A system according to the present invention may be comprised of an epoxy resin, hardener and catalyst. One particular preferred system ratio is 1:1.64:0.005, respectively. The epoxy resin may be a tetrafunctional resin. The hardner may be a nadic methyl anhydride. One particularly preferred heat activated catalyst is 1-(2-hydroxypropyl) imidazole available from the Linda u Company under the brand ...

The invention relates to a device for producing a gaseous medium comprising steam intended for heating, said steam being arranged to be produced from water, comprising means for supplying energy for heating the water by means of burning a fuel, wherein the device is arranged to mix water in droplet form with combustion gas from said combustion, comprising means for supplying the water for the form...

A monthly calendar, designed to help a target consumer organize appointments , store keepsakes, and keep diary entries. A further aspect of the present calendar is that advertising coupons and related promotional material are provided corresponding to the user's needs. The present calendar is primarily designed for use during pregnancy, however oth er calendar themes are contemplated.

A method for recovering NH3 present in a sour water stream containing odiferous compounds such as pyridines, indoles, ketones and mercaptans produced during an upgrading process for upgrading bitumen from oil sands into synthetic crude comprising treating the sour water stream in a sour water treatment unit to produce a N H3- rich stream and a H2S-rich stream; and hydrotreating the NH3-rich stream...

The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing a cereal bran product containing beta-glucan. According to the method, a plastic mass is formed from cereal bran by means of a thermo-mechanical treatment, and the mass is brought into contact with an enzyme that breaks up beta-glucan, with or without an enzyme that breaks up starch. After inactivating the enzyme, the bran is dried and, wh...

The present invention relates to paint extenders or open-time extenders, whi ch are mixed with an architectural coating, such as aqueous latex paints, to increase the coating's open time. The open-time extender comprises acrylic or vinyl latex particles having a mean diameter of less than about 150 nm, and at least one crosslinkable monomer that can crosslink the latex particles in the open-time e...

A system for assembling components in a tower (20) of a wind energy turbine (10) is provided. The system includes a first platform (100), a seco nd platform (200), and at least one connector (150) extending from the first platform. The at least one connector includes a shear block (154) and a cap (156) movably coupled to the shear block and movable with respect to the shear block. The system furth...

The present specification provides, amongst other things, a system for offering the capability to asynchronously upload secure media packages to client machines and providing for recovery of the media packages in playable (or other usable form) only at a predefined time, so that the client machines can all access the media packages only at or after the predefined time.

An inverted coil brush assembly is particularly useful for the cleaning of a chain or belt and the like as a hand tool or part of an apparatus through which the chain or belt moves. The inverted coil brush assembly has an open coil structure with a long lead and can easily be threaded on and removed from a belt or chain. The tool is sufficiently flexible that the axial hole (ID) through its center...

An offset hanger has a central retainer portion, a first leg and a second le g. The central retainer portion defines a segment of a generally cylindrical shape. A center axis is defined along the center of the generally cylindrical shape. A first pair of gussets extends from the central retainer portion to the first leg. A second pair of gussets extends from the central retainer portion to the sec...

The mobile telephone device comprises a data file containing a list of telephone contacts classified according to a category thereof, comparison means adapted to compare the person who makes the incoming call with the list of contacts for the identification of his/her category, and means for processing an optical signal that is varied as a function of the category identified for the person who mad...

Disclosed is a protein or glycoprotein obtainable from a crude extract of Haliotis midae, with a molecular weight of approx. 30 kDa and an isoelectric point of around 4.3-4.5, possessing passive cutaneous anaphylaxis-inhibiting activity.