Abstract: A gimballed adjustable holder for a nursing bottle comprised of a base assembly (10), a gimbal support (16) which is vertically adjustable with respect to the base assembly and rotatable about the base and gimbal support pivot (34) for use in various positions and locations, an inner gimbal (24) and outer gimbal (20) which permits pivotal movement of the nursing bottle in order to compensate for movements of an infant during feeding. The bottle is held in place within the inner gimbal in a bottle support (26) and secured via a bottle retention strap (28).

Abstract: A device and method are provided for determining the bulk (average) temperature, surface temperature, temperature profile, and thickness of radiation translucent materials. These material functions are determined by evaluation of the intensity of the radiation emitted from the material using two detectors with a radiation source placed in the optical path of one of the detectors. The data is taken at several intensities of source radiation and reduced to obtain the bulk temperature and material thickness. The second detector is used to measure the surface temperature. These data are then used to determine the temperature profile in the material.

Abstract: Para-methylstyrene is polymerized under free-radical conditions in the presence of a polyol to give grafted polymeric polyols which are suitable for use in the production of polyurethane foams.

Abstract: A control for interior environmental energy system comprising a portable thermostat comprising a temperature indicator, an electromagnetic pulse transmitter and means to trigger the pulse transmitter with a coded "on" and a coded "off" pulse in response to the temperature in the room where the thermostat is located, an actuator unit in communication with the energy unit that contains means for receiving said energy pulses and relaying them to the energy system and that is latched into a stabilized on or off position through repeated receipt of the specific codes and a fail safe system that either closes down the control or transfers control to conventional built-in controller upon failure to receive coded pulses over a specific time period.

Abstract: In accordance with a preferred embodiment of this invention, a controlled phase change is used to trigger an exothermic polymerization reaction in an injection molding process. The subject method comprises first, dispersing a crystalline urea reactant, 1,3-bis-(3-isocyanatotolyl) urea, in a liquid polyoxyalkylene polyol or mixtures thereof. Since the polyols do not dissolve the urea at room temperature, the dispersion is storage stable over an extended period of time. This is unexpected because the isocyanate and hydroxyl functionalities are normally quite reactive. In the barrel of the injection molding machine, the dispersion is heated to a temperature at which the polyol will begin to dissolve and thereby react with the crystalline urea to initiate a controllable polyurethane-forming reaction.

Abstract: In accordance with a preferred embodiment of this invention, amines may be efficiently recovered from the aqueous vapor produced by a high temperature hydrolytic decomposition of polyurethane by the following steps: 1) spraying the vapor with a relatively cool aqueous dispersion containing about 5 to 20% by weight of a solvent such as aniline or benzyl alcohol, 2) allowing the resulting effluent to settle into an amine rich organic phase which is separated from an aqueous phase by a clean interface, 3) separating the two phases, and then 4) distilling the organic phase to recover the desired amine product. The spraying may be conducted at atmospheric pressure and at a temperature within the range of 35.degree. to 90.degree. C. The majority of the solvent is also recovered during the distillation of the organic phase. The aqueous phase may also be distilled to recover additional amines and water, which may then be recycled.

Abstract: In accordance with a preferred embodiment of this invention, a polyether-type, isocyanate-terminated, polyurethane prepolymer is formed by (1) blending about one equivalent of diphenylmethane diisocyanate (hereinafter "MDI") and a mixture of from about 0.5 to about 0.55 equivalent of a polyoxypropylene diol having a molecular weight (Mn) within the range of about 1,000 to about 2,000, from about 0.08 to about 0.13 equivalent of a polyoxypropylene trio, having a molecular weight (Mn) in the range of from about 4,000 to about 4,500, and from about 10 to about 15 parts by weight of a hydrogenated terphenyl plasticizer per 100 parts by weight of the mixture of MDI and the polyols, (2) initiating the polymerization reaction by adding from about 0.08 to about 0.