Abstract: There is now provided an electric stove with an electric stove body having an exterior comprising side walls, a top, and a bottom spaced from said top. The top has a an exterior top surface on which are disposed a plurality of electric heating elements. The electric heating elements of the top surface are controllable by control apparatus to provide heat sufficient to cook food in cooking utensils, upon such cooking utensils being placed with their bottom on a corresponding electric heating element. The electric heating elements and their corresponding control apparatus are connected by electric circuitry such that the heat produced by the electric heating elements can be set at a desired temperature for cooking food. Electric heating arrangements are also found in the stove. These heating arrangements are connected by electric circuitry to control apparatus so as to permit selection of a cooking temperature in the electric stove.

Abstract: A method of making a drill comprising a tip (16), a shank (10) and a flute area having chip spaces (12, 14) formed therein, the drill being substantially completely coated with a hard material, and is characterized by applying an abrasive material to merely the tip (16) before coating the drill with the hard material. The drill may more particularly be a solid carbide drill.

Abstract: There is now provided a television cathode ray tube having a faceplate, an electron gun means, and a glass funnel to configure the cathode ray tube as a wide-angle, shallow-depth, implosion-resistant television cathode ray tube. The glass funnel has a solder edge, a funnel throat, a parabolic area and a funnel body and the external contour between the solder edge and the parabolic area along a first section which is defined by the direction of the diagonal of the television glass funnel is essentially a steeply descending straight line, along a second section which is defined by the direction of the major axis of the television glass funnel, is essentially a flat descending straight line, which descends steeply in a curve in the area of the solder edge, and along a third section which is defined by the direction of the small axis of the television glass funnel, is essentially a steeply descending straight line.

Abstract: The invention relates to a cutter insert comprising cutting edges (3, 6) and at least one cutting cavity (4) which is recessed in the cutting surface (1). The surface and the contour shape of the cutting cavity (4) are configured such that they are similar to the surface and to the contour shape of an asymmetrically oval shell. The cross-sectional profile of the cutting cavity surface comprises, in the directions of the principal axis (8) and the minor axis (10) of the oval shape, a less sharp or sharper curvature on the sides thereof facing the cutting tip (2) and the cutting edge (3, 6) than that on the sides thereof facing away from the cutting tip (2) and the cutting edge (3, 6).

Abstract: Fire door or window, comprised essentially of a glass pane that is embedded in a metal frame that surrounds it, whereby the fire door has a modular construction and thereby is comprised of at least one door panel that is formed by two glass panes that are separated by profiles, whereby the glass panes extend almost to the edge of the door panel and the profiles realized in the form of hollow chamber profiles are connected to form a frame, whereby the frame is covered by a partial enameling of the glass panes, and there can be a transparent fireproofing agent between the separated glass panes.

Abstract: The invention relates to an alkali-free aluminoborosilicate glass having a coefficient of thermal expansion &agr;20/300 of between 2.8·10−6/K and 3.6·10−6/K, which has the following composition (in % by weight, based on oxide): silicon dioxide (SiO2)>58-65, boric oxide (B2O3)>6-11.5, aluminum oxide (Al2O3)>20-25, magnesium oxide (MgO) 4-<6.5, calcium oxide (CaO)>4.5-8, strontium oxide (SrO) 0-<4, barium oxide (BaO) 0.5-<5, with strontium oxide (SrO)+barium oxide (BaO)>3, zinc oxide (ZnO) 0-<2, and which is highly suitable for use as a substrate glass both in display technology and in thin-film photovoltaics.

Abstract: There are now provided thin-film solar cells and method of making. The devices comprise a low-cost, low thermal stability substrate with a semiconductor body deposited thereon by a deposition gas. The deposited body is treated with a conversion gas to provide a microcrystalline silicon body. The deposition gas and the conversion gas are subjected to a pulsed electromagnetic radiation to effectuate deposition and conversion.

Abstract: An apparatus for adjusting the position of a cylindrical image carrier relative to a scanning head is designed to cheaply and easily permit substantially reliable positioning. In the apparatus for adjusting the position of a cylindrical image carrier relative to a scanning head, in which apparatus the image carrier is mounted so as to be rotatable around its longitudinal axis, the image carrier can be swiveled around an axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis. The invention can be applied to devices that generate images and to devices that reproduce images, in particular for the production of type forms and for the scanning of originals.

Abstract: A movable partition system with a plurality of wall elements that are suspended from a guide rail and can be laterally moved to form a wall to close a space in a building. One of the wall elements is realized in the form of a door that can be operatively connected to a door closer that is mounted in a stationary manner to the guide rail. When the wall elements are moved to a closed position, the door is engaged with the door closer so as to pivot the door. When the wall elements are moved out of the closed position, the door is disengaged from the door closer. In addition, the door is prevented from pivoting by a rocker arm during movement of the wall elements, which rocker arm is rotated out of the way of the door when the wall elements are in the closed position to permit pivoting of the door.

Abstract: There is now provided a twist drill having an elongate body at a first end, a shank at a second and opposite end, the elongate body and the shank sharing a common axis, at least one face on the elongate body at an end opposite the shank, wherein the at least one face defines a corresponding flute extending along the elongate body toward the shank, at least one flank on an end of the elongate body at an end opposite the shank, and a cutting edge at a juncture of the at least one face and the at least one flank, and the like tools, having a sintered cemented carbide body, and the use thereof in material removing and dislodging tools.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for preventing the welding electrode sticking in the contact nozzle and a welding power source of the inverter type for MIG/MAG with these characteristics. A short fading of the current takes place before the welding current is switched off.

Abstract: A lamp with an unpolished surface is herein described. The lamp comprises a closed body which comprises a source of light adapted to be connected to a source of power, contacts to connect said source of light to a source of power, and a cover. The cover is configured and disposed to permit light to exit the lamp when connected to a source of power. The cover comprises an inner surface facing the interior of the lamp and an outer surface facing away from the lamp. At least the outer surface facing away from the lamp comprises unpolished glass configured to provide the unpolished surface. The unpolished glass of the outer surface comprises a surface having a roughness which is minimized.

Abstract: An arrangement for removing residue from cooking spills from a heated or cold cooking surface. The arrangement includes a scraping device having a blade and a body, which body includes an ergonomically-shaped handgrip portion for a user to hold the scraping device. The user uses the blade to remove or scrape residue from the cooking surface, while minimizing damage to the cooking surface. The blade is held in a blade holder, which blade holder includes a moveable protection cover to protect the user from accidental contact with the blade. The cover can be retracted during use to expose the blade for removing residue. The blade holder and the handgrip portion are made of a duroplastic synthetic-plastic material having a low thermal conductivity.

Abstract: A clamp fixture to fasten glass plates that are clamped between an inner clamp element and an external clamp element, whereby a clamp bolt is supported elastically, to a limited extent, on the inner clamp element by means of a bush. The invention teaches that the inner clamp element, on the side facing the substructure, has a cylindrical receptacle space to hold the bearing that supports the clamp bolt in the axial direction, whereby the bearing is realized optionally in the form of a fixed bearing, in the form of a friction bearing that intersects the center longitudinal axis of the clamp bolt, or in the form of a movable bearing for the four-point bearing of a glass plate.

Abstract: There is now provided a method for producing a product comprising plastic foam in an automatic molding machine. The method comprises providing a woven fabric on at least one surface of the mold cavity, with the woven fabric comprising a fabric having a fine-mesh woven fabric ply that faces the interior of the mold cavity upon assembly and a coarse-mesh woven fabric ply that is disposed adjacent at least one surface of the mold cavity and beneath the fine-mesh woven ply upon assembly to support the fine-mesh woven ply. The method further provides for introducing beads comprising plastic foam into the mold cavity; contacting the beads with a gaseous heat transfer medium, such as superheated steam; introducing the gaseous heat transfer medium into the mold cavity; flowing the gaseous heat transfer medium along a first surface of the mold cavity; and removing gaseous heat transfer medium along a second surface of the mold cavity; and removing the finished product from the mold.

Abstract: This invention relates to a method for filling and capping containers, preferably screw top bottles, that are closed with a cap-like closing element preferably a screw cap. The invention achieves a more secure closure and a more hygienic mouth area. The method includes the following steps a) after the filling has been completed, the liquid in the bottles is allowed to foam, with minimized overflow of the foaming liquid, b) a first cap part is applied to the mouth of the bottle to stop the foam, thus forming a sealing fit on the mouth of the bottle, c) when the mouth of the bottle has been sealed by the first cap part, any traces of liquid and/or foam that may remain on the mouth of the bottle are sprayed, off, and d) the actual main cap is applied to the mouth of the bottle, without introducing any additional oxygen into the mouth of the bottle.

Abstract: A door closer assembly and method of making the assembly, in which the closing force is exerted by at least one closing spring. The door closer assembly comprises a housing, a rotor journalled in said housing to deliver torque, and at least one piston apparatus, wherein said housing, said rotor, and said at least one piston apparatus are comprised of the same material of construction and exhibit at least substantially the same thermal expansion coefficient.

Abstract: The invention relates to an arrangement and to a method for rendering useless a weapon (100) that includes a breechblock, in the event of an unauthorized appropriation of the weapon. The arrangement (1) includes an expander (10) which has a cavity (13) or a recess and which is intended for insertion into the box (101) accommodating the breechblock of the weapon. An explosive substance (43) is disposed in the expander cavity (13) or recess. The explosive substance (43) is fired in response to an alarm being triggered, therewith deforming the breechblock accommodating space (101).

Abstract: Fire rated door or fire rated window to prevent the spread of smoke and fire which is suitable for use in the region of a fire protection partition, said fire rated door or fire rated window comprises a mobile frame with a filling compartment consisting of fire resisting material, and the mobile frame is partially or completely surrounded by a stationary frame component.