An apparatus for cutting perforations into moving webs consists of a rotationally drivable perforating cutter and of a grooved cylinder into the peripheral grooves of which the perforating cutter parts penetrate. To avoid any undesirable tearing of the perforations cut in the web, a support is rigidly connected to a cutter shaft, and the support is provided with a pin disposed parallel to the cutt...

PCT No. PCT/EP94/00383 Sec. 371 Date Oct. 16, 1995 Sec. 102(e) Date Oct. 16, 1995 PCT Filed Feb. 10, 1994 PCT Pub. No. WO94/18265 PCT Pub. Date Aug. 18, 1994A prepolymer composition for producing polyurethane insulating foams from pressure tanks which consists of a prepolymer component with at least one PU prepolymer with a content of NCO groups of 4 to 20 wt % and usual additives, as well as a pr...

Azeotropic compositions made up of from about 60 to about 78% by weight of 1,1,1,3,3-pentafluoropropane and from about 22 to about 40% by weight of tetramethylsilane have been found to be particularly useful as blowing agents for the production of polyurethane foams.

Azeotropic compositions made up of from about 68.1 to about 69.1% by weight of dimethoxymethane, from about 29.7 to about 30.7% by weight of cyclopentane and from about 0.7 to about 1.7% by weight in which the sum of the weight percents of the components is 100% by weight. These azeotrope-like compositions are useful as blowing agents in the production of polyurethane foams.

A liquid permeable cover layer (1) for hygiene articles has a series of interspaced elongated strips of material (2) distributed over at least its central surface area. The strips are folded into wave shapes to form hills (3) and valleys (4) on both sides. The hills form the contact surface of the article with the person wearing it. Also claimed is the preparation of this layer, comprising: (i) fo...

Applicable in compressed video transmission where the bandwidth availability of the transmission system varies with time; and which has the object of continuously matching the video compressor output rate to the occupancy conditions of the transmission system. The method has a first phase in which the level of filling of the output memory (7) of the video compressor (6) is analized, obtaining the ...

Physiologically active peptides of the formula (I): A-(-R1-)-xR2-Cys-R3-B, wherein each variable has the meaning defined in the description, the entire peptide sequence containing up to 20 amino acid residues; and homo- or heterodimers thereof. These peptides are absorbable by the epithelial cell lining in a mammal resulting in a modulated immune response and thereby a therapeutic effect against d...

A physiologically active tri- or polysulphide linked peptide homo- or heterodimer or cyclised monomer, derived from one or more monomers of formula (I): A-R2-R3-B (SEQ ID NO:1) wherein R2 is a residue of an amino acid selected from proline (Pro), isoleucine (Ile), alanine (Ala), tyrosine (Tyr), pipecolic acid (Pec), threonine (Thr), arginine (Arg), glycine (Gly), or R8, R3 is R8, and each R8 is i...

Physiologically active peptides of 8ormula (I): A-R1-R2-R3-(R4)x-B, wherein each variable has the meaning mentioned in the description at least one of R1, R2 and R3 being R8 and at most one of R1, R2 and R3 being cysteine; and R8 is an amino acid residue of formula (II) or formula (III), wherein each variable has the meaning described in the description, the entire peptide sequence containing 3 to...

Antimicrobial compounds having the formula (II) (III) (IV) (IV-A) or (V) as well as pharmaceutically acceptable salts, esters or prodrugs thereof; pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds; methods of treating bacterial infections by the administration of such compounds; and processes for the preparation of the compounds.

The invention relates to an apparatus for the in vivo non-invasive measurement of a biological parameter concerning a bodily fluid of a person or animal in accordance with a calculation model, wherein the apparatus is provided with connections for at least two pairs of electrodes (2-5, 8-11) to be placed on the skin of a part of the body, a pair of input electrodes (2, 3, 8, 9) for feeding a measu...

The present invention relates to absorbent articles in particular sanitary napkins with improved comfort, particularly by the use of breathable backsheets whilst maintaining protection level performance. This has been achieved by the selection of individual components of the absorbent article meeting specified requirements which are joined such the absorbent article meets specific criteria in term...

The invention provides a process for deblocking and extracting a molded article from a mold. The process has the steps of contacting the molded article with an extracting solvent and contacting the molded article with a liquid liquifiable gas, preferably with liquid carbon dioxide. The invention also provides a treating medium for deblocking and extracting a molded article. The medium preferably c...

The invention concerns an absorbent article, in particular a sanitary towel, having the following structure: a lower layer which faces the body when the absorbent article is in use and is impermeable to fluid; a primary accumulation layer which is disposed above the fluid-impermeable layer; a secondary accumulation layer disposed above the primary accumulation layer; a compensation layer disposed ...

The present invention relates to a liquid-permeable casing sheet (1) for absorbent sanitary articles, such as sanitary napkins, incontinence guards and diapers. According to the invention, the casing sheet (1) includes a first layer (2) which is corrugated across at least a central part of its surface so as to provide a row of mutually parallel waves having wave crests (3) and wave troughs (4), wh...

Male and female members for contact lenses are disclosed. Either member is able to hold the contact lens as it moves from station to station during the hydration process. The female member fits together with the male member forming a chamber. Each of the members contains a line centrally located so that both surfaces of the contact lens are flushed during the hydration process, and drainage takes ...

The invention relates to a vessel which is attached to the sea floor by at least one anchor line. A riser support buoy (9) is releasably connected to the vessel. The anchor line or anchor lines are attached to the vessel outside the area of the riser support buoy (9) such that the buoy can be detached from the vessel independently from the attachment of the anchor lines. By releasing the riser sup...

This invention relates to remedial bacterial systems in a constructive mat including ensiliaged material, particularly constructed mixed microbial mats for specific bioremedial applications. Preferably, the constructed mixed microbial mat comprises ensiled grass clippings with a cyanobacteria and a chemotrophic bacteria.

The components (3), evenly distributed over the periphery of the spindle (1), each with at least one edge line, extend at least over the spindle width. The components can be lowered against the spindle for axial withdrawal of a completed roll. Each of them has a rectangular cross-section with the cross-section short sides facing one another. When they are in the work position the surfaces correspo...

A multi-section helicopter-borne rotatable beam (3) for supporting at either of its ends range-finder cameras (33) and television focusing cameras (34) for stereophotogrammetric surveys, in which the central tubular section (5) is rotated by means of an electric motor (13) and return springs (19) and supported by two collars (9,10) mounted rotatably by means of hinged constraints on a base (7) fix...