Alkylmethylsiloxane-dimethylsiloxane polyalkylene oxide copolymers useful as surfactants for both oil-in-water emulsions and silicone-in-water emulsions are disclosed.

A method (200) for producing a forged face member (60) for a golf club (40) is disclosed herein. The forging process (200) involves multiple heating and pressing of a metal bar to obtain a final face member configuration (60). The heating of the metal bar is performed at temperatures below 1000.degree.C for less than twenty minutes. The final face member configuration (60) preferably has a striki...

In order to provide a cost-effective plastic fuel tank and a method for producing same, which can be carried out in a simple way, the plastic tank is produced from two halves which are to be connected to one another. The halves emanate from a plastic casing produced by a blowing method and are severed along a line provided for this purpose.

A device is provided to support and position a limb extremity in a desired steady position to enable acquisition of morphological data from the underside and the upper portion of the limb extremity in a substantially non-weight-bearing attitude. The device comprises a stretchable envelope, made of a thin elastomeric membrane, and a support provided with adjustable positioning members such as hook...

A method of forming a single-cell column type of mufti-cellular collapsib le window covering from a starting product in the form of a double-cell column type of mufti-cellular honeycomb structure. The individual cells of the starting product are defined by external pleated sides on the opposite faces of the structure and internal ligaments interconnecting the opposite faces at spaced intervals. S...

In reeling up of a paper web, a continuous paper web is reeled around a reeling core/reeling cores into successive machine reels or customer rolls. The actual control system controlling the reeling up process is supplemented with a substantially separate, model-based learning fault diagnostics. The fault diagnostics in a diagnostic state detects the malfunctions in components critical in view of t...

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Air purificn. appts. comprises: (a) a housing having opposite side and end walls providing a 1st pair of diagonally oriented corners, upper and lower portions; (b) the housing defining an interior plenum chamber with an inlet in the upper portion of the housing and a discharge outlet in the lower portion of the housing; (c) a blower mounted within a plenum chamber, a means for rotating the blower ...

The invention relates to use of a solder composition exhibiting a desired combination of high creep resistance at typical operating temperatures and low stress in formed solder joints. The invention uses a solder containing 82 to 85 wt.% Au, 12 to 14 wt.% Sn, and 3 to 4 wt.% Ga (optionally with up to 2 wt.% additional elements). The small amount of added Ga induces a significant depression in the ...

Process and apparatus for dispersing fibrous paper stock that includes delivering an aqueous fibrous paper stock, pressing some water out of the aqueous fibrous paper stock to form a highly consistent coarse fibrous paper stock, and introducing the highly consistent coarse fibrous stock into an effective are a of a mallet roll having circulating mallets which cooperate with fixed peripheral impact...

The present invention discloses a shielding device (27,37) which is mounted adjacent the light source (41) of a lamp (20,40). The shielding device includes perforations (30) and is shaped to deflect heat and/or light from the lamp (20,40) in at least 3 directions. Preferred forms include a nipped roof shape (27) and a pyramidal shape (37). The deflection permits more uniform growth of plants (35)...

A method of steam sterilisation of medical products is described, in which the medical products are placed separately or in multiples in a cardboard package, the cardboard package is sealed, and the medical products are subsequently steam sterilised in the sealed cardboard package.

A method of steam sterilisation of medical products is described, in which the medical products are placed separately or in multiples in a cardboard package, the cardboard package is sealed, and the medical products are subsequently steam sterilised in the sealed cardboard package.

The invention relates to an air-conditioning duct system comprising ducts (1) which comprise a first inner casing (3) and a first outer casing (4) and a first insulator (5) between them, and connecting pieces (2) joining the ducts (1), the connecting pieces comprising a second inner casing (6) and a second outer casing (7) and a second insulator (8) between them. The first insulator (5) in the duc...

An electronic information delivery system includes a network server for engaging in transactions with network users, a client server for initiating a transaction between one of the network users and the network server, and a transaction server in communication with the netwo rk server for facilitating completion of the requested transaction. The network server includes a transaction request proce...

PURPOSE: Provided are an alkali-free aluminoborosilicate glass which meets complex requirement profile with respect to the physical and chemical properties which is imposed on glass substrates for liquid-crystal displays, and has high heat resistance, a favorable processing range and sufficient devitrification stability, and a use thereof. CONSTITUTION: The glass has the composition(in % by weight...

PURPOSE: Provided are an alkali-free aluminoborosilicate glass which meets complex requirement profile with respect to the physical and chemical properties which is imposed on glass substrates for liquid-crystal displays, and has high heat resistance, a favorable processing range and sufficient devitrificaiton stability, and a use thereof. CONSTITUTION: The glass has a coefficient of thermal expan...

A transaction tray comprises a surface having a first writing portion, a display screen and communications means for receiving information to be displayed on the display screen, wherein the information which is received by the communications means is received from a source remote from said apparatus. The communications means may be a wireless communications means, a two-way communications means or...

A seal assembly for an overhead-storing door seals the horizontal joint s between adjacent panels of the door. The panels are pivotally interconnected at the joints to allow the door to open and close by traveling along a set of later al tracks that curve between horizontal and vertical. The door closes in the vertical position, and stores horizontally overhead. The seal assembly can also be used...

A light system that attaches to a helmet. The light is designed to be removable. The system has a forward head light that enables a rider to illuminate in whatever direction the rider s head is looking. It has a translucent shell. In one embodiment, the shell is colored red. Light from the headlamp is allowed to leak through the rear of the shell, which gives the appearance of a taillight. In a s...