Abstract: A system and methods are described herein for preheating a preform in a preheater furnace and then transferring the preheated preform to a consolidation furnace for chemical treatment and sintering the preform into a clear glass which can be drawn into optical fiber. In addition, the preheater furnace is described herein which is configured to heat the preform per a predetermined heat-profile until the preform is uniformly heated to a temperature above 1000° C.

Abstract: A system and methods are described herein for preheating a preform in a preheater furnace and then transferring the preheated preform to a consolidation furnace for chemical treatment and sintering the preform into a clear glass which can be drawn into optical fiber. In addition, the preheater furnace is described herein which is configured to heat the preform per a predetermined heat-profile until the preform is uniformly heated to a temperature above 1000° C.

Abstract: A system and methods are described herein for preheating a preform in a preheater furnace and then transferring the preheated preform to a consolidation furnace for chemical treatment and sintering the preform into a clear glass which can be drawn into optical fiber. In addition, the preheater furnace is described herein which is configured to heat the preform per a predetermined heat-profile until the preform is uniformly heated to a temperature above 1000° C.

Abstract: The present invention describes food supplements that contain one or more fruit extracts useful for pain relief and anti-inflammation. The food supplements may be used to inhibit inflammation mediated by cyclooxygenase and more particularly by cyclooxygenase-2.

Abstract: A hand-held pressurized product dispenser including a container containing a product under pressure, a valve mechanism and base structure at the top of the container, a nozzle that moves between an unactuated position and a discharge position, and a side lever that extends along the can and is movable to move the nozzle from the unactuated position to the discharge position. The dispenser also has a dome that is rotatably connected to the base structure and surrounds the nozzle and interacts with the nozzle to cause rotation of the nozzle between a locked position and an unlocked position. The nozzle has one or more downwardly directed feet that align with solid areas of an upwardly directed surface in the locked position and that align with open areas of the base structure in the unlocked position, such that the nozzle is free to move into the discharge position.

Abstract: The present invention describes food supplements that contain one or more fruit extracts useful for pain relief and anti-inflammation. The food supplements may be used to inhibit inflammation mediated by cyclooxygenase and more particularly by cyclooxygenase-2.

Abstract: In an internal combustion engine with a motor block (6) and a longitudinal extending anti-rotation guide (5), which includes receiving recesses situated at apportioned spatial distances, one from the other to receive valve tappets and is affixed in a receiving groove of the motor block (6). The guide (5) is constructed as an injection molded component with a one-piece, molded-on, elastically expanded or deformable clip, which engages in a complementary receiving contour on the motor block (6).

Abstract: In an internal combustion engine with a motor block (6) and a longitudinal extending anti-rotation guide (5), which includes receiving recesses situated at apportioned spatial distances, one from the other to receive valve tappets and is affixed in a receiving groove of the motor block (6). The guide (5) is constructed as an injection molded component with a one-piece, molded-on, elastically expanded or deformable clip, which engages in a complementary receiving contour on the motor block (6).

Abstract: The invention is directed to a composition and method for correcting a dietary phytochemical deficiency, wherein the phytochemicals include sulphoraphane, naringen, hesperidin, narirutin, quercetin, &bgr;-carotene, lutein, lycopene, and isoflavones. The composition may also comprise additional vitamins and minerals.

Abstract: The invention is directed to a composition and method for correcting a dietary phytochemical deficiency, wherein the phytochemicals include sulphoraphane, naringen, hesperidin, narirutin, quercetin, &bgr;-carotene, lutein, lycopene, and isoflavones. The composition may also comprise additional vitamins and minerals.

Abstract: A combination beverage package having a primary chamber and a secondary chamber beneath. The primary chamber includes a substantially cylindrical sidewall containment and a bottom closure panel. The secondary chamber below being a detachable substantially cylindrical sidewall containment with a secondary bottom closure panel being spaced apart from the primary closure panel by the secondary substantially cylindrical containment. A complimentary product is placed in the secondary chamber during manufacture and can be removed by the user through detachment of the secondary containment chamber.