Abstract: The invention comprises a leavened dough composition including flour, a protein source, a leavening agent, and a processing adjuvant. Preferably, the protein source is a cereal protein, such as gluten. The invention also comprises a method of increasing specific volume in a baked product by removing the water in the dough composition and introducing the processing adjuvant. The invention also comprises a baked product resulting from the method of the invention.

Abstract: An egg product having a reduced amount of free water comprising at least 30 wt-% whole egg; glycerol; maltodextrin; egg white powder; powdered shortening; liquid egg yolk, and salt. This egg product has a A.sub.w of about 0.80 to 0.95. Food products comprising this egg product, including baked goods and other products having the egg product as a filling or topping, that may be frozen and reheated without the egg product developing a tough or rubbery texture.

Abstract: A heat retention device is disclosed in the form of a heating pad which includes an electrically resistive coil contained within a volume. The coil terminates at an electric coupler which is external of the volume. A heat retention mass is contained within the volume in thermal conductivity with the resistive element.

Abstract: A unibody, monolithic, one-piece negative draft crucible for a MBE effusion cell. The crucible maximizes capacity, uniformity and long term flux stability, and minimizes oval defects, depletion effects, and short term shutter-related flux transients. The invention also provides a method and mandrel apparatus for making a unibody containment structure, such as a crucible formed of PBN, having a negative draft, via chemical vapor deposition.

Abstract: The invention concerns an arrangement for machining a valve seat (1a) in a valve housing (1). The housing has a circular opening (1d) which is concentric with the seat (1a) and about which is a flat annular surface (1e). The arrangement comprises a support (2) arranged such that it is held by the valve housing (1) and such that, in an axial direction perpendicular to the plane of the annular surface (1e), it holds a tool pillar (3). At its distal end the tool pillar (3) has a machining tool (4). The support (2) comprises firstly a main part with three wings uniformly distributed about the tool pillar (3). Each wing comprises a first wing part (2b) which is operatively connected to the first wing part so that these wing parts (2a, 2b) can slide relative to each other along the sliding surface. Members (2b2, 2b3, 2b4, 2b5) are provided for detachably securing the wing parts (2a, 2b) relative to each other and the support (2) relative to the valve housing (1).

Abstract: A padlock includes a lock base having first and second shackle insert holes and a lock receiving space, a lock unit received in the lock receiving space, a shackle having a longer leg portion which is retained slidably and rotatably in the first shackle insert hole, and a shorter leg portion which is received removably in the second shackle insert hole, and a spring-loaded retaining unit mounted on the lock base and extending into the lock receiving space for engaging the lock unit so as to retain releasably the lock unit in the lock receiving space. The retaining unit is accessible by means of a tool which is inserted into the second shackle insert hole when the shorter leg portion of the shackle is removed from the second shackle insert hole, and is adapted to be actuated by the tool so as to disengage the lock unit in order to permit removal of the lock unit from the lock receiving space.

Abstract: A method of forming a Bi-layered ferroelectric thin film on a substrate with good reproducibility, using a mixed composition of a Bi-containing organic compound and a metal polyalkoxide compound by at least one technique selected from the group consisting of molecular deposition such as CVD, and spincoat-sintering.

Abstract: The invention is a lubricant concentrate and a lubricant use-solution as well as methods of use. The lubricant concentrate and lubricant use-solution each include one or more ether amine compounds, and a surfactant. Each of the ether amine compounds has a formula selected from the group consisting of R.sub.1 --O--R.sub.2 NH.sub.2, R.sub.1 --O--R.sub.2 --NH--R.sub.3 --NH.sub.2, and mixtures thereof, wherein R.sub.1 is a linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated C.sub.6 -C.sub.18 alkyl, R.sub.2 is a linear or branched C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 alkylene, and R.sub.3 is a linear or branched C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 alkylene group. The compositions of the invention also include a surfactant to solubilize the amine compound, and optionally, a source of alkalinity and an antimicrobial agent, among other adjuvants.

Abstract: A process for producing a repair coating This invention relates to a process for producing a multi-layer repair coating by the application of a transparent clear lacquer coat, which is unpigmented or which contains colourless pigment, to a predried or hardened colour- and/or effect-imparting base pigment coat, or by the application of a pigmented covering lacquer coat to an optionally precoated substrate. Binder vehicles which are hardenable exclusively by radical polymerisation are used for the production of the transparent clear lacquer coat or of the pigmented covering lacquer coat, and hardening is effected by means of pulsed, high-energy UV radiation.

Abstract: A deflection yoke for a cathode ray tube can correct both the pincushion distortion at the upper and lower edges of the screen and the misconvergence of the screen at the same time by the deflection yoke itself without the need for a correction magnet. The deflection yoke comprises a saddle shaped horizontal deflection coil, a saddle shaped vertical deflection coil located outside the horizontal deflection coil, and a high permeability core located outside the vertical deflection coil. The core has notch portions at the center parts of the upper and lower portions of the screen side end.

Abstract: This invention relates to a plant for the biological treatment of water to produce drinking water, characterized in that it comprises at least one biological reactor (7) provided with injection means (9) for injecting oxygenated gas, at least one separation membrane (11 for microfiltration or ultrafiltration immersed in said reactor (7), and addition means (10) for adding to said reactor (7) at least one pulverulent material in suspension serving as a support for a biomass, said pulverulent material possibly being a reactive powder which also allows fixation of the substrate required by said biomass.

Abstract: The invention is a method for preparing a partially cooked, flexible food composition. The method includes formulating a dough of flour, water and other dough ingredients. This dough is then formed and partially fried. The partially fried dough composition has a moisture content ranging from about 10 wt-% to 20 wt-%. Also disclosed is a partially fried, flexible dough composition resulting from this method.

Abstract: The invention relates to a composition or pellet comprising a polyvinyl chloride homopolymer and wood fiber composite that can be used in the form of a linear extrudate or thermoplastic pellet to manufacture structural members. The fiber in the pellet or extrudate is of a particular dimension that lends enhanced modulus to the composition or pellet formed. The extruded pellet comprises a consistent proportion of polymer, wood fiber and water.

Abstract: A keyless locking mechanism for use in a door or the like. An operator activates the system by means of a portable remote handheld controller or a remote keypad unit, which transmit coded signals to an electronically controlled, electromechanical door lock device. The electronic and electromechanical device components are configured for secure mounting within the void or hollow portions of existing door locking apparatus, such as within the hollow interior doorknob, or hollow cylindrical sleeve latch actuators, or beneath the interior rose or escutcheon plates. A sensor or receiver/antenna mounted within the outer doorknob receives and forwards the coded signals to a processor which compares them with a predetermined stored signal. If an acceptable comparison is made, the processor generates control signals for the electromechanical device, which acts solely along or about the locking axis to enable or disable the door locking assembly, according to the command initiated by the operator.

Abstract: A filter assembly includes a filter cabinet defining an interior. A filter component is suspended within the filter cabinet interior. The filter component includes an outer frame having first and second rigid frame sections. The first and second rigid frame sections are pivotable, relative to each other about a pivot arrangement, such as a hinge. The first and second frame sections hold filter bags, such that the filter bags are suspended from the frame in the cabinet interior. Methods of changing a filter bag in a cabinet air filter assembly are provided.

Abstract: A method for forming a double-crown shaped capacitor of a dynamic random access memory cell is disclosed. The method includes forming a first doped polysilicon layer (118) over a semiconductor substrate (110), wherein at least a portion of the first doped polysilicon layer communicates to the substrate. A silicon oxide layer (119) is formed on the first doped polysiliocn layer, followed by removing a portion of the silicon oxide layer. After forming a first silicon nitride spacer (122) on sidewall of the silicon oxide layer, a portion of the first doped polysihocn layer is etched using the first silicon nitride spacer as a mask, thereby forming a recessed cavity (124) in the first doped polysiliocn layer. The recessed cavity and a space surrounded by the first silicon nitride spacer are refilled with a second silicon nitride layer (126).

Abstract: A plate-type heat exchanger is provided with a sealing device positioned between pairs of adjacent plates (12). Said device comprises a gasket (11) placed inside of a suitable peripheral groove (21), as well as a plurality of protuberances (10) projecting from a peripheral area (13) of said gasket (11) towards a peripheral area of the plate (12) to which said device is coupled. Said heat exchanger is provided with a plurality of recesses (19) having a predetermined shape and placed along the peripheral edge of each plate (12) constituting said heat exchanger; furthermore, each protuberance (10) has a shape which is conjugated to the shape of the corresponding recess (19) so that said protuberance (10) can interact with said corresponding recess (19) in such a way as to insert an edge of said recess (19) inside of a groove (16) provided in each protuberance (10).