Abstract: Disclosed is a press fabric and related method to impart a texture to a cellulose product by having macro-voids in a complementary pattern on a sheet-contact side surface of the press fabric.

Abstract: Disclosed is a press fabric and related method to impart a texture to a cellulose product by having macro-voids in a complementary pattern on a sheet-contact side surface of the press fabric.

Abstract: A tool for stripping insulation from a cable has a wheel (D) with a circumferential groove accommodating the cable for guidance and movement of the wheel along the length of the cable. A wire from the cable is hooked to the wheel at one end in a fastener (E) defined by a receiving opening. A ratchet (F) effectuates indexing movement of the wheel along the cable for winding a wire from the cable while stripping the insulation as the wire is pulled from the cable as a result of such winding of the wire.

Abstract: A liquid crystal apparatus includes a plurality of volumes of liquid crystal material in a containment medium. At least some of the volumes also have a filler or spacer material therein. Some volumes may be interconnected. The walls defining the volumes and the wall of the spacer tend to distort the natural liquid crystal structure in the absence of an electric field, and the optical and electrical properties of the materials are such that in the absence of a field incident light is scattered or absorbed and in the presence of a field, scattering and/or absorption are reduced. The apparatus may be used in an optical display, optical shutter, billboard, etc., and it functions independently of polarization. Methods of making and using the apparatus also are included in the invention.