Abstract: A jetting dispenser including an actuator housing, an actuator, a fluid body housing, and a fluid body. The actuator is located in the actuator housing and the fluid body housing is coupled to the actuator housing. The fluid body is coupled to the fluid body housing and includes a fluid inlet in communication with a fluid bore. The fluid body further includes a jetting valve having a movable shaft operatively coupled with the actuator when the fluid body housing is coupled to the actuator housing. The shaft is moved by the actuator to jet an amount of fluid from the fluid bore. The fluid body is capable of being removed from the fluid body housing when the fluid body housing is decoupled from the actuator housing.

Abstract: An adhesive dispensing module and method of spraying a plurality of droplets of a liquid adhesive includes a dispenser assembly and a nozzle. The nozzle includes a nozzle body, a dispersion baffle, and at least one channel. The nozzle body includes a nozzle outlet for discharging a liquid adhesive and at least partially defines a gas inlet, a gas outlet, and a gas passage extending therebetween. The dispersion baffle is positioned within the gas passage to define a dispersion chamber and a consolidation chamber. The at least one channel extends through the dispersion baffle to fluidly connect the dispersion chamber to the consolidation chamber to restrict the pressurized gas received within the dispersion chamber and distribute the pressurized gas into the consolidation chamber according to a predetermined flow distribution. Thereby, the pressurized gas sprays a plurality of droplets of the liquid adhesive according to a predetermined pattern.

Abstract: An adhesive dispensing module and method of spraying a plurality of droplets of a liquid adhesive includes a dispenser assembly and a nozzle. The nozzle includes a nozzle body, a dispersion baffle, and at least one channel. The nozzle body includes a nozzle outlet for discharging a liquid adhesive and at least partially defines a gas inlet, a gas outlet, and a gas passage extending therebetween. The dispersion baffle is positioned within the gas passage to define a dispersion chamber and a consolidation chamber. The at least one channel extends through the dispersion baffle to fluidly connect the dispersion chamber to the consolidation chamber to restrict the pressurized gas received within the dispersion chamber and distribute the pressurized gas into the consolidation chamber according to a predetermined flow distribution. Thereby, the pressurized gas sprays a plurality of droplets of the liquid adhesive according to a predetermined pattern.

Abstract: Water contaminated with crude oil and/or hydraulic fracturing fluids from oil reservoirs or gas/oil fracturing wells is stripped of these contaminating products with a specialized gas sparged hydrocyclone apparatus in conjunction with the method of the present invention. Various products are recovered with the present invention, including water, petroleum products, hydraulic fracturing fluids, and other hydrocarbon compounds. These products can be returned to the source, stored, transported, sold, or otherwise reused.

Abstract: A specialized gas sparged hydrocyclone apparatus in conjunction with the present invention can remove volatile organic compounds from ground water and other large water bodies. The volatile organic compounds recovered with the invention are in a concentrated form, which facilitates the disposal of these compounds as a hazardous waste.

Abstract: The present invention relates to apparatuses, systems, and methods to cleanse water contaminated with hydrocarbons, hydraulic fracturing fluids, volatile organic compounds, sulfurous compounds, crude oil, and other petroleum products. The products recovered with the invention can be returned to the source, stored, transported, sold, or otherwise reused.

Abstract: The present invention relates to coating compositions comprising a vinyl- or higher alkenyl-enblocked polydiorganosiloxane, a silicon-bonded hydrogen endblocked polydiorganosiloxane, a platinum catalyst, and an inhibitor which increase the release force of pressure sensitive adhesives (PSA's) adhered thereto. The compositions of the present invention can additionally comprise an organohydrogenpolysiloxane crosslinker. The present invention further relates to a method of release control by crosslink density (or bulk modulus) control.

Abstract: A process of preparing the compound of formula (I): ##STR1## which comprises reacting butyryl chloride with the compound of formula (III): ##STR2## in the presence of a Friedel-Crafts catalyst, in an inert diluent.

Abstract: A process for preparing a compound of formula: ##STR1## where R.sup.1 is halogen, CF.sub.3 or methyl; which process comprises decarboxylation of a compound of formula (III): ##STR2## where R.sup.1 is as defined above and R.sup.3 is hydrogen or a cation. Compounds of formula (III) and processes for their preparation are also claimed.

Abstract: A process for improving the bath life and/or cure time of curable compositions. The process comprises first mixing an inhibitor with a catalyst, then adding that mixture to an organosilicon compound, and then adding the resulting mixture to an organohydrogensilicon compound. The process can optionally comprise a bath life extender compound. This process produces curable coating compositions which have a long bath life at room temperature and/or a rapid cure time at elevated temperatures such that they are useful in fast-paced coating operations, such as adhesive release coating operations wherein the cured coating is further coated with an adhesive immediately after being cured.

Abstract: A process for the production of a substituted amide of the formula: ##STR1## where R.sup.1 is an optionally substituted aryl group, X.sup.1 is --O-- or --S-- and R.sup.2 is an optionally substituted alkyl, alkenyl, or alkynyl group or X.sup.1 R.sup.2 is an N-linked 5-membered nitrogen heterocycle comprising the halogenation, preferably bromination, in an inert solvent of a N-cyanomethyl-amide of the formula R.sup.1 --CONH.CH.sub.2 CN, followed by addition to the halogenated mixture, or to the mixture as halogenation is taking place, of a heterocyclic tertiary amine in a proportion of from about 1.0 to about 2.5 moles, and preferably from 1.3 to 2.1 moles, for each mole of halogen reacted, and finally treatment of the resulting quaternary salt with an alcohol, thiol or amine of the formula R.sup.2 X.sup.1 H.

Abstract: Oilseed, particularly whole canola seed, is separated under non-oxidizing conditions, in a non-aqueous solvent system, into high quality oil and proteinaceous flour food components, and a seed coat meal (hull) byproduct. Maceration in a solvent, sequential liquid cyclone separations, and recovery of components and solvent all take place in completely enclosed liquid flow-through systems with solvent recycle, in a relatively short time. This rapid processing avoids oilseed exposure to elevated temperatures and substantially prevents breakdown of certain of its chemical components into antinutritional compounds. Flaking, cooking and pressing stages are not required.

Abstract: Novel processes are provided for the preparation of useful materials from tubers of Jerusalem artichoke or similar inulin-containing plants. In one process, a flour is prepared from such tubers which comprises the steps of: macerating the tubers to a pumpable fluid homogenate, preferably in an environment of steam; heating the pumpable fluid homogenate at a temperature ranging from about 150.degree. C. for a time ranging, respectively, from about 15 seconds to about 10 minutes; subjecting the heated, pumpable fluid homogenate to spray-drying in a stream of hot gas, and recovering a flour comprising a mixture of monosaccharides, small oligosaccharides and large oligosaccharides, e.g. about 50-60% small fructooligosaccharides and about 40-50% large oligosaccharides. In another process, a food-grade accidulant, preferably acetic acid is added, either before, during or after the macerating step to provide an acidified, pumpable fluid homogenate of such tubers.

Abstract: Benzamides of the formula (I): ##STR1## in which Ar is optionally substituted aryl; X is O, S or NH and R is optionally substituted alkyl or alkenyl when X is O or S, or is optionally substituted alkanoyl when X is NH, are prepared by(a) reacting a compound of the formula (II):ArCONHCH.sub.2 CN (II)with a brominating agent in a solvent which is substantially chemically inert to the reactants and in which compound (II) is soluble, to form a compound of the formula (III): ##STR2## and (b) reacting the compound (III) with a compound RXH.Preferably, bromination is carried out rapidly in dried ethyl acetate.The process avoids hydration of the CN group of the compound (III) to a carbamoyl group obviating a subsequent dehydration step later.The intermediate compound (III) is novel.The substituted benzamides are useful as herbicides and fungicides.

Abstract: A device for monitoring the process of toothbrushing has a handle that is electrically connected to signalling means. The handle has a neck and the neck is designed to consecutively receive various heads of toothbrushes. Removable and replaceable heads, with numerous bristles thereon, can be consecutively mounted on said handle. There are sensing means on the neck to continuously measure a bending moment of the area to which said sensing means is attached. As pressure is exerted on bristles of the head, that pressure is transmitted to said neck and the signalling means can be activated. The device is useful in teaching appropriate methods of brushing, thereby reducing or eliminating abrasion of the teeth. In addition to pressure, the device is able to monitor frequency, duration and direction of brushing.

Abstract: Bromoacetamides of the formula ArCONHCH(Br)CONH.sub.2 are obtained by addition to bromine of a solution of ArCONHCH.sub.2 CN in a saturated aliphatic carboxylic acid preferably glacial acetic or propionic acid. This is an improvement in a process described in European Patent Specification No. 0059536 in which the bromine is added to a solution of the cyanomethylbenzamide, enabling consistently high yields (e.g. 75 to 90%) to be obtained.

Abstract: Benzamides of the formula (I): ##STR1## in which Ar is optionally substituted aryl; X is O, S or NH and R is optionally substituted alkyl or alkenyl when X is O or S, or is optionally substituted alkenoyl when X is NH, are prepared by(a) reacting a compound of the formula (II):ArCONHCH.sub.2 CN (II)with a brominating agent in a solvent which is substantially chemically inert to the reactants and in which compound (II) is soluble, to form a compound of the formula (III): ##STR2## and (b) reacting the compound (III) with a compound RXH.Preferably, bromination is carried out rapidly in dried ethyl acetate.The process avoids hydration of the CN group of the compound (III) to a carbamoyl group obviating a subsequent dehydration step later.The intermediate compound (III) is novel.The substituted benzamides are useful as herbicides and fungicides.

Abstract: A robot `teaching head` for attachment to the operating arm (8) of a robot and usable for accurately setting the robot arm to respective ones of a sequence of positions, relative to a workpiece or template while `teaching` the robot to carry out a process involving movement through that sequence. The head comprises a hollow cyclindrical body (1), a sprung slidable sleeve (14) on the body from which there extends a series of attitude setting contact fingers (42) able to make contact with the workpiece and thereby set the attitude of the robot arm, a distance setting contact member (29, 34) for defining a desired distance between the workpiece and robot arm, and a hydraulically driven probe (24, 38) for centering the arm over a desired position on the workpiece. A series of indicator lamps (49) give a visual check of accurate positioning.

Abstract: A process for producing a detoxified protein concentrate product from defatted oilseeds, particularly those of the thioglucoside and phenolic containing types such as rapeseed, mustard or Crambe, in which dehulled, defatted seeds are extracted with an aqueous alcohol solvent under substantially non-oxidizing conditions, so as to prevent oxidation of the contained phenolic compounds and inhibit enzymic degradation of the glucosinolates. The solid residue of the extraction is dried at a temperature below about 60.degree. C.