Abstract: A woven fabric for reinforcing a resilient material such as rubber or a suitable synthetic material wherein the warp of the fabric consists of individual steel filaments held together in warps by the weft of the fabric.

Abstract: A stretcher for stretching wires and similar elements for use in fences and the like which comprises a yoke to be attached to a post or similar element, the outer portions of the yoke being provided with two opposite apertures, and a rotatable stretching element disposed between the outerportions of the yoke and provided with a through cross-aperture in which a wire to be stretched can be received. The rotatable stretching element is provided with a threaded outer end having a cross-section smaller than the stretching element, thus forming a collar, and substantially equal to the cross-section of the aperture of associated outer portion of the yoke and an associated nut. By tightening the nut, the associated outer end portion of the yoke is gripped between the collar of the stretching element and the nut.

Abstract: A negotiable instrument similar to a conventional travelers cheque but distinguishable in several important details; i.e., the cashing party has positive identification that the person cashing a cheque is the proper payee. Since the cashing agency has this assurance, the holder of the cheque is able to obtain cash even in areas far remote from home.

Abstract: Novel and inexpensive coloring composites comprising inorganic substances as main component combined with organic basic colored compounds are provided. The inorganic substances are composed of at least one clay mineral selected from the group consisting of zeolite and montmorillonite. The combination of the inorganic substances with the organic basic colored compounds is based on ionic bond, and the combined quantity of the organic basic colored compounds amounts to 0.01-50%. Therefore, the coloring composites have a remarkably improved and stabilized coloring power and are also improved in such properties as thermal resistance, light resistance, acid resistance and the like. In addition, the coloring composites may also change in color according to the value of pH.

Abstract: A method of producing a corrugated flexible tube wherein a corrugated profiled strip having multiple corrugations is wound in a helical path such that its edges overlap and then the overlapped edges are tight welded together, preferably by electrical resistance welding, such that every welded corrugation of the resultant corrugated flexible tube is followed by at least one unwelded corrugation.

Abstract: A rotary strainer comprising a revolving box-like structure having a horizontal axis of revolution and a filtering net stretched around the external periphery of said box-like structure, wherein a mixture of liquid and solids is introduced into said box-like structure so as to primarily separate said solids and liquid by said filtering net, with the thus separated solids being dropped with rotation of said box-like structure onto a screw conveyor extending through the inside of said structure so as to discharge the separated solids out of the structure by said conveyor, and the bottom face of a screw conveyor chute provided below the screw is slanted downwardly toward the box-like structure so that the liquid adhering to the primarily separated solids will flow back toward said box-like structure by dint of said slant for further separation.

Abstract: A novel valve with a pulsation damping device is provided. The valve comprises a truncated valve stem and a cylinder for damping pulsation which, unified with the truncated valve stem, is movable longitudinally through a cylindrical hole formed beneath a valve seat corresponding to the truncated valve stem. This valve is useful as a multipurpose valve when inserted to a pipe connecting a fluid pressure generating apparatus as a reciprocating pump with a pressure gauge, because it can damp pulsation caused by the fluid pressure generating apparatus and regulate the pressure gauge and also attach and detach the pressure gauge to the pipe.