A bistable electronically controlled transducer having an armature (27) reciprocable between first and second positions is disclosed including either a stressed spring (11, 12) or compressed air within a closed chamber in the transducer for causing the armature to move, and a permanent magnet latching arrangement (5, 6) for holding the armature in either one of the positions. An electromagnetic ar...

Article and method of making same by laser-ablation-machining of (a) aromatic and/or amorphous polyamide material, or (b) polymeric material having repeating in its polymer backbone aromatic rings and aliphatic chains (with the proviso that the aliphatic chains have at least 4 carbon atoms when the material is a polyester, and preferably in all cases U.V. laser radiation is preferred, preferably a...

The present invention provides a cassette loading device for an image forming apparatus including a sheet feeding portion within which a cassette (3) for accommodating sheets is loaded, and a sheet feeding means arranged in the sheet feeding portion and adapted to feed the sheet from the cassette (3) loaded within the sheet feeding portion. The cassette loading device comprises a guide means for g...

An optical spectroscopy system, wherein a pulse of a radiation to be analysed is sent to a diffractive element (2) presenting high temporal chromatic dispersion, and information relevant to the radiation spectrum is obtained from pulse broadening in the time domain.

An apparatus for reducing materials comprising knives (3) which are mounted helically about two horizontal and parallel shafts (2). The knives (3) which have two U-shaped blades (8) cooperate with fixed knives (6) which are arranged in the area between the two shafts (2). When the materials to be reduced are introduced from the upperside of the apparatus (1) a reduction of the materials is perform...

For grinding a tyre 2 mounted on a vehicle, an abrasive band 5 stretched around rollers 51, 52, 53, 54 and 46 mounted on a frame 4 is used. A jack 7 takes all weight off the tyre 2. A counterweight 45 pulls the frame 4 towards the tyre 2. The pressure of the abrasive band 5 against the tyre 2 can be adjusted to a very low value.

Permanent coupling between an output shaft (1) and an input shaft, consisting of a coupling element (2) which consists of a cup-shaped part (3) and a shaft stub (4) with a pinion (5), the shaft stub being connected integrally to the base of the cup and extending the latter axially. In this arrangement, the end of the inner contour of the cup-shaped part (3) is provided with a conical taper, a circ...

Described is a packaging material made of polylactide with metal or silicon oxide vapour-deposited on one side.

Use of a copolymer of ethylene and from 10 to 60 % by weight, based on the copolymer, of vinyl acetate as an adhesive laminating film for coating nonmetallic substrates, in particular cardboard products. At least one further protective layer is preferably applied to the adhesive laminating film. The adhesive laminating film used can be processed with nonmetallic substrates to give laminates withou...

Primer compositions are disclosed which are a homogeneous, fluid, uncured suspension of discrete particles of a polar group-containing modified propylene polymer in a film forming resin material, the particles having an average particle size of less than 5 mu m, and the primer composition being substantially free of solvent for the polar group-containing modified propylene polymer. The compositio...

A system for determining the hematocrit transcutaneously and noninvasivel y. Disclosed are a finger clip assembly (6) and an earlobe clip assembly (10), each including at least a pair of emitters (1,2) and a photodiode (3) in appropriate alignment to enable operation in either a transmittion mode or a reflectance mode. At least two, and preferably three, predetermined wavelengths of light are pass...

A fire-resistant, essentially halogen-free one part epoxy resin composition, that emits very low amounts of smoke and toxic gas comprises: (a) 100 parts by weight of an organic epoxide compound having an epoxide functionality of at least 1; (b) about 2 to 180 parts by weight of an epoxide hardener; (c) about 0.5 to 40 parts by weight of a film-forming material; (d) about 0.5 to 30 parts by weight ...

The present invention is directed to a process for the manufacture of porous cellulose matrices with a defined particle size and a significantly higher porosity (i.e. pore volume) than conventional formulations, such as pellet formulations containing cellulose and binders. The process is applicable on a wide variety of substantially dry cellulose raw materials. The cellulose is mechanically treate...

A circuit, for monitoring and controlling parameters of an electrosurgical unit, ESU, relative to load and the RF energy, has a load responsive output sensing circuit that measures the ESU load. A signal modifier, attached to the sensing circuit enhances the signals measured and transmits them to a buffer. An analog to digital converter, A/D, digitize the signals and samples wave pulse train at ab...

The present invention provides a water dispersible particulate polymer composition having improved water dispersibility comprising a water soluble particulate polymer which has been contacted with a finely divided particulate dispersant comprised of at least one insoluble or sparingly soluble fatty acid or salt thereof so that the particles of the water soluble particulate polymer have dispersed t...

A locking device for a conic differential gear comprises an insert (5) mounted on its own axis (4) which is also the axis of the planet pinions (3) of the said differential gear. The insert is situated between opposing bevel gear wheels (2) of the bevel differential gear; it has teeth (6) which engage with those of the bevel gear wheels (2), and when the latter are displaced relative to each other...

PCT No. PCT/US88/00853 Sec. 371 Date May 25, 1990 Sec. 102(e) Date May 25, 1990 PCT Filed Mar. 21, 1988 PCT Pub. No. WO89/05933 PCT Pub. Date Jun. 29, 1989.A differential gear assembly of the type used in automotive and truck axles having multiple gear trains for interconnecting axle ends is provided with gearing components having a particular relationship between tooth numbers for simplifying ass...

A differential device includes a pair of propeller shafts (20, 30) extending into a housing (10), a pair of side gears (40, 50) connected respectively to the propeller shafts, and at least one pair of element gears (60, 70) having screw gear portions (61, 71) meshing respectively with screw gear portions (42a, 52a) of the side gears. The element gears have respective coupling gear portions (62, 72...

New composite-coated flat-rolled steel products and new methods of manufacture in which low carbon steel (16), as received in cold-reduced continuous strip form is prepared for plating; a corrosion prevention plating (24) is applied, and a polymeric coating with lubricant (26) is applied as a finish surface. The resulting composite-coated steel substrate is cold-rolled (36) to decrease the gage of...

A curable composition useful as a clear coat in composite color plus clear coatings contains an epoxy group-containing acrylic copolymer having carbamate, urea or urethane pendant groups and a polyacid curing agent which is a carboxylic acid group-containing oligomer or polymer.