Abstract: The present invention relates to an aqueous coating composition comprising polyurethane A and vinyl polymer, wherein the polyurethane A comprising as building blocks at least: (a) a polyisocyanate(s) containing at least one cyclic group, (b) a non-cyclic aliphatic diisocyanate(s) whereby the non-cyclic aliphatic group connecting the two isocyanate groups has 5 carbon atoms, and (c) a component(s) containing an isocyanate-reactive group(s), whereby the summed amount of (a) and (b) is 10 to 60 wt. %, relative to the total weight amount of components used to prepare the polyurethane A; and whereby the weight ratio between (a) and (b) is in the range from 50:50 to 99:1.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a radiation-curable aqueous coating composition comprising a polyurethane A comprising as building blocks at least: (a) a polyisocyanate(s) containing at least one cyclic group, (b) a non-cyclic aliphatic diisocyanate(s) whereby the non-cyclic aliphatic group connecting the two isocyanate groups has 5 carbon atoms, and (c) a component(s) containing an isocyanate-reactive group(s), whereby the summed amount of (a) and (b) is 10 to 60 wt. %, relative to the total weight amount of components used to prepare the polyurethane A; and optionally radiation-curable diluent; whereby the weight ratio between (a) and (b) is in the range from 50:50 to 99:1; and whereby the ethylenically unsaturated bond concentration of the coating composition is in the range from 0.5 to 6 milliequivalents per g of polyurethane A and radiation-curable diluent.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an aqueous coating composition comprising polyurethane A and vinyl polymer, wherein the polyurethane A comprising as building blocks at least: (a) a polyisocyanate(s) containing at least one cyclic group, (b) a non-cyclic aliphatic diisocyanate(s) whereby the non-cyclic aliphatic group connecting the two isocyanate groups has 5 carbon atoms, and (c) a component(s) containing an isocyanate-reactive group(s), whereby the summed amount of (a) and (b) is 10 to 60 wt. %, relative to the total weight amount of components used to prepare the polyurethane A; and whereby the weight ratio between (a) and (b) is in the range from 50:50 to 99:1.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a radiation-curable aqueous coating composition comprising a polyurethane A comprising as building blocks at least: (a) a polyisocyanate(s) containing at least one cyclic group, (b) a non-cyclic aliphatic diisocyanate(s) whereby the non-cyclic aliphatic group connecting the two isocyanate groups has 5 carbon atoms, and (c) a component(s) containing an isocyanate-reactive group(s), whereby the summed amount of (a) and (b) is 10 to 60 wt. %, relative to the total weight amount of components used to prepare the polyurethane A; and optionally radiation-curable diluent; whereby the weight ratio between (a) and (b) is in the range from 50:50 to 99:1; and whereby the ethylenically unsaturated bond concentration of the coating composition is in the range from 0.5 to 6 milliequivalents per g of polyurethane A and radiation-curable diluent.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for breaking eggs and separating egg liquids thus obtained. A first supply unit supplies a plurality of first rows of eggs to a second unit having a first endless conveyor and a plurality of corresponding second rows of egg breaker units. Eggs are transferred one by one from the first conveyor to a second conveyor which has a plurality of corresponding third rows of egg liquid containing cups with a part underneath the first conveyor for liquids transferred from the first conveyor to the second conveyor. A row of egg part receptacles are under the cups for collecting liquids. A cleaning section for the cups has a liquid washing head to clean and wash the cups and receptacles with a substantially downward cleaning flow.

Abstract: A radiation curable composition comprising 15 to 85 wt % of at least one solvent comprising ?20 wt % of water; 5 to 50 wt % of at least one radiation curable material having a Mn in the range of from 50 to 10,000 g/mol; and 10 to 70 wt % of at least one polyurethane having a Mw in the range of from 4,000 to 70,000 g/mol, the polyurethane having 0 to 5 wt % of isocyanate-reactive component(s) bearing ionic or potentially ionic water-dispersing groups and a free isocyanate group content ?0.5 wt %.

Abstract: The present invention concerns an apparatus for breaking eggs and separating egg liquids thus obtained, comprising in a sequence of treatment,•—a first supply unit for supplying a plurality of first rows of eggs to a second unit comprising an endless conveyor (1),•—said second endless conveyor (2) comprising a plurality of corresponding second rows of egg breaker units wherein the eggs are transferred one by one from said first conveyor to said second conveyor,•—a third endless conveyor (3) for conveying a plurality of corresponding third rows of egg liquid collecting cups (30), with at least a part underneath said second conveyor for liquids being transferred from said second conveyor to said third conveyor, wherein over said underneath part said breaker units and N said cups substantially moving in register,•—a row of egg parts receptacles (4) underneath said cups for collecting at least said liquids such as albumen, yolk, and whole egg liquid, when said second conveyor is moving over said row, and•—a clean

Abstract: A radiation curable composition comprising 15 to 85 wt % of at least one solvent comprising ?20 wt % of water; 5 to 50 wt % of at least one radiation curable material having a Mn in the range of from 50 to 10,000 g/mol; and 10 to 70 wt % of at least one polyurethane having a Mw in the range of from 4,000 to 70,000 g/mol, the polyurethane having 0 to 5 wt % of isocyanate-reactive component(s) bearing ionic or potentially ionic water-dispersing groups and a free isocyanate group content ?0.5 wt %.

Abstract: A radiation curable composition comprising 15 to 85 wt % of at least one solvent comprising ?20 wt % of water; 5 to 50 wt % of at least one radiation curable material having a Mn in the range of from 50 to 10,000 g/mol; and 10 to 70 wt % of at least one polyurethane having a Mw in the range of from 4,000 to 70,000 g/mol, the polyurethane having 0 to 5 wt % of isocyanate-reactive component(s) bearing ionic or potentially ionic water-dispersing groups and a free isocyanate group content ?0.5 wt %.

Abstract: A radiation curable composition comprising 15 to 85 wt % of at least one solvent comprising ?20 wt % of water; 5 to 50 wt % of at least one radiation curable material having a Mn in the range of from 50 to 10,000 g/mol; and 10 to 70 wt % of at least one polyurethane having a Mw in the range of from 4,000 to 70,000 g/mol, the polyurethane having 0 to 5 wt % of isocyanate-reactive component(s) bearing ionic or potentially ionic water-dispersing groups and a free isocyanate group content ?0.5 wt %.

Abstract: A radiation curable composition comprising 15 to 85 wt % of at least one solvent comprising ?20 wt % of water; 5 to 50 wt % of at least one radiation curable material having a Mn in the range of from 50 to 10,000 g/mol; and 10 to 70 wt % of at least one polyurethane having a Mw in the range of from 4,000 to 70,000 g/mol, the polyurethane having 0 to 5 wt % of isocyanate-reactive component(s) bearing ionic or potentially ionic water-dispersing groups and a free isocyanate group content?0.5 wt %.

Abstract: A programmable platform is provided that implements a video-processing algorithm that reduces halo artifacts. The algorithm corrects motion vectors of background motion in occlusion areas of a picture. The algorithm creates a re-timing vector from vector fields provided from a 3-frame motion estimator. The re-timing vector is produced by, first, selecting a number of candidate pairs of vectors from the different vector fields provided from the 3-frame motion estimator. Then, second, choosing one pair of candidate vectors based on an error metric. And, third, applying a linear or non-linear interpolation to obtain the required vector field. The re-timing vector provides a vector field for pixels between pictures n and n-\ such that halo about moving objects are minimized.

Abstract: A radiation curable composition comprising 15 to 85 wt % of at least one solvent comprising ?20 wt % of water; 5 to 50 wt % of at least one radiation curable material having a Mn in the range of from 50 to 10,000 g/mol; and 10 to 70 wt % of at least one polyurethane having a Mw in the range of from 4,000 to 70,000 g/mol, the polyurethane having 0 to 5 wt % of isocyanate-reactive component(s) bearing ionic or potentially ionic water-dispersing groups and a free isocyanate group content ?0.5 wt %.

Abstract: In a method for coating at least the top of moving food products 100 with at least one layer of a free-flowing particulate coating material, coating material is poured from a storage container 60 over the moving food products. During the pouring, the coating material is partially segregated into coarse coating material 90 and relatively fine coating material, and substantially coarse coating material 90 is applied to the moving food products 100 first, followed by relatively fine coating material.