PCT No. PCT/FI97/00143 Sec. 371 Date Feb. 1, 1999 Sec. 102(e) Date Feb. 1, 1999 PCT Filed Mar. 4, 1997 PCT Pub. No. WO97/32929 PCT Pub. Date Sep. 12, 1997The invention relates to polylactide films the mechanical properties of which, in particular bursting strength, elongation and tearing strength, have been improved by adding to the polymer certain plasticizers. These plasticizers are preferably g...

A multitask processing system which can fix clock within a system request by eliminating a problem that, because of switching of a corresponding system clock predetermined to a task being in a running state for the reduction of power consumption, the entire processing ability deteriorates if a plurality of task processing requests occur simultaneously. This multitask processing system comprises a ...

Compositions and methods of manufacturing articles, particularly containers and packaging materials, having a particle packed, highly inorganically filled, cellular matrix (8) are disclosed. Suitable inorganically filled mixtures are prepared by mixing together a starch-based binder, a solvent, inorganic aggregates, and optimal admixtures, e.g., fibers, mold-releasing agents, rheology-modifying ag...

PCT No. PCT/EP95/02799 Sec. 371 Date Jan. 17, 1997 Sec. 102(e) Date Jan. 17, 1997 PCT Filed Jul. 17, 1995 PCT Pub. No. WO96/03045 PCT Pub. Date Feb. 8, 1996Compositions which contain compounds of the general formula (I) in which X represents =CH- or =N-, E represents an electron-withdrawing radical, R represents optionally substituted hetarylalkyl, A represents hydrogen, alkyl, or a bifunctional g...

PCT No. PCT/GB92/01959 Sec. 371 Date May 18, 1994 Sec. 102(e) Date May 18, 1994 PCT Filed Oct. 26, 1992 PCT Pub. No. WO93/09740 PCT Pub. Date May 27, 1993A disposable article, e.g a diaper, having a backing layer (5) formed of soluble material constructed so that when in contact with a relatively large volume of liquid, e.g. that produced by flushing a lavatory, the backing layer (5) dissolves and...

Disclosed are aqueous coating compositions containing a latex having pendant amine-functional groups, wherein such latex has a Tg greater than about 0 .degree.C and is capable of film formation at application temperatures, and an amount of base sufficient to raise the pH of the composition to a point where essentially all of the amine functional groups are in a non-ionic state. Also disclosed are ...

PCT No. PCT/FI97/00142 Sec. 371 Date Aug. 24, 1998 Sec. 102(e) Date Aug. 24, 1998 PCT Filed Mar. 4, 1997 PCT Pub. No. WO97/33121 PCT Pub. Date Sep. 12, 1997A method for joining a first tubular member to a second tubular member. The method provides a stretchable and compressible welding ring having a flexible inner ring, a resistance coil wound around the inner ring and at least one layer of plasti...

A dispenser comprising a valved aerosol container (22) and a unitary flexible barrier member (10) having an outer wall segment (12) terminating in a sealing flange (16). The sealing flange (16) is joined to the container (22) between top and sidewall portions (27, 25), and an inner wall segment (14) is joined to the outer wall segment (12) through a fold (15). A central piston region (20) emerges ...

A fiber optic interferometric sensor for use in a hydrophone system at high pressures includes a reference fiber wrapped around a rigid inner cylinder. A solid layer of compliant material is applied over the reference fiber. The sensing arm of the interferometer is wound over the layer of material applied over the referenc e fiber. The outer material is sufficiently compliant to provide acoustic ...

The circuit arrangement (14) is arranged so that with such a connection it has an equivalent susceptance located within the capacitive range. Devices (12, 13, 17, 21) are available for regulating the size of the equivalent susceptance so that when required the voltage is increased at the appropriate points on the feed conduit. - An installation (8-11) is arranged to measure the voltage at the conn...

A metered dose inhaler having part or all of its internal metallic surfaces coated with one or more fluorocarbon polymers, in combination with one or more non-fluorocarbon polymers, for dispensing an inhalation drug formulation comprising salmeterol, or a salt thereof, and a fluorocarbon propellant, optionally in combination with one or more other pharmacologically active agents and one or more ex...

The invention relates to a) a film-forming, water-soluble and essentially uncrosslinked polymer, and the granular formulation contains not less than 0.5 % by weight of water, based on said formulation, or b) a film-forming, structurally crosslinked polysaccharide which contains carboxyl or sulfate groups and is swellable in water in the presence of potassium ions, and the granular formulation cont...

Novel lipophilic hydroxylated acids including a hydrophobic hydrocarbon chain having 7-30 carbon atoms grafted onto the hydroxyl function and/or the acid function of the lipophilic hydroxylated acid via a covalent bond selected from the group consisting of an ester bond on the hydroxyl function, an anhydride bond on the acid function and an amide bond on the acid function, with the proviso that if...

If the R-enantiomer of metalaxyl, furalaxyl or benalaxyl is used, this results in a markedly increased biodegradability of these plant fungicides in the soil and a higher activity on the plants, as compared with the data of the racemic active ingredients. Fungicidal compositions exhibiting said improved properties comprise either of these fungicides with a content of R-enantiomer of more than 70 p...

The present invention relates to a device for diagnosing physiological state based on blood pulse waves detected in the body. It is the objective of the present invention to provide a device which correctly diagnoses the current physiological state based on changes in physiological state measured over a specified period of time in the past while taking into consideration the cyclical variation exh...

The dish washing brush (1) has an exchangeable brush part (4). The brush part is joined to the handle part by means of a groove and tongue formation with a dovetail cross-section.

The circuit arrangement (14) is arranged so that with such a connection it has an equivalent susceptance located within the capacitive range. Devices (12, 13, 17, 21) are available for regulating the size of the equivalent susceptance so that when required the voltage is increased at the appropriate points on the feed conduit. - An installation (8-11) is arranged to measure the voltage at the conn...

The system compresses the image using a region based coding (RBC) scheme (201) compressor. The progressive image transmission continues with RBC until the user decides that no further improvement in image quality is required or JPEG would be more suitable. If this is the case, the transmitter switches to use JPEG, the RBC compressed image being decompressed (203) so as not to lose information cont...