Abstract: The listening device or receiver is connected via an interface to a device for the output of audio signals and comprises a listening capsule (7) which is arranged in a housing (2), and a retaining arm (3) for detachable connection to the ear of the user. The retaining arm (3) is arranged on the housing (2) and is mounted in an outward direction therefrom. In the area of the helix of the ear, the retaining arm engages with the ear from the rear with the aid of an area (3b) extending back towards the housing. The area (3b) of the arm (3) which engages with the helix from the rear has an end area which is disposed on the rear side of the ear when the arm is attached. The retaining arm (3) is deformable and the housing (2) has a bearing surface for the ear (10) on the side facing the outer side of the ear.

Abstract: The seal for aircraft boarding bridge, comprises a bellows (5) that spans a gangway bottom plate (10), which comprises a flexible frame (3) at its one open end and having at its other end a gantry frame for fastening to the aircraft to the boarding bridge, the flexible frame (3) resting against the outer skin of the aircraft when the bellows is deployed and an actuation device for actuating the bellows being provided for extending and retracting the bellows. The actuation device comprises a rotatable shaft equipped with a drive.

Abstract: A multifunctional filtering device for an aquarium mainly includes a filter box for being suspended at an aquarium. The filter box includes a pump motor for producing mixture of water and air and a vortex flow generator disposed at the center of the inner side of the bottom thereof and in communication with a water outlet disposed at the pump motor. A bubble collector is disposed at the top of the vortex flow generator. The filter box may be suspended inside or outside the aquarium. The filter box includes a water input pipe unit and a water output pipe unit which may be differently configured in accordance with the suspension position of the filter box. The water output pipe unit may be further disposed with a heating rod or ultraviolet sterilization lamp for heating or sterilizing breeding water in the aquarium.

Abstract: The equal tension applying device is used to apply equal tension to a group of tendons. The device comprises a 3 to 9 inch elongate flexible member and a hook at each end of the flexible member. Typically a torn ACL is replaced with two loops of tendons defining 4 tendon strands. The ends of each strand have sutures therein. The tendon loops are fixed in a femoral tunnel with a fixation pin and extend into and through a tibial tunnel. The method includes the steps of: tying the ends of the sutures together to form a loop, placing a hook of the elongate tensioning device over the suture loop, applying tension on the device, followed by anchoring the ends of the tendon strands to the tibia.

Abstract: The deformation element (1) of a rail-borne vehicle is disposed in the region of at least one deformation zone (3) located on the end side of the vehicle, wherein the deformation element (1) is formed as a tubular hollow box (6) with at least one sidewall (9) of the deformation element (1) being formed with a polygonal cross-section comprises an inwardly directed indentation (4), wherein the indentation (4) is provided on the longitudinal-side end region of the deformation element (1) remote from the rail-borne vehicle underframe (2).

Abstract: The apparatus for extrusion of material includes a process chamber provided in front of a die thereby serving to control parameters of the extrusion method. A die hold is provided to serve both as a structure for mounting a die in the front end of a hollow stem and a process chamber in front of a die. Preferably the process chamber is provided with structure for establishing resistance to the material to control the flow of material through the chamber. The control structure is adapted to serve both as a temperature regulating device for achieving an optimum temperature of the metal inside the process chamber and as a position controlling device for controlling the position of the metal inside the process chamber during the loading of a new billet.

Abstract: A waste processing system is provided herein which entails the use of at least one fixed-position plasma arc generator for primary processing and at least one moveable plasma arc generator for secondary processing assistance and/or final conditioning of the slag prior to exit from the reactor vessel. This optimum processing environment is provided by control of reactor vessel configuration and real time control of processing characteristics to ensure maximum processing efficiency.

Abstract: The combination package or carrier for an optical disc comprising; a lower layer of flexible plastic material, an optical disc positioned on the lower layer and an upper layer sealed about the optical disc to the lower layer; an adhesive on an outer surface of the lower layer and a substrate, the package being fixed to the substrate with the adhesive.

Abstract: The device for detecting breakage of leno threads in leno selvedge devices on looms, the leno selvedge forming device being provided with at least two arms for guiding at least two leno threads, the leno threads being twistable together by virtue of the rotation of the arms, the device (12, 13, 14, 14a) for detecting thread breakage being provided with a facility (13, 14) for determining the natural oscillations of the arms (12) and a loom, more specifically with heald frames, with at least one leno device which is reversible in its direction of rotation and with a facility for detecting breakage of the leno threads, the device for detecting thread breakage being arranged in the front shed (V), more specifically between the leno device (10) and the heald frames (20).

Abstract: An electrically powered air freight container (1) includes an insulated housing (2) and a refrigeration unit (3). The refrigeration unit (3) is powered by a voltage and frequency converter which receives electrical power either aircraft generated from either an airport ground source of power or an aircraft source of power which is appropriate to power the refrigeration unit (3) The refrigeration unit (3) is powered by a voltage and frequency converter which receives either airport power at 240 volt or 115 volt or aircraft power at 115 volt (400 Hz) and converts the supply to a voltage and frequency appropriate to power the refrigeration unit (3). The air contained in the housing is free to expand in the event of rapid depressurisation by the provision of blow out covers (19) which close ducts (15).

Abstract: The soft piezoelectric ceramic composition is a soft piezoelectric ceramic composition sinterable at a reduced temperature with high piezoelectric parameters and is used in a piezoelectric device. Preferably the soft piezoelectric ceramic composition comprises: [(Pb1-m-nSrmBan)(1-y)Biy[](ZrxTi1-x)1-a-bNiaWb]O3+pCdO wherein m,n,x,y,a and b are molar ratio, p is wt % and are in ranges, repectively, 0.00≦m<0.18, 0.00≦n≦0.18,0.00≦(m+n)≦0.21,0.40≦x≦0.60 0.00<y<0.04, 0.00≦a≦0.02, 0.00<b≦0.02, 0.00<p≦2.00. The soft piezoelectric ceramic composition has high piezoelectric constants and electromechanical coupling coefficients and can be sintered at a reduced temperature below 1000° C. Further, the soft piezoelectric ceramic materials can be co-fired with pure Ag electrode below 960° C.

Abstract: A spread spectrum radar system, characterized in that the receive radar signal is mixed down to baseband and applied to leak cancellation means for subtracting therefrom an attenuated delayed version of the transmit radar signal to provide a reflected receive radar signal with improved signal-to-noise ratio for further processing and to prevent receiver saturation. The radar allows the capture of the range and speed of identified targets, and facilitates a determination of the target's direction. It exhibits an inherent immunity to electromagnetic interference, and is relatively undetectable by radar detectors. The system is easily reprogrammable for different range resolutions and permits Doppler processing to be independent of the angle between radar signal and the track of the target.

Abstract: A sliding door operating mechanism for a vehicle to provide access to the vehicle through an opening in a wall thereof, includes at least one sliding door and a reciprocating power mechanism and a transmission mechanism for transmitting movement of power to the door for performing opening, closing and locking movements thereof. A beam structure carries the door, the power mechanism and the transmission mechanism. The beam structure extends across and is accommodated within an upper portion of the opening so as to be slidingly movably driven by the power mechanism between a relatively retracted position within the opening, in which the door is located in a first plane in a closed position confirmed within the opening, and a relatively less retracted position, in which the door is located in a second plane exteriorly of the opening allowing movement of the door along the second plane.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the production of herbal wines from Himalayan ripe berries namely as Palam Queen from ripe berries of Berberis lycium, Palam Belle from fruits of Pyrus pashia and sweet wines Rohtang Chill and Thamsar Breeze form ripe fruits of Actinidia deliciosa and Syzygium jambos found naturally growing in the Dhauladhar sub tropical belt of Himalayas in the state of Himachal Pradesh in India, the wine is a self-preserving nutritive health drink of high valuation and it is unique with respect to must composition, fruit and water quality of the region, temperature, acidity and duration of fermentation carried out, process for activation and maintenance of the yeast culture and the unique climate and soil conditions of the region offer for producing fine bouquet and taste to the product.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device for inspecting hollow spaces such as pipes, conduits, structures or containers. The device consists of the following: a probe with a built-in camera (5.0) whose objective is oriented towards a front end of a base body (1.0) of said probe; a hose-type supply line to the probe for a liquid or gaseous medium, said line being connected to the back end of the base body of said probe; a supply unit for the hose-type supply line, which is situated outside of the area where the probe is being used; at least one outlet nozzle (3.0) for the medium, which is located on the probe; and transmission means which are provided between the camera (5.0) and an evaluating and/or reproducing unit. At least three rotating outlet nozzles for the medium are situated on the periphery of the base body (1.0) between its front and back end and the jet axis of the medium is angled at 0° to 45° from the central longitudinal axis between the front and back end of the base body (1.0).

Abstract: A special tile (1) is created from a basic standard tile and includes a front surface (3) with the decoration and finish determined in the basic tile manufacturer's plant. At least one edge (5a, 5b) is chamfered, bevelled or rounded in order to define a worked profile, preferablyh with a “bird's beak (4)”. The work profile (4) is painted cold with, for example, a double component or solvent based painting product, to obtain a finish which is generally similar to or co-ordinated with the finish and decoration of the front surface. The painting is preferably carried out by means of an apparatus with a manual airbrush, which is preceded by the application of a primer which acts as a fixative. After the application of the primer and the painting product, the special tile (1) is kept in a resting position for a pre-determined period of time in an environment with a controlled temperature or it is brought up to tone using a pigmented primer.

Abstract: A protein foam remover of an aquarium comprises a water pump, a protein foam removing means, and a water flow buffer; when the water pump is turned on, the water pump with an air mixing function converts the filthy water containing protein impurities in an aquarium into a water flow with numerous tiny air bubbles, and flows such water into the protein foam remover; the water flow further produces a turbulent whirl in the protein foam remover and moves the foams containing protein impurities to the top of the protein foam remover where a foam collecting cylinder is located for the removal of the foams, and the processed water will flow into a backflow pipe disposed at the bottom of the protein foam remover, and the water flows into a water flow buffer through a diversifying pipe to attain the effect of returning the water without air bubbles to the aquarium.

Abstract: The joint between two vehicles or vehicle parts, such as an articulated bus or a railcar for example, comprises at least two joint members (11, 12; 11a, 21a; 111a, 112a) that are held apart from a central longitudinal axis (50) of the vehicle (2, 3; 102, 103) and with at least one, preferably two joint arms (12a, 12, 22; 113, 114) that is/are carried so as to be capable of rotating about the two joint members.

Abstract: The vertebral column segment is designed for being implanted into a human vertebral column (10). The vertebral column segment comprises a vertebral body insert (42) and or comprises an intervetebral disc (22) with the associated upper and/or lower vertebral body fragment (28, 34) and/or comprises a vertebral arch (28, 30), particularly provided with the diverse extensions. According to the invention, the intervertebral disc (22) is made from a genetically manipulated animal intervertebral disc, or the vertebral body insert, the vertebral body fragments (24, 34), the vertebral arch (28, 30) and/or the extensions are made of genetically manipulated animal bones.

Abstract: The invention in a first aspect relates to an improved cast resin bushing assembly for use in a transformer wherein the busing assembly includes a bushing which includes locating means for aligning the bushing assembly within a transformer casing; wherein the bushing further includes a locking means for releasably securing the bushing assembly to a transformer casing; a bushing conductor; and a bushing flange in circumferential arrangement with the bushing.