Abstract: An improved cable connector includes a connector insert having an axial bore dimensioned to receive the core of a reinforced cable. A connector body has a substantially cylindrical outer surface and a substantially cylindrical cavity. A distal portion of the cavity is dimensioned to receive the connector insert. A second portion of the cavity proximally displaced from the distal portion is dimensioned to receive the conductor strands of the cable. The connector body may be configured with one or more additional portions of the cavity having progressively increasing diameters, the number of such portions depending on the size of the cable. Alternatively, the inner surface of the cavity may have a slight taper. Using a single die, the connector body is compressed with a swaging tool at several axially spaced-apart locations to grip the conductor strands and also to grip the connector insert.

Abstract: An improved connector for ACSR cable includes a connector core having an axial bore dimensioned to receive the steel core of the cable. A connector body has a substantially cylindrical outer surface and a substantially cylindrical cavity. A distal portion of the cavity having a first substantially cylindrical inner surface is dimensioned to receive the connector core. A second portion of the cavity proximally adjacent to the distal portion has a substantially cylindrical second inner surface dimensioned to receive the aluminum conductor strands of the cable. The connector body may be configured with one or more additional portions of the cavity having substantially cylindrical inner surfaces with progressively increasing diameters, the number of such portions depending on the size of the cable. The connector body is compressed with a swaging tool at several axially spaced-apart locations to grip the aluminum conductor strands and also to compress the connector core.

Abstract: The invention relates to the use of an antibacterial compound, which is derived from alliaceae, as a natural additive in animal feed, intended as an antimicrobial agent in animal feed, and as an alternative, due to its antibacterial nature, to the use of antibiotics as growth promoters, proposing the use of the compound separately (purity greater than 95%), and encapsulated or supported on different inert materials or food coatings, and in that said compound preferably consists of propyl propylthiosulfinate and, in an alternative variant, of propyl propylthiosulfonate.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to utilization of antimicrobial agents derived from plants of the alliaceae family for the prevention and control of crop diseases, post-harvest rotting and as environmental disinfection products. The agents include propyl propylthiosulfinate and propyl propylthiosulfonate compounds for pre- and post-harvest treatments, control of rotting in fruits and vegetables; disinfection of agricultural soils, control of microorganisms, environmental disinfection in agricultural processing industries, facilities and equipment, disinfection of food containers and boxes.

Abstract: The invention refers to an enamel composition for producing reflecting dielectric layers in plasma display panels, comprising as layer forming constituents 70 to 97% by wt. of a glass frit composition and 3 to 30% by wt. of a particulate whitening material. The whitening material comprises one or more thermally deactivated white pigments, which have been made by a process comprising heating of at least one white pigment in the absence or presence of a glass frit having a softening temperature of less than 600° C. at a temperature of 600 to 1000° C. for 0,1 to 10 hours. The invention further refers to a method for improving the wettability of white pigments by the above said thermal treatment. The enamel is used for producing a reflecting white dielectric layer in plasma display panels.

Abstract: A label for a skein of yarn includes a main portion of generally quadrilateral shape for encircling the skein. A projection is integrally formed with the main portion and extends outwardly from a side of the main portion and is bent to pass through the ends of a loop of yarn formed inwardly of one end of the skein thereby keeping the loop opened. An enlarged tab is integrally formed at an outward end of the projection and is turned downward against the main portion to secure the tab in position through the ends of the loop so that the label resists slipping along the length of the skein.

Abstract: Electrocatalyst which are formed of a carbon support, which is a carbon black with an H content of >4000 ppm and, as the catalytically active component, platinum or bi- or multi-metallically doped or alloyed platinum. The electrocatalysts are prepared by deposition of noble metals on the carbon black surface. They can be used for the production of fuel cells.

Abstract: A catalyst for purifying the exhaust gases of diesel engines, which catalyst contains at least one zeolite and, additionally, at least one of the support oxides aluminum oxide, silicon dioxide, titanium dioxide and aluminum silicate and at least one of the noble metals platinum, palladium, rhodium and iridium. In this catalyst the atoms of the noble metals have a mean oxidation number of less than +2.5, on average more than 3 metal ligands and less than 3 oxygen ligands and are present on the zeolites and support oxides in the form of crystallites having a mean particle size of from 1 to 6 nm.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for producing a conductive coating on glass and enamelled steel using a screen-printable aluminum paste. The paste to be used contains: 40 to 80 wt. %, in particular, 50 to 75 wt. % aluminum powder; 5 to 40 wt. %, in particular, 9 to 25 wt. % glass frit having an initial softening temperature of 400 to 700° C., in particular, 420 to 580° C.; 10 to 35 wt. % of a liquid or thermoplastic medium; and 0 to 10 wt. % sintering aid. The substrate coated with the paste is heated at 500 to 750° C., in particular, 590 to 690° C. The coating on the substrate is characterized by having a low specific resistance of less than 100 &mgr;ohm·cm, in particular in the range of 10 to 70 &mgr;ohm·cm, and good adhesion.

Abstract: A skein support bow includes an elongated solid main section made of flexible material and has a length approximately equal to the length of a skein to be mounted thereon. Double hook members are located at each end of the elongated main section for engaging a corresponding loop end of the skein. An excrescence is integrally appending from the main section and forms a label hanger for receiving a label after the label is removed from the skein thereby making information on the label available after the skein is mounted to the bow.

Abstract: A method for removing nitrogen oxides from a lean flue gas. The method is carried out by: a) treating the flue gas in an electrical gas discharge, b) passing the thus treated flue gas over a basic storage material to store the nitrogen oxides in the form of nitrates and release of the treated flue gas to the environment, and c) regeneration of the storage material after depletion of its storage capacity by removing the storage material from the flue gas stream and treating it was a reducing regenerative gas stream while forming ammonia.

Abstract: Manganese vanadium oxides are used as pigments. The mnanganese vanadium oxide pigments are of the formula Mn2V2O7. The, pigments are useful as colorants, and also possess improved reflectance characteristics in the infrared region, thereby reducing IR-induced heat buildup.

Abstract: A method for producing composite powders based on silver-tin oxide, by chemically reductive precipitation of silver onto particulate tin oxide. A solution of a silver compound and a solution of a reducing agent are simultaneously added in stoichiometrically equivalent amounts, separately and continuously with intensive mixing, to an aqueous suspension of tin oxide. The resulting composite powders have very high homogeneity, and can be processed to make electrical contact materials. The method is particularly suitable for producing composite powders based on silver-tin oxide doped with indium oxide, to be used in the manufacture of electrical contact materials.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for determining synchronization and loss of synchronization in a high speed multiplexed data system. The system also includes a plurality of justification control bits and a backwards compatibility flag that allows the system to operate with older systems that have fewer justification control bits.

Abstract: A process for producing a multicolored print by employing a color scanner that is capable of being profiled and an electronic image processor. Color data pertaining to color fields are taken as the basis for determining an algorithm for the printable color range and the separation, the color data being generated by employing ceramic colors of a multicolor set that are compatible with one another. With a view to producing four-color prints and also, in particular, seven-color prints that are truer to the original, four-color and seven-color sets as claimed are employed such as were taken as the basis for the color fields for determination of the algorithm. By means of seven-color printing, the color space is extended.

Abstract: Nitride or oxidenitride based red to yellow pigments, such as tantalum(V) nitride and oxidenitrides containing tantalum may be produced by passing ammonia over nitridable metal compounds, in particular oxide compounds, at 700 to 1250° C. According to the invention, nitriding proceeds in a rotary tube or fluidised bed reactor in the presence of an oxide from the series SiO2, ZrO2, GeO2, SnO2, TiO2 and HfO2 under conditions under which this oxide is substantially not nitrided.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method of decorating hard materials, especially materials which can be fired for the purpose of decoration, by means of direct or indirect printing. Printing is carried out by means of inkjet technology. According to the invention, a colour paste containing at least 30 wt. % inorganic solids, such as pigments and glass frits, and a thermoplastic medium having a melting point of at least 30° C. is applied to the surface to be decorated by means of a heatable inkjet print head, which preferably additionally has a device for circulating the molten colour paste.

Abstract: The invention relates to a noble metal preparation for producing noble metal decorations on decoratively fireable substrates by direct printing and indirect printing (transfer technique). The printing quality of the preparation containing noble metal compounds and a binder system can be improved in that the binder system comprises a resin mixture of a) 25 to 40 wt. % of polyamide resins, b) 5 to 30 wt. % of sulfurised recent resins, c) 20 to 55 wt. % of rosin-modified resins, d) 0 to 30 wt. % of alkylphenol resins and e) 0 to 30 wt. % of other resins compatible therewith or of the reaction products, formed at 50 to 150° C., of the resin mixture mentioned and/or the reaction products, formed at 50 to 150° C., of the resin mixture mentioned or the reaction products of same containing the noble metal compounds in the presence of a sulfur-containing gelling agent.

Abstract: A nitrogen oxide storage material is disclosed which contains at least one storage component for nitrogen oxides in the form of an oxide, mixed oxide, carbonate or hydroxide of the alkaline earth metals magnesium, calcium, strontium and barium and the alkali metals potassium and caesium on a high surface area support material. The support material can be doped cerium oxide, cerium/zirconium mixed oxide, calcium titanate, strontium titanate, barium titanate, barium stannate, barium zirconate, magnesium oxide, lanthanum oxide, praseodymium oxide, samarium oxide, neodymium oxide, yttrium oxide, zirconium silicate, yttrium barium cuprate, lead titanate, tin titanate, bismuth titanate, lanthanum cobaltate, lanthanum manganate and barium cuprate or mixtures thereof.

Abstract: Hitherto, glazing defects have arisen during glazing of ceramic substrates with an electrostatically applicable coating powder. This problem is solved by the coating powder CPAB and the coating method. The electrostatically applicable coating powder CPAB contains 1 to 50 wt. % of a glass-forming composition A which begins softening at 400 to 750° C. and 99 to 50 wt. % of a glass-forming composition B which begins to soften above 750-1,100° C. Preferably, the coating powder consists of 2.5 to 25 wt. % A, 75 to 97.5 wt. % B and 0 to 20 wt. %, specially 2 to 10 wt. % of thermally or chemically activatable adhesive agents. The coating powder CPAB is electrostatically applied as a single powder. Alternately, coating can be applied in two layers, wherein the CPU powder contains at least 5 wt. % of glass-forming composition A as a lower layer and the powder CPO contains at least 50 wt. % of glass-forming composition B as an upper layer.