Abstract: The invention is directed to a combination of flibanserin or a pharmaceutically acceptable derivative thereof and caffeine or a pharmaceutically acceptable derivative thereof for the treatment of Sexual Disorders in humans, particularly women.

Abstract: A device for applying a double-sided coating to a substrate comprises three transport lines which are mutually connected by conveying stations in the form of belt-type conveyors. The substrate is placed onto a paper web, and the upper surface of the substrate is coated with the liquid to be applied in a spraying station in an electrostatic field; subsequently dried; turned through 180.degree. in the horizontal direction by a first belt-type conveyor; and passed onto a punched conveyor belt which is endlessly guided about a suction roller. The substrate is turned upside down by the suction roller, through a jet of compresed air. The substrate is transported onto a second belt-type conveyor where it is horizontally turned through 180.degree. and conveyed onto the third transport line, in which it is again passed through a cleaning station and a spraying station where the other surface of the substrate is coated with a liquid resist.

Abstract: A curved, tubular packing casing of unreinforced cellulose having non-uniform wall thickness in cross-section is disclosed. The area of minimum wall thickness lies opposite the area of maximum wall thickness and is situated in the area of the greater, outer radius of curvature. The maximum wall thickness lies in the range from about 50 to 160 .mu.m, and the minimum wall thickness lies in the range from about 10 to 50 .mu.m. The maximum wall thickness is 50 to 800% greater than the minimum wall thickness.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device for the functional testing of integrated circuits, in which the integrated circuit to be tested can be connected via adapters to computer-controlled test heads. In order to make the testing device more flexible and increase its efficiency, a test piece (i.e., integrated circuit) with a large number of external terminals can be connected via a special adapter to at least two test heads placed side by side and can be tested by them in common and/or two or more test pieces with a smaller number of terminals can be connected via a second special adapter to a single test head and be tested in common. The invention further relates to associated operating methods.

Abstract: A tube spacing grid for the guidance of tubes such as in steam generators includes mutually intersecting grid rods disposed in two planes and surrounded as a frame by an outer ring. The outer ring has a circling groove on its interior face and the grid rods are inserted in seating slots formed in an interior face of a one-piece inner ring (B). A tongue and groove connection is provided between the grid rods and the inner ring. The inner ring, with the grid rods inserted in the slots and retained at a radial and axial distance from each other, is encircled by a multiple-part, particularly a two-part in axial direction, outer ring.

Abstract: Disclosed is a conveying device for conveying a tubing and a fluid contained therein. Also disclosed is an apparatus for internally coating a flexible tubing, wherein the apparatus includes the disclosed conveying device.

Abstract: An apparatus for stuffing a shirred tubular casing with a fluid material such as a sausage composition or pieces of ham comprising a stuffing horn having an aperture through which the fluid material is forced under pressure into the casing, a device located on the periphery of the stuffing horn and within the interior of the casing for smoothing and expanding the casing, the device comprising at least two disk-shaped planar bodies, at least one of which is rotatable in a plane parallel to and/or shiftable perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the stuffing horn, the outer circumference of each planar body being smaller than the inner circumference of the tubular casing, whereby the projection of the cross-sectional surfaces of the planar bodies in the direction of the longitudinal axis upon rotating or shifting of the bodies results in a total surface having a greater circumference than the inner circumference of the tubular casing.

Abstract: A device for deshirring, smoothing and braking a shirred tubular casing during stuffing of the casing with a fluid mass flowing under pressure from the stuffing horn of a stuffing machine into the tubular casing. The device comprises an annular body having a central opening releasably securable to the stuffing horn, said annular body having recesses on its outer surface extending parallel to its longitudinal axis. The recesses have a substantially U-shaped, V-shaped or rectangular cross-sectional configuration or end view configuration. The configuration of the braking and smoothing elements corresponds to that of the recesses in the surface of the annular body. The braking elements and/or the annular body are displaceable relative to each other either parallel to the longitudinal axis of the stuffing horn or the elements are displaceable perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the stuffing horn so that the braking elements can be extended into the recesses or spaced away from the recesses.

Abstract: A device for deshirring, smoothing and braking a shirred tubular casing during stuffing of the tubular casing with a fluid material, such as a sausage mixture, comprising a substantially rigid hollow body with an outer circumferential surface having a substantially circular cross section and with a central opening having securing elements for receiving and releasably securing the hollow body on the outer surface of the stuffing horn of a stuffing device adjacent the stuffing horn outlet. The hollow body is disposed inside an unshirred end portion of the shirred tubular casing having a prescribed inner diameter, and said hollow body has a substantially annular, cylindrical form with a maximum external diameter which is smaller than the prescribed inner diameter of the unshirred tubular casing.

Abstract: Disclosed is a process for coating the inside of a length of tubing comprising the steps of forming at least one loop of tubing with a downwardly inclined portion and an upwardly inclined portion; filling the cavity of the tubing forming the loop with a coating liquid; transporting the tubing along its longitudinal axis in a substantially vertically upward direction to coat the inside surface of the tubing above the level of the coating liquid with an initial layer of coating liquid; constricting the tubing adjacent to and above the level of the coating liquid with a metering device having a constriction zone which flattens a portion of the tubing passing therethrough to substantially eliminate all of the initial layer thereon and partially flattens the remaining portion of the tubing to allow a desired quantity of coating liquid to remain on the tubing issuing from the constriction zone; filling the cavity of the tubing issuing from the constriction zone with support gas; and, exposing the tubing to the acti

Abstract: A process is disclosed for coating the inside surface of a length of tubing comprising the steps of forming at least one loop of tubing with a downwardly inclined portion and an upwardly inclined portion; filling the cavity of the tubing forming the loop with a coating liquid; transporting the tubing along its longitudinal axis in a substantially vertically upward direction to coat the inside of the tubing above the level of the coating liquid with an initial layer of coating liquid; constricting the tubing adjacent to and above the level of the coating liquid along a constriction zone transverse to the longitudinal axis of the tubing, the constriction zone progressively diminishing in width in the direction of travel of the tubing to reduce the thickness of the initial layer and form a thin layer of desired thickness on the inside of the tubing issuing from the constriction zone; filling the cavity of the tubing issuing from the metering device with support gas; and exposing the tubing to heat at a sufficien

Abstract: A device for controlling the diameter of tubular casing during filling thereof, the device consisting of an annular tapered hollow body having an external diameter smaller than the internal diameter of the deshirred tubular casing whereby during filling and deshirring of the casing, the casing is not expanded beyond its original diameter. The device consists of a hollow body of generally annular configuration, the hollow body having a central opening to receive a stuffing tube and resilient web-like elements on the internal diameter about the opening to engage the tube.

Abstract: Disclosed is a supporting sheath for a longitudinally shirred packaging tube, comprising a generally tubular shaped supporting sheath comprised of a grid-like structure and having an inside diameter slightly larger than the outside diameter of the shirred packaging tube and a length substantially greater than the length of the shirred packaging tube, so that when a shirred packaging tube is placed inside of the supporting sheath, two protruding ends of the supporting sheath remain; and a pair of generally planar star-like disc elements, each including a central aperture therein and a plurality of point-like projections spaced around its outer circumference, each of the disc elements having an outer diameter defined by the ends of the point-like protrusions which is larger than the inside diameter of the supporting sheath; wherein the star-like disc elements are adapted to be slid over the protruding ends of the supporting sheath and are adapted to engage with their point-like protrusions the grid-openings of

Abstract: Disclosed is a process for the continuous manufacture of fiber-reinforced tubing based on cellulose hydrate, comprising the steps of impregnating and coating fibrous tubing with an aqueous akaline viscose solution; moving the viscose-treated tubing at a steady speed vertically in a straight line along its longitudinal axis; applying a viscose-regenerating fluid along at least one circular circumferential line to at least the outside of the viscose-treated fibrous tubing; immediately after the application step, passing the tubing with the film of regenerating fluid on its surface through at least one first air section, whereby there is produced a fiber-reinforced tubing based on cellulose hydrate; treating the cellulose hydrate tubing with an aqueous fluid containing a dissolved chemical plasticizer; and drying the plasticized tubing. Also disclosed is an apparatus for carrying out this process.

Abstract: An article of manufacture useful in the production of sausages comprising a hollow rod consisting of a longitudinally gathered packing tube and a surrounding support sheath of formable sheet material such as polyethylene with integral end walls each having a central opening therein, said integral end walls being formed in the shape of a truncated pyramid provided with at least two permanently shaped end wall edges radially arranged with respect to the center of the end walls; the end walls are formed by folding the projecting edges of the sheath to form outwardly-projecting, double-layer, triangular flaps; and heat-sealing the sides of the folds to each other; the openings in the end walls of the support sheath allow insertion of a filling tube of a filling machine into the hollow rod in the interior cavity of the support sheath.

Abstract: Disclosed is an article of manufacture, comprising a hollow rod comprised of a longitudinally gathered tube of cellulose hydrate-based material, the hollow rod having a latent water content of between about 25% and 100% by weight based upon the total weight of the hollow rod and being free of chemical anti-bacteriocidal agent; a closed, substantially gas impermeable packaging sheath having a hollow interior chamber therein, with the hollow rod being positioned in the hollow interior chamber, whereby the hollow rod is completely enveloped by the packaging sheath, wherein the packaging sheath is comprised of a flexible film of material which is substantially impermeable to gases; and a protective gas essentially filling the remaining portion of the hollow interior chamber, with the gas protecting the hollow rod against the formation of aerobic microorganisms on the water-containing cellulose hydrate-based material.

Abstract: A process for filling a flexible shirred tubular casing having a coating thereon with a filling mass including: deshirring a short end section of the casing by stretching the shirred casing in a longitudinal direction; closing the deshirred section and placing it over a tubular body, wherein a deshirred section is formed on the exterior of the tubular body and in the interior of the shirred casing by deshirring a portion of the casing and substantially simultaneously inverting the deshirred section substantially 180.degree.; filling the casing by continuously deshirring the shirred section in accordance with the quantity of filling mass discharged, and simultaneously, continuously inverting the deshirred section 180.degree..

Abstract: An article of manufacture useful in the production of sausages comprising a hollow rod consisting of longitudinally gathered packing tube and a surrounding support sheath of formable sheet material, such as polyethylene, with integral end walls each having a central opening therein, said integral end walls being formed by longitudinally axially twisting the end portions of the sheath and thereafter longitudinally compressing and buckling the twisted ends of the sheath; the openings in the ends walls of the support sheath allowing insertion of a filling tube of a filling machine into the hollow rod in the interior cavity of the support sheath and permitting ready withdrawal of the end of the packing tube from the support sheath in order to form a closed end on the tube prior to extruding sausage meat into the tube.

Abstract: Disclosed is a calibrating device for expanding and controlling the draw-off speed of a shirred tubular casing 4a from the stuffing horn 1 of a stuffing machine during the filling thereof. This device comprises a hollow calibrating pipe 2 having a central bore therethrough for mounting on the stuffing horn 1 of a stuffing machine, and an enlarged circumference 8 at one end thereof which applies a frictional force to the tubular casing 4 as the casing is drawn over the pipe during filling. At least the enlarged end 8 of the pipe 2, moreover, is made of a resilient material to provide this area with a variable circumference to eliminate damage to the casing due to variations in the size thereof. Means 3 are also provided for adjusting the effective circumference of the enlarged end 8 of the pipe 2.

Abstract: A dry grinding process for reducing ore to pelletizable particles comprises grinding the ore in a size-reducing unit and classfiying the ore in a centrifugal pneumatic separator which is automatically controlled to make the coarse fraction available at a substantially constant rate. The coarse fraction is recycled to the size-reducing unit and the total rate of fed ore and recycled coarse fraction is maintained substantially constant. The ore-feeding rate is varied when, and only when, a controlled variable of the pneumatic separator has a deviation in excess of a predetermined permissible deviation.