PURPOSE:To enlarge measurable concn. range, by bringing a glucose-contg. sample into contact with the enzyme membrane of a glucose electrode having glucose oxidase immobilized, and detecting its output when an oxygeh-contg. gas is brought into contact with said membrane. CONSTITUTION:A buffer soln. is introduced from a solution tank 12 through a tube 15 to a flow cell 1, output of base current flo...

A composition of matter comprising the reaction product of a bitumen and a fatty oil e.g. asphalt and castor oil, and a process of preparation therefor. The reaction product is combined with a ployhydroxy compound and a polyisocyanate, and allowed to react in the presence of a blowing agent, such as water, to form a foamed polymeric material. A particularly suitable blowing agent comprises a mixtu...

An apparatus having a grooving tool for carving grooves in a tire tread drives the tool transversely of the tread while varying the elevation of the tool so as to carve curvate, chevron, herringbone, lazy-S, or other non-linear grooves. Means for orienting the cutting edge of the tool normal to the actual direction of traversing movement is disclosed. The elevation of the tool is controlled by a s...

A powder metallurgical process for producing dense low-alloy ferrous parts having selected carburized surface portions in which a metal powder of the desired composition is briquetted into a shape-retaining preform, the preform is masked, sintered, carburized whereafter the mask is removed and the resultant preform is forged to a desired final shape. The forged part is then quenched immediately fo...

PURPOSE:An extruding head wherein polymer flow can be controlled independently in every flow branch and the flow-control can be conducted even during production operation.

In a document feeding apparatus, a document table carrying documents is provided with a stopper plate. The stopper plate can move between a stop position to retain the documents on the document table and a release position to allow the documents on the document table to move by the force of gravity. A first guide plate to guide the forward edges of the documents is provided on the lower-course sid...