Abstract: A continuous fermenter vessel such as an air-lift fermenter for receiving and cultivating a suspension culture of cells. The vessel contains a mechanism for agitating the suspension culture received in the vessel and causing a gross flow movement of the suspension culture. The vessel includes an inlet for continuously supplying culture medium to the vessel and an outlet for removing the culture supernatant. A filter material is disposed inside the vessel so that the gross flow movement of the suspension culture substantially prevents clogging of the filter material by cells and/or cell debris.

Abstract: Automatic chromatography apparatus comprises a column packed with adsorbent or attractant material;means for supplying an elutant solution to the column;loading means for loading controlled quantitites of a material into the column, the material containing a substance to be eluted;automatic control means which control the loading means so as to load the column with a first charge of the material and subsequently to load the column with a second charge of the material, the first charge being sufficiently small to ensure that the capacity of the column is not exceeded and the second charge being sufficiently large to ensure that the capacity of the column is exceeded;first monitoring means for monitoring and controlling flow rate to provide accurate flow information to enable peak area integration;second monitoring means which monitor the peaks of elution of the substance from the column resulting from the first and second charges of material;processing means connected to the monitoring means and arranged to in

Abstract: Automatic chromatography apparatus comprises a column packed with absorbent or attractant material;means for supplying an elutant solution to the column;loading means for loading controlled quantities of a material into the column, the material containing a substance to be eluted;automatic control means which control the loading means so as to load the column with a first charge of the material and subsequently to load the column with a second charge of the material, the first charge being sufficiently small to ensure that the capacity of the column is not exceeded and the second charge being sufficiently large to ensure that the capacity of the column is exceeded;first monitoring means for monitoring and controlling flow rate to provide accurate flow information to enable peak area integration;second monitoring means which monitor the peaks of elution of the substance from the column resulting from the first and second charges of material;processing means connected to the monitoring means and arranged to int

Abstract: A light-weight type lock having a body assembly and a pair of detachable hasps which protrude from opposite ends of the body. The body is box-like in form with movably related cover and configured body, securable together by keylock operation. The hasp ends are captured between the inner body configuration and the outer body when locked in assembly. In particular embodiments the hasps may be flexible members such as chains, or may be rigid "U" shaped members, either entirely releasible from the body assembly or releasible at one end of the hasp, and the outer and inner body members may slide or may pivot relative to each other to secure and to release the hasps, providing either alternative or simultaneous hasp release.

Abstract: A dryer and shaper support for clothing which is particularly adapted for drying and shaping amputee stump socks; the unit includes a frame having means for hanging the frame, a downwardly extending rounded, perforate lower portion, and horizontally disposed opposed clamps acting against the top of the frame; in a preferred embodiment the frame adjusts vertically and laterally to accommodate different size garments and the lateral adjustment is held by friction of the clamps.