An electromechanical manipulation system for reorienting the position of sensed conveyed articles such as rail tie plates upon an inclined conveyor surface includes first and second transverse openings in the inclined conveyor surface, the second opening being located closer to the upper conveyor end than the first opening, a stop member located in the first opening and adapted for reciprocal vert...

PURPOSE:To obtain the title concrete of enhance quick-setting effect without impairing the fluidity of concrete by incorporating, in advance, kneaded concrete with a specific polycarboxylic acid-based admixture and a quick-setting agent. CONSTITUTION:In a concrete-covering construction procedure to apply kneaded concrete incorporated, in advance, with a quick-setting agent on the drilled surface o...

Novel coupling compositions for improving adhesion between an organic elastomer and an inorganic substrate comprise (A) an ethylenically unsaturated silane, having bonded to silicon, at least one hydroxy group and/or alkoxy group reactive with the inorganic substrate and at least one ethylenically unsaturated group polymerizable with the organic elastomeric matrix; (B) an organosiloxane oligomer, ...

A flip-top box is folded from a one-piece skillet by bringing a contents retainer panel (R) into overlapping relationship with a front panel (C1); thereafter pressing the skillet into a rectangular opening of a die (70), to cause certain panels of the skillet to stand perpendicular to rear panels of the container and lid, folding portions of the skillet projecting from the die into a plane paralle...

A handrail positioning apparatus for use along a stairway is disclosed. The apparatus provides a pivot support fixed to a wall or other support structure to allow positioning of a handrail at at least two different laterally displaced positions. One position can be provided so that the positionable handrail is as close as 22 inches from a second, fixed position handrail disposed opposite the posit...

The present invention relates to an absorbent product, such as a diaper, a sanitary napkin or an incontinence guard, including a cellulose fluff-pulp absorption pad which is comprised of two mutually separate material layers (3, 4), of which the inner pad layer (3), intended to lie nearest the wearer's body in use, is soft, has slight flexural rigidiy and a bulk density of more than 13 cm<3>/g, an...

A surface wave device is disclosed which includes a substrate (12) having a piezoelectric surface (14), an acoustic surface wave transducer (16 and 18) for converting between an electrical signal and acoustic surface waves propagating on the piezoelectric surface and reflective structures (22) which cause reflections of acoustic surface waves in the portion of the piezoelectric surface over which ...

A method of selectively amplifying nucleic acid fragments having a known sequence. Sense-strand fragments containing the known sequence are primed with a sequence-specific primer having a sequence which is homologous to the known sequence, and replicated in the presence of DNA polymerase to form anti-sense strands having the primer sequence at their 5' ends. The anti-sense strands are treated with...

PURPOSE: To obtain a composition comprising a free oxygen donor, which is an oxidase system or a peroxide, separated from others by a protecting substance, containing a lactoperoxidase, a thiocyanate, the free oxygen donor and optionally a lactoferrin. CONSTITUTION: This antimicrobial composition contains a lactoperoxidase, a thiocyanate, a free oxygen donor and optionally a lactoferrin for preven...

PURPOSE:To provide a composition containing anhydrous indomethacin sodium salt, having chemical stability, free from the problems of discoloration, etc., giving an easily soluble freeze-dried preparation and useful for the remedy and prevention of AIDS and AIDS-relating syndrome. CONSTITUTION:The objective injection containing anhydrous indomethacin sodium salt can be produced by dissolving indome...

PURPOSE: To advantageously carry out film coating of a gastric acid resistant agent and to simplify cleaning of an apparatus, by suspending a pigment in a coating solution composed of an aqueous polymer dispersion using a specific film-forming material and dissolving a specific amount of xanthan gum in a next step. CONSTITUTION: An agent is coated with a film through a step for suspending a pigmen...

A laser beam modulating method is characterized in that the distribution of power density of the laser beam is changed by closing and opening a passage for the laser beam from a laser resonator. An apparatus for carrying out the method includes a modulator for opening and closing the passage for the laser beam from the laser resonator to a laser processing head assembly.

A gas heating process is disclosed in which a gas to be heated and carbonic gas causing an exothermic reaction with soda-lime are caused to pass simultaneously over a charge of soda-lime. The device of the invention includes a cartridge with a first chamber containing the charge of soda-lime and a second chamber containing the amount of carbonic gas required for starting the exothermic reaction, a...

PURPOSE:To reduce dust sticking to a work which is to be etched evenly by a method wherein a lower electrode is lifted to press the work against a holding member for holding the work in a specific position. CONSTITUTION:A work W is arranged between a lower electrode 20 and an upper electrode 40 opposite to each other while plasma is produced between the electrodes 20 and 40 to etch the work W. In ...

For the control of a brake unit for automotive vehicles, electric signals are generated dependent on the operation of the brake pedal. The signals are processed in an electronic circuit (8) and logically linked to sensor signals containing information on the brake power, the braking effect and/or on the rotational behavior of the individual wheels. Electrically actuatable wheel brakes (1, 2, 3, 4,...

A process for producing H-rich stream (HRS) comprises (a) recovering H-contd. vapor (HCV) and 1st liq. phase (FLP, composed of hydrocarbon (HC)) by passing a part of H and HC effluents (from catalytic HC conversion rxn. zone) through 1st vapor-liq. eq. sepn. zone(VLESZ), (b) inflowing HCV and HRS into an indirect heat exchanger (IHE), (c) inflowing 1-10 vol.% of FLP and 2nd liq. phase (SLP) into a...