Abstract: A method for checking the authenticity of a security article of the type containing magnetic particles having a magnetic saturation field Hs being greater than 100 A/m. The method includes the following steps: (a) generating an alternating field of one or more fundamental frequencies; (b) subjecting an article to be detected to the field; (c) detecting a detection signal emanating from the article to be detected; and (d) examining the detection signal for the presence of any particular higher harmonics of the fundamental frequencies or of any linear combination of the fundamental frequencies and of the harmonics, the particular harmonics or the linear combination being indicative of the presence of the magnetic particles. The method is applied at point of transaction locations, where the article to be detected is brought into close proximity with a sensor.

Abstract: An electrical contact system is provided which comprises an electrically conductive porous fleece and one or more contact bodies. The electrically conductive porous fleece and the contact bodies are sintered to each other, so avoiding hot spots during the use of the element.

Abstract: A process for the continuous dyeing of plastic films, such as polyethylene terephthalate, is characterized by passing the film through a dye bath comprised of dye stuffs dissolved, suspended or dispersed in a liquid carrier comprised at least in part of a polymer, preferably a polyol, having at least one free hydroxyl group and a molecular weight within the range of from about 200 to about 600. The hydrogen bonding provided by the hydroxyl group, together with the high molecular weight and high boiling point of the polyol, mitigate against migration of the dye stuff out of the film, i.e., fading of the film, and impart long lasting color fastness to the film. Rapid diffusion of the dye bath into the film is enhanced by thermal and ultrasonic energization of the bath.

Abstract: An intravascular metal stent having a tubular wall and a biocompatible coating on at least a major part of the wall surface which coating has a thickness of less than 4 &mgr;m and contains a diamond like amorphous material, preferably DLN.

Abstract: The visible light reflectance of polymeric substrates coated with conductive oxides is minimized over a broad region of the visible light spectrum by alternating layers of materials of high and low refractive index interposed between the substrate and the conductive oxide. The conductive oxide is outermost to permit direct electrical contact to be made. Visible light reflectance is 10% or less and visible light transmittance is 90% or more over a broad region of the spectrum.

Abstract: An intravascular metal stent having a tubular wall and a biocompatible coating on at least a major part of the wall surface which coating has a thickness of less than 4 &mgr;m and contains a diamond like amorphous material, preferably DLN.

Abstract: A diamond-like carbon-containing material useful as a coating for electronic devices including field emission devices and color television tubes, the coatings having both low secondary electron emission coefficients of less than unity and electrical resistivity tunable over a range of from about 10e−2 to about 10e16.

Abstract: A steel cord particularly adapted for reinforcement of a protection ply in a tire has under compression in rubber a deformation Wk at instability of at least 3% and is stress-relieved so that its total elongation at rupture in rubber exceeds 3.5%. The steel cord comprises pearlite filaments.

Abstract: An improved non-sticking diamond-like nanocomposition includes networks of a-C:H and a-Si:O, wherein the H-concentration is between 85% and 125% of the C-concentration. The composition includes preferably 25 to 35 at % of C, 30 to 40 at % of H, 25 to 30 at % of Si, and 10 to 15 at % of O.

Abstract: The invention relates to fluorine-doped coatings which include a diamond-like composition containing carbon, silicon, oxygen, hydrogen, and fluorine on various substrates. Preferred substrates include flexible substrates, precision-edged substrates, and electrosurgical instruments. The present invention also relates to a method of making a substrate coated with a fluorine-doped diamond-like coating which includes positioning the substrate in a vacuum coating chamber and depositing a diamond-like composition containing carbon, silicon, oxygen, hydrogen, and fluorine onto the substrate by co-deposition of clusterless particle beams comprised of ions, atoms, or radicals of the carbon, silicon, oxygen, hydrogen, and fluorine, the mean free path of each particle species being in excess of the distance between its source and the growing particle coating surface of the substrate.

Abstract: A fabric for reinforcement of canvasses having a plastic coating includes a warp and a weft which form meshes. The meshes have a maximum dimension ranging from 5 cm to 30 cm with at least one of the warp or the weft being formed by a strip which comprises a matrix of a thermoplastic material which is adherable to the plastic coating of the canvasses. The strip includes two or more elongated metal members and has a cross-sectional average thickness ranging from 0.50 mm to 3.0 mm and a cross-sectional width ranging from 3 mm to 25 mm. The metal members provide the canvasses sufficient resistance against the cutting action of a knife or against the action of a pair of shears.

Abstract: A steel structure adapted for the reinforcement of elastomeric members has steel elements containing a plurality of steel filaments at least one of which filaments is provided with first and second crimps. The first crimp lies in a plane that is substantially different from the plane of the second crimp. Application of the both crimps can be carried out efficiently using two pairs of toothed wheels which are not externally driven. This arrangement renders it possible to obtain steel structures with an increased penetration of rubber or with an increased elongation at break.

Abstract: Reinforcement stirrup for use in masonry includes a support section and a flat stirrup leg extending vertically relative to it. The stirrup leg is inserted in a joint between constructional elements. A positioner positions an essentially horizontally extending main reinforcement. The stirrup leg is positioned in relative to the support section so that the support section of the stirrup leg inserted into a joint between two constructional elements contacts them. The positioner for a main reinforcement may be a hook. A further positioner positions of the reinforcement stirrup relative to a constructional element with which it cooperates, so that an in line positioning of the reinforcement stirrups in relation to one another can easily be achieved. Masonry construction may be provided with a main reinforcement running essentially horizontally and that is positioned with the aid of the reinforcement stirrups.

Abstract: The invention relates to a single-bed weft-knitted textile structure comprising stainless steel fibre bundles, in which a reinforcing multifilament insert yarn with a titre of less than 180 Tex is incorporated with tuck stitches into the textile structure in a regular pattern. The insert yarn is, for example, a multifilament stainless steel yarn, or a multifilament glass fibre yarn. In addition, the invention relates to the use of such a textile structure for covering moulds and tempering or press rings which are utilized in the process of forming glass plates, or for the covering of transportation means for glass plates during their forming process.

Abstract: Laminated metal structure includes a radially outer component and a radially inner component concentrically interconnected with each other. The radially outer component has a porosity of at least 80% and the radially inner component is a radially impermeable strength element such as a metal foil. The metal structure can be used in a continuous ambulant peritoneal dialysis treatment for anchoring a catheter in the human body.

Abstract: The invention relates to a cord comprising a core structure and one layer, said core structure consisting of 1 to 4 core filaments (1) having a diameter d1, d1, being greater than 0.15 mm and smaller than 0.40 mm, said layer consisting of n+m layer filaments (2) having a diameter d2 and being twisted in the same direction and at the same pitch as the core filaments (1) of said core, d2 being greater than or equal to d1−0.05 mm and being smaller than or equal to d1−0.015 mm, n being equal to the number of core filaments (1) and m being equal to six if n is greater than one and being equal to five if n is equal to one, whereby the core filaments (1) are visually different from the layer filaments (2).

Abstract: The invention relates to a composite cord (10) for reinforcement of elastomers comprising a core (12) of a high polymer material, a first layer of steel filaments (14) twisted around said core and a second layer of steel filaments (16) twisted around said first layer. The polymer material is present in a sufficient volume to create gaps between adjacent filaments of the first layer and possibly also between the filaments of the second layer. The composite cord is characterized by a decreased fretting of the steel filaments.

Abstract: An elongated steel object is covered with a coating layer having 1) an electrode potential exceeding the electrode potential of steel, or 2) a rate of corrosion which is lower than the rate of corrosion of steel and is treated with a corrosion inhibiting composition.

Abstract: The heterogeneous knitted fabric comprises metal fibres and other fibres. The fabric has a single knitted layer structure in which yarns with a high metal fibre content are situated towards one surface and yarns with a low metal fibre content are situated towards the other surface.

Abstract: The invention relates to a contact member or covering (1) for covering structures (4,9) that come into contact with glass objects (12) during their forming process. The covering is a relatively compact non-woven fiber web (2) with apertures (10) and comprised of randomly oriented fibers which are composed, for example, of stainless steel. This covering can, for example, be used to cover tempering and pressure rings which are used in the process of forming glass plates.