Abstract: The invention relates to a special strap assembly which is intended to prevent dog excrement from being deposited in public areas. The inventive assembly comprises an elastic strap which is fitted to the dog's hindquarters and which supports a singular piece (4) having characteristics which enable an excrement-collection bag to be connected thereto using a closed elastic rubber band. The invention consists of five elastic straps (1), (2) and (3) comprising length adjusters (5), which, together with the singular piece (4), form a single assembly which cannot come apart. Once the faeces have been deposited in the bag, the bag is removed from the singular piece (4), the elastic band being recovered, and sealed hermetically using an adhesive strip which is protected by a plastic band that is provided on one of the inner faces of the opening. The invention is essentially characterized by the specific characteristics of the singular piece, the number and arrangement of straps and the type of collection bag.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of a silicon-based porous catalytic system for oligomerizing light olefins, the porous silicon-based catalytic system having an average pore diameter of between about 1 nm and about 5 nm and an acidity level of between about 150 ?mol/g and about 650 ?mol/g, and prepared from at least one hydrolysable silicon-based compound, or other source of silicon, and at least one non-ionic surface active agent. The invention also relates to a process for oligomerizing light olefins using the silicon-based porous catalytic system, and to certain silicon-based porous catalytic systems.

Abstract: A process of preparation of silicon-based multifunctional catalytic systems synthesised together with one or more surface active agents is described. Also described is a multifunctional silicon-based porous catalytic system including at least one porous catalytic support structurally including silica and at least one other metal or non-metal oxide chosen from aluminium, zirconium, and boron. The catalytic support is synthesised together with one or more surface active agents, and at least one or more catalyst chosen from among metallic elements of groups 6-10 of the periodic table of the elements. The catalytic systems are useful in hydrogenation and/or decyclisation reactions of (poly)aromatic compounds, especially for improving the quality of diesel fuels and increasing their cetane number.

Abstract: A semiconductor test device for acquiring a multiplexed clock signal from LSI output data and using the clock to test the LSI. The device includes a time interpolator 30 and registers 41a to 41n connected in series. The time interpolator has flip-flops 31a to 31n connected in parallel for inputting output data from an LSI 1 to be measured, a delay circuit 32 for successively inputting strobes delayed at a constant timing interval to the flip-flops 31 and outputting time-series level data, and an encoder 34 for inputting the time-series level data output from the flip-flops 31 and encoding it into position data indicating an edge timing. The registers 41a to 41n successively store position data from the encoder 34 and output them at a predetermined timing. The device further includes a digital filter for outputting the position data output from the registers 41 as a recovery clock.

Abstract: The invention is a composition and a method for agriculture. The composition is a semisynthetic mixture (a) which includes (1) an organic compound which is essentially emitted in the fermentation of vegetable parts of the palm tree or related plant, (2) a vegetable material obtained from the palm tree or related plant and which has been ground, fermented, and stabilized, and (3) an organic compound emitted in minor quantity during the fermentation of the vegetable parts of the palm tree or related plant; and (b) a pheromone which is appropriate to control for the target insect. The method includes the application of the composition to a plantation of palm trees and related plants to be protected.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for preparing a hot beverage having foamed milk-based topping. A frozen concentrated and aerated milk is combined with a liquid to form the beverage. The invention also relates to a product comprising a flavored beverage base and frozen milk concentrates constituting distinct separate portions of the product. The frozen milk incorporates gas, so that the product provides a flavored beverage having a foamed milk topping upon addition of a liquid.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for preparing a hot beverage having foamed milk-based topping. A frozen concentrated and aerated milk is combined with a liquid to form the beverage. The invention also relates to a product comprising a flavored beverage base and frozen milk concentrates constituting distinct separate portions of the product. The frozen milk incorporates gas, so that the product provides a flavored beverage having a foamed milk topping upon addition of a liquid.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for preparing a hot beverage having foamed milk-based topping. A frozen concentrated and aerated milk is combined with a liquid to form the beverage. The invention also relates to a product comprising a flavored beverage base and frozen milk concentrates constituting distinct separate portions of the product. The frozen milk incorporates gas, so that the product provides a flavored beverage having a foamed milk topping upon addition of a liquid.

Abstract: Frozen concentrated milk is prepared by introducing a concentrated milk, such as a concentrated whole or skim milk, into the barrel of an apparatus for extrusion of a product which contains at least one screw which is rotated for transport of the concentrated milk through the apparatus barrel for extrusion of product through an extrusion apparatus product exit die, and during the transport of the concentrated milk through the extrusion apparatus, the concentrated milk is cooled to a temperature of equal to or lower than −8° C. to obtain, from the exit die, frozen concentrated milk.

Abstract: The invention concerns a vacuum cleaner including an internal structure with a motor (12a) driving an air sucking turbine (12) located in a downstream chamber (16) communicating with an upstream chamber (15) containing means (13, 26) for filtering the air sucked in through an air intake (24). The internal structure is enclosed in an inflatable peripheral structure (30) supplied with air through the air outlet (29) of the downstream chamber (16). The inflatable peripheral structure (30) is delimited by a flexible peripheral wall (32) whose envelope completely encloses the assembly of the vacuum cleaner internal structure. The invention is applicable to vacuum cleaners for household refuse, and provides at an inexpensive and efficient protection against collisions between the vacuum cleaner and surrounding objects.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for preparing a hot beverage having foamed milk-based topping. A frozen concentrated and aerated milk is combined with a liquid to form the beverage. The invention also relates to a product comprising a flavored beverage base and frozen milk concentrates constituting distinct separate portions of the product. The frozen milk incorporates gas, so that the product provides a flavored beverage having a foamed milk topping upon addition of a liquid.

Abstract: A sewing machine wherein the frame consists of a structure which forms one of the elements of the machine's housing and supports a strong framework which is movably attached to the structure by means of a plurality of clips which resiliently grip securing devices fastened to pairs of ridges which are part of the structure and receive the clips between them.

Abstract: The device for adjusting the amplitude and direction of the feeding of the material to be sewn includes a movable element (15) provided with a set of teeth (17) for feeding. This movable element includes a slideway formed of two tracks (20a, 20b) in the form of arcs of concentric circles, one of which is generated by a cone and the other by a cylinder, both rolling on the trajectory of a shaft (12) providing a link between two levers of the drive mechanism. The two tracks (20a, 20b) of the slideway are formed by a profiled metal foil, attached to the movable element (15).

Abstract: A sewing machine is disclosed having an electric circuit divided into a first high-voltage section and a second low voltage section. The second section is supplied via a step-down transformer connected to the first section. The second section has a rectifier connected to the output of the transformer for dispensing DC power to the functional elements of the machine. The first circuit section, the transformer and some elements of the second section are contained in a remote housing which is separate from the machine and is linked to it by a cable. A foot pedal for actuating the machine is integral with the housing.

Abstract: An assembly for detachably mounting a tool such as a drill, a punch or a needle for a sewing machine on a driving member. The assembly includes a tool carrier, a mounting head for connecting the tool carrier to the driving member having at least one seat surface being cooperatively engaged with a corresponding portion of the tool carrier, a device for holding the tool carrier in contact with the seat, and positioning element to place the mounting head in a specific position relative to the tool carrier when the tool carrier is held by the holding device.

Abstract: The end of the lever (2b) ends in a fork that receives the lever (5b) between its tines (6a, 6b). Each time (6a, 6b) has a recess (9) made on its inner face. This recess (9) is parallel to this inner face and extends longitudinally of this tine, thus opening out at its end to make a passage for receiving a pivot (10). This open space (9) does not extend through the full thickness of the tines (6a, 6b), thus preserving axial stop faces for retaining the pivot (10). The end of the lever (5b) has a lateral recess (11) intended to engage the pivot (10). A draw spring (13) has one end solid with the lever (2b), while the other is caught in a groove (12) that is concentric with the axis of the pivot (10) and is made at the end of the lever (5b) opposite the side face in which the recess (11) opens.

Abstract: This contrivance includes a support (1), in which a tubular element (5) is mounted to slide, the tubular element containing a rod (6) mounted to slide in it and subjected to the action of a restoring spring (7) fixed to the support (1). At its lower end, the element (5) has two shells (10, 11) forming a cage (9) in cooperation with a belt (13) that is solid with the rod (6) and is moreover connected to the shell (11) by a second restoring spring (15). An element (17) is mounted to slide horizontally in the shell (10) and carries a hook (18) for grasping the thread, the movement of which hook is controlled by the joint action of a slideway (19), solid with the belt (13), and a dog point (17a) solid with the element (17).

Abstract: A sewing machine having a composite frame includes plastic structure forming a support base of the machine and carrying a strong U-shaped framework detachably mounted by clamps. The branches of the U-shaped framework form respectively a part of a first and a second arm, the arms being horizontal and superpositioned and projecting out from the side of a column. The drive mechanism for the needle bar of the machine and the mechanism for feed of the sewing material and for the loop pick-up device are respectively associated with these arms.