A method of charging a nonwoven web of thermoplastic microfibers to provide electret filter media is provided. The method includes impinging on a nonwoven web of thermoplastic nonconductive microfibers capable of having a high quantity of trapped charge jets of water or a stream of water droplets at a pressure sufficient to provide the web with filtration enhancing electret charge and drying said ...

In a battery (1) which has a terminal portion (6) provided at the upper end of a pole (5) extended upward from an electrode plate assembly (3) housed in a battery case (2) so as to project up from the top face of the battery case (2), the pole (5) is constructed in a double-tube structure in which a shaft portion (9) is pressed into an external tube portion (8) so as to be capable of being contrac...

The invention relates to an extension arm ( 6 ) that is arranged on a carrier ( 4 ) in such a way that it can pivot about the axis ( 18 ) thereof by means of a steering rod ( 20 ), and can be blocked in the pivoted position. Said steering rod ( 20 ) is arranged on a sleeve ( 44 ) that can be pivoted about the extension arm ( 6 ), can engage with the extension arm in different rotational angle posi...

The method involves providing a running strip comprising an electrically conductive base and (4) an electrically non-conductive cap (5). The cap is wound to different parts and/or sections. An insert made of an electrically conductive rubber compound is applied in the strip, where the insert rotates in the peripheral direction. A gap is provided between the sections that are provided on a tire bel...

The method involves inserting a set of test elements in a given order into a blood sugar measuring device (10), and presenting the test elements e.g. test tape chip, successively at a measuring position (26) by operation of a device drive e.g. rotary drive (24). The drive is activated to position the test element in order at the measuring position and determining whether the test element is to be ...

A docking station 20 and a robot 22 for docking therein, include corresponding transmission parts. These transmission parts are for the transmission of energy, such as electricity, for recharging the robot, and/or signals, for operating the robot, the energy and/or signals passing between the docking station and the robot. In examples described, the transmission parts may include a magnetic contac...

This invention relates to a sensor for detecting an analyte in the presence of at least one interferent in a fluid sample. The sensor comprises a substrate, a channel disposed on the substrate, at least one transducer disposed in the channel, and a filter for selectively absorbing the analyte in preference to the at least one interferent. The filter is arranged in the channel remotely from the at ...

A green tire includes a surface layer defining a green tire surface and made up of a plurality of windings of an unvulcanized rubber tape. A part of each of the windings is exposed on the green tire surface so that the exposed part has a width of from 50% to 80% of the width wl of the rubber tape. Each of the windings has a substantially rhomboid cross section and has one end at an acute angle cor...

A legged locomotion robot capable of performing appropriate movement control of the robot while reducing arithmetic processing for recognizing the shape of a floor using an image captured by a camera, by setting predetermined landing positions of a plurality of steps of the legs (5L, 5R) of the robot (1) on a present assumed floor, which is a floor represented by floor shape information used for a...

The invention concerns transparent, flame retardant, thermoformable, UV-stabilized, single layered or multilayered films, containing a cristallizable thermoplastic material, preferably polyethyleneterephthalate, at least one flame retarding agent and a UV stabilizer as main components. Said films are characterized by good stretchability, thermoformability and good optical and mechanical properties...

Gearbox housing for a gearbox connected to an electric motor (36) has a housing cover (12) with a bearing seat for a drive shaft bearing (24), a housing body (10) that is closed with the housing cover and electrical connections (46) for connection of the electric motor. The leads (48) connected to the electric connections are mounted within the walls of the housing body.

The skies has a plastic made housing (12), to which a binding ski shoe is articulately received. The receiver consists of metal having a closing element (13), which by means of an actuator (16) is tiltably stored in the housing (12) such that a lever (16) can be moved from a closing position, in which the lever is linked, into a release position. The housing (12) has a receiving area on the base (...

A method for monitoring a starting process of a motor vehicle, having a drive train including a driving motor, a torque transfer system and a transmission, a controller and an actuator, which is controlled by the controller for actuating the torque transfer system. Upon initiation of the starting process, if it is observed that the motor vehicle does not start, despite a clear starting request, ap...

A vehicle driveline assembly (10) for an automotive vehicle includes a differential assembly (26) adapted to transfer torque proportionally between first and second axle half-shafts (28,30). An over-running clutch (34) is adapted to selectively lock the differential assembly (26) thereby effectively rotationally locking the axle half shafts (28,30) to one another. The differential (26) has three m...

The present invention relates to an apparatus for reading from and/or writing to holographic storage media, and more specifically to an apparatus for reading from and/or writing to holographic storage media having an apodization filter. According to the invention, an apparatus for reading from and/or writing to a holographic storage medium, with a collinear split aperture arrangement of a referenc...

The present invention provides for a method for treating polysilazane waste material.

A pressure sensitive adhesive emulsion comprises a disperse silicone phase emulsified in a continuous water phase in the presence of a surfactant. The disperse silicone phase comprises 40-80 percent by weight of a silicone pressure sensitive adhesive, which is the product of mixing a silanol-terminated polydiorganosiloxane of Tg below -20° C. with a silanol-containing silicone resin of Tg above 0°...

A method of filtering messages received by a telecommunications device comprises inputting a rule set into the telecommunications device, and then reading an incoming message. The message is then modified if that message breaks a rule of the rule set; and the modified message is displayed. The rule set comprises a plurality of rules, each of which relates to a respective predetermined message cont...

The present invention relates to a method for coating substrates, comprising the steps: a) provision of a substrate, b) application of a composition to a first side of the substrate, the composition containing an inorganic compound and the inorganic compound containing at least one metal and/or semimetal selected from the group consisting of Sc, Y, Ti, Zr, Nb, V, Cr, Mo, W, Mn, Fe, Co, B, Al, In, ...

Transmission (1), preferably for a front axle of an industrial truck, comprises a ring gear (4) rotatably mounted and arranged in a particular manner on a fixed support element (13) to form part of a housing (2, 3). The support element is arranged coaxially to the rotational axis of the ring gear. An independent claim is also included for a drive device, especially for a front axle of an industria...