Abstract: Enzyme particles are coated or at least partially coated with a salt of a lower alkyl siliconic acid and/or polymerization product(s) thereof which may be formed from such acid on storage. The coated enzyme particles are useful as components of heavy duty fabric softening laundry detergent compositions, such as those which contain bentonite to soften laundry. The coating material, which may be more simply referred to as the siliconate, assists in stabilizing the enzyme when such is incorporated in detergent compositions, helps to prevent adherence of the coated particles to container or compartment walls and can aid in controlling the foaming activity of the built synthetic organic detergents.

Abstract: A heavy duty laundering and textile softening detergent composition, in particulate form, useful for automatic machine washing of laundry in water, especially hot water, and readily dispensable from a charging compartment of an automatic washing machine (by action of water being fed through such compartment) includes a synthetic organic detergent, a builder for such detergent and a laundry softening proportion of bentonite, with which there is present a dispensing assisting proportion of a siliconate or similarly functioning derivative of such siliconate. In addition to tending to inhibit firm adherence to the charging compartment walls of the bentonite, which is advantageously in separately agglomerated bead form, and promoting release thereof from such walls, the siliconate also aids in controlling the foaming activity of the built synthetic organic detergent and strengthening the bentonite agglomerates.

Abstract: A heavy duty laundering and textile softening detergent composition, in particulate form, useful for automatic machine washing of laundry in water, especially hot water, and readily dispensable from a charging compartment of an automatic washing machine (by action of water being fed through such compartment) includes a synthetic organic detergent, a builder for such detergent and a laundry softening proportion of bentonite, with which there is present a dispensing assisting proportion, at least 0.15%, of a siliconate or similarly functioning derivative of such siliconate. In addition to inhibiting adherence to the charging compartment walls of the bentonite, which is advantageously in separately agglomerated bead form, and promoting release thereof from such walls, the siliconate also aids in controlling the foaming activity of the built synthetic organic detergent and strengthening the bentonite agglomerates.

Abstract: System and method for dividing an input frequency to produce an output frequency related to the input frequency by a non-integral ratio. The divider ratio is alternated between the integer values bracketing the non-integer ratio according to the accumulated value of known errors associated with each integer divisor value by comparing the accumulated error value to a given value.

Abstract: Apparatus for weighing a continuous flow of powder material, including two separate weighing hoppers, a diverting valve for switching the flow from one hopper to the other and a closure valve for emptying each hopper. Each hopper is supported for small vertical movements by a suspension system including two pairs of crossed flexible wires at upper and lower levels, with the intersections of the wires lying on a vertical axis through a load cell which thus senses the gross weight of the hopper and its load. An automatic controller with a register totals the successive recorded gross or live weights of the hoppers and subtracts successive readings of the tare weights.

Abstract: Apparatus for weighing a continuous flow of powder material, including two separate weighing hoppers, a diverting valve for switching the flow from one hopper to the other and a closure valve for emptying each hopper. Each hopper is supported for small vertical movements by a suspension system including two pairs of crossed flexible wires at upper and lower levels, with the intersections of the wires lying on a vertical axis through a load cell which thus senses the gross weight of the hopper and its load. An automatic controller with a register totals the successive recorded gross or live weights of the hoppers and subtracts successive readings of the tare weights.

Abstract: Strain mechanism for bandmill using deadweight lever mechanism in which undesirable effects of inertia of counterweight and friction at knife edges are reduced. Rolling diaphragm air cylinder is used in one of three positions. In first position cylinder extends between arbor carrier arm and plunger tube and supplies portion of saw strain permitting lighter counterweight. In second position it extends between counterweight arm and plunger tube and eliminates counterweights. In third position counterweight is supported on counterweight arm by yoke supported by cylinder which resiliently mounts weight.