Abstract: A method and apparatus for removing debris from the propulsion system of a vehicle such as a battle tank, including a tank in which the vehicle is positioned, means for lifting the vehicle in the tank, and means to wash the vehicle's propulsion system while the vehicle is in raised position.
Abstract: A process for obtaining flavor components from spent vanilla pods and beans, comprises forming a mixture of such spent pods and beans, incubating the mixture with an enzyme capable of destroying the cell membrane systems of said pods and beans for period of time and at a pH and temperature such that said cell membranes break down and release flavor constituents, and thereafter recovering the flavor constituents from the mixture.
Abstract: A method and apparatus for removing debris from the propulsion system of a vehicle such as a battle tank, including a tank in which the vehicle is positioned, means for lifting the vehicle in the tank, and means to wash the vehicle's propulsion system while the vehicle is in raised position.
Abstract: A pharmacologically effective mixture of a polymyxin composition and a hop composition having a synergistic effect on bacteria greater than the antibacterial effect of those compositions administered separately.
Abstract: A process for decontaminating water, comprising contacting the water with iodine, contacting the solution with a nylon polymer selected from the group consisting of nylon-6, nylon-4,6 and nylon-6,6, and then separating the so-formed iodophor from the solution.
Abstract: The combination of a polymyxin composition and a hop composition produces unexpected and synergistic activity against gram positive bacteria.
Abstract: A method of sanitizing the udders and teats of dairy cows by applying to them an aqueous solution of a hop compound in a concentration sufficient to kill substantial amounts of pathogens but insufficient to cause substantial trauma to the cows.
Abstract: A resilient shoe sole having a less resilient outer layer and a more resilient inner layer, and retractable studs anchored in the inner, more resilient layer. The bottom surface of the sole has annular grooves formed around the tip portions of the studs to permit those portions to flex when pressure is applied to the bottom surface, as during walking on a hard surface.
Abstract: Apparatus for washing the wheels and tires of heavy duty vehicles includes a wash trough in which the wheels and tires are washed, and a refuse trough in which refuse from the vehicles is deposited for facile removal. The troughs are separated by a wall having a space therein through which debris from the wash trough is impelled, by a stream of water into the refuse trough.