Abstract: A self-supporting pleated filter, and an apparatus and method for fabricating such a filter, are provided, through use of a conveyor having a plurality of spaced apart flites operatively joined to one another in such a manner that spacing between the flights is selectively adjustable. The conveyor is incorporated into a pleat spacer, according to the invention, so that the pleat spacing of a pleat pack of the filter may be conveniently varied, during manufacture of the filter, to provide a desired pleat spacing, and to also provide a desired fit between the periphery of the pleat pack and a frame, of the filter, which is attached to the pleat pack.

Abstract: Metal complexes of an azo compound which conforms to the formula (I) or one of its tautomeric structures wherein R and R′ are independently OH, NH2, NH—CN, acylamino or arylamino, R1 and R1′ are independently —OH or —NH2, and which contain at least one guest compound, characterized in that the metal complexes correspond to the mono-, di-, tri- and tetrainions of the azo compounds of the formula (I) with the metals selected from the group consisting of Ca, Zn, Cu, Fe, Co, Sr, Ba, Cr, Sn, Al, Mg, Cd, Pb and La.

Abstract: Mono- or dipotassium salts of azo compounds conforming to the formula (I) or one of its tautomeric structures where R and R′ are independently OH, NH2, NH—CN, acylamino or arylamino and R1 and R1′are independently —OH or —NH2, and also their hydrates.

Abstract: Solid pigment preparations comprising as pigment at least one metal complex of an azo compound which in the form of its tautomeric structures conforms to the formula (I) wherein the rings X and Y may each independently bear one or two substituents selected from the group consisting of ═O, ═S, ═NR7, —NR6H7, —OR6, —SR6, —COOR6, —CN, —CONR6R7, —SO2R8, alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl and aralkyl, the sum total of the endo- and exocyclic double bonds being three for each of the rings X and Y, R6 is hydrogen, alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl or aralkyl, R7 is hydrogen, cyano, alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, aralkyl or acyl, R8 is alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl or aralkyl, R1, R2, R3 and R4 are each independently hydrogen, alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl or aralkyl and furthermore, as indicated by the broken lines in the formula (I), may form 5- or 6-membered rings to which further rings may be fused, R5 is —OH, —NR6R7, alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl o

Abstract: Disclosed is an elastic strip having a length which terminates at first and second generally opposed ends and a width which terminates at generally opposed edges. The strip has a first surface which includes an area of loops located near one of the opposed ends and a second surface which includes an area of hooks located near the other second opposed end. The strip is adapted to elongate and recover at least along the strip's length and the hooks are configured to engage the loops to join the first and second surfaces of the strip together. The device may be utilized to effect retention of a surgical glove in place upon the forearm of the wearer by encircling the wrist or forearm of the wearer of the surgical glove with the device, stretching the device about the gloved wrist/forearm and joining the opposed ends of the device about the gloved wrist/forearm. The device can be designed to be used only one time and then disposed. That is the device can be a "single use" device.

Abstract: 2,4,6-trifluoro-5-chloro-pyrimidine and the aqueous solution of a salt of 2-amino-5-aminomethyl-naphthalene-1-sulphonic acid are simultaneously metered into a reactor in approximately equimolar amounts and afford a valuable intermediate for the preparation of high-purity dyes.

Abstract: A process for the continuous reaction of halogenopyrimidines with amines, a halogenopyrimidine and an aqueous amine solution or suspension being passed into a reactor and the reaction product being subsequently conducted away, is described, characterized in that the starting materials are introduced into the reactor simultaneously and continuously with intensive mixing.

Abstract: Difluorotriazinyl compounds of the formula ##STR1## are continuously reacted in a reactor with amines in solution or suspension.

Abstract: A method particularly adapted for alloying a coating on a steel strip. The invention uses an induction heating furnace to produce a galvannealed product. In particular, the operating frequency to the heating coils of the furnace is modulated to avoid a resonant vibration in the steel strip through the heating zone of the furnace. Preferably the invention comprises imposing a frequency modulation on the operating frequency of the power signal to the heating coils.

Abstract: A method and apparatus particularly adapted for alloying a coating on a steel strip. The invention uses an induction heating furnace to produce a galvannealed product. In particular, the operating frequency to the heating coils of the furnace is modulated to avoid a resonant vibration in the steel strip through the heating zone of the furnace. Preferably the invention comprises imposing a frequency modulation on the operating frequency of the power signal to the heating coils.

Abstract: An induction heater is provided for heating electrically conducting workpieces. The heater comprises an induction coil having a number of turns including long straight conductors wherein a major portion of the long straight conductors are secured to a concrete support beam. The conductors and the support beam vibrate together in response to electromagnetic field forces generated during operation of the heater. The coil is caused to vibrate with the coil support beam by a hard adhesive which bonds the support beam and the coil or by tension members which hold the coil tightly to the support beam.

Abstract: A method and assembly for heat treating a railway rail is provided which maintains balanced thermal and metallurgical deformations about rail neutral axes during the heat treating process to produce a substantially straight rail with only minimal requirements for subsequent mechanical steps for distortion compensation. The method comprises the first step of preheating the overall rail including head, web and flange portions to a first preselected temperature below a metallurgical transformation temperature. A second step comprises heating rail head and flange portions to preselected temperatures above the metallurgical transformation temperature with a balanced thermal deformation about rail neutral axes. A third step comprises quenching the rail head and flange portions to produce a desired metallurgical structure in the rail head portion for improved wear characteristics while still maintaining a balanced thermal deformation about the axes. A fourth step comprises after-cooling the entire rail.

Abstract: Method of acoustic-emission testing of a steel component such as a vessel of pipeline especially of primary circulatory loops of nuclear reactor installations wherein the component, on one hand is subjected to a pressure medium, such as water, and, on the other hand, to ultrasonic pulses emitted during deformation development resulting from growth of cracks therein or from leaks and transmitted through the component, which includes detecting and amplifying the ultrasonic pulses with equipment, respectively, formed of test probes, which are disposed so as to determine respective sources of acoustic emission due to differences in transmission time of the ultrasonic pulses through the component, and of electronic amplifiers operatively associated with the test probes, and then feeding a resultant amplified defect signal from the equipment to a display, the equipment being tuned to reception of a frequency band of acoustic-emission spectrum which is above a limiting frequency f.sub.

Abstract: 2-Amino-6-nitrobenzothiazole is obtained with a high selectivity if, instead of unprotected 2-aminobenzothiazole, acylation products thereof are nitrated and the acyl groups are then split off. 2-Amino-6-nitrobenzothiazole is an important intermediate product for the preparation of valuable azo dyestuffs.

Abstract: Monoazo dyestuffs of the formula ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 represents an aromatic radical, an aliphatic radical with 1-4 C atoms or a dialkylamino radical, in which the alkyl groups contain 1-C atoms, R.sub.2 represents hydrogen, halogen, alkyl with 1-C atoms, alkoxy with 1-4 C atoms or trifluoromethyl, R.sub.3 represents hydrogen, halogen, alkyl with 1-4 C atoms, alkoxy with 1-4 C atoms or trifluoromethyl and K represents the radical of a coupling component K-H of the formulae (II), (III) and (IV) ##STR2## wherein R.sub.4 represents alkyl with 1-4 C atoms or aryl,R.sub.5 represents hydrogen or unsubstituted alkyl with 1-4 C atoms,R.sub.6 represents hydrogen, nitrile, halogen, alkyl with 1-4 C atoms or alkoxy with 1-4 C atoms,R.sub.7 represents hydrogen, alkyl with 1-4 C atoms, aryl, a carboxylic acid ester group or a carboxylic acid amide group,R.sub.8 represents hydrogen, alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl or the radical of a heterocyclic compound,R.sub.

Abstract: Monoazo dyestuffs of the formula ##STR1## wherein K represents the radical of a couping component K-H of the formula ##STR2## said dyestuff being suitable for the dyeing of synthetic fibre materials especially those from polyamides.

Abstract: Dyestuffs, which in the form of the free acid of the formula ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 denotes hydrogen, nitro, cyano, SO.sub.2 --R.sub.7, CONR.sub.8 R.sub.9, SO.sub.2 NR.sub.8 R.sub.9, SO.sub.2 OR.sub.10, COOR.sub.10, SO.sub.2 --NHSO.sub.2 --R.sub.11, sulpho or alkyl,R.sub.2 denotes hydrogen, nitro, halogen or optionally substituted alkyl, alkoxy or aryl,R.sub.3 denotes hydrogen, halogen, SO.sub.2 --R.sub.7, SO.sub.2 --NR.sub.8 R.sub.9 or optionally subsituted alkyl, alkoxy or aryl,R.sub.4 denotes hydrogen, halogen or optionally substituted alkyl, alkoxy or aryl,R.sub.5 denotes hydrogen or optionally substituted alkyl,R.sub.6 denotes alkylene,R.sub.7 denotes optionally substituted alkyl, aryl or aralkyl,R.sub.8 and R.sub.9 denote hydrogen, optionally substituted alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl or aralkyl or the radical of a heterocyclic compound or, together with the N-atom, denote a heterocyclic structure,R.sub.10 denotes hydrogen or optionally substituted alkyl, aryl or aralkyl,R.sub.

Abstract: Dyestuffs which in form of the free acid correspond to the formula ##STR1## wherein D represents the radical of an aromatic-carbocyclic diazo component, X represents OH, ##STR2## R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 represent hydrogen, alkyl, aryl, aralkyl, cycloalkyl or carbalkoxy, but either R.sub.1 or R.sub.2 must be hydrogen,R.sub.3 represents hydrogen or alkyl,R.sub.4 represents hydrogen, halogen, cyano, alkyl, alkoxy or a sulpho group,R.sub.5 represents alkyl or aryl,R.sub.6 represents hydrogen, acyl or a sulpho group,R.sub.7 represents alkyl, aryl or a dialkylamino group,R.sub.8 represents hydrogen or alkyl,n represents 1 or 2 andM represents 0, 1 or 2, with the proviso that the total number of acid groups per molecule is 1 or 2.Are suitable for the dyeing of natural and synthetic fibre materials, especially polyamide fibres.

Abstract: Monoazo dyestuffs of the formula ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 = hydrogen, alkyl, cycloalkyl, aralkyl or aryl, R.sub.2 = sulphoalkyl, sulfoaryl, sulphoalkylaryl or sulphatoalkyl, R.sub.3 = alkyl, aryl, carboxy, carbonamide or carboxylic acid ester, R.sub.4 = hydrogen, alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, aralkyl, or the radical of a heterocyclic compound, X = hydrogen, halogen, nitrile, alkyl, alkoxy, trifluoromethyl, nitro, carbonamide or carboxylic ester and Y = hydrogen, halogen, alkoxy or acylamino. The dyestuffs are useful for dyeing natural and synthetic fiber materials.

Abstract: A process for dyeing polyurethane plastics is disclosed in which an azo dyestuff derived from an indole or 5-aminopyrazole coupling component and containing at least one group having an active hydrogen atom, e.g. hydroxyl aor amino, is introduced during the reaction forming the polyurethane whereby the dyestuff is bonded to the polyurethane by a covalent bond resulting from reaction of the active hydrogen on the dyestuff with a polyurethane reaction component, e.g. polyisocyanate. The dyed polyurethanes produced by this process having a very high level of fastness, e.g. fastness to bleeding upon overcoating.