The present invention relates to batteries and battery systems. In particular, a battery is described which comprises a container which houses a plurality of cells. Each of the cells share a common negative terminal (4). Two or more positive terminal cells are provided. The specification also describes the use of such batteries to power cranking and auxiliary circuits according to a cell discharge...

Coating compositions based on ethylene vinyl acetate polymers have improved compatability with solvents (especially with aliphatic hydrocarbon solvents) hydrocarbon oils, and mineral waxes by blending the EVA with a fatty acid and heating at or above the melting point of the EVA. Furthermore the resultant blends are much more easily emulsified in the presence of cations that blends which have not ...

Case 7116(2) METHOD FOR PRODUCING A FILLED WATER-CROSSLINKABLE SILANE COPOLYMER COMPOSITION A method for producing a filled water-crosslinkable silane copolymer composition comprising (A) a silane copolymer having a silane content of from 2 to 50 percent by weight, (B) a second polymer prepared from at least one olefin monomer selected from the group consisting of ethylene, propylene, butene, isob...

The dynamic semiconductor memory device has a matrix arrangement of memory cells each designated by a row address, a column address, an error checking and correcting circuit. The row address is received from an exterior in response to a row address strobe signal and the column address is received from the exterior in response to a column address strobe signal. A refresh operation is performed wh...

An amphiphilic ion-channel forming peptide and a toxic anion are employed as a pharmaceutical.

(63-0021P) COUMAMIDINE COMPOUNDS A mixture of new coumamidine compounds are produced by a microorganism, belonging to the genus Saccharopolyspora. The compounds have antibiotic activity against a broad spectrum of bacteria.

In an optical pickup device in which a main beam and a pair of sub-beams are used and a diffraction device (3,13) is disposed between a recording medium (6) and a light-receiving device (7,27) such as a photodetector, the diffraction device (3) comprises first, second and third diffraction regions (3a, 3b, 3c). The second and third regions (3b, 3c) receive light beams from the recording medium (6)...

A method for imparting non-fugitive antimicrobial activity to an article of manufacture is disclosed which comprises forming the articles of manufacture from an acrylonitrile composition which includes up to 10% of a protonated amine. The antimicrobial activity is inherent in the acrylonitrile composition.

A continuous coil material (3) is formed on flat unit coils alternating with coupling parts corresponding to coil receivers of a commutator. The coupling parts are coupled to the coil receivers of the commutator, and the unit coils are mounted on the unit coil positioning parts arranged around the commutator, alternately with each other in a predetermined positional order. The coupling parts and...

A limited multicast communication notice indicates that an identical message is transmitted to a number of arbitrarily designated stations prior to transmission of a text message. The notice includes definition data. The notice is received by a data input/output section, and it is checked by a comparator if the notice is a message destined to be sent to the intrastation. If it is discriminated ...

The invention concerns novel, pharmaceutically useful 1,3-dioxane alkenoic acid derivatives of the formula I containing a pyridyl moiety at position 4 of the dioxane ring and in which the groups at positions 2, 4 and 5 have cis-relative stereochemistry, X is hydrogen, alkoxy or hydroxy, Y is vinylene, n is 1 or 2, A<1> is alkylene, the substituents R<1> and R<2> at position 2 of the dioxane ring h...

A closure (2) for a medical bottle (1) has a pot-shaped cap (3), which can be connected to this bottle, and situated in it an elastic sealing element in the form of an elastic sealing layer (5). According to the invention, the sealing layer (5) is welded firmly and inseparably to the cap (3) on the inside of the cap, and, in the front side (4) of the cap (3), there is at least one cut-through open...

The invention concerns novel, pharmaceutically useful 1,3-dioxane alkenoic acid derivatives of the formula I containing a pyridyl moiety at position 4 of the dioxane ring and in which the groups at positions 2, 4 and 5 have cis-relative stereochemistry, X is hydrogen, alkoxy or hydroxy, Y is vinylene, n is 1 or 2, A<1> is alkylene, the substituents R<1> and R<2> at position 2 of the dioxane ring h...

The device of the present invention comprises a rotary shaft to be disposed in a liquid approximately vertically and rotatable about its axis, the rotary shaft having a gas channel axially extending therethrough, and a bubble releasing-diffusing rotor fixedly attached to the lower end of the rotary shaft and having a plurality of liquid agitating projections formed along its periphery at a specifi...

LOWER LIMB PROSTHESIS HAVING REMOVABLE RIGID AMPUTATION STUMP DRESSING A lower limb prosthesis assembly for immediate post-operative applications which includes a weight-bearing prosthetic device in conjunction with a removable, size-adjustable rigid dressing for placement around a patent's amputation stump. The weight-bearing prosthetic device includes a foot-ankle assembly attached to an adjusta...

FOWLPOX VIRUS PROMOTERS Avipox virus, especially fowlpox virus (FPV), for promoting the transcription of a foreign gene inserted in a fowlpox virus (FRV) vector, said DNA comprising the promoter of the gene which encodes a protein of about 53 amino acids in a sequence beginning: or a variation of such an amino acid sequence, said promoter consisting substantially of sequence to the 5' end of said ...

A transdermal delivery system comprising nitroglycerine and a carrier which includes 1 to 10 % by weight of oleic acid based on the weight of the carrier and preferably about 5 % by weight of oleic acid together with 50 % or more of 2-ethyl-1,3-hexanediol based on the weight of the carrier.

PCT No. PCT/US88/03700 Sec. 371 Date Jan. 18, 1990 Sec. 102(e) Date Jan. 18, 1990 PCT Filed Oct. 21, 1988.An improved method for producing a multi-colored emblem which may be bonded to a fabric is disclosed which provides and emblem with an embroidered appearance. The emblem is easily heat sealable onto difficult to adhere fabrics. The method generally involves providing a first woven material bla...

The invention concerns a set of electric cells used to generate an electric current for supply into a load (12). The set comprises a battery (1), e.g. a NiFe battery, provided with terminals (2,3), which is used to activate an auxiliary cell (4) connected to the set and mounted on a stand (8) so that it can be turned about on its trunnions (15) to allow an electrolyte (9) to flow into the spaces (...

The invention concerns a set of electric cells used to generate an electric current for supply into a load (12). The set comprises a battery (1), e.g. a NiFe battery, provided with terminals (2,3), which is used to activate an auxiliary cell (4) connected to the set and mounted on a stand (8) so that it can be turned about on its trunnions (15) to allow an electrolyte (9) to flow into the spaces (...