An electromagnetic valve assembly is shown having an armature and armature-actuated valve member the mass of which is substantially less than the armature and which is not fixedly connected to the armature; upon electrical energization the armature first overcomes a restraining force and then travels a major part of its stroke before actuating the valve member, at a relatively high speed, thereby ...

Methods of preventing corrosion in which current flows between the to-be-protected substrate and a distributed electrode whose electrochemically active surface is provided by an element which is composed of a conductive polymer and which is at least 500 microns thick. In one embodiment, the electrode is a flexible strip comprising a highly conductive core, e.g. of copper, and a conductive polymer ...

The present invention provides a polyurethane foam having significantly improved longevity in a microbiological process in which the foam functions as a support medium for microorganism in a water system containing nutrients for the microorganisms. Also provided is a method of making said improved foam and an improved microbiological metabolizing (e.g., digestion) process employing said improved f...

The disclosure is of a machine for removing the meat from the prepared body of a crab, lobster or other crustacean by means of a jet of compressed air.

OF THE DISCLOSURE Polyurethane foams which may be rendered flame resistant by the addition of flame retardants are produced by reaction between a carbonydrate, a polyisocyanate and water in the presence of a suitable surfactant and polyurethane forming catalyst.

Pneumatic tire having an adherent sealant composite on its inner surface comprised of an admixture of (A) unvulcanized cis 1,4-polyisoprene rubber, (B) polybutene, (C) thermoplastic copolymer tackifying resin and (D) clay.

By providing in a carcass saw an easily accessible switch and associated blade-reversing means, serious jamming of the saw-blade and related jumping of the blade out of its guides in the saw are avoided and a return to normal saw operation in minimal time and with minimal damage is assured.

An apparatus for holding of workpieces, such as gears and the like, the bore of which is to be machined by a tool, especially a honing tool. At least one workpiece is held on a workpiece carrier which is mounted in a floating manner transverse to the tool axis on a base plate. The workpiece carrier is secured against rotation by an arresting device. The arresting device cooperates with a force-abs...

An underwater concreting cement composition comprising a base prepared by adding (a) 0.2 to 2.0 parts by weight of hydroxyethylcellulose and (b) 0.01 to 0.2 part by weight of high-molecular weight polyethylene oxide and/or 0.2 to 4.0 parts by weight of calcium formate. The hydroxyethylcellulose preferably has the molar number of ethylene oxide substituted per glucose unit of 1.5 to 4.0 and a visco...

Aqueous dispersions of water-insoluble polymers employ fatty acid salts as plasticizers/stabilizers. These dispersions may be coagulated by adjusting the pH until the fatty acid salts are converted to free acid form.

A polypropylene strap for use in packaging articles. The polypropylene strap has a high tensile strength, a low elongation, a high ridigity, a high abrasion resistance, and flexible surfaces, and it is not easily split in the longitudinal direction. This strap has superficial layers stretched at a low draw rate of 1.2-3, and a inner portion stretched at a high draw rate of 10-18. The total thickne...

PCT No. PCT/SE81/00060 Sec. 371 Date Oct. 1, 1981 Sec. 102(e) Date Oct. 1, 1981 PCT Filed Mar. 4, 1981 PCT Pub. No. WO81/02569 PCT Pub. Date Sep. 17, 1981.A process for purifying an acid aqueous solution containing heavy metals by adding sulfide ions to said acid aqueous solution at a first pH lower than 3.4, precipitating a first heavy metal, adding sulfide ions again to said first precipitate co...

A paint-finishing composition for a cement base material, which comprises, as dissolved or dispersed in a solvent, 100 parts by weight of a solvent-soluble fluorinated polymer having cure sites and an intrinsic viscosity of from 0.05 to 2.0 dl/g as measured at 30 DEG C. in tetrahydrofuran, from 0.1 to 100 parts by weight of a curing agent and from 5 to 500 parts by weight of a coloring agent.

Pouches containing a flowable material e.g. milk, ice cream mix, are made of a sealant film which is a blend of a linear ethylene-C4-C10 alpha -olefin copolymer and an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer. The ethylene-C4-C10 alpha -olefin has a density of 0.916 to 0.930 g/cm3 and a melt index of from 0.3 to 2.0 dg/min. The ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer has a weight ratio of ethylene to vinyl acet...

The present invention relates to an enclosure member consisting essentially of solid, non-aromatic polymers that have a linear carbon to carbon backbone structure and have a plurality of free hydrogen atoms attached to the carbon atoms with a permeability to wet and dry solvents and fuels of less than 1/50, of the permeability of untreated enclosure members having a thickness of 1 mm, a portion of...

Microcapsules with liquid fills containing Lewis acid catalysts, catalyst concentrates comprising slurries of the microcapsules in liquid media, and a method for preparing the microcapsules and concentrates. The catalyst concentrates of the present invention are storage stable both alone and when incorporated in a one-part epoxy formulation.

Polycarbonate resins can be stabilized against the adverse influence of UV light by incorporating an effective amount of a methyl benzoate ester stabilizer by means of a coating on the surface of the resin.