Abstract: An inserter for treating glaucoma can comprise a housing, a needle, a plunger, a slider component, and a drive component. The drive component is disposed within a cavity of the housing and rotatable within the cavity to result in movement along a longitudinal axis of the inserter to the needle and the plunger upon rotation of the drive component. The slider component is coupled to the housing and slidable along an elongate groove of the drive component such that movement of the slider component along the axis rotates the drive component within the housing.

Abstract: A soil-covering film (10), which contains an air and moisture-permeable sheet, preferably a nonwoven sheet, containing biodegradable and/or compostable fibre (12) and, optionally, binding material (14), where the binding force between the fibres reversibly weakens due to the effect of moisture. The soil-covering film (10) may be used by, for example, laying out the soil-covering film (10) on surface of the soil (40); then the seeds (22) of the crop (20) are placed on the soil-covering film (10); the soil-covering film (10) is kept moist until the seeds (22) located on the surface grow roots (24) and the roots (24) penetrate the soil-covering film (10).

Abstract: A soil-covering film (10), which contains an air and moisture-permeable sheet, preferably a nonwoven sheet, containing biodegradable and/or compostable fibre (12) and, optionally, binding material (14), where the binding force between the fibres reversibly weakens due to the effect of moisture. A method for protecting crops (20) against weeds (30), by a soil-covering film (10): where the soil-covering film (10) is laid out on surface of the soil (40); the seeds (22) of the crop (20) are placed on the soil-covering film (10); the soil-covering film (10) is kept moist until the seeds (22) located on the surface grow roots (24) and the roots (24) penetrate the soil-covering film (10).

Abstract: The present invention relates to a modular installation for controlled transport of parts or products. This installation includes at least one autonomous pallet (10) carrying a traction mechanism, preferably in the form of an electric motor-brake (14), this pallet being provided with wheels (15, 16, 30, 31) for circulation on a rail network, conveying the motor feed current and the control signals for the traction mechanism of the pallet. The pallet comprises two girders (11 and 12) and a plate (13) provided with two centering pins (21). The installation is advantageous in that it is flexible and allows an adaptation to all utilizations, especially because the pallets may be managed individually by a central data processing unit.

Abstract: A sealed package and method for producing said package which is substantially comprised of a container and a cover adjusted to the container. The container comprises a flange provided with a lip oriented downwardly of the container. The cover comprises a flange provided with a lip. Both lips have each an outer cylindrical surface which is oriented in the prolongation of each other. A flexible seal tape is welded or glued against both cylindrical surfaces to hold the cover and the container together. This package is particularly appropriate to hold food products such as beverages, prepared or precooked meals or sterile or aseptized substances.

Abstract: The invention relates to new compositions which contain 0.5 to 90% by weight of a phthalazine derivative having the general formula (I), ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 stands for hydrogen, halogen, a straight-chained or branched C.sub.1-4 alkyl group having optionally a chlorine or hydroxy substituent, a C.sub.2-4 alkenyl group, or an optionally alkyl-substituted amino, sulfhydryl or hydroxy group, andB.sub.1 and B.sub.2, which may be identical or different, have no meaning or stand for guanidine and/or hydrazine base,and/or an imidazole derivative of the general formula (II), ##STR2## wherein n is equal to zero or 4,R.sub.2 stands for hydrogen, a straight-chained or branched C.sub.1-5 alkyl group having optionally a chlorine or hydroxy substituent, or a C.sub.2-5 alkenyl group,X stands for an organic or inorganic anion, andin the compounds of the general formula (II) wherein n is equal to 4 R.sub.

Abstract: To replenish containers that are relatively inacessible and/or perform advancing or oscillating movements with thin, cut-to-size wire pieces, such as lead-in wires to be filled into hoppers of stem making machines for electric light sources related to the rate of depletion of the wires, the wires are charged in this replenishing apparatus into storage containers e.g. hoppers, which are temporarily stationary and remote from their actual working positions, and the depleted storage containers are replaced at predetermined intervals with the thus charged full containers.

Abstract: A coupling for reinforced hoses comprises inner and outer metal sleeves with the end of the reinforcement secured between them. The hose core and cover of elastomeric material are disposed respectively on the inner and outer sides of the reinforcement and are bonded thereto and underlie at least a portion of the inner and outer metal sleeves, respectively. The bore of the coupling is smooth and may be comprised entirely by the hose core or by a smoothly continuous inner surface of the hose core and the inner sleeve.

Abstract: A hangar system for compactly storing a plurality of vertically oriented sailplanes upon a rotatable annular platform, including means for withdrawing or inserting any one of the sailplanes without repositioning the remaining sailplanes.