Methods of preparing granules which contain a water soluble or water dispersable polymer suitable for use in detergents are disclosed, in which a solution of the polymer in a liquid or a dispersion of the polymer in a liquid is formed into granules, in a single drying and granulation stage, wherein the polymer solution or dispersion is introduced into a substantially horizontal drum containing a m...

An ethylene-.alpha.-olefin copolymer having: (A) a density d of 0.86 to 0.96 g/cm3; (B) a melt flow rate MER of 0.01 to 200 g/10min; (C) a molecular weight distribution Mw/Mn of 1.5 to 4.5; (D) a composition distribution parameter Cb of 1.08 to 2.00; and (E) an orthodichlorobenzene-soluble content X (wt%) at 25.degree.C, a density d (g/cm3) and a melt flow rate MFR (g/10min) satisfying that: (i) w...

Proppants comprising a particle coated with a composition comprising bisphenolaldehyde novolak resin, a bisphenol homopolymer or mixtures including such polymers are disclosed. Foundry sands comprising a particle coated with a composition comprising bisphenol-aldehyde novolak resin, a bisphenol homopolymer or mixtures including such polymers are disclosed. Methods of making and using these proppan...

A gasifier is disclosed. The gasifier comprises a primary chamber for receiving therein biomass waste material and other related volatile solids to be gasified. A fume transfer vent permits the escape of fumes from the primary chamber. A mixing chamber accepts the fumes from the fume transfer vent. The fumes then flow to an afterburner chamber where a burner member produces a heating flame so as t...

An apparatus and method for presenting a viewer with an overall representation of the present number of entertainment programs available for selection given one week of program schedule data for 300 or more channels and one or more filtering criteria to limit the number of items represented in the overall representation. Sequentially applied filters will filter the group of program schedule data i...

The hybrid dental implant of this invention has cementum particles on a surface of a dental implant substrate.

A polyester fabric- or film-based heating element (14), is placed, es. in the toe area, under the skiver insole (17), next the foot. A thermal barrier (24) of aluminium foil covered insulation lies between the element and an inner sole (30), sealing the cellular upper face (22) of the outer sole (20), whose underside (6) is in contact with the ground. The inner sole and barrier extend to the heel,...

Machine for retreading worn tyres of different kinds of vehicles using an elastomeric material extruded in the form of thin continuous strips, which is applied to the surface of the worn, smoothed tread of each tyre that is to be recovered. Machine comprising a tool 13 that applies the material and a tool 14 that supports each tyre mounted on a support structure 12. The applicator tool 13 is equip...

Procedure for the measurement of direct current in electrical microcircuits, especially but not exclusively for printed circuits, the said procedure using a shunt 10 connected between two conductors 11a, 11b of the circuit in which it is desired to measure the current I flowing, the said shunt 10 comprising a first junction A with the first conductor 11a and a second junction B with the second con...

A failure detector for a position encoder which uses a plurality of position sensors. The failure detector receives position signals from the plurality of position sensors. The position signals represent the rotor position for a switched reluctance machine, and the position signals have allowable states and allowable output state sequences that occur if the position encoder is operating properly. ...

PCT No. PCT/SE96/00402 Sec. 371 Date Dec. 2, 1997 Sec. 102(e) Date Dec. 2, 1997 PCT Filed Mar. 28, 1996 PCT Pub. No. WO96/29928 PCT Pub. Date Oct. 3, 1996The invention relates to a method and a device for determining and monitoring the degree of narcosis in a subject. The determination proceeds as follows. Auditory stimuli are generated by means of a stimulus generator (1). Response signals which ...

PCT No. PCT/SE96/00402 Sec. 371 Date Dec. 2, 1997 Sec. 102(e) Date Dec. 2, 1997 PCT Filed Mar. 28, 1996 PCT Pub. No. WO96/29928 PCT Pub. Date Oct. 3, 1996The invention relates to a method and a device for determining and monitoring the degree of narcosis in a subject. The determination proceeds as follows. Auditory stimuli are generated by means of a stimulus generator (1). Response signals which ...

The roof guide device includes a support device (4) running in the longitudinal direction of the roof, longitudinally offset towards the fixing point (10) of the roof part. There is a horizontal spring steel carrier arm (11) between the support arm (6) and the fixing point. A stop (12) limits the progressive yielding of the guide body (9). The guide body on the end of the support arm has vertical ...

An apparatus for generating foam includes a power source such as an internal combustion engine mounted in a frame for portable transportation of the apparatus. The power source drives an air compressor through an electric clutch which can disconnect the air compressor and a water pump. The water pump generates flow of the water under pressure through a duct system either to a water discharge valve...

An overhead power transmission line formed by stranding at least one outwardly projecting strand at the outermost layer of an overhead power transmission line formed by a plurality of strands. At least the outwardly projecting portion of the outwardly projecting strand is composed of an organic material. The outwardly projecting strand has a projection height H within a range defined as 1.5 mm > H...

Composite actif constitué d'un support comprimé et d'au moins un agent actif vis-à-vis d'un gaz, le support comprimé comprenant du graphite expansé recomprimé ayant une densité comprise entre 0,02 et 1,5. Selon l'invention le composite actif est formé d'une série de feuilles superposées les unes sur les autres, l'agent actif étant dispersé dans les feuilles. L'invention concerne également un procé...

The disclosed invention provides a telescoping tip protector for reducing the risk of needle sticks in used catheter introducers. The pair of telescoping members are adapted such that they telescope from a housing which is gripped by the user with one of the telescoping members locking in a position extending from the housing and the second member locks in a position extending from the first membe...

The present invention pertains to an electrical fault limiter. The fault limiter comprises a first magnetic core. There is also a second magnetic core opposing the first magnetic core. The fault limiter additionally comprises a third magnetic core adjacent the first magnetic core. Also, there is a fourth magnetic core opposing the third magnetic core and adjacent the second magnetic core. The elec...

A method of thermally transferring printing onto a metal substrate surface and an article such as a cigarette lighter containing such printing. A white coating followed by a transparent coating are applied to the substrate surface, and printing is thermally transferred from a transfer media onto the substrate surface. The coatings are preferably electrostatically applied.

Fixed spring-loaded swing arm lifts bike up when bike is pushed forward onto thin bent sheet of material. Bike is held in raised position by automatic gripper.