Abstract: Exfoliating compositions, such as soaps, scrubs, and muds, for conditioning skin. The compositions include a carrier and particles that are insoluble in the carrier. The carrier may include one of more of a surfactant and an emollient, among other ingredients. The particles preferably include calcium carbonate, one or more phyllosilicates, and a quartz group tectosilicate, preferably have a calcium carbonate equivalent of less than 90%, and preferably embody a schistose texture. The exfoliating compositions with such particles have unexpected moisturizing and skin-conditioning properties.

Abstract: A system for decontaminating compressed gas having twin particulate desiccant-containing towers and a two-stage coalescer-containing precoalescer upstream of and connected to the towers by an inlet manifold, each tower having a pneumatically actuated inlet valve and a solenoid valve in the inlet manifold and an outlet valve in a common outlet manifold, the towers and precoalescer each having a drain valve and containing in a lower part an upwardly acting compactor for respectively compacting the desiccant and preventing oil leakage, the towers above a predetermined pressure of gas from the precoalescer and under control of the solenoid valves and a timer each alternating between decontaminating and regenerating cycles and together alternating in decontaminating cycles for continuously supplying decontaminated gas to the outlet manifold, and the outlet manifold in turn supplying decontaminated gas as actuating gas to each of the valves and compactors.

Abstract: Dump valve assembly for a cooling system in which the coolant is water without antifreeze, the system having a compressed air-operated dump valve supplied with operating air from a special reservoir charged through a check valve with compressed air from an associated compressed air system and, under emergency conditions when the associated compressed air system is shut down, automatically operating the dump valve by discharging compressed air thereto under control of a temperature responsive solenoid-actuated valve.

Abstract: Two-stage precoalescer unit for filtering, coalescing and separating from contaminated compressed gas loose oil and water in a first stage and oil and water aerosol or vapor in a second stage, the coalescers of the first and second stages being mounted in tandem in a perforate-walled canister contained in a housing within an imperforate tube, the first-stage coalescer relatively permanently for periodic purging by gravity and a reverse flow of gas and the second-stage coalescer removably, for purging over an extended period by a reverse flow of purge gas and thereafter removal and replacement on detachment of a lower from an upper part of the housing, and a spring-pressed floating follower in the housing above and acting downwardly on the canister for compensating for manufacturing tolerances in components of the precoalescer unit.

Abstract: A pressure gauge assembly for gauging and having an open-fronted casing connectable through check valving to one or more pressure lines, the valving being front-ported for receiving and normally held open by a plug inserted in each such port, the gauge of the assembly being so connected to the casing as to be removable therefrom only after removal of the one or more plugs and consequent closing of the check valving without either dismounting or uncoupling the casing from any pressure line.

Abstract: A gas-actuated relay valve having an outlet port alternately connectable through opposed inlet and exhaust valve seats to inlet and exhaust ports, a lower downwardly opening valve head spring-urged for normally closing the seat to the inlet port, an upper upwardly opening normally unseated valve head for closing the seat to the exhaust port, and coaxial inner and floating outer pistons respectively connected to the lower valve head and mounting the upper valve head, the outer piston presenting a larger area than the inner piston to actuating gas received in a common actuating gas chamber for preventing loss through the exhaust port of operating gas introduced through the inlet port by closing the upper exhaust valve seat before opening of the inlet valve seat.

Abstract: A precoalescer unit for a twin tower assembly for decontaminating compressed gas the towers of which each contain a desiccant and under timer control of individual solenoid valves alternately receive contaminated gas and individually cycle between decontaminating and regenerating cycles, the precoalescer unit being interposed in the path of flow of contaminated gas from a source to the towers' inlet ports and having a casing and a double-seated drain valve on the casing and connected for actuation to an actuating gas line of one of the towers, the casing containing an open-ended in-out tubular coalescer and a valve in and normally closing a lower end of the coalescer and opening under differential pressure on opening of the drain valve for enabling the precoalescer unit, in response to cycling of the towers, to be purged cyclically of coalesced oil drained by gravity from the outside and contaminants washed from the inside of the tubular coalescer by compressed gas received from the source.

Abstract: A twin tower assembly for decontaminating compressed gas, each tower having inlet, outlet, drain and solenoid valves of which the inlet and drain valves are separately connected directly to the solenoid valve and actuated respectively to close and open by actuating gas supplied and exhausted through the tower's solenoid valve, the towers by alternate energizing of their solenoid valves under timer control and actuation of their inlet and drain valves each normally alternating between decontaminating and regenerating cycles and together alternating in their decontaminating cycles for supplying a continuous output of decontaminated gas, the inlet and drain valves of each tower being so relatively constructed that actuating gas supplied at the same pressure at the solenoid valve exerts a greater force differential for closing the inlet valve than for opening the drain valve and ensures that in cycling the inlet valve will close before opening and open after closing of the drain valve.