The invention relates to the lubricating compositions containing an N-acyl-N-alkoxyalkyl aspartatic acid derivative, optionally, in further combination with an anti-wear agent. The compositions exhibit corrosion inhibition and anti-wear properties, coupled with improved demulsibility.

A liquid treatment apparatus for removing potentially combustible substances from water includes a biological fluid bed reactor that is supplied by a first conduit with contaminated water and that treats this water, under aerobic conditions, before discharging it as treated effluent containing a significantly reduced concentration of contaminants. The liquid treatment apparatus also includes a gas...

EASY OPEN PACKAGE, FILM AND METHOD OF CONSTRUCTION This invention relates to a flexible packaging film especially adapted for use in making an easy open package, an easy open package made from such a film, the process for manufacturing the film and the process for manufacturing the easy open package. The film is a multi-layer flexible packaging film which includes an inner layer and an outer layer...

This invention relates to a fibrous laminated material wherein a first fibrous layer comprising a plurality of staple fibers or continuous filaments of a thermoplastic material and a second fibrous layer comprising a plurality of staple fibers or continuous filaments of two or more thermoplastic or other materials are bonded together in a spaced apart bonding pattern having apertures formed therei...

An emergency resuscitation endoesophageal airway comprises an arch-shaped respiration tube closed at a distal end but opened at a proximal end; a first inflatable balloon of a rubber-like elastic material attached to the respiration tube at a position close to the distal end thereof for closing an esophagus of a patient; a second inflatable balloon of a flexible synthetic resin attached to the res...

A solid state laser apparatus capable of suppressing a mode hopping phenomena by restricting longitudinal modes except a fundamental mode, and providing a very stable output. The solid state laser apparatus comprises such components as a semiconductor laser (20) emitting a pumping radiation (26) for exciting a lasant material (23), lens systems (21) for focusing the pumping radiation (26) and an o...

A control/safety apparatus and method for an electrical or fuel fired water heater includes one or more temperature sensors strategically located on the water heater vessel at a level at or above a critical water level. The time rate of temperature change is calculated from the sensed temperature. An abnormal value of temperature change rate corresponding to an insufficient water level deactivates...

This invention relates to a film laminated material wherein a first film layer comprising a thin film of a thermoplastic material and a second fibrous layer comprising a plurality of staple fibers or continuous filaments of two or more thermoplastic or other materials are bonded together in a spaced apart bonding pattern having apertures formed therein to form a film laminate having improved liqui...

Herberts Gesellschaft mit beschr?nkter Haftung : An aqueous vehicle composition is described, and also aqueous coating media which can be produced therefrom and their use in the production of multilayer coatings. The vehicle composition contains: A) 10 - 90 weight % of one or more compounds acting as crosslinking agents with an average of at least two acidic CH hydrogen atoms and B) 10 - 90 weight...

The invention relates to novel cyclopeptides of the formula I cyclo-(A-B-C-D-Arg) I in which A and B are each independently of one another Ala, Asn, Asp, Arg, Cys, Gln, Glu, Gly, His, Ile, Leu, Lys, Met, Phe, Pro, Ser, Thr, Trp, Tyr or Val, C is Asp or Asp(O-C1-4-alkyl) and D is Gly or Ala, at least two of the amino acid radicals stated being present in the D-form, and their salts. These compounds...

A new process for the production of metal complexes of N-.beta.-hydroxyalkyl-tri-N-carboxyalkyl-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecane and N-.beta.-hydroxyalkyl-tri-N-carboxyalkyl-1,4,8,11-tetraazacyclotetradecane derivatives is described.

La présente invention porte sur des compositions contenant de nouvelles béta-dicétones de formule (I) et de formule (II), R1COCH2COR2 (I) R2COCH2COR2 (II) qui peuvent être mises en oeuvre pour stabiliser divers polymères, tels que les chlorures de polyvinyle (les PVC). La présente invention porte également sur une méthode de préparation de .beta.-dicétones par une réaction de condensation de Clais...

The present invention is drawn to mutant interleukin 6, which has the amino acid arginine in position 176, replacing serine in position 176 with wild-type interleukin 6. The mutant interleukin 6 of the present invention has greater biological activity than the wild-type protein. The present invention is further drawn to methods of making mutant interleukin 6, having arginine at position 176 and me...

In a roller guide apparatus for guiding a steel material to be rolled into a rolling mill machine, a ratio (K/M) of an elastic constant (K [N/mm]) of the roller guide portion of a roller guide apparatus to a gradient (M [N/mm]) in a plasticity characteristic curve obtained when pressing the steel material nipped between the guide rollers in rolling is determined to be 0.5 or more, to thereby preve...

The dispenser/measuring device, particularly for dispensing a detergent in a washing machine, is of the type comprising a hollow body (1) with a mouth (2) for dispensing the detergent and has a plurality of elongate elements (3a, 3b, 8a, 8b, 6) which extend within the body from its wall and can prevent or limit the dispensing of the detergent in a mass.