Abstract: There is disclosed a process for bonding a rigid thermoplastic vessel to a flexible thermoset elastomeric conduit using electromagnetic bonding techniques wherein the flexible thermoset elastomeric conduit is configured to provide close fitting relationship under compressive pressure forces to a cooperating element of the rigid thermoplastic vessel between which is positioned an electromagnetic bonding adhesive prior to applying an electromagnetic force.

Abstract: There is disclosed a pulverizing apparatus having paired interconnecting cylindrical chambers wherein each chamber is provided with a rotatable shaft having a plurality of disc sets mounted thereon and wherein each disc set is provided with pivotally mounted thrust guides wherein thrust guide mounted on disc sets positioned in initial stages are provided with plate members to facilitate circulation of large particles. To facilitate stage-wise flow of solids/liquid, the chambers are provided with transversely-mounted weirs members.

Abstract: There is disclosed a portable assembly for treating hazardous waste water having a plurality of paired filter units having filter mediums and operated at high filter rates to minimize solids build up wherein solids are caused to be smashed and broken by shear forces and wherein chemicals are sequentially added to facilitate solids reduction, to oxidize organic compounds and to precipitate dissolved solids and wherein the process stream is subjected to ultraviolet light to reduce organic loading and downstream ultra filtration units to further reduce solids followed by reverse osmosis and/or ionization treatment.

Abstract: Described is a stamping roller (10) intended for a stamping apparatus, which roller has a central carrier roller (12) and stamping punch portions (24) which are spaced from each other in the peripheral direction, wherein fixed to the carrier roller is at least one punch ring whose two axially mutually spaced edge portions are designed with spacer rings (26) for the defined contact of at least one associated backing roller (28), and the punch ring (20) is designed with the stamping punch portions (24) between the two spacer rings (26). The/each punch ring (20) is matched to the carrier roller (12) in respect of dimensions and material in such a way that the/each punch ring (20) is displaceable on the carrier roller (12) at ambient temperature and at elevated stamping or operating temperature of the stamping roller (10) thermal expansion fixes the/each punch ring (20) on the carrier roller (12).

Abstract: An elongated radioactive element to be fastened to one end of an elongated wire-shaped element, and provided with a front retaining part, a connecting part, and a rear retaining part, as well as segment-shaped elements which are radioactive or are to be made radioactive, which are provided with a center bore and which, enclosed between the front and rear retaining parts, are placed, one behind the other, by means of the center bore over the connecting part and can tilt with respect to each other, all in such a manner that the radioactive element is an elongated member which is supple and flexible over the greatest part of its length, coupling means being provided for connecting the radioactive element to the elongated wire-shaped element.

Abstract: An improved method for the manufacture of a compact brush guide holder assembly which is commonly found on machines in which electricity is to be transferred between an electrically conductive brush element as it moves and makes contact with a rotatable conductor such as a commutator. The brush holder assembly has an open body guiding channel, or chamber, for supporting the electrically conductive brush element which receives compressed tension from a fixed non-removable constant force spring which is composed of a beam uncoiled section in addition to a coiled section having fixed mounted Teflon bushings that are free to ride and float horizontally and vertically on mounting post that pass through its center. Upon compression, the contour structural integrity and memory characteristics of the constant force spring are maintained as it self adjusts to the dynamic loads and tension requirements of a rush as it biases a commutator.

Abstract: There is described a process and apparatus for the physical vapor deposition of an anisotropic phosphor composition with an auto-collimating, optical waveguide structure.

Abstract: An electrode assembly for stimulating or detecting activity of muscles accessible through a body orifice includes a carrier member having contact elements electrically connected to a detecting or stimulation assembly and an elongated sheath member formed of a rigid insulating material and having a handle portion and an insertion portion. The insertion portion has electrical contact elements including contact lips extending outwardly from the insertion portion. The elongated sheath member is positioned on the carrier member so that the contact lips are in electrical contact with the contact elements of the carrier member and the contact lips project radially into the sheath member and are resiliently supported in an axial direction against the contact elements of the carrier member.

Abstract: There is disclosed a process and apparatus for receiving and reproducing radiographic information from an anisotropic storage phosphor screen including an auto-collimating photostimulable phosphor layer of a material selected from the group consisting of europium activated barium fluorobromide, europium activated potassium chloride, indium activated potassium bromide or indium activated rubidium iodide, which absorbs impinging ionizing radiation emanating from or passing through an object to be imaged, a collimated or focused interrogating beam of photons directed parallel to the columnar structure of the screen to stimulate the trapped electrons within the storage phosphor to release the energy stored therein as luminescent photons, an opto-electro-mechanical assembly to achieve a raster scan of the interrogating beam over the area of the phosphor screen, a detector for converting the luminescent photons into electrical signals, and a computer to record and/or display the intensity versus positional informat

Abstract: A transfer foil which makes it possible, starting from one foil, both to transfer hot stamping decorative elements on to a substrate and also individually to identify the substrate by a thermotransfer printing procedure, for which purpose the transfer foil includes on the one hand decorative layer arrangements known from hot stamping foils and on the other hand a thermotransfer layer, which are arranged in separate areas on the carrier film.

Abstract: There is disclosed a method and apparatus for harvesting tissue using a cannula having a diameter of from 0.5 to 4.0 mm and of a length of from 25 to 20 cm to access by minimally invasive techniques a host to withdraw autogenous tissue processed to remove loose fat and/or fragmented tissue. Thereafter, the resulting tissue substrate is morcellated to form particulate tissue of a particle size of from 1 to 200 .mu.m. The particulate material is thence passed through screens having opening sizes of from 1 to 100 .mu.m to form a material of a size for introduction into a syringe of from 16 to 30 gauge for implantation in the host. The processed tissue may be admixed with extenders, gelling agents and the like.

Abstract: Combustion is used as a source of heat to remove polluting volatiles from contaminated groundwater and subsurface soil. A burner assembly is placed in a well, either in or out of an aquifer, to produce steam and/or hot air and/or hot water which drives off the volatile contaminants which are collected through separate wells or vents depending upon the site. The combustion product gases are vented to atmosphere. Key elements are the addition of heat as close to the depth of the contaminated region as possible, transfer of heat through the aquifer and/or ground through the flow of steam and/or hot air and/or hot water to regions affected by the contaminants, and by drawing the flow to other well sites by which the contaminants are removed by pumping and subsequent treatment. Some of the contaminants are thermally destroyed.

Abstract: There is disclosed a process for bonding a rigid thermoplastic vessel to a flexible thermoplastic conduit using electromagnetic bonding techniques wherein the flexible thermoplastic conduit is configured to provide close fitting relationship under compressive pressure forces to a cooperating element of the rigid thermoplastic vessel between which is positioned an electromagnetic bonding adhesive prior to applying an electromagnetic force.

Abstract: There is disclosed a portable assembly for treating hazardous waste water having a plurality of paired filter units having filter mediums and operated at high filter rates to minimize solids build up wherein solids are caused to be smashed and broken by shear forces and wherein chemicals are sequentially added to facilitate solids reduction, to oxidize organic compounds and to precipitate dissolved solids and wherein the process stream is subjected to ultraviolet light to reduce organic loading and downstream ultra filtration units to further reduce solids followed by reverse osmosis and/or ionization treatment.

Abstract: There is disclosed a piston member for a container comprised of a piston body of a diameter smaller by at least about 0.3 cm. (0.012") than the diameter of the inner surface of the container and formed with an upwardly and outwardly extending conically-shaped wiping wall portion having a wiping edge in sliding contact with the inner surface of the container to permit flexing of the wiping edge over imperfections, such as dents or bumps in the container thereby substantially eliminating potential for piston member stall as well as more efficacious product dispensing.

Abstract: Combustion is used as a source of heat to remove polluting volatiles from contaminated groundwater and subsurface soil. The combustor is placed in a well, either in or out of an aquifer, to produce steam and combustion product gases and/or hot water which drives off the volatile contaminants which are collected through separate wells or vents depending upon the site. Key elements are the addition of heat in-situ by causing the combustion to occur below the ground or water level, transfer of heat through the aquifer and/or ground through the flow of steam and combustion product gases and/or hot air and/or hot water to regions affected by the contaminants, and by drawing the flow to other well sites by which the contaminants are removed by pumping and subsequent treatment. Some of the contaminants are thermally destroyed. The design of the well casing can be tailored to proportion the quantities of water and steam and gas delivered, with steam and gas pressure driving the vapors at various levels below ground.

Abstract: In order to improve a structure arrangement comprising a plurality of portions having a relief structure with an optical-diffraction effect, in particular for visually identifiable optical security elements for value-bearing documents, for example banknotes, credit cards, passes or cheque documents, or other articles to be safeguarded, with a first group of portions with a first structure having an optical-diffraction effect, which first group is disposed on a surface region of the structure arrangement, and at least one further group of portions with a further structure which has an optical-diffraction effect and which is different from the first structure, in such a way that a given item of information can be imparted to a viewer of the structure arrangement with a high level of intensity and uniformly over the entire extent of a preselected viewing angle range, it is proposed that the structure of the portions of the first and the at least one further group respectively is such that, upon illumination of t

Abstract: There is disclosed a process for the mineralization of collagen fibers whereby collagen fibers formed from collagen are contacted with a solution of calcium and phosphate ions under conditions to effect nucleation and in-vitro growth of mineral crystals within and on the surface of the collagen fibers to form intact collagen fibers with subfibrillar substructure and wherein preparations of such mineralized collagen fibers are used in bone replacement therapy as well as to induce repair in bony defects.

Abstract: There is disclosed a display system to be attached to a head of the user or to a helmet to be positioned on the head of the user. The display system comprises an image intensifier unit having an input for receiving an image and an output for retransmitting the image with enhanced intensity and within a predetermined first frequency band. The display system further comprises an eye piece composed of a first and second transparent reflecting element having angle- and frequency-dependent reflectants and transmittance properties wherein such properties in combination with the first frequency band result in an intensified image emerging via the eye piece. The display system further is provided with an image display device for transmitting a visible video image in the direction of the eye piece.

Abstract: There is disclosed a hot stamping foil assembly, in particular a hot stamping foil, which has spatial decorative or security elements formed in a region-wise manner. An adhesive layer is provided only in a region-wise manner and in matching relationship with respect to the spatial elements to effect transfer of the spatial decorative or security elements or other decorative layer structure.