Abstract: A bleached softwood kraft pulp fiber with high alpha cellulose content and improved anti-yellowing is provided. Methods for making the kraft pulp fiber and products made from it are also described.

Abstract: A bleached softwood kraft pulp fiber with high alpha cellulose content and improved anti-yellowing is provided. Methods for making the kraft pulp fiber and products made from it are also described.

Abstract: A bleached softwood kraft pulp fiber with high alpha cellulose content and improved anti-yellowing is provided. Methods for making the kraft pulp fiber and products made from it are also described.

Abstract: A bleached softwood kraft pulp fiber with high alpha cellulose content and improved anti-yellowing is provided. Methods for making the kraft pulp fiber and products made from it are also described.

Abstract: A bleached softwood kraft pulp fiber with high alpha cellulose content and improved anti-yellowing is provided. Methods for making the kraft pulp fiber and products from it are also described.

Abstract: A bleached softwood kraft pulp fiber with high alpha cellulose content and improved anti-yellowing is provided. Methods for making the kraft pulp fiber and products from it are also described.

Abstract: A looped bungee cord fastener strap exerts extreme force to temporarily hold and restrain a variety of differently sized and shaped objects. An elongated cord has terminal ends restrained and shrouded within a spherical anchor that are integral with a spaced apart loop in the cord. The cord a two-piece spherical slide sized like the anchor formed from a pair of complementary halves. The cord extends through parallel passageways in the spherical slide, and when the cord is stretched, the slide can be displaced relative to the cord. Each slide passageway has a plurality of spaced-apart, internal nubs that frictionally contact the cord when it is unstretched to lock the slide and cord relative to each other. Surface segments adjacent the passageways in each slide half, and wall surfaces between passageways in each half, contact one another in assembly for strength.

Abstract: Protective shrouds for temporarily protecting window assemblies, bathroom fixtures, and diverse prefabricated modules used in construction. The shrouds are fabricated from translucent plastic sheet material of polypropylene or polyethylene. A lower open port is selectively blocked by a foldable ventilation panel held in a deployed state by magnets. Rear mounted adhesive strips affix the shroud to the window. Top and side strips are bifurcated to enable rapid adjustments in height and length. When the tear away strips are removed, the exposed adhesive surface is pressed upon the target structure. Slight dimensional adjustments are made by pinching the sheet together, forming creases aligned with strip bifurcations, to gather material and shorten the shroud length or width. During subsequent dry-walling, shroud edges are captivated by wall board segments. Afterwards, the exposed junction between covered shroud and adjacent sheet rock portions is cut, and the shroud is torn away and discarded.