A gasifier injection module includes a two-stage slung splitter and an injector face plate with a coolant system incorporated therein. The two-stage slurry splitter includes a main cavity into which a main slurry fl ow is provided. The main cavity includes a plurality of first stage flow dividers that divide the main slurry flow into a plurality of secondary slurry flows that flow into a plurality...

An illuminator and surgical illumination system are disclosed, one embodiment of the surgical illumination system comprising: a light source fo r providing a light beam; an optical cable, optically coupled to the light source for receiving and transmitting the light beam; a handpiece operably coupled to t he optical cable; an optical fiber assembly operably coupled to the handpiece, wherein the op...

An electrical protection circuitry (54) for a docking station base (20) of a hand held meter (10) and method thereof are disclosed. In the event of a short circuit at a meter interface connector (26), the protection circuitry removes power at the mete r interface connector. Similarly, in the event of an applied voltage outside a specified operating range of the base, the protection circuitry remov...

Noble metal preparation or luster preparation (C1) comprises at least one polyaminoamide. - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for direct or indirect screen printing involving screen printing (C1) onto a silicate surface.

Method/system for visualizing biological information. The system receives a user query relating to biological information and determines which database contains related biological information. A database query is sent to the database and the result indicates biological/chemical entities and relations. A network is created based on the result; biological/chemical entities are mapped to network node...

SE REFIERE A UNA TAPA CIEGA RECTANGULAR O REDONDA PARA OCULTAR LOS PERNOS DE FIJACION DE LAS CAJAS ELECTRICAS EMPOTRADAS EN LA PARED Y/O TECHO, LA CUAL ESTA CONSTITUIDA DE UNA SOLA PIEZA CON DOS OREJAS RECTANGULARES REBATIBLES UBICADAS EN SUS DOS ANCHOS OPUESTOS, LAS CUALES OCULTAN LOS PERNOS DE FIJACION MEDIANTE EL CIERRE DE DICHAS OREJAS POR MEDIO DE UN ENGRAPE MECANICO. EN EL CASO DE LA TAPA RE...

A feeder for orienting and aligning disorderly incoming articles includes a table having a peripheral wall, a rotary surface surrounded by the peripheral wall, and a discharge substantially tangential to the peripheral wall, the discharge being sized to receive one article at a time from the rotary surface in a predetermined orientation; and at least one pile eliminating member extending above the...

A moisture impermeable edge reinforced wood composite structural system includes a wood composite panel having opposing faces, at least one moisture impermeable reinforcement edge, and at least one moisture impermeable reinforcement perimeter zone. The perimeter zone is a coating of a moisture impermeable reinforcement/resin matrix material which provides the structura l system with improved faste...

The present invention relates to a multilayer tube comprising, in its radial direction from the outside inwards: an optional layer (1) made of nylon-11 or nylon-12 polyamide; an intermediate layer (2) comprising by weight, the total being 100%: - 50 to 100% of at least one polyamide Al of formula X,Y/Z or 6,Y2/Z, in which X denotes residues of an aliphatic diamine having from 6 to 10 carbon atoms,...

High density polyethylene (hdpe) containing from 500 to 20,000 ppm of talc is used to prepare barrier film which is resistant to water vapo r transmission. The addition of talc reduces the formation of "dust" (i.e. abraded polyethylene particles) during the manufacture of packages from the barrier film. Preferred talc has a particle size of less than 10 microns .

Disclosed is a method for measuring the available remaining hydrogen capacity of a non-replaced hydrogen storage canister. After the original hydrogen capacity of the hydrogen storage canister is read, the used hydroge n capacity of the hydrogen storage canister is read and remaining hydrogen capacity formula is employed to determine the available remaining hydrogen capacity o f the hydrogen stora...

An improved handheld electronic device includes a case having an asymmet ry provided by an outwardly protruding corner. The handheld electronic device includes an earphone disposed at the outwardly protruding corner. The positioning of the earphone allows a user to rapidly locate the with respect to the user's ear. Additionally, by positioning the earphone at a protruding corner of the handheld el...

An apparatus for stripping and strengthening and subsequent condensing and final strengthening of an easily vaporizable component of a preferably aqueous mixture permits the heat necessary for stripping and strengthening to be transferred through a common heat transmission body (3), where the heat is derived from condensing the vapour generated by stripping and strengthening, which vapour via comp...

An electrostatic transducer, a method for connecting the same and a manufacturing method. The electrostatic transducer comprises at least one stator, which comprises an insulating layer and a conducting layer, and a film element which is arranged to vibrate in response to voltage supplied to it and which is provided in such a manner that an air gap is formed between the conducting layer and the fi...

A swim or scuba diving fin comprising a footpocket portion (1) for receiving the foot of a user, and a blade portion (2) , which is a forward extension of the footpocket portion (1) , characterized in that the footpocket has a heel section (101) which is completely separated from the remaining front footpocket section (201) and is or may be removably connected to said remaining front footpocket se...