Abstract: Lipase is derived from Humicola sp. (incl. Theremomyces sp.), preferably H. lanuginosa. This lipase is found to have high activity at alkaline pH and to be compatible with anionic surfactants, and it is more effective as a detergent additive than previously described detergent lipases.

Abstract: Method and apparatus for measuring light by frequency-modulating a light signal from a sample being measured and demodulating the modulated signal in synchronism with the modulating operation, wherein there is provided a delay circuit which produces a series of pulses for synchronous rectification of the modulated signal in response to and with a predetermined time delay after the modulating operation, so that before measurement of a specific sample the delay time is changed so as to determine the phase of the synchronous rectification pulses most suitable for measurement of the specific sample.

Abstract: This invention provides a method and apparatus for automatically and successively applying thermoshrinkable tubular labels, cap seals or the like to the outer circumferential surfaces of bottles and other containers.A thermoshrinkable web 1in a flat condition is fed by feed rollers 11, 11 intermittently a predetermined length, and after the pleats 3, 3 at the opposite lateral edges of the web have been smoothed out and spaces 4, 4 have been formed in the web along the lateral edges, the web is fed onto the wedge-shaped upper portion 15 of an insertion guide 14 and cut by cutting means into a required length. The cut tubular label 1 is intermittently fed by feed belts 21, 21 from the wedge-shaped portion 15 of the insertion guide 14 onto the lower portion thereof having substantially the same shape in transverse section as a container 20, and after having been reformed into substantially the same shape in transverse section as the container 20, the tubular label is applied to the container 20.

Abstract: A breast pump insert formed of a soft, resilient and translucent polymer material, such as a silicon polymer, that is inert against boiling water has a monolithic self-supporting structure consisting of a first or funnel-shaped portion for contact with a nipple-encompassing breast area and for providing a deformable sealing connection between the nipple-encompassing area and the suction bell of the breast pump when the pressure is reduced therein; and of a second or thimble-shaped portion for maintaining an enclosure around the nipple-encompassing area when the pressure is reduced within the pump; the thimble-shaped portion of the insert has an elongated and essentially tubular longitudinal wall section and an essentially transverse end wall section that provides a helmet-shaped end of the structure and includes at least one perforation for permitting passage of milk; the timble-shaped portion is formed and dimensioned to prevent axial collapse thereof under normal use conditions.

Abstract: Immobilized lipase is produced by mixing an aqueous lipase solution with a particulate, macroporous, phenolformaldehyde adsorbent resin, and recovering and drying the resin having lipase immobilized thereon. The resin has a particle size such that more than 90% resin particles have a size between 100-1000 .mu.m. The immobilized lipase is used in a packed bed for continuous transesterfication of solvent free fats. Preferably, the lipase is Mucor miehei lipase. The immobilized lipase has on a dry basis at least 10 batch interesterification units (BIU) and at least 500 lipase units (LU).

Abstract: A hollow metallic sealing ring which in radial cross-section is of serpentine shape with a pair of divergent limbs connected by at least one contiguous single loop with substantially straight sides. The transition curve between the sides of the loop and the divergent limbs is of constant radius and the free ends of the limbs are straight and substantially parallel.

Abstract: A modulation device especially suitable for use in a joint TV reception device for tuning the input video and audio signals to various TV channel frequencies. The device includes a modulator for modulating a carrier wave with the video and audio signals to provide a modulated signal, a mixer for mixing the modulated signal with a local oscillation signal to provide mixed signals, a wide band amplifier for amplifying the mixed signals and a variable low-pass filter for filtering the amplified mixed signals to provide a TV broadcasting signal of desired frequency. The device further includes a control device for controlling the frequency of the local oscillation signal and the cutoff frequency of the variable low-pass filter so as to cancel a higher harmonic component from the output signal to avoid undesirable inteference.

Abstract: A water-based paint which comprises a constituent selected from fillers and pigments as well as an aqueous phase comprising one or more water-soluble salts in an amount sufficient to substantially prevent dissolution in the paint of water-soluble organic or inorganic colored substances. The water-soluble salt/salts may be present in a concentration of at or above 10% (weight/volume), in particular at or above 35%, such as up to 70% (weight/volume). The paint is useful for the painting of stained interior building surfaces without allowing water-soluble stains to seep through the wet paint.

Abstract: A device to be incorporated with a balanced modulator included in a sub-channel of a stereophonic modulator circuit for suppressing a subcarrier component remaining in the output signal of the balanced modulator. This device only includes a full-wave rectifier for rectifying the subcarrier and a mixer for subtractively mixing the output of the modulator with the rectified subcarrier wave, thereby effectively cancelling the remanent subcarrier component in very simple and economical fashion.

Abstract: A wire sawing method for cutting buildings, dams, bridge piers, foundations and other reinforced concrete structures is exhibited.This method is characterized by laying a cable on a reinforced concrete structure and using a moving type cable driving machine which pulls the cable for cutting and drives it circularly while the machine itself moves, together in series with a fixed type cable driving machine which drives the tension side part of the cable for cutting. The endless cable for cutting is circularly driven while its running speed and tension are adjusted by the cable driving system.

Abstract: An ammunition container having a container tube and a lid at the front end is used for the storage and transport of grenades (10), rockets or the like. The intention is to rationalize transfer and facilitate operation (stackable, loading and unloading in the horizontal position). For this purpose, two parallel stacking surfaces (3, 4) located opposite one another are provided in the region of the two tube ends, and the lid is in the form of a hinged lid (6), the joint of which (axle 7) is located within the distance between the stacking surfaces and preferably parallel to the stacking surfaces. A pair of stacking surfaces is expediently provided on a collar, which is penetrated by the container tube (2). A double container having two adjacent tubes in common collars is advantageous. Two variants of lid closures, a transport lock, and a simple, cheap pressure equilibration valve are described.

Abstract: A pet food containing a proteinaceous vegetable source component treated with an SPS-ase preparation in aqueous medium. Presence of this component imparts a decisive improvement in regard to the elasticity and palatability of the pet food.

Abstract: A method for producing a spherical radar reflector containing triple reflectors and composed of identically shaped eighths of a sphere is described. The eighths of the sphere consist of foam material and their plane surface, which are in contact with each other, are constructed to be reflecting. The eighths of the sphere are individually expansion molded in appropriate molds and the plane surfaces of the eighths of the sphere are covered with material reflecting radar rays. This material can consist of metal foils or can be a mixture of an adhesive and of metal particles which are uniformly distributed in the adhesive.

Abstract: A hydraulic pressure system comprising a hydraulic pump, a hydraulic motor, a pair of main hydraulic pressure lines connecting the pump and the motor so as to form a closed loop or circuit, a booster line for supplying a hydraulic pressure from a booster pump to the low pressure side of the closed circuit, a pilot line for taking out a pilot pressure from the high pressure side of the circuit to operate an actuator for controlling the hydraulic pump and the hydraulic motor, and a boost pressure regulator for causing the pressure in the booster line to rise only when the differential pressure between the two main hydraulic pressure lines of the closed circuit becomes lower than a predetermined level.

Abstract: A low-noise televison system having means for suppressing increased noise without reduction of improved picture quality. In the television broadcast transmitter, a television video signal is separated into luminance and chrominance signals and the luminance signal is further separated into high and low frequency components. The high frequency component is pre-emphasized in a specific emphasis characteristic relating to the amplitude of the low frequency component and the pre-emphasized high frequency component is then combined with the low frequency component and further matrixed with the chrominance signal to recover the video signal to be transmitted. In the television receiver, the received video signal is separated into luminance and chrominance signals and the luminance signal is further separated into high and low frequency components in similar fashion to the transmitter.

Abstract: In this process, the prepared food, in portions and together with the cutlery, is arranged on a tray and placed in a refrigerator. Those parts of each portion which are to be heated before serving are introduced into containers which can be inductively heated, and each shelf, in the refrigerator, on which the tray is to be placed contains means for inductively heating these containers. To avoid the situation in which, during serving, some parts of the portion are hot and the others are still at refrigeration temperature, the inductively heatable containers are covered with a lid, the outside of which is also inductively heatable, and/or possess an outer surface, at least part of which can be inductively heated. Consequently, during inductive heating of the interior of the container and the food present therein, the external environment of the container and the food present there, as well as the cutlery, are brought to ambient temperature.

Abstract: The present invention involves a method and apparatus for sequencing leadless and leaded surface mountable components, feeding them directly from a sequencer to chip placement heads, and placing them at selected locations on a circuit board. The chip carriers of an endless chain conveyor carry each component of the sequence of components to a chip placement head. Direct supply from a sequencer having the chip carriers and a series of individual programmably controlled dispenser heads provides for quick and flexible variation of the input sequence without manual intervention. A plurality of the chip placement heads are mounted on a turret assembly to facilitate continuous unloading of the chip carriers and orienting, centering, and squaring of the components prior to placement on a circuit board.

Abstract: A guide pulley base for wire saw having a pair of main pulleys on the same plane, a pair of guidance pulleys in parallel to each other in such a way that each outer periphery of the guidance pulley is in contact with each parallel tangent line contacting with each outer periphery of each main pulley from the opposing side of the main pulleys, and further at need, a pair of second guidance pulleys, a pair of second main pulleys and an auxiliary pulley.The guide pulley base for wire saw is arranged between a wire drive unit and an object to be cut for guiding a cutting wire and smoothly turning the wire travel direction when an object to be cut such as ferroconcrete structure in a building, a bridge, a subway, etc. is cut off partially.

Abstract: In pistol grip medicament implanter devices, wherein a trigger coupled to a plunger causes plunger advance movement that expels the medicament from the device when the trigger is pulled, a spring that forms part of the coupling and a lost motion arrangement controlled by the spring that converts trigger pull movement into spring take-up of the trigger movement when the plunger encounters resistance to advance movement greater than the spring bias. The trigger continues to move but the plunger does not, then when resistance to movement of the plunger becomes less than the spring bias, the spring force serves to advance the plunger, recovering the trigger pull motion previously lost.The greatest force that can be applied by the plunger to the medicament implant has become whatever bias is selected for the spring.

Abstract: The invention involves non-contact sensing of a selected location on a substrate at which material is to be deposited, and positioning of a material depositing tip a preferred distance from this location on the substrate according to such sensing and in preparation for the depositing. Preferably, the tip is advanced to a preferred spacing between it and the substrate, without overshooting the spacing and without contacting the substrate, in preparation for depositing.