Abstract: This invention is concerning a machine for rock removal and soil cultivation of newly broken or established farming areas. The machine picks up soil and rocks to a significant depth, and by a mixing and grinding process, breaks up sod, roots, and lumps of soil and by a classification process returns the size reduced material and small rocks to the ground, and retains the larger rocks.

Abstract: An apparatus for enrobing discrete objects. The device includes a perforated drum adapted to receive and tumble a charge of discrete objects to be coated and which is rotatable about its horizontal axis. The tumbling charge is periodically wetted with coating material and is dried by a stream of selectively conditioned air passed through the charge. During the initial phase of each drying operation a high velocity conditioned air stream employing a high percentage of reconditioned air is employed that effects rapid drying without deleteriously affecting the surface of the coated objects. During the final phase of each drying operation velocities are reduced and higher percentages of unrecirculated conditioned air is employed to assure continuity of drying with a concomitant production of an optimum surface of coating material thereon.

Abstract: A lighter has an actuator for an ignition mechanism and a fuel spout valve, which is mounted on a mounting block rotatably around a longitudinally central axis of a lighter casing for actuation, wherein the actuator constitutes a partial peripheral surface surrounding the lighter. A burner is also positioned on the longitudinally central axis of the lighter casing.

Abstract: Process for effecting the selective removal of sulfur dioxide values from industrial waste gases or the like and conversion thereof to elemental sulfur wherein a particularly constituted solution of mixed ammonium phosphates is exposed to absorbent contact with the sulfur dioxide bearing gas stream followed by recovery of the sulfur values therefrom and regeneration of the absorbent solution preparatory to reexposure thereof to the sulfur dioxide bearing gas stream.

Abstract: An adjustable load-bearing column assembly for supporting beams and the like including for on-site assemblage in superimposed operative engaging relation, an elongated H-shaped column of selectable length having a pair of parallel side wall segments joined together by a transverse web constituting a C-shaped tubular core and a pair of web segments extending from the core and joined to the midpoints of the side wall segments, a bearing plate having an opening concentric with and overlying the tubular core at the upper end of the column, a bolt having a selectively contoured head and a threaded shaft carrying a nut in adjustable threaded engagement therewith, the undersurface of the nut being in supportive relation with the bearing plate upper surface and the portion of the threaded shaft beneath the nut freely extending through the bearing plate opening and into the tubular core of the column, and a beam-embracively supporting bracket having an opening shaped and sized to non-rotatably receive and contain the

Abstract: Multicourse liner construction for a fluidized bed reaction chamber for the chlorination of alumina bearing material including a reaction-chamber-defining inner course of essentially non-reactive carbon, an outer course of heat insulating refractory material, and an intermediate course of high density and essentially non-reactive material to minimize undesired flow of reactant chlorine externally of said reaction chamber.

Abstract: Recovery of selectively constituted high purity aluminum chloride from the gaseous effluent of the chlorination of sodium contaminated alumina including the steps of purifying such gaseous effluent to provide essentially contaminant-free aluminum chloride in gaseous form in a gaseous carrier through selectively cooling the hot gaseous effluent to a temperature range well below the chlorination temperature but above the ambient condition condensation temperature of aluminum chloride yet sufficient to condense a selective portion of the condensable constituents therein including substantially all of the sodium aluminum chloride values therein, intermediate the steps of passing such gaseous effluent through filtration media to effect the separation of the condensed sodium aluminum chloride values and entrained solid and liquid particles therefrom and condensing high purity aluminum chloride values from the purified residual gaseous effluent to selectively constituted solid form at controlled temperatures.

Abstract: A removably insertable liner of elastically deformable material sized to be disposed within and in interfacially engaged relation with the inner surface of a rigid venturi element.

Abstract: An improved dispersant and flow agent for ink systems formed from a selectively oxidized linear unsaturated hydrocarbon having a carbon to carbon terminal double bond and a process for forming the same.

Abstract: Improved terminal end configuration for composite multi-metallic extrusion billets providing a reservoir of cladding metal for the initially extrudable portions thereof by selective introduction of metal powders into discrete core and cladding cavities within a deformable shell followed by isostatic compaction thereof.

Abstract: An apparatus for enrobing discrete objects. The device includes a perforated drum adapted to receive and tumble a charge of discrete objects to be coated and which is rotatable about its horizontal axis. The tumbling charge is periodically wetted with coating material and is dried by a stream of selectively conditioned air passed through the charge. During the initial phase of each drying operation a high velocity conditioned air stream employing a high percentage of reconditioned air is employed that effects rapid drying without deleteriously affecting the surface of the coated objects. During the final phase of each drying operation velocities are reduced and higher percentages of unrecirculated conditioned air is employed to assure continuity of drying with a concomitant production of an optimum surface of coating material thereon.

Abstract: Fluidized bed desubliming apparatus for directly desubliming gaseous aluminum chloride to solid form in a fluidized bed of solid particles of aluminum chloride in a chamber at controlled temperatures for production of selectively constituted solid particulate aluminum chloride, for example including cooling means within the bed for maintaining such controlled temperatures, means for introducing such gaseous aluminum chloride into the bed remote from all contact surfaces within the chamber which are below the ambient desublimation temperature, gas distribution inlet means, residual gaseous effluent outlet means and means for withdrawing aluminum chloride particles from the bed.