A gripper bar fitted on drive chains and destined to grip and carry plate shaped sheets of material through printing, cutting and similar machines to produce a package characterized by the bar including a hollow profile on which the grippers are fastened. Every gripper consists of a flat spring attached at one end to a leading edge wall of the bar and having the other free end taking a rest positi...

The invention provides a process for the production and utilization of water-soluble salts selected from the group consisting of water-soluble salts of carboxylic acids and water-soluble salts of amino acids, comprising reacting an aqueous feed solution containing an amino or carboxylic acid or their anions with a water-soluble base, in indirect contact via a semi-permeable membrane, the membrane ...

Process for the preparation of rigid polyurethane foams comprising the step of reacting an organic polyisocyanate with an isocyanate-reactive material in the presence of a blowing promotor which is an isocyanate-reactive cyclic carbonate or cyclic urea, and in the presence of an inert, insoluble organic liquid and a metal salt catalyst and a polyether polyol of average nominal functionality 2 to 6...

The present invention relates to a diathermy tunnelling catheter device (1). The device (1) has a remotely radially expandable basket (4) with a diathermic cutting and coagulating tip (2) and a plurality of spaced apart diathermic cutting and coagulating bars (3) extending rearwardly from said tip (2). In use the basket (4) is initially advanced into a growth in a radially contracted condition by ...

A method for forming a sintered hard metal composite is provided in which unsintered nodules of a pre-blended hard metal powder of a first grade are uniformly dispersed into unsintered nodules of a pre-blended hard metal composite of a second grade. The pre-blended hard metal powders form a composite powder blend which is subsequently pressed and sintered to form the dispersion alloyed hard metal ...

PCT No. PCT/EP94/01652 Sec. 371 Date Dec. 4, 1995 Sec. 102(e) Date Dec. 4, 1995 PCT Filed May 24, 1994 PCT Pub. No. WO94/27599 PCT Pub. Date Dec. 8, 1994The invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition for rectal administration which comprises 1,2,3,9-tetrahydro-9-methyl-3-[(2-methyl-1H-imidazol-1-yl)- methyl]-4H-carbazol-4-one in the form of its free base or a pharmaceutically acceptable sol...

PCT No. PCT/SE94/00359 Sec. 371 Date Apr. 10, 1996 Sec. 102(e) Date Apr. 10, 1996 PCT Filed Apr. 22, 1994 PCT Pub. No. WO95/00595 PCT Pub. Date Jan. 5, 1995The present invention discloses a method of and composition for bonding a tubular first object to an inwardly located second object by using an adhesive coating. The coating includes water, a glue and a polymer. The coating is preferably applie...

Graphite Fiber Reinforced Tires and Method of Incorporating Graphite Fibers into an Elastomer The invention relates to elastomers and articles reinforced with 0.10 to 25 phr Graphite fibers having a diameter of 0.05 to 0.5 microns and length from 1 to 40 .mu.m. Also provided is an economical method of incorporating very fine Graphite fibers into an elastomer matrix. In the method Graphite fibers a...

An apparatus for the biological purification of cutting oil, such as used in metal machining apparatus, is disclosed. An aeration/remediation housing (340) includes two chambers: (a) an aeration chamber (342), and (b) a biological remediation chamber (344), wherein the biological remediation chamber is within the current flow created by the aeration of the aeration chamber.

At least one elastic component (13, 14) is fitted between the layers (2,4) and arranged in a curve around a number of the welding areas. It is firmly locked between adjoining welding areas without being connected to any of the layers (2,4). The pattern of welding areas comprises a two-dimensional system of straight or curved columns and rows of welding areas and the at least one elastic component ...

PCT No. PCT/KR94/00091 Sec. 371 Date Mar. 14, 1995 Sec. 102(e) Date Mar. 14, 1995 PCT Filed Jul. 13, 1994 PCT Pub. No. WO95/02572 PCT Pub. Date Jan. 26, 19955,8-dihydroxynaphthoquinone derivatives represented by the following general formula (IA): kenyl, R2a represents alkyl or a group -C(O)R wherein R represents alkyl, alkenyl, aryl, aralkyl or aralkenyl, which can be substituted or unsubstitut...

A lubricant and surface conditioner for formed metal surfaces, particularly aluminum and tin beverage containers, reduces the coefficient of static friction of said metal surfaces and enables drying said metal surfaces at a lower temperature. The conditioner includes (i) a water-soluble organic material selected from amine oxides and quaternary ammonium salts, ethoxylated castor oil derivatives, a...

The present invention relates to novel 3-aminopiperidine derivatives and related nitrogen containing heterocyclic compounds, and specifically, to compounds of the formula wherein R<1>, R<2>, R<3>, R<4>, R<5>, R<6>, R<7>, R<8>, Y and Z are as defined below. These novel compounds are useful in the treatment of inflammatory and central nervous system disorders, as well as other disorders. The ...

The invention relates to a method for grinding materials of different granular size, in which particles of material to be ground, which are thrown off over the edge of a grinding dish (6), are transported upwards in a helical flow close to the housing wall with the aid of a gas-conducting arrangement (19) which generates a twisting or rotating flow. Under the influence of centrifugal force and gra...

Mandrin malléable pour conformer, par traitement thermique, tubes et tuyaux flexibles, caractérisé en ce qu'il est constitue d'une âme conformable (6) et d'un gainage polymérique (7), en ce qu'il est fabriqué et utilise en grande longueur sous forme d'ébauche rectiligne (4), puis tronçonne, conformé et transporté en ensembles unitaires (8) avec l'ébauche de pièce en forme de coude (11) jusqu'au fi...

Method and structure for collecting statistics for quantifying locality of data and thus selecting elements to be cached, and then calculating the overall cache hit rate as a function of cached elements. LRU stack distance has a straight-forward probabilistic interpretation and is part of statistics to quantify locality of data for each element considered for caching. Request rates for additional ...

Concrete block which is coated on at least one of its surfaces with a film, optionally filled with assistants, of a copolymer of a) from 65 to 100% by weight of acrylic esters of C1- to C8-alkanols, methacrylic esters of C1- to C8-alkanols and/or vinylaromatic monomers, and b) from 0 to 35% by weight of further copolymerisable monomers having a glass transition temperature of from -25 to +30 D...

A cable television system has a multiplicity of television program sources providing television signals in various predefined television signal formats. The program sources include continuous television sources provided to all users free of charge as well as pay-per-view program sources transmitted to users only upon request. Each television has a multi-standard receiver for receiving television s...