PCT No. PCT/FR85/00148 Sec. 371 Date Feb. 24, 1986 Sec. 102(e) Date Feb. 24, 1986 PCT Filed Jun. 13, 1985 PCT Pub. No. WO86/00220 PCT Pub. Date Jan. 16, 1986.The present invention relates to an adhesive dressing 1, coated on one surface with a pressure-sensitive adhesive 3 and covered with a non-adhesive support 4. The dressing 1 is folded back on itself on the side of the protective support 4 alo...

An aqueous slurry of a solid fuel and a process and a means for producing said slurry are described. The aqueous slurry comprises a highly concentrated slurry of a pulverized, carbonaceous material having a particle size of at most 0.5 mm, and 0.02-2% by weight of at least two surface active additives. The solids content of the slurry is 65-90% by weight, preferably 70-80% by weight. The slurry is...

PCT No. PCT/CH87/00161 Sec. 371 Date Aug. 31, 1988 Sec. 102(e) Date Aug. 31, 1988 PCT Filed Nov. 27, 1987 PCT Pub. No. WO88/04209 PCT Pub. Date Jun. 16, 1988.A stopper (6), secured to the lower end of a stopper rod, carries a plug (13) having a radial throttle aperture (14) above which a frustoconical shut-off surface (16) is located. The frustoconical surface fits against a valve seat surface 18 ...

Compounds of formula wherein R<1> represents: an optionally substituted alkyl, alkenyl, or alkynyl group ; or an optionally substituted cycloalkyl group; or an optionally substituted cycloalkenyl group ; or a group such as aryl, aralkyl, COOR<3>, COR<3>, CN, NO<2>, NR<3>R<4>, OR<5>, halogen atom. R2 represents a group such as NO<2>, CN, R<5>, S(O)mR<5>, SO2NR<3>R<4>, COOR<3>, COR<3>, CONR<...

The invention relates to the use of a mortar prepared from a mixture of anhydrite binder, sand, fluidised-bed ash from the combustion of sulphur containing fuels, especially coal, water and usual additives, for producing cement floors. As compared with the state of the art, the invention not only leads to a cost reduction in the production of anhydrite binder cement floors but also contributes to ...

Hydraulic binder is mfd. from a mixture of coal fly ash from power stations and hot meal from cement prodn. in a ratio of 95:5 to 70:30 pts. mass for use in mine sinking operations. A self-hardening sub- base is formed by addn. of washing waste from coal preparation processes in a proportion of binder to waste of 10:90 to 30:70 pts. mass, the material exhibiting slow permanent hardening and increa...

An integrated (silicon based) packaging/wiring concept provides for the VLSI chips (4) to be placed within openings of somewhat larger size in a semiconductor interconnection wafer (IW, 2) supported by a carrier (1). The interconnection wafer (2) bears multilevel (ML) wiring planes and has incorporated circuit components integrated in a less demanding technology as compared to the VLSI chips (4). ...

A lock with mixed mechanical and electrical control which utilizes a key device which includes mechanical notching for cooperatively engaging pistons carried within the lock stator and rotor and which also includes a signal emitter which is selectively alignable with a signal receiver which activates an electro-mechanical drive which is operatively connected to control the locking and unlocking of...

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR METERING AND MIXING NON-COMPRESSIBLE AND COMPRESSIBLE FLUIDS The present invention is directed to methods and apparatus for effectively proportionating a mixture of compressible and non-compressible fluids and in particular, the present invention is directed to apparatus and methods for forming a coating composition mixture containing a substantially accurate proportionate...

A single-stage continuous aeration-batch clarification process for purifying wastewater containing pollutants includes the steps of continuously aerating the wastewater in the presence of biologically active solids and powdered adsorbent in an aeration zone (2), and transferring a portion of the mixture of wastewater, biologically active solids and powdered adsorbent to a settling zone (14) where ...

A cooling system for a semiconductor element (2) comprises a heat flow path including a thermally conductive member (3) interposed between a surface of the element (2) and a surface (6a) of a cooling block (6) for conducting heat between them. The member (3) is slidable relative to at least one of the surfaces at a region of sliding contact. To reduce wear, without reducing thermal conductivity, a...

An original document (10) to be reproduced, bearing coloured images, is placed on a fixed transparent exposure surface (12) beneath which moves (left to right) a reading and printing carriage (16) on which there is mounted an optical system (26-30) which scans successive strips of the original and directs light rays which are reflected from the original to an image converter (32) comprising dichro...

A remote controlled lock system comprises a portable IR sender and a vehicle-mounted receiver-decoder tuned to the sender, for unlocking vehicle doors. A recess on the vehicle for the sender is couplable via a light fibre cable to a second receiver, the second receiver being mounted off the vehicle, e.g. for a gate or garage door. The light fibre cable is arranged to have an outlet on the outside ...

A method for the manufacture of very low density mineral wool structural panels on a moving foraminous support wire is disclosed. A dilute aqueous furnish of mineral wool, lightweight aggregate, cooked, non-gelatinous starch, cationic guar gum and nonionic surfactant is formed, mixed to form a small amount of delicate non-resilient bubbles and ionically couple the mineral surfaces to the starch an...

The present invention relates to novel pentapeptide of formula pAad-Glu-Asp-Ser-Gly-OH, wherein pAad represents the acyl group of pyro-alpha-aminoadipic acid, and salts thereof having specific inhibiting effect on epidermal cell proliferation, and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same. The invention also relates to a process for the preparation of both the pentapeptide and the pharmaceut...

This invention relates to activated electrophilic ketone analogs of certain peptidase substrates which are useful in inhibiting serine-, carboxylic acid- and metallo- proteolytic senzymes, the inhibition of which will have useful physiological consequences in a variety of disease states.

A femoral hip prosthesis comprises a stem component generally divided into a proximal portion and a substantially longer distal portion. The stem has a slight posterior bow along its length. The proximal portion includes a slight twist of from about 5 DEG to 15 DEG , the twist extending in a direction from the anterior to the posterior face of the stem through the medial face thereof. The charact...

PCT No. PCT/HU83/00060 Sec. 371 Date Aug. 6, 1984 Sec. 102(e) Date Aug. 6, 1984 PCT Filed Dec. 5, 1983 PCT Pub. No. WO84/02278 PCT Pub. Date Jun. 21, 1984.Disposable syringe made of plastics, for medical purposes, consisting of a barrel (1), a piston (2) provided with a plunger shaft (3) guided at a distance from the barrel wall, and a closure cap (4), the piston (2) being releasably joined to the...

A computer system which facilitates the execution of nested subroutines and interrupts is disclosed. As each branch transfer within the program is executed by a control area logic, a microcommand initiates the transfer of the return address, which has been derived from the address in the present routine, to a first register of a push down stack. In addition, the microcommand also pushes down one l...