Abstract: Disclosed is a process for bonding wallpaper to a wall insulation board or film of a foamed organic polymer, comprising the steps of providing a layer of wall insulation comprising a foamed organic polymer; providing a layer of wallpaper; applying to the surface of either the layer of wall insulation or the layer of wallpaper a coating of an adhesive composition suitable for bonding the layers together, wherein the adhesive composition comprises an amount of a flame retardant agent sufficient to render the adhesive composition flame retardant; and bonding the layer of wallpaper to the layer of wall insulation. Also disclosed is a composite sheeting produced by this process.

Abstract: Disclosed is a supporting sheath for a longitudinally shirred packaging tube, comprising a generally tubular shaped supporting sheath comprised of a grid-like structure and having an inside diameter slightly larger than the outside diameter of the shirred packaging tube and a length substantially greater than the length of the shirred packaging tube, so that when a shirred packaging tube is placed inside of the supporting sheath, two protruding ends of the supporting sheath remain; and a pair of generally planar star-like disc elements, each including a central aperture therein and a plurality of point-like projections spaced around its outer circumference, each of the disc elements having an outer diameter defined by the ends of the point-like protrusions which is larger than the inside diameter of the supporting sheath; wherein the star-like disc elements are adapted to be slid over the protruding ends of the supporting sheath and are adapted to engage with their point-like protrusions the grid-openings of

Abstract: An article of manufacture useful in the production of sausages comprising a hollow rod consisting of a longitudinally gathered packing tube and a surrounding support sheath of formable sheet material such as polyethylene with integral end walls each having a central opening therein, said integral end walls being formed in the shape of a truncated pyramid provided with at least two permanently shaped end wall edges radially arranged with respect to the center of the end walls; the end walls are formed by folding the projecting edges of the sheath to form outwardly-projecting, double-layer, triangular flaps; and heat-sealing the sides of the folds to each other; the openings in the end walls of the support sheath allow insertion of a filling tube of a filling machine into the hollow rod in the interior cavity of the support sheath.

Abstract: Disclosed is an article of manufacture, comprising a hollow rod comprised of a longitudinally gathered tube of cellulose hydrate-based material, the hollow rod having a latent water content of between about 25% and 100% by weight based upon the total weight of the hollow rod and being free of chemical anti-bacteriocidal agent; a closed, substantially gas impermeable packaging sheath having a hollow interior chamber therein, with the hollow rod being positioned in the hollow interior chamber, whereby the hollow rod is completely enveloped by the packaging sheath, wherein the packaging sheath is comprised of a flexible film of material which is substantially impermeable to gases; and a protective gas essentially filling the remaining portion of the hollow interior chamber, with the gas protecting the hollow rod against the formation of aerobic microorganisms on the water-containing cellulose hydrate-based material.

Abstract: An article of manufacture useful in the production of sausages comprising a hollow rod consisting of longitudinally gathered packing tube and a surrounding support sheath of formable sheet material, such as polyethylene, with integral end walls each having a central opening therein, said integral end walls being formed by longitudinally axially twisting the end portions of the sheath and thereafter longitudinally compressing and buckling the twisted ends of the sheath; the openings in the ends walls of the support sheath allowing insertion of a filling tube of a filling machine into the hollow rod in the interior cavity of the support sheath and permitting ready withdrawal of the end of the packing tube from the support sheath in order to form a closed end on the tube prior to extruding sausage meat into the tube.

Abstract: A porous shaped article, especially a flat shaped sponge like article, in particular a sponge cloth, is disclosed which exhibits an improved cleaning effect and which comprises cellulose hydrate and from about 10 to about 80% by weight of polyolefin fibrids.

Abstract: A membrane unit and apparatus for removing toxic metabolites and metabolites normally present in urine from blood is disclosed. The unit comprises an arrangement of at least one permselective membrane and a fluid-absorbing and/or fluid-draining carrier containing at least one adsorbent. The apparatus comprises at least one membrane unit which is connected to inlet and outlet means for transporting blood to and from the unit.

Abstract: Disclosed is a calibrating device for expanding and controlling the draw-off speed of a shirred tubular casing 4a from the stuffing horn 1 of a stuffing machine during the filling thereof. This device comprises a hollow calibrating pipe 2 having a central bore therethrough for mounting on the stuffing horn 1 of a stuffing machine, and an enlarged circumference 8 at one end thereof which applies a frictional force to the tubular casing 4 as the casing is drawn over the pipe during filling. At least the enlarged end 8 of the pipe 2, moreover, is made of a resilient material to provide this area with a variable circumference to eliminate damage to the casing due to variations in the size thereof. Means 3 are also provided for adjusting the effective circumference of the enlarged end 8 of the pipe 2.

Abstract: A vector analyzer which serves for determining defining quantities of a planar vector in which the output of a digital counter is fed, via sine and cosine function generators, to a vector rotator addressed by the component voltages of an input vector and made to follow the value of the phase angle of the input vector by means of a three point control in order to make the output of the digital overflow counter follow the phase angle of an input vector by means of a control loop; the counter content is reset to zero without problem if the value 360.degree. of the phase angle is exceeded. The invention can be used particularly for field orientation control of rotating field machines.

Abstract: Disclosed is a porous sponge-like material having an improved scrubbing and cleaning ability which comprises a porous cellulose hydrate body having at least one netting attached to at least a portion of the surface of the body. In order to improve cleaning ability, the porous cellulose hydrate body contains a thermoplastic filler material. In the preferred embodiment, moreover, the filler material is comprised of a heat-sealable thermoplastic material and the netting at least partially comprised of a heat-sealable thermoplastic material to enable the facile bonding of the netting to the porous cellulose body by heat-sealing.

Abstract: A layer-forming apparatus for making particle-board mats comprises a spreading head adapted to deposit particulate matter upon a mat-forming surface. The distributing head comprises an array of mutually parallel interdigitated disk rollers with the interfitting disks defining progressively increasing interstitial spaces as the particles move from one side of the roller array to the other side thereof.

Abstract: A layer-forming apparatus, particularly for the preparation of particle-board mats adapted to be compressed with heating in a platen or other press to form a coherent structure generally known as particle board, comprises a dispensing unit for metering the particulate matter onto a conveyor to form the layer and, between the dispensing unit and the conveyor, a classifying device for separating fine particles from coarser particles. The conveyor feeds a head which spreads the particles from the layer on a receiving surface. The receiving surface carries the mat and the head is designed to deposit the coarser particles of the layer from the conveyor either before or after the fine particles so that the fine particles form a facing zone on the bottom and/or top of the mat.