A closed cell, rigid, polymer foam comprising the reaction product of a polyisocyanate and an isocyanate-reactive compound in the presence of (a) a foaming agent, (b) at least about 2 percent by weight of carbon black, based on the weight of the polymer in the foam, and (c) a capped polyoxyalkylene compound which helps bring about a uniform dispersion of the carbon black throughout the foam so tha...

PCT No. PCT/SE94/00132 Sec. 371 Date Oct. 30, 1995 Sec. 102(e) Date Oct. 30, 1995 PCT Filed Feb. 17, 1994 PCT Pub. No. WO94/19937 PCT Pub. Date Sep. 5, 1994A fly-fishing reel has a line spool (18) rotatable about a shaft (6), and a handle (26) for rotating the line spool (18) for winding a line thereon. An inner sleeve (9) is freely rotatable about the shaft (6) in the winding direction but non-ro...

To increase the flexibility of bar code based till systems a plurality of remote hand-held sensors are provided which read information stored as bar codes. This information is displayed on an integral display and may be transmitted via an infra-red transmitter in the handset to a cash till 28. Decoded information is fed to a keyboard simulator 34 which is programmed to emit data which correspond t...

A process of recovering polysaccharides in granular, free-flowing form produced by bacteria of the species Xanthomonas or Arthrobacter is disclosed, wherein the polysaccharides are precipitated by the addition of the precipitating liquid to the fermentation medium, are then separated, washed with an organic liquid which is preferably also employed as the precipitating liquid, are then washed, sepa...

A control device for a motor vehicle has a housing (G) containing a printed circuit board (L) on which is mounted an electrical component (181) generating structure-borne sound. An external plug connection (A) mounted in an end plate (S) of the housing is electrically and mechanically connected to the printed circuit board. Transmission of sound from the electrical component (181) is limited by a ...

A modulated bias unit is provided for controlling the direction of drilling of a rotary drill bit when drilling boreholes in subsurface formations. The unit comprises a plurality of hydraulic actuators 132 spaced apart around the periphery of the unit and having movable thrust members 134 hydraulically displaceable outwardly for engagement with the formation of the borehole being drilled. Each act...

A biaxially stretched film of an ethylene copolymer, preferably a mixture of (A) 90 to 50 % by weight of a linear ethylene- alpha -olefin copolymer having a density of 0.90 to 0.93 g/cm<3> at 25 DEG C and a melt index of 0.2 to 3.0 g/l0 min. and (B) l0 to 50 % by weight of an ethylene polymer having a density of 0.87 to 0.9l g/cm<3> at 25 DEG C and less than the density of the copolymer (A) by at ...

An electronic circuits (11, 12) are mounted on a metal base (13). The metal base is covered by a mold resin case (16) at the peripheral portion thereof. A projected portion (29) is formed along all the peripheral edge portion of the metal base. A step portion is formed to the metal base next to the projected portion of the metal base. A groove (28) is formed along all the peripheral portion of the...

An edged medical tool, such as scalpels and injection needles, is imparted with unexpectedly improved incisiveness by first providing a carbonaceous coating layer of 1 to 20 nm thickness having a crystalline structure of diamond by a method of plasma-induced vapor-phase deposition in an atmosphere of a mixture of hydrogen gas and a hydrocarbon gas at a microwave frequency of 1 to 10 GHz and then e...

The description relates to the use of a nucleation agent in a process for the production of loose-fill packing from starch. The nucleation agent is applied to the surface of starch granulates in finely divided form in quantities of 0.1 to 0.2 % of the weight of the granulates and in a grain size of about 50 mu . The granulates thus coated with nucleation agent are taken to an extruder (14) in whi...

Water-absorbent resin particles comprising a carboxyl containing water-absorbent resin characterized in that the water-absorbent resin is rendered adhesive by the incorporation of a thermoplastic polymer with hydrophilic character. Optionally, a flow control additive is also employed. In another embodiment the invention comprises water-absorbent structures or articles which comprise a woven or non...

A control device for an internal combustion engine (E) and a continuously variable transmission (35) according to the invention is provided at a power transmission system (P) between the internal combustion engine (E) mounted on the automobile and driving wheels (32), in which device a gear ratio is continuously switch controlled at a predetermined gear change speed (Vm) so that an engine speed ( ...

To increase the flexibility of bar code based till systems a plurality of remote hand-held sensors are provided which read information stored as bar codes. This information is displayed on an integral display and may be transmitted via an infra-red transmitter in the handset to a cash till 28. Decoded information is fed to a keyboard simulator 34 which is programmed to emit data which correspond t...

2.1. Eine bekannte derartige Einrichtung mit einer Bewegungsschraube weist in Richtung der Axialverschiebung des Bauteils einen erheblichen Bedarf an Einbaulänge auf, weil die Veränderung der freien Länge der Bewegungsschraube gleich der Axialverschiebung ist. 2.2. Zur Verringerung des Bedarfs an Einbaulänge unter gleichzeitiger Bewahrung der Erkennbarkeit einer erfolgten Axialverschiebung des Bau...

Schaumstoffe der Dichte 0,01 bis 0,2 g/cm³ mit einer Zellzahl von 2 bis 1000 Zellen/mm² auf Basis eines Impact-Copolymeren, wobei das Impact-Copolymere aus a) 1 bis 55 Gew.-% eines Blockcopolymerisats aus a1) 35 bis 65 Gew.-% Ethylen und a2) 35 bis 65 Gew.-% Propylen, sowie b) 45 bis 99 Gew.-% eines statistischen Copolymerisats aus b1) 0,5 bis 6 Gew.-% Ethylen und 94 bis 99,5 Gew.-% Propylen, oder...

The absorbent capacity of superabsorbent materials, as measured under an applied load, is significantly increased by treating the superabsorbent material at a temperature of about 125 DEG C. or greater for a sufficient period of time.

Verfahren zur Herstellung von wäßrigen Epoxidharz-Dispersionen, enthaltend (1) 20 bis 75 Gew.-%, bezogen auf die gesamte Dispersion, ein Epoxidharz, das ein Kondensationsprodukt aus a) Epoxidverbindungen mit mindestens einer Epoxidgruppe pro Molekül und einem Epoxidäquivalentgewicht von 90 bis 3000 g/mol und b) aromatischen Polyolen darstellt; (2) 3 bis 20 Gew.-%, bezogen auf die gesamte Dispersio...

Alkylated vinyl pyrrolidone copolymers are claimed. These polymers contain an olefinic monomer fraction which is predominantly C30 alkyl olefin. The polymers can be made in the physical form of flakes or powders, and prepared by a novel process. The polymers can be used in personal care compositions.

Recycled compositions are prepared by melt blending a scrap plastic composition comprising at least one polycarbonate, at least one polyester, and at least one impact modifier with an epoxy functionalized copolymer derived from at least one unsaturated epoxy compound and at least one olefin.

Microporous material comprises: (1) a matrix comprising a mixture of substantially linear ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene having an intrinsic viscosity of at least about 10 deciliters/gram and lower molecular weight polyethylene having an ASTM D 1238-86 Condition E melt index of less than about 50 grams/10 minutes and an ASTM D 1238-86 Condition F melt index of at least 0.1 gram/10 minutes...