A process for converting polyurethane foam into reusable polyol composition which comprises glycolyzing the polyurethane foam to yield a glycolysis polyol product containing amines and reacting the glycolysis polyol product with an alkylene oxide in a mole ratio of <1 mole of alkylene oxide per mole of active amine hydrogen atom in the glycolysis polyol product.

Coated substrates, and laminate structures made with intermediate layers provided by organic solvent-based dispersions of organocationmodified delaminated vermiculite are disclosed. The laminates display better peel strength compared to laminates made from water-based dispersions, and can be used in a number of applications.

The invention relates to physiologically tolerated and physiologically degradable polymer-based carbohydrate receptor blockers with an HLB* of 10 to 20 containing: carbohydrate portion - bifunctional spacer - hydrophilic, biodegradable polymer - potentiator, where the carbohydrate portion which is composed of 1 to 20 naturally occurring, identical or different, monosaccharide units is coupled via ...

An absorbent article is disclosed comprising a liquid impermeable outer cover having a front section and a rear section, and an elongated absorbent element having a front end, a rear end and opposite side edges and including an absorbent material. The elongated absorbent element is supported at its front and rear ends on the outer cover in a suspended manner to extend longitudinally between the fr...

The present invention provides a filter assembly including a sealing device having first and second surfaces. A filter element (4) has a first surface disposed about the first surface of the sealing device (5). The filter element has a second surfaces disposed adjacent to the second surface of the sealing device. A compressible material (14) is disposed between the first surface of the filter elem...

The present invention provides a filter assembly including a sealing device having first and second surfaces. A filter element has a first surface disposed about the first surface of the sealing device. The filter element has a second surfaces disposed adjacent to the second surface of the sealing device. A compressible material is disposed between the first surface of the filter element and the f...

PCT No. PCT/WE93/01033 Sec. 371 Date Jun. 5, 1995 Sec. 102(e) Date Jun. 5, 1995 PCT Filed Nov. 30, 1993 PCT Pub. No. WO94/13962 PCT Pub. Date Jun. 23, 1994A pneumatic piston-cylinder unit has a cylinder (1) in which an air piston (4) with a tubular piston rod (5) is reciprocably actuated by compressed air from two main air channels (18, 19). The air cylinder (1) includes an integrated hydraulic co...

PCT No. PCT/WE93/01033 Sec. 371 Date Jun. 5, 1995 Sec. 102(e) Date Jun. 5, 1995 PCT Filed Nov. 30, 1993 PCT Pub. No. WO94/13962 PCT Pub. Date Jun. 23, 1994A pneumatic piston-cylinder unit has a cylinder (1) in which an air piston (4) with a tubular piston rod (5) is reciprocably actuated by compressed air from two main air channels (18, 19). The air cylinder (1) includes an integrated hydraulic co...

The device preset for the automatic intradermal administration of a drug consists of a pen-shaped body formed of a bottom part (1) and a top part (2) joined together by means of a screw or a bayonet or a similar joint; the pressure applied to a button (5) frees a piston (19), to which a force is imparted by means of a preloaded spring (13), which strikes and pushes the plunger (4) of a syringe (3)...

Improvement in pacemakers for a quick and safe replacement thereof without interrupting the electric stimulation of the patient's heart from the outside, wherein the contact pin of the electrode-catheter inserted in the pacemaker is accessible from the outside, and related tool to be utilized therewith by which tool the contact pin can be pushed out of the pacemaker; the tool is provided with cont...

A progressive multifocal ophthalmic lens is provided having an aspherical surface comprising a distance vision portion, a near vision portion and an intermediate vision portion, in which the maximum mean sphere gradient value is situated in the intermediate vision portion of the principal meridian of progression of the lens, and the cylinder gradient over the whole aspherical surface of the lens i...

An air pressure film forming machine has a heater plate arrangement with plugs to assist the shaping. The plugs can extend a prescribed distance above the heater plate surface during film shaping and are located at the positions of the components to be drawn. The face of each heater plate plug is pref. irregular and in the central area at least has an orifice for application of vacuum or positive ...