Abstract: Disclosed herein is a building assembly for assembling building panels. The building assembly includes a supporting member, a pair of a first sealing member, an elastically deformable gasket, and a second sealing member. The supporting member has a base, a channel disposed at the center of the base, and a pair of rails independently disposed next to the channel. The pair of a first sealing members independently includes a first base portion and two retention tongues independently extending outwardly from the first base portion. The elastically deformable gasket has a U- or V-shaped space in cross section and two flanges independently extending laterally from one edge of the U- or V-shaped space. The second sealing member has a second base portion and a rib disposed at the center of the second base portion.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a building assembly for assembling building panels. The building assembly includes a supporting member, a pair of a first sealing member, an elastically deformable gasket, and a second sealing member. The supporting member has a base, a channel disposed at the center of the base, and a pair of rails independently disposed next to the channel. The pair of a first sealing members independently includes a first base portion and two retention tongues independently extending outwardly from the first base portion. The elastically deformable gasket has a U- or V-shaped space in cross section and two flanges independently extending laterally from one edge of the U- or V-shaped space. The second sealing member has a second base portion and a rib disposed at the center of the second base portion.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods and apparatus for recycling cigarette waste, so that the reusable material (e.g., cellulose acetate, CA) in the cigarette waste may be isolated and reused. The cigarette waste is composed of a filter and a non-filter part. The apparatus includes at least, an adjusting unit and a treatment unit, respectively coupled to each other via a conveying member. The adjusting unit is configured to adjust the orientation of each cigarette so that each cigarette is aligned in sequence with the same orientation. The treatment unit is configured to cut out the non-filter part of each cigarette, and physically separating CA from the remaining part of the filter of each cigarette. Also disclosed herein is a method of recycling cigarette waste by use of the present apparatus.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are fabrics having different thermo-properties. The fabric is characterized in its structure by having a high melting temperature zone and a low melting temperature zone, which are respectively made up by yarns having high and low melting temperatures By having yarns of high and low temperatures in the fabric, in which the respective melting temperatures in the high and low melting temperature zones differ by about 30° C. to 150° C.; and the low melting temperature zone melts and eventually becomes harden after heat-activation, while the high melting temperature zone remains un-melted and soft after heat-activation.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods and apparatus for recycling cigarette waste, so that the reusable material (e.g., cellulose acetate, CA) in the cigarette waste may be isolated and reused. The cigarette waste is composed of a filter and a non-filter part. The apparatus includes at least, an adjusting unit and a treatment unit, respectively coupled to each other via a conveying member. The adjusting unit is configured to adjust the orientation of each cigarette so that each cigarette is aligned in sequence with the same orientation. The treatment unit is configured to cut out the non-filter part of each cigarette, and physically separating CA from the remaining part of the filter of each cigarette. Also disclosed herein is a method of recycling cigarette waste by use of the present apparatus.