Abstract: The adaptor for connecting a guide member in a remote after-loading apparatus for radiotherapy is provided. The adaptor comprises an outer barrel having an opened end, a connector end and a centrally extending aperture. A sleeve passes through the aperture of the barrel such that at least a first end of the sleeve is contained within the barrel. An elongated gripping means is disposed through the sleeve and extends beyond the ends of the sleeve. The gripping means has a gripping end and a receiving end, a gripping body extending between the ends, and a flange disposed on the gripping end with the diameter of the flange being greater than the diameter of the sleeve. A tapered outer surface extends from the flange to a distant portion of the gripping body. A uniform diameter tube bore is disposed through the gripping means and at least two slots pass through the flange and at least a portion of the gripping body.

Abstract: An outer container is detachable mounted on a neck of an inner container having its interior previously sterilized and sealed with a portion of the inner container underlying the neck being sealed. Such container assembly of double structure is sterilized and dried, then transferred into a germ-free filling chamber isolated from the atmosphere here the top of the inner container is cut off, then the inner container is filled with food or drink and the cut off portion is sealed again. Finally the outer container is separated from the inner container outside the germ-free filling chamber.

Abstract: A device for attaching a plate or cap over an opening, comprising a rod or wire extending from the front through the plate or cap. On the end of the rod or wire extending into the opening, there is provided a spring clamp whose end remote from the rod or wire has a sharp point. The plate or cap has a closeable opening therein for introducing a foamable resin thereinto, which foamable resin forms a foam in the plate or cap and in the opening and, thus, seals the opening.

Abstract: The watch case of this invention includes a caseband (1) hollowed out in the form of a vault (10). Such caseband includes first (5) and second (6) cylindrical support surfaces cooperating respectively with a crystal (2) and a back cover (3). Three blocks (7), unitary with the caseband, are arranged within the hollowed-out vaultlike space. Each block bears a projection (11) extending towards the movement (17) borne by the case, said projection having an upper snap (12) on which rests a flange (15) supporting the crystal and a lower snap (13) on which rests a casing ring (16) on which the back cover bears.

Abstract: A squeezable butter-like composition is prepared by homogenizing a mixture of a water-in-oil emulsion and an oil-in-water emulsion of liquid dairy products where the ratio of the emulsions is 6:4 to 8.5:1.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device for chopping foodstuffs such as onions and the like, having a housing that may be placed over the items to be chopped and, guided in the housing, a knife that may be pressed downwards against the force of a spring by means of a plunger, the knife being rotated about an angle during its upwards movement through the guide in the housing with a coupling composed of two substantially annular elements (15, 16) disposed concentrically to one another, one element (15) of which presents, on the side facing the second element (16), a number of teeth (24) angled in the same direction and spaced around the circumference of said element, the second element (16) presenting, on the side facing the first, at least two or more resilient tongues (34) meshing into the vertical flank of the teeth (24), the first coupling element (15) being slidably mounted in spiral grooves (8) formed in the housing whereas the second coupling element (16) is mounted rigidly with the operating mechanism (9).

Abstract: The pilot type controlled electromagnetic valve system in accordance with the present invention is opened and closed principally by means of automatic remote control.The controlled valve system comprises a main valve F; a pilot valve G for opening and closing the main valve F by means of the fluid pressure on the primary side; a latching solenoid H for opening and closing the pilot valve G; and a solenoid drive control unit I for driving the solenoid H by supplying a discharge current from a capacitor to the solenoid. A pulse discharge current is supplied to the solenoid H from the capacitor C only when the pilot valve G is opened or closed, and no excitation current is supplied continuously through the coil of the solenoid. As a result, the power source battery can be reduced in size, and therefore virtually no accidents take place in the controlled valve system due to no heat generation in the coil.

Abstract: A timepiece includes at least two motors (1, 2), in which the shafts (4, 16) of the rotors (3, 15) are arranged head-to-foot in a manner such that the free end of the pinion (27) fixed to the shaft of one rotor extends in the direction opposite to that in which extends the free end of the pinion (30) fixed to the shaft of the other rotor. Each of the pinions (27, 30) is in mesh with a toothed wheel (26, 29), such wheels being mounted coaxially with one another on either side of a base plate (40). Each of the wheels directly controls a hand (25, 28) indicating a unit of time.

Abstract: A device for displaying the value of a quantity represented by input data comprises a mobile indicator member (24) driven by a stepping motor (20), a control circuit (18) for this motor for delivering drive pulses to the motor in response to the input data to move the indicator member to a position corresponding to the value of the quantity, and a dial (26) for showing an indexing system, for example a scale, which cooperates with the indicator member to indicate the value at least approximately. The dial comprises a liquid crystal, electrochromic or electroluminescent electrooptical display device (26) which displays the indexing system in response to signals from another control circuit (28) when the latter receives an activation signal. The device enables values of a single quantity situated in different ranges or values of distinct quantities to be indicated, by making the cell selectively display corresponding indexing systems. A specific application of the device is for automobile dashboards.

Abstract: A mount for a headlight reflector includes three pivot-point mechanisms, at least one of which comprises a spherical head at an end of a pivot-mechanism pin mounted in an elongated socket formed on a receiver rigidly attached to the reflector. The axis of elongation of the pivot-mechanism pin is approximately parallel to an optical axis of the headlight and an axis of elongation of the socket is perpendicular thereto, with one end of the socket being open to allow ingress and egress of the spherical head. A side of an elongated shell forming the socket has a slit therein facing a back wall of a headlight housing through which the pivot-mechanism pin passes. In one embodiment of the invention, an outer end of the pivot-mechanism pin is coupled to an adjusting bolt which is parallel to the pivot-mechanism pin by means of a moveable bridge.

Abstract: The chemical components of lignocellulosic material which have been dissociated by a steam explosion process can be extracted from the mixture of components using a solvent extraction process. The solvents are water, alcohol and a mild caustic in that order, or the alcohol step can be by-passed and only water and caustic are used. The caustic is a stronger solvent and it will extract the alcohol solubles along with the caustic only solubles. The eluant from the these extractions contains a range of lignin derived substances, which have different applications, such as thermoplastic and thermosetting characteristics. This invention describes a method for partitioning these lignin components into reproducible fractions having definable characteristics for particular applications. For instance, many copolymer applications require a thermosetting only fraction of the lignin. Other applications require a thermoplastic only lignin.

Abstract: A shower strainer mounting assembly (10) comprises an elongated cast-in adaptor coupling (12) for being cast into concrete having a lower end portion (16) for receiving standard 2 inch pipe (24) and an upper portion end (18) with an inner diameter of at least 37/8 inches. A separate pan-mounting flange member (14) comprises a circular tubular portion (36) having a continuous round external surface of a size and shape for fitting snugly into the top of the cast-in adaptor coupling and an internal surface with a diameter of less than 3 5/16 inches but at least 2 11/16 inches in cross section and a flange portion (38) attached to the upper end of the tubular portion extending radially outward from an outer surface (40) thereof.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of disinfecting immobilized biocatalysts in which the extinguishing of microbes adhering to carriers without lowering the activity of immobilized biocatalysts by irradiating ultraviolet light to immobilized biocatalysts at the illuminating power of less than 0.5mW/cm.sup.2, and to a reactor provided with fluidized chamber wherein a column chamber with outflow-preventing net is connected with an end of fluidized chamber, and an inner tube with an outflow-preventing net at the head opening and at the same time movable in the fluidized chamber is connected with a column chamber, and at the other side of the fluidized chamber a washing gateway with an outflow-preventing net is connected so as to be able to be washing, disinfecting, adsorbing and eluting of reaction continuously.

Abstract: Prior-art systems for drainage of body cavities, in particular renal cavity systems, have usually comprised of a flexible drainage tube (1) with at least one crooked end (11, 13), a tubular device, called a pusher (2), serving to push the drainage tube (1) into a body cavity, a distal end of which is connected in a separable way with a proximal end of the drainage tube (1), and a guide wire (3) passing through the drainage tube (1) and the pusher (2). Up to now, the separable connection consisted of either a predetermined break point or a wedge connection. Both solutions have been unsatisfactory.According to this invention, ends of a drainage tube (1) and a pusher (2), which are connected with each other, have parts (41, 42) of a lock (4) complementary to each other, which define sections (45, 46) overlapping each other and featuring facing sections fitted to each other which transmit axial traction forces and a torque. Sections (45, 46) are held in mesh by the guide wire (3) passing through them.

Abstract: A slider, adjustably and slidably inserted in the V shaped rear slit of the ski boot shell permits the forward flexibility of the ski boot to be adjusted.

Abstract: The quenching circuit comprises a signal comparator (CP) having a first input connected to the photodiode (SPAD) under control and a second input connected to a balancing impedance (C) equal to that of the photodiode. At the output of the comparator (CP) there is connected a signal generator (M), which generates a quenching signal (S) having a predetermined duration each time there is an imbalance between the two inputs of the comparator (CP). Circuital switching means (I1, I2, I3, I4) are provided, capable of holding the bias voltage of the photodiode normally high and of lowering it below the breakdown level following the generation and for the entire holding time of the quenching signal.

Abstract: A butter-like composition is produced which has a taste, texture and mouth feel which at least approximates that of butter and comprising a concentrated mixture of (a) at least one water-in-oil emulsion of a liquid dairy product, (b) at least one oil-in-water emulsion of a liquid dairy product, and (c) at least one water-in-oil emulsion of a vegetable fat. The ratio of (a) to (b) is at least about 6:4 but less than 9:1, the ratio of (a) and (b) to (c) is at least 1:3, and the total fat content of the composition is at least about 30%.

Abstract: This illumination lamp (5) includes a discharge tube (6, 7), a standardized base (10) and an intermediate element (9) arranged between the tube and the base. The lamp is characterized in that an electronic circuit (32) transforming the low frequency of the distribution network into a high frequency for energizing the tube is entirely electronic circuit is made up of a printed circuit in the form of a disc (30) bearing vertically arranged circuit components. The lamp, which is of greatly reduced dimensions is intended to replace an incandescent lamp.