Internal pipe welding apparatus, including a pair of internal pipe clamps between which is disposed a rotative welding head support. The welding wire and gas feed conduits are disposed through passages through the central hub of one of the clamps. The welding head support is rotated by a ring gear engaged by a gear carried by a shaft disposed through a passage of the central hub of the other clamp...

Laminate structures are prepared having a substantially non-reinforced polymer core and outer layers comprising a resin containing randomly oriented reinforcing fibers from about 0.06 to about 2 inches in length. In addition, a process for preparing such laminates is disclosed.

A vehicle wheel suspension system includes a suspension device (a) having a double acting hydraulic actuator, of which the piston (64) position is adjustable in response to forces acting on the piston (64) and/or to a selective control input, and a load bearing strut operable in response to the actuator piston (64) experience to minimise the actuator load. The device comprises an inner member havi...

An improved semi-submersible unit for use in offshore operations which has a significantly reduced susceptability to heave motions in wave periods which are most likely to be encountered during practical operation conditions. The unit consists of a lower hull or hulls supporting vertical buoyant caisson which also support an upper deck or platform which supports and is supported by a centrally dis...

PCT No. PCT/DK84/00116 Sec. 371 Date May 23, 1985 Sec. 102(e) Date May 23, 1985 PCT Filed Nov. 28, 1984 PCT Pub. No. WO85/02597 PCT Pub. Date Jun. 20, 1985.A dispensing container formed of flexible material includes a dispensing aperture through which material is dispensed upon manipulation of the container to open the dispensing aperture. A dispensing-sheet composed of an elastically resilient ma...

An interlocking closure fastening device comprising an omega-shaped closure element and a co-acting clamping closure element. The co-acting clamping closure element may have a profile portion comprising two generally parallel arm portions wherein one of the arm portions terminates in an inwardly curved hook portion, and the other arm portion curves slightly inward prior to terminating in an outwar...

A tap assembly for "bag-in-the-box" containers for beverages. The tap assembly includes a tubular spout (1) and hollow probe (11) movably located in the support and in sealing engagement therewith. Radial openings (13, 8) in the walls of the probe and the spout can be brought into alignement for dispensing of liquid by rotation of the probe which results in forward axial movement of the probe by u...

A conveyor having divided material flows for its effective operation. When conveying corns or other grain-shaped materials it is desirable to do this quietly and with a low effect. This has been achieved by the present invention by a conveyor consisting of a housing, in which an endless belt with adapted width is arranged so that a portion of the material is conveyed on the upper surface of the lo...

The side edges and return end of an endless belt conveyor are sealed to prevent particulate material deposited thereon from leaking off the sides and being lost, or worse, from working its way beneath the belt, onto the slide pan, and into the pulleys and end rollers. The front or discharge end in a preferred embodiment is also provided with an air seal to prevent occurrence of the same problems t...

PCT No. PCT/EP84/00408 Sec. 371 Date Aug. 28, 1985 Sec. 102(e) Date Aug. 28, 1985 PCT Filed Dec. 18, 1984 PCT Pub. No. WO85/03057 PCT Pub. Date Jul. 18, 1985.A belt conveyor plant for conveying bulk material outdoors and in particular on hilly terrain comprises supporting and locating systems 15,16 for the load section 5 and the return section 6 of its conveyor belt 4, which under omission of a su...

The polyahl contains at least one thiapolycyclic moiety, which moiety bears at least one alkyl substituent and at least one active hydrogen substituent, provided that the polyahl has at least two active hydrogen moieties.

The rate and character of androgen-stimulated beard hair growth in intact, sexually mature male is altered by the topical application out of a dermatologically acceptable carrier of an antiandrogen material. In a preferred practice of the invention, compositions containing both a steroid 5-alpha-reductase inhibitor and a cytoplasmic androgen receptor-binding agent are employed.

PCT No. PCT/EP84/00372 Sec. 371 Date Jul. 24, 1985 Sec. 102(e) Date Jul. 24, 1985 PCT Filed Nov. 28, 1984 PCT Pub. No. WO85/02342 PCT Pub. Date Jun. 6, 1985.A composition useful as a medicament with improved penetration of cell membranes comprising an active material and a compound of general formula: wherein either residue R1 or R2 is an alkyl, alkylene, alkynyl or alkoxy group of 3-7...

This invention relates to the catalytic process for producing alcohols of Cn+1 from Cn-olefins with specified selectivity. Cn-olefins react with CO and H2 in the presence of a catalyst which is mainlycomposed of molybdenum sulfide and alkali or alkoline earth compounds.

PCT No. PCT/FR84/00303 Sec. 371 Date Aug. 14, 1985 Sec. 102(e) Date Aug. 14, 1985 PCT Filed Dec. 26, 1984 PCT Pub. No. WO85/03072 PCT Pub. Date Jul. 18, 1985.The gas to be treated is cooled and partly condensed in two steps (3-4, 5-6), and the condensed fractions are distilled in a column (9). A part of the condensed liquid at the top of the column is subcooled in the second exchanger 5, expanded,...

A process is disclosed for producing, selectively, predominantly C1 - C5 linear, primary alcohols by reacting carbon monoxide and hydrogen in the presence of a solid catalyst consisting essentially of molybdenum sulfide and at least about 0.20 mole, per mole of molybdenum, of an alkali metal compound, at a gas hourly space velocity of at least about 3,000 hr<-><1>.

Gamma-globulin (I) prod. for intravenous admin. contains 2-10% native (I), opt. with buffer and opt. with sugar and water for injection. The prod. is at pH 7 +- 0.05; it has an osmolarity of 300-330 mosmol/l, anticompliment activity of 10 units/ml or less, based on a protein concn. of 5% and purity of HPLC of at least 99%. Specifically, impure (I) is pptd. from blood or blood prods. and then disso...

An improved foamable vinyl aromatic polymer composition and a process for preparing a vinyl aromatic polymer foam having incorporated therein a blend of alpha-olefin polymers are disclosed. The blend of alpha-olefin polymers may be virgin material or a portion of recycle feedstream, the recycle feedstream being prepared from adhesive film faced extruded vinyl aromatic foam laminate scrap. Foam mat...

A photocurable composition which cures rapidly and dry to the touch comprising: a) (meth)acrylate functional monomer or prepolymer; b) a cationically curable monomer or prepolymer; c) a free-radical liberating, carbonyl containing, photoinitiator; and d) an aromatic halonium salt whose anion is a complex metal halide. The free radical photoinitiator accelerates polymerization of the cationic cu...