Abstract: Compounds are disclosed of the formula (I) ##STR1## wherein A.sup.1 is a valence bond or a C.sub.1 to C.sub.5 straight or branched chain alkylene group unsubstituted or substituted by hydroxy or aminocarbonyl;B is a valence bond or a double bond;R.sup.3 is hydrogen or C.sub.1 to C.sub.4 alkyl;R.sup.2 is a phenyl or phenoxy group unsubstituted or substituted by one or two C.sub.1 to C.sub.4 alkyl groups, C.sub.1 to C.sub.4 alkoxy groups, or halo substituents; or R.sup.2 is an amino group, a diphenylmethyl group, or an R.sup.4 --NH--CO-- group in whichR.sup.4 is 2,6-dimethyl-phenyl; or a pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salt thereof. The compounds possess anti-arrhythmic activity and exert little or no hypotensive side effects.

Abstract: A synthesizer guitar controller pickup and method for generating control signals for a synthesizer. The control signals are NOTE, GATE, and VELOCITY. NOTE corresponds to the pitch, GATE corresponds to when the sound is initiated and stopped and VELOCITY is a signal which is proportional to the force applied to the guitar string. A DC sensor, such as a photo detector or Hall Effect transducer, is employed to detect these signals. The DC sensor measures how far the string deviates from its rest position, this value is the VELOCITY signal. The flyback from the peak deflection initiates the GATE signal to turn on the sound. When the string stops vibrating, the GATE, and thus the sound, is turned off.

Abstract: The measuring-value sensor according to the present invention for the measurement of extensions, for example in concrete or shotcrete, consists of a support member, having an extension stiffness value that is lower than the extension stiffness value of the material diameter displaced by the sensor. Transverse elements are located at either end of the support member, which induce the impact. By combining sufficiently large transverse elements that have a relatively high flexural strength and a support member that has the above-mentioned very low extension stiffness value it is made sure that extensions in the concrete are forced completely and without obstruction upon the support member by means of the transverse elements, so that when measuring the extension of the support member, the extension of the concrete is measured directly and without any distortion. The support member is suitably a hollow profile of aluminum or a plastic material, into which an additional profile, e.g.

Abstract: A method of building a tire in a mold having a mold core and a cavity between the mold core and the inner walls of the mold, the cavity defining tread, sidewa1l, and bead areas of the tire. A flexible mesh fabric is tied to the mold core by tying together corresponding ends of strings running through respective edges of the fabric extending around respective sides of the core. The fabric serves as a spacer between a radial reinforcement and an inner surface of the tire. The fabric is placed on the core such that it remains in spaced relation to the bead ring area of the tire. The tire body is formed of a castable or sprayable elastomer.

Abstract: In a process for hydroboronizing alkenes or alkynes with catecholborane (1,3,2-benzodioxaborolane) optionally in the presence of an added organic solvent the reaction is catalyzed by a complex compound having one of the formulas:(I) RhCl(CO).sub.x [E(C.sub.6 H.sub.5).sub.3 ].sub.3-x' wherein "E" is arsenic or phosphorous and "x" equals 0 or 1,(II) [RhCl(alkene).sub.2 ].sub.2'(III) [(C.sub.6 H.sub.5).sub.3 P].sub.3 3 Ru(CO)ClH or(IV) [(C.sub.6 H.sub.5).sub.3 P].sub.3 RuCl.sub.2,particularly suitable catalysts are, e.g. tris (triphenylphosphine)rhodium(I) chloride and bis(cyclooctadiene)rhodium(I) chloride.

Abstract: The invention relates to a tangential-belt drive for a plurality of work units of the same kind, arranged at least in one row next to each other, of a machine for the production of twisted or twined yarns. The work units are divided into sections with at least approximately the same number of work units, each driven with an endless tangential belt. At least one electromotor is assigned to each section for driving the thereto pertaining tangential belt and guiding means for the tangential belt.In order to reduce the energy losses of such a tangential-belt drive, the width and thickness of the tangential belt used is considerably reduced, particularly to a width between 7 and 14 mm and a thickness between 2 and 2.7 mm. Size reduction becomes possible because the number of working units in each section is selected by considering the working capacity required by this number of work units and the acceptable belt stretch factor.

Abstract: The invention concerns a molding track for the installation of carpet molding trim. It possesses an asymmetrical two-lipped profile, one lip of which is fastened to the wall. The molding trim is fastened flush with the floor to the other lip, led upward around this lip, which is elastically prestressed in the direction of the wall, and clamped firmly. Electrical wiring can be installed subsequently in the hollow spaces provided for this purose. The profile can be manufactured of recycled material.

Abstract: The invention relates to new propionamidine derivatives of formula (I) ##STR1## wherein X is halogen,and to a process for their preparation. According to the invention compounds of the formula (I) are prepared by reacting a 3-halopropionitrile of the formula (III) ##STR2## wherein X is as defined above,with sulfamide of the formula (II) ##STR3## in the presence of a hydrogen halide. Compounds of the formula (I) are useful intermediates in the preparation of famotidine.

Abstract: The process and apparatus of the invention provide a coat of lacquer or varnish covering a tear-off cover, which is formed from a thin ferromagnetic metal, has a circumferential supporting lip and is equipped with a tear-off opening made by scoring and/or punching in or out the cover surface. To provide the coat of lacquer or varnish the cover is moved through an electric coating tank, a washing tank and drying zone with the plane of the cover oriented substantially vertically while being supported exclusively on the surface of the inner wall of the supporting lip. The entire surface of the cover is completely covered by the lacquer or varnish coating except for a small portion on the inner wall of the supporting lip which is positioned inside the closed container in a folded seam and/or covered by a sealing material.

Abstract: An expanding mandrel for clamping a tubular member, especially a tubular core on which a paper web can be coiled in a machine for coiling the web or for supplying the web from a coil, has a pin with flat surfaces against which bracing elements support angularly equispaced segments in a cage which are pressed outwardly to urge convex surfaces of the segments against the inner surface of the core. Along longitudinal edges of the segments rounded rises or protuberances are provided which prevent stress peaks tending to damage the core.

Abstract: A method of and a device for cooking foodstuff in which an infrared transparent receptacle having a central rise on which the food is positioned has a peripheral trough in which water can be provided. The food is cooked by a combination of direct infrared irradiation and repeated evaporation/condensation cycles which ensure optimum penetration of heat contributed by latent heat of condensation, directly to the interior of the food.

Abstract: A composition for the automatic cleaning of toilet bowls includes at least one amine oxide, at least one appropriate colorant and at least one pH regulating agent, the composition being such that the pH of the aqueous mixture in the toilet bowl is about 6.3.+-.0.5. The composition is applied by filling containers designed to be used especially in the reservoir or tank of the toilet bowl.

Abstract: The process according to the invention controls a drying device for a vehicle wash for a vehicle, a travelling portion of the drying device being movable relative to the vehicle with the aid of a travel motor and a lift motor. The travelling portion carries a drying means and a light barrier whose light beam passes with clearance under the drying means and a device controller operating the travel and lift motors guided on a path which keeps a guaranteed clearance from the contour of the vehicle. At the beginning of the drying process the portion of the drying device in a lowered initial position in front of or behind the vehicle is moved. As a result at least the raising and lowering of that portion is controlled by a gating signal. Before beginning each drying process the sensitivity or response threshold of a gating device for the gating signal and/or a conditioning device adjusting the gating signal is adjusted automatically to a value sufficient to define the release of the light beam.

Abstract: The chuck has a mounting body with an associated chuck assembly and a pivot device. For clamping of a workpiece at least one chucking jaw can adjustably be swung away from its chuck assembly, and the clamped workpiece, together with the chucking jaws can be turned about a pivot axis which extends perpendicularly with respect to the axis of rotation of the operational spindle of the lathe and with respect to the axes of operation of the workpiece, into pivot positions determined by the directions of the axes of operation. For workpieces with a pair of axes of operation, which are disposed at a distance with respect to one another, the mounting body is comprised of a base member and a turning member. The turning member is journaled for rotation at the base member so as to be able to revolve about a turning axis which extends parallel to the axis of rotation of the operational spindle and which intersects the pivot axis at predetermined distance.

Abstract: A roof covering material is comprised of a polybitumen sealing web composed of a thermally weldable closed homogeneous sealing layer formed along an underside with parting and pressure equalizing means affording fluid communication over an internal region of juxtaposition of the web with a roof surface, and a support of a filamentary web impregnated with a polymerbitumen on an upper surface of the substantially fluid-impermeable web.

Abstract: A triple-wall foam coextrusion apparatus in which inner and outer layers of one synthetic resin material are coextruded with an intermediate layer of another synthetic resin material, and wherein the passages for the first material are inclined to the axis along which the second material is extruded around a spider to ensure uniform flow.

Abstract: The digging tool of the tunnel excavator is mounted on a shield support and operates in a forward digging chamber. The digging chamber is sealed from a tunnel formed by the excavator by a separating wall of the excavator across a transverse cross section of the excavator. The digging chamber is filled with a fluid which supports the forward digging chamber wall. The problems resulting from the incompressibility of the supporting fluid can be handled simply when the digging chamber, with at least a portion of its separating wall, is supported so as to be movable longitudinally back and forth by an adjustable spring device. Advantageously, the spring device comprises a plurality of hydraulic cylinder devices whose cylinders are connected to a hydraulic accumulator under gas pressure.

Abstract: The mechanical press, particularly a toggle press, comprises a hydraulic member connected between the force transmitting and force receiving components, such as a toggle joint, carriage, anvil, and platen. The anvil is mounted on a hydraulic member which is located in a hydraulic chamber. The hydraulic member acts as a press cushion which is continuously connected with a large volume fluid reservoir which is maintained constantly under a gas pressure. The hydraulic member has a maximum filling volume which is at most 1% of the volume of the fluid reservoir.

Abstract: An intracorporal probe has a flexible and generally nontwistable element having front and rear ends, a flexible and continuous sleeve substantially surrounding and loosely receiving the element between its ends, and a sensor unit mounted on the front end of the element past the sleeve and itself having a front end. Thus twisting of the rear end of the element will twist the sensor unit and will twist the element relative to the sleeve. A forwardly tapered and flexible tip is carried on the front sensor end and a balloon is engaged around the unit between the tip and the sleeve at the front element end. The tip is mainly formed of silicone of a hardness between 50 shore and 100 shore.