An absorbent article structure is provided comprising a permeable, internal layer (10), an intermediate absorbent layer (20) and a liquid-impervious, outer layer (30). Outer layer (30) comprises an inherently-porous paper length (32) impregnated with a selective adhesive forming a liquid-impervious and air-permeable coat (34), which only adheres to itself. A disposable diaper (50) can be manufactu...

A vertically mounted high speed winding device for parallel plied textured yarns which device has a vertical friction roller driven at a constant high speed and adapted to rotate a package by surface contact. The device also includes a traversing mechanism embodying an L-shaped lever rotatably attached at its apex to a layrail which is adapted to reciprocate longitudinally of the package at a cons...

A machine and a method for sequentially manufacturing a plurality of reinforced substrates such as shoe uppers, comprising a powder deposition station wherein a stencil assembly applies powder onto an annular receiving belt, the powder being applied in a three-dimensional configuration because of peripheral spacer means arranged on the cut-out between the stencil and the receiving surface. The ann...

A method and machine for applying a configuration of reinforcement/stiffening or decorative material in powder form to a receiving surface, for subsequent fusing, cooling and pressing to a substrate such as a shoe upper. The machine comprises a deposition station, a heating station and a press station. A tensioned receiving belt receives the configuration of powder through a cut-out in the bottom ...

COMPOSITE WOUND DRESSING The multilayered composite wound dressing comprises of a semipermeable membrane, a permeable supporting and reinforcing layer, and a non-stick, self-sealing biodegradable tissue interface. The semipermeable membrane may be synthetic collagen, an alginate or a biocompatible polymer and it controls the rate of water vapour transmission from the wound surface. The permeable s...

An electrosurgical unit having a power source, and an amplifier which includes a bipolar transistor and a FET in series with the amplifier load. In cut and blend modes, the power output of the unit is controlled by a variable voltage applied to the base terminal of the bipolar transistor. In coagulation, fulgration, and bipolar modes the power output is controlled by a variable duty cycle voltage ...

A tire supplying apparatus has a self-propelled green tire carrying wagon for carrying a green tire to be vulcanized, a green tire unloading device mounted on the wagon and a green tire receiving stand disposed at a predetermined position located in front of a vulcanizing press or a green tire loading device mounted on the vulcanizing press. The green tire unloading device is provided with an alig...

A bindable sheet which includes a recessed marginal edge portion in which a heat-responsive glue is applied, said recessed portion including a plurality of spaced-apart openings therethrough to expose the glue on the opposite side of the sheet from the recess, the thickness of the glue being no greater than the depth of the indentation of the sheet to produce a substantially uniform sheet thicknes...

Polyurethane foams having a particulate resin carrying a fragrance incorporated therein during formation of the foam are described. The physical characteristics of the foams are not detrimentally affected by the incorporation of the resin while providing a foam which will release fragrance over an extended time period.

In this invention, the spectral structure of the high-frequency current generated by the cauterizing power circuit for high-frequency incision and excision tools is set in the frequency interleave relationship with the comb-shaped spectral structure inherent in the picture signal formed by the solid pickup element, when an affected part of a subject is collected using the high-frequency incision a...

PURPOSE:To provide the titled apparatus having a simple structure and capable of increasing the length of folded part, by alternatively folding the overhang sections at the opposite sides of a belt material by a single turn-up ring and turn-up bladders provided to opposite sides of a molding drum. CONSTITUTION:The single turn-up ring 10 capable of being slid beyond the outer circumference of the m...

The invention determines the existence of abnormal circuit conditions in lines of a group of interface lines without using redundant duplex lines. The interface lines are subdivided into a first group, used when the present invention is being used to locate abnormal circuit conditions, and a second group, which is not used when the present invention is being used to locate abnormal circuit conditi...

A coextrusion head for producing a generally tubular elastomeric ply made up of first and second concentric tubular streams of elastomeric material having interposed, adjacent to their interface, a closely spaced array of parallel reinforcing elements wherein the coextrusion head includes a reinforcing element guide subassembly including a generally annular guide element as well as a mechanism for...

A process for bonding heat curable silicone rubber to a variety of substrates using an aqueous primer composition containing an alkenyltrihydrocarbonoxysilane and an aqueous miscible solvent selected from the group consisting of aliphatic alcohols, glycol ethers, ketones and esters.

A process for controlling bead size in the production of expandable styrene polymers by suspension polymerization is carried out by adding protective colloids to the aqueous phase before polymerization begins, such protective colloids being used which are homogeneously soluble in water over the entire temperature range from 25 DEG to 125 DEG C. and in which the concentration range being employed...

A repaired elastomer article having a cut or crack entirely therethrough. An interior cavity is located in the vicinity of the cut or crack and has a filler therein. A treating agent is located about the cut portion on the inner surface of the article and an amine curable polymer or prepolymer resides over said treating agent. A cured elastomeric patch resides over said amine curable polymer or pr...

A method of producing an emulsion of crosslinked polydiorganosiloxane admixes hydroxyl endblocked polydiorganosiloxane, alkoxy silicone compound, anionic emulsifying agent, and water. The mixture is homogenized, then the emulsion is admixed with surface active anionic catalyst. Maintaining the catalyzed emulsion, having a pH of less than 5, at room temperature allows the ingredients to react to ra...

There is provided a flat cathode ray tube, wherein a plurality of individual thermionic emission cathodes symmetrically arranged at a predetermined equal spacing on a plane parallel to an image display plate, the same plurality of grids, and fluorescent anode portions which emit light by irradiation with the electrons incident therein, are inserted and sealed in a high vacuum envelope whose image ...