The polymerization in aqueous suspension of at least one vinylaromatic monomer is carried out in the presence, relative to the vinylaromatic monomer, of approximately 0.01% to 0.6% by weight of at least one polyethylene wax and of approximately 0.005% to 0.1% by weight of at least one nonionic surface-active agent which has an HLB value of between 7 and 16. Materials obtained from expandable beads...

The fibre-reinforced hydraulically set building material contains 1 - 10 % by weight of short-cut polyvinyl alcohol fibres which have an extensibility of 8.5 - 15 % and a strength of 4.0 - 9.0 cN/dtex.

2090674 9205331 PCTABS00011 The invention relates to an elongated, bendable device or hinge strip (20) which is intended to form a hinge between two mutually adjacent elements (10, 10'), normally two flat panels, of which strip at least the outer extremities are coated with a respective adhesive layer intended to be fastened to the edge region (10a) and/or the edge surface (10b) of a respective el...

2091691 9205167 PCTABS00011 The present invention is directed to a method for making L-lactide (LD) from aqueous L-lactic acid. Aqueous lactic acid feed for present purposes comprehends an aqueous mixture of one or more of lactic acid, lactic acid dimer, and lactic acid trimer optionally with LD being present. L-lactic acid is the preferred feed configuration for making L-lactide, and is to be und...

A polyamide resin composition obtained by melting and kneading (A) a first polyamide containing not less than 90 mol%, based on the total recurring units, of a m-xylylene adipamide unit of the formula, and (B) a second polyamide showing a semicrystallization time of not more than 30 seconds in a constant-temperature crystallization at 160 DEG C and having a solubility parameter in the ...

A composite material which includes a polyester resin as a matrix and comminuted expanded polyurethane, dispersed within the matrix. The composite material includes at least one fibrous re-inforcing material dispersed within the matrix. The fibrous material may be selected from the group consisting in glass fibres, carbon fibres, polyamide fibres, cotton fibres and/or wool fibres. The composite ma...

PURPOSE:To improve the generation of an address capable of scanning two-dimensional array data in zigzags by detecting the position at the surrounding part on the two-dimensional array based on the address from an address generating means, and controlling the address generating means. CONSTITUTION:A clear signal is inputted from a terminal 111, and respective UD counters 101 and 102 are cleared to...

A clear top coat composition comprising a film-forming acrylic polymer having a plurality of cross-linkable functional groups, a volatile organic liquid diluent capable of carring the film-forming polymer, a cross-linking agent for the film-forming polymer, and internally cross-linked polymer microgel particles stably dispersed in the mixture of the film-forming polymer, the diluent and the cross-...

A phenol derivative of the formula NU-A-X-R1 wherein NU is a defined bis-phenolic nucleus including a hydroxyphenyl-hydroxynaphthyl; hydroxyphenyl-hydroxyindanyl, hydroxyphenyl-hydroxybenzothienyl or di-hydroxyphenyl-ethylene or vinylene nucleus; wherein A is alkylene, alkenylene or alkynylene which may be interrupted by phenylene or other linkages, wherein R1 is hydrogen, or alkyl, alkenyl, cyclo...

A neoprene body such as a plug boot (16) is secured to a polyurethane surface such as the jacket of an electrical connector, by etching the polyurethane surface, coating the etched surface (22) with a bonding agent, applying to the coated surface a neoprene film (24) and contacting the neoprene film with a quantity of neoprene (16) under suitable temperature and pressure.

This invention relates to a roof construction, preferably intended to be arranged on a roof of a slight fall and comprising a plurality of supporting plate profiles (1:1') which are put on crossbars (6) or the like, said plate profiles (1:1') being placed in a certain spaced relationship. At roofs having a slight fall, so-called plane roofs, it has so far been impossible in principle to use outer ...

A system for sensing and annunciating the presence at any one of a plurality of locations of accumulations of potentially hazardous gaseous and vapor mixtures prior to their reaching a lower explosive limit thereof. The system has particular applicability to aircraft, and has a number of advantageous features such as adjustable annunciator set points which are settable between relatively wide lowe...

There is provided an integral textile composite fabric of non-woven, needled textile fibers which comprises at least one organic textile fiber layer of laid and needled textile organic fibers, at least one glass fiber layer of laid and needled glass fibers, and a plurality of needled stitches composed essentially of the organic fibers from the organic fiber layer needled in and disposed substantia...

PURPOSE:To prevent a temperature of each of electrical parts in an electrical box from being abnormally increased by a method wherein an aeration port for sucking surrounding air under an operation of blower is provided, and electrical parts having lower heat resistant temperature are disposed at upstream side of electrical parts having higher heat resistant temperatures. CONSTITUTION:An electrica...

PURPOSE:To improve durability of a heat exchanging device by a method wherein a blower is disposed at an upstream side of electrical parts in an electrical case and a motor of the blower is cooled without being influenced by heat generated by the electrical parts. CONSTITUTION:A blower 9 is placed adjacent to a suction port 15a above one side plate 10a of an electrical case 10. The outside air A w...

PURPOSE:To realize the high stability and high accuracy of the pressure function without imposing on an operator any burden by providing an auto zero adjustment means automatically adjusting the zero point of the pressure function. CONSTITUTION:At the time of applying power source, a microcomputer 5(MC) decides whether or not a pen pressure value from an A/D converter 10 is within the permission r...

PURPOSE:To prevent the occurrence of interference between a drive motor and a cross member by locating a female screw member, supported in a state to regulate axial movement, on the lower rail side secured on a vehicle floor surface and providing a drive motor to transmit rotation to the female screw member. CONSTITUTION:A seat slide device 17 for a vehicle is provided with left and right lower ra...

PURPOSE:To minimize lifting of a striker device by a method wherein a bolt mounting hole formed in a striker body forms an inclining oblong hole having a partially flat part and the striker device can be adhered on a floor surface only by moving the striker body during mounting of the striker device. CONSTITUTION:In a striker device 21 for securing the side of a rear seat 2 being foldable and mova...

A deep acting primer with surface consolidating properties is composed of finely divided aqueous polymer dispersions. In order to improve the deep action and/or the surface consolidating properties, alcohol ethoxylates having 12 to 20 C atoms and a mean ethoxylating grade between 7 and 120 is contained in the molecular fraction composed of alcohol. In order to improve the removability of wall lini...

2-100 parts of silicate material are added to 100 parts of ash or smelt/cracked residue either directly before entering the reaction vessel or separately to the vessel to produce a silicating of the components of the residue at a temp. of 700-1400 deg. C, where the silicate material softens or melts. USE/ADVANTAGE - Fixing heavy metals and other toxic materials in a silicate base prior to dumping ...