A support for a cylindrical block of deodorizer product is in the form of a cylindrical cage formed of two identical parts each of which has a cylindrical shape with a closed end and an open end defined by an end collar, the end collars of the two parts being interengageable by means of male and female engagement means carried by both end collars for rendering the two cage parts integral as a sing...

A method and an apparatus for displacing of particles on and into a loose layer of material, for instance a mineral wool layer (2) by means of an apparatus comprising means, for instance one or more conveyors (4, 10) for continuously advancing the layer of material and means for subjecting the layer of material to a constant force and concurrently therewith an oscillation energy within the acousti...

PURPOSE:To obtain a tracking servo device where strict setting is unnecessary and an accurate and quick jump operation is possible, by not using jump driving and damping signals and performing the jump operation on a basis of only a tracking error signal. CONSTITUTION:The tracking error signal passing an equalizer 2 is amplified by an amplifier 8 consisting of an operational amplifier OP2 and is i...

Described is an insert for a water purifier comprising substantially cylindrical side walls (9) with a filter top (16) and a filter bottom (10) at the end thereof, and with an annular sealing means (12, 22) secured to the upper end of the side walls (9). In order to increase the volume and in particular the length of the flow path of the liquid to be purified, through the purification agent, it is...

The device has two welding jaws which can be pressed together and one of which is a pressing bar (15) provided with an elastic covering (16) and the other is a supporting rail (11) equipped with a heater band (19). A projecting severing ridge (21) runs between the edge strips (20), serving as welding zones, of the heater band (19). Opposite the effective edge of the severing ridge (21), the edge s...

A drug administering apparatus includes a container with body fluid inlet and outlet ports which communicate with each other, and a liposome agent entrapping a drug therein. An insoluble substance is fixed inside the container and has the liposome agent such that the liposome agent can be brought into contact with the body fluid flowing in the container. The drug entrapped in the liposome is relea...

Substituted chromanon-2-yl alkanols and derivatives thereof. This invention relates to substituted chromanon-2-yl alkanols and derivatives thereof, which are useful as leukotriene D4 (LTD4) inhibitors and therefore useful in the treatment of allergies, inflammatory conditions, and coronary vasoconstriction.

N-Sulphonyl-formamidine derivs. of formula (I) and their salts are new: R-NH-CH=N-SO2-R1 (I), R = 2-(5-methyl-1H-imidazol-4-ylmethylthio )ethyl, 2-(5-dimethylaminomethyl-2 -furfurylthio)ethyl, 2-(2-guanidino-4 -thiazolylmethylthio)ethyl or 3-(3-piperidino-methylphenoxy)propyl R1 = (a) 1-4C alkyl, (b) phenyl opt. substd. by 1-4C alkyl, halogen, NO2, 1-4C alkoxy, 1-4C alkanoylamino, COOH, 2-5C alkox...

PURPOSE:To improve the rate of dissolution and absorption of a drug, especially the rate of absorption in oral administration, remarkably, by mixing a hardly soluble crystalline drug having isoflavone skeleton with an adsorbent, and pulverizing the mixture. CONSTITUTION:A hardly soluble crystalline drug having isoflavone skeleton, especially the compound of formula (R<1>-R<3> are H, OH, alkoxy, ar...

Awning mechanism for store-front awnings and the like to provide protection against sunlight, rain, etc. The awning mechanism includes a primary awning roller on which the awning cloth is wound and which is provided with means for imparting rotation thereto. A parallel drop tube is affixed to scissor-jack extension arms which hold the drop tube at variable distances from the primary awning roller....

A water-jet drive mechanism for driving of watercraft and including an elbow located in the hull of the watercraft and containing a pump or the like by which water is sucked in at the bottom of the watercraft through a suction passage and is ejected downwardly through an ejector passage. A gas is supplied to the water jet at the ejector passage.

A storage tank or pressure tank for combustible liquids, which, in case of fire, despite an outer wall thickness as slight as possible, is able to withstand an undesired external heating up as long as possible, is designed so as to internally include an inner wall (12) arranged at a distance (10) from its outer wall (4) and leaving an annular space (11) relative to this outer wall (4). The annular...

PURPOSE:To prepare combustible gas by efficiently concentrating fermentation gas, by providing a bypass line having a methane gas concn. apparatus immediately before a gas combustion apparatus and detecting the presence or absence of gas combustion of the gas combustion apparatus. CONSTITUTION:A methane fermentation apparatus is constituted to a methane fermentation apparatus main body 1 for apply...

Insoluble heavy metal sulfides in activated sludge are converted by biochemical oxidation to soluble sulfates, followed by deposition of metals on cathode from sludge as electrolytic bath.

A joint for connecting piping to a threaded attachment forming e.g. an appliance outlet comprises an annular sealing body 9 which can be locked by means of a ring nut 3; the sealing body 9 has an external portion 14 made of elastomeric material and an internal metal core 10 closely joined together; the external portion extends at one end 16 beyond a flared end 12 of the inner core and exhibits tap...