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20130149547 | FLOOR COVERING AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A floor covering comprising an essentially sheet-shaped or plate-shaped matrix made of an elastomeric material. The matrix is provided with particles where the particles are made of a thermoplastic elastomer. | 06-13-2013 |
20130150518 | FLOOR COVERING AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A floor covering including one of a sheet-shaped or plate-shaped matrix made of an elastomeric material. The matrix is provided with particles made of a thermoplastic material, where the elastomeric material of the matrix and the thermoplastic material of the particles each have at least one matching monomer. | 06-13-2013 |
20130330528 | FLOOR COVERING - A floor covering comprising a first layer of elastomeric material and a second layer of elastomeric material. Both of the first and second layers being provided with fillers, where the fillers are chosen in such a way that, when subjected to a temperature change, the second layer has a greater coefficient of expansion at least in one direction than the first layer. A further layer is arranged between the first layer and the second layer. | 12-12-2013 |
20140222011 | FLEXIBLE SPRING FASTENER - The present invention relates to a connector including a body having a helix configured to change circumferentially in response to a change in force applied to the connector, the connector characterised in that the helix has at least one portion with a tapered circumference. | 08-07-2014 |
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20090086205 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IDENTIFYING A SUBSTANCE - A spectroscopic detector includes a tunable light source, such as a continuously tunable, optical parametric oscillator laser; means for measuring the emitted radiation at a plurality of emission wavelengths to obtain a plurality of spectral measurement data; and a processor for processing the spectral measurement data, where the processor includes a multispectral data processing algorithm or is configured for 1) combining the plurality of spectral measurement data into a composite spectrum, and 2) applying the algorithm to the composite spectrum. The spectra such as resonant and near-resonant Raman Spectra that are acquired are more complete and contain more information. A powerful multispectral analysis code such as IHPS, CHOMPS, or ENN analyzes the acquired data points, examining details of the spectra that could not be handled by traditional methods. | 04-02-2009 |
20100309463 | SPECULAR INTEGRATING TUBE FOR SCATTERED-LIGHT SPECTROSCOPY - A scattered-light spectroscopy system for collecting light scattered from a sample, e.g. Raman-scattered light, to produce a spectrum of the sample, includes a cylindrical cell for holding the sample that is transparent and coated on either its inside surface or outside surface with a reflective coating, e.g. aluminum. The reflective coating has an opening for aligning with an aperture in a spectrometer for receiving the sample-scattered light. Light from a source such as a laser illuminates the sample to produce a scattered light having a first part received directly at the opening and a second part reflected by the reflective coating one or more times prior to arrival at the opening, thereby adding to the total scattered light entering the aperture of the spectrometer to improve its collection efficiency. | 12-09-2010 |
20150323558 | FIBER OPTIC SENSOR AND METHOD FOR DETECTING SHOCK WAVE PRESSURE AND MASS VELOCITY IN SOLID MEDIA - A fiber optic pressure and mass velocity sensor for measuring a shock wave pressure in a solid media includes an optical fiber having a means for measuring a change in an optical path length (OPL) of the fiber when positioned in the solid media caused by the shock wave altering the physical length of the fiber and the refractive index of the fiber. The means for measuring the change in the OPL is coupled at one end to a laser and at its second end to a means for detecting the change in OPL. The sensor has a high operating bandwidth (>>10 MHz), is sufficiently rigid to withstand the force of the shock wave, has a sensitivity that can also be tailored for the application, and is immune to electromagnetic interference. Measurement can be made on materials under extreme strain conditions, and the sensor can also provide characterization of protective materials such as bullet/blast proof materials. | 11-12-2015 |
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20090308533 | FAST-CURING CHEMICAL FIXING SYSTEM AND USE THEREOF - Rapidly functional chemical fixing systems for anchoring elements, which fixing systems comprise a radically curing olefinic reactive resin formulation, a hardener and optionally additives, wherein the reactive resin formulation is composed of one or more curing olefinic reactive resins, one or more aminic accelerators, one or more non-phenolic (anaerobic) inhibitors and no or one or more phenolic inhibitors, and as the hardener there is provided a hardener with at least one peroxide as the initiator, wherein as the aminic accelerator(s) the reactive resin formulation comprises at least one highly active aminic accelerator in an amount of at least 1.5% by weight, based on the mass of the reactive resin formulation, the mass ratio of the accelerator to phenolic initiator is >5, and the reactive resin formulation comprises as non-phenolic inhibitor(s) up to 5% by weight of at least one non-phenolic inhibitor which has hardly any effect on the curing time, and in the hardener at least 1% of peroxide is provided. The very rapidly curing chemical fixing systems are especially suitable for fixing anchoring elements in the construction industry; these anchoring elements may become fixed a short time after the introduction of the chemical fixing system. | 12-17-2009 |
20100294676 | SYNTHETIC MORTAR COMPOSITION - A multi-component synthetic resin system, its use for securing fixing elements and a method for its preparation, and further embodiments mentioned in the description based on this invention, the multi-component synthetic resin system including one or more finely distributed gases in at least one of its components. Application is primarily in the construction industry. | 11-25-2010 |
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20090308533 | FAST-CURING CHEMICAL FIXING SYSTEM AND USE THEREOF - Rapidly functional chemical fixing systems for anchoring elements, which fixing systems comprise a radically curing olefinic reactive resin formulation, a hardener and optionally additives, wherein the reactive resin formulation is composed of one or more curing olefinic reactive resins, one or more aminic accelerators, one or more non-phenolic (anaerobic) inhibitors and no or one or more phenolic inhibitors, and as the hardener there is provided a hardener with at least one peroxide as the initiator, wherein as the aminic accelerator(s) the reactive resin formulation comprises at least one highly active aminic accelerator in an amount of at least 1.5% by weight, based on the mass of the reactive resin formulation, the mass ratio of the accelerator to phenolic initiator is >5, and the reactive resin formulation comprises as non-phenolic inhibitor(s) up to 5% by weight of at least one non-phenolic inhibitor which has hardly any effect on the curing time, and in the hardener at least 1% of peroxide is provided. The very rapidly curing chemical fixing systems are especially suitable for fixing anchoring elements in the construction industry; these anchoring elements may become fixed a short time after the introduction of the chemical fixing system. | 12-17-2009 |
20100294676 | SYNTHETIC MORTAR COMPOSITION - A multi-component synthetic resin system, its use for securing fixing elements and a method for its preparation, and further embodiments mentioned in the description based on this invention, the multi-component synthetic resin system including one or more finely distributed gases in at least one of its components. Application is primarily in the construction industry. | 11-25-2010 |
20120247985 | FREE-RADICAL-POLYMERISABLE FIXING MORTAR HAVING SILANE ADDITIVES - Two-component or multi-component fixing mortar, based on a free-radical-hardening unsaturated reactive resin, for embedding anchoring means in mortar in holes or crevices, which fixing mortar includes silanes which may or may not have reactive groups capable of participating in the polymerisation with a synthetic resin based on free-radical-hardening unsaturated reactive resins but do in any case have Si-bonded hydrolysable groups, and, physically separate therefrom, a hardener. | 10-04-2012 |
20130000839 | EPOXIDE-BASED FIXING MORTAR HAVING SILANE ADDITIONS - The invention relates to a fixing mortar system for embedding anchoring means in mortar in holes or crevices, based on one or more hardening epoxy-based reactive resins, characterised in that it includes silanes which may or may not have reactive groups capable of participating in the polymerisation with a synthetic resin based on the hardening epoxy-based reactive synthetic resin(s) but which in any case have Si-bonded hydrolysable groups, and to related inventive subject matter such as processes, kits and uses. | 01-03-2013 |
20160053141 | SOLID BIOGENIC FILLERS IN ADHESIVE COMPOSITIONS FOR FIXING TECHNOLOGY - Multi-component synthetic resin adhesive composition for the fixing sector, especially for adhesively bonding an anchoring element in a hole (for example, a drilled hole) or crevice, comprising fillers, which comprises a biogenic filler (for example a kernel flour or stone flour from fruit); use of the synthetic resin adhesive composition for embedding anchoring means in mortar in holes and crevices; process or method for embedding anchoring means in mortar and holes or crevices, in which the synthetic resin adhesive composition is used; and use of biogenic fillers in producing such a synthetic resin adhesive composition. | 02-25-2016 |
20160053142 | BIOGENIC LIQUID NON-REACTIVE DILUENTS IN SYNTHETIC RESIN ADHESIVE COMPOSITIONS - Multi-component synthetic resin adhesive composition for the fixing sector, especially for adhesively bonding an anchoring element in a hole (for example, a drilled hole) or crevice, comprising fillers, which comprises a biogenic liquid diluting agent (for example a vegetable oil, such as especially castor oil, or a polyol); use of the synthetic resin adhesive composition for embedding anchoring means in mortar in holes or crevices; process or method for embedding anchoring elements in mortar and holes or crevices, in which the synthetic resin adhesive composition is used; and use of biogenic fillers in producing such a synthetic resin adhesive composition. | 02-25-2016 |
20160060493 | SYNTHETIC-RESIN ADHESIVE COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING BIOGENIC REACTIVE DILUENTS AND RESINS - Multi-component synthetic resin adhesive composition for the fixing sector, especially for adhesively bonding an anchoring element in a hole or crevice, comprising reactive diluents and/or resins and optionally further additives, characterised in that the reactive diluent and/or the resin comprise(s) at least one reactive diluent and/or resin having biogenic content, and the use thereof in the fixing sector, and related aspects. | 03-03-2016 |
20160083501 | HARDENABLE SYNTHETIC RESIN COMPRISING CONSIDERABLE PROPORTIONS OF CYCLIC CARBONATE GROUPS, AS WELL AS/AND CYCLOCARBONATE-RESIN-BASED FIXING SYSTEMS, THE PRODUCTION AND USE THEREOF - Synthetic resin fixing system based on cyclic carbonate resins, characterised in that as cyclic carbonate resin it comprises at least one having an average functionality of 1.5 or more than 1.5 cyclic carbonate groups per molecule, the production thereof and use thereof for fixing, especially, anchoring means in drilled holes. | 03-24-2016 |
20160083563 | FIXING SYSTEMS HAVING FINE-PARTICLE FILLERS - Multi-component synthetic mortar fixing system, especially for fixing anchoring elements in building substrates, which comprises in one component reactive synthetic resins (i) based on urethane (meth)acrylate, (ii) based on epoxy resin or (iii) based on free-radical-hardening (or -hardenable) unsaturated reactive resins, in a further component hardener, and at least one filler selected from oxides of silicon and aluminium, or mixed oxides in the presence of further cations, the d50 average particle size of which is 50 μm or less, and also especially a silane having at least one hydrolysable group, and also its use, methods including its use in fixing anchoring elements in building substrates and related subject-matter of the invention. | 03-24-2016 |
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20090187538 | Method of Prioritizing Similar Names of Locations for use by a Navigation System - Locations having similar names are identified and placed in groups. The naming similarity includes how names or portions of names are spelled and/or pronounced. The names within the groups are then ranked by priority. The ranking is calculated using one or more attributes in a geographic database, such as the number of road segments associated with a named location, the population associated with a named location, distance to a named location, and administrative level of a named location. The ranking may be used during destination entry, when providing route guidance and/or maps, and when providing additional information to a user of a navigation system, such as demographic information. | 07-23-2009 |
20130024108 | METHOD OF OPERATING A NAVIGATION SYSTEM TO PROVIDE GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION INFORMATION - A computer implemented method of operating a navigation system to provide geographic location information is provided. The method comprises receiving a query text string representing a query for a geographic location and providing a plurality of candidate geographic locations for the queried geographic location from a geographic database. The method receives a selection of one of the candidate geographic locations from a user and records the candidate geographic location that was selected in a use history database. The method increases a usage pattern weight for the candidate geographic location that was selected and increases a usage pattern weight for a parent geographic feature that includes the candidate geographic location that was selected. | 01-24-2013 |
20160047670 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR NAVIGATION - A method for generating a next valid character tree may comprise:—providing a first name, the first name comprising a first character represented by a first character code,—providing a second name, the second name comprising a second character represented by a second character code, wherein the first character and the second character are homoglyphs with respect to each other, and—generating a next valid character tree according to the names such that the next valid character tree comprises a combined node, which is a place holder for the first character and for the second character. | 02-18-2016 |