A writing instrument is comprised of a sleeve-shaped casing (1) wherein there is provided an intermediary sleeve (7) containing a writing element (2). At the pointed end of the intermediary sleeve (7) there is provided a tight closure part (8) comprising a plurality of spacer segments (34) which are radially prestressed outwardly, against each other and free of joint in their point area (5) during...

PCT No. PCT/CH84/00181 Sec. 371 Date Jul. 9, 1985 Sec. 102(e) Date Jul. 9, 1985 PCT Filed Nov. 15, 1984 PCT Pub. No. WO85/02161 PCT Pub. Date May 23, 1985.An apparatus for wrapping a load of goods on a pallet with parallel or crosswise running straps has an upper carriage displaceable in elevation. A vertical shaft is secured on the upper carriage and carries a wrapping arm with a horizontal part ...

Method for producing bag made from flexible synthetic material. A rigid or semi-rigid handle 2 is applied on the sheath 17 of film when the said sheath is on the mandrel 16 of the forming machine. Application: packaging of liquids.

A freight securing device for freight enclosures having sheet metal sidewalls supported by spaced vertical wall stiffeners and lined with plywood panels comprising a synthetic fiber strap one end of which is attached to a ring member or equivalent connecting device and the other end of which is adhesively secured to the plywood liner with a flexible adhesive having an elasticity substantially corr...

Device for flattening piles of bags at the output end of a machine for the manufacture of plastic bags, and comprising a rotary brush (15) capable of being brought in contact with the upper surface of the pile of bags (4) under the action of means (13, 13a, 36) imparting to said brush (15) a downward and upward motion. The invention is used in machines for the manufacture of bags.

PCT No. PCT/FI84/00083 Sec. 371 Date Jul. 2, 1985 Sec. 102(e) Date Jul. 2, 1985 PCT Filed Nov. 16, 1984 PCT Pub. No. WO85/02172 PCT Pub. Date May 23, 1985.Apparatus for treating waste, particularly household waste, by means of composting. The waste is collected in a generally known fashion into the collecting bowl (1), wherefrom they are immediately moved on the spiral conveyor (21) into the mixin...

A process for preparing bis- alpha -keto-carboxylic acids by reacting a dihaloalkane in a liquid solvent medium with carbon monoxide at elevated temperature and pressure in the presence of a catalytic amount of a metal carbonyl compound and an alkalo or an alkaline earth metal inorganic base.

Cyclic-keto-acids of the general formula (I), wherein R is hydrogen or a monovalent alkyl radical which can be either straight chain or branched having from 1 to 20 carbon atoms and X = 1, 3, 4 or 5, are prepared by reacting a functionalized 1-bromoalkane of the formula (II), wherein R and X are as defined above and Y is a leaving group, preferably the halogens, in a liquid solvent medium with car...

Novel (3',5'-dihydrocarbyl-4'-hydroxybenzyl)-1,3-diketones are prepared by reacting an N,N-dihydrocarbyl-2,6-dihydro- carbyl-4-aminomethylphenol with a 1,3-diketone in the presence of a basic substance. The products are useful as antioxidants.

The compositions are oil-in-water emulsions which are prepared by emulsifying a vegetable or animal oil rich in polyunsaturated, long-chain fatty acids with an emulsifying agent in the presence of one or more polyhydric alcohol stabilizers, and antibacterial or antifungal preservatives. Oil-soluble nutrients, such as the naturally-occurring amino acids, vitamins and their analogs may also be inclu...

A veterinary composition useful for treatment of energy depletion, dehydration and electrolyte imbalance in diarrhoeic neonatal animals consisting essentially of (a) glucose in an amount sufficient to produce a concentration level of from greater than 200 nM to 250 mM when in an aqueous solution, (b) one or more sodium salts in an amount sufficient to produce a sodium ion concentration level of fr...

This invention relates to a polyaromatic cyanate which corresponds to the formula wherein Ar is an aromatic radical; B is a C7-20 polycyclic aliphatic radical; D is independently in each occurrence any non-active hydrogen-containing substituent; q, r and s are independently in each occurrence the integers b 0, 1, 2, l or b 3l ; with the proviso that the sum of q, 4 and s is greater than ...

A process for preparing a powder containing a water-soluble vitamin which is directly compressible into a tablet prepared by spray drying (a) an aqueous slurry of a water-soluble vitamin and a binder; (b) preferably an adsorbent; and (c) a lubricant. Particularly useful water-soluble vitamins are ascorbic acid, sodium ascorbate, and calcium ascorbate. The unique feature of the process is that the ...

The invention relates to the R-isomer of the formula: to a process for its preparation and to pharmaceutical preparations containing same.

A method of preventing the precipitation of proteins, such as hormone preparations, within drug delivery systems that depend on the fluidity of the infusate for proper function while extending and maintaining the biological activity of the protein during its period of storage in the drug delivery system. A polyol, such as glycerol, is mixed with the protein solution prior to the introduction of th...