L'invention concerne un procédé pour inspecter, à l'aide d'au moins un capte ur (6) sensible au rayonnement infrarouge, des objets creux (2) transparents ou translucides à haute température sortant de différentes cavités de formage (4). Ce procédé comporte une étape d'évaluation du niveau du rayonnement infrarou ge des objets (2) issus des cavités de formage (4) de manière à adapter l'exposition d...

A method of transmitting information between a salt- cavern and the surface of the ground, the cavern (2) being drilled in geological formation beds and being connected to the surface via an access borehole (4) cased at least in part by metal tubes (16) and presenting at least one safety valve (18), the method consisting in suspending a string of tools from a hanger system (20) positioned in the a...

The present invention generally relates to a method and apparatus for performing an operation in a tubular. In one aspect, a method comprises positioning an apparatus in the tubular, the apparatus having a tractor portion and an auxiliary module. The method further includes operating the tractor portion to move th e apparatus through the tubular and operating the auxiliary module to perform the op...

This invention is directed to a receptacle having an indictor which identifi es the receptacle as being a hospital grade receptacle. The indicator can be a gree n colored window in the face of the receptacle that is always visible. A light emittin g means such as a light emitting diode located behind the window and coupled across the phase and neutral contacts of the receptacle provides a positive...

Systems and methods for welding of parts are described. In one embodiment, a method for ultrasonic welding of parts by means of an ultrasonic welding device including at least a generator, a converter, and a sonotrode based on a set curve of a time-dependent welding parameter appropriate to a welding connection meeting set requirements, where the welding duration corresponding to the set curve run...

An elastic composite material is disclosed which includes at least one non- woven material layer, at least one further sheet material layer and therebetween a parallel oriented group of elastic threads. The non-woven material is thermally melt bonded with the further sheet material in the form of a predetermined pattern of melt bonding regions and the elastic threads are melt embedded in the tensi...

An operating system directed to using special properties of a common inter- process communications mechanism (IPC), namely UNIX domain socket-pairs or stream- pipes alternatively as a storage medium for file-descriptors of UNIX processes. Wh en a file-descriptor is written into a socket-pair, and closed in the UNIX proces s, the file remains open, but occupies no space in the process file-table. T...

A device for controlling the activation of an apparatus by a motor, intended to be inserted between, the operation output of the motor and the operation input of the apparatus whose activation is to be controlled. The device includes: —a blade pump having a rotor, at least one blade carried by this rotor and a rotary body forming a pumping chamber missing an outlet, and one of the component parts,...

Una forma de dosificacion comprende (1) una dispersion solida amorfa que comprende un inhibidor de la proteina de transferencia de osteres de colesterilo y un polimero acido potenciador de la concentracion, y (2) un inhibidor de la HMG-CoA-reductasa. La dispersion solida amorfa y el inhibidor de la HMG-CoA-reductasa se combinan en la forma de dosificacion de modo que la dispersion solida amorfa y ...

El presente invención se refiere a una combinación que contiene acido acetilsalicílico (componente A), un inhibidor de la HMG-CoA reductasa (componente B) y, dado el caso, una sustancia antihipertensiva (componente C) para la prevenció de primaria de enfermedades cardiovasculares en pacientes con riesgo alto de sufrir una enfermedad cardiovascular, a medicamentos que contienen estas combinación y ...

Compuestos de triazol sustituidos con biarilo representados por la formula I, II o III o sales farmaeduticamente aceptables de los mismos, y un proceso para preparar dichos compuestos y sales de los mismos. Las composiciones farmacéuticas comprenden una cantidad eficaz de los presenter compuestos, solos o en combinación con uno o mas compuestos terapeuticamente activos y un vehiculo farmaceuticame...

VDF-based curable fluoroelastomers having glass transition temperature lower than -35°C and an amount of -COF end groups in the polymer lower than the sensitivity limit of the method using the FT-IR spectroscopy described in the present application.

The mobile ad hoc network includes a plurality of wireless mobile nodes and a plurality of wireless communication links connecting the nodes together. A method for managing and controlling the discovery and maintenance of routes in the network includes predicting future-needed routes or the need for future communications in the network, and predicting future-network dynamics or topology. Partial a...

A method for effecting load balancing in a packet-switched network is provided. In one embodiment, the method includes the steps of: (a) providing a set of Internet Protocol (IP) addresses corresponding to a Universal Resource Locator (URL), wherein the ordering of the IP addresses in the set of IP addresses is indicative of a corresponding desirability of contacting each of the IP addresses and w...

A machine for forming tubular film lengths from a linear portion of film comprises: a unit (1) for feeding linear film portions (2); at least one forming roller (3) that revolves about an axis (7) transversal to the direction of film feed; means (14) for applying the film portion (2) to the surface of the forming roller (3) as it revolves, at least until opposite edges (4, 5) of the film portion (...

A folded wall anchor and an anchoring system employing the same are disclosed. The anchor is a folded sheetmetal construct utilizable with various wire formative veneer ties. The folded wall tie enables the junctures of the legs and the base of the wall anchor to be located inboard from the periphery of the wall anchor. Upon installation with the surfaces of the enfolded leg and of the base coplan...

A latch device for a swing door of an electric household appliance, includes a support fixable to the door; a fork-shaped latch member fitted in rotary manner to the support to cooperate, in use, with a fixed striker of the appliance; and a control button fitted to the support to slide in opposition to a first elastic element. The latch member is movable, in opposition to a second elastic element ...

Method for modifying an object orientated program during its execution, in particular a program for controlling an automatic plant, whereby intermediate or assembly code is stored temporarily prior to conversion to machine code just before its execution. According to the method, intermediate code is supplied that incorporates any modifications. The modified code is compared with the stored interme...

A resilient floor tile is described that comprises a base; a protective film layer; and a decorative layer disposed between the base and the protective film layer; wherein the resilient floor tile has a top surface and a convex edge along a perimeter o f the top surface. In another embodiment, the resilient floor tile comprises a decorative layer comprising a printed ink forming a decorative patte...