A transparent, fire-resistant, glazing panel 8 comprises at least one layer 10 of intumescent material bonded to at least one structural ply 9, 11 of the panel. The panel incorporates at least one ply 9 of vitreous material having a mean coefficient of linear thermal expansion over a temperature range of 20 DEG C to 300 DEG C which is not greater than 7.5x10<-><6>K<-><1>. That ply 9 has a rough fa...

The present invention relates to a novel ethylene/pentene-1 copolymer whose molded film has a good balance between impact resistance and tear properties and high transparency, also is prominently reduced in a variation of the transparency even after subjected to a heat treatment, and further shows high blocking resistance, provided that the copolymer fulfills specific requisites. The invention als...

Apparatus for encoding/decoding a HDTV signal for e.g., terrestrial transmission includes a compression circuit responsive to high definition video source signals for providing ierarchically layered codewords CW representing compressed video data and associated codewords T, defining the types of data represented by the codewords CW. A priority selection circuit, responsive to the codewords CW and ...

Aqueous Structured Surfacatants, e.g. lamellar, or preferably spherulitic systems optionally containing suspended solids are used as Functional Fluids, such as Drilling Fluids, Cutting Fluids, Hydraulic Fluids, Heat Transfer Fluids, Construction Muds and Lubricants.

A fermented animal food is prepd. by (a) pasteurising, with continuous homogenisation, a finely divided and emulsified mixt. of (i) a collagenic material, (ii) a protein material, and (iii) milk, and (b) fermenting with lactic bacteria.

Process for the preparation of a fermented food product for animals, in which a finely divided and emulsified mixture comprising a collagenic material, a protein material and milk is pasteurized while homogenizing constantly, and then it is fermented by lactic acid bacteria. The invention also relates to the product derived from the process.

A disposable absorbent article having improved containment at the waist portion thereof comprises an absorbent layer and a surge layer in liquid communication therewith, and a liquid impermeable baffle layer overlying portions of the absorbent layer and the surge layer. The front edge of the absorbent structure is spaced from the back edge of a waist elastic member by a selected separation distanc...

A process for surgically correcting presbyopia includes anesthetizing a patient and marking a portion of an eye of the patient which is to be ablated. At least a portion of the cornea is resected to expose the corneal stroma. An annular portion of the corneal stroma is then ablated using radiation from a laser beam. After ablation, the cornea is repositioned onto the eye. The cornea may be resecte...

Reactor for containing high pressure, high temperature, corrosive reactions, especially supercritical water reactions. The reactor comprises an inner reactor vessel which houses the corrosive reaction, an outer containment vessel which contains a substantial level of the pressure, and insulating means to contain the high temperature of the inner reactor, which prevents the outer containment vessel...

Heterocycles of formula (I) and their pharmaceutically acceptable salts are new. Het = gp. (i)-(iii), T = RRaN, R and Ra = H, 1-4C alkyl or SO2R1, R1 = 1-6C alkyl, CF3, phenyl, benzyl or benzoyl (all opt. substd.) or Ra and R1 together form a 3-6C cyclic sulphonamide, T' = H, NO2 or RRaN, T'' = benzyloxycarbonyl, T''1-OCO, T''2, T''3N.CO or NRRa, T''1, T''2 and T''3 = H or 1-4C alkyl or T''2 and T...

An apparatus and method for bonding at least two continuously movin g substrate webs together is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a rotatable bonding roll which is located adjacent the substrate webs and configured to rotate about a bonding axis. A rotatable anvil roll has an anvil surface and is configured to rotate about an anvil axis to press the substrate webs against an outer peripheral b...

In the preparation of acetylene and synthesis gas by partial oxidation of hydrocarbons with oxygen, the feedstock gases are first separately preheated, then intensively mixed in a mixing zone, reacted after flowing through a burner block and then rapidly cooled. The burner block has a number of continuous ducts. According to the invention the ducts of the burner block are covered on the inlet side...

Prodn. of dumplings is effected by: (a) forming nonporous starch-contg. particles with a max. size in one dimension of 2mm or porous starch-contg. particles with a max. size in one dimension of 2-3mm; (b) adjusting the moisture content of the particles to 8-18 wt.%; (c) compressing the particles, opt. including up to 50% of a filling, to obtain dumplings with a density of 0.5-0.9 g/cc and a void v...

To decouple the mid-range volume from the low-range volume in a loudspeaker box equipped with a mid-range loudspeaker (10) and a bass loudspeaker, it is specified to equip the mid-range loudspeaker (10) with a completely closed loudspeaker frame (14) and to connect the space (25) formed between the diaphragm (15) and the loudspeaker frame (14) via flow channels (24) arranged above the edge (17) to...

The adherence of coatings to frozen fat-based confections can be improved by applying a composition comprising a polysaccharide and a suitable carrier as an interface layer between a frozen fat-based confection and a coating.

Aqueous solutions, which are contaminated by hydrogen sulphide, hydrogen cyanide and ammonia, are adjusted to a pH of about 3 or less directly after their formation to remove the contaminants and are treated in a stripping column with an inert gas. Thereupon, the pH of the solution is increased to about 10 or more and it is treated again in a second stripping column with an inert gas.