The calculating device comprises an input unit (4), a calculating member (1) and an output unit (5). The calculating member (1) is arranged to calculate the current quotation of a valuable paper which gives rise to regular payments of interest, as price minus accrued interest, that is the present value of earned interest not paid. Thereby, the accrued interest is calculated while taking the curren...

The calculating device comprises an input unit (4), a calculating member (1) and an output unit (5). The calculating member (1) is arranged to calculate the current quotation of a valuable paper which gives rise to regular payments of interest, as price minus accrued interest, that is the present value of earned interest not paid. Thereby, the accrued interest is calculated while taking the curren...

Polypropylene foil-bonding agent-metal composites are disclosed, in which polypropylene modified by carboxyl groups and/or anhydride groups is used as bonding agent. In order to produce the polypropylene foil, polypropylene random copolymers are used which are constituted of 90 to 99 % by weight, preferably 93 to 99 % by weight, propylene and 1 to 10 % by weight, preferably 1 to 7 % by weight, com...

Compositions capable of being converted into films, comprising, on the one hand, from 50 to 93 % by weight of at least one copolymer (E) of ethylene and of at least one alpha olefin, which has a density of between 0.880 and 0.940 and, on the other hand, from 7 to 50 % by weight of at least one crystalline copolymer (P) of propylene and ethylene which has a content of propylene-derived units of at ...

PCT No. PCT/EP92/01514 Sec. 371 Date Apr. 9, 1993 Sec. 102(e) Date Apr. 9, 1993 PCT Filed Jul. 4, 1992 PCT Pub. No. WO93/03851 PCT Pub. Date Mar. 4, 1993.Plastic mixtures, in particular those of a smilar density such as polyethylene terephthalate and polyvinyl chloride, are separated electrostatically, whereby the mixture, for triboelectric charging, is subjected to a thermal treatment.

The present invention provides a cardiotomy reservoir for containing blood comprising a housing having a top portion, a bottom portion, and a continuous sidewall portion, the top portion and bottom portion connected to the sidewall portion to form an enclosed reservoir. The housing has a blood inlet, a blood outlet, and an air outlet. The housing also has a trap at the bottom portion of the housin...

The present invention provides a blood filter comprising a housing having a top portion, a base portion and a sidewall portion and a blood inlet. A filter element is disposed within the housing and divides the housing into an inlet chamber in flow communication with the blood inlet and an outlet chamber. The filter element comprises a portion of non-woven filter material and a portion ofscreen fil...

A method is provided for the preparation of a sucrose 6-ester by: (i) reacting sucrose with a trialkyl orthoester or with a ketene acetal in an inert organic solvent in the presence of an acid catalyst to provide a sucrose alkyl 4,6-orthoester, (ii) treating the sucrose alkyl 4,6-orthoester under mild aqueous acidic conditions to provide a mixture of sucrose 4- and 6-monoesters, (iii) treating the...

Nondigestible fat compositions having relatively flat Solid Fat Content (SFC) profile slopes between typical room and body temperatures are disclosed. These nondigestible fat comprise a liquid nondigestible oil and relatively small nondigestible particles dispersed in the oil to control passive oil loss. These nondigestible particles consist essentially of a cocrystallized blend of a nondigestible...

An improved bio-osmotic gel for filling implant lumens consisting substantially of an amount of a bio-compatible organic polymer and a solution of bio-compatible salt is disclosed which exhibits osmotic qualitites closely paralleling that of human body serum and improved radiolucency with respect to silicone oil and saline. The bio-osmotic gel can contain a polymer having the empirical formula [(C...

This invention relates to certain aristeromycin/adenosine derivatives which are useful in inhibiting AdoMet-dependent transmethylation and in the treatment of patients afflicted with neoplastic or viral disease states.

Compounds of formula (I): Äin which: R<1>, R<2> and R<3> are the same or different and each represents a hydrogen atom, an optionally substituted alkanoyl group or an alkenylcarbonyl group, provided that at least one of R<1>, R<2> and R<3> represents an unsubstituted alkanoyl group having from 5 to 24 carbon atoms, said substituted alkanoyl group or said alkenylcarbonyl group; and one of R4...

An absorbent article having a liquid permeable topsheet (2), a liquid impermeable backsheet (3) and a liquid absorbent pad (4) for absorbing a liquid exuded from the human body positioned therebetween, and having an elasticized side flap (20) along each side edge of the absorbent article. The sideflap has a loop member (21) formed from either the topsheet or the backsheet, or an optional secondary...

Psyllium-containing drink mix compositions comprising acid (e.g., citric acid) and granulated, less water soluble base (e.g., calcium carbonate agglomerated with maltodextrin).

A method and apparatus (1) for making a cohesive sheet from particulate substantially water insoluble, absorbent hydrogel-forming polymer materials. The method comprises the steps of continuously layering dry absorbent gelling particles onto a conveyor. The particles are then sprayed with a liquid mixture, which is a solution of water and a cross-linking agent for the polymers in the particulate m...

Pour réaliser des opérations logiques sur des signaux optiques binaires (E, C, H, M), le procédé consiste à utiliser un amplificateur optique non linéaire (1) muni d'un port avant et d'un port arrière recevant respectivement une onde avant (M) et une onde arrière (Pe) modulée. L'onde (S) sortant par le port arrière est séparée de l'onde arrière (Pe) en exploitant l'opposition de leurs sens de prop...

A distributing and collecting device for products to be conveyed is provided, which distributes and collects products (a) that are supplied from a carrier conveyor (A) one after another into a predetermined number of rows in sets of a fixed amount. This device comprises at least a wide conveyor (1), a conveying-direction sorting guide (2), a product-distributing means (5), a first gate (6), and a ...

PCT No. PCT/EP92/02846 Sec. 371 Date Aug. 25, 1994 Sec. 102(e) Date Aug. 25, 1994 PCT Filed Dec. 10, 1992 PCT Pub. No. WO93/12455 PCT Pub. Date Jun. 24, 1993.The projector has an essentially afocal projection system, in particular for the reproduction of three-dimensional images. This system has a system of convex lenses (1) on the side of the object and a Fresnel lens (2) on the side of the image...

An actuator 24 is provided for use with an aerosol container 20, the actuator 24 having a passage 36 therethrough which terminates in an orifice 38, the passage being configured such that the contents of the aerosol container 20 may be communicated through the passage 36 and discharged from the actuator 24 at the orifice 38, comprising an actuator body 40, and one or more pairs of wings 47a,47b se...

The present invention provides an injection device (1) adapted to engage a deformable plastic ampoule (2) having a reservoir (3) and a neck portion (4), said device comprising: a body (5) having a continuous fluid conduit (6) therethrough, the fluid conduit comprising at one end a male frusto-conical extending member (8) forming a sealing surface with a corresponding parallel walled or frusto-coni...