In a process of separating a liquid sample having phase portions of different densities by centrifugal separation, a phase separator container is employed. The phase separator container comprises a housing having concentric inner and outer cylindrical walls defining a longitudinal axis and a top wall and further a piston body constituting a bottom wall of the housing. The piston body defines toget...

Apparatus for carrying out patch clamp technique utilized in studying the effect of certain materials on ion transfer channels in biological tissue, and more particularly patch clamp apparatus utilizing an autosampler, such as those utilized with HPLC apparatus, to provide high throughput, is disclosed. The invention additionally includes novel microperfusion chamber assemblies capable of utilizin...

The invention relates to a computer system for data management including at least the management of data relating to the trading of warrants (citi CATS-OS), comprising a data processing system (1), an input unit (2), a display unit (3) and a data input (5), wherein the display unit (3) displays a first mask having a format allowing the input of a request for specific data by the input unit (2), th...

he invention refers to agriculture, in particular to greenhouse heating with solar energy in early spring and in late autumn. The installation for greenhouse heating contains a solar water heater, a water reservoir for heat accumulation, a reservoir-dilator for water level maintenance, pipe-lines for connection of the solar water heater with the reservoir-dilator for water level maintenance and wi...

he invention refers to agriculture, in particular to greenhouses heated with solar energy. The greenhouse contains a solar water heater, a water reservoir for heat accumulation, a reservoir-dilator, a water pump and a solar battery, joined between them by pipe-hines and installed inside the greenhouse. Novelty of the invention consists in that additionally the greenhouse contains a basement, joine...

he invention relates to devices for wind energy conversion into the electric one and may be used at wind-electric plants. Summary of the invention consists in that the electric generator rotor is vertically fixed to the windmill rotor. The electric generator stator is installed coaxial with the windmill rotor inside the electric generator rotor so that the electric generator rotor should be in mag...

PURPOSE: To obtain a geared automatic transmission capable of controlling a clutch connecting speed so as to reduce a shock at a gear stage shifting time regardless of the aging deterioration of a clutch and also of an individual difference. CONSTITUTION: This geared automatic transmission is provided with a clutch means 2 for performing power transmission and cutting off from an engine output sha...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To stably form a tire of high quality having excellent uniformity. SOLUTION: A bead core C is arranged on the outer peripheral surface Bs of a carcass cylindrical body B. A plurality of bead holders 20 for holding the side surface CS1 of the bead core C by using magnets 19 are provided. Each bead holder 20 has a bead core detection means 29 capable of detecting the gap DA gen...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a creep speed power transmission device as additional apparatus for a working vehicle equipped with a transmission for running and a change gear for a PTO, in which the influence upon the PTO system is taken into consideration while a conventional power transmission device is used. SOLUTION: A partition wall 18 is provided between the front part 14a and rear part 1...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a transfer device for a vehicle easy to assemble, admitting sub-assembly, and embodied in a compact structure. SOLUTION: The transfer device for a vehicle of a gear train type includes a transfer case 20 composed of a member 22 in the form of a deep tray having an open end in the axial direction and a blocking member 24 to block the open end, wherein the transfer d...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To establish a proper deceleration control applicable even when an engine speed is sensed erroneously to the higher side in the case the deceleration control is made using the engine speed. SOLUTION: A vehicle running control device according to the invention is comprised of an engine torque command value calculation part 61 to calculate an engine torque command value Ter fro...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make a brake control in good performance in a transient region from a driving condition to a braking condition in the case a deceleration control is conducted using an output revolving speed of a driving means such as an engine. SOLUTION: A running control device for a vehicle according to the invention is comprised of an engine torque command value calculation part 61 to ...

A tool-carrying assembly secured to the user by a waist-encircling belt (30), and, additionally, by straps (180, 182) encircling the legs of a workman using the belt assembly. The assembly is thus stabilized, and enhanced weight distribution is achieved. The waist-encircling belt (30) supporting a pair of laterally spaced, depending panels (60, 62) each carrying tool-accepting pockets. The pockets...

An oriented polyester film coated on at least one surface with a coating that improves its adhesion to gelatin is disclosed. The dry coating contains one or more sulfopolyesters; one or more tetrablock copolymer resins; and one or more non-volatile polyamines. Other ingredients, such as particulate materials and surfactants, may be present in the coating. The coating is preferably applied at the i...

The present invention comprises a system and method for a control system which allows for autonomous, manual and tele-operation of underground mining vehicles. The control system is retrofitted to existing mining vehicles and has a robust system design to withstand the harsh environment of underground mines. A tele-operator, in a remote tele- operator station, uses video screens, joysticks and foo...

PCT No. PCT/EP95/03559 Sec. 371 Date Mar. 21, 1997 Sec. 102(e) Date Mar. 21, 1997 PCT Filed Sep. 8, 1995 PCT Pub. No. WO96/09295 PCT Pub. Date Mar. 28, 1996Compounds of formula (I), wherein A represents N or CH; R1 and R2 independently represent C1-4 alkyl, halo or CF3; R3 represents C1-4 alkyl (optionally substituted), C3-7 cycloalkyl, CF3 or aryl; R4 represents H, C3-7 cycloalkyl or C1-6 alkyl (...

The terminal includes a terminal module (1) and a personal security device (31). The terminal module (1) is adapted to receive high-level requests from an application (Fap) installed on an electronic unit. The high-level requests are independent of the personal security device (31).The terminal module (1) and/or the personal security device (31) includes a reprogrammable memory for storing and a u...

Method for preparing cellular expanded rubber material from expandable rubber mixture is claimed in which said mixture is subjected to at least operations of wringing, crosslinking and expansion; crosslinking and expansion taking place simultaneously and continuously in a horizontal plane. Method for preparing cellular expanded rubber material from expandable rubber mixture is claimed in which sai...

Certain embodiments include a method and apparatus of planning a device consuming an ephemeral, fungible commodity based upon a knowledge interval collection comprising at least one knowledge interval of the ephemeral, fungible commodity at a time interval containing a cost. The method comprises determining the ephemeral, fungible commodity needs over the time interval operation (2004) and examini...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a vehicle having an electric machine usable both for starter/generator and hybrid driving. SOLUTION: The vehicle comprises a transmission 2 for transmitting toque from a driving machine 1 to drive wheels, the transmission having a transmission output shaft 5 and a transmission input shaft 4 for permitting the torque to be transmitted from the driving machine 1 to t...