A branched hose is constructed using a substantially rigid connection device (10) having at one end a flange (12) for insertion through an opening in a main pipe (16) to bear against the internal surface of the main pipe, and an annular abutment (14) spaced from the flange (12) and dimensioned so as to resist any tendency for the connection device to fall into the main pipe during assembly when a ...

A chassis for a fork lift truck has two sealed chambers at the sides of the chassis for fuel and/or hydraulic fluid. The chambers are defined by spaced parallel rolled tubular members 10, 11 or rectangular section. The members 10, 11 are formed from lengths of rolled tube cut at an acute angle so that individual lengths have opposite ends lying in planes of equal and opposite inclination. The roll...

A pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound of formula (I): in which R is optionally substituted phenyl; C3-8 cycloalkyl; C5-8 cycloalkenyl; C1-8 alkyl which may be straight or branched; C2-8 alkenyl which may be straight or branched; 5- or 6- membered heterocyclyl; or optionally substituted phenyl C1-4 alkyl, each of Y and Z, which may be the same or different, is oxygen or sulphu...

An electrophotographic imaging member is disclosed comprising a conductive layer, a charge transport layer comprising an aromatic amine charge transport or hydrazone molecule in a continuous polymeric binder phase, and a contiguous charge generation layer comprising a photoconductive material, a polymeric binder and a hydroxyaromatic antioxidant. An electrophotographic imaging process using this m...

Collagen membranes with desired properties are prepared by using a variety of gel-forming techniques in combination with methods for converting the gels to solid forms. One technique involves compressing a gel matrix under constant pressure to form a fibre network which is dried; another involves disrupting and centrifuging a matrix, harmonizing the precipitate auto or paste and casting and drying...

A squarilium compound represented by the following formula (I) and a liquid crystal composition containing the same are disclosed: (I) wherein X and Y each represents wherein R1 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group or a substituted or unsubstituted aralkyl group; R2, R3 and R4 each represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl grou...

The invention provides a semiconductor device and manufacturing method therefor which comprises: a semiconductor substrate of a first conductivity type, source and drain regions of a second conductivity type provided on the surface of the substrate in a mutually electrically isolated arrangement, and a gate electrode provided on the surface of the substrate on the other side of an insulating film ...

Foundry moulds and, more especially, cores are made by the use of a binder comprising ammonium polyacrylate and zinc oxide or a metal salt to form a complex ammonium metal polyacrylate which is mixed with the sand and after the core or mould has been formed in a warm box warm air is passed through it to drive off the ammonia and form a water-insoluble metal polyacrylate which bonds the grains of s...

A high-intensity X-ray source generates significant heat at the anode. To help dissipate this heat, the anode is often rotated in the vacuum. Heat must still be radiated from the anode to the exterior walls. An improved X-ray source incorporates the anode in the walls of the vacuum chamber and rotates the entire chamber. The heat is then easily conducted to the exterior where it may be dissipated ...

A capacitive keypad (24) is scanned in such a manner that the capacitance value (C) of an individual key in a given row is multiplied by the sum of the relative capacitance values of all the other keys in the same row by means of an amplifier (32) to generate a combined pulse. The combined pulse is then compared by a comparator (28) to a threshold voltage (Vref 3) to verify whether the individual ...

Phospholipid conjugate compounds derived from cardiac glycosides and steroids, are useful in liposome immunoassays. The conjugate compounds are of formula: wherein R is derived from an organic compound containing 1,2-dihydroxy groups which groups are subject to oxidative cleavage; X and X min are the side chain moieties connecting the R moiety to the carbon atoms resulting from oxidative c...

A method for the preparation of organic fluorides which comprises reacting a quaternary phosphonium fluoride or bifluoride with an organic substrate having at least one atom or group capable of being replaced by a fluorine atom.

A tape draw-out mechanism comprises a tape draw-out member to be engaged with a tape between a pair of reels and tape draw-out member driving means for reciprocating the tape draw-out member between an initial position and a tape drawn-out position and driving the tape draw-out member so that the return time required for returning the tape draw-out member to the initial position from the tape draw...

The direct liquid phase bonding of ceramics to metals or other ceramics in an inert atmosphere without prior metallization wherein a nickel-plated aluminum-silicon brazing alloy or aluminum or aluminum alloy filler material between the ceramic and metal layers provides a joint of high strength at a low bonding temperature without affecting the ceramic microstructure or the mechanical properties of...

In a color picture tube in which an electron beam produced by an electron gun passes through apertures in a shadow mask structure and excites a phosphor screen, the shadow mask structure comprises a shadow mask having an electron beam penetration area and a frame portion supporting this shadow mask. The shadow mask is formed of a metal of a lower coefficient of thermal expansion than the frame por...

A method and apparatus for transferring data between a disk and a CPU is disclosed comprising a pair of toggling header buffers and a pair of toggling data buffers. In operation, data is transferred between a sector on a disk and one of the data buffers under the control of one of the header buffers. While the data in the header buffer is being transferred between the data buffer and a CPU, data i...

Pumpable, hectorite clay slurries, including thinning agents for paint spray booth detackifying and clarification are provided.

In a recording/reproducing apparatus, a program identifying number is recorded in a beginning portion of each of a sequence of programs recorded on a record medium during a first recording operation, and a program start signal is recorded in a beginning portion of each program recorded in a second recording operation and thereafter. Subsequently, in a renumbering operation, each of the recorded pr...

A fractionation process is provided, wherein heavy product (11) is withdrawn from a first fractionator (10) and introduced into a second fractionator (20). The withdrawn heavy product is separated into relatively light (21) and heavy fractions (97), preferably with stripping steam (93), in the second fractionator (20). A controlled stream of quench (39), a bottoms product (31) from a light product...

Fibers, such as wood fibers, are treated with a solvent solution of a thermoplastic polymer, e.g., polypropylene; the solvent is removed; and the treated fibers are fused into an article such as a fiber-polymer sheet or a board.