There is described a process for the removal of at least one component of a liquid mixture, the basic process comprising directing a liquid mixture against the feed side of a membrane, directing a condensable vapor sweep stream past the permeate side of the membrane in a manner such that the flow of the condensable vapor sweep is substantially countercurrent to the flow of the liquid mixture, ther...

A motor-wheel for electromobiles, bicycles, invalid wheel-chairs, in which the electromagnets (14, 15) of the rotor (12) of a commutator electric motor are arranged along a circumference in a pair of groups offset in relation to each other, whereas the commutating collector (6) of the stator (9), electrically connected to an electric energy accumulator (32), is so designed that when the magnetic a...

A method for reducing the amount of microfoam in a spray-applied clear waterborne polymeric composition is provided, wherein the clear composition contains certain emulsion-polymerized addition polymers or certain multi-staged emulsion-polymerized addition polymers is formed; is spray-applied to a substrate; and is dried. Also provided are substrates bearing such spray-applied clear compositions.

Décanteur notamment pour installations de traitements de liquide constitué d'un bassin de décantation alimenté en liquide à partir d'un canal d'alimentation et d'un déversoir, caractérisé en ce qu'il comporte un système de répartition du liquide constitué par une pluralité d'ouvertures calibrées, (16, 16') pratiquées respectivement dans des cloisons (18) de chambres d'admission du liquide (20) , a...

A video distribution management system utilizes a shared video library and a wide area network to deliver video files to local caches on the local area networks serving a subset of local viewing stations. A combination of direct local cache access, scheduled future local cache access and speed match distribution of video files makes the overall system both efficient and economical. In particular, ...

An incontinence article is manufactured by providing a formable, liquidimpermeable moisture barrier material, an absorbent assembly, and a liquid permeable liner material. At least the moisture barrier, and desirably a composite structure including the moisture barrier, absorbent assembly and liner, are heated to the softening point of the moisture barrier. The composite structure is conformed suc...

Absorbent articles of the present invention are specifically adapted for the adult male anatomy. The articles include a moisture barrier having a length measured between front and back ends of less than about 46 centimeters. A liner is bonded to the moisture barrier sandwiching an absorbent assembly therebetween. The moisture barrier is gathered along each of its side edges between forward and rea...

An apparatus for the magnetic treatment of fluids including a fluid conduit with an upstream end and a downstream end, an upstream, attracting pair of magnetic sources disposed in confronting relation to one another on opposite exterior sides of the fluid conduit at the upstream end thereof, and a downstream, repelling pair of magnetic sources disposed in confronting relation to one another on opp...

A method is provided for making a rigid spacer, containing a silicone bound desiccant which is useful for a multi-pane sealed window. An infrared radiation curable silicone is used as a binder for a desiccant such as a zeolite which is injected in a continuous manner into a U-shaped or V-shaped semirigid spacer such as a steel channel.

A cable clip for retaining coaxial cables and the like against a mounting surface is provided which includes fastener retaining means for holding a fastening device in place prior to user installation. In one embodiment, the fastener retaining means includes a plurality of segmented arcuate-shaped wall portions which are tapered inwardly so as to resiliently grip the fastening device. In a second ...

Automatic remote measuring system consisting of an "iconometric" camera which can determine and print the metric characteristics of the photographed object on the photograph itself, by measuring the distance at the moment when the shutter is opened. In the field of metrology, this resolves the complicated problem of determining measurements rapidly and economically, even for inaccessible objects. ...

An electrical connector 2, 3 is welded to the edge of an opening 4 made in a metal body 6 of a compressor which is intended to be used in a cooling system by applying a current of high density generated by the discharge from condensers 29 previously charged with energy obtained from the mains to the welding electrodes 38a, 38b which are pressed in contact with the pieces 2, 3, 6.

An exhaust system for a motor-vehicle internal-combustion engine is made in such a way as to act as a source of heat for user units on board the motor vehicle. (Figure 4)

For the person who devised it and has carried out the design work, the experimentation, the construction, the tests and improvements to make it implementable and effective this invention is primarily intended to make a contribution to dental technique, especially where this is engaged in the reconstruction and replacement of missing teeth through the provision of fixed prostheses secured to the ma...

An apparatus for applying gummed seal labels (19) to containers (3), comprising a unit (14, 16) for transporting a plurality of said containers (3) arranged in succession along a path, and a feed unit (30) for feeding labels (19) to an application station (29) positioned in proximity to a portion of the path; the feed unit comprises a first conveyor element (23) for moving the labels (19) past an ...

The process consists in submitting the surface layer of an electrolytically oxidizable metal to the action of an electrical field with a higher field intensity than the breakdown intensity during an anodizing step. Under such conditions, extremely intense energy exchanges occur in a region confined on the surface of the immersed article; the resulting physical and chemical processes cause, among o...

The present invention provides new compounds having the following general formula (I> wherein x is single or double bond; A is each of R and R<3> is, independently, hydrogen or acyl; R<1> is hydrogen or R<2> is hydrogen or or R<4> is hydrogen, halogen, C1-C6 alkyl, C1-C6 alkoxy, or trifluoromethyl; n is 1, 2 or 3; and m is 0, 1 or 2; provided that one ...

The method for the pasteurisation or sterilisation of solid or liquid food products comprising subjecting the products which have first been packed to heat treatment using microwaves in order to ensure that they can be stored for long periods of time in a pressurised environment comprises at least three stages, a stage in which the products are rapidly heated up to a temperature which is substanti...

A heat sealing machine for sealing layers of a plastic film to each other. The machine includes a pair of flexible, endless opposed heat transfer bands each fronting each other and having a gap therebetween wherein layers of plastic film travel for sealing. Heat sealing components such as heat sealing bars in communication with the heat transfer bands and disposed behind the heat transfer bands ar...

A midsole, partial midsole, or the like (10), for inclusion in an article of footwear having a flexible, air-permeable top sole, characterized by at least one plug (11) in the heel region having a thickness (height) sufficient to permit significant compression deformationm along its thickness dimension accompanied by simultaneous significant bulging deformation in its circumscribing surface perpen...