Expandable moulding materials (I) contains (A) high temperature-resistant polymer(s), (B) 1-99 wt% (based on total polymer content) polymer(s) with sulphoxide groups and optionally (C) conventional additives. Also claimed is the production of foamed materials (II) by heating (I) to 300-470 degrees C. Preferably material (I) contains 1-50(preferably 3-20) wt% polymer (B) containing at least one pol...

The filter unit may be an elongated cylinder with a diameter of 35 mm and an overall length of 140 mm. There are two concentric filter elements inside the outer casing of the filter. The fuel, especially oil, flows radially inward. The outer, annular filter element (1) consists of a fine filter of plastics foam which can filter out coarse and even fine solid contaminant particles. The inner filter...

The suction and sterilisation unit, for aerosols and vapours arising in thermo-surgical operations, consists of a suction intake line, an electrically heated chamber, a catalyst-containing chamber and a fan arranged successively. Preferably, the catalyst chamber contains a porous honeycomb body with 1-3 mm cell size, with an active coating of Pt, Rh and La0.9Ce0.1CoO3 (lanthanum cerium cobaltite)...

Process for disposing of and/or re-valorising polystyrene foam waste in which the volume of the polystyrene foam is reduced to the original volume of the polystyrene by the action of heat at above 100 deg C, comprises introducing the pieces of polystyrene foam into a container filled with molten paraffin and/or hot oil and combining the molten polystyrene with the paraffin and/or oil to form a hom...

The vehicle has an engine whose operation is governed by the setting of the ignition lock (35) with the ignition key (34). The activation of the roll brake is performed by a control unit (16). This unit prevents the vehicle from rolling by producing brake pressure in the wheel brake cylinders (13a-d). The putting out of action of the engine is prevented by a locking device (40) which is activated ...

Several motor (28) driven embodiments are discussed which provide linear motion to a downhole flow control device (46). The embodiments employ ball screw (110, 112, 114) assemblies or lead screw (24) assemblies. A device for rotational actuation of a downhole flow control device (60) is also disclosed.

A system and method for propagating airline computerized reservation system TPF data (10) to a relational database platform comprising a computerized reservation system transaction processing (12) source computer in communication with an output data file, an input data structure, a functional server (16) computer and a relational database management system target computer. The relational database ...

An acrylic film or sheet made from a resin composition comprising 95 to 50 wt.% acrylic resin obtained mainly from methyl methacrylate and having a glass transition temperature of 40 to 105 ~C and, dispersed therein, 5 to 50 wt.% acrylic polymer having a multilayer structure containing an elastic rubbery layer; thermoplastic resin moldings having the film or sheet integrally bonded to the surface ...

This invention relates to a method for preparing orienting polyolefin wherein stretching or orientation conditions are defined to maximize the unrestrained shrink response of the film. The invention also relates to a shrink film structure as well as to a shrink film structure made by the novel method wherein in each case the shrink film comprises as the shrink control layer at least one homogeneou...

This invention relates to a plastic film, particularly for agricultural uses, which cuts infrared rays to prevent elevation of interior temperature. Hence it is an object of the invention to provide a plastic film possessing improved permeability to water vapour and high heat shielding property. The invention relates to a plastic film characterized by water vapour permeability of 100 to 25,000 g/m...

A film comprising a blend of copolymers, which has been (i) extruded to a gauge in the range of about 0.3 to about 0.9 mil, said film having an Elmendorf Tear Strength in the machine direction of at least about 25 grams per mil greater than the Elmendorf Tear Strength in the machine direction of the same blend of copolymers, which has been extruded to a gauge of one mil, or (ii) extruded to a heav...

A hydraulic coupling (32) includes a control valve (80) that controls pumping from a casing inlet port (58) by a hydraulic pump (48) through a casing outlet port (78) to control coupling between two rotary members. The casing (34) is connected to one of the rotary members while an impeller (50) having between five and seven external teeth is connected to the other rotary member and meshed with an ...

A composite coating of a water-borne basecoat and an epoxy-acid clearcoat has improved performance characteristics of reduced yellowing or reduced tendency to chip through the formulation of the composite coating and the process for its application. The process comprises applying to the substrate a film-forming composition to form a basecoat and applying to the basecoat an epoxy-acid clear film-fo...

The method involves radiating the surface (14) having back scatter capabilities of fluorescent properties with a light beam (16a) of specific wavelength using a scanning method. The light intensity of the back scattered light beam or light (16b) and/or emitted fluorescent beam (18) is measured using a detector system (26) and the intensities are compared. The surface areas having the above mentio...

In a process for measuring in vivo the spectral intensity and distribution of optical radiation within and below the epidermis (1), testing within the epidermis is carried out by stripping the skin using an adhesive tape such as "Tesafilm" (TM) so that each layer can be tested in succession. For testing below the epidermis a suction blister between epidermis and dermis (2) is created. An injection...

After the creation of a vacuum in the container (3), a fluid vapour flows into the container containing fluoro-carbon compounds or fluoro carbohydrate compounds. Then, when the vacuum is too low the vacuum pump (4) is activated again in order to evacuate the container, until an adequate vacuum with residual parts of the fluid vapour exists in the container. Then, by energy feed into the container,...

The invention relates to a process for the protection of electroplating tooling and a product obtained by this process, as well as to a device for the utilization of the process. Protection of the tooling is effected in the form of cladding comprising at least two layers of different plastics from the plastisols family. The tooling thus obtained is protected by two or more plastisol layers (3, 4),...

A preferred embodiment of this invention comprises a conductive lightly donor doped perovskite layer (e.g. lightly La doped BST 34), and a high-dielectric-constant material layer (e.g. undoped BST 36) overlaying the conductive lightly donor doped perovskite layer. The conductive lightly donor doped perovskite layer provides a substantially chemically and structurally stable electrical connection t...

An electrical receptacle providing repositional plug accepting members (80) which receive and lock into place an inserted electrical plug with or without a ground prong while allowing for manual rotation to on and off positions, the receptacle further utilizes prong slot blocking members (84) to obstruct attempted foreign object insertion when improperly initiated without plug insertion. The empow...

A stopper device, e.g. for a drug vial or transfusion liquid container, comprises a stopper-support structure (2) having a passage (4) therein and a stopper (3) accommodated in the passage so as to block the passage. The stopper (3) can be displaced from the passage (4) by penetrating the stopper using a rigid tubular member; the latter needs no sharpened edge or point. Apparatus for drug transfus...