Abstract: Novel ternary salts of tris(aminomethyl)phosphines and their oxides having the formula (R.sub.2 NH.sup.+ CH.sub.2).sub.3 P(O).sub.n 3X.sup.-, wherein R is hydrogen, an alkyl radical having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms or an aryl radical, n is an integer from 0 to 1, and X is a halogen, are prepared by the reaction of a hydrohalic acid, HX, with various nitrogen- and phosphorus-containing compounds including tris(aminomethyl)phosphines and their oxides, tris(N-carbalkoxylaminomethyl)phosphines oxides, and 1,3,5-triaza-7-phosphaadamantane and its 7-oxide.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
July 26, 1979
Date of Patent:
September 30, 1980
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture
Inventors:
Arlen W. Frank, Donald J. Daigle, Russell M. H. Kullman
Abstract: An aluminum acetate salt solution containing sodium and chloride ions is prepared by reaction of aqueous aluminum chloride and sodium acetate. It is suitable for use as a catalyst in the treatment of cellulosic-containing textiles with formaldehyde or a formaldehyde-amide adduct crosslinking agent to produce durable press properties in the finished material. There is no discoloration in the thus-treated fabric which also exhibits greater strength than is normally present in fabric treated to the same level of wrinkle resistance with an aluminum salt catalyst.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
January 5, 1979
Date of Patent:
September 23, 1980
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture
Inventors:
Robert M. Reinhardt, Russell M. H. Kullman
Abstract: A new apparatus and system for the systematic application of liquid chemicals to plants is disclosed. A soft woven nylon rope wick is used to convey chemical solution from a reservoir by means of capillary action. The rope apparatus, which is physically supported, is leveled and positioned to selectively contact certain plants as the wick is moved across an agricultural field. Thus chemical solution is deposited selectively only on contact with the wick.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 13, 1978
Date of Patent:
September 2, 1980
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture
Abstract: A combination of (Z)-11-hexadecenal, (Z)-9-tetradecenal, (Z)-9-hexadecenal, (Z)-7-hexadecenal, (Z)-11-hexadecen-1-ol, tetradecanal, and hexadecanal is an effective attractant for adult male tobacco budworm moths.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 29, 1979
Date of Patent:
August 26, 1980
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture
Inventors:
Jerome A. Klun, Jack R. Plimmer, Barbara A. Bierl-Leonhardt, Alton N. Sparks
Abstract: The undesirable coloration generally found in cottonseed and other oilseed protein isolates prepared from oilseed flours or concentrates is substantially eliminated or improved by treatment of the flours with a specific solvent mixture containing a non-polar solvent, a polar solvent, a quantity of water, and a small quantity of a food-grade organic acid. The improved isolates render the consumer product more acceptable from the point of view of improved coloration.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 19, 1978
Date of Patent:
August 26, 1980
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture
Inventors:
Ranjit S. Kadan, George M. Ziegler, Jr., James J. Spadaro
Abstract: A novel class of compounds has been prepared comprising the tetrasulfides of C.sub.18 hydrocarbons, C.sub.18 fatty acids, and C.sub.18 fatty and alkyl and triglyceride esters. These tetrasulfides are useful as extreme pressure lubricant additives and show potential as replacements for sulfurized sperm whale oil.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 20, 1979
Date of Patent:
August 19, 1980
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture
Inventors:
Arthur W. Schwab, Lyle E. Gast, Harold E. Kenney
Abstract: The title compounds, having the formula (RO.sub.2 CNHCH.sub.2).sub.3 PY where Y=oxygen or sulfur, are prepared by reacting a tris(N-carbalkoxylaminomethyl)phosphine, having the formula (RO.sub.2 CNHCH.sub.2).sub.3 P, with an oxidizing or sulfurizing agent. The products, after methylolation with formaldehyde, are useful as finishing agents for imparting flame retardant properties to cotton fabrics.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 30, 1979
Date of Patent:
July 29, 1980
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture
Abstract: Fibers are treated with ozone-steam mixtures by conveying them through an open-ended chamber having a horizontal middle section substantially elevated with respect to the open chamber end. The fibers are exposed to the ozone-steam mixture in the horizontal middle section wherein the ozone-steam mixture is centrally introduced.An apparatus for carrying out this method includes an open-ended chamber having a horizontal middle section substantially elevated with respect to the open chamber end. Also included are means for moving the substances through the chamber and means for supplying an ozone-steam mixture to the horizontal middle region of the chamber.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
February 23, 1979
Date of Patent:
July 29, 1980
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture
Abstract: Lysinoalanine formation during alkaline treatment of edible proteinaceous material containing lysine is inhibited by acetylating the .epsilon.-amino group of the lysine prior to treatment of the material with alkali. Both lysinoalanine and lanthionine formation are inhibited in the alkaline treatment of keratinous fibers containing lysine by acylating the .epsilon.-amino group of lysine with an acyl moiety containing from one to eight carbon atoms.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 26, 1978
Date of Patent:
July 15, 1980
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture
Abstract: Knitted fabrics are fulled and shrinkproofed by a process wherein a loosely-knitted fabric is exposed to a diisocyanate. The so-treated material is then fulled and treated with a polyamine, whereby a polyurea is formed on the surface of the fibers and the fabric thus becomes shrinkproofed.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 7, 1977
Date of Patent:
July 1, 1980
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture
Inventors:
Clay E. Pardo, Jr., Robert E. Foster, Willie Fong, deceased
Abstract: A method of forming particle board characterized by the use of an adhesive comprising a polyisocyanate and a phenolic adhesive. Enhanced adhesive characteristics and other advantages are associated with the method in which the polyisocyanate is added to the wood particles, etc. prior to application of the phenolic adhesive.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 19, 1978
Date of Patent:
June 24, 1980
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture
Abstract: An apparatus for automatically testing the breaking strength of textiles during the spinning process is disclosed. A yarn clamping means affixed to a breaking assembly is rotatably mounted to an automatic timer which is pre-programmed to break yarn at set intervals. The spinning yarn is passed through a tension sensing device which measures the strength of the yarn at the breaking point, after the clamping means rotates, catches, and breaks the yarn. The clamping means then rotates back to the original position and restores and recombines the yarn as new feed yarn.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 30, 1979
Date of Patent:
June 24, 1980
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture
Abstract: A mechanical shaker assembly adapted for use with an over-the-row power frame for the continuous harvesting of horticultural crops uniquely combines oscillating sway bars for dislodging the crops with a pendulum system for absorbing vibrations otherwise transmitted to the power frame by the sway bars.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 26, 1978
Date of Patent:
June 24, 1980
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture
Abstract: A process is disclosed for producing dyed fabrics by treating cotton with inorganic phosphorylating agent, curing, and then dyeing to develop the pattern.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
October 16, 1978
Date of Patent:
June 10, 1980
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture
Inventors:
Eugene J. Blanchard, Joseph S. Bruno, Gloria A. Gautreaux
Abstract: An apparatus for tying loosely-defined soft packages is described. A means for gathering or firming the loosely-defined package is fixed to a frame to which is also fixed a means for holding the gathered packages. A tying means, mounted on the frame, is actuated by a sensing means designed such that the tying means is actuated at the same relative position for each package tied.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 19, 1978
Date of Patent:
June 3, 1980
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture
Abstract: A novel alkaloid named "cephalomannine" has been produced from the tissue of plants belonging to the group commonly known as taxads and has proven to be effective in causing the remission of leukemic tumors in mice treated therewith.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
January 3, 1979
Date of Patent:
June 3, 1980
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture
Inventors:
Roger W. Miller, Richard G. Powell, Cecil R. Smith, Jr.
Abstract: An apparatus for fermenting liquids is composed of a rear member angularly disposed to the horizontal, two vertical side members attached to the rear member, and a front member angularly disposed to the horizontal attached to the vertical side members and the rear member at its base. The angular disposition between the rear member and the front member is no less than 20.degree. and no more than 140.degree.. The apparatus thus has a small horizontal cross-sectional area at its base and a large horizontal cross-sectional area at its top. An inlet for introducing liquids to be fermented is provided at the base and an outlet for removing fermented liquid is provided at the top of the apparatus. A top member may also be included. The inlet cooperates with the rear member, the two vertical side member, and the front member to create within the fermenting liquid two turbulent zones and a non-turbulent zone.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 26, 1978
Date of Patent:
May 27, 1980
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture
Abstract: The accumulation of hydrocarbons in plants which produce the same is enhanced by applying to the plants certain (3,4,5-substituted-phenoxy)-trialkylamines.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 31, 1978
Date of Patent:
May 27, 1980
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture
Inventors:
Henry Yokoyama, Ernest P. Hayman, Wan-Jean Hsu, Stephen M. Poling
Abstract: Beef tallow is partitioned into five well defined fractions, each having its own distinctive fatty acid and glyceride composition and its own distinctive thermal characteristics, by a precise multi-step crystallization. Two of the five fractions are crystalline, one is a plastic solid and two are liquid. One of the liquid fractions accounts for 60% of the tallow and has a variety of uses in the formulation of salad oils, margarines and liquid and plastic shortenings. The composition and properties of the plastic solid fraction are very similar to those of cocoa butter and when it is mixed with cocoa butter it does not produce any significant change in thermal characteristics. In fact, an increment of one of the crystalline fractions or of one of the liquid fractions can be blended with an increment of the solid plastic fraction to make products that are compatible with cocoa butter and that have desirable thermal characteristics.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 31, 1978
Date of Patent:
May 27, 1980
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture
Inventors:
Francis E. Luddy, James W. Hampson, Samuel F. Herb, Herbert L. Rothbart
Abstract: The title compounds, having the formula (RO.sub.2 CNHCH.sub.2).sub.3 P, are prepared by reacting a quaternary phosphonium salt, having the formula (RO.sub.2 CNHCH.sub.2).sub.4 P.sup.+ X.sup.-, with a base, preferably one that is capable of reacting with and thereby inactivating the by-product formaldehyde or formaldehyde derivative. The products are useful as intermediates for the preparation of finishing agents that impart flame retardant properties to cotton fabrics.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
November 29, 1978
Date of Patent:
May 20, 1980
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture