A medicament ejector is provided which includes an ejection mechanism and a service mechanism. The ejection mechanism includes at least one ejection port configured to eject a medicament-containing fluid. The service mechanism is selectively deployable to service the at least one ejection por t.

PURPOSE: A method for dividing/distributing a file is provided to efficiently use the power of the cluster systems by using a dividing technology for the standard media formats and the media streams, and a real-time transmission protocol realization technology for media streams while having the time/spatial advantages of traditional methods. CONSTITUTION: To define network messages, a stream media...

An absorbent article (40), such as a labial pad, being configured for disposition within the vestibule (42) of a female wearer. The labial pad may be worn by females for catamenial purposes, incontinence protection or both.

An embodiment of the targeting system includes a penetrating beam emitter, a penetrating beam receiver, and a targeting assembly. The targeting assembly is adjustable. The targeting assembly has a targeting marker in a path of a penetrating beam provided by the emitter. The targeting marker is at least partially opaque to a penetrating beam emitted by the emitter, and the targeting marker indicate...

Catalysts for the oxychlorination of ethylene to 1,2-dichloroethylene, comprising compounds of Cu and Mg supported on alumina, in which the copper content, expressed as Cu, is 2 to 8% by weight, the Mg/Cu atomic ratio is from 1.2 to 2.5, the specific surface of the catalyst is from 30 to 130m<2>/g, and with distribution of the copper atoms more inside the particle of the catalyst than on the surfa...

A process for producing a polyester. The process comprises polymerizing a polymerization mixture comprising (i) a carbonyl compound or an oligomer of a carbonyl compound and (ii) a glycol, in the presence of a titanium catalyst composition, to produce the polyester, wherein a coated titanium dioxide comprising a titanium dioxide and a coat is added before or during the polymerizing.

A pre-moistened wiper that exhibits good antimicrobial kill at relatively small levels of antimicrobial agent is provided. In one embodiment, for example, the wiper contains a sanitizing formulation that includes between about 0.01% by weight to about 1% by weight of an antimicrobial agent, including a quaternary ammonium compound, and water. The sanitizing formulation is capable of being released...

An elongate machine (10) for winding a helically wound pipe from a strip (12). The machine comprises: a frame (20) having at least three circumferentially spaced guide rollers adapted to bear against the inner periphery of the pipe being wound; an elongate strip guide (40) for guiding the strip axially through the machine from an entrance position adjacent the trailing end of the machine to an exi...

The conversion of heavy feeds comprises: contacting the feed with a hydrocarbon solvent in a solvent deasphalting (SDA) unit to produce a deasphalted oil stream and an asphalt stream; mixing the asphalt stream with a hydrogenation catalyst and contacting it with hydrogen in a slurry-phase hydrotreating unit; processing the effluent from the HT unit in a distillation or flash unit to separate the m...

Connectors for use in a retaining wall and a retaining wall having grooved blocks configured to receive the connector. Connectors can be used in various orientations within the grooves of the blocks. In a retaining wall, a flexible geosynthetic material fits into a channel of a channel connector, and is held in place by an elongate bar. The connector prevents abrasion of geosynthetic material. The...

A grill assembly, arranged at the air outflow port (112), has multiple slots (320) in the outer periphery of the grill main body (310) and spaced at constant interval to form a passage towards the air outflow port. The grill assembly prevents reverse flow of contaminants collected in a dust receptacle (200) via air outflow port. The detachable dust receptacle is connected to the cyclone main body ...

The invention provides a process for the production of a compound of formula (A), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof, wherein R<1> represents C1-4 alkoxy optionally substituted by one or more fluorine atoms; R<2> represents H or C1-6 alkoxy optionally substituted by one or more fluorine atoms; R<3> represents a 5- or 6-membered heterocyclic ring which is optionally substitute...

A post mill or post manufacturing process for reducing wrinkle and crease problems in fabric articles is provided. The process involves the domestic or commercial laundry application of a phosphonate- and phosphinate-containing polycarboxylate cross-linking agent followed by at least partial curing of the cross-linking agent via the application of heat to the article. The present invention also in...

The AquaDynamic Microbiological Control System is an automatically meteri ng water treatment device that eliminates and controls microbiological contaminants in water. It is comprised of three main components: The make-up water line manifold that connect the invention to the water line that requires treatmen t. The Iodine canister, which administers Iodine to the water, and the Zinc canister, whic...

A fuel consumption apparatus includes a container for discharge of a fuel therefrom and a fuel consumption device such as a torch for producing a flame upon igniting the fuel. An adaptor releasably couples the container to the fuel consumption device. The adaptor includes a tightening assembly having an inner locking element and an outer ring rotatable with respect to the inner locking element. Th...

PURPOSE: A SAW(Surface Acoustic Wave) filter and a communications device are provided to increase the amount of attenuation by interdigital-width-weighting partially first and second reflectors. CONSTITUTION: A SAW device(200) includes a piezoelectric substrate, at least two interdigital electrodes, a first reflector, and a second reflector. The interdigital electrodes(203-205) are arranged along ...

A method for sorting large volumes of seismic data portions into a defined order. The data portions are allocated to leaf files of a B-Tree structure and stored in a corresponding scratch memory space corresponding to the allocated leaf file. A full leaf file is read out into a sorting memory space wherein it is sorted into a respective sub-order. All the sorted data portions are output in the res...

A method for regenerating a permeable purification medium comprising Contacting the purificatin medium with a warm cleaning liquid for a period o f time and removing foulant materials from the purification medium.