Production of a chemically modified, crosslinkable, telopeptide-containing, naturally crosslinked, solubilized collagen from tissue obtained from a sole human donor, for implanting in the same donor, by chemically modifying the tissue, e.g. by acylation and/or esterification, to form an autoimplantable, crosslinkable, telopeptide-containing, naturally crosslinked, collagen product, as a completely...

A liquid crystal image projection system projects an enlargement of an image formed in an active matrix liquid crystal panel (17) onto a screen (19) by using a lamp (15) and a projector lens (18). The orientation of the liquid crystal panel is made such that a molecular axis vector (37) directing from an input light side end to an output light side end of each liquid crystal molecule in the middle...

PCT No. PCT/EP87/00642 Sec. 371 Date May 8, 1989 Sec. 102(e) Date May 8, 1989 PCT Filed Nov. 4, 1987 PCT Pub. No. WO88/03514 PCT Pub. Date May 19, 1988.Diffuser (10) comprising a cylindrical body (11) inside which a helical section (12, 12a) is provided. At the base and at the top, a sparger (13) and a distributor (14) respectively are foreseen. Preferably a second sparger is foreseen at the top, ...

A gypsum mold having good water absorbing properties, which is suitable for cast molding pottery, can be prepared by stirring a mixture of hemihydrate gypsum cooled to -40 to 5 DEG C and water to form a slurry of gypsum in water having a temperature of -5 to 10 DEG C, pouring it into a water-impermeable mold, maintaining it therein until the setting reaction thereof is completed and then releasing...

There is disclosed a method for making colored hydrophilic contact lenses. A contact lens constructed of hydrophilic polymer that is substantially devoid of the functional groups -COOH, -OH, -NH-R, wherein R is hydrogen or C1 to C8 alkyl, -NCO and epoxy is provided. At least a portion of the surface of the lens is coated with a color coat comprising at least one pigment, binding polymer having fun...

This invention provides a wide mouth container (10) and intermediate article (12) formed by stretch blow-molding an injection-molded preform (13) of polyethylene terephthalate suitable for packaging tennis balls or other contents under pressure. The container (10) includes an improved base construction (16) which will withstand internal pressure with controlled minimal distortion and an improved f...

A driving device comprising a shaftless spiral (10) rotatable around its longitudinal axis and enclosed by limiting means (20, 59). The limiting means has a first end region (23) and a second end region (24) corresponding to each end of the limiting means. The shaftless spiral encloses a sliding body (30) which is provided with an element (31) projecting from the sliding body, which passes between...

A driving device comprising a shaftless spiral (10) rotatable around its longitudinal axis and enclosed by limiting means (20, 59). The limiting means has a first end region (23) and a second end region (24) corresponding to each end of the limiting means. The shaftless spiral encloses a sliding body (30) which is provided with an element (31) projecting from the sliding body, which passes between...

1,4-Dihydropyridine derivs. of formula (I) and their acid addn. salts are new. R = OH, 1-4C opt. branched alkoxy which may be substd., such as methoxy or methoxymethoxy, or 2 gps. R on adjacent atoms form an alkylenedioxy gp., such as methylenedioxy or ethylenedioxy n = 1,2 or 3 R1 and R2 = 1-4C opt. branched alkyl which may be substd., such as methyl, ethyl, propyl, isopropyl, butyl, isobutyl, me...

Fast and slow channels are attached to a cached peripheral storage system, having a front store and a backing store preferably with a plurality of data storage devices. The peripheral data storage device data transfer rate is not greater than the data rate of the fast channels but greater than the data rate of the slow channels. For data associated with a fast channel, data promotion from the back...

A method for folding a plastic sheet (1), which comprises folding a plastic sheet and heat-treating the folded portion (13) of the plastic sheet by heating the folded portion by ultrasonic vibration (21), followed by cooling.

Verfahren zur Kunststoffbeschichtung eines Torblattpaneeles oder dergleichen, das innerhalb einer außenseitig zu beschichtenden Blechschale mit einer Kunst-Isolierfüllung versehen ist, deren Wärmebeständigkeit unterhalb der Temperatur liegt, die für das Schmelzen bzw. Beschichten des auf die Außenflächen der Blechschale aufgebrachten Kunststoffpulvers erforderlich ist, welches Verfahren sich zur V...

A high pressure hydraulic flow control valve (16) is formed with a spool (62) which is capable of operating as a conventional spool to control the flow of fluid from an input port (38) to an output port (40) or to a return port (50). The spool also provides overload protection which will permit fluid to pass from the input port (38) directly to the return port (50) when an overload pressure condit...

This invention provides a wide mouth container (10) and intermediate article (12) formed by stretch blow-molding an injection-molded preform (13) of polyethylene terephthalate suitable for packaging tennis balls or other contents under pressure. The container (10) includes an improved base construction (16) which will withstand internal pressure with controlled minimal distortion and an improved f...

A susceptor for use in the heating of a foodstuff or other material in a microwave oven is constructed to have at least two regions (12,14) which are each adapted to couple with and absorb microwave energy for the generation of heat in such regions, which heat is then radiatively and conductively transferred to the material. The invention is characterised by one such region (12) having a different...

The invention provides an integrated electronic security lock, suitable for both commerical and domestic premises, and wherein the security code may easily be changed. The invention provides an intergrated electronic security lock, comprising: a lock mechanism activated by a motor responsive to a control circuit. An electronic key containing a first memory for storing a first code, said key being ...

1519370 Coated nickel and cobalt alloys UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP 26 Aug 1976 [11 Sept 1975] 35521/76 Heading B2E A thermally protected Ni or Co superalloy, e.g. for use in combustion chambers, transition ducts and afterburner liners in gas turbine engines, has a metal bond coat which is an alloy of 15-40% G, 10-25% Al, up to 1% ythrium, the balance being a mixture of Fe, Co and Ni or a mixture of ...

Artificial baits which slowly release a fish attractant into the water upon use comprise a water-soluble cellulose ether and/or polyvinyl alcohol, a plasticizer therefor and an attractant for fish or other aquatic animals. Said artificial bait can be employed in a variety of forms suitable for sport fishing, commercial fishing, lobster trapping, and the like.

A digital data processing system including an Instruction Unit 10, an Execute Unit 26, and a multilevel Processor Storage System 12 including a cache memory, further includes a Load Control Block Address Unit 20 for implementing a load control block address instruction which permits prefetching of data from main memory into cache simultaneously with execution of a sequence of instructions in a lin...

A metallic cable comprises a strand of identical helical shaped filaments positioned beside and against each other such that each filament of the strand is in line contact with at least one other filament of the strand. The helixes of the filaments of the strand are sloped in a first direction. A single filament is twisted with the strand in a direction opposite to said first direction. An apparat...