Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems, apparatuses, and methods for assembling cartridges for aerosol delivery devices. A system may include assembly cells each including an assembly track and assembly carriages that ride thereon and which engage components of partially-assembled cartridges. A transfer apparatus may transfer partially-assembled cartridges between the assembly cells. In another example system, cartridges may be assembled on platforms on a rotary track. The platforms may include assembly grippers with sequentially-opening clamps configured to receive the components of the partially-assembled cartridges. Related methods are also provided.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems, apparatuses, and methods for assembling cartridges for aerosol delivery devices. A system may include assembly cells each including an assembly track and assembly carriages that ride thereon and which engage components of partially-assembled cartridges. A transfer apparatus may transfer partially-assembled cartridges between the assembly cells. In another example system, cartridges may be assembled on platforms on a rotary track. The platforms may include assembly grippers with sequentially-opening clamps configured to receive the components of the partially-assembled cartridges. Related methods are also provided.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems, apparatuses, and methods for assembling cartridges for aerosol delivery devices. A system may include assembly cells each including an assembly track and assembly carriages that ride thereon and which engage components of partially-assembled cartridges. A transfer apparatus may transfer partially-assembled cartridges between the assembly cells. In another example system, cartridges may be assembled on platforms on a rotary track. The platforms may include assembly grippers with sequentially-opening clamps configured to receive the components of the partially-assembled cartridges. Related methods are also provided.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems, apparatuses, and methods for assembling cartridges for aerosol delivery devices. A system may include assembly cells each including an assembly track and assembly carriages that ride thereon and which engage components of partially-assembled cartridges. A transfer apparatus may transfer partially-assembled cartridges between the assembly cells. In another example system, cartridges may be assembled on platforms on a rotary track. The platforms may include assembly grippers with sequentially-opening clamps configured to receive the components of the partially-assembled cartridges. Related methods are also provided.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems and methods for packaging, distributing, and utilizing digital cinema packages (“DCPs”) with multiple screens or projectors. A merged DCP generation system is disclosed that includes a DCP ingestor module configured to receive and decode a main screen DCP and a peripheral screen DCP, the main screen DCP and the peripheral screen DCP each comprising digital files that include audiovisual information and metadata to enable the presentation of audiovisual content. The system includes a DCP editor module configured to combine the digital files of the main screen DCP and the digital files of the peripheral screen DCP to generate a merged composition playlist (“CPL”) comprising reels designating audiovisual content shown on the main screen and the peripheral screen. The system includes a DCP mastering and packaging module configured to generate a merged DCP from the combined digital files and the merged CPL.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems, apparatuses, and methods for assembling cartridges for aerosol delivery devices. A system may include assembly cells each including an assembly track and assembly carriages that ride thereon and which engage components of partially-assembled cartridges. A transfer apparatus may transfer partially-assembled cartridges between the assembly cells. In another example system, cartridges may be assembled on platforms on a rotary track. The platforms may include assembly grippers with sequentially-opening clamps configured to receive the components of the partially-assembled cartridges. Related methods are also provided.

Abstract: Water-soluble or water-dispersible graft polymers comprising i) as main chain, (1) a condensate of (A) (1) an aliphatic monoalcohol of 6 to 22 carbon atoms or (2) a fatty acid of 8 to 22 carbon atoms with (B) the reaction product of (a) an adduct of propylene adduct with at least trihydric aliphatic alcohol of 3 to 10 carbon atoms, (b) an aliphatic dicarboxylic acid of 4 to 10 carbon atoms, or an anhydride thereof, and (c) an aliphatic diol having an average molecular weight of not more than 1800 and ii) grafted ethylenically unsaturated polymerisable monomers, preferably acrylic acid or acrylamide, in the form of side chains at individual carbon atoms of said condensate.These graft polymers are particularly suitable for use as anticrease agents for dyeing, whitening, bleaching or washing textile materials, e.g. textiles containing cellulosic fibres, natural or synthetic polyamide fibres, polyacrylonitrile fibres or, in particular, for dyeing or whitening cotton or polyester fibres.

Abstract: Water-soluble or water-dispersible graft polymers which comprise (a) as main chain, a polyalkylene glycol, in particular polyethylene glycol, which is esterified at the two terminal hydroxyl groups with a long chain fatty acid of 8 to 26, preferably 10 to 22, carbon atoms, and (b) grafted ethylenically unsaturated monomers, preferably acrylic acid or acrylamide, in the form of side chains at individual carbon atoms of the polyalkylene glycol chain.These graft polymers are particularly suitable for use as anticrease agents for dyeing, whitening, bleaching or washing textile materials, e.g. textiles containing cellulosic fibres, natural or synthetic polyamide fibres, polyacrylonitrile fibres or, in particular, for dyeing or whitening cotton or polyester fibres.

Abstract: A propylene oxide polyadduct containing carboxyl groups, or a salt thereof, obtained from(a) an adduct of propylene oxide and an aliphatic alcohol having 3 to 10 carbon atoms which is at least trihydric,(b) an aliphatic dicarboxylic acid or the anhydride thereof having 2 to 10 carbon atoms or a mono- or di-lower alkylester of said dicarboxylic acids,(c) an aliphatic diol having an average molecular weight of at most 2,000,(d) a fatty acid having 8 to 22 carbon atoms and(e) an aromatic dicarboxylic acid or the anhydride thereof having 8 to 12 carbon atoms; it is in particular useful as dyeing assistant for the dyeing of fibrous material made of or containing wool with anionic dyes.

Abstract: Textile cellulose material is dyed or in particular printed with vat dyes by applying to the cellulose material in the absence of air a foamed aqueous preparation which, in addition to the dye, alkalis, reducing agent, foam-forming agent, preferably also contains a homopolymer or copolymer of acrylamide or methacrylamide or in particular a graft polymer which is obtained from an adduct of an alkylene oxide, preferably propylene oxide, on an at least trihydric aliphatic alcohol, for example glycerol, and acrylamide or methacrylamide.The dyed or printed cellulose material is if desired subjected to a heat treatment, for example steaming, and is then oxidized to develop the color.The use of the foamed preparations makes it possible to obtain deep level dyeings and crisp prints without the use of thickeners; at the same time the textile materials thus obtained have excellent handle.

Abstract: Cellulosic textile material is dyed with substantive dyes or preferably with reactive dyes. Dyeing is carried out by applying to the cellulosic material, by a non-pad method, an aqueous dye liquor which contains, in addition to the dye, a graft polymer which is obtained from an adduct of an alkylene oxide, preferably propylene oxide, with an at least trihydric aliphatic alcohol, e.g. glycerol, and acrylamide or methacrylamide. The cellulosic material is then subjected to a heat treatment, e.g. by steaming or with microwaves, or is preferably stored cold, to fix the dyes.This dyeing process affords dyeings with excellent penetration of the fabric and with level depth of shade from edge to edge.

Abstract: Water-soluble or water-dispersible graft polymers comprising at least 20% by weight, based on said graft polymer, of a hydrophilic graft constituent bonded to a carbon atom and at least one hydrophobic radical which is bonded to the graft constituent via a polyglycol ether chain, the polyglycol ether chain containing 2 to 200 ##STR1## groups. These graft polymers can be used individually, as mixtures or in combination with other active substances as, for example, antifoams, antistatic agents, builders, emulsifiers, padding assistants, wetting agents, paper deaerators, sludge dewatering assistants, textile assistants, greying inhibitors or detergents.

Abstract: Textile cellulose material is printed with a reactive dye by applying to the cellulose material a foamed aqueous preparation which, in addition to the dye, contains foaming agent and a homopolymer or copolymer of acrylamide or methacrylamide or preferably a graft polymer obtained from an adduct of an alkylene oxide, preferably propylene oxide, on an at least trihydric aliphatic alcohol, for example glycerol, and acrylamide or methacrylamide.The printed cellulose material is then subjected to a heat treatment, for example steaming, to fix the dye.This foamed printing color produces without the use of thickenings a deep, level and crisp print which also has excellent handle.

Abstract: Cellulosic textile material is dyed with substantive dyes or preferably with reactive dyes. Dyeing is carried out by applying to the cellulosic material an aqueous dye liquor which contains, in addition to the dye, a graft polymer which is obtained from an adduct of an alkylene oxide, preferably propylene oxide, with an at least trihydric aliphatic alcohol, e.g. glycerol, and acrylamide or methacrylamide. The cellulosic material is then subjected to a heat treatment, e.g. by steaming or with microwaves, or is stored cold, to fix the dyes.This dye liquor increases the liquor pick-up and thus also increases the dye yield, while at the same time excellent levelness is achieved.

Abstract: Magnesium complexes of oligomeric phosphonic acid esters of the formula ##STR1## in which Y.sub.1 is hydrogen or --COT.sub.1, R.sub.1, Q.sub.1 and T.sub.1 are alkyl and n.sub.1 is 1 to 16, are particularly suitable, in combination with polyhydroxy compounds, for use as stabilizers in alkaline, peroxide-containing bleach liquors for bleaching fibrous material made of or containing cellulose.

Abstract: Oligomers of the formula ##STR1## wherein Y.sub.1 is hydrogen or --CO--T.sub.1, R.sub.1 Q.sub.1 and T.sub.1 are alkyl and n.sub.1 is 1 to 16, or alkali metal salts thereof, are used as stabilizers in peroxide-containing alkaline liquors for bleaching cellulosic fibre materials.

Abstract: Cellulosic textile material is dyed with substantive dyes or preferably with reactive dyes. Dyeing is carried out by applying to the cellulosic material an aqueous dye liquor which contains, in addition to the dye, a graft polymer which is obtained from an adduct of an alkylene oxide, preferably propylene oxide, with an at least trihydric aliphatic alcohol, e.g. glycerol, and acrylamide or methacrylamide. The cellulosic material is then subjected to a heat treatment, e.g. by steaming or with microwaves, or is stored cold, to fix the dyes.This dye liquor increases the liquor pick-up and thus also increases the dye yield, while at the same time excellent levelness is achieved.

Abstract: The invention relates to a stable composition for treating textile substrates which contains at least(a) an organic solvent which is sparingly soluble to insoluble in water and in which component (b) is dissolved and component (c) is dissolved or dispersed,(b) a vehicle for component (c) which is sparingly soluble to insoluble in water, and(c) a finishing agent which is sparingly soluble to insolube in water and which is soluble or dispersible in the vehicle (b). In addition to components (a), (b) and (c), the composition of the invention may also contain(d) a solid carboxylic acid which is sparingly soluble in water, and preferably soluble in the solvent (a), and/or(e) a polar organic solvent as well as further additives or assistants.The novel composition, which preferably contains fluorescent whitening agents as finishing agents, is used in particular for whitening manmade textiles, especially made-up goods such as curtains or underwear.

Abstract: The invention relates to a dyeing assistant comprising at least(A) an O-cyanoethylated compound of the formulaR(O--CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 CN).sub.n, (1)wherein R is an n-valent aliphatic, cycloaliphatic or araliphatic radical, and n is 1 to 5,(B) an anionic surfactant(C) a non-ionic surfactant and optionally at least one of the following components(D) an aliphatic alcohol containing 5 to 18 carbon atoms, a siloxane-oxyalkylene copolymer or a mixture thereof, and(E) a polar solvent.This assistant is used in particular for dyeing synthetic fibre material, preferably polyester fibres, to improve levelness and crockfastness and to increase the dye yield.

Abstract: The invention relates to a novel anticrease finishing composition which comprises at least(A) an O-cyanoethylated compound of the formula(1) R(O--CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 CN).sub.n,wherein R is an n-valent aliphatic, cycloaliphatic or araliphatic radical, and n is 1 to 5, and(B) a carboxylated polypropylene oxide adduct, or salt thereof, which adduct is obtainable from(a) an aliphatic diol having an average molecular weight of at most 2600,(b) an aliphatic dicarboxylic acid, or anhydride thereof, containing 4 to 10 carbon atoms,(c) an adduct of propylene oxide and an at least trihydric aliphatic alcohol containing 3 to 10 carbon atoms, and(d) a fatty acid containing 8 to 22 carbon atoms, and optionally,(C) an aliphatic alcohol containing 5 to 18 carbon atoms, a siloxane-oxyalkylene copolymer, or a mixture thereof, and/or(D) a polar solvent.The novel composition is used in dyeing or whitening textile material which contains polyester fibres.