An apparatus is disclosed for controlling the movement of flat bottomed articles in a plurality of different directions relative to a supporting platform. The article is supported on a plurality of clusters of helical, freely rotatable rollers mounted on a plurality of shafts. Selected ones of the shafts, or groups of shafts, each lying in one of a plurality of zones, are selectively driven in a c...

An apparatus is disclosed for controlling the movement of flat bottomed articles in a plurality of different directions relative to a supporting platform. The article is supported on a plurality of clusters of helical, freely rotatable rollers mounted on a plurality of shafts. Selected ones of the shafts, or groups of shafts, each lying in one of a plurality of zones, are selectively driven in a c...

The present invention relates to novel compounds useful for the treatment and prophylaxis of degenerative bone disorders and to the preparation thereof. These compounds are particularly characterized by two active moieties, the first of which possesses "bone-seeking" affinity and the second which is an inhibitor of the enzyme carbonic anhydrase and/or an inhibitor of bone resorption. The novel com...

An organic solvent active agent containing water-insoluble hydrophilic hydrogel comprising a copolymer of (A) a water-soluble monoolefinic monomer or a mixture thereof optionally containing up to 50 % thereof of one or more water-insoluble monoolefinic monomers and (B) a terminally diolefinic hydrophobic macromer containing polypropylene oxide or polytetramethylene oxide units prepared in the pres...

A radiopharmaceutical chemical compound is claimed comprising radioactive Technetium-99m having the structure: wherein each R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7 and R8, is independently selected from at least one of hydrogen and substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, heterocyclic alkyl, aryl, carboxylic acid ester, and carboxylic acid amide; provided at least one of R1, R2,...

A plastics gully for piping systems for collecting water, particularly surface water, comprises a bottom portion (1). This bottom portion is provided with at least one inlet (4) and at least one outlet (5), and a top portion (2) integrally formed with the bottom portion (1) and having an access opening (8). A piping system, of which the gully may be part, may be inspected through said access openi...