The invention relates to a method and a device for the geometric measurement and speed determination of vehicles (5) moving along a road in the longitudinal direction of the same, by means of at least one laser scanner (1) which is mounted above the level of the road. Said laser scanner scans the road or a vehicle moving along said road in the direction of travel (2), within a defined measuring ra...

1. The wind-driven water pumping station with a back-up electric drive is equipped with a wind turbine rotor with vertical rotation axis, with two or three upwards-slanting arms, supporting the driving blades. It is characterised in that a water pipe (5) is suspended under each supporting arm (3). The bottom end of the pipe is immersed in water, while the top end is located near the driving blade ...

A system for allowing a user to initiate collaboration on a document comprises: an electronic messaging application for accepting from the user a message for electronic delivery, the message comprising recipient data identifying one or more recipients and one or more attached documents; a collaboration request module for sending a request to a collaboration server to initiate collaboration on the ...

An on-machine-seamable laminated multiaxial press fabric has a first base fabric and a second base fabric laminated to one another by needled staple fiber batt material. The first base fabric is a multiaxial fabric produced by spirally winding a fabric strip, flattening the endless loop produced by the spiral winding, and removing crosswise yams at the ends of the flattened endless loop to form se...

The present invention relates to a cemented carbide body with the following composition: Co: 10-12 wt-%, TaC: <3 wt-%, NbC: 1-5.5 wt-%, TiC: 3-5 wt-% and as remainder WC. The cemented carbide body is particularly useful for metal cutting operations requiring high wear resistance, high edge retention and high edge toughness.

The emission protection process protects objects (4, 6, 8) against emissions from a rail vehicle. Each object in the track region (2) is classified according to its needs, at least one protective measure for it is defined, the object is reported and the appropriate measure is taken for the duration of the contact of the object with the emissions from the rail vehicle.

An isocyanate-based polymer foam comprising an isocyanate-based polymer foam matrix having disposed therein a particulate material having an enthalpy of endothermic phase transition of at least about 50 J/g. A process for producing the foam is also described. During the process, the particulate material acts as a heat sink and will undergo an endothermic phase change by absorbing a significant por...

The invention relates to a composition, its use and a method of its use as a glazing adhesive. The composition comprises an adhesive agent with thermoexpandable microcapsules which act as pressure actuators dispersed therein. The microcapsules are heat triggered so as to release at least one expandable volatile agent encapsulated within the microcapsule shell.

A glazing adhesive product comprising a thermoplastic polyester material having trapped gas bubbles dispersed therein whereby the product has surface pores to provide a suction effect. Also provided is a method of installing/removing vehicle glazing.

A test device for testing of analyte concentration in a fluid comprises: a housing (2) having an opening and containing a stack of sensors (16); a transport member (4) rotatably mounted in the opening of the housing, having an axis of rotation which spans the opening; a spring (24) which urges the stack agaisnt the transport member; and sealing means (20, 34) for making a moisture tight seal betwe...

A robot cleaner capable of returning to an external recharging device. The robot cleaner includes a driving portion for driving a plurality of wheels, at least one camera installed on a body of the robot cleaner, the camera for photographing external surroundings, and a controller for photographing an image through a camera for recognition of a connection position where the external recharging dev...

Concrete comprising water and cement in which the aggregates of sand and stones wholly or partially are substituted by crushed glass, the substantial part of the sand fraction being substituted either by glass of a grain size of 0-5 mm, by a non alkali reactive mineral with said grain size, or by a combination of said two types of fractions. The substantial part of the stone fraction is substitute...

A process for germinating plant seeds and growing a seedling from such a germinated plant wherein water is provided by a water delivery system comprising a layer of hydrophilic membrane, such that water passes through the hydrophilic membrane to the growing medium depending on the moisture content of the growing medium.

The present invention relates to a homogeneous composition of an expandable styrene polymer in the form of beads comprising (a) 100 parts b.w. of a styrene polymer having a weight-average molecular mass of 150,000 to 300,000 and a residual monomer content of less than 2,000 ppm, (b) from 2 to 9 parts by weight of at least one blowing agent comprising n-pentane, (c) from 0.1 to less than 1.0 part b...

A process for preparing a cross-linked alkyl vinyl ether/maleic anhydride copolymer having improved linear viscoelastic properties desired in oral care preparations, wherein the cross-linking of an alkyl vinyl ether/maleic anhydride copolymer with a polyol compound is carried out at a temperature of from about 50 DEG to about 90 DEG C. and the cross-linked product is recovered.

An erectable arm assembly (14) for use in a borehole, the erectable arm assembly comprising a main body (20) and an arm member (22), the arm member being able to move between a collapsed position in which the assembly can be removed from the borehole and an erected position, the erectable arm assembly being adapted to house a fluid drilling assembly comprising a fluid cutting device (16) and a fle...

The invention relates to a printable one-component swelling paste made of an aqueous mixture of a water-soluble polymer containing carboxyl groups, and at least one multifunctional alcohol as crosslinker and optionally further additives such as thickeners, the carboxyl groups of the polymer being neutralized to 40-65 mole-%. The invention also relates to the use of the swelling paste for producing...

An electric connection arrangement for electronic printed circuit boards (11) carrying at least one electronic component (12, 13, 14, 15) and at least two contact points (12a, 16) to be electrically connected to an external system that will be operatively associated with the electronic device (10). Characterised in that it comprises: (a) A housing (20) made of a non-conducting material that is int...

A method and device for applying hair extensions are described. A handheld device 2 is used in conjunction with additional tools, including a scissors clamp 40, to apply the extensions. A lock of real hair is formed into a loop 61 and passed through the hole of washer 62. A lock of extension hair 63 is secured together at one end with flexible latex glue and looped through real hair loop 61. A hoo...

A data coupler for use in transmitting data between mechanical parts which have a common axis and which are in relatively close engagement. The parts are adjustable relative to the other along the common axis. The data coupler includes an elongate housing having a longitudinal axis extending parallel to the common axis of the parts and is slidable relative to the parts during adjustment of the par...