Abstract: A grinding machine, in particular for grinding scissors parts or knife blades, has a grinding wheel that can be driven to rotate, a workpiece socket, and a guide device for guiding the workpiece socket during the grinding operation. In order to enable fully automatic grinding of all the surfaces on a workpiece that are to be ground, in particular on scissors parts, knife blades or the like, using only a single grinding machine, the workpiece socket is disposed on a compound slide that is displaceable in an X-Y plane and is embodied as rotatable about a pivot axis (Z axis). The workpiece socket has at least one clamping device, which is disposed on the workpiece socket in such a manner that the primary longitudinal direction of a workpiece fastened in place extends substantially parallel to the pivot axis (Z axis).

Abstract: A hypodermic syringe assembly includes an elongated container and a cup shape molded piston longitudinal movable in the container. The container has a sidewall, a needle receiving end, and a piston receiving end which terminates in a rim. The piston has an open rear end with at least three equally spaced integral hinged tabs therearound. The piston has a first position partially inserted at the container rear where the tabs extend radially outward from the container adjacent its rear end. The piston in this position can receive a disc shaped plunger head. The piston has a second position fully inserted in the container where the tabs are rotated about their hinges and extend radially inward within the container. In this position the piston tabs hold a disc shaped plunger head within the piston. The piston has a third position partially extended out of the rim of the dispensing container.

Abstract: A box blade attachment for tractors and like vehicles comprises a box frame which supports, for pivotal movement, a pair of moldboards, horizontally spaced from each other for scraping a surface in either a forward or backward path. Each of the moldboards moves independently of the other between a first position depending vertically between the sidewalls of the frame, and a second position pivoted inwardly and upwardly to lie in a plane substantially parallel to the surface being scraped. Hydraulic moldboard controls in the preferred embodiment synchronize the movement such that the moldboards move, alternatively and relative to each other, between the first and second positions. Thus arranged the box blade can be used in a conventional manner when the vehicle is moving in either direction by raising the appropriate moldboard and lowering the other.

Abstract: Cardiovascular activity is exhibited by compounds having the formula ##STR1## or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof wherein R.sub.1 is ##STR2## or ##STR3## and R.sub.2, R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 are as defined herein.

Abstract: Hydroxy functional polyester graft copolymers are provided. The copolymer is crosslinkable by hydroxy-reactive crosslinking agent and, in particular, is suitable for use in thermosetting coating compositions adapted to form a flexible cured coating over a variety of substrates, such as metal and plastic. The copolymer has a number average molecular weight between about 1300 and about 15,000, has a hydroxyl number between about 30 and about 300, and is the reaction product of carbon-carbon double bond-reactive monoethylenically unsaturated monomer with hydroxy functional carbon-carbon double bond-bearing branched polyester macromer. The macromer is the reaction product of (i) hydroxy functional polyester reactant containing 0-10 urethane linkages per molecule with (ii) silane compound having the general chemical formula: ##STR1## wherein X is an organic group or (--Si--O--).sub.

Abstract: Circuitry is disclosed for staggering the onset of gain reduction in a series of cascaded gain stages as a function of received signal strength. The staggering is effected by controlling the area ratio between corresponding components in two or more AGC control circuits whose topologies are otherwise identical. The technique is particularly well suited for use in radio receivers fabricated in integrated circuit form.

Abstract: An improved process for preparing negative images from a photohardenable tonable element, wherein the unexposed photohardenable tonable element is tacky in a preselected temperature range, T.sub.1 -T.sub.2, in which temperature range the exposed photosensitive tonable element is nontacky but wherein the exposed element is retackifiable at elevated temperatures above T.sub.2. After imagewise exposure the unexposed areas have a colorless toning material applied to them at a temperature within the range T.sub.1 -T.sub.2 to make them nontacky at temperatures of at least up to T.sub.3, which is greater than T.sub.2. After heating to an elevated temperature above T.sub.2 but less than T.sub.3 the exposed areas have a contrasting toning material applied to them to give a negative or reverse image.

Abstract: An element suitable for preparing transparencies using an electrostatic plain paper copier is described. This element comprises a polyethylene terephthalate support (polyester), at least one subbing layer coated thereon and coated to the subbing layer a toner receptive layer comprising a mixture of an acrylate binder, a polymeric antistatic agent having carboxylic acid groups, a cross-linking agent, butylmethacrylate modified polymethacrylate beads and submicron polyethylene beads. These elements produce excellent transparencies.

Abstract: Novel solvent-based thermosetting composition comprising (a) hydroxy functional epoxy ester resin of number average molecular weight (Mn) between about 1,000 and about 5,000, comprising the reaction product of diepoxide with aliphatic diol and, subsequently, with acid component comprising (i) hydroxy functional acid and, optionally, (ii) fatty acid; and (b) polyfunctional, hydroxy-reactive crosslinking agent, for example, aminoplast crosslinking agent or blocked polyisocyanate crosslinking agent comprising isocyanate groups blocked by reaction with an active hydrogen bearing blocking agent. Coating composition may be formulated as primer sprayable with conventional spraying equipment.

Abstract: An improved bonded polyester fiberfill batt, characterized by a lower inclination to leak fibers through a shell fabric, made by using a blend of binder fiber with binder-compatible fiberfill of low denier for the outer covering of the batt, and spraying thereon a resin-bonding agent, and effecting bonding of both binder fiber and bonding agent to form a sealed outer surface.

Abstract: Polyethylene terephthalate scrap material containing on its surface a chlorine-containing polymer such as, for example, polyvinylidene chloride or polyvinyl chloride, can be recovered and reused by melt-blending it with a polymer from a defined class of ethylene copolymers containing an epoxy group, and melt processing the blend in the same manner as virgin polyethylene terephthalate. The recovered and reprocessed polymer material has good physical properties and barrier properties.

Abstract: Tetrazole intermediates useful to prepare antihypertensive compounds described in coassigned application U.S. Ser. No. 884,920, filed July 11, 1986, are described, these tetrazoles have the formula: ##STR1## wherein X.sup.1 and X.sup.2 are as described in the specification.

Abstract: A system is described for using the modulation of the phase of a RF carrier as means of transmitting information. The RF input is split into four quadrature components each of which is passed through individual amplitude control attenuators and then summed in a combiner to create the required phase-controlled RF signal. The resultant signal is then amplified in an RF signal amplifier chain as required to achieve the desired output level. The RF output level is sampled and routed back to an in-phase splitter the output of which is compared to the corresponding individual quadrature components of the unmodulated RF signal to generate a signal which is compared with a processor generated modulation reference signal in a control loop amplifier and the resulting error signal is applied to the individual attenuators to adjust the output amplitude of each quadrature component. The quadrature components are then combined to obtain the desired phase-modulated RF output signal.

Abstract: Hollow fiber separation membranes are bundled in groups of 5-350 membranes and helically wound with a 20-120 denier yarn. The bundle is more readily handled when making permeators using dry membranes and there is significantly reduced fiber breakage and damage.

Abstract: A contact for a connector is characterized by a barrel portion having a layer of a reflowable solderable material disposed on the inner and outer surfaces thereof. The barrel is expansible from a first to a second dimension upon the insertion of a camming member thereinto. The contact is disposed in a connector that is used in conjunction with a pin header and a board with plated through holes therein. The barrels, when inserted into the through holes from one surface of the board, are expanded by the receipt of pins or wires inserted into the barrels from a header disposed on the other side of the board. The connections between the barrels and the through holes may be mass terminated. The board assembly so formed is able to be conveniently stacked.

Abstract: A cleaning composition is disclosed which is suitable for cleaning flux residue from a printed circuit board and comprises a terpene compound and dibasic ester solvent.

Abstract: A fluoroelastomer composition that has enhanced adhesion to metal when cured which comprises:(a) an elastomeric copolymer of vinylidene fluoride and at least one other fluorinated monomer,(b) a vulcanization accelerator that is a quaternary phosphonium compound,(c) a crosslinking agent selected from the group consisting of a bisphenol or a polyhydroxy phenol of the formula: ##STR1## where R is H or an alkyl group or an aryl group and R' is an alkyl group or an aryl group, and(d) 0.02-0.8 weight percent based on the weight of the elastomeric copolymer of a metal adhesion promoter that is a tetraalkylammonium halide where each alkyl group contains 1-10 carbon atoms and the halide is a chloride, bromide or iodide. When cured in contact with metal the fluoroelastomer composition forms a strong bond with the metal surface.

Abstract: A steroid cream formulation which has enhanced physical and chemical stability is formed of (11.beta.,17.alpha.)-17-(ethylthio)-9.alpha.-fluoro-11.beta.-hydroxy-17-(m ethylthio)androsta-1,4-dien-3-one (tipredane), and a vehicle containing as major ingredients glyceryl monostearate having an acid value of greater than 4, propylene glycol and water together with a sodium citrate or potassium citrate buffer, a non-acidic long chain fatty acid wax to impart proper consistency, and sodium metabisulfite as an antioxidant, together with emulsifiers, skin conditioners, emollients, lubricants and other conventional cream formulation ingredients.

Abstract: Compositions and films are provided for the preparation of electrostatic printing masters. The composition binder permits use of aqueous silver halide photographic techniques to image the master for printing, and exhibits insulation properties needed for electrostatic printing under typical conditions of relative humidity.

Abstract: Vasodilating activity is exhibited by compounds having the formula ##STR1## n is 2 or 3; X is oxygen or sulfur,R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are each independently hydrogen alkyl, cycloalkyl, or allyl, or R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached are pyrrolidinyl, piperidinyl, or morpholinyl;R.sub.3 is alkyl, alkoxy, halogen, trifluoromethyl, or nitro;R.sub.4 is hydrogen, halogen, trifluoromethyl, or nitro; andR.sub.5 and R.sub.6 are each independently alkyl or cycloalkyl or R.sub.5 and R.sub.6 together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached are pyrrolidinyl, piperidinyl, or morpholinyl.