Abstract: In accordance with the present invention, a method is provided for efficiently delivering drugs to damaged tissue. The method comprises administering an admixture of an effective concentration of a surface-active copolymer and an effective concentration of a drug into the patient requiring the drug. Drugs that can be used in the present invention include, but are not limited to, antibiotics, antifungal drugs, chemotherapeutic drugs, free radical scavenger drugs, antinflammatory drugs, membrane stabilizing drugs, anticoagulants, ionotropic drugs and autonomic nervous system modulators.The surface-active copolymer can be an ethylene oxide-propylene oxide condensation product with the following general formula:HO(C.sub.2 H.sub.4 O).sub.b (C.sub.3 H.sub.6 O).sub.a (C.sub.2 H.sub.4 O).sub.b Hwherein a is an integer such that the hydrophobe represented by (C.sub.3 H.sub.

Abstract: The invention pertains to a device for measuring and regulating the mass of a flow of gases by means of a bypass system with a sensor capillary element, a regulating valve, and an electronic component for elucidating and evaluating measurements received from the sensor element for controlling the regulating valve, and with a basic body of metal, which has a gas flow-through conduit connected to a threaded inlet and a threaded outlet, while two channels leading to and from the sensor element branch off from the gas flow-through conduit.

Abstract: A merchandise support assembly, for example for socks comprises a blank 10 having first, second, third fourth and fifth portions 12, 14, 16, 18, 26 folded at crease lines 20, 22, 24, 28 between the portions. A second portion 14 is folded at the crease line 20 so that it overlies part of the first portion 12 to which it is secured by adhesive. Folding at crease lines 20, 22 forms a pocket between the second and fourth portions 14, 18 which are spaced part by the width of the third portion 16. A hook 40 comprises a hook member 42 and flexible resilient support arms 46 inserted through an opening 38 adjacent a fourth crease line 28 at the junction of the first and fifth portions 12, 26. The arms 46 engage the sheet material along crease line 28 to support the folded blank 10. The support assembly is simple to make and the hook can readily be assembled with the folded blank 10.

Abstract: In accordance with the present invention, a method is provided for treating myocardial damage. More particularly, the present invention relates to a method for treating myocardial damage comprising injecting certain ethylene oxide-propylene oxide condensation surface-active copolymers.The surface-active copolymer can be an ethylene oxide-propylene oxide condensation product with the following general formula:HO(C.sub.2 H.sub.4 O).sub.b (C.sub.3 H.sub.6 O).sub.a (C.sub.2 H.sub.4 O).sub.b Hwherein a is an integer such that the hydrophobe represented by (C.sub.3 H.sub.6 O) has a molecular weight of approximately 950 to 4000, preferably approximately 1200 to 3500, and b is an integer such that the hydrophile portion represented by (C.sub.2 H.sub.4 O) constitutes approximately 50% to 90% by weight of the compound.

Abstract: A cable handling chain link including an open sided cable compartment defined between an upper wall, a lower wall and a partition extending between the upper and lower walls, the partition being located in board from the side edges of the upper and lower walls which side edges define the open side of the compartment, and a cable retention device releasably connectable to the chain link, the cable retention device being a unitary member of generally elongate form having an abutment face which abuts against the inside face of one of said walls, and having a resilient tongue formation which co-operates with said inside face and a reaction member formed on the chain link to resiliently urge said abutment face into contact with said inside face, a detent member on said abutment face and/or said tongue for co-operation with the chain link to restrain longitudinal withdrawal of the retention device and a lateral projection extending laterally away from said abutment face toward the opposite wall, said lateral projec

Abstract: A print engine including a photosensitive belt which is an endless loop vertically mounted in the copier or printer housing. A photosensitive belt stretches over a pair of rollers such that the exterior of the surface of the belt defines a developing position for an electrostatic image in a substantial vertical plane. An exposure station in the copier housing focuses light on the developing position of the photosensitive belt forming the electrostatic image. Toner applied to the electrostatic image forms a developed image which is transferred to a second endless loop belt and subsequently communicated and fixed on an image receptor, such as paper. A second endless loop belt stretches between a first roller and a second roller. The first roller is vertically spaced-apart from the second roller. Each roller is horizontally and vertically off-set from one of the pair of rollers around which the photosensitive belt is stretched.

Abstract: An electronic welding station suitable for use with a dedicated power supply or for use in a system wherein a plurality of electronic welding stations are powered from a central power supply. The welding station provides for a positive ground mode, a negative ground mode, and two AC output modes of operation. Most components are used for all modes of operation. The main transistor bank (57) and an auxiliary transistor bank (64) are used in an emitter follower configuration for negative ground mode, a common emitter configuration for positive ground mode, and, in conjunction with an inductor/transformer (67), in a push-pull configuration for both AC output modes of operation. The inductor/transformer (67) is configured as an inductor for DC output operation and, by the insertion of a plug (67E), as a transformer for AC output operation. Selection of the positive ground mode, the negative ground mode, or an AC output mode is achieved by the use of a multi-pole switch (25) and a jumper (90).

Abstract: A liveload assembly including an stack guide, compressed belleville washers stacked inside the stack guide and a retainer to hold the compressed washers in the stack guide. A longitudinal slot in the wall of the stack guide permits visual checking of the compression provided by the liveload assembly on the gland follower of the valve or pump. The rotary or reciprocating shaft of a valve or pump is liveloaded by placing the liveload assembly over the bolt securing the gland follower to the stuffing box. A nut is threaded on the bolt until it contacts the washers and the retainer removed.

Abstract: A weighing and sorting apparatus which reduces the handling of articles during processing to group a plurality of such articles in a container such that the combined weight of the group is no less than a predetermined value, and which minimizes the excess weight in the container over the predetermined value. A continuous conveyor carries a plurality of cups in a horizontal plane. Each empty cup receives an article at a loading zone from a plurality of articles having varying weights. The cups pass in sequence through a weighing zone where the weight for the article in each cup is determined and registered with a controller. The cups then pass through a discharge zone where the controller selects articles to be discharged into a container with other selected articles.

Abstract: The present invention involves methods of inducing opiate-receptor antagonistic activity in a patient suffering from ischemic or traumatic central nervous system injury by administering to said patient an effective amount of an opiate-receptor antagonist having enhanced activity at the kappa-opiate receptor suitable to permit the induction of opiate-receptor antogonistic activity.

Abstract: Apparatus for removing the oil bag from killed fowl without cutting the tail of the fowl. A stationary knife assembly is mounted adjacent the predetermined path traveled by the birds along a conventional overhead conveyor. The stationary knife assembly has a V-shaped notch into which the oil bag of each bird moves, but a guard member partially blocks the notch and keeps the tail of the bird from entering the notch. A movable cutting assembly moves in synchronism with the bird conveyor and cooperates with the stationary knife assembly to shear the oil bag off the bird.

Abstract: Cordierite compositions having increased porosity and improved thermal expansion characteristics are disclosed. The cordierite compositions comprise from about 0.025 to about 1.5 percent by weight germanium dioxide and exhibit reduced CTE. The cordierite compositions are made by heating a mixture of kaolin, talc, alumina, kyanite and germanium dioxide to temperatures of between 1350.degree. and 1475.degree.C. The cordierite compositions are preferably made from a mixture which includes a calcined material, such as calcined talc, so that the mixture is more easily processed and the resulting cordierite compositions are more porous, and thus, more easily coated.