Abstract: A vehicle with a compartment, a ventilation channel on the ceiling or in a side wall of the compartment running in the longitudinal or transverse direction of the vehicle and a lighting facility with lighting elements is such that the ventilation channel features a reflector box with a channel base, featuring openings that are at least in part transparent to light or light-admitting openings, fitted facing the interior of the passenger compartment, and the lighting elements of the lighting facility are situated inside the ventilation channel. As a result of lighting facility being integrated in the ventilation channel, the amount of space required is less and the ventilation channel with integral lighting can be in the form of a pre-assembled unit.

Abstract: A transparent packaging container comprises a plastic tube having a welded longitudinal seam wherein the plastic is polyethylene terephthalate.(PET).

Abstract: A duct-type spacer grid for nuclear fuel assemblies is disclosed. In this spacer grid, a plurality of duct-shaped grid elements, individually having an octagonal cell, are closely arranged in parallel and are welded together, thus forming a matrix structure. The grid elements do not pass across the center of the subchannel of the assembly, thus effectively reducing pressure loss. Each of the grid elements is formed as an independent cell, and so they effectively resist against a lateral impact. A plurality of integral type swirl flow vanes, having different heights or same height, axially extend from the top of the grid to be positioned within each subchannel. The swirl flow vanes are bent outwardly, and so they do not contact the fuel rods during an insertion of the fuel rods into the cells. In the spacer grid, the fuel rods are supported within the cells by line contact springs without using any dimple.

Abstract: This invention concerns a method of producing human granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (hGCSF) and human growth hormone (hGH) from least by using recombinant DNA technology. More specifically, this invention relates to a method of producing hGCSF or hGH by using yeast expression vector which contains: hybrid promoters comprising promoters of two different yeast-derived genes, yeast killer toxin leader peptide, and amino terminus of IL-1&bgr;. In addition, this invention relates to a method of producing hGCSF by using expression vector which contains promoter and secretion signal of HSP 150.

Abstract: The invention relates to the production of forms or similar from foamed metal based on aluminum or other metals. Semi-finished product bodies or similar consisting of a foamable semi-finished product material obtained by compacting a mixture of at least one matrix metal powder and at least one expanding agent which releases a foaming gas are placed into a foaming mould or similar where they are geometrically arranged in the desired manner and then heated to a temperature in the range of melting temperature of the matrix metal. Once the mould has been filled, the foaming process is concluded and the resulting foamed metal forms are shaped out.

Abstract: A magnetic retrieval tool, includes a magnet holder having a cylindrical wall having a rear portion and a front portion, the wall defining a space for holding a magnet, the wall decreasing in thickness from the rear portion toward the front portion, and a magnet disposed in the space, wherein the magnet holder concentrates flux from the magnet at the front portion.

Abstract: Fertilizer with a chelate element is provided which comprises 0.01 to 4 parts of a compound of a metal for forming the central metal of a chelate compound, 1 to 5 parts of an oxycarboxylic acid, 2 to 8 parts of a potassic element, 0.1 to 1 part of a nitrogenous element, and 0.01 to 2 parts of a phosphorous element by weight, indicating a pH value of 6.0 to 7.5 when mixed with water. When a living body ingests an agricultural product cultivated with the fertilizer, the chelate derives glutathione S-transferase molecular species which can catalyze the detoxicating reaction of the electrophillic compound by the S-bonded reaction of said electrophillic compound and nucleophillic reduction-type glutathione peroxidase.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an improved tool for holding at least one turbine blade having a platform during the application of a coating to underplatform areas of the at least one turbine blade. The tool includes at least one fixture for holding the at least one turbine bladed during the coating application. The at least one fixture has a base receptacle for receiving the at least one turbine blade and a cover for the base receptacle. Each of the base receptacle and the cover has an opening which corresponds in shape to each of the underplatform areas to be coated.

Abstract: The yield of cement clinker recovered from a kiln assembly is enhanced by feeding a particulate material comprising silica and an oxide of at least one of calcium and aluminum, for example, fly ash into contact with hot cement clinker; the fly ash melts to a partially fused material which chemically reacts with the hot clinker to produce a pyroprocessed cement clinker of crystalline hydraulic silicates; the extruder is added to the hot cement clinker downstream of the formation of the cement clinker, and suitably is added to the hot cement clinker at the upstream end of the cooler of the kiln assembly, or within the kiln, downstream of the burning zone, and more especially in the initial cooling zone at the discharge end of the kiln.

Abstract: A method for making an oil soluble coking process additive, includes the steps of: providing mixture of a metal salt in water wherein the metal salt contains a metal selected from the group consisting of alkali metals, alkaline earth metals and mixtures thereof; providing a heavy hydrocarbon; forming an emulsion of the mixture and the heavy hydrocarbon; heating the emulsion so as to react the metal salt with components of the heavy hydrocarbon so as to provide a treated hydrocarbon containing oil soluble organometallic compound, wherein the organometallic compound includes the metal and is stable at a temperature of at least about 300° C. The oil soluble additive and a process using same are also disclosed.

Abstract: A cartridge used for valve batteries that serve for mixing cold water and warm water, said cartridge having two discs arranged one above the other, namely, a lower inlet disc and an upper regulating disc wherein said discs together form a sealing plane. A driving arm insuring the planar movement of the regulating disc is allowed to be rotated around a fastening pin placed in a lever holder. The driving arm is in driving connection with a ceramic moving element which, in turn, is in driving connection with said regulating disc, and the surfaces of said ceramic moving element, preferably a first ceramic moving surface and a second ceramic moving surface. The surfaces of said ceramic moving element are guided by means of guiding surfaces, preferably a first guiding surface and a second guiding surface, both formed in the lever holder, in a manner that the angle between the direction of movement of the ceramic moving element and the rotation axis of the driving arm differs from 90°.

Abstract: A barrier layer for a silicon containing substrate which inhibits the formation of gaseous species of silicon when exposed to a high temperature aqueous environment comprises a barium-strontium alumino silicate.

Abstract: A perpendicular connection of two profile rods abutting at an angle (&agr;) with undercut linear grooves has a connecting bolt with a head at one end. This is arranged parallel to the axis of symmetry of a longitudinal profile rod in an undercut linear groove therein, and engages with its other end in a tenon block arranged in an undercut linear groove of the transverse profile rod. A spread element inserted in the undercut linear groove can be spread by the effect of an axial force generated by the connecting bolt transverse to the linear groove and firmly clamped in this as an abutment. The spread element comprises a spread body with an axial holder bore and a wedge body which can be inserted therein with the through bore for the connecting bolt, where the head of the connecting bolt lies against a face of the wedge body.

Abstract: Diecasting machine for production of mouldings from thixotropic metal billets, containing a sprue system which connects a cylindrical casting chamber cavity with a moulding cavity, where the sprue system has a cylindrical sprue cavity immediately adjacent to the casting chamber cavity and contains at least one sprue, and all sprues lead laterally away from the generated surface of the sprue cavity and each sprue has a concentric center line and at its end facing towards the moulding cavity has an inlet opening for introduction of the thixotropic metal alloy into the moulding cavity, and the sprue system is connected to the casting chamber cavity by a passage opening perpendicular in relation to a concentric longitudinal axis of the cylindrical casting chamber cavity, wherein each sprue has a circular or elliptical cross section with a substantially constant cross sectional area over its entire length.

Abstract: A drive unit for driving the second driven axle of an all-wheel drive vehicle with a hydraulic coupling dependent on rotational-speed differences, comprising a driven case and two half shafts, which can each be connected to the latter by a friction clutch, the friction clutches being operatively connected to a hydraulic positive displacement machine that operates when a rotational-speed difference occurs between the case and the half shaft.

Abstract: A process for preparing a hydrocarbon in water emulsion includes the steps of providing a hydrocarbon phase containing inactive natural surfactant; mixing a solid carbon additive with the hydrocarbon phase, the solid additive being selected from the group consisting of coal, coke and mixtures thereof so as to provide a hydrocarbon suspension including the solid carbon additive; and forming an emulsion from the hydrocarbon suspension and an aqueous phase in the presence of a surfactant activating additive so as to activate the inactive natural surfactant and form a hydrocarbon in water emulsion having the solid carbon additive suspended in the hydrocarbon phase. A hydrocarbon in water emulsion is also provided including a hydrocarbon phase, a water phase, a surfactant, and a solid carbon additive suspended in the hydrocarbon phase, the solid carbon additive being selected from the group consisting of coal, coke and mixtures thereof.

Abstract: A non-stick coating with improved scratch resistance comprises an undercoat applied to a substrate, coated with a primary coat comprising a fluorocarbon resin and one or more fluorocarbon resin-based outer coats, characterized in that the undercoat is exclusively constituted by the polymer oxy-1,4-phenylene-oxy-1,4-phenylene-carbonyl-1,4-phenylene, known as PEEK.

Abstract: A template is placed over a mold cavity, with the template including a series of orifices which extend over substantially the entire surface of the mold cavity. Molten plastic is passed through the orifices in a pattern corresponding to the shape of the article to be molded, and the molten plastic is formed into a molded article having the shape of the mold cavity.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an array of flow directing elements for use in turbomachinery. The array comprises a plurality of flow directing elements arranged around a disk in a circular pattern having four quadrants. The flow directing elements in each quadrant are different in mass from the flow directing elements in each adjacent quadrant to reduce the tendency of the array to exhibit tuned absorbed behavior. Further, the number of flow directing elements in each quadrant are different from the number of flow directing elements in each adjacent quadrant to reduce stator vibration in the turbomachinery. Still further, centfrigual pull on the disk is equalized by assembling quadrants with lower flow directing element count from heavier flow directing elements.

Abstract: A method for counting objects in an image includes the steps of: (a) providing an image including at least one object defined in the image in shades of at least one color; (b) identifying objects in the image having a shade of color which exceeds a threshold shade so as to provide a number of identified objects; (c) evaluating objects of the number of identified objects based upon object criteria to determine whether each object satisfies the criteria and can be counted, or does not satisfy the criteria and is suspect and needs further analysis; (d) repeating steps (b) and (c) for objects which are suspect at shades of color increasingly exceeding the threshold shade until all objects satisfy the criteria; and (e) providing a count of the objects, whereby accuracy of the count is enhanced. Each object is preferably tested for one or more criteria including object size, visibility, color, surface quality and shape.