The present invention applies to new air drying spectrally-selective coatings with improved adhesion to metals as well as their process of preparation and application for solar collector tandems. According to the invention, the coating curing at the room temperature and having a grip on various metallic bases such as aluminium, copper, and stainless sheet steel is prepared. It is attaining a spect...

In a method and apparatus for catheter navigation in three-dimensional vascular tree exposures, particularly for intercranial application, the catheter position is detected and mixed into the 3D image of the pre-operatively scanned vascular tree reconstructed in a navigation computer and an imaging (registering) of the 3D patient coordination system ensues on the 3D image coordination system prior...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enhance the accuracy of the ratio of number of rotation of front wheels to that of rear wheels of a four-wheel drive vehicle and to maintain the compactness of the horizontal width of a transmission case. SOLUTION: A differential mechanism 33 for rear wheels is operatively connected to the output shaft of an engine via a transmission and includes a power takeoff bevel gear...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To allow a vehicle to run in avoiding obstacles by judging obstacle for vehicle in advance, taking various pieces of running information into account, and allowing a vehicle behavior control device to operate properly over the whole avoid run. SOLUTION: Existence of any obstacle for the vehicle concerned 1 is judged in advance, and an avoid run control part 80 judges accurate...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain a guide bar having a satin finished surface, used when continuously guiding a carbon fiber yarn having a specific surface roughness, sparingly causing fuzz and yarn breakage in the production and working process of the carbon fiber, and excellent in processability. SOLUTION: This guide bar for carbon fibers has a satin finished surface and a surface roughness Rmax o...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a control device capable of stably performing a file traveling making succeeding vehicles follow a leading vehicle. SOLUTION: This device is a control device for file traveling vehicle, which enables a single traveling and a file traveling performing a control to form a file by making a succeeding vehicle follow a leading vehicle and is capable of controlling a gea...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent occurrence of misfires when the vibration of a vehicle in the longitudinal direction at quick acceleration or deceleration is to be prevented by means of stepwise change-over in driving wheel torque caused due to the change-over of the quantity of fuel injection. SOLUTION: While backlash restraining control or shackle restraining control permitting the quantity of ...

An electromagnetically actuator (10) is disclosed having an electromagnet (12), a core element (16), the core element having a normally biased initial spaced apart first position distal from the electromagnet when the electromagnet is off and a second stop position proximal from the electromagnet when the electromagnet is on, a first resilient member (20) adapted to bias said core element in the n...

A yarn spool bearing for textile production facilities is fitted as a material buffer between a continuous manufacturing process and further processing facilities downstream with stoppage times. To ensure gentle handling of the yarn spools (1, 2), the claimed yarn spool bearing is designed as a shelf bearing with shelves (6) which can move inside the bearing and on which the yarn spools (1, 2) can...

The invention relates to a vehicle tyre tread (10) which is made up of tread pattern segments (3) of an elastic material (F), adjacently positioned in the orientation of the tread and separated one from another by grooves (2). The tread pattern segments have sipes (5a) in each of which the opposed faces (16a, 16b), transverse to the outer surface (9) of the tread, are substantially parallel. The s...

An improved drive system for a shrimp peeling apparatus includes a support frame with a first and a second plurality of rollers mounted thereon. One of the plurality of rollers have rollers that are of a larger diameter than the other rollers. The drive mechanism includes a computer controlled motor that engages a cylindrically-shaped shaft of each roller and a drive mechanism that engages the cyl...

A catheter delivers an electrode within a vein for a minimally invasive treatment of hemorrhoids using RF energy. The catheter is introduced into a patient and positioned within the section of the vein to be treated. The electrode radiates high frequency energy towards the vein, and the surrounding venous tissue becomes heated and begins to shrink. The catheter includes a controllable member for l...

A method and apparatus for delivery of energy by an electro-surgical instrument to a surgical site is disclosed. The apparatus delivers power to electrodes of an electro-surgical instrument during an operation performed at a surgical site. The apparatus includes a processor and a plurality of power delivery channels. The processor signals the onset of an impedance interval and a heating interval. ...

A powdered metal blend mixture for making a powdered metal part especially a valve seat insert. The mixture includes 15 to 30 wt. % of a valve steel powder, 0 to 10 wt. % nickel, 0 to 5 wt. % copper, 5 to 15 wt. % of a ferro-alloy powder, 0 to 15 wt. % of a tool steel powder, 0.5 to 5 wt. % of a solid lubricant, 0.5 to 2 wt. % graphite, 0.3 to 1.0% of a temporary lubricant, and the balance being s...

An iron-based powder composition is produces in accordance with a method comprising the steps of: adding to iron-based and alloying powders, for a primary mixing, a surface treatment agent, and in addition, for a secondary mixing, a fatty acid amide and at least one lubricant, wherein the lubricant has a melting point higher than that of the fatty acid amide and can be, a thermoplastic resin, a th...

Metal powder compositions for powder metallurgy (P/M) applications contain a high-density polyethylene as a lubricant. The compositions are suitable for either cold or warm compaction. When compacted, the compositions yield parts having relatively high density, high green strength and good surface finish.

Provided is a liquid crystalline polyester resin for extrusion molding having a solder heat resistant temperature of 250 DEG C. or more, wherein the ratio ((viscosity 2b)/(viscosity 1b)) of the melt viscosity (viscosity 1b) under a shearing speed of 1000/sec at the flow initiation temperature and the melt viscosity (viscosity 2b) under the same shearing speed at a temperature 20 DEG C. higher th...

A vehicle control system controls vehicle speed and provides a warning by deciding whether or not the prevailing vehicle speed allows the vehicle to pass a curve in the road ahead in accordance with the surrounding environment of the vehicle. The system calculates a gaze angle, theta which is made between a direction a of a vehicle in its actual position P0 and a segment b joining the actual pos...

An initializer that responds to change in a power supply potential level, for generating an initialize signal to initialize a circuit to a select state, the initializer includes a power-on reset circuit that switches between an active and a powered-down state, and is for generating the initialize signal. The initializer also includes a wake-up circuit that monitors the power supply potential level...

An integrated peripheral device comprises an associated register. The register comprises a data area containing a password. The register is connected to a read/write control unit, which generates an enabling signal after a first access which allows a data word to be written to the register during a following second write access. The read/write control unit comprises a comparator which compares dat...