Abstract: A device (1) for holding sacks open, with a frame (2), wherein the frame (2) forms the opening (5) of the device (1) for holding sacks open, and the opening (5) can be closed by means of a cover element (3), which is mounted in a pivotable manner on the frame (2), the frame (2) having at least one guide element (2a), by means of which the cover element (3) can be moved from a first position into a second position, wherein the cover element (3) in the first position can be pivoted and optionally closes or exposes the opening (5) of the frame (2), and in the second position the cover element (3) serves as a ramp over the side web (2j) of the frame (2), lying on the ground, and is held on the frame (2) in a manner secure against rotation.

Abstract: A balloon landing pad having multiple layers, each layer having its own cushioning properties, wherein the cushioning is provided by the materials of the pad in conjunction with a positive gas pressure within the pad, while offering a gradient of resistance as layers are penetrated so as to prevent a person or object from hitting the ground after falling from a considerable height thereon.

Abstract: An antifungal composition for the treatment of fungal infections in, around and under human nails, the composition comprising an aqueous solution of a wetting agent such as alcohol and a source of fluoride ions sufficient to establish a pH ranging from about 2.8 to about 3.5 in the composition. A preferred source of fluoride ions is stannous fluoride or stannous fluoride in an amount sufficient to saturate the solution. According to the method of the invention, one or more drops of the subject solution are topically applied to the infected nail and surrounding cuticular area periodically until the infection abates.

Abstract: Once daily pharmaceutical compositions containing lithium carbonate in the form of coated granules.

Abstract: A polymerization product of an polyorganohydrosiloxane having a molecular weight of about 3500 to about 4000 and 6-7 Si—H bonds per molecule with a lower alkylene terminated polydimethylsiloxane having a molecular weight of about 20,000 to about 25,000 in the presence of a medium selected from low viscosity silicone oils, hydrocarbon oils typically with the aid of a hydrosilylation catalyst, where the amounts of the siloxanes are chosen such that the reaction product constitutes about 3% to about 15% of the cross-linked polymer and about 97 to about 85% of the reaction medium. The resultant gel is milled in a colloid mill, and if desired, diluted to a concentration of about 3% to about 8% with a diluent selected from the group consisting of low viscosity silicone oil, hydrocarbon oil, lower alkanol, or mixtures thereof. The so produced gel is useable as is or can be formulated into more complex cosmetic formulations having about 65% to about 99.9% of the gel, about 0.

Abstract: A method of making an arginine silicate-containing complex and its use in the prevention and treatment of atherosclerosis and as a dietary supplement are claimed. The arginine silicate complex is synthesized by combining arginine, potassium silicate and inositol.

Abstract: A method of treating sleeplessness in a human comprising administering to said human suffering from said sleeplessness an effective sleep-inducing amount of not greater than about 5 mg of melatonin or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, said administration being at a point in time after said human attempts to go to sleep until no less than one hour prior to said patient's desired awakening time.

Abstract: An antifungal composition for the treatment of fungal infections in, around and under human nails, the composition comprising an aqueous solution of a wetting agent such as alcohol and a source of fluoride ions sufficient to establish a pH ranging from about 2.8 to about 3.5 in the composition. A preferred source of fluoride ions is stannous fluoride or stannous fluoride in an amount sufficient to saturate the solution. According to the method of the invention, one or more drops of the subject solution are topically applied to the infected nail and surrounding cuticular area periodically until the infection abates.

Abstract: This invention provides a process for the production of dry free-flowing potassium carbonate sesquihydrate. The process involves the controlled hydration of high purity anhydrous potassium carbonate. The product of the process has at least about 90 percent particle size distribution in the range between about 200-1500 microns. The invention potassium carbonate sesquihydrate has properties which adapt the product for utility as a macromineral nutrient in animal feedstocks.

Abstract: A method of preventing a deformable container from deforming when it contains a solution, which solution contains a dissolved gas or a species which under storage conditions is capable of generating a gaseous species is disclosed. The method is to provide a headspace in the container which headspace is enriched in the gaseous species which the solution is prone to give up to the atmosphere in the absence of such enrichment.

Abstract: An oral composition comprises an antibacterial effective amount of cetylpyridinium chloride, an effective amount of guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, sufficient to bind to compounds which undesirably bind to cetylpyridinium chloride thereby enabling the cetylpyridinium chloride to effectively bind to tooth surfaces and perform an antibacterial function, and an orally acceptable carrier.

Abstract: A disinfecting cleaning composition comprising an aqueous solution of a cleansing amount of ammonia which results in the removal of a significant amount of soils and stains when applied to a surface after appropriate dilution, and an amount of a biocidal, nonampholytic quaternary ammonium salt (quat) which is less than that necessary to achieve complete disinfection after dilution in the absence of ammonia.

Abstract: This invention provides a powder carbonate-based laundry detergent which can be utilized in cold water fabric laundering with a minimized remainder of undissolved detergent residue in the wash water. An essential aspect of the laundry detergent formulation is a content of a partially sulfated and neutralized blend of ethoxylated alcohol surfactant constituents. A preferred type of surfactant ingredient is a Neodol 23-3 derived type of blend which is 60-65 percent sulfated and neutralized.

Abstract: This invention provides a high carbonate-low phosphate powder laundry detergent formulation which can be utilized in cold water fabric laundering with a minimized remainder of undissolved detergent residue in the wash water. An essential aspect of the laundry detergent formulation is a content of a partially sulfated and neutralized blend of ethoxylated alcohol surfactant constituents. A preferred type of surfactant ingredient is a Neodol 23-3 derived type of blend which is 50-65 percent sulfated and neutralized. Another essential aspect is a content of polyethylene glycol ingredient which increases the solubility of the laundry detergent solids in the wash water.

Abstract: A timing device for visually determining the passage of a preselected period of time including an inverted U-shaped tube having opposed ends with at least one of the opposed ends having a reservoir for storing a reactant or an indicator, transport means extending from the reservoir to the other of the opposed ends of the tube for transporting at least one of the reactant or the indicator until they contact each other, a reactant, and an indicator which when in contact with the reactant via the transport means emits an observable change in a property wherein the minimum length of the period of time corresponds to the time it takes for the reactant and indicator to contact each other.

Abstract: This invention provides a high carbonate-low phosphate powder laundry detergent formulation which can be utilized in cold water fabric laundering with a minimized remainder of undissolved detergent residue in the wash water. An essential aspect of the laundry detergent formulation is a content of a partially sulfated and neutralized blend of ethoxylated alcohol surfactant constituents. A preferred type of surfactant ingredient is a Neodol 23-3 derived type of blend which is 50-65 percent sulfated and neutralized.

Abstract: Aqueous cleaning solution concentrates with elevated levels of N-alkyl-2-pyrrolidone solubilized therein, comprising a surfactant formulation incorporating at least one N-alkyl-2-pyrrolidone, the alkyl group of which has 6 to 12 carbon atoms, and a C6-10 alkane sulfonate hydrotrope for the N-alkyl-2-pyrrolidone in a hydrotrope/pyrrolidone weight ratio of 0.9 to 5.0%.

Abstract: Aryl- or heteroaryluracils of formula I wherein R1 signifies methyl or ethyl; R2 signifies —CF3, —CClF2, —CCl2F, or —C2F5; and Q is an aryl or heteroaryl group; are produced whereby a compound of formula II O═C═N—Q  (II) is reacted at a temperature of −5° C. to +40° C. with an enamine of formula III wherein R19 signifies C1-C6-alkyl, in the presence of a solvent and of 0.1 to 0.4 equivalents of a base with respect to the employed enamine of formula III. The compounds of formula I are useful as herbicides. An example of the compounds of formula I is 2-chloro-5-(3,6-dihydro-2,6-dioxo-3-methyl-4-trifluoromethyl-1-(2H)pyrimidinyl)-benzoic acid 1-aalyloxycarbonyl-1-methyl-ethyl-ester.