Die vorliegende Erfindung betrifft kratzfeste Beschichtungen umfassend eine auf einem zu beschichtenden Substrat haftende Grundierschicht (G) und eine auf der Grundierschicht (G) haftende Kratzfestschicht (K), wobei die Grundierschicht (G) ein gehärtetes Epoxyharz enthält, das aus Härter und mehrfach epoxyfunktionellen Verbindungen erhältlich ist, und wobei die Kratzfestschicht (K) aus epoxidgrupp...

La présente invention se rapporte à des procédés et à des systèmes permettant d'assurer la livraison de biens achetés sur un réseau de commerce électronique. Une réalisation de la présente invention permet à un utilisateur (102) d'acheter un article auprès d'un vendeur (104) ou d'un commerçant de l'environnement du commerce électronique et de se faire expédier ledit article à un centre de retrait ...

A software using/managing system comprising software providing servers capable of providing and marketing to distribution markets software to be stored in hardware for driving, clients having specific software usage grant rights acquired by software usage grant contracts, assignments or inheritances, and software using/managing servers capable of managing tasks including the storage/distribution, ...

Email tickets (100) that enable the email recipients to win prizes. The method comprises the preparation process, the dispatch process, the electronic scratching to reveal the secret symbols and the prize claiming process. A ticket according to the present invention comprises principally two layers: the promotional layer ( S131) and the secret layer (S132). The promotional layer and the secret lay...

Ein Spindelstock war bisher relativ lang, da Spannfutter, die drehend gelagerte Spindel und der Spannzylinder etc. axial hintereinander angeordnet waren. Jetzt wird eine Verkürzung erreicht, indem der Spannzylinder im Inneren der in ihrem Innendurchmesser vergrösserten Spindel untergebracht wird. Zusätzlich werden Spannzylinder und Futter direkt aneinander befestigt und als Baugruppe vormontiert u...

A method and apparatus for removing minute particles (22) from a surface (21) of a sample (20) are provided that prevent redeposition of the particles (22) onto the surface (21). By combining thermophoresis with laser assisted particle removal (LAPR), the methods and apparatus remove minute particles (for example, micrometer and nanometer sizes) and assure that they will not redeposit.; L'inventio...

A method and apparatus for removing one or more minute particles(s) from a surface of a sample using laser technology is provided. THe laser energy wavelenght, the pulse length and shape of the laser energy, the laser energy density, the pulse repetition rate of the laser energy, the laser beam size and/or shape, the irradiation geometry, the ambient conditions, the amount and disposition of the ...

A carbon fiber reinforced resin composite material for use at an extremely low temperature, characterized in that in a helium gas leak test after loading the material in liquid hydrogen with a 6000 mu strain for 30 min, a leaked volume rate is 1 X 10<-9> N cm<3>/ cm<2>/s or less; a carbon fiber reinforced resin composite material using a matrix resin of an epoxy resin having a homogeneous phase,...

Disclosed is a futures transaction intermediating apparatus, in an apparatus for intermediating futures transactions between customers and brokers in futures exchanges, which comprises a central controller receiving a request for a quotation (RFQ) from the customer, checking the customer's margin, and transmitting the RFQ to a plurality of brokers in order for the brokers to use the RFQ; a broker ...

A method for producing a regenerated fluororesin, characterized in that it comprises subjecting a used melt-molded fluororesin article to a heat treatment at a temperature of from room temperature to the melting point of the resin; a method for producing a regenerated fluororesin, characterized in that it comprises subjecting a used melt-molded fluororesin article to a supercritical washing treatm...

A foamable polymer composition is described which comprises: a1) a substantially random interpolymer produced from: i) one or more alpha -olefin monomers; and ii) one or more vinyl or vinylidene aromatic monomers and/or one or more sterically hindered aliphatic or cycloaliphatic vinyl or vinylidene monomers; and optionally iii) other polymerizable ethylenically unsaturated monomer(s); or a2) an i...

The present invention discloses a method and system for transmitting electronic mail messages containing multimedia elements that reduces bandwidth usage and transmission time. The present invention comprises embedding one or more multimedia elements within an electronic mail message where each multimedia element is identified by a globally unique identifier. Each multimedia element contained with...

This invention provides a method and apparatus for providing context sensitive advertising material to mobile users. The mobile users may be using Internet devices and the context sensitive advertising material may be relevant to the users current location, current weather conditions and include explicit preferences set by the mobile user on the type of advertising material. Historical data on use...

The present invention is directed to a method of originating a loan to a client computer (11) via the Internet (13). The method includes the steps of receiving loan request information from an applicant, developing underwriting information relating to the loan, and storing the loan request and the underwriting information so that it is accessible to a plurality of prospective lenders. The method f...

A preflight system having a printer profile database containing a first list of problem document elements classified in a first category and a second list of problem document elements classified in a second category. The system also has an analyzer that compares document elements from a print file provided by a print buyer with the problem document elements in the first list and the second list to...

Digital transaction systems are disclosed that allow, in some exemplary embodiments, the transfer of value from at least one party to at least another party through one of plural intermediate parties. During the transactions between an intermediary and another party to the system, the intermediary can change the way the value held is denominated without revealing whether such a transformation has ...

An electronic shopping mall includes a display (214) for showing a customer products offered by an on-line merchant (312). The customer makes a product selection (322) and is asked to guarantee payment for the order, including any associated tax and shipping charges. The electronic shopping mall also includes a cash acceptor (208). The customer may select a cash payment option (326) and deposit pa...

An automated task-context web page effectiveness analyzer comprises a website operated by a research bureau. A website owner desiring to analyze the effectiveness of its website retains the research bureau to conduct a usability study. The research bureau enlists a relatively large population of testers representative of typical users of the website. The testers log on to the website under test an...

The data aquisition method has an internet website used for interrogation of customer data via the processors (20,22,24) of internet users (26), with transfer of the customer data to a service provider at which it is stored in a customer databank. Also included are Independent claims for the following: (a) utilisation of a customer databank for E-mail actions; (b) utilisation of a customer databan...