Composition comprising a biodegradable polymer (I) and a marine plant or shell material (II) is new.

A screw for a solid-bowl screw-type centrifuge, comprising: a screw body having a circumference, a cylindrical section and a conical section; at least one screw blade surrounding the screw body several times and forming several screw spirals; a delivery path for conveying material to be centrifuged formed between the screw spirals; blade segments arranged in the delivery path between adjacent scre...

A method of conducting an online transaction that comprises:- (a) Providing a transaction manager; (b) Registering a user with the transaction manager; (c) Registering a merchant with the transaction manager; (d) The user requesting a unique transaction identifier from the transaction manager for the purchase; (e) The transaction manager checking the validity of the user; (f) The transaction manag...

Provided herein are a centrifuge assembly and method for gaining access to an accelerator. A centrifuge accelerator system is releasably mounted within a centrifuge assembly by a detachable connector, thereby providing accessibility to the accelerator. The centrifuge assembly includes a hollow bowl (52), a rotating conveyor (10), a drive shaft (20), and an accelerator (30). A series of detachable ...

A vehicle driving force control apparatus is configured to provide a vehicle drive force control apparatus that can expand the operating region within which an electric motor (4) can be driven in a stable manner. The output of an engine (2) is delivered to the main drive wheels (1L or 1R) through a transmission (5a) and also to an electric generator (7). The output voltage of the electric generato...

An electrical signal having characteristics that are adapted to reduce the mean quadratic voltage of the parasite pixel pulses, is applied to the screen column electrodes. An Independent claim is also included for bistable liquid crystal screen addressing device.

Liaison de communication par câble (5b) pour train de forage (6) comprenant des raccords adaptateurs (9) espacés dans le train de forage (6) et un câble les connectant pour communiquer un signal entre eux. La liaison de communication par câble (5b) peut être des assemblages de tiges de forage (8) interconnectés dans le train de forage (6) entre des raccords adaptateurs pour former une liaison d...

A robot cleaner system for detecting an external recharging apparatus which is positioned in a non-detectable area by an upper camera thereof, and a docking method for docking the robot cleaner system with the external recharging apparatus. The robot cleaner system includes an external recharging apparatus with a power terminal connected to a utility power supply, a recharging apparatus recognitio...

Obtaining aqueous solutions of homo- and/or copolymers of ethylenically unsaturated monomers comprises using compounds containing a phosphorus atom with a degree of oxidation 5, in quantity of 0.005-0.49 mol. per mol. unsaturation, for polymerisation in presence of hydrogen peroxide and absence of all free radical decomposition agents and free radical generators. Also claimed are polymers obtained...

The invention relates to a process for the preparation of racemic citalopram free base or an acid addition salt thereof and/or R- or S-citalopram as the free base or an acid addition salt thereof by separation of a mixture of R- and S-citalopram with more than 50% of one of the enantiomers into a fraction consisting of racemic citalopram and/or a fraction of S-citalopram or R-citalopram characteri...

A method for detecting smoke detector alarms comprises analyzing at least two parameters of ambient sound over a period of time to detect a temporal pattern of the alarm. In one embodiment, a series of samples are taken over a period of time sufficiently long to include at least one full period of a repeating sound pattern, and the two parameters are frequency and amplitude of the loudest sound in...

A method for detecting smoke detector alarms comprises analyzing at least two parameters of ambient sound over a period of time to detect a temporal pattern of the alarm. In one embodiment, a series of samples are taken over a period of time sufficiently long to include at least one full period of a repeating sound pattern, and the two parameters are frequency and amplitude of the loudest sound in...

A setter 20 to be arranged in a sintering container 10 is provided with holes 21 to keep a compact 100 upright. The compact 100 is not in contact with the setter 20 at a temperature level at which the sintering reaction proceeds between them because of contraction of the compact 100 during sintering.

The container, comprising a base with a cavity, a hinged lid and an optional mesh layer and/or applicator, opened and closed by a push-button mechanism, has the hinge equipped with 'motor' or' and 'brake' components to control the opening and closure of the lid. The hinge components are designed to open the lid to a given angle, e.g. between 60 and 160 degrees when the push-button catch is release...

The longue has a support structure (26) articulated at an inclinable part (18) and having a crosspiece (32) whose ends (34) cooperate with the notches (40) of a U-rail (36). Each of several side rails (12) has a retaining cage (42) placed opposite to the notches. The cage avoids the corresponding end of the crosspiece from slipping from the side rail, while allowing the end to move from one notch ...

L'invention se rapporte à un appareil destiné à détecter des objets étrangers en matière plastique dans ou parmi des paquets des fibres qui sont enlevés de balles de fibres textiles. Un détecteur d'objet étranger et les paquets de fibres sont mobiles l'un par rapport l'autre. Le détecteur comprend un émetteur et un récepteur pour des ondes ou des rayons électromagnétiques et un dispositif d'éva...

The invention relates to a method for manufacturing molded bodies having a blown, foamy structure, wherein a mass (S) comprising a suspension of at least starch, starch derivatives or mixtures thereof in water, is pressurized in or through a mold (23) and the mass (S) heated in the mold (23) in a manner such as to give rise to at least cross-linking of the starch, the starch derivatives or the mix...

The present invention relates to aqueous plastic material dispersions based on vinyl ester copolymers, having a solids content of up to 80% by weight and a minimum film formation temperature below 20° C., which is substantially stabilized by ionic components, the vinyl ester copolymers containing at least one homo- or copolymer A and at least one homo- or copolymer B, methods for producing the sam...

A user-personalized product sampling, recommendation and purchasing system uses customer identification numbers and associated customer profile data to tailor specific product recommendations to a customer at a content sampling station of a retail location. The customer also can use her customer profile to receive the same information from an Internet website of the merchant. In-store sampling sta...

A holographic optical information playback apparatus for playing information that is recorded on a recording medium in a form of interference fringes is provided with a two-dimensional photoreceptor array (30) which receives a two-dimensional array of light spots (31) that is diffracted at the recording medium due to application of reference light onto the medium, and outputs a playback signal inc...