Abstract: A process is provided for the processing of certain organic agricultural foodstuff by-products normally having little commercial value to produce a cellulosic product suitable for human consumption or use in various products. The process of the present invention is characterized by subjecting a variety of certain agricultural by-products having little commercial value, such as, for example, soybean hulls, to a series of separate steps utilizing certain chemical treating to effect a solubilizing and removal of the non-cellulosic components of the by-product agricultural material to produce residue solids which consist essentially of cellulose. The cellulose residue solids are subjected to specified purification procedures and thereafter dried to produce a short, fine fibered cellulose which may be processed to a fine powdered state suitable for use as a component part in a wide variety of edible or otherwise useable products by humans, an example of such a product being a low calorie bread.

Abstract: At least one strip of dry film assembly is supplied continuously to a plurality of mutually spaced apart boards which are also being fed continuously. The film assembly consists of a photosensitive layer sandwiched between a protective film and a base. The base is removed from the assembly when the assembly is supplied to the boards, so that each of the boards may be bonded to the photosensitive layer. The boards and the film assembly are fed intermittently, and the photosensitive layer is exposed to light to print a predetermined pattern on each board. The protective film is removed from the film assembly, and each printed board is subjected to developing treatment.

Abstract: Certain peptides containing the glucagon.sub.1-21 peptide chain His-Ser-Gln-Gly-Thr-Phe-Thr-Ser-Asp-Tyr-Ser-Lys-Tyr-Leu-Asp-Ser-Arg-Arg-Al a-Gln-Asp, usable as a medicament or a diagnostic; the peptide exerts a spasmolytic effect and an inhibitory effect on gastric acid secretion similar to glucagon with not more than a negligible metabolic effect. Some of the glucagon fragments are novel compounds.

Abstract: A maltogenic amylase enzyme with improved thermostability, which can be produced by cultivating Bacillus strain NCIB 11837 belonging to the Bacillus stearothermophilus complex, is made by cultivation of a host microorganism transformed with the gene coding for the maltogenic amylase enzyme.

Abstract: A transfer material comprising a substrate, a layer of thermoplastic material formed on said substrate and a design layer formed on said thermoplastic layer, said thermoplastic material being heat-sensitive and having such a characteristic that it is not tacky at room temperature but activated by heating to become tacky and remain so for a predetermined period of time after said heating is terminated. The transfer material may include another layer of wax-like material interposed between the thermoplastic layer and the substrate. A method and an apparatus for coloring an article by using the transfer material are also provided.

Abstract: An dispenser characterized by provision for use of a replaceable needle and a prefilled cartridge.The dispenser comprises an elongated body separable into two body sections, with the front end section adapted to contain a prefilled cartridge and with provision at the front end for mounting a needle removably thereon.The back end section contains the operating mechanism shown by FIG. 10 to convert the longitudinal movement of a pushable element into unidirectionally rotary movement, then into longitudinal movement of a piston rod that acts to expel fluid through the needle.A multipurpose cap is protective of the needle end when mounted on the front end, and is an operating member when mounted on the rear end, as is illustrated by FIGS. 1 and 2.

Abstract: Thermal stability of microbial rennet is reduced by treatment of the rennet in aqueous medium with aliphatic or inorganic peroxy acids or salts thereof. Preferably, the microbial rennet is Mucor Miehei rennet and the peroxy acid is a lower aliphatic peroxy acid such as peracetic acid. The thermally destabilized microbial rennet is inactivated when whey containing the rennet is pasteurized.

Abstract: A ring seal of the kind comprising an annular jacket (1) of relatively yieldable material with a channel containing an energizing spring to impart resilience thereto, is characterized in that the channel is of substantially part-elliptical profile and contains a partly spaced spring ring (2) of channel shaped radial profile. The spring ring comprises a pair of metal rings (2a, 2b) which have axial slits and are secured together around their outer periphery prior to insertion in the jacket channel. Additionally the spring ring may have a plane circular ring welded thereto in a central diametric plane and to this latter ring there may be secured a dual component cylindrical protection ring having its axis coincident with the axis of the ring seal.

Abstract: A movable element is attracted and displaced by an electromagnet against the resilience of a return spring to change a tape recorder from stoppage state into operation state. When the element is returned to its original position by the magnet, it moves so as to change the tape recorder from stoppage state into operation state. The return spring is so selected as to exert a force stonger than the attractive force, which acts on the movable element by the residual magnetism of the electromagnet, whereby the return of the element is achieved with certainty.In a case where a tape recorder is supplied with electric power from commercial power, when the supply of such power is cut off due to an accident, such as power failure, while the tape recorder is in use, a combination of a cam and a spring enables automatic restoration of the tape recorder to stoppage state.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a multibeam antenna reflector distortion compensation system comprising at least one remote reference radio frequency transmitter cooperating with a feed cluster of a beam forming network which includes one central and at least two peripheral feed elements, means for producing error signals including a circuit for consecutively connecting each peripheral cluster feed element to one input of an adding circuit, and the central feed element to the other input after appropriate attenuation and phase compensation of the central feed signal, and means for down-converting linear and non-linear distortion correction signals based on the down-converter output.

Abstract: A ring seal primarily for sealing static mating faces comprises an annular jacket (1), which may be made of low friction plastics material, having a channel of part-elliptical radial profile. Within the channel there is accommodated an energizing spring (2) in the form of a ring of channel-shaped radial profile, there being a gap between a part (M) of the spring ring (2) and the channel to allow movement of the spring ring relative to the jacket when the ring seal is brought into use. The spring ring (2) is made from a transversely folded strip of metal with segmented side edges which is formed into a circle and then has its ends secured together.

Abstract: An eyelet is mountable to a circuit board by a snap-fit upon insertion into the circuit board from only one side. The eyelet has converging, flexible gripper legs between which a wire or electrical component lead may be inserted and retained in order to connect it mechanically to a conductive portion of the circuit board. More permanent attachment to the circuit board may be achieved by filling the eyelet with solder.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for demodulating a carrier wave which is phase modulated by a subcarrier wave which is phase shift modulated by baseband signals and applies especially to data transmission between a spacecraft and a ground station. The technological problem addressed is reduction of signal degradation and, consequently, of transmission power and size of the receiving antenna. According to the invention, the frequency is first down converted to an intermediate frequency (f.sub.c) which is lower than the carrier wave frequency; the subcarrier wave is extracted by phase demodulation using a Costas loop; digital sampling is performed on the signal demodulated in a Costas loop at a frequency which is twice the intermediate frequency (f.sub.c) and the bit clock frequency (f.sub.B) is regenerated in a first order phase locked loop using the subcarrier wave frequency as a reference frequency.

Abstract: Under the direction of a controller, taped axial lead components are sequentially advanced to a forming area at which the components are severed from the taped ends of their leads, formed into a hairpin-type configuration, and positively driven into engagement with conveyor-mounted carrier clips for subsequent handling by radial lead apparatus.

Abstract: A disposable toothbrush having a squeezable handle with dentifrice therein. A cap is mountable to the brush to enclose the bristles and prevent dentifrice from escaping the brush. Each bristle includes a square cross-section and a radiused distal end. The end of the handle is sealed by a closure having a mounting pin hole to facilitate mounting of the brush in an upright position upon a mounting pin.

Abstract: A two-cycle, spark ignition engine is improved in order to eliminate the need for the typical reed valves and carburetor, while eliminating the carbon build-up inherent in mixing of the lubricant with the fuel mixture. Fuel and air are injected into the combustion chamber, and oil is injected into the crankcase, while eliminating communication therebetween. The improvement may be provided as a retrofit kit, for the standard two cycle engine, or the original casting of the engine may include the required modifications.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a pistol grip implanter device adapted for insertion of a solid or semi-solid pellet form medicament into a domestic animal, associated with a hub for an encasement containing a multiplicity of dosage unit pellets of the medicament.

Abstract: Apparatus for measuring the absolute reflectance of a sample, which comprises an integrating sphere provided with four windows the centers of which lie in a plane including the center of the integrating sphere. A first one of the four windows has its center coinciding with a diametrical line of the integrating sphere included in the plane while a second and a third window are arranged symmetrically with respect to the diametrical line, with a sample set in the fourth window so as to face inwardly of the integrating sphere. A light source is so arranged as to introduce a beam of light into the integrating sphere and a light measuring device is so arranged as to receive the light emerging from the integrating sphere. The integrating sphere is rotatable for 180.degree.

Abstract: A defibrillator which will automatically ascertain the transthoracic resistance of the patient and then automatically apply a defibrillation shock according to the transthoracic resistance and an amperes per ohm factor.

Abstract: A slit mechanism for use in a monochromator which is capable of changing not only the slit width but also the slit height. The slit mechanism is provided with a plurality of pairs of slits formed in a disk rotatable about an axis. The two slits in each pair have the same width and the same height, and each pair of slits have a different width from those of the other pairs of slits. The slit mechanism is further provided with at least one additional pair of slits having the same width as the width of, and a different height from the height of, a predetermined pair of the plurality of pairs of slits. All the pairs of slits are arranged circumferentially of a circle on the disk concentric with the axis of rotation of the disk, so that each pair of slits are positioned diametrically opposite to each other on the circle so as to serve as an entrance and an exit slit, respectively, for the monochromator.