A clarifier (10) with first stage flotation and second stage filtration divides at least the lower portion of a flotation tank (12) into independent cells (54). A branched conduit (78) collects clarified water. Valves (76) control the flow of clarified water to either a clarified water ring conduit (62) or to a first filtrate/bachwash ring conduit (64) connected to a storage tank (68). High cell w...

A rear wheel drive vehicle having a pair of front steering wheels, a pair of rear driving wheels having axles coupled thereto, and a device for sensing the steering of the front wheels and for steering the rear wheels in response thereto. A differential gear apparatus between the axles of the rear wheels, wherein the differential gear apparatus is a differential lock type, including a differential...

The control device includes an electronic power controller (103) which controls the propulsion motor (M) and which receives signals from rotational speed sensors in the motor (104) and driven axles (105), from a gear-change controller (111), and also from an sensor detecting accelerator position (106). At each gear change, the controller runs the change-motor (61), which, through reduction gears, ...

A device having a movable grid mounted on a movable carriage to temporarily intercept sheets being deposited from a machine for processing the sheets being discharged into a pile from a machine for processing the sheets includes an arrangement of a planetary system comprising a pinion movable in a circular arc coacting with a rim gear rigidly mounted on a frame and an arrangement for connecting th...

6230 Frankfurt, 29.06.1992 PAT/rcht-dbh Hoe92/Y012 Hoechst Aktiengesellschaft, Frankfurt am Main 80 of the disclosure: Mixtures of isomeric decyl alcohols are obtained by oligomerization of propylene in the presence of deactivated zeolites as catalysts, separation of the C9-olefins from the oligomer mixture, hydroformylation of the C9-olefins to C10-aldehydes, and hydrogenation of the C10-aldehyde...

2.1. The handling of reels (10) of a wound web, in particular of packaging material, is carried out using a reel conveyor (35) with a precisely positionable, downwardly directed bearing trunnion (41). The latter enters a centre opening (11) of the reel (10) and grasps the latter. The bearing trunnion (41) can be precisely aligned, by means of independently actuable pressure-medium cylinders (47, 4...

In a sitting furniture with a lounge arrangement having a displacable trolley (2) which may by extended from a seat bolster (1) there is an additional upholstery (5) attached through a four-hinged ironwork (6). The additional upholstery (5) can be lifted and declined and is lowered underneeth the seat upholstery (4) in the sitting position of the furniture, whereas in the lounge arrangement it is ...

A method and an assembly for decontaminating a material. The material is charged into a container (2), where at first steam (4) is introduced and fluids including some contaminants are removed. Then extractant (6) is introduced into the container (2), and fluids (8) comprising condensation water, extractant and contaminants are removed. Then the material is stripped with vapour. The dry or slightl...

A method for preparing a flexible polyurethane foam, wherein a polyether-polyol having an average molecular weight from 1000 to 8000 and an average functionality not larger than 4, is brought into reaction with organic polyisocyanates in the presence of a foam stabilizer, a catalyst and a blowing means comprising methylformate, wherein a cross-linker/extender and/or an amine catalyst with delayed ...

Linear copolyesters containing a plurality of repeat units derived from difunctional compounds containing oxysulphonyl groups and a plurality of repeat units of the general formula: in which: - R1, R2, R3 and R4, which are identical or different, denote alkyl, cycloalkyl or arylalkyl radicals, - A is a divalent hydrocarbon radical bonded to the vicinal silicon atom by a carbon-silicon b...

An aerator/diffusor consists of an aerator (12) which is incorporated in the thickness of the mattress, connecting the interior of the mattress to the outside, and equipped with at least one diffusor compartment (13). The aerator can be moved in relation to the mattress and is accessible from the outside, while the diffusor is situated in the air circulation trajectory and can contain a perfume, b...

D-16610 Siloxane-polyether copolymer surfactants for manufacture of high resiliency polyurethane foam which are capped with t-butyl groups on the ends of the polyether blocks, polyurethane foam compositions containing such surfactants, a method for making polyurethane foam using such surfactants, and polyurethane foam made the method are disclosed and claimed. The t-butyl-capped surfactants afford...

System allowing automatic realization as cash of at least part of the value of a tied-up asset including means for entering data relating to the application for realization and including in particular the date of birth of the owner, means for entering the life expectancy of the said owner during each year of implementation of the system, means for entering the market value of the asset or assets h...

PURPOSE:To obtain fine powder of hyaluronic acid (salt) useful as a raw material for powdery cosmetics, by suspending hyaluronic acid or its salt in an organic solvent incapable of dissolving hyaluronic acid or its Na salt and crushing the suspended liquid with a wet-crusher. CONSTITUTION:Fine powder of hyaluronic acid or its sodium salt (preferably having an average particle diameter of <=20mum) ...

a) Bituminous binder for road surfacing and process for the manufacture of such a binder, b) the binder is characterised in that it consists of a bitumen emulsion expanded with air and the process is characterised in that a bitumen emulsion heated in an expansion device is expanded by mechanically inserting air under pressure therein.

Procédé pour la cimentation d'un puits de captage d'une nappe phréatique profonde. Après avoir réalisé un premier forage (6) entre la surface du sol (4) et une couche géologiquement imperméable (1), et avant la réalisation d'un deuxième forage (7) de diamètre inférieur au premier, entre ladite couche géologiquement imperméable (1) et la nappe phréatique à capter (3), on réalise une cimentation ...

An inner end of the gear lever (6) is linked to the device (4,5) which transmits the gear lever's movement to the gearbox. This end of the lever carries a magnet (7). A plate (8) is located underneath the end of the lever. The plate carries a number of switches (11,12,13,14) which are sensitive to the magnetic field generated by the magnet. They are positioned under the positions that the end of t...

La présente invention concerne une interface utilisateur pour système de traitement transactionnel (Programme d'application coopérative) entre un serveur informatique et une pluralité de stations de travail, constituée d'une part de trois dossiers qui reflètent les états d'avancement des tâches attibuées à l'acteur utilisant cet interface, à savoir le dossier "nouveau" (40), le dossier "en cour...

The invention relates to a device for measuring and/or working in a well (4), comprising a tubing (2) which is adapted to be wound on a drum (1) and a measuring instrument (3) fixed at the end of the tubing. The tubing comprises, on the inside, a rod (17) which is elastic in bending and has a compressive strength which is suitable for allowing it to be inserted into the tubing (2), particularly by...

A device for carrying out at least one of measuring or servicing operations in a well, with the device including a rod which is stiff against compression and elastic in flexure and a measuring instrument fastened to an end of the rod. The rod includes a core having a flattened cross sectional shape adapted to provide the rod with a high flexibility in flexure in a first plane, with respect to a fl...