Instant messaging systems and methods are disclosed. The systems and methods allow users to play competitive and collaborative games using an instant messaging client application. The client application may create a user interface screen that includes an instant messaging region or window for exchanging instant messages and a game region or window for playing games.; Se describen sistemas y metodo...

A composite fiber of polytrimethylene terephthalate is composed of a single yarn in which two kinds of polyester components are bonded into a side-by-side type or an eccentric sheath-core type. At least one of the components constituting the single yarn contains 90mol% or more of repeating unit of trimethylene terephthalate. A lay of the composite fiber is wound in a package by the amount of 2 kg ...

A találmány tárgyát az (I) általános képletű vegyületek képezik, amelyképletben X jelentése oxigén- vagy kénatom. Ezek a vegyületek a vadtípusú HIV–1 és a HIV–1 reverz transzkriptáz mutánsai replikációjánakgátlására in vitro és in vivo egyaránt felhasználhatók. ŕ; Compounds of the formula (I) wherein X is O or S, useful for the inhibition of the replication of HIV-1 and reverse tr...

A decanter centrifuge has a hollow, rotatable drum with a screw conveyor comprising a core body ( 1 ), in which an inlet opening for material into the drum from an inlet chamber ( 3 ) is provided, the inlet opening having a delimitation surface ( 7 ) which is rear relative to the direction of rotation and extending substantially axially, said delimitation surface being provided with a wear reinfor...

A method is disclosed for locating a receiver in a borehole having a conductive liner by inducing an electromagnetic field from a transmitter in a first borehole, detecting at a first location by at least one receiver located in a second borehole having a conductive liner, a first electromagnetic field induced by the transmitter, detecting at a second location by the at least one receiver, a secon...

A mobile robot measures a rotation angle using information from an image photographed by a vision camera. A mobile robot system comprises a main body of the robot, a driving part for driving a plurality of wheels; a vision camera mounted on a main body thereof to photograph an upper image which is perpendicular to a traveling direction; and a controller for calculating a rotation angle using polar...

Refractory metal products, such as tantalum on non-refractory conductive metal backings, e.g. copper, can be rejuvenated after metal consumption in selected zones by powder filling the zones and high energy heating at high scan speed to sinter the added powder, without complete melting of the powder fill, thus establishing a microstructure consistent with the balance of the reclaimed product and a...

Isocyanate-free foamable mixtures suitable for filling construction voids and for other uses, comprise isocyanate-free, alkoxysilane-terminated prepolymers (A) which have a silane end group of the formula [1], where X and Y are each an oxygen atom, an N—R3 group or a sulfur atom, R1 is an alkyl, cycloalkyl, alkenyl or aryl radical having 1-10 carbon atoms, R2 is an alkyl radical having 1-2 carbon ...

The invention concerns a process and apparatus for the coextrusion of rubber mixtures, comprising a main extruder ( 1 ) with an extrusion head ( 10 ) having at least two flow channels ( 14, 15 ), each for a rubber mixture (A, B), the channels opening into an extrusion orifice ( 18 ) through which the two rubber mixtures (A, B) are propelled. The extrusion orifice ( 18 ) is delimited by a first wal...

The process according to the invention relates to the preparation of 2-chloromethyl-thiophene of the formula (I). During this process thiophene is chloromethylated in the presence of one or more compounds containing keto group and optionally it is transformed into the compound of the formula (II). Compounds of formula (I) and (II) are intermediates of several pharmaceutically active ingredients.

A reagent test strip is adapted for use in a blood glucose meter. A sample of whole blood is applied to one surface of a matrix on the strip and the meter measures the reflectance of the opposite surface of the matrix at about 635 nm and 700 nm and calculates from the reflectances the concentration of glucose in the sample. The portion of the applied sample that penetrates the matrix and is visibl...

The invention relates to a packaging device for a liquid that is to be dispensed drop by drop, comprising a container (1) with manually elastically deformable walls, which ends in a rigid neck (3) in which a head (4) for dispensing the liquid is mounted. A membrane (31) which is both hydrophilic and hydrophobic, advantageously antibacterial, is arranged in the dispensing head (4) across the passag...

A bonded part such as a rubber to metal bonded part and process for producing a bonded part including a rubber and metal part, and particularly for producing an automotive torsional vibration damper, comprising the steps of placing uncured elastomer composition comprising an elastomer, at least one curative, and preferably, at least one rubber-to-metal adhesive adjuvant into a shape-forming mold, ...

The present invention is an improved method of installing a flowline below the surface. The method includes the steps of establishing first and second sight relief holes along a linear path, positioning a directional drilling machine on the surface, boring a first portion of a pilot hole from the surface to the first sight relief hole, determining the elevation of the boring tool and adjusting the...

The present invention is an improved method and apparatus for testing and monitoring wellbore operations. The invention is (1) a data acquisition device capable of monitoring, recording wellbore and/or reservoir characteristics while capable of fluid flow control; and (2) a method of monitoring and/or recording at least one downhole characteristic during testing, completion and/or maintenance of a...

A data transmission system for use in extracting data from a downhole location in a well is disclosed. The well has electrically conductive downhole structure (2,C) which together with an earth return forms a signal circuit which is used to transmit data. A current source (34) is provided at the wellhead for applying a reference signal to the downhole structure (2,C). Effective impedance varying m...

A process for the manufacture of a decorative surface element, which element comprises a base layer, a decor and a wear layer of a UV or electron beam curing lacquer. One or more structured surfaces, forming embossing surfaces of one or more rollers or moulds, are positioned on top of the decorative lacquered surface, possibly after having cured the lacquer to a desired viscosity, and are continuo...

When a plurality of reference signal series are handled with the same input signal series during processing of an RLS algorithm based on QR decomposition, an object is to handle the plurality of reference signal series simultaneously. When performing processing of a sequential least-squares algorithm based on QR decomposition, to a configuration comprising a plurality of boundary cells (empty circ...