This invention disclosed herein provides an alcohol acetyl transferase ("AATase"), an AATase encoding gene and a yeast having an improved ester producing ability due to transformation with the AATase encoding gene. This invention also provides a process for producing an alcoholic beverage having an enriched ester flavor using the transformed yeast.

An elastomer composition for covering materials excellent in light resistance and moldability, and covering materials for industrial parts which comprises said composition are provided. This composition comprises a partially crosslinked mixture consisting of (A) an olefinic copolymer rubber, (B) an olefinic polymer, (C) a crystalline paraffin and (D) a mineral oil.; ELASTOMER COMPOSITION FOR COVER...

PCT No. PCT/EP92/01382 Sec. 371 Date Jan. 13, 1995 Sec. 102(e) Date Jan. 13, 1995 PCT Filed Jun. 18, 1992 PCT Pub. No. WO93/25962 PCT Pub. Date Dec. 23, 1993A system is described in which a local task (415) running on a local computer (400) can use a remote task (430) running on a remote computer (405). The local task (415) firstly establishes a conversation between a local data transmission agent...

In a multicast network communication system, administration of the communication path making up the multicast tree itself has been separated from control and administration of the network. Creation of a multicast distribution tree and control over the membership thereof, is separately controlled independently from the creation and use of the tree transmission path used to communicate among the mem...

A multinode, multicast communications network has a distributed control for the creation, administration and operational mode selection operative in each of the nodes of the network. Each node is provided with a Set Manager for controlling either creation of, administration or access to a set of users to whom a multicast is to be directed. The Set Manager maintains a record of the local membership...

A packet communications system provides for point-to-point packet routing and broadcast packet routing to limited subsets of nodes in the network, using a routing field in the packet header which is processed according to two different protocols. A third protocol is provided in which a packet can be broadcast to the limited subset even when launched from a node which is not a member of the subset....

A miniaturized portable telephone is provided in which a receiving radio-frequency filter is formed by a SAW filter (2), while a transmitting radio-frequency filter is formed by a dielectric filter (1) and they are mounted on a substrate. The transmitting and receiving sides are connected to an antenna by transmission lines (5,6), the length of which is set to have a high impedance in the mutual t...

A multilobal composite filament having two different components arranged in a sheath core relationship with a polyamide core and a hydrophobic sheath polymer and exhibiting reduced stainability. These filaments are particularly useful to the manufacture of carpets.

A flow regulating valve, typically for abrasive fluids, comprises an internal channel 10 which connects two openings, i.e. an inlet opening 11 and outlet opening 12, an intermediate opening 13 which belongs to said channel 10 and which has a support seat 13' for an obturator body 32' and envisages an elastic membrane 31 which is peripherally fixed in a sealed manner on the body 2 of the valve and ...

The curtain comprises two fixed guides 10, parallel to the direction of sliding of the free edge 3 of the screen 2, with two distinct longitudinal surfaces 11 and 12 oriented in opposite directions to each other; to each guide 10 is attached a locking device 20, sliding along the guide 10, with two distinct portions 21 and 22 at a distance apart permitting each of them to come into contact, with f...

A device for the reversible attachment of a work tool, such as the bucket 1 of a mechanical shovel, is characterised in that the rear face 16 of the tool comprises two parallel and symmetrical sets I and II of fitting and coupling means, each comprising two coaxial pins 81, 82 forming filling elements, and a fixing bar 111, 112 aligned with and joining said pins and forming a coupling element. Loc...

The device for the automatic watering of pots for plants and the like consists of a supporting and containing structure 1, a reservoir for the water 2, a pump 4, connecting tubes 6, 12, means for controlling the said pump and means for distribution of the water consisting of at least one tank 3, having at least one inlet 7 for the water that can be connected, or is connected to the said reservoir ...

Centrifugal separator of the type comprising a container and a feed screw with one respective truncated conical end characterised by the fact that corresponding with the outlet of the separated liquid the said container has connected to it respective centrifugal rotors and that the said feed screw consists of a number of rings each rigidly carrying a section of spiral blade, the rings being provid...

The method for assisting cutting in equipment for shaping iron rods provides for holding the rod to be shaped by means of an arm that can swing, when driven by a reciprocating mechanism, against the moving blade of a cutting unit on the shaping equipment. The cutting of the rod is actuated by this moving blade by holding it against the said moving blade. The bar cut in this way is driven against t...

Engine designed particularly for self-propulsion: - simplicity of the mechanisms, whose only motion is rotary; - absence of vibrations; - engine torque virtually constant irrespective of the angular position of the engine shaft; - great flexibility; - no distribution elements; - high power-to-weight ratio; - continuous cycle, the fresh charge is renewed in the combustion chamber with continuous fl...