Abstract: A process is described to uniformly apply finely divided material to tacky surfaces. The process comprises the physical treatment of particulate material to reduce particle aggregates to smaller particles and depositing the particles on the tacky surface with substantially no shearing force. The particle covered surface is then worked or rubbed with a shearing force to redistribute and embed the particles into the tacky surface. By this process, surfaces which are uniformly tacky or which contain tacky image areas can be uniformly and consistently toned without the production of defects like streaks or mottle.

Abstract: Flake silver powders which have a chemisorbed monolayer of organic dispersing agent such as oleic acid on the surfaces and process for their preparation are provided. Such silver powders can be formulated into thick film pastes at above 85% solids levels at relatively low viscosities. Pastes so obtained, when printed and fired, result in films of excellent conductive efficiency.

Abstract: Process for reducing the color forming tendency of alkanedioic acid methyl esters by contact with an alkali metal methylate.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the preparation of nitrated aromatic compounds by the mixed acid process, in which water is removed from the reaction mass by passing an inert gas through it.

Abstract: A pulp suspension of waste paper which is laden with air bubbles is introduced into a flotation cell. Fine air bubbles rise through the pulp suspension toward the top. Printing ink and other impurities are deposited on the bubbles which form a foam layer on the surface of the pulp suspension. The foam which is laden with impurities is drawn off from the surface. The fibers which have been subjected to preliminary purification in this manner sink downwardly. For reducing the number of cells connected in series to fewer than a third, while obtaining the same degree of whiteness, the fibers which were subjected to preliminary purification are drawn off and are once again supplied to the flotation cell in the form of an air-laden pulp suspension. Alternatively, instead of the air-laden pulp suspension, a water-air suspension can be injected. The air bubbles which are thus introduced once again rise toward the top and traverse the sinking fibers in a counterflow.

Abstract: A reinforced optical fiber cable comprises (i) an optical filamentary material with a glass or silica core and a lower index of refraction sheath, (ii) a reinforcement comprising at least two polymeric fibers having an elastic modulus above 10,000,000 psi, said fibers being held under tension separate from one another and positioned substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the core with substantially zero twist and (iii) a jacket which holds the reinforcement under tension.

Abstract: A crop divider attachment for a harvester which includes a fixed upright divider extending forwardly from the conventional divider wall at the sides of a transverse frame. A lightweight snout 18 projects forwardly from the fixed divider and has side surfaces which overlap it. The snout 18 is pivotally connected at the forward end of the fixed divider adjacent to the ground surface. It swings beneath a fixed chimney on the stationary divider with minimum physical clearance in which crops might become engaged. Side deflectors shift the disentangled crop toward the center of the header. The snout floats freely, and its downward movement is limited by a flexible length of chain.

Abstract: Compounds having the formula ##STR1## wherein: R.sub.1 is hydrogen, alkyl, aryl or arylalkyl;R.sub.2 is hydrogen and R.sub.3 is hydrogen, hydroxy, alkoxy or halogen, or together R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 can be .dbd.Q or --X--(CH.sub.2).sub.t --X-- wherein X is oxygen or sulfur and t is 2 or 3;R.sub.4 is hydrogen or alkyl;R.sub.5 is hydrogen, alkyl or trifluoromethyl;R.sub.6 is alkyl of 1 to 20 carbon atoms, aryl, arylalkyl or a 5- or 6-membered heterocyclic group having 1 to 2 nitrogen, sulfur or oxygen atoms in the ring;R.sub.7 is aryl;m is 0, 1 or 2; andn is 1 or 2have useful hypotensive activity.

Abstract: Dry nonelectroscopic toners comprising pigmented organic resin particles having a size distribution of 0.2 to 30 micrometers, not more than 50 percent of the particles being less than 1 micrometer surface treated with a combination of at least 1% by weight of an antistatic agent and at least 0.5% of a slip agent as described. The preparation of the toners is described. The toners are useful in color developing positive and negative-working photosensitive elements particularly in an automatic toning machine. Improved clean-up and low stain propensity are achieved.

Abstract: To facilitate the supervision of directly dialed long-distance telephone traffic, output signals from call monitors (G.sub.1 -G.sub.n) associated with a number of trunk lines are fed to a plurality of multisensor signal detectors (SD) of an associated exchange working into a data-input unit (ID) which includes a serializer (MS) assembling signal samples from all the sensors into a comprehensive frame. The frame serializer comprises a number of multiplexers (M1-M16) which, in the course of a scanning cycle consisting of 16 subcycles, feed respective output frames from the several detectors during each subcycle to corresponding cells of a shift register (SR). Each output frame contains bits from an associated set of sensors that are sequentially read out during the subcycle in which they are loaded into the shift register. If a given set of sensors is to be scanned at the maximum rate, i.e. 16 times per cycle in this instance, the corresponding multiplexer is not switched between subcycles; otherwise, i.e.

Abstract: Antiinflammatory 4,5-diaryl-2-arylthioimidazoles, such as 4,5-bis(4-methoxyphenyl)-2-(4-chlorophenylthio)-1H-imidazole useful for treatment of arthritis and related diseases.

Abstract: Carbamoyl sulfides such as dimethyl N,N'-[2,3-butanediylidenebis[nitrilooxycarbonyl(N-methylimino)thio(N-methy limino)carbonyloxy]]bis[ethanimidothioate] useful for control of insects and nematodes.This application is a divisional of application Ser. No. 139,836, filed Apr. 24, 1980, now U.S Pat. No. 4,254,141, which is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 18,293, filed Mar. 6, 1979, and now abandoned.

Abstract: Phosphine oxide of the formula selected from the group consisting of ##STR1## wherein X is H, alkylthio of 1-4 carbon atoms, or ##STR2## Y is H, alkyl of 1-4 carbon atoms, Cl, Br, or ##STR3## Z is H, alkyl of 1-4 carbon atoms, or ##STR4## at least one of X, Y, and Z in the formula in which all three symbols appear is ##STR5## Q is H or Br; each of A and A' is selected independently from H and alkyl of 1-4 carbon atoms, or A and A' taken jointly is CH.dbd.CH--CH.dbd.CH;each of D and D' is selected independently from H and CN, or D and D' taken jointly is CH.dbd.CH--CH.dbd.CH; andeach R is selected independently from alkyl of 1-4 carbon atoms, cycloalkyl of 5-6 carbon atoms, benzyl, phenyl, tolyl, and chlorophenyl.

Abstract: The high solids coating composition contains at least 50% by weight of a binder of film-forming constituents in which the constituents are of(A) a medium molecular weight acrylic polymer that has a number average molecular weight of about 5,000-20,000, a hydroxyl content of at least 2% by weight, a glass transition temperature of about -20.degree. C. to +25.degree. C., and is of an alkyl methacrylate, a hydroxy alkyl acrylate or a hydroxy alkyl methacrylate, and optionally, an alkyl acrylate or styrene;(B) a low molecular weight acrylic polymer that has a number average molecular weight of about 500-7,500 a hydroxyl content of at least 2% by weight, a glass transition temperature of about -20.degree. C. to +25.degree. C.

Abstract: A yarn finish applicator in which finish is metered to a slot running from top to bottom of the applicator. The configuration of the body of the applicator and its slot provides an edge at the exit end of the applicator and a slot that is slightly wider at the location at which finish is metered to the slot than at exit of the slot. Two rods are located just below the exit edge of the applicator to collect and drain to a receiver any drops of excess finish which form at the exit edge of the applicator when the threadline is not running.

Abstract: A signal receiver of a QPSK data-transmission system comprises two noncoherent demodulators feeding digitized in-phase and quadrature components to a pair of transversal filters whose coefficients are read out, during successive keying intervals, from a read/write memory accessed by an arithmetic unit which generates corrective terms updating these coefficients. A comparator in the output of each filter detects estimated phase jumps between delayed and undelayed filtered samples of each signal component and delivers them to a decision circuit as well as to an error detector which also receives quantized output signals from the decision circuit to produce two error signals fed to the arithmetic unit; the latter further receives the delayed and undelayed filtered samples as well as ancillary data temporarily stored in these filters to calculate the corrective terms.

Abstract: This invention is directed to compounds of the formula ##STR1## which are useful in the treatment of hypertension.

Abstract: An electrical connector for interconnecting a large scale integrated (LSI) circuit package having a plurality of conductive interfaces with a printed circuit board or other electrical unit. The LSI circuit package can be inserted or removed from the connector absent any significant force. The connector includes a plurality of latches movable on a ramp of a dielectric housing containing a plurality of contact springs. Movement of the latch out of the ramp valley causes it to clamp onto the upper surface of the LSI and forces the lower surface of the LSI containing the conductive interfaces to electrically contact the contact springs in the housing.

Abstract: A locking cover assembly for the ends of an electric meter retaining ring. The assembly comprises a U-shaped bracket for positioning between the downwardly turned ends of the retaining ring and over the bolt that retains the ends of the ring together. A housing is provided for assembly over the ends of the ring and the depending ends of the U-shaped member, and an opening is provided in the housing and the depending ends of the U-shaped bracket for receiving a bolt type locking member, so that the locking member extends generally perpendicular to the plane of the ring so that the lock may be assembled and dis-assembled from the front of the meter.

Abstract: An improved process for the production of dinitriles, e.g., adiponitrile, by the hydrocyanation of 3 and/or 4-pentenenitriles by control of temperature and the amount of hydrogen cyanide relative to the other compounds participating in the reaction.