Abstract: A hair treatment system having a hair iron comprising a handle portion and a hair treatment portion, wherein the hair treatment portion comprises an electrically conductive material; an induction oven comprising: an internal cavity into which at least a portion of the hair iron is removably insertable; an induction coil encircling the cavity of the oven; and an alternating current generator electrically connected to the induction coil. A method for heating a hair treatment device with steps: inserting a hair treatment portion of a hair treatment device into a cavity of an induction oven, wherein the hair treatment portion comprises an electrically conductive material; and alternating current in an induction coil of the induction oven, whereby eddy currents are generated on the surface and hysterisis within the metal of the hair treatment portion of the hair treatment device.

Abstract: A system and method for removing contaminant from sulfur (or sulphur) to a level that allows re-processed sulfur to reenter a supply chain. The system and method melt contaminated sulfur, filters the molten sulfur, and then dispenses the less contaminated sulfur after filtering it. More specifically, solid contaminated sulfur enters a settling tank, while heated molten sulfur circulates through the system and the settling tank. The circulation of the molten sulfur assists in the melting process of the solid sulfur, allowing the solid sulfur to melt efficiently. In preferred embodiments of the system, the system uses steam jacked sulfur lines and steam tracing to maintain temperatures for melting the solid sulfur and maintaining the molten state of the sulfur circulating through the system. Furthermore, the system comprises a programmable logic controller, which controls motors, pumps, valves, and environment monitoring instruments.

Abstract: A system for removing contaminant from sulfur to a level that allows re-processed sulfur to reenter a supply chain. The system melts contaminated sulfur, filters the molten sulfur, and then dispenses the less contaminated sulfur after filtering it. More specifically, solid contaminated sulfur enters a settling tank, while heated molten sulfur circulates through the system and the settling tank. The circulation of the molten sulfur assists in the melting process of the solid sulfur, allowing the solid sulfur to melt efficiently. In preferred embodiments of the system, the system uses steam jacked sulfur lines and steam tracing to maintain temperatures for melting the solid sulfur and maintaining the molten state of the sulfur circulating through the system. Furthermore, the system comprises a programmable logic controller, which controls motors, pumps, valves, and environment monitoring instruments.

Abstract: Disclosed is a herbicidal mixture comprising (a) at least one herbicide compound selected from the pyrimidines of Formula 1, including all geometric and stereoisomers, N-oxides, and salts thereof: wherein R1 is cyclopropyl, 4-Br-phenyl or 4-Cl-phenyl; X is Cl or Br; R2 is H, C1-C14 alkyl, C2-C14 alkoxyalkyl, C3-C14 alkoxyalkoxyalkyl, C2-C14 hydroxyalkyl or benzyl; and (b) at least one additional herbicide or herbicide safener compound selected from the group consisting of (b1) ACCase inhibitors, (b2) AHAS inhibitors, (b3) photosystem II inhibitors, (b4) photosystem I electron diverters, (b5) PPO inhibitors, (b6) EPSP synthase inhibitors, (b7) GS inhibitors, (b8) VLCFA inhibitors, (b9) auxin mimics, (b10) auxin transport inhibitors, (b11) other herbicides selected from the group consisting of flamprop-M-methyl, flamprop-M-isopropyl, difenzoquat, DSMA, MSMA, bromobutide, flurenol, cinmethylin, cumyluron, dazomet, dymron, methyldymron, etobenzanid, fosamine-ammonium, isoxaflutole, asulam, clomazone, mesot

Abstract: A system for removing contaminant from sulfur to a level that allows re-processed sulfur to reenter a supply chain. The system melts contaminated sulfur, filters the molten sulfur, and then dispenses the less contaminated sulfur after filtering it. More specifically, solid contaminated sulfur enters a settling tank, while heated molten sulfur circulates through the system and the settling tank. The circulation of the molten sulfur assists in the melting process of the solid sulfur, allowing the solid sulfur to melt efficiently. In preferred embodiments of the system, the system uses steam jacked sulfur lines and steam tracing to maintain temperatures for melting the solid sulfur and maintaining the molten state of the sulfur circulating through the system. Furthermore, the system comprises a programmable logic controller, which controls motors, pumps, valves, and environment monitoring instruments.

Abstract: A folding roof comprises a flexible cover anchored at its rear to a frame in an opening in a motor vehicle roof. The front of the cover is mounted on a rigid plate carried by lifting brackets rockably engaged with a front cross member longitudinally slidable in the frame. Cam blocks at the front end of the frame are engaged by the lifting brackets so that when the front cross member is moved to a roof-closed position, the lifting brackets, and thus the plate, are urged downwardly by the cam blocks so as to seal the front of the cover with the vehicle roof.

Abstract: A thrust reversal system for a jet aircraft engine, comprising thrust reverser buckets movable between a stowed and a deployed position, an air motor operable under pilot's control to impart movement to the buckets, a piston movable in a cylinder having restricted outlet orifices for automatically decelerating the motor when the buckets approach both the stowed and the deployed position, a locking mechanism for locking the buckets in the stowed position and a flow control valve for controlling the direction of flow of operating air to the motor, the flow control valve, upon selection of deploy, initially occupying a position corresponding to movement of the motor in the direction to stow the buckets and, after release of the locking mechanism, moving to its alternative position to enable the motor to move the buckets to the deployed position.