Abstract: A method for forming vertical stacks of documents and then conveying the stacks serially along a conveyor to further processing stations. The stacks are rapidly ejected onto a conveyor which is driven at a relatively slow delivery speed, and to avoid longitudinal shingling of the stacks caused by their rapid ejection onto the conveyor, and to correct any lateral misalignment of each stack, there is provided a pair of rotatably mounted resilient guide rolls along respective opposite sides of the conveyor for rotation about vertical axes. The rolls are spaced apart a distance such that the rolls resiliently engage the opposite sides of the stacks as they pass therebetween. Also, the guide rolls are rotated at an initial peripheral speed which closely approximates the speed of the advancing stacks when the stacks engage the two guide rolls, which serves to square the stacks.

Abstract: A pump assembly 1, 33, 200 adapted for continuous flow pumping of blood. In a particular form the pump 1, 200 is a centrifugal pump wherein the impeller 100, 204 is entirely sealed within the pump housing 2, 201 and is exclusively hydrodynamically suspended therein as the impeller rotates within the fluid 105 urged by electromagnetic means external to the pump cavity 106, 203.

Abstract: A blade with optimized vibration behavior for turbomachinery components in an axial-type construction having a solid, thin and elongated blade body, the blade, at a distance from both a radially inner blade body end and a radially outer blade body end, having at least one plate-like rib which is disposed in an upright position on the blade body surface and is oriented in a neutral manner with regard to the flow and is also integrally connected to the blade body on one of the suction and pressure sides of the blade.

Abstract: A hydraulic control unit for a motor-vehicle braking system comprises a pump (32) delivering hydraulic fluid under pressure, said pump being capable of being controlled by an electronic control unit (ECU) and supplying the hydraulic fluid for at least one braking device (22) which is coupled to a wheel of the vehicle, and also a first reservoir (34) for pressureless hydraulic fluid, which is assigned to the pump (32) on the input side, and a second reservoir (36) for hydraulic fluid under pressure, which is assigned to the pump (32) on the output side. In order to design the control unit in such a way that it is not unshapely and problems [sic] as regards installation space arise in not uncritical manner, the pump (32), the first reservoir (34) and the second reservoir (36) are arranged in a common casing (60), integrated as an electrohydraulic modular unit.

Abstract: A control valve for a variable displacement compressor in refrigerant circuit permits the compressor displacement to be accurately controlled regardless of the thermal load on an evaporator. The refrigerant circuit includes a high pressure pipe, which extends between a discharge chamber of the compressor and a condenser. A first pressure monitoring point is located in the discharge chamber. A second pressure monitoring point is located in the high pressure pipe. A supply passage connects the second pressure monitoring point with a crank chamber of the compressor. The control valve is located in the supply passage and adjusts the opening size of the supply passage in accordance with the difference between the pressure at the first pressure monitoring point and the pressure at the second pressure monitoring point. The control valve includes a solenoid for determining the target value of the pressure difference. The control valve operates to maintain the determined target value.

Abstract: A safety device for use in a fluid transfer and/or circulation system of the type which uses a pump to draw water from a reservoir through one or more intake lines each extending from an open end at the reservoir to the pump intake. The safety device connects to the fluid transfer/circulation system and includes a sensor, a triggering mechanism, and a vacuum breaker. When the pump is operating, the sensor monitors one or more conditions of the system. When one or more of the monitored conditions deviates outside of a normal operational range, as a result of an obstruction of any one or more of the open ends of the intake lines, the triggering mechanism triggers the vacuum breaker to eliminate negative pressure in the system by introducing air from atmosphere into the intake lines, thereby removing suction at the open ends of the intake lines. The safety device may further activate warning devices including audible and visible alarms to indicate that the system has been deactivated.

Abstract: A control for a refrigeration system serviced by a special pulse width modulated compressor coupled to a condenser and evaporator. The system can be of the distributed type wherein the condenser and compressor may be coupled to service a group of adjacent refrigeration cases, wherein each case would have its own evaporator. A controller is coupled to a load sensor for producing a variable duty cycle control signal in which the duty cycle is a function of demand for cooling. Moreover, fuzzy logic techniques may be utilized in order to provide self adaptive tuning control for the system.

Abstract: A fast moving part for a plastic working apparatus, such as a press. It is formed from a composite containing, e.g., aluminum as a light metal matrix. The composite contains 10% to 45% by volume of a ceramic material and 0.1% to 1.0% by weight of free-cutting inclusions.

Abstract: A test tube apparatus including a container body (1) with a cavity (3) which is essentially prismatic and has an essentially rectangular cross section, a cylindrical connecting part (5) for filling, and a flat laminar zone (7) developed as an extension of one of the walls of the cavity. Information which can be read optically, such as bar codes or the like, may be accommodated on this flat laminar zone (7).

Abstract: An apparatus for reducing harmful ingredients in gas by irradiating the gas with an electron beam. The apparatus comprising a voltage generating unit adapted to generate a high-frequency and high voltage signal, and a reaction unit coupled to the voltage generating unit to receive the high-frequency and high voltage signal, the reaction unit including an electron beam pole having a plurality of openings along the surface of the electron beam pole, and a plurality of discharge cells for each opening, the discharge cells being disposed to face the corresponding opening for generation of the electron beam therebetween, the region between the discharge cells and the openings defining a reaction region through which the gas travels.

Abstract: An improved method of purifying sodium carbonate from a natural source whereby a dissolved sodium carbonate product is treated with a cationic compound, such as a quaternary amine, to react with carbon-containing contaminants and filtering the product. The filtered modified sodium carbonate solution is then crystallized and dried. The modified sodium carbonate has a greater reactivity or uptake of carbon dioxide for the manufacture of sodium bicarbonate than conventional sodium carbonates.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the selective catalytic reduction of the nitrogen oxides contained in a lean exhaust gas from internal combustion engines by reducing the nitrogen oxides by means of ammonia on a catalyst. The process is characterized in that, in addition to the lean exhaust gas, a rich gas stream is produced that is treated in an electrical gas discharge plasma in order to form the ammonia required for the reduction.

Abstract: A process for the combined production of ammonia and urea of the type comprising an ammonia synthesis reactor (2), a urea synthesis reactor (5) and a urea recovery section (21) stands out for the fact of submitting at least a part of a flow comprising carbamate in aqueous solution coming from the urea recovery section (21) to a partial decomposition treatment, to obtain a flow comprising ammonia and carbon dioxide in vapor phase and a flow comprising diluted carbamate in aqueous solution, which is fed together with a gas flow comprising hydrogen, nitrogen and carbon dioxide, preferably obtained by hydrocarbons steam reforming, and a flow comprising ammonia coming from the ammonia synthesis reactor (2) to a carbamate synthesis section (3), where ammonia and carbon dioxide are caused to react, to obtain a flow comprising carbamate in aqueous solution and a gas flow comprising hydrogen and nitrogen.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a compound based on an alkaline-earth metal, on sulphur and on aluminium, on gallium or indium, to its process of preparation and to its use as luminophore. The compound of the invention corresponds to the formula AB2S4, in which A represents an alkaline-earth metal and B aluminum, gallium, or indium and it is characterized in that it is provided in the form of a powder with a residual oxygen content of not more that 1.5% and composed of particles with a mean size of not more than 10 &mgr;m. This compound is obtained by a process which contains the following stages: a solution or a suspension comprising salts of the elements A and B is formed, the solution or the suspension is dried by atomization and the product obtained in the preceding stages is reacted with carbon disulphide or with a mixture of hydrogen sulphide and or carbon disulphide. The compound of the invention can be used as a luminophore, in particular in cathodoluminescence.

Abstract: After hydrogenation and desulfurization treatment of raw fuel in the desulfurization unit 1, the product is separated in the acidic gas separator 2 into fuel and a hydrogen sulfide-containing gas, and the hydrogen sulfide-containing gas is subjected to combustion together with air in the catalyst converter 3 thereby converting the hydrogen sulfide completely into sulfur dioxide to give a sulfur dioxide-containing gas, and this sulfur dioxide-containing gas is reacted with limestone powder and air in water in the oxidation and neutralization reactor 4, and the resulting slurry is dehydrated in the gypsum slurry solid/liquid separator 5 and then dried in the gypsum heater 6.

Abstract: This specification discloses a hydrogen generating apparatus comprising a reformer, a heating section, a fuel supply section, a water supply section, a shift reactor with a shift catalyst layer, a first heat exchanger on the downstream side of the shift catalyst layer, and a temperature detector for the shift catalyst layer. It is the most notable feature of the hydrogen generating apparatus of the present invention that the temperature of the downstream portion of the shift catalyst layer is raised by the action of the heat exchanger compared with the temperature of the same before the amount of the reformed gas is increased. And, the temperature of the downstream portion is lowered compared with the temperature of the same before the amount of the reformed gas is reduced when reducing the amount of the reformed gas.

Abstract: Improved methods for detecting lesions in dense breast tissue are disclosed. The methods of the invention generally feature administration to a subject of an LHRH antagonist in an amount and for a period of time sufficient to reduce the density of breast tissue prior to generating an image of the breast tissue, for example by mammography, to detect a lesion in the breast tissue. Packaged formulations for reducing breast density in a subject prior to generating an image of the subject's breast tissue, comprising an LHRH antagonist packaged with instructions for using the LHRH antagonist to reduce breast density in a subject prior to imaging the breast tissue, are also disclosed.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for locating and accessing a patient's sentinel lymph nodes which are associated with a lesion site of the patient. A radiopharmaceutical is injected at or near a lesion site within a patient's body. The migration of the radiopharmaceutical and accumulation of the radiopharmaceutical in a sentinel node of the patient is monitored with a gamma camera or radiation energy detector from outside the patient's body. The sentinel node can then be accessed with a cannula having an RF energy electrode on the distal end of the cannula which is activated during insertion of the cannula. Once the distal end of the cannula is positioned adjacent the sentinel node, a radiation energy detector can be inserted through the cannula to verify the proximity of the distal end of the cannula to the sentinel node.

Abstract: Texaphyrins are selectively retained in diseased tissue cells. When exposed to low level, non-thermal sonodynamic agent such as ultrasound, the texaphyrin-incorporated cells are selectively destroyed. There is provided a method of sonodynamic therapy by administering an effective amount of an intracellular sensitizer to a mammal in need thereof and providing an effective amount of a sonodynamic agent.

Abstract: This invention relates to compositions for whitening teeth and dental prostheses using a water soluble alkali metal tripolyphosphate with or without a source of active oxygen and a enzymatic hydrolytic agent.

Abstract: A nail enamel composition which contains, in a cosmetically acceptable solvent, at least one film-forming substance and at least one urea-modified thixotropic agent. The use of such a thixotropic agent gives nail enamel compositions with higher gloss, high clarity, improved aesthetics in the bottle, excellent thixotropic properties, and improved application properties.

Abstract: A developer composition having a pH of 2.5 to 6.9, for use in oxidative dyeing of hair comprising 0.01-20% of a primary thickening agent which is an aqueous solution of acrylic polymer comprised of A and B monomers wherein the A monomer is selected from the group consisting of acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, and mixtures thereof; and the B monomer is selected from the group consisting of a C1-22 alkyl methacrylate, and a C1-22 alkyl acrylate, and mixtures thereof; 0.01-20% of a nonionic surfactant, 0.01-25% hydrogen peroxide, and 65-99.9% water; a hair dye mixture for coloring hair; a two component kit for coloring hair; and a method for coloring hair.

Abstract: The use of an IFN-&agr; subtype is provided for the preparation of a medicament to enhance the T-cell immune response in therapy of cancer, bacterial or parasitic infection or systemic viral infection amongst other disease conditions. Also provided are pharmaceutical formulations which include such sub-types of IFN-&agr; and methods of treatment, including treatment of cancer, bacterial or parasitic infection or systemic viral infection amongst other disease conditions.

Abstract: Novel multicomponent clostridial vaccine formulations using readily dispersible, non-depot adjuvants are disclosed. The vaccines can be administered to cattle intramuscularly or subcutaneously, without the severe, persistent local reactions, such as granulomas, abscesses and scarring, normally seen with other multicomponent clostridial vaccines.

Abstract: Composition characterized in that it comprises, as active principle, at least one compound of formula (I): 1

Abstract: A solution of the present invention useful for flushing an intravascular catheter includes a pharmacologically acceptable solium salt, a pharmacologically acceptable calcium salt, a pharmacologically acceptable potassium salt and about one milligram per milliliter polyhexamethylene biguanide hydrochloride in an aqueous admixture. Additionally, the solution of the invention may also contain a pharmacologically acceptable salt of lactic acid.

Abstract: A method of effectively treating pain in humans is achieved by administering buprenorphine in accordance with first order kinetics over an initial three-day dosing interval, such that a maximum plasma concentration from about 20 pg/ml to about 1052 pg/ml is attained, and thereafter maintaining the administration of buprenorphine for at least an additional two-day dosing interval in accordance with substantially zero order kinetics, such that the patients experience analgesia throughout the at least two-day additional dosing interval.

Abstract: The extract of the pericarp of Zanthoxylum bungeanum, prepared by extraction with carbon dioxide in supercritical conditions, has remarkable analgesic activity without exerting the local anesthetic activity characteristic of the extracts obtained by solvent means. The product of the present invention is prepared by extracting the pericarp of Zanthoxylurn bungeanum, finely ground or transformed into pellets, with carbon dioxide under pressure conditions ranging from 150 to 300 bars at temperatures ranging from 35 to 55° C.

Abstract: Microcapsules prepared by encapsulating an aqueous solution of a protein, drug or other bioactive substance inside a semi-permeable membrane by are disclosed. The microcapsules are formed by interfacial coacervation under conditions where the shear forces are limited to 0-100 dynes/cm2 at the interface. By placing the microcapsules in a high osmotic dewatering solution, the protein solution is gradually made saturated and then supersaturated, and the controlled nucleation and crystallization of the protein is achieved. The crystal-filled microcapsules prepared by this method can be conveniently harvested and stored while keeping the encapsulated crystals in essentially pristine condition due to the rugged, protective membrane. Because the membrane components themselves are x-ray transparent, large crystal-containing microcapsules can be individually selected, mounted in x-ray capillary tubes and subjected to high energy x-ray diffraction studies to determine the 3-D structure of the protein molecules.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to an oral active agent delivery system and method for delivering discrete units of an active agent formulation to a patient. An active agent formulation chamber containing the active agent formulation and having a fluid passing active agent formulation retainer is placed at a first end into a fluid and at a second end into a patient's mouth. The active agent is delivered when the patient sips on the second end of the chamber.

Abstract: The present invention provides a complex of human growth hormone and zinc containing human growth hormone and zinc at a molar ratio of about 1:1.6 to about 1:2.4, and a sustained-release preparation which comprises the complex of human growth hormone and zinc and a biodegradable polymer and which has a high entrapment ratio of human growth hormone and exhibits a stable sustained-release suppressing the initial burst.

Abstract: Method for inhibiting the formation of fatty streak on the arterial endothelium in a mammal comprise administering a citrus peel extract or citrus peel powder thereto.

Abstract: The invention concerns the use of an extract of the Terminalia catappa plant, as well as cosmetic, dermatological and pharmaceutical compositions containing such an extract. The invention also concerns the use of an extract of the Terminalia catappa plant with other active compounds, in a cosmetic, dermatological and/or pharmaceutical composition for external topical use for the skin or superficial body growth.

Abstract: The neck finish for a wide range of plastic water dispenser bottles is formed so that it has a smooth, straight inner diameter and is fully calibrated, not requiring any post trimming. The parison is extruded over a fixed blow pin, which also serves as an inner mandrel. The wall thickness of the parison is controlled to provide the desired amount of material to fill the neck area and compression mold the neck body. When the mold is closed on the parison, the area between the cutting ring and striker plate comes into contact to form a calibrated neck finish. The blow pin tip is completely water cooled to the upper end and includes a specially positioned orifices adjacent the end to distribute the blow air so that it spreads out material, thereby reducing material push out and also cools the lower neck area. The assembly is designed to be very rigid, to assist in part de-molding.

Abstract: The present invention provides a low moisture cheesecake product having extended shelf life stability. It includes a crust whose water activity ranges from about 0.40 to about 0.86, and a cheesecake filling whose water activity ranges from about 0.76 to about 0.86. The water activity of the finished cheesecake product ranges from about 0.60 to about 0.86. The shelf life stability of the cheesecake product is at least about 3 months at refrigerated temperature. In favorable embodiments of the cheesecake product, its size and shape are appropriate for an individual serving as a snack or a dessert. The filling comprises less than about 60% by weight cream cheese, and includes ingredients that contribute to a lowering of the water activity of the cheesecake product.

Abstract: A cookie container comprises a base having a bottom wall and an upstanding side wall surrounding the bottom wall. One portion of the side wall forms a pair of integral ramps for supporting respective generally straight rows of cookies at an angle relative to the bottom wall. The ramps are angled slightly away from each other such that an interior angle between the ramps (as viewed from an interior of the base) is greater than 180 degrees. By angling the ramps away from each other, the rows of cookies extending from the respective ramps into an interior of the base diverge away from each other. This, in turn, assists in showcasing cookies supported by the ramps for better viewing because a consumer can readily see the generally flat top of at least one cookie from a greater viewing angle than if the cookies in both rows extended in the same direction.

Abstract: A method of making, combining, and using a balanced multi-phase food mixture and a multi-phase beverage made thereof is incorporated into carbonated herb beverage, aerated tea, fast fermented grain drink, amino acid flavored beverage, alcohol soaked cocktail drink, and aerated vegetable beverage. The liquid phase comprises total small molecular mineral and sugar up to 350 mOsm, pH 3.5-7.8, sweetener up to 7 wt %, alcohol up to 3 wt %, protein up to 30 wt %, fiber 20-37 gram per 2000 calories, at least 30% of calories are derived from complex carbohydrate, and up to 5% by volume gas, which will release a meaningful smell when being consumed. The solid phase includes at least 10% by weight plant mix, complex carbohydrate, protein, fat, and a combination thereof The beverage is natural and balanced referred to physiological body composition for normalizing body composition and fluid metabolism toward optimal body fitness with increased sensory experience and satiety.

Abstract: The invention is a packaging system for refrigerated leavened compositions. The packaging system is easily opened by the end consumer and yet is capable of sustaining a desired environment within the package during the storage life of the composition. The invention includes a method for determining package seal strength for a refrigerated leavened composition. The system provides an environment within the package such that the composition attains a desired specific volume upon baking or cooking. The method includes the process of determining the specific volume required for the refrigerated leavened composition after baking, determining internal equilibrium pressure required to attain the specific volume after baking, determining the package dimension subject to the internal equilibrium pressure, and defining the pressure holding capacity required to maintain this pressure during the storage life of the refrigerated composition.

Abstract: A granulated sugar product comprising a core material substantially of a granulated first sugar material having a density in the range of 0.60-1.20 g/cm3, preferably 0.70-1.10 g/cm3, and a surface material substantially of a second sugar material having a density preferably in the range of 0.01-0.55 g/cm3, wherein the surface material comprises substantially a second sugar, dextrins, sorbitol, mannitol, starch, cellulose, inulin, glycogen, xylitol, levoglucason or maltol (and ethyl derivative). The surface material may cover only some or all of the surface of the first sugar granule. The product may also incorporate a sweetener, preferably a high intensity sweetener. The resulting granulated sugar product has an overall bulk density in the range of 0.10-0.65 g/cm3 before packing. Following packing, the overall bulk density of the granulated sugar product is preferably in the range of 0.20-0.

Abstract: Compositions and methods for enhancing the palatability of dry and semi-dry pet food compositions, particularly extruded cat food compositions, are described. In one embodiment, the palatability enhancer is a dry cat food coating including tetrasodium pyrophosphate at about 0.1% to about 1.0% by weight of the finished pet food product. The palatability enhancer is applied after the extrusion process to the extruded particles or pieces of pet food.

Abstract: An integrated circuit is formed containing a metal-oxide ferroelectric thin film. An inert-gas recovery anneal is conducted to reverse the degradation of ferroelectric properties caused by hydrogen. The inert-gas recovery anneal is conducted in an unreactive gas atmosphere at a temperature range from 300° to 1000° C. for a time period from one minute to two hours. Preferably, the metal-oxide thin film comprises layered superlattice material. Preferably, the layered superlattice material comprises strontium bismuth tantalate or strontium bismuth tantalum niobate. If the integrated circuit manufacture includes a forming-gas anneal, then the inert-gas recovery anneal is performed after the forming-gas anneal, preferably at or near the same temperature and for the same time duration as the forming-gas anneal.

Abstract: Method of coating metal strips, preferably made of steel or aluminum, by applying a powder coating, cleaning, and baking, where

Abstract: The present invention is for particulate compositions and methods for producing them that can absorb or scatter electromagnetic radiation. The particles are homogeneous in size and are comprised of a nonconducting inner layer that is surrounded by an electrically conducting material. The ratio of the thickness of the nonconducting layer to the thickness of the outer conducting shell is determinative of the wavelength of maximum absorbance or scattering of the particle. Unique solution phase methods for synthesizing the particles involve linking clusters of the conducting atoms, ions, or molecules to the nonconducting inner layer by linear molecules. This step can be followed by growth of the metal onto the clusters to form a coherent conducting shell that encapsulates the core.

Abstract: Fine powder out of adequate particle size range discharged in a manufacturing process of resin magnet compound comprising step 1 of mixing magnet powder such as neodymium-iron-boron system quenched alloy and an organic solvent solution of a thermal polymerizing resin in wet process, and step 2 of solvent removal-pulverizing-sorting into adequate particle size range is processed again in step 1 and step 2, and resin magnet compound within adequate particle size range is obtained again, and moreover the green matter obtained by strong compression of the resin magnet compound into a desired magnet shape is processed again at step 2 to obtain fine powder, which is processed again at step 1 and step 2, so that resin magnet compound within adequate particle size is obtained again.

Abstract: A method of forming a zinc or indium oxide layer at the surface of phosphors deposited by serigraphy on a substrate, including the steps of adding the grains to a solution of a serigraphy binder in water, dissolving in the solution a zinc or indium nitrate, performing the serigraphy deposition, and annealing.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for forming high-quality deposited material layers in semiconductor manufacturing are provided. In the method, the initial stages of a deposition are performed with no current flowing through substrate heater filaments. Current is restored to the heater filaments when needed to maintain the substrate within an acceptable range around a target or setpoint temperature. When an on/off temperature controller is used, the method may be implemented without disturbing the normal operation of the controller, by monitoring the heater filament current and beginning a deposition just after the current has been turned off by the controller. Current may also be removed from the heater filaments at the end of the deposition, so that concentrations of deposition species may equilibrate without the presence of heater currents.

Abstract: Methods for preparing organic thin films on substrates, the method comprising the steps of providing a plurality of organic precursors in the vapor phase, and reacting the plurality or organic precursors at a sub-atmospheric pressure. Also included are thin films made by such a method and apparatuses used to conduct such a method. The method is well-suited to the formation of organic light emitting devices and other display-related technologies.

Abstract: A new method for CVD deposition on a substrate is taught wherein radical species are used in alternate steps to depositions from a molecular precursor to treat the material deposited from the molecular precursor and to prepare the substrate surface with a reactive chemical in preparation for the next molecular precursor step. By repetitive cycles a composite integrated film is produced. In a preferred embodiment the depositions from the molecular precursor are metals, and the radicals in the alternate steps are used to remove ligands left from the metal precursor reactions, and to oxidize or nitridize the metal surface in subsequent layers. A variety of alternative chemistries are taught for different films, and hardware combinations to practice the invention are taught as well.

Abstract: An extrusion coating head comprises an upstream side block (12) and a downstream side block (13) aligned in the conveying direction, and adjusting mechanism. The upstream and downstream side blocks (12, 13) respectively have edge surfaces (12a, 13a) on which the flexible support (1) is pressed. The upstream and downstream side blocks (12, 13) define therebetween a slit (15b) through which a coating composition can be extruded and applied onto the flexible support. The adjusting mechanism adjusts a length (t) of a perpendicular line which is drawn from an upstream end (A) of the edge surface of the downstream side block to a tangential line (L) of the edge surface of the downstream side block which is drawn from a downstream end of the edge surface of the upstream side block, to thereby adjust a distribution of a coating thickness on the flexible support in the width direction.

Abstract: A method for treating wood products is provided wherein wood products are treated in an aqueous solution of a silicate, a rheology modifier, a wetting agent and, optionally, borax and/or a bacteriocide or fungicide; the aqueous solution having a pH of at least 9.0, preferably, a pH of 10-14, and most preferably, 13.0. A suitable dye can be added to the aqueous solution to color the wood product. The present invention is also directed to an aqueous solution for pressure treating wood and a wood product prepared according to the method of the present invention.