained and, with the aid of these variables as well as constants, a factor THETA t is determined, which is compared to preselected comparison values. From these comparisons, it is determined whether forward travel or reverse travel exists.

- The invention relates to a method and to a device for carrying out measurements and/or interventions in a drilled well (1) or while drilling by means of an electrical link connecting the surface to a probe (25) comprising measurement and/or intervention means fixed at the lower end of a length of cable (6). - The assembly (3) comprises a coupling element (26) for anchoring the probe (25). - The ...

The hotel data handling system has a computer (5) connected to an electronic circuit (6) for processing coded audio signals carried over telephone lines. The electronic circuit is connected between the computer and telephone network (4), and translates signals sent over the telephone lines into digital data.A memory (8) provides data in response to the signal processing circuit. A second memory (9...

L'invention concerne une structure de vitre à l'épreuve des balles pour un véhicule automobile de sécurité comportant au moins deux vitres composites distantes l'une de l'autre et à l'épreuve des balles, entre lesquelles est prévu au moins un espace intercalaire rempli par un gaz ou un liquide, les vitres composites étant constituées chacune par au moins une vitre à l'épreuve des balles et au m...

La présente invention concerne une méthode pour l'acquisition de signaux en cours d'une opération de forage d'un puits, dans laquelle on effectue les étapes suivantes: on crée des ébranlements par une source vibratoire, on détecte les signaux résultants des ébranlements par des moyens de mesure de fond et de surface (23, 24) reliés à une installation de contrôle (22), on émet un code de synchro...

A method is provided for cooling skin during irradiation treatment including thermally coupling a window to the skin and actively extracting heat from the window. The window may be transparent to therapeutic wavelengths transmitted to and through the window and to the skin below. An apparatus for therapeutic treatment of skin tissue is provided, including a source of electromagnetic radiation, a w...

Improved material and method for reflecting light in a photoinduction chamber is provided. The material comprises one or more layers of expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE) membrane. Employing an ePTFE membrane as reflective surfaces is demonstrated as providing excellent diffuse reflective properties, especially in the ultraviolet and visible ranges of light. Additionally, the material of the...

The invention relates to a process for the preparation of porous polyolefin particles, which process comprises the following steps: 1) dissolution of at least one crystallizable polyolefin in a solvent, which results in a solution being formed which comprises 0.1-50 wt.% polyolefin, and the initial polyolefin solution formed containing between 5 ppm and 20 wt.% of nucleating agent; 2) dispersion o...

The present invention relates to composite material structures having reduced signal attenuation properties. In particular, the invention relates to composite drill string components with electromagnetic properties and acoustic properties that enable the use of electromagnetic, acoustic and nuclear sensing equipment to obtain data from a wellbore from within a drill pipe. In a specific embodiment,...

A membrane of microporous, for example stretched, PTFE is filled with particles having a size in the nanometer range. By filling with, for example, TiO2, the abrasion resistance of the membrane can be increased. Low particle size means that the original structure of the PTFE membrane with its knots and fibrils is retained, as is, consequently, the original desired properties of this material. In a...

Electronic coupon information is embedded in an audio, video or other primary signal (200) using a hidden data transport scheme. The electronic coupon information may be received and decoded by a low cost, portable decoder unit (400) in a consumer's home. The decoder may have a removable memory module (425) that can be easily carried by the consumer to a retail store. At the retail store, the cons...

An enhancement composition and a method for its use in a molding process. The enhancement composition is applied to the interior surfaces of the mold cavity used in a molding process such as blow molding, injection molding, thermoforming or rotational molding. The enhancement composition is applied prior to closing of the mold and molding of the plastic article. The enhancement composition compris...

Joining element (10) comprises: (i) a first part (14) able to be joined to at least a second part (12) via a joining surface (16), where the parts (14, 12) are of optionally different thermoplastic materials; (ii) at least one heating device (18) positioned in the first part (14) near to the joining surface (16); (iii) a motor (26) enabling the automatic movement of the heating device from a first...

The invention concerns a drive system for a drive wheel/wheels (11a1 and/or 11a2) of a vehicle, trailer or equivalent. In the drive system there is a motor (21), which is fitted to rotate a sun gear (22b), which is connected with the output shaft (22) of the motor (21). In the construction there are planetary gears (26a1...26an), which are fitted to revolve between the sun gear (22b) and an outer ...

L'invention concerne un procédé de correction d'estimation de mouvement dans des images comportant des structures périodiques dans un système de détermination de vecteurs de mouvement par comparaison de blocs d'images, une matrice d'erreurs étant associée à chaque bloc.
Le procédé est caractérisé en ce qu'il comporte les étapes:
- de détermination des blocs périodiques adjacents,
- ...