Abstract: A dental handpiece includes a turbine arranged in a handpiece head for rotating a tool, wherein the turbine is supported by slide bearings or roller bearings arranged on the side of the rotor or turbine facing the tool and on the side of the rotor or turbine facing away from the tool. The handpiece head includes an air duct for the propulsion air and a return duct for the returned or used air. At least one opening in the turbine chamber wall in the area near the axis is connected through a connecting duct to the return duct.

Abstract: A method and unit for packing products in sealed packages, whereby a sealed pillow pack wrapping formed about a respective product is fed along a path extending through a wrapping station where a band is looped about a central body of the sealed wrapping and about two end tabs of the sealed wrapping to form a tubular overwrapping; the two end tabs having been folded beforehand on to a large lateral surface of the central body.

Abstract: In a track whose rails are laterally and downwardly supported on the rail outer side and on the rail inner side via elastic intermediate inserts (4, 6) by longitudinal carriers underneath the head portion (3), the rails (2) extend at a distance above the track structure parts located therebelow. The longitudinal carriers at the rail outer side are first console ledges (5) which are part of a base plate (10) lying under the rails (2), and the longitudinal carriers on the rail inner side are second console ledges (7) which are part of an inner plate (11) lying between the rails (2), which inner plate (11) in turn is supported on the base plate (10).

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for attaching wrap-around labels to cylindrical or prismatic containers starting with cutting of a section of a label from a suitable foil material. Then, the label section is shaped or deformed, maximally to the limit of what is reversible for the material being used, at a time immediately prior to the application of the label section onto the exterior of the container. The undulated label section is placed around the exterior of the container so that the edges of the label are overlapping and an adhesion or gluing process is initiated, for example, by reaction and/or heating. Reforming of the shaped or deformed label section is retarded until the label section rests against the exterior of the container along with the permitting the simultaneous progress of the adhesive process to be completed.

Abstract: A holder for weapons that include a barrel with a through opening and a trigger guard. A main late assembly has a perpendicularly extending fixed base portion at one end and a movable base portion slidably mounted thereon to accommodate barrels of different dimensions. A pin receivable within the through opening is rigidly and perpendicularly mounted on the movable base portion. A pivotally mounted trigger guide assembly partially houses the trigger guard and, with the pin, supports the weapon when the holder is mounted to a flat surface.

Abstract: A method of lining a sewer in which an inner pipe is introduced into an eting sewer, and the space between the outer surface of the inner pipe and the inner surface of the sewer is filled with a filler. To introduce the filler into the space, at least one supply duct which preferably is provided with a delivery nozzle is introduced into the sewer until the at least one supply duct extends over the entire longitudinal length of the inner pipe. Subsequently, the at least one supply duct is removed by a withdrawal movement. During the removal of the at least one supply duct, the filler is delivered into the space through the duct or through the delivery nozzle preferably provided on the duct in an amount sufficient to completely fill the space.

Abstract: A connecting fitting releasably connects two platelike furniture members. The connecting fitting comprises two connecting member which are adapted to be secured to respective ones of the furniture members. A first connecting member is pin-like and has a head and a shank, and the second connecting member is in the form of a casing with a cylindrical shell. A spring loaded locking member is situated within the casing. The casing has an opening in its cylindrical shell through which the head of the first connecting member is insertable. The locking member is adapted for releasably engaging the head of the pin-like connecting member when in the inserted position. A latch is situated in the casing to obstruct movement of the locking member biased by the spring. The latch is provided with a resilient abutment lever which the pin-like member strikes when it is inserted into the casing and by means of which the pin-like member moves the latch.

Abstract: A process for monitoring the flow of flowing media, especially for acquiring the heat transport capacity of the flowing medium, in which a measurement signal of a temperature measurement element influenced by at least one heating element and the medium flowing past it is monitored and in which an output signal is generated when the measurement signal of the temperature measurement element exceeds or falls below a switching point. A reduction of the reaction time of the process for monitoring the flow of flowing media is guaranteed by the heat output of the heating element and/or the location of the switching point changing as a function of the output signal.

Abstract: A method for measuring moisture content along a drying line is described by the following stages: A first stage in which a predetermined (weight) quantity of product is withdrawn. A second stage in which, using a piece-counting system, the number of pieces forming the quantity of product withdrawn during the first stage is counted. A third stage in which the number of pieces of product is compared with predetermined values. The main advantage of this method its immediate response.

Abstract: A method of providing a toy balloon with a ribbon comprising the steps of providing a toy balloon, a roll of ribbon having a free end, and a conveyor having a table portion for supporting at least a portion of the toy balloon and an adjacent recess for receiving the ribbon roll and for orienting the ribbon free end to overlie the table portion. The toy balloon is placed on the table portion and the ribbon roll is placed in the recess so as to overlie the toy balloon with the ribbon free end and securing the ribbon free end to the toy balloon.

Abstract: A method of and apparatus for controlling the opening and/or closing of contacts of an electro-mechanical switching device in an alternating current circuit. Detection is made for the existence of a voltage having a level which is indicative of a back emf in a load circuit immediately following opening of the contacts, and if such a voltage level is detected an incremental adjustment is made in the phase angle at which successive actuations of the contacts are effected. This procedure is repeated under the control of a microprocessor until such time as the voltage which is indicative of back emf reduces to zero, this providing an indication that contact opening is occurring at a time corresponding to zero current crossing in the alternating current waveform.

Abstract: An improved beacon light utilizing a plurality of LEDs. The light has a beacon portion wherein a plurality of individual LEDs are mounted on circuit boards attached together to form a substantially omnidirectional array of LEDs. The beacon portion may be constructed of upper and lower flat circular circuit boards, and a middle tubular circuit board to define a hollow cylinder. The middle circuit board is made of originally flat thin rigid circuit board material bent into a tube and attached at each free end. The middle circuit board is attached to the upper and lower rigid circuit boards using tangs extending from the middle circuit board. LEDs extend upward from the top circuit board, radially outward from the middle circuit board, and at a downward outwardly directed angle from the bottom circuit board. A base portion attached to the lower circuit board may be provided with a conventional male electrical socket member. In alternative forms, the beacon light may be spherically or conically shaped.

Abstract: A system and method for the efficient execution of interleaved lookup and edit requests received by a connection database in an ATM exchange is described. The global address of an ATM cell is mapped to a smaller, equipment-specific local address using a connection database stored in each local exchange. When an ATM cell arrives at an ATM exchange, lookup request is sent to the connection database along with the global address values. Since the database operating system accords high priority to these lookup requests, the connection database temporarily suspends execution of all other tasks and return the local address of the ATM cell. A modified binary search algorithm is used for executing the interrupt-driven local address lookup requests. Entries in the connection database continually need to be added, deleted, replaced or verified. Efficient execution of these management tasks can be facilitated by maintaining the database in a sorted order using a modified bubblesort algorithm.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for frequency planning in a multi-system cellular communications network is disclosed in which a plurality of systems operate over a frequency range comprising a plurality of frequency bands. The systems each provide communications services to a plurality of subscribers located within substantially the same geographic region. Each of the systems is assigned one or more of the network frequency bands for use as control channels. The systems then share the unassigned frequency bands to provide communications service. The systems may share the frequency bands without coordination or synchronization or, as an alternative, the sharing may be controlled by a processor.

Abstract: A device is utilized in casino gaming environment that will count the number of hands of a given card game played per given period of time. The information is used by a database system within the casino to determine theoretical win/loss based upon historical and theoretical outcome data related to probability of winning/losing any given hand and then factoring in the number of hands played. Preferably this device is polled by a database system to collect this information. In a preferred embodiment, the device could be utilized with an automatic tracking and information management system.

Abstract: A circuit for limitation of maximum current delivered by a power transistor comprises: a network for detection of the current delivered by the power transistor which generates a first electrical signal; a reference network for generating a reference current proportional to a resistor and self-limited, provided by means of a current generator circuit and a limiting circuit with current mirror; and an operational amplifier which compares the first electrical signal with the reference current and which tends to inhibit the power transistor if the current delivered exceeds a certain threshold value.

Abstract: A new geranium plant named `Guilan`, characterized by single-type flowers with 5 petals per flower that are vividly carmine-pink in color; corolla diameter of 60 mm; early flowering which is luxuriant in the summer; plant habit that exhibits excellent branching with internode lengths of approximately 30 to 50 mm, plant height of approximately 120 to 150 cm, and ivy-shaped foliage lacking variegation but with distinctive green veins.