A separator for battery and including a plate shaped structure of inorganic fibers is distinguished in that said separator is impregnated with a dispersion of colloidal inorganic nano particles that have been enriched in the crossing points of the fibers when solvent has been dried so as to form binding agent. The invention also concerns a battery including such a separator with high pressure on t...

The first image seen by the user is an advertising page. The user clicks on a product of interest. The site detects the selection and modifies the single window display to indicate the next stage in the purchase process. The user continues to select icons on the screen and the image changes until the transaction is complete.

A control apparatus for use in an intermal combustion engine system of a motor vehicle equipped with an automatic transmission having therein a lock-up mechanism. There is included a vehicle resonance reducing section for controlling an opening degree of a throttle valve when the motor vehicle is in an acceleration state so as to reduce a vehicle resonance accompanying an operation of the engine. ...

An electronic diary (10) for remotely inputting destination information to mobile navigation apparatus mounted in a motor vehicle comprises an input device (12) for inputting a schedule including a destination; means (33) for storing the input schedule information; means (30, 31, 32) for storing the names of individual destinations as a group and at least one of an address and a telephone number f...

A starting system for a vehicle which during starting can effect smooth starting and furthermore can convert into electrical energy and store in a battery excess kinetic energy accompanying the difference in speed between the engine and the driving wheels occurring during starting comprises: a gearbox (18), having at least a first gear element (5) connected to an output shaft (12) of an engine (11...

PCT No. PCT/FR96/00140 Sec. 371 Date Aug. 14, 1997 Sec. 102(e) Date Aug. 14, 1997 PCT Filed Jan. 26, 1996 PCT Pub. No. WO96/00140 PCT Pub. Date Jan. 26, 1996A process and device for preparing bivalves, in particular oysters, for opening. The process consists of partially opening the bivalve, then encircling the adductor muscle of the bivalve with a ring or similar, one part of which, designed for ...

A multi-section imaging device has a semiconductor detector array (12) for receiving ionising radiation from a source (10) after passage through an assembly (14), the novelty being that the detectors are two-dimensional detectors (12) mutually associated to form several detection rings which can turn around the assembly (preferably an object or patient) for simultaneous acquisition of several imag...

The cooling unit (10) for the bottom seams of top open bags made from a plastic film web has cooling elements (11), which at least during the transporting from one welding station for especially the bottom seam of a tube section to the next processing station which may be an opening station along a predetermined path, rotate with the end section having the welded seam. The cooling elements of the ...

Die Erfindung betrifft eine Einrichtung zur Ablage von Bogen auf Bogenstapeln in Auslegern von Druckmaschinen. DOLLAR A Aufgabe der Erfindung ist die Schaffung einer Einrichtung zur Ablage von Bogen auf dem Bogenstapel, mit der die Bogen exakt und ohne Beschädigung auf dem Bogenstapel abgelegt werden können. DOLLAR A Erfindungsgemäß wird die Aufgabe dadurch gelöst, dass zur Erfassung der Bogenanku...

Die Erfindung betrifft ein Verfahren zum Umspulen von Färbespulen, wobei im Zuge dieses Umspulprozesses auch die oft mangelhaft gefärbten inneren Fadenlagen entfernt werden. DOLLAR A Erfindungsgemäß ist vorgesehen, daß auf einer ersten Spulstelle (2) eines Kreuzspulautomaten (1) der Wicklungsbereich einer Färbespule (11''), der einwandfreies Fadenmaterial aufweist, zu einer A-Qualität-Färbespule (...

Die Erfindung betrifft eine Stapelplatte für die Bogenstapelbildung in Bogenauslegern von Druckmaschinen. DOLLAR A Aufgabe der Erfindung ist es, eine Stapelplatte in Bogenauslegern von Druckmaschinen zu schaffen, die die Bogenstapelbildung sowohl auf Rollwagen als auch auf Paletten ermöglicht. DOLLAR A Erfindungsgemäß wird die Aufgabe dadurch gelöst, dass die Bogen im Bogenausleger über die Stapel...

The method for producing a blank for dental products consists of mechanically compacting a powder material in a forming tool, applying to it an electric current pulse between 700 and 740 As, removing it from the mold, and subjecting it to a heat treatment process. -; Es wird ein Verfahren zur Herstellung einer Vorform für Dentalerzeugnisse vorgeschlagen, bei dem ein pulverförmiger Ausgangsstoff DO...

Cone-beam reconstruction is performed within a practically acceptable time o n a computer having one or more microprocessors. The calculations involved in the reconstruction are divided into calculations to be performed on the MMX, ALU and SSE units of each of the microprocessors. For pure floating-point data, it is preferred to use the MMX unit to adjust the data address and map data and to use t...

Currently data transmission over the Internet between two client computers where both client computers are protected by firewalls is problematic, since firewalls block incoming packets. A method is provided for permitting packet based data transmission between a first client computer C1 protected by a first NAPT or NAT firewall and a second client computer C2 protected by a second NAPT or NAT fire...

An instrument (1000) for inserting a graft fixation device. The fixation device is useful for affixing a tissue graft to a bone or other body surface. The graft fixation device comprises two implantation members connected by a connecting member. The fixation device can be combined with insertion members. The implantation members have longitudinal passageways therethrough. The instrument has a hamm...

A graft fixation device combination. The device is useful for affixing a tissue graft to a bone or other body surface. The combination has a fixation device having two implantation members connected by a connecting member. The connecting member has at least one lateral wing member extending therefrom. The implantation members have longitudinal passageways therethrough. The combination also has an ...

A system for mobile robots to detect obstructions. Obstructions include objects which may impair the or impede the mobility of the robot, as well as transitions from carpeted surfaces to hard surfaces, transitions from hard surfaces to carpet, or transitions between other types of flooring. The system includes a plow which may move underneath the obstruction, The obstruction may the be brushed asi...

Gegenstand der Erfindung sind isocyanatfreie schäumbare Mischungen, enthalten (A) isocyanatfreie, alkoxysilanterminierte Prepolymere (A) welche über Silanterminierungen der allgemeinen Formel [1], verfügen, in der X und Y ein Sauerstoffatom, eine N-R<3>/Gruppe oder ein Schwefelatom, R<1> einen Alkyl-, Alkenyl- oder Arylrest mit 1-10 Kohlenstoffatomen, R<2> einen Alkylrest mit 1/2 Kohlenstoffatomen...

The invention herein provides a method to improve retention of tensile properties upon aging in poly(trimethylene terephthalate) cast film. The method involves first nucleating the poly(trimethylene terephthalate) resin prior to film formation and controlling the quench temperature during casting of the film. The quench temperature should be controlled to a temperature in the range of from about 1...