A fast molding foamable composition comprising a terpolymer of ethylene, 10 to 40 percent by weight of a softening monomer and 1.0 to 20 percent by weight carbon monoxide, a free radical crosslinking agent and a chemical blowing agent.

Waste water purifying procedure intended to be used in treatment of waste water containing aromatic compounds. In a biofilter in a layer containing bark of wood there is formed a bacterial population comprising one or several of the bactery strains deposited in the Universite of Helsinki Institute of General Microbiology under the deposition codes YM 134-202 and YM 241-268 and which have been form...

A novel, polycrystalline whitlockite ceramic in either pore-free or porous form, processes for the preparation thereof and methods of using the same as biological implant materials are disclosed.

The present invention provides an apparatus and process for treating sewage with activated sludge. The apparatus has a comminutor (1) for reducing the particle diameter of the sewage (if necessary) to not more than 20 mm, an aeration column (2) at least 10 m high to which the sewage is fed via pump (13). Sewage and activated sludge are drawn from the top of the column (2) by way of a pipe (14), ae...

Waste material is treated by mixing it with an aqueous solution of an alkali metal silicate and a silicate setting agent containing polyvalent metal ions to cause the silicate and setting agent to chemically react with each other and convert the mixture into a consolidated chemically and physically stable earth-like material substantially insoluble in water and with its pollutants entrapped. Landf...

A tablet dispenser for dispensing a solid tablet or a predetermined number of tablets of a substantially uniform size from a storage area containing a relatively large number of tablets into a dispensing orifice upon operation of an external actuating mechanism. The tablet dispenser comprises a hollow body having an upper portion for storing the relatively large number of tablets and a lower base ...

A multi-stage rotary processor for plastic and polymeric materials which are, or become in the course of processing, viscous liquids, including an annular housing, a rotor coaxial with and rotatable with respect to the housing and having a cylindrical surface in slidable sealing relation with the interior of the housing, a plurality of annular channels formed in the cylindrical surface and coopera...

Antitumor anthracycline glycosides of the formula: wherein R1 is hydrogen or hydroxyl and R2 is the .alpha.-L-pyranosyl-hexose II or III II III are prepared from 3',4'-diepi-analogs of daunorubicin and doxorubicin by deamination in a cold acidic medium, such as 1N aqueous acetic and at 0.degree.C with NaNO2. In this series of new anthracyclines showing antileukemic activity against mur...

A set of iron-type golf clubs is designed to have gear effect so that a golf ball which is hit off-center on the club is provided with a corrective spin which will tend to bring the ball back to the intended line of flight. Each clubhead is provided with a cavity in its rear face, and the dimensions of the cavity and the dimensions of the clubhead are selected so that the center of gravity of each...

A swivelable quick connect assembly comprises a housing 270 having an axial bore for receiving one end of a conduit 268, elastomeric ring-like seals 308, 310 are disposed in the bore for providing a fluid tight seal between confronting portions of the conduit and the housing, an annular bushing 306 is disposed in the bore for positioning the seal and for guiding the one end of the conduit into nes...

PHN 829 1 3.3.76 An apparatus is described for reading a record carrier, on which information, for example video and/or audio information, is stored in an optically readable track-shaped information structure. Errors in the focussing of a read beam relative to the plane of the information structure can be detected with the aid of two detectors which are disposed in the far field of the informatio...

An absorbent article comprising a pad of absorbent material sandwiched between a backing sheet and a top sheet. The absorbent material is a wood fluff or the like and the absorbent article is embossed on either side or both sides so that the absorbent material is compressed at the discrete areas. The balance of the absorbent material remains substantially uncompressed to form spaced densified area...

A method for retreading tires using a resilient mold or matrix ring which is normally smaller than a tire body. On its inner side, this ring has an embossing pattern which applies a tread design to a vulcanizable rubber band previously attached to a tire body. The matrix ring is first expanded and then fitted over the tire body with its vulcanizable band in place. Thereafter, the matrix ring is al...

A longitudinal-reciprocation transmission component for multi-component toy assembly kits includes a transmission housing provided with a guide slot, a rack member received in and guided in said guide slot for longitudinal movement, a multi-gear transmission arranged inside the transmission housing and including a drive pinion projecting into the guide slot and meshing in the guide slot with teeth...

This invention is related to a device for hot working, preferably hot forming or welding of plastics. comprising electric heating means for said hot working and a control device for supplying electric heating power to said heating means. Said control device comprises a) power restricting means (3), b) means (9) for setting a maximum heating power, said setting means (9) being connected to a contr...

An apparatus for filtering particulate material from air and for removing the particulate material collected upon a filter is disclosed. The apparatus includes a housing having an air inlet and an air outlet. A hollow longitudinally extending filter is secured within the housing. The filter has an outer surface, an open interior, opposite ends, and a longitudinal axis extending between the ends. T...

The multiple metal layers in adjacent positions are superimposed and welded together giving a pressurised enclosure having narrow spaces between the layers. A flowable heat-conductive material, having a thermal conductivity exceeding a predetermined value, is introduced into the spaces between the layers to substantially fill the spaces. The filling operation is carried out above the m.pt. of the ...

A motorized tool for joining self adhesive plies of unvulcanized rubber, the tool having a pincer-like structure provided with resilient means for urging a portion of a first arm of the pincer itself towards a portion of a second arm; the said portions supporting pairs of rolling bodies facing one another, and the rolling bodies carried by the said first arm being constituted by two discs convergi...

A tidal energy converter comprising of a liquid filled chamber (1) with a variable volume, which is connected by pipes to a reservoir (9) on a high level. The chamber (1) has been connected with an open tank (5) which was filled with sea water at high tide. When the tidal level is lowered the chamber is pressed together and thereafter bottom vents (16) in the tank (5) are opened.

The invention refers to a method of mixing, for example, cytostatica stored in an ampule (1) provided with a rubber closure (8) or corresponding closure, with, for example, sterile water stored in a second ampule (2) provided with a rubber closure (12) or corresponding closure. The invention is characterized in that a first tube (7) of hypodermic needle shape, which is connected by a hose connecti...