Abstract: Anatomical proximal humerus osteosynthesis bone plate devices, as well as kits and systems containing same, are disclosed. The bone plate devices are configured and adapted for attachment to a proximal humerus. The kits include at least two bone plate devices that differ from one another in at least one structural and/or size characteristic. Also disclosed are methods of use thereof.

Abstract: This system for assisting in determining a final optical prescription for a subject, includes: —at least one measurement device, intended to measure a set of refraction data;—an evaluation device, configured to propose at least one set of evaluation corrective lenses corresponding to an evaluation optical prescription, for the determination, by the subject, of the final optical prescription; the evaluation device determining the at least one proposed set of evaluation corrective lenses according to the set of measured refraction data. The measurement device includes the unit for producing an image encoding the set of measured refraction data, the evaluation device including the unit for reading the image, configured to obtain the set of measured refraction data from the read image.

Abstract: A method and system of detecting and mapping a subsurface hydrocarbon reservoir includes acquiring seismic data having a plurality of components, applying a data transform to the seismic data to obtain seismic data spectral component maxima and maxima profiles, and recording the maxima or maxima profile in a form for display.

Abstract: A method and system of detecting and mapping a subsurface hydrocarbon reservoir includes determining ratio data for a plurality of orthogonal spectral components of naturally occurring low frequency background seismic data. The ratio data may be compared, plotted, contoured and displayed as a subsurface hydrocarbon reservoir map or a hydrocarbon potential map. The ratio data may represent a vertical spectral component of the seismic data over a horizontal spectral component of the seismic data. The subsurface hydrocarbon reservoir map may include contouring the ratio data over a geographical area associated with the seismic data.

Abstract: A method and system of detecting and mapping a subsurface hydrocarbon reservoir includes determining ratio data for a plurality of orthogonal spectral components of naturally occurring low frequency background seismic data. The ratio data may be compared, plotted, contoured and displayed as a subsurface hydrocarbon reservoir map or a hydrocarbon potential map. The ratio data may represent a vertical spectral component of the seismic data over a horizontal spectral component of the seismic data. The subsurface hydrocarbon reservoir map may include contouring the ratio data over a geographical area associated with the seismic data.

Abstract: The present invention relates to yarns, fibres or filaments made of thermoplastics and to their manufacture. It relates more particularly to yarns, fibres or filaments exhibiting good fire resistance properties and to processes for the manufacture of these articles. These yarns or fibres made of polymer are obtained by spinning a polymer comprising an additive possessing flame-retardant properties composed of at least particles of a solid substrate on which a flame-retardant compound is adsorbed.

Abstract: A method and system of detecting and mapping a subsurface hydrocarbon reservoir includes determining ratio data for a plurality of orthogonal spectral components of naturally occurring low frequency background seismic data. The ratio data may be compared, plotted, contoured and displayed as a subsurface hydrocarbon reservoir map or a hydrocarbon potential map. The ratio data may represent a vertical spectral component of the seismic data over a horizontal spectral component of the seismic data. The subsurface hydrocarbon reservoir map may include contouring the ratio data over a geographical area associated with the seismic data.

Abstract: A method and system of detecting and mapping a subsurface hydrocarbon reservoir includes determining ratio data for a plurality of orthogonal spectral components of naturally occurring low frequency background seismic data. The ratio data may be compared, plotted, contoured and displayed as a subsurface hydrocarbon reservoir map or a hydrocarbon potential map. The ratio data may represent a vertical spectral component of the seismic data over a horizontal spectral component of the seismic data. The subsurface hydrocarbon reservoir map may include contouring the ratio data over a geographical area associated with the seismic data.

Abstract: A method and system of detecting and mapping a subsurface hydrocarbon reservoir includes acquiring seismic data having a plurality of components, applying a data transform to the seismic data to obtain seismic data spectral component maxima and maxima profiles, and recording the maxima or maxima profile in a form for display.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a new flame-retardant composition based on a flame retardant impregnated on an inorganic oxide of high porosity, to a process for preparing it and to its use for flame retarding materials and especially polymers.

Abstract: A method and system of detecting and mapping a subsurface hydrocarbon reservoir includes determining ratio data for a plurality of orthogonal spectral components of naturally occurring low frequency background seismic data. The ratio data may be compared, plotted, contoured and displayed as a subsurface hydrocarbon reservoir map or a hydrocarbon potential map. The ratio data may represent a vertical spectral component of the seismic data over a horizontal spectral component of the seismic data. The subsurface hydrocarbon reservoir map may include contouring the ratio data over a geographical area associated with the seismic data.

Abstract: The present invention relates to yarns, fibres or filaments made of thermoplastics and to their manufacture. It relates more particularly to yarns, fibres or filaments exhibiting good fire resistance properties and to processes for the manufacture of these articles. These yarns or fibres made of polymer are obtained by spinning a polymer comprising an additive possessing flame-retardant properties composed of at least particles of a solid substrate on which a flame-retardant compound is adsorbed.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a new flame-retardant composition based on a flame retardant impregnated on an inorganic oxide of high porosity, to a process for preparing it and to its use for flame retarding materials and especially polymers.

Abstract: The rare earth hydroxides are improvedly prepared by (i) treating a rare earth phosphate mineral, e.g., monazite or xenotime, with an aqueous solution of an alkali metal hydroxide, (ii) separating therefrom rare earth hydroxide solids and a liquid phase essentially consisting of alkali metal phosphate and alkali metal hydroxide, (iii) crystallizing alkali metal phosphate from said liquid phase, (iv) separating the mother liquor of crystallization therefrom which contains said alkali metal hydroxide, (v) adding calcium oxide or hydroxide to the mother liquor thus separated to form a precipitate therein, (vi) separating said formed precipitate, and (vii) recycling the mother liquor of separation to said treatment step (i).

Abstract: The uranium, yttrium, thorium and rare earth values contained in a phosphate rock are essentially totally recovered therefrom by, during the wet-process preparation of phosphoric acid from said phosphate rock, acidulating same in the presence of aluminum and/or iron, and optionally silica, and thence recovering said values from the phosphoric acid thus produced.

Abstract: Additive composition for an acid copper electroplating bath, which bath being well adapted for the copper plating of printed circuits, is comprised of (1) the sodium salt of .omega.-sulfo-n-propyl N,N-diethyldithiocarbamate, (2) polyethylene glycol having an average molecular weight ranging from about 6,000 to 20,000, (3) crystal violet, and (4) sulfuric acid.

Abstract: Device for determining the direction of a plane wave comprising P detectors regularly spaced out on a rectilinear base, a clock whose frequency is 1/.tau. and several channels, each connected with a determined direction. The channel m comprises a device sampling all the m.tau. signals of the detectors whose outputs are connected to an adder followed by m - 1 delay cells in series, the output of the last one being applied to the input of the adder. Each adder supplies a signal depending on the difference between the direction m and the direction of the plane wave. Application is to sonars.