A biomedical electrode (40 or 70) which generally comprises a conductor member (42 or 72) partially overlapping a separator construction (41 or 71). The conductor member is preferably a thin flat, flexible member having a pad portion (51 or 77) and a tab portion (52 or 78). The tab portion overlaps the separator construction in a manner which centrally positions mechanical and electrical contact o...

A biomedical electrode (130 or 150) which generally comprises an insulator construction and a conductor member. The conductor member (132 or 152) is preferably a thin flat, flexible member having a pad portion (138 or 158) and a tab portion (117 or 157). The insulator construction is arranged such that the conductor member pad portion is positioned on one side of the insulator construction and the...

of the disclosure: The present application relates to a microbiological process for the preparation of compounds of the formula I I in which R denotes hydrogen or hydroxyl and R1 and R2 are identical or different and represent sugar combinations of the following composition: - Roa-dF-CinA - Roa-dF-Acu - Roa-dF=CinB - Roa-Rod-CinA or - Roa-Rod-Acu or R2 has the abovementioned meanings and R1 ...

Novel microorganisms belonging to the genus Micromonospora capable of producing antibiotics YS-02930 K-D, -E or -H represented by formula: wherein R represents a hydrogen atom or a formyl group and a dotted line represents a double bond or a bond shown by: are disclosed. The antibiotics are produced by culturing bacteria belonging to the genus Micromonospora capable of producing ...

The invention relates to DNA sequences which code for the amino-acid sequence of the thrombin inhibitor hirudin, to hybrid vectors containing such DNA sequences, to host cells transformed with such hybrid vectors, to polypeptides produced by such transformed host cells and having thrombin inhibitory activity, to processes for preparing these DNA sequences, hybrid vectors and transformed host cells...

An unshaped alumina spinel refractory excellent in spalling, corrosion and slag resistances, which comprises an alumina spinel clinker having a molar ratio of MgO to Al<6>O<7> of 0.14:1.86 to 0.6:1.4, optionally together with spinel clinker with an approximately theoretical composition based on the alumina spinel clinker, and the balance of sintered alumina and alumina cement. It is possible to su...

Heat-dispersion in a heat-sealing apparatus of which mutually-closable jaws (11,12) bear respectively an electrical impulse heating element (16) and a resilient pad (19), covered by release sheets (17,20) is improved by provision of a heat-conductive foil (21) between one of the release sheets (20) and the resilient pad (19).

The new complexes of bismuth or antimony halides with amines having formula: R.(MeX3)y, where R is dicyandiamide, guanamine, 2-guanidinobenzoimidazole, isophorondiamine, melamine, piperazine or a compound containing from 2 to 9 triazino-rings condensed or linked to each other through at least a -NH- group; Me is Bi or Sb X is chlorine or bromine y is a number from 0.3 to 4, are suitable as fla...

A91305US Disclosed is a substantially rigid plastic material having at least one fold line pattern comprising a series of generally parallel grooves, wherein preferably groove depth increases from the outside to the middle of the pattern, and an apparatus and method for making the material. The apparatus includes a frame, a conveyor system for moving the plastic material along a linear path, a fee...

A self-piercing fastener (150) such as a stud, bolt or nut, has a body portion (152, 154) and a self-piercing and riveting annular wall portion (156) having an open free end defining an angled piercing surface (166) which slopes outwardly from the inner surface (164) of the wall (156) and a curved surface (160) adjacent the outer surface (158) of the wall (156). The fastener is secured to a panel ...

Loose particulate material, preferably housed in a capsule, is urged towards the blind end of a borehole. An anchor element (10) having an end plate or a head (12) and a disc (18) spaced from the head is driven into the hole with rotation to compact the particulate material to form a load bearing annulus. The material is selected to be of a defined aggregate crushing value.

2089572 9218238 PCTABS00016 Adducts of clay, especially of the smectite variety, most especially bentonite, are prepared with an effective amount of at least one activated mixed metal oxide or oxy-hydroxide (AHMMO) formed by dehydrating hydrotalcite or a mixture comprising magnesium oxide and aluminum oxide, or a crystalline mixed metal hydroxide conforming substantially to the formula LimDdT(OH)(...

A hot cathode ionization pressure gauge with the following electrodes, arranged at a distance from one another in the specified sequence along an axis: (a) a thermionic cathode filament which has a central active part and lateral support parts; (b) an essentially flat, diaphragm-like control electrode, (c) an essentially flat apertured acceleration electrode and (d) an essentially flat ion collect...

An insertion device 9 is used to introduce material in sheet or leaf form, in particular paper, plastics or foil segments, between the slices (e.g. of food) cut by a cutting machine 7. A web (not shown) is unwound from a roll 11 and is carried into the cutting range of the circular knife 4 of the cutting machine through an intermittently driven feed device. The insertion device of the cutting mach...

A 90 degrees elbow for pneumatic transport pipes includes a tubular asymmetric cross-sectional expansion at the entrance side, a baffle plate along the outer elbow side and a tubular asymmetric cross-sectional contraction at the exit side of the elbow. The baffle plate is arranged at an angle between about 55 degrees and 65 degrees relative to the incoming flow direction of bulk material. The inne...

Oligourethanes containing both anionic and cationic groups may be used as forming agents for superior non-aqueous pigment preparations.

The use of oligourethanes as forming agents for aqueous pigment preparations A b s t r a c t Oligourethanes containing both anionic and cationic groups may be used as forming agents for superior aqueous pigment preparations. Le A 28 29 7-Foreign countries -1-

The machine 1 comprises: a distillation device 16 which separates the refrigerating fluid from other fluids with a lower vapour pressure; a first filtering member 17 which performs, at the outlet of the distillation device, a first fluid filtering operation; a compressor 14 which performs evacuation of the fluid from the plant; a second filtering member 26 which performs, at the outlet of the comp...

The invention uses the phenomenon of the variable orientation of the magnetic force lines generated by single-pole inductor coils. The machine comprises a rotor R, mounted radially whose axle are two inductor coils B1 and B2 connected in parallel to create the single polarity of the exciter and supplied with direct current by two collectors C1 and C2 carried by the rotor shaft. The stator S, which...