Abstract: A process is provided for the processing of certain organic agricultural foodstuff by-products normally having little commercial value to produce a cellulosic product suitable for human consumption or use in various products. The process of the present invention is characterized by subjecting a variety of certain agricultural by-products having little commercial value, such as, for example, soybean hulls, to a series of separate steps utilizing certain chemical treating to effect a solubilizing and removal of the non-cellulosic components of the by-product agricultural material to produce residue solids which consist essentially of cellulose. The cellulose residue solids are subjected to specified purification procedures and thereafter dried to produce a short, fine fibered cellulose which may be processed to a fine powdered state suitable for use as a component part in a wide variety of edible or otherwise useable products by humans, an example of such a product being a low calorie bread.

Abstract: The present invention is concerned with the production of new and improved dough conditioners for use in the manufacture of yeast leavened baked products. The dough conditioners of the present invention are used in concentrated form and consist of a formulation including a combination of certain organic acids and an oxidizing agent to which may be added other dough additives. The organic acids to be employed are selected from the group consisting of adipic acid, citric acid, fumaric acid, malic acid, and succinic acid. Potassium bromate is the oxidizing agent that has been found to be of greater utility in the practice of the present invention.

Abstract: A product or article for manual use in the removal of spilled oil and like contaminants from the surface of a body of water is provided which is characterized by a plurality of strands of a polyolefin being placed in an endless or closed, circular state with each strand being twisted about its longitudinal axis, with the strands being retained in this state by tie or like securing means, thereby causing an intermixing of the twisted polyolefin strands with one another producing a loose, fluffy polyolefin mass having a great many interstices formed throughout the mass thereby materially increasing the adsorbing oil ensnaring characteristics of the mass.

Abstract: A process is provided for the processing of certain organic agricultural foodstuff by-products normally having little commercial value to produce a cellulosic product suitable for human consumption or use in various products. The process of the present invention is characterized by subjecting a variety of certain agricultural by-products having little commercial value, such as, for example, soy bean hulls, to a series of separate steps utilizing certain chemical treating to effect a solubilizing and removal of the non-cellulosic components of the by-product agricultural material to produce residue solids which consist essentially of cellulose. The cellulose residue solids are subjected to specified purification procedures and thereafter dried to produce a short, fine fibered cellulose which may be processed to a fine powdered state suitable for use as a component part in a wide variety of edible or otherwise useable products by humans, an example of such a product being a low calorie bread.

Abstract: Apparatus for the production of a new and novel English muffin on a mass production basis is provided wherein the English muffin is produced by the use of a conventional bun oven. The apparatus for use in the production of the English muffin provides an insulated baking pan which prevents an overbaking of the bottom of the English muffin and a perforated cover plate which permits an even baking of the top surface and imparts a pattern effect on the top surface of the English muffin corresponding to the perforations in the cover plate.

Abstract: An integrated and separable tug and barge unit of the Catamaran type is provided which constitutes a material improvement in operational efficiency and economy over the separable tug and barge assembly forming the basis of U.S. Pat. No. 3,698,349 granted on Oct. 17, 1972 to John N. Stevens. The tug and barge assembly of the present invention is characterized by providing a materially improved hull design for the twin hulls of the tug unit, both fore and aft, and material design changes with respect to the interfitting of the tug unit with the barge unit which will materially decrease the open area between the twin hulls of the tug unit when the units are in an interfitted relationship.

Abstract: A method for the production of a new and novel English muffin on a mass production basis is provided wherein the English muffin is produced by the use of a conventional bun oven and an insulated baking pan which prevents an overbaking of the bottom of the English muffin and a perforated cover plate which permits an even baking of the top surface and imparts a pattern effect on the top surface of the English muffin corresponding to the perforations in the cover plate. The resulting English muffin is new and novel, and in addition to the pattern effect on the top surface thereof, will possess a uniform color on the top and bottom surfaces thereof.

Abstract: A compound of the following formula ##STR1## wherein: X is H, OH, or halogen group;Y is OH, amino or halogen group;Z is OH, amino or halogen group;M is CH.sub.2 OH, CH.sub.2 PO.sub.4, CH.sub.2 Cl, CH.sub.2 Br, CH.sub.2 Fl, or CH.sub.2 1 group, andR is H.sub.2 or an alkyl group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms, when employed in pharmaceutically acceptable quantities alleviate the drug withdrawal syndrome from drug dependent warm blooded animals. A particular compound found suitable for this purpose is 1-(2-methyl-3-hydroxy-5-hydroxymethyl-4-pyridyl)-6,7-dihydroxy-1,2,3,4-tet rahydroisoquinoline.

Abstract: Apparatus for the aerodynamic separation of a heterogeneous mixture of materials of different weights into component parts thereof is provided which comprises a vertical separation column, means for feeding the waste material to be separated in an air suspended state into the separation column, additional air means for blowing air upwardly into the treating column from its lower end thereof to aid in the passage of waste material upwardly through the treating column, and a plurality of air jet means provided in spaced arrangement in the upper portion of the treating column for imparting jet streams of air into the column for creating and maintaining a plurality of zones of turbulence in the upper portion of the column thereby facilitating the separation of the waste material into its component parts. The present invention includes the method of separating the heterogeneous mixture of material utilizing the jets of air in a controlled manner.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for the development of a protective oxide on the surface of porous, positive Mi-electrodes for galvanic cells with alkaline electrolyte.