PCT No. PCT/US92/05905 Sec. 371 Date Sep. 19, 1994 Sec. 102(e) Date Sep. 19, 1994 PCT Filed Jul. 15, 1992 PCT Pub. No. WO93/01772 PCT Pub. Date Feb. 4, 1993A spinal fixation system comprises an elongated fixation plate (13) having an elongated slot (21) with a number of concave depressions (28,25) formed at the top and bottom surfaces (19,17) of the plate. The system further includes a pedicle scr...

PURPOSE: To ensure superior ratio-output characteristics, improve the ecological conditions of manufacture and reduce the cost of manufacture by forming a layer of active substance from an external layer of conductive basic body and making the thickness of the active substance layer more than the thickness of the external layer of the conductive basic body. CONSTITUTION: A current is made into a l...

PURPOSE:To provide a lead-acid battery having a clad type positive plate filled with active material easily and uniformly. CONSTITUTION:Silver powder mixed with 0.1-10 percentage by weight of acid resistant inorganic powder of 1-200mum in particle size is used as the active material of a clad type positive plate in a lead battery. Thereby, the flowability is remarkably improved so that, such probl...

PURPOSE:To provide a clad type sealed lead-acid battery suppressing the decrease of an electrolyte and having a long life. CONSTITUTION:A porous body 7 made of lead or lead alloy is arranged at the upper section of an electrode plate group 11 in a clad type sealed lead-acid battery using a gel electrolyte 4, and the porous body 7 is connected to negative electrodes. When oxygen gas generated from ...

PURPOSE:To improve the discharge performance and life performance without increasing the battery volume by filling the powder having the preset standard in gaps between positive electrode plates and negative electrode plates and on the periphery of an electrode plate group, and fixing the electrode plate group. CONSTITUTION:A sealed lead-acid battery is provided with (m) positive electrode plates ...

PURPOSE:To apply strong pressure to an electrode plate group, improve workability, and prolong the life of a battery by inserting spacers filled with powder inside and higher in height than the electrode group into the battery together with the electrode plate group. CONSTITUTION:Spacers 1 are inserted into a battery jar 6 together with an electrode plate group 9 constituted of positive electrode ...

An additive for an electrolyte for enhancing the efficiency and power recovery of lead-acid batteries is disclosed. The additive is capable of preventing sulphation of the polar plates of a lead-acid battery and minimizing the loss of active material from the positive plate of the battery. The additive is comprised of magnesium sulphate, aluminum sulphate, cadmium sulphate, tartaric acid and EDTA2...

A method and apparatus for applying personalized alphanumeric characters and the like to the sidewall of a tire is disclosed. The method allows a tire owner to adorn the tires with a desired name, phrase, slogan, logo, etc., quickly and at low cost. In addition, the apparatus allows the tire owner to space the characters properly on the sidewall to ensure a professional appearance.

The present invention pertains to a portable motorized suitcase which can operate in either self-propelled or manual modes. The suitcase includes an extendable handle which is provided with a multi-position switch, allowing the user to selectively control the speed of the suitcase when in the self-propelled mode, as well as allowing the user to choose between modes of operation. A motor, which is ...

A scaffold mounted hoist (20) is provided which mounts with an adapter (30) on a pin (91) extended upward from the scaffold. An electric motor driven transmission (42) causes a standard (40) to rotate relative to the adapter. A cable from an electric winch (50) on the standard is reeved through a pulley (48) on a boom (44) extending from the standard. The transmission and winch motors respond to r...

A ski binding with a device for compensating the calibration load for toe unit safety release includes a heel unit with a sliding body and a toe unit which is equipped with a safety release associated with a lamina on which a main spring for toe unit calibration act. An elastic recovery spring interacts between the sliding body which supports the heel unit jaw and the lamina in order to cooperate ...

A filter cartridge for use in a fluid filtering system, constructed to induce rotational flow in the unfiltered fluid, includes a pleated filter sleeve in which the individual sleeves are slanted relative to the sleeve circumference in a direction opposite to the direction of the rotational flow fluid. The slanted pleats can be constructed by creasing a sheet of filter media at alternatingly short...

A measuring apparatus of the present invention measures the constituent concentration of a specimen after loading into the apparatus a test piece having a test material which develops coloring as a result of a reaction with the constituents of a specimen. When the apparatus detects that the test piece having the test material has been loaded, it automatically begins to measure the constituent conc...

A method for the non-destructive determination of the stacking order and the fiber orientation of a fiber reinforced composite laminate comprises illuminating optically successively a series of spots of a cross sectional surface of the laminate under examination and detecting light radiated from the respective illuminated spots. An electrical output signal relative to the amount of light detected ...

PURPOSE:To provide terminal locking structure for a fuse box, capable of dual locking of a terminal for a fuse by fixing a fuse holder. CONSTITUTION:In a fuse box, a flexible lock lance 10 is mounted on a partition wall 7 of a terminal containing chamber 2. A terminal 6 for a fuse is inserted into the terminal containing chamber 2 to be engaged with the flexible lock lance 10. A fuse terminal 12 i...

PURPOSE:To provide a water proof vibration motor having a simple construction and a wrist watch type vibration alarm device in which the vibration motor is accommodated without requiring an additional space for it to realize a compact structure and which has a daily life water-proof function. CONSTITUTION:A protrusion 2 is provided on the bottom of a cylindrical case 1 having a bottom and an eccen...

USER INTERFACE FOR MULTIMEDIA MEDICATION INFUSION SYSTEM A user interface for clinical configuration of a multimode medication infusion system is provided for use with a disposable fluid pathway that incorporates a sterile cassette containing pumping elements and sensor interfaces in a multi-channel configuration. The hardware portion of the user interface comprises an audio signal generator, stat...

Aggloméré combustible résistant à l'eau à base d'un matériau combustible finement divisé, caractérisé par le fait qu'il comporte, réparties au sein de sa masse constitutive, des proportions efficaces respectivement d'au moins un liant organique choisi dans le groupe comprenant les amidons, les dérivés d'amidon, les farines, les protéines, les celluloses, les hémicelluloses ainsi que les mélanges d...

In a subterranean well having a production tubing string outwardly circumscribed by a brine-filled casing annulus, a specially designed combination casing pressure relief and kill valve is supported within a side pocket mandrel installed in the production tubing, the valve having inlet ports communicated with the casing annulus. During an initial production phase of the well, when the casing annul...

A brake actuator has a housing containing tappets operable by a cam to apply brake shoes against a rotary brake drum. The housing defines a cavity to which lubricant is admitted. A flexible element which is not compressed at the maximum positive system lubricant pressure and is disposed within the cavity and subject to lubricant pressure. The element is movable during outward movement of the tappe...