Abstract: The present invention provides a liquid phase oxidation of toluene by using catalyst containing manganese (Manganese II acetate) in presence of Lewis acid (Stannous (II) chloride) and a bromide promoter (NaBr), at a temperature of 120° C. and at a pressure of air in the range of 70-400 psig, in presence of carboxylic acid (acetic acid), as a solvent, to obtain high selectivity to benzaldehyde (76%). High activity was obtained with minimum byproducts such as benzoic acid, benzyl alcohol and benzyl acetate.

Abstract: A method for simulating an appearance of make-up and fashion accessories on an image of a consumer and for marketing such products includes compiling a database of a plurality of products having appearance information for each product, acquiring a base image of a consumer having a plurality of pixels, identifying a product application area in the base image having a blending region, whree the product application area and blending region thereof being are by sets of pixels of said base image, receiving a product selection from a consumer, retrieving appearance information associated with a selected product from the database, modifying the appearance information of the product application area according to the appearance information of the selected product, blending the blending region with the base image by modifying appearance information of pixels of the blending region according to appearance information of the selected product and according to appearance information of associated pixels of the base image i

Abstract: An improvement for lift equipment having a lift cage and a counterweight movable in a lift shaft with travel buffers at at least one end permits override of safety brake operation when buffer travel occurs. The invention comprises a blocking device which blocks operation of the safety brake, and may include a blocking lever connected to a trip lever mechanism of the safety brake and a blocking element which controls the movement of the blocking lever.

Abstract: A crimping press provides increased accuracy and precision. Both a rotative measuring system, such as an encoder arranged at a motor shaft, and a linear measuring system such as, for example, a measuring head and a glass scale, are provided. The linear measuring system may be coupled between a tool holder and the fixed press stand. The measurement values generated by the rotative measuring system and the measuring values of the linear measuring system are fed to a regulating circuit for regulation of crimping height.

Abstract: A device for producing electricity, the device comprising a three-phase alternator comprising three windings, a rectifier for converting the AC delivered by the alternator into rectified current, and a voltage-raising chopper using the self-inductance of the alternator to raise the voltage. The device includes a switch unit enabling the three windings to be connected either in a star configuration when the alternator is being rotated to produce electricity, or else to the respective phases of a three-phase network when the alternator is stopped.

Abstract: A roller degradation monitor device monitors the diameter of escalator rollers during operation of the escalator. A cam plate is mounted proximate the roller track for sequential contact with the upper circumference of rollers as they travel along the track. The vertical displacement of the cam plate is monitored by a proximity switch or sensor, differences in cam plate practice from an established baseline signifying variations in roller diameter. The output of the proximity switch or sensor provides a continuous measure of wear and decrease in diameter of the rollers. When the wear exceeds a predetermined value an alarm can be actuated.

Abstract: An expandable chain construction comprises first and second chain lengths of a monofilament such as nylon fishing line. Each chain length is formed into a series of spaced loops, the loops of the two lengths being of opposite senses. Each loop of each length encircles a portion of the other length lying between a pair of loops. Chain constructions may be interconnected along their lengths to form chains of increased width. The chain constructions are expandable to fit closely but gently about a wearers limb. The construction can simulate the appearance of tatoo designs.

Abstract: A fashion hair accessory comprises a claw type hair clip formed by hinged-together clip elements with interleaved tines, combined with strip sections of artificial hair. The strip sections of hair are formed with selvage-like margins at one end which are adhered to side walls of the clip elements adjacent to the tines. The selvage-like margins are secured alternatively to inside or outside walls of the clip elements, or optionally both inside and outside. Where margins are secured to inside walls, the strands of hair are guided outwardly through spaces between tines of the clip elements. The clip elements are joined along a hinge axis and have gripping elements on the side of said axis opposite from the tines. The strands of hair are guided over external surfaces of the clip elements, in a direction from the tines toward the gripping elements and substantially beyond such gripping elements.

Abstract: An escalator or travelling walkway has a handrail at the top of a balustrade which is centrally supported and deflected by means of a support wheel which rotates about an axle and which has approximately the width of the balustrade. The axle is held by at least one carrier cheek which is connected to either a support construction for the handrail or the balustrade.

Abstract: A shelf assembly suitable for displaying products in refrigerated environments has a wire mat mounted to two brackets. The wire mat has a plurality of spaced-apart, parallel product support rods having integral, downwardly-extending, U-shaped portions in which cross bars are welded. The tops of the cross bars and product support bars are co-planar forming a substantially planar product supporting surface. Stiffening members are welded to the bottom surfaces of the U-shaped portions to impart rigidity to the wire mat. A rearward end bar engages one of a plurality of locking slots in the mounting brackets to provide a plurality of positions for the wire mat. Guide rails extending over the wire mat define discrete product channels. Forwardly-extending portions of the product supporting rods form extensions to the product channels to which product label holders can be mounted. A shelf extension is removably mountable between the brackets when the wire mat is in a forward position.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for monitoring and limiting the operational temperature of physical and technical equipment includes supplying a heating device with at least one test pulse of energy and the effect of the test pulse on the temperature course of the equipment is compared to a characteristic operating line that is to be monitored. The comparison dictates where further energy can be supplied to the device or whether the energy supply is to be switched off. Such monitoring and control can be carried out periodically, without interrupting the operation of the equipment. The invention can be used to monitor the degree to which a heater is filled with a heat transfer medium; and is also able to detect impermissible heat dissipation levels.

Abstract: An apparatus for dispensing measured lengths of a sleeve material upon an armature, especially adapted for dispensing a plastic cover upon a toilet seat, includes a source of sleeve material fed onto the armature and collected upon a take-up reel. The cover is provided with a uniform series of marks along its length which are sensed and counted to control the operation of a motor drive which directs the sleeve material to and from the armature. Timer circuits are employed to cause motor cut-off if the required length of sleeve is not dispensed within a given length of time and to inhibit motor start for a fixed period after a dispensation. The sleeve-accepting end of the armature may include an angular horn to permit the sleeve to smoothly pass onto the seat.

Abstract: A method for preparing high bulk density crystalline 3-cyano-2-morpholino-5-(pyrid-4-yl)-pyridine which comprises precipitating a high bulk density crystaline 3-cyano-2-morpholino-5-(pyrid-4-yl)-pyridine from a starting material that is(a) a solution in an inorganic or organic acid, and precipitating with a base, or(b) a solution in a chlorinated hydrocarbon, and precipitating with an aliphatic hydrocarbon, or(c) from an aliphatic ester of an aliphatic carboxylic acid and an aliphatic alcohol.The compact, crystalline 3-cyano-2-morpholino-5-(pyrid-4-yl)-pyridine, so obtained, has a bulk density of from about 220 to about 360 g/l and is most suitable for pharmaceutical preparations.

Abstract: Disclosed is an armature or matrix for a magnetic separator which is to be placed into a magnetic field, for separating paramagnetic components from a particular wet or dry feed, wherein the matrix has a number of low-corrosion or corrosion-free soft magnetic plates disposed parallel to each other and spaced from each other in a direction perpendicular to the magnetic field, nonmagnetic spacers are interposed between the plates, and nonmagnetic ties are used to tie the plates and the spacers together into the matrix.