A method of treating a rubber expandable tire cure bladder by forming a base release coat thereon followed by application of a lubricant topcoat. The base release coat is derived by applying a composite of an hydroxyl terminated polyorganosiloxane and an aminoorganosilane to an expanded bladder and thereafter applying a lubricant topcoat derived from selected polyorganosiloxane components. The inv...

The present invention relates to the treatment of mammalian male infertility thr ough the administration of fertility enhancing amounts of a fertility enhancing thymosin polypeptide or a fertility enhancing anti-thym osin antibody. In preferred embodiments, treatment comprises the administration of thymosin ~1 or antibodies to thymosin ~1 or thymosin. ~4.

A method of forming a foamed slag on a stainless steel melt in an electric furnace involves introducing, into the slag, a powder containing metal oxide and carbon which react to form bubbles of the reduced metal vapour and carbon monoxide and thus create a stable foam. The metal oxide is an oxide of a volatile metal, especially zinc or lead, and at least part of the powder is dust from an electric...

An automotive fluid service machine for changing fluids such as automatic transmission fluid, power steering fluid, and engine coolant, includes a cabinet with a unitary integral fluid reservoir defined by a lower portion of the machine cabinet. This lower cabinet portion which integrally defines the fluid reservoir also provides a machinery deck to which the components of the machines are mounted...

An apparatus for ablating body tissue has an electrode for contacting tissue to transmit ablation energy. A tissue temperature sensing element is held in a thermally conducting carrier on the electrode. The carrier holds the tissue temperature sensing element in thermal conductive contact with tissue, while keeping the temperature sensing element in isolation from thermal conductive contact with t...

Enhanced electrical connections for electrodes are provided. In one implementation, an electrode body comprises a first electrically nonconductive layer and a second electrically nonconductive layer overlying at least a portion of the first layer. An intermediate region is formed between the first and second layers. An electrically conductive pathway extends within the intermediate region. An form...

A conformable magnetic article for underlayment beneath a traffic-bearing surface which sends a magnetic signal to a sensor traveling over the traffic-bearing structure. The magnetic article comprises at least one conformable magnetic layer comprising a binder and a sufficient amount of magnetic particles dispersed within the binder to provide a magnetic signal through the traffic-bearing structur...

Azeotropic compositions made up of from about 60 to about 78% by weight of 1,1,1,3,3-pentafluoropropane and from about 22 to about 40% by weight of tetramethylsilane have been found to be particularly useful as blowing agents for the production of polyurethane foams.

A low-cost thermal decomposition degreasing method capable of drastically reducing the time required for a degreasing process which involves heating, vaporization and thermal decomposition, while assuring the shape retention property of an injection molded product during degreasing. The degreasing process comprises: (i) a first step wherein a molded product placed under a reduced pressure less tha...

A security system includes an intrusion detector having a transmitter coupled with a portable receiver to alert a homeowner or the like that an intrusion has taken place or occurred within a pre-set time period. The area under surveillance is monitored by an infrared detector which activates the transmitter upon the receipt of abrupt differences in infrared radiation levels, associated with the pr...

An antistatic tire (1) and relative production method, whereby a portion (17; 24; 27) of a tread (4) made of an electrically insulating mix is hollowed out and filled with a cement (C) in the form of a carbon black mix in a volatile liquid; the carbon black mix being left inside the hollow portion (17; 24; 27) when the volatile liquid evaporates, and defining inside the tread (4) at least one cond...

An erectable arm assembly (14) for use in a borehole, the erectable arm assembly comprising a main body (20) and an arm member (22), the arm member being able to move between a collapsed position in which the assembly can be removed from the borehole and an erected position, the erectable arm assembly being adapted to house a fluid drilling assembly comprising a fluid cutting device (16) and a fle...

PCT No. PCT/GB95/02540 Sec. 371 Date Jul. 22, 1997 Sec. 102(e) Date Jul. 22, 1997 PCT Filed Oct. 31, 1995 PCT Pub. No. WO96/13648 PCT Pub. Date May 9, 1996A 2-stage underreamer for use in a subterranean wellbore includes a unitary body having upper and lower blades mounted in slots formed perpendicular to each other in the body. Separate upper and lower piston assemblies are provided for driving t...

An abdominal exercise adapter comprising two wedges and a telescopic pole extending between the two wedges. Each wedge has a vertical edge, a horizontal edge, and a third edge extending between the former two. The third edge is concave shaped. A channel runs through the bottom of the horizontal edge. Vertical members of a lower frame of an abdominal exercise device fit in the channels of each wedg...

A combination of electrical surgical apparatus includes a first electrical surgical apparatus having a first operative state and a second operative state. A conductor for conducting electrical energy to the first apparatus has first characteristics when the first apparatus is in the first operative state and has second characteristics when the first apparatus is in the second operative state. A se...

A process for producing a porous film, which includes melt-molding a composition prepared by compounding 100 parts by weight of a polyethylene resin mixture of low density polyethylene, linear low density polyethylene, and medium density polyethylene, 50-200 parts by weight of an inorganic filler coated with stearic acid, and 0.1-30 parts by weight of polyethylene wax into film, and stretching the...

A process that involves the in-line polymerization of olefinic monomer(s) and catalyst systems comprising a transition metal species that mediates the polymerization of the monomer(s) is disclosed. This process provides the immediate use of the resultant polymer without extensive further processing.

Improved low pressure molding compositions are disclosed which comprise an unsaturated thermosetting resin, an olefinically unsaturated monomer copolymerizable with the thermosetting resin, a viscosity reducing additive, a thermoplastic additive and a thickener comprising one or more alkaline earth metal oxides or hydroxides which can provide the molding compositions with viscosities of less than ...

PCT No. PCT/JP96/00154 Sec. 371 Date Sep. 26, 1996 Sec. 102(e) Date Sep. 26, 1996 PCT Filed Jan. 26, 1996 PCT Pub. No. WO96/23020 PCT Pub. Date Aug. 1, 1996A process is provided for preparing crystalline fine powder of silk fibroin from a silk substance in an industrially advantageous fashion. The process for the preparation of fine powder of the silk fibroin is such that, after the silk substance...

Disclosed is an evacuated and unevacuated microcellular foam containing an infrared attenuating agent (IAA). The evacuated foam has an average cell size of about 70 micrometers or less. The unevacuated foam has an average cell size of 1.0 micrometers or less. The IAA provide a greater proportional reduction in foam thermal conductivity in these foams than in foams of larger cell size. Further disc...