A continuous plastic laminate having improved stiffness at use temperature, comprising at least three melt coextruded sheets, each comprising a thermoplastic polymer or polymer blend, the outside sheets having a higher stiffness at use temperature than at least one inside sheet. wherein said continuous laminate laminate scrap derived from the production of said laminate, said scrap being incorpora...

A video production system and method in which users generate off-line a set of video-animation and editing instructions. These instructions designate parameters such as sections of photographs and sections of motion video and film sources for inclusion in a video presentation, transitions between video images, timing information, captions and audio. The user generated editing and animation instruc...

PCT No. PCT/EP86/00645 Sec. 371 Date Aug. 12, 1987 Sec. 102(e) Date Aug. 12, 1987 PCT Filed Nov. 8, 1986 PCT Pub. No. WO87/02956 PCT Pub. Date May 21, 1987.A bicycle handlebar that terminates in two rearwardly extending horizontal ends, these ends terminating forwardly in first upwardly curved portions having a first radius of curvature. These first upwardly curved portions terminate forwardly in ...

PCT No. PCT/EP86/00644 Sec. 371 Date Sep. 11, 1987 Sec. 102(e) Date Sep. 11, 1987 PCT Filed Nov. 8, 1986 PCT Pub. No. WO87/02957 PCT Pub. Date May 21, 1987.A bicycle brake actuating device includes a brake lever (21) hinged in such a way to turn around an axis (X) substantially parallel to the supporting axis (Y) of a cyclist's hand. The brake lever can be supported by two tabs (17) placed on the ...

The body unit is in the form of an independent self-contained unit arranged for mounting to a vehicle and is designed for easy convertability to a specific purpose. It comprises a first side, a second side, a top including a ceiling (3), a bottom including a floor (4), a front wall (5), and a rear wall (6) defining an access opening. The first side comprises a first side wall (10) and an elongate ...

PCT No. PCT/IT87/00041 Sec. 371 Date Jan. 4, 1988 Sec. 102(e) Date Jan. 4, 1988 PCT Filed May 7, 1987 PCT Pub. No. WO87/06919 PCT Pub. Date Nov. 19, 1987.A longitudinal cutting and rewinding machine for adhesive and non-adhesive tapes, in which, starting from a tape jumbo roll, the tape is cut into longitudinal strips of desired width and, using one or more rewinding turrets (TO) the strips are re...

Dry cementitious compositions and methods for their application. The dry compositions do not have to be mixed with water but instead are poured, sprayed or troweled onto a substrate which contains a substantial excess of water than that necessary for the hydration of the materials.

A method and composition for effecting protein accretion in an animal. The composition comprises a hypocaloric dietary component comprising a metabolizable source of nitrogen, carbohydrate, and, optionally, at least one of a triglyceride source, minerals, and vitamins, in conjunction with growth hormone. The method comprises administering an effective amount of the hypocaloric dietary component an...

PCT No. PCT/US86/00458 Sec. 371 Date Mar. 4, 1986 Sec. 102(e) Date Mar. 4, 1986 PCT Filed Mar. 4, 1986 PCT Pub. No. WO86/06377 PCT Pub. Date Nov. 6, 1986.Si-N groups in silazanes (which may be siloxazanes) are cleaved in the presence of a suitable catalyst or one or more reactants containing an Si-H group and an N-H group (in the same molecule or in different molecules) are reacted in the presence...

PCT No. PCT/GB87/00194 Sec. 371 Date Nov. 2, 1987 Sec. 102(e) Date Nov. 2, 1987 PCT Filed Mar. 19, 1987 PCT Pub. No. WO87/05509 PCT Pub. Date Sep. 24, 1987.Neutral 2:1 ligand:zinc(II) complexes in which at least one ligand is provided by a compound being 3-hydroxy-4-pyrone or a 3-hydroxy-4-pyrone in which one or more of the hydrogen atoms attached to ring carbon atoms are replaced by an aliphatic ...

Compounds represented by general formula (I), where R2, R3 and R4 are each selected from the group consisting of H, and OA; A is H or formula (II); R5 is selected from the group consisting of alkyl and aromatic residues; n is 2 or 3; and R1 is selected from the group consisting of (a), (b), (c) and (d) wherein R6 is selected from the group consisting of halogen, hydrocarbyl and hetero atom-substit...

A sustained-release implant including (a) a biodegradable polymeric article, (b) a plurality of biodegradable microcapsules embedded therein, and (c) an effective amount of a physiologically active ingredient encapsulated in said microcapsules.

Crystalline anhydrous amoxycillin is prepared by removing bound solvent molecules from a crystalline solvate (other than the trihydrate) of amoxycillin. A preferred crystalline solvate is the monomethanolate.

An immunogenic conjugate which is the reductive amination product of an immunogenic capsular polymer fragment having at least one reducing group and derived from a bacterial capsular polymer of a bacterial pathogen, and a bacterial toxin or toxoid. The invention also relates to methods for the preparation of the conjugates, a vaccine containing the conjugates which elicits effective levels of anti...

The Michael addition products of selected unsaturated aldehydes and ketones with ascorbic acid are useful for stimulating the immune response in animals.

A protective coating composition containing certain polymer polyols and an aminoplast derivative is applied to a thermoplastic substrate to produce a thermoformable article having mar- and solvent- resistance.

The present invention relates to a vacuum drying machine for tanned skins, with multiple work surfaces, which comprises a fixed framework with at least two substantially vertical uprights which extend to the side of a plurality of vertically movable stacked platforms, each of which upwardly defines a work surface, and is provided below with a cover for the underlying platform. The vacuum drying ma...

A novel process which has a positive pressure dependence for the capture of noxious emissions during thermal combustion or oxidation wherein coal is impregnated with CaO at a molar ratio not exceeding 3:1, then thermally oxidized at preferably superatmospheric pressures, typically from 1 to 4 atmospheres, such that H2S is preferentially captured rather than SO2 resulting in a more efficient sulfur...

An optical coating which is stable upon sustained exposure to water vapor is provided by a low-temperature photochemical vapor deposition process. First, there are provided a first vapor phase reactant containing silicon, a second selected vapor phase reactant, and an oxygen-containing precursor which are capable of interacting upon radiation inducement to form the corresponding oxides of the vapo...