In a process of separating a liquid sample having phase portions of different densities by centrifugal separation, a phase separator container is employed. The phase separator container comprises a housing having concentric inner and outer cylindrical walls defining a longitudinal axis and a top wall and further a piston body constituting a bottom wall of the housing. The piston body defines toget...

PCT No. PCT/US93/07587 Sec. 371 Date Feb. 16, 1995 Sec. 102(e) Date Feb. 16, 1995 PCT Filed Aug. 17, 1993 PCT Pub. No. WO94/04179 PCT Pub. Date Mar. 3, 1994This invention provides a method for inhibiting HIV replication in a patient which comprises administering to a patient infected with HIV a therapeutically effective amount of IL-4.

Rigid mould for moulding rubber tyres, constituted by a core 3 for defining the inner shape of the tyre, lateral portions 2 and a ring 1 of sectors. So as to be able to close such a mould, all the parts are designed to slide over each other during the final phase of their closing movement.

Apparatus for determining the position of a mobile vehicle relative to a fixed location marker device (10,20) which comprises a coil (22) energized to emit a magnetic field composed of lines of magnetic flux extending radially and arcuately from the ends of the coil's longitudinal axis (12). A sensor unit mounted on the mobile vehicle comprises four identical sensing coils (A,B,C,D,) each responsi...

Biaxially stretched composite film comprises a 5-50 mu thick polyester base coated with a layer of PVA, having a polymerisation degree (DP) of more than 350, of thickness of most 0.3 mu . The base has an average rugosity (roughness) (RZ) of at most 0.3 mu on the faces coated with PVA, these faces having no more than 20 pics of high at least 1 mu and no more than 150 pics of height 0.4-1 mu . Th...

The present invention relates to fibers, and nonwovens comprising said fibers, comprising a biodegradable copolymer, wherein the copolymer comprises at least two randomly repeating monomer units (RRMU) wherein the first RRMU monomer unit has the structure and the second RRMU has the structure wherein at least 50% of the RRMUs have the structure of the first RRMU. The present invention further rela...

Apparatus for the remote measurement of physical parameters comprising sensing means (1) for sensing at least one physical parameter, instrumentation means (2) for interrogating the sensing means (1) and making a measurement, cable means (3) for communicating between the sensing means (1) and the instrumentation means (2), container means (4) for containing the sensing means (1) and the cable mean...

In the manufacture of thermoplastically processable starch, an additive is essentially mixed with native or natural starch and the mixture is caused to melt by the application of heat and mechanical energy. The additive is a substance which lowers the melting point of the starch so that the melting point of the starch together with this additive lies below the decomposition temperature of the star...

PCT No. PCT/EP93/02488 Sec. 371 Date Mar. 15, 1995 Sec. 102(e) Date Mar. 15, 1995 PCT Filed Sep. 14, 1993 PCT Pub. No. WO94/06761 PCT Pub. Date Mar. 31, 1994Compounds of formula (I) wherein R1, R2, R3 and R4 are each H or C1-C4 alkyl; R5 is (CH2)mNHSO2R6 or (CH)mNHCOR6; R6 is C1-C6 alkyl, C3-C6 cycloalkyl optionally substituted by aryl, aryl or heteroaryl; R7 is H, C1-C4 alkyl, C1-C4 alkoxy, halo,...

In a method for storing data in a memory in the form of object data, whereby the objects are groups and group members, the object data is stored in the form of collective entities or individual entities and entity values associated therewith, as a result of which a highly effective and flexibly accessible file of data is formed. Task data relating to the object is stored in a memory in the form of...

The seismic profile system and method using vertical sensor arrays relate to obtaining a seismic profile under two highly reflective boundaries (19, 23). The system includes a source of seismic energy disposed beneath the air/water boundary (19), a first pair of sensors (25U, 25L) arranged in vertical relation and spaced apart by a predetermined vertical spacing distance, and a second pair of sens...

A chemical vapor deposition (CVD) process and apparatus for growing diamond films are taught, using gas mixture, specifically precursors providing carbon species and etchant species that remove graphite. First, feedstock gas (13, 14) enters a conversion zone (low density plasma (17)). Second, by-products (H2, CO, C2, H2, no O2, some residual water) from the conversion zone proceed to an atomizatio...

An aviation gas turbine lubricant composition which comprises an antioxidant composition comprising the reaction product of specific molar ratios of diphenylamines and N-aryl naphthylamines in the presence of controlled amounts of an organic peroxide. The antioxidant composition is mainly homo-oligomers of diphenylamines and cross oligomers of diphenylamines and N-aryl naphthylamines.

Disclosed are compositions and methods of reducing water penetration through civil engineering structures which methods comprise applying to the structures a waterproofing agent pretreatment composition including SBR latex, SBS latex, natural rubber latex, polybutadiene latex, polychloroprene latex, polyvinyl acetate latex, nitrile latex, or combinations thereof, and optionally may include various...

The invention relates to a fixed-bed process for the simultaneous decrease in the biological and chemical oxygen demand (BOD5/COD) for the nitrification and denitrification of wastewater (effluent).

The invention refers to an osteosynthesis aid which is used, in particular, for the fixation of a pelvis and includes a central body which is formed of at least two arm or link members, each of which has an elongate slot through which a lock bolt is passed to provide a releasably clamped joint and each of which also has releasably secured ball-joint connection to an end-connecting clamp for bone-p...

A tryptophan producing strain of microorganism is selected from E. coli and Corynebacteria and is tryptophan feedback resistant and serine feedback resistant. The serine feedback resistance is by a mutation in a serA allele, where the mutated serA allele codes for a protein which has a Ki value for serine between 0.1 mM and 50 mM. The tryptophan feedback resistance is by a trpE allele which codes ...

A bone substitute material comprising a base material comprising titanium or its allow and, formed on the surface thereof, a coating containing a titanium oxide phase and a noncrystalline alkali titanate phase; and a process for producing the same by immering a base material comprising titanium or its alloy in an alkali solution and heating the material to temperature lower than the transition poi...