An acid-modified polyolefin is dispersed in water by adding a hydroxy-functional ester made from a polymeric acid and a monoepoxide having from 14 to 46 carbon atoms to the water. Said dispersion is substantially zero-VOC. When a composition of this invention is applied to the surface and cured by baking the article at an elevated temperature, a coating is obtained which improves the adherence of ...

The napkin includes an absorbent body (1-Figure 1) enclosed between an outer, liquid-impermeable casing sheet (3) and an inner liquid-permeable casing sheet (2) which lies proximal to the wearer's body when the napkin is in use. The sanitary napkin includes two side-bodies (8, 9) which extend outside the side-edges of the absorbent body (1) on both sides thereof, at least in the central part of th...

The napkin includes an absorbent body (1-Figure 1) enclosed between an outer, liquid-impermeable casing sheet (3) and an inner liquid-permeable casing sheet (2) which lies proximal to the wearer's body when the napkin is in use. The sanitary napkin includes two side-bodies (8, 9) which extend outside the side-edges of the absorbent body (1) on both sides thereof, at least in the central part of th...

An illumination system (10,30,100,130,150,180,200) for hard copy applications including an elongated array (32) of light emitting elements (34) i n combination with a light mixing element (42,46) for mixing the light from the individual elements in the lateral or cross-process direction. A curved array (32) or linear array (102) of light emitting elements with an aspheric lens (108 ) may be utiliz...

The invention relates to a windmill sail comprising two half-shells 19, 20 which constitute at least a part of the surface of the sail and are joined together at cemented joints along the front edge and the rear edge of the sail. In the windmill sail according to the invention, the cementing surfaces on the front edge and rear edge of the individual half-shells 19, 20 are constituted by surface pa...

The present invention relates to a method for direct sequence spreading of a data sequence (d(t)) or a modulated data sequence (s(t)). The method yields better spectral properties than conventional methods for data transmission using direct sequence spread spectrum (DSSS) and is also suitable for systems where one wants to conceal the existence of transmission, so-called stealth radio. This is ach...

The present invention relates to a method for direct sequence spreading of a data sequence (d(t)) or a modulated data sequence (s(t)). The method yields better spectral properties than conventional methods for data transmission using direct sequence spread spectrum (DSSS) and is also suitable for systems where one wants to conceal the existence of transmission, so-called stealth radio. This is ach...

A briquette of carbonaceous combustible material incorporates oxidizing material. The briquette may be formed with a body of combustible material and an igniting layer incorporating oxidizing material formed thereon. The briquette can be annular with a single flue therethrough. It can also have a number of flues running from one end to the other to provide oxygen for improved combustion.

A method and system for separating one or more components from gas mixtures uses a moving bed of adsorption material particles under continuous and substantially isobaric pressure conditions. Contaminated gases are likewise purified by removing one or more contaminants therefrom using such a moving bed of adsorption material particles under continuous and substantially isobaric pressure conditions...

A retrofit method for increasing production capacity of an ammonia plant having a front end including in series primary and secondary reformers and a shift converter for reacting a hydrocarbon feed, steam and air to form a make-up syngas stream comprising hydrogen and nitrogen at about design stoichiometry, and a synthesis loop wherein a recycle syngas stream is combined with the make-up gas to fo...

A monitor (30) indicates when the corn sieve (7) has been placed into operation. A control component (5) interrupts the mill operation dependent upon the monitor indication of the started sieve. The sieve incorporates a rotatable inner cylinder open at its one end and closed at the other. Its cover is perforated with a hole size corresponding to the predetermined fineness of grinding. A fixed oute...

The device comprises a modem contact component and a computer contact component (7). A contact component (11) connects to the modem power unit (10) and a second contact component (24) connects to the modem (2) power intake. The device temporarily interrupts the power supply to the modem for two to three seconds via signals (27) which make the switch (25) break the connection between the two modem ...

The component receives and identifies verbal responses from users. The verbal information is arranged in a question structure and the component records the response of the user after each question. The questions and answers lead to a predetermined function in the control system. The component records how often the user uses the functions and maintains statistics covering the usage frequencies of t...

An antenna device for a piece of equipment for transmitting and/or receiving radio signals, wherein the antenna device comprises a first extendable antenna (2), which is movable between an extended position, where it is coupled to the circuitry of the piece of equipment and a retracted position where it is not coupled to the circuitry, the extendable antenna (2) on its lower portion having first h...

The cover plate (11) is fitted against the outer roof exterior for covering the peripheral surface of the roof around the cover. The covering includes at least two collar components (7',7") which fit on the cover outer side surfaces, forming an all-round collar around the cover. The covering with a lower end (13) of the cover is pushed down in the hole to a point under the roof outer surface and w...

A bias current controlling circuit (2) minimizes the power consumption of a high-frequency power amplifier (3) incorporated in a battery powered portable telephone by controlling a bias current (BS) supplied to the high-frequency power amplifier (3) in such a manner that an output signal (OUT2) of the high-frequency power amplifier increases the distortion as large in an allowable range as possibl...