A battery electrode (12) for use in an electrolytic bipolar battery (10) comprises a structurally rigid and electrically conductive core member (18), at least one corrosion resistant layer (20), an interface layer (22), a positive-side active layer (14) and a negative-side active layer (26). The corrosion resitant layer (20) is in intimate contact with and is interposed between one surface of the ...

The items are delivered to the track (21) via a number of stations (22). Each has a discharge mechanism for the items to the track from a buffer-storage unit (23). The latter are in turn loaded via a mobile feed conveyor (25) from a main storage unit (26). The feed conveyor contains drive and transport mechanisms for the periodic loading of the buffer-storage units at a predetermined speed which i...

Tamburo (1) di formatura, in cui due semi-tamburi (9, 10) sono atti a compiere movimenti uguali ed opposti lungo uno stesso asse (6) fra una posizione distanziata di riposo ed una posizione ravvicinata di formatura; ciascun semi-tamburo (9) (10) supportando un elemento anulare (29) di estremità di un modulo (28) di formatura tubolare assialmente deformabile, un cui corpo tubolare (30) intermedio è...

Storage-stable 141b prepared by contacting 141b with alumina at temperatures of about 0-100 degrees Centigrade, compositions containing the thus treated 141b, and uses thereof for the production of polyurethane and polyisocyanurate foams.

A composite card reader (11) used for IC cards, magnetic cards and the like to which the card is manually inserted and extracted is dislosed. The composite type card reader (11) has a shutter lever (28) for opening and closing a card inlet (13), a locking mechanism for locking the card by closing the shutter lever (28), and a lock releasing mechanism for releasing the lock by opening the shutter l...

Oriented polyester films primer coated with a hydrolyzed aminosilane are disclosed. These silanes in the unhydrolyzed state have the formula: XSi(R<2>)a(R<3>)b wherein X is a radical selected from the group consisting of H2NR<1>HNR<1> - and H2NR<1>HNR<1>HNR<1> -; the R<1>'s are the same or different groups selected from the group consisting of C1 to C8 alkyl or phenyl; R<2> is a hydrolyzeable gro...

An aqueous dispersion suitable for use as various coatings is provided. The dispersion includes polyester resin (A), a water soluble organic compound (B), water (C), and a neutralizer (D). The poylester resin has an acid number of 50 equivalents/10<6> g or more. The polycarboxylic acid component of the resin contains aromatic dicarboxylic acid having no metal sulfonate groups in an amount in the r...

PCT No. PCT/CH93/00014 Sec. 371 Date Oct. 18, 1993 Sec. 102(e) Date Oct. 18, 1993 PCT Filed Jan. 21, 1993 PCT Pub. No. WO93/13737 PCT Pub. Date Jul. 22, 1993.The device represented in its storage position contains essentially a body (11) in synthetic material containing a reservoir (10) containing a medicinal substance (29). The body (11) is fitted with an applicator nozzle (15). The reservoir (10...

A sofa-bed having an articulated folding structure comprises a fixed carrying framework (2) to which a main movable frame (3) is engaged through a pantograph linkage (4), which main frame is movable in a vertical direction. Consecutively and rotatably connected to the main movable frame (3) are first and second auxiliary movable frames (17, 18). An interconnecting lever (20) operating between the ...

Polyester film with fine pores (I) consists of a mixt. of a polyester resin (PR) and a thermoplastic resin (B) which is incompatible with the PR. The film (I) has a specific wt. of 0.6-1.3 and a birefringence in the plane of the film of -0.02 to +0.04, as determined by the difference (n1 - n2) between the refractive index along the principal longitudinal axis (n1) and the index along the principal...

Free-running moulding powder contains opt. modified suspension PTFE(s), trialkylamine oxide(s) (I) and opt. fillers(s). Also claimed is a method of producing the powder. Pref. the powder contains up to 75 wt.% filler(s), rest PTFE and opt. other usual constituents, esp. 0.2-1 wt.% (I) and 5-70 wt.% filler(s). (I) is of formula (IA): R<1>R<2>R<3>N -> O (IA) (where R<1> = 6-22C alkyl or a mixt. of t...

Adaptors are provided for use with electrosurgical bipolar instruments and standard commercially available electrosurgical generators that reduce coagulum buildup and sticking on electrosurgical instruments. A first type of adaptor converts a high voltage, high crest factor output voltage waveform typical of conventional electrosurgical generators to a more desirable lower voltage, lower crest fac...

The polymer compositions comprise (I) 0.1 - 99.9% by weight of a polymer P1 built up from monomers of the formula I in which R1 is hydrogen or methyl, and (II) 99.9 - 0.1% by weight of a copolymer P2 built up from 30 - 90 parts by weight of a methacrylate of the formula II in which R2 is methyl or ethyl, and 70 - 10 parts by weight of a methacrylate of the formula III

There is disclosed a styrene-based polymer composition which comprises (A) 10 to 98% by weight of a styrene-based polymer having syndiotactic configuration with a racemic pentad of 30% or more and (B) 90 to 2% by weight of polyphenylene ether having an intrinsic viscosity of 0.28 dl/g or more at 30 DEG C in chloroform. Also, a flame retarder, a flame-retardant aid, a rubber-like elastomer or a...

There is disclosed a styrene-based polymer composition which comprises (A) 10 to 98% by weight of a styrene-based polymer having syndiotactic configuration with a racemic pentad of 30% or more and (B) 90 to 2% by weight of polyphenylene ether having an intrinsic viscosity of 0.28 dl/g or more at 30 DEG C in chloroform. Also, a flame retarder, a flame-retardant aid, a rubber-like elastomer or a...

A process for producing a fiber-rubber composite comprising: a polyester fiber treated with (1) an adhesive composition (AR) consisting mainly of a latex (A) of a vinylpyridine-conjugated diene type copolymer containing a vinylpyridine unit in an amount of not less than 20 % by weight but not more than 70 % by weight and a resorcinol-formaldehyde resin and then with (2) an adhesive composition (BR...

L'invenzione si riferisce ad un miscuglio resinoso con basso contenuto di monomeri e composti a basso peso molecolare per la produzione di guarnizioni di frizione e di freni, masse stampate oppure anche per l'impiego quali adesivi fusi caldi reattivi per punti di giunzione fortemente sollecitati dal punto di vista termico e meccanico.; A particulate resin mixture for the manufacture of grinding wh...

An ethylene- alpha -olefin copolymer comprising ethylene and one or more alpha -olefin having from 3 to 10 carbon atoms, the copolymer having an alpha -olefin content of from 1.0 to 8.0 mol%, a density of from 0.900 to 0.930 g/cm<3>, and a melt flow rate of from 0.1 to 100 g/10 min., the programmed-temperature thermogram (see the drawings) of said copolymer as determined with a differential scan...