A method and apparatus for reducing corrosion on the interior and exterior of a fuel storage tank. A galvanic anode assembly is placed within the interior of or exterior to the fuel storage tank and is surrounded by a layer of hydrophilic gel. The hydrophilic gel absorbs water in the fuel storage tank, thus removing it from contact with the tank. The hydrophilic gel also absorbs metal ions produce...

A blood processor is provided with a computer and memory, and external to the blood processor there is provided a general purpose computer system programmed with a convenient interface for creating scripts; the general purpose computer system translates the scripts into custom interpretive code adapted for processing by the computer in the blood processor, and the code is written into the memory o...

Un appareil de commande d'attitude d'un véhicule, dans lequel une valeur d'indice de comportement corrigée pour la direction est déterminée d'une manière telle que l'écart entre valeur d'indice de comportement cible pour un véhicule et une valeur d'indice de comportement corrigée pour la direction diminue, à mesure que la valeur d'indice d'instabilité se corrélant à la quantité de sous-virement...

The spike is 65 cm long and has two rings attached to it near the top. The spike is driven into the sand and the pole of the umbrella is inserted into the rings.

The ester in a single component polyurethane foam reacts easily with water or atmospheric moisture at low temperatures and is decomposed into numerous molecules with reactive groups, i.e. groups which react with isocyanate groups, e.g. OH, COOH, or NH groups. A single component polyurethane foam containing at least one isocyanate group carrying prepolymer (isocyanate prepolymer), at least one expa...

The invention relates to a process for the preparation of Fumagillin by liberation from its salt characterized by reacting Fumagillin dicyclohexylamine salt with an organic acid in alcoholic medium. According to the process Fumagillin can be produced in high yield and pure condition and with higher stability than products obtained by other preparation methods

Includes an input (3) into which a token e.g. ticket (1) is inserted, a radio transmission-reception circuit (5) reads the token in a zone (2) upstream of the device input, so that the token (1) can be read before is inserted in the input (3). A trap (11c) prevents the token being inserted into the reading and collecting device input when the medium is not validated by reading.;

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Methods are provided for the optimization of the utilization of crustaceans, e.g., lobsters and crabs, especially through the use of underutilized components thereof. The methods include separating the intact shell of hard-shelled crustaceans from the raw edible meat contained therein which is very strongly attached to the shells. The methods each include the first step of initiating the detach...

The present invention relates to a method and a system for online creation and ordering of customized material for printing, where each customer at front end, through a computerized interface, participates in the process of creating, editing, proof printing and finally ordering print-ready files through Internet, via a printing service provider which automates the production of the print-ready fil...

The present invention relates to a method and a system for online creation and ordering of customized material for printing, where each customer at front end, through a computerized interface, participates in the process of creating, editing, proof printing and finally ordering print-ready files through Internet, via a printing service provider which automates the production of the print-ready fil...

The invention relates to a process for producing a suspension of cellulose in an aqueous liquid tertiary amine-oxide, by mixing the shredded cellulose with an aqueous liquid tertiary amino-oxide. The process is characterized in contacting, in a first stage, the shredded cellulose with the aqueous liquid tertiary amine-oxide to form a first mixture and, in a second stage, in mechanically spreading ...

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Foamed gaskets comprising at least one homogeneously branched ethylene polymer and at least one blowing agent are disclosed. The gaskets are particularly useful for sealing food and liquid containers and do not contribute to taste and/or odor of the packaged product, which is especially useful in food-stuff applications.

Processes for spray-drying water-soluble and water-swellable vinyl-addition polymer-containing dispersions, emulsions and microemulsions to obtain substantially dry water-soluble or water-swellable polymer particles, compositions of substantially dry water-soluble or water-swellable polymer particles, methods of agglomerating spray-dried polymer particles, and methods of using spray-dried polymer ...

A system for remotely effecting a transaction between a provider of goods and/or services and a customer comprises at least one facility for providing goods and/or services to customers and a remote central computer system provided with a central database which includes a customer file. The central computer system is arranged to communicate with a customer for receiving information provided by the...

The present invention relates to a starch composition comprising starch, a polymer that is substantially compatible with starch and has a weight-average molecular weight of at least 500,000 such that the polymer forms effective entanglements or associations with neighboring starch molecules, and preferably at least one additive to improve melt flow and melt processability. The additive may be a hy...

A system and a process for processing payments and transactions between payers (13) and payees (27, 29, 14, 14a, 13a, 46) associated to the system, using a first server (20) interconnected with telecommunication means (18, 19, 28, 47) with first data storage means (22) containing information on each associated payer (13) consisting of at least an admissible telephone number, at least a authorizati...

The invention relates to a device and a method for taking and initially preparing tissue, blood or other samples with cells or cell components containing a core or DNA for molecular genetic tests. The inventive device for obtaining and initially preparing samples containing cells with DNA comprises a sample container and means for obtaining the samples, said means being inserted in the sample cont...

The invention relates to a film which is produced form a thermoplastic polymer mixture containing the following: a) thermoplastic starch and/or a thermoplastic starch derivative and b) at least one polyester urethane, with the weight ratio a):b) being in the range from 75:25 to 5:95, and the surface-related degree of stretching the film being 2 to 70. The polyester urethanes forms a matrix in the ...

Foams prepared from a blend of a syndiotactic polypropylene (sPP) resin and a foamable thermoplastic polymer resin are provided which exhibit a combination of desirable properties which have heretofore been difficult, if not impossible, to achieve. The foams of the present invention are useful in applications such as thermal insulation, packaging, and the formation of molded articles such as cups,...