Abstract: A method for producing a calcium fortified yogurt is disclosed wherein an acid soluble calcium salt is added to fruit flavoring which is subsequently combined with a yogurt base.

Abstract: The inventon relates to a method of producing a plurality of multi-pane insulating glass assemblies in which the assemblies are formed into a self-supporting unit for further fabrication. Each assembly is provided with at least one exteriorly accessible opening, and the assemblies, supporting one another in surface-to-surface contact, are moved along a conveyor as a unit into a vacuum chamber. Vacuum is drawn on the unit to evacuate each interpane space, following which a gas having coefficient of thermal conductivity lower than that of air is introduced into the chamber to fill the interpane spaces of the glass assemblies. The assemblies as a unit are then conveyed out of the vacuum chamber and the exteriorly accessible openings are sealed.

Abstract: An implant prosthesis for replacing a full or partial thickness of a cornea. Prosthesis includes a transparent lens portion, and a carrier of preserved, denatured tissue. The lens is attached to the carrier which in turn is adapted for attachment to the eye wall.

Abstract: A manifold which is useful in receiving a heated liquid such as warm water from a suitable source and for distributing that liquid to a plurality of floor heat exchangers and for receiving liquid from the heat exchangers and returning that liquid to the source. The manifold includes a plurality of separate manifold elements that can be stacked adjacent one another, each element having a first and second chamber. The first and second chambers of the elements together define first and second distribution vessels within the manifold. Each manifold element includes inlet and outlet ports communicating with the respective distribution vessels for carrying liquid to and from the heat exchangers. The manifold elements desirably are integrally formed from plastic or other material exhibiting a coefficient thermal conductivity of less than 1.0 kcal/M h .degree.C.

Abstract: A swiveling, position-maintaining scrubbing brush is provided with a pivot body joined to a handle and having pivot members engaging bosses on the brush body. Means, exemplified by a wedge received in a cut in the body, are provided to spread apart the pivot members and to thus adjust the resistance to swivel movement of the brush body.

Abstract: A container for receiving and retaining newspapers and the like which is attached to the outside surface of a door. To receive singly folded newspapers downwardly inserted into it, the container has a slot opening in its upper horizontal surface. The container also comprises a drawer which is used to retain the newspaper in the device and to transport the newspaper to a side opening in the container for its removal. When the apartment door is closed, the drawer handle abuts the adjacent door jamb prohibiting the opening of the drawer. In order to open the drawer and withdraw the newspaper, the apartment door must be opened a sufficient distance to allow the drawer to be slid open clear of the door jamb. A hand restraining means is included in the container assembly to discourage a hand from being inserted into its top opening to remove its contents. The container is mounted to both vertical edges of a door adjacent to the door exterior surface.

Abstract: A clutch-brake assembly for use on a power-driven implement such as lawnmower having a stationary frame and a power-driven shaft. A driven member is rotatably attached to the shaft and carries a brake pad and a clutch pad on a spring permitting axial movement of the pads. A unique flywheel is attached to the shaft, and one of its surfaces serves as a clutch plate, normally engaging the clutch pad so that the driven member rotates with the shaft. A brake plate is mounted coaxially with the shaft and in alignment with the brake pad so that when the brake plate is rotated it is displaced axially towards the brake pad. When the brake plate engages the brake pad, the spring is compressed, disengaging the clutch plate and clutch pad. The flywheel desirably comprises a central shaft mount, an annular shell, a web connecting the shell and mount, and a weight received in the shell.

Abstract: A product testing system comprises a housing with at least one opening therein, the housing having an internal, environmentally controlled chamber. Products to be tested are mounted to a product carrier. The latter is carried, in turn, by a product carrier transfer assembly. By means of the vehicle and transfer assembly, the product carrier may be oriented to be received within the housing opening with the products exposed to the environmentally controlled internal housing chamber. In one embodiment, the vehicle traverses a path adjacent one or more housings, and the product carrier transfer assembly rotates, elevates and laterally moves the product carrier to position it in an opening in the housing.

Abstract: A method for selectively covalently linking a target moiety to a chemical moiety or carrier comprising attaching to the chemical moiety or carrier a reagent having a selector group capable of forming a specific bond with a receptor carried on the target moiety and attaching a latent reactive group which is capable upon activation of covalently bonding to the target moiety, reacting the selector group with the receptor on the target moiety, and activating the latent group to form a covalent linkage to the target moiety.

Abstract: An ostomy prosthesis comprising a drainage tube securable at one end within an ostomy stoma deep to the fascia, and a skin-contacting plate to which the other tube end is secured. The prosthesis includes an ostomy bag having a mouth securable to the plate about the stoma. Closure means, operable from outside the bag, is provided to open and close the passageway defined by the drainage tube and plate to control the flow of bowel contents into the bag.

Abstract: Cutting guide for a bone saw used to assure accurate bone cuts in implantation of prostheses and osteotomies. A cutting guide has a main body having guide elements that include a pair of guide surfaces that engage opposite sides of a saw blade. The guide surfaces guide the blade in a predetermined plane during the cutting process. In each pair of guide surfaces, the surfaces are spaced from one another along the plane a sufficient distance to enable the saw blade to pivot out of said plane away from engagement with at least one of the guide surfaces through an angle of at least 15.degree.. The cutting guide also includes means for attaching the guide to a bone surface to orient the guide elements with respect to the bone.

Abstract: A removable culvert grate for placement adjacent the inflow end of a culvert. The grate includes a vertical grate having a plurality of slats to prevent the flow of beaver workings or similar debris therethrough, and a horizontal platform extending outwardly from the lower edge of the vertical platform. A linkage bar is provided extending from the upper edge of the vertical grate for connection to a power source such as a winch. The grate may be placed adjacent the inflow of a culvert, and, after beavers have constructed a dam or similar debris has collected against the vertical grate, the unit may be lifted by a winch carried in a pick-up truck or similar vehicle, carrying with it the debris.

Abstract: A storage container for flexible lines having a bulky member on one end. The container has a cylinder with first and second flanges to form a spool. The spool has a discontinuity in the cylinder and in one of the flanges, so that the bulky member can be stored within the cylinder with the line extending through the discontinuity and wound about the spool. A cover is receivable over one flange and cooperates with a wall of the other flange to enclose the items to be stored.

Abstract: A recreational vehicle having an enclosed, air cooled, variable speed, split sheave V-belt transmission. The transmission is enclosed by a housing having cooperatively located intake and exhaust ports connected respectively to intake and exhaust air conduits. One sheave of each pulley of the transmission includes a plurality of air propelling fins to generate air flow through the housing.

Abstract: New calcitonin gene related peptide analogs (CGRP) are disclosed which have biological activity of the same type as known calcitonin gene related peptides and which have an amino acid substituent at position 36 or the penultimate position instead of the naturally occurring amino acid--Ala.

Abstract: Legumes and other plants can be dried quickly by contacting them with an aqueous solution of a mixture of carbonates consisting essentially of at least about 20% by weight of sodium sesquicarbonate, at least about 20% by weight of sodium carbonate and at least about 5% by weight of potassium carbonate, all based upon the total dry carbonate weight. The solution desirably is free of undissolved materials.

Abstract: New calcitonin gene related peptide analogs (CGRP) are disclosed which have biological activity of the same type as known calcitonin gene related peptides and which have a D-amino acid substituent in at least one of the positions 36 and 37 instead of the natural L-amino acids.

Abstract: A skin marking device comprising a finger-held tubular barrel having a narrow opening at one end, and a needle carried in the barrel and having a pointed end extending outwardly through the narrow barrel opening, the needle and opening forming an annular flow passage. A dye is carried within the barrel in flow communication with the annular flow passage to provide dye to the end of the barrel from when it may be drawn by contact with the skin to be marked. In one embodiment, the needle may be axially moved between extended and retracted positions.

Abstract: A door having a peripheral frame. The frame includes a length having side walls and an outer wall defining a generally U-shaped channel. A slot is formed in the side wall of the channel adjacent the outer wall. An accessory, such as a handle, is carried by the frame and includes a tang that extends extending snugly through the slot and protrudes inwardly of the channel. Means are provided to fasten the inwardly protruding tang to the outer wall of the channel, thus rigidly affixing the accessory to the frame.