PCT No. PCT/GB79/00112 Sec. 371 Date Mar. 5, 1980 Sec. 102(e) Date Mar. 4, 1980 PCT Filed Jul. 4, 1979 PCT Pub. No. WO80/00128 PCT Pub. Date Feb. 7, 1980.In a shredding machine having contra-rotating cutter shafts (16,17) carrying cutters (18), one shaft (16) is at a lower level than the other and the side of the shredding chamber (12) alongside the lower shaft has an ejection chute (71) for intra...

A light weight lead-acid battery (30) having a positive terminal (36) and a negative terminal (34) and including one or more cells or grid stacks having a plurality of vertically stacked conductive monoplates (10, 20) with positive active material and negative active material deposited on alternating plates in the cell or grid stack. Electrolyte layers (26, 28) positioned between each monoplate ar...

The incidence of peritonitis is reduced in continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis by irradiating the peritoneum access tube connection with ultraviolet (UV) radiation so as to have an antimicrobial effect on the fluid flow path defined thereby prior to draining and infusion of dialysis fluid therethrough. The apparatus for effecting UV irradiation of the dialysis fluid flow path includes a hous...

Method of constructing pneumatic tire where at least one of its elements is comprised of a heat-curable rubber composition, an improvement in which such composition is identified with a releasably attached identification tag containing an information-providing ink composition thereon, wherein the ink composition contains a heat activatable blowing agent. The invention further relates to the heat-c...

PURPOSE:To attain detection with high accuracy without complicated software, by monitoring the output of a specific output port once at one period of an external diagnostic pulse, and performing the specified control with a plurality of inversions. CONSTITUTION:Normally, a CPU2 has a runaway monitoring program, and the polarity of an output signal B is inverted once during the period of a diagnost...

PHANTOM ELIMINATOR FOR SIGNAL LIGHTS An improved signal light employing a deep-dish reflector and critically positioned mask or masks for blocking at least some selected light rays having their origin in an external source to reduce, or eliminate, phantom signals. The mask is effective to block out at least a portion of the reflector which reflects light, form an external source, back out of the s...

A process for producing substantially clean water and consolidated slugs of fuel from coal slurry having less than about 30 percent by volume of ash and other impurities on a dry basis is disclosed which comprises (a) placing a quantity of the coal slurry in an enclosed chamber (12) in which means have been provided for drainage of the water from the slurry, and (b) subjecting the slurry to one-di...

A disc brake having a piston retraction assembly includes a caliper (12) receiving a piston (14) for biasing a friction pad (16) into engagement with a rotor (18). A recess (30) on the caliper receives the retraction assembly 32 and a boot assembly 34 cooperates with the retraction assembly (32) to limit movement of the latter with the piston (14). A resilient member (40) engages the boot assembly...

A positioning machine of original films on a base sheet, wherein a base sheet having a pair of first register pin holes and pairs of second register pin holes is placed on a base plate which is provided with a pair of first register pins and pairs of second register pins corresponding to the first and the second register pin holes, by fitting the first register pins into the first register pin hol...

A water conservation system for a plating line comprising a series of treatment tanks and a plurality of rinse tanks utilizes timed inlets for admitting fresh water to each of the rinse tanks for a short period of time immediately following the introduction of a part into the rinse tanks. A sediment tank receives the discharge from each of the rinse tanks via overflow ducts, and a holding tankrece...

A method for granulating a metal melt wherein a tap stream of molten metal is granulated by directing a jet of gas having a trough-shaped cross-section against the side of the tap stream such that the tap stream is formed into droplets which are thrown into a parabolic trajectory. An additional gas jet is also directed towards the tap stream so that it hits both the trough-shaped gas jet and the t...

A tire cord finish composition comprising transesterified high oleic oil and high lauric oil, polyoxyethylene castor oil, triglycerol monooleate and/or triglycerol dioleate, decaglycerol tetraoleate and/or decaglycerol pentaoleate, and 4,4' butylidene-bis (6-tert-butyl-m-cresol). Methods for preparing the tire cord composition and applying the composition to polyester cord are also disclosed, as i...

A rubber composition having an improved adhesion to steel cord comprising (a) a rubber vulcanizable with sulfur, (b) at least one reinforcing filler containing between 10 and 50% by weight of active silicic acid, (c) a vulcanization agent selected from the group consisting of sulfur and a sulfur donor, (d) at least one phenol resin derived from at least one mono- or polyhydric phenol and aldehyde,...

A low density foam product is formed from a chlorinated polyvinyl chloride polymer (CPVC) composition containing a primary blowing agent and a nucleating system comprised of an alkali metal borohydride and a proton donor activator.

Polyester silicate resinous products are produced by mixing an organic epoxide compound, hydrated silica, Lewis acid and a polycarboxylic acid and/or polycarboxylic acid anhydride, then heating the mixture to from 150 DEG C. to 250 DEG C. for 30 minutes to 4 hours. The polyester is silicate resinous products may be used as a coating agent, as a molding powder and as an adhesive.

A poly(arylene sulfide) polymer is cured in the presence of an ozone containing gas thereby reducing the time required for the curing process.

Compositions of and a method for preparing polymeric formulations that gradually, continuously and uniformly release various compounds over a long period of time in ionic form that are well recognized as essential to the growth of agricultural commodities. The compounds, such as inorganic salts of varying water solubilities, are monolithically incorporated into a thermoplastic matrix containing po...

An apparatus for removing pulsation noise caused by a well drilling fluid circulating pump from fluid pressure pulse transmitted rneasurement wnile drilling data passing through drilling fluid in a drill string of a borehole measurement while drilling system. The noise filtering apparatus includes a drilling fluid pressure sensor and an adaptive estimator that memorizes the pulse noise signature o...