"TURBINA EóLICA COM DOIS EIXOS HORIZONTAIS OPOSTOS E GIRO REVERSO". Montados sobre uma mesma base. As pás dos referidos conjuntos podem ter qualquer número de hélices, ser de qualquer material ou geometria. Os ângulos das pás são concomitantes dentro de cada conjunto de hélices e opostos entre os mesmos, aproveitando o vento que passa por um conjunto para impulsionar o outro. Cada conjunto de héli...

"SISTEMA PARA IMPEDIR O CARREGAMENTO INCORRETO DE BANDEJAS DE PAPEL DE IMPRESSORA". A presente invenção refere-se a um sistema de proteção de carregamento impróprio da bandeja de papel da impressora o qual é automaticamente movido pelo reposicionamento de uma guia de borda de pilha reposicionável convencional para restringir o carregamento impróprio de folhas na área da bandeja a qual está do lado...

"TAMBOR DE CONSTRUçãO DE PNEU DO PRIMEIRO ESTáGIO COM COROA ELEVADA". Um tambor de construção de pneu 5 do primeiro estágio e um método de construção de uma carcaça de pneu são descritos. O tambor de construção de pneu 5 tem um mecanismo de suporte do segmento central incluindo uma pluralidade de segmentos de suporte central 151 que são radialmente móveis e cobertos por balões infláveis 5A, 5B. O ...

"ARTIGO QUE SUPORTA CARGA". A presente invenção refere-se a um artigo que suporta carga (1) é descrito e inclui uma pluralidade de armações alongadas (20) que tem uma pluralidade de nervuras de reforço internas (50) presas de forma fixa no interior oco (35) de cada armação (20), as armações (20) residem substancialmente dentro de um plano comum e são presas de forma fixa juntas por meio de uma est...

A utility belt assembly for use with electronic devices such as electronic game devices, cellular telephones, and digital cameras has one principal pouch or container, and may have several smaller ones for cellular telephones, and other electronic related devices. The principal container has a large pocket into which a game electronic device or other device may be stored while not in use. A foldin...

A chair includes a tubular U-shaped back frame. The back frame defines a pair of spaced apart back legs. A pair of tubular L-shaped side members, each of which defines a front leg and an arm, are connected the back legs. A tubular U-shaped seat frame is connected to each of the front legs and each of the back legs. A connecting member is connected across the seat frame adjacent the connections of ...

A catheter assembly and method for treatment of cardiac arrhythmia, for example, atrial fibrillation, by electrically isolating a vessel, such as a pulmonary vein, from a chamber, such as the left atrium. The catheter assembly includes a catheter body and at least one electrode. The catheter body includes a proximal portion, an intermediate portion and a distal portion. The intermediate portion ex...

A method and apparatus for continuously processing fiber into an elastomeric component uses an expanding die ( 11, 11 a) for orienting fibers in other than the processing direction of the extrusion. In one embodiment, an injection mold ( 50 ) is used with the expanding die ( 11 ), and in another embodiment, an extruder ( 30 ) is used with expanding die ( 11 a). Processing parameters may be altered...

An aqueous control solution is disclosed for use with a spectrophotometer or photometric test strip that includes a predetermined amount of an analyte, a hydrophobic reference dye and a surfactant. In one embodiment, the aqueous control solution is applied to a photometric test strip having a chemical that oxidizes glucose and consequently forms hydrogen peroxide which reacts with an indicator dye...

The present invention is a method for controlling a ground vehicle, for automated steering control of the vehicle or the like. The method of the present invention includes using a GPS receiver or the like and an inertial gyro or the like for providing automated steering control of the ground vehicle. A difference between a measured off-track error and a lateral error command is fed into a lateral ...

Separately from a normal running mode, there is provided a turning mode in which a body ( 1 ) is allowed to turn. In the turning mode, road wheels ( 5 a, 5 b) and a driving wheel ( 8 ) are set such that the wheels are oriented so as to follow along a circumference R 1 to R 3 that would be formed about a distal end (B) of a fork arm ( 2 b). As a result of this, the body ( 1 ) is allowed to turn abo...

Electric accumulator battery, which comprises a receptacle (1) with cover, of a size which fits in the compartment traditionally reserved for this purpose in a motor vehicle. This receptacle is subdivided internally into a series of cells (2) that are distributed in two or more parallel rows between which are formed intermediate ventilation ducts (3), which are open to the outside through the bott...

An organic light-emitting display has a first pattern overlapping with one first electrode portion which overlaps with the via-hole. The first pattern is protruded upward as compared with the first electrode. The other first electrode portion on which the first pattern is not formed is exposed. An emission layer is located on the first electrode. A second pattern may be further formed around the f...

A system and corresponding method for enhancing hygiene in a food handling environment include an indicator to be worn by a worker in the food handling area, an activating device located outside of the food handling area, a hand cleaning station located proximate or within the food handling area (remote from the restroom), and a deactivating device operatively associated with the hand cleaning sta...

A device for treating particulate material has a process chamber. A bottom of the process chamber is composed of baffle plates which overlap one another and between which slots are formed. It is proposed to design the baffle plates as annular plates, so that circular slots are formed, and to place the annular plates in such a way that a radially outer, first flow, directed from outside to inside, ...

A micromechanical rotation speed sensor with a gimbals-mounted structure capable of vibration includes two vibration elements ( 4, 5 ) which are swivelled about two axes (A, B) oriented perpendicular toward each other. An excitation unit in the form of an electrode ( 7 ) sets the first vibration element ( 4 ) into a vibration about the first axis of rotation (A). A read out unit in the form of a r...

Methods of cementing subterranean zones penetrated by well bores using cement compositions having enhanced compressive strengths are provided. A method of the invention basically comprises the steps of preparing or providing a cement composition having enhanced compressive strength upon setting comprising a hydraulic cement, sufficient water to form a slurry and a hydroxyamine compressive strength...

Protection device ( 1 ) for an encoder ( 2 ) in a rolling bearing ( 3 ) presenting an outer race ( 5 ) which is arranged in contact against a fixed support ( 6 ), the device being interposed between the encoder ( 2 ) itself and a reading sensor ( 17 ) which is supported by the support ( 6 ) itself, and being provided with: a fixing race ( 18 ) which is shrink fit onto the outer race ( 5 ) of the b...

In order to simplify the sequence of creating a mask, in particular for producing a printing plate, and at the same time to improve the quality of the printing plate produced by means of a mask, the use of laser-induced thermal transfer is provided. The structure information is applied directly to the surface of a printing plate carrier during the creation of a mask, by means of a thermal transfer...

A method for forming a region of low dielectric constant nanoporous material is disclosed. In one embodiment, the present method includes the step of preparing a microemulsion. The method of the present embodiment then recites applying the microemulsion to a surface above which it is desired to form a region of low dielectric constant nanoporous material. Next, the present method recites subjectin...