Polyurethane can be reclaimed from solvent-containing or solvent-free polyurethane wastage by adjusting the amount of solvent, preferably with methyl ethyl ketone; adding an emulsifier, preferably, acylpolyethyleneglycolester; then adding about twelve times the wastage weight of water; mixing, preferably for about one hour at room temperature to form an emulsion; and then expelling the solvent as ...

Reuseable polyvinyl chloride is recovered from solvent-loaded waste polyvinyl chloride paste by adding one twentieth of the paste weight of an acyl polyethylene glycol ester, then adding about twice the paste weight of water, while stirring, driving off the solvent by steam distillation, separating the solvent from the resulting two-phase distillate, and filtering off and drying the polyvinyl chlo...

Novel short peptides of up to about 20 amino acid residues are disclosed that bind to the SEC receptor. These novel peptides preferably are pentapeptides which are synthetic analogs of a pentapeptide domain in the carboxy-terminal fragment of .alpha.-antitrypsin (amino acids 370-374, Phe-Val-Phe-Leu-Met [SEQ ID NO:2]). A preferred binding peptide is Phe-Val-Ala-Leu-Met [SEQ ID NO:6].; 07-24(760)...

A tray useful for the microwave cooking of prepared foodstuffs, particularly frozen foodstuffs, for consumption is structured to provide a more uniform heating of the foodstuff than has heretofore been possible. The tray comprises an outer layer formed of paperboard or molded plastic to which is laminated an inner polymeric film layer. A layer of microwavereflective material,...

2106764 9219254 PCTABS00017 The compounds of the invention are .alpha.-substituted mono-, di-, tri-, tetra-, and pentapeptides useful in treating obesity, anxiety, gastrointestinal ulcers, pain, stroke, and inflammation. They are also useful in blocking the reaction caused by withdrawal from drug or alcohol use and in reducing gastric acid secretion. They are further useful as agents in hypertensi...

The present invention relates to a novel 1-.beta.-D-arabinofuranosyl-(E)-5-(2-halogenovinyl)uracil derivative represented by the following formula (I), whose concentration in blood as XVAU can be kept high for many hours when it is administered orally. The present invention also relates to an antiviral agent comprising as an active ingredient the compound of the present invention. Further, the pre...

The use as a refrigerant or foam blowing agent of a 2-methoxy-1,1,1-trifluoroethane of the formula CF3CH2OCX3 in which X each independently is F or H, optionally in combination with other refrigerants or blowing agents. The 2-methoxy-1,1,1-trrifluoroethane decomposes in the atmosphere without damage to the ozone layer.

The method according to the invention and the means according to the invention are used to collect printed products, fed as continuous streams (1, 2, 3, etc.), into groups in at least one grouping section (10.1/2/3), it being possible for each group to be made up of one product from each of a number of feed streams in accordance with a predetermined group sequence. Production of defective groups i...

The method according to the invention and the means according to the invention are used to collect printed products, fed as continuous streams (1, 2, 3, etc.), into groups in at least one grouping section (10.1/2/3), it being possible for each group to be made up of one product from each of a number of feed streams in accordance with a predetermined group sequence. Production of defective groups i...

A coupler 10 consists of a length of cross-linked polyethylene pipe having a spiral groove 16 cut in its outer surface and another spiral groove cut in its inner surface. A heating element 18 is wound in the groove. The coupler is expanded mechanically so as to have an easy fit over the ends of polyethylene pipes 12, 14. The heater element 18 is energized and the coupler shrinks and forms fusion w...

2108683 9219571 PCTABS00017 A gas generator particularly useful as a component in a fluid dispensing apparatus. The generator produces gas at a relatively constant rate and, in a preferred embodiment, at a rate which has a reduced dependence on ambient temperature. The gas generator comprises a liquid and a solid composition. The solid composition may be a first reagent dispersed in an inert solid...

A cam assembly for incorporation in an article feeder mechanism which assembly comprises a cam plate (10) having formed therein a first continuous cam track (12) and a second relatively shallower cam (11) track, cam track follower means including a first follower (22) for relative movement within the first continuous track and a second follower (21) for relative movement within the first and secon...

2108547 9219298 PCTABS00017 The present invention provides a device for immobilizing a cannula or sheath which is inserted into a patient's body in a laparoscopic surgical procedure. The device comprises a cannula skirt through which the cannula passes. The skirt (1) contains a leakage cavity (12) therein which is configured to minimize the pull-off forces which would tend to cause a separation of...

2109074 9219337 PCTABS00160 L'invention concerne un engin sportif, du type comprenant une plate-forme pour un usager, des éléments porteurs tels que des roues, répartis en un ensemble avant et un ensemble arrière, des organes reliés d'une part à la plate-forme et d'autre part à des supports d'au moins un élément porteur. Il est caractérisé en ce qu'il comporte au moins un support (200) pour au moi...

. L'invention concerne un dispositif de traitement d'informations d'images linéaires de génératrices d'une pièce possédant un axe de révolution. Les images étant captées par un capteur d'images linéaire possédant des points photo-sensibles, le dispositif comporte une mémoire (24) et un calculateur (23) adapté à calculer, pour chaque point du capteur d'images linéaires, des valeurs d'informations d...

An apparatus for diluting and mixing specimen is an apparatus for mixing luquid specimen such as blood and a reagent, which is designed to prepare a mixed solution of a specimen and a reagent at a specific ratio by discharging the reagent in the passage (P2) for quantitative determination in the sampling valve (10) by a specified amount of the reagent. In this apparatus for diluting and mixing spe...

Heinrich Amelung GmbH, Lehbrinksweg 59, 4920 Lemgo 1 1. Device for photometrically determining the coagulation behavior of blood, blood plasma or the like. 2.1. A known device for measuring light waves of blood or blood plasma has a receptacle seat which is provided with one or more receptacle holders into each of which a receptacle filled with an appropriate sample can be inserted from the top. U...

An apparatus for stacking and separating thin sheet material after it is cut into pieces of a predetermined size. The apparatus utilizes suction cups carried on several, independent chains that are moving in parallel directions and in the direction of movement of the material to be stacked. As the material is fed into the apparatus, it is gripped by the suction cups, cut to length and then separat...

2109221 9219747 PCTABS00017 A plant which produces polyhydroxyalkanoate polymer has a recombinant genome which contains one or more than one of the genes specifying enzymes critical to the polyhydroxyalkanoate biosynthetic pathway which occurs in certain micro-organisms such as Alcaligenes eutrophus which naturally produce same. The plant species is preferably an oil-producing plant.

The invention relates to ready-to-eat preserved edible fruit products which consists of natural fruit or fruit pieces which have been dehydrated to a soluble solids level of 40% to 60%, a moisture level of 35% to 55% and a water activity level of 0.75 to 0.90 and to processes of producing such products and foods containing such products. The product remains unfrozen at temperatures within the rang...