Abstract: Reground rubber from used tires is mixed with a styrene-butadiene copolymer and polypropylene or polyethylene. The mixture is placed under temperatures and pressures to form a plasticized, moldable material, which is then injected into a mold to form sheet material suitable for street signs and other products. Alternatively, acetal resin is substituted for the polypropylene or polyethylene. Alteratively, a moldable product is formed from 75% reground rubber and 25% styrene-butadiene copolymer, which is then combined with ground polypropylene and virgin rubber, in which the combination is comprised of 25% virgin rubber, by weight. The combination is then partially plasticized under temperature and pressure, and then injected into a mold to form sheet material for street signs and other products.

Abstract: A process forming a moldable material from a granular scrap material such as a high grade reground rubber and a thermoplastic polymer such as a butadiene-styrene block copolymer sold under the trademark Kraton-D-3202 by Shell Chemical Company. A substantially uniformly distributed mixture of the reground rubber and the cohesive base material in a ratio of at least about 1:1 is processed under sufficient pressure and temperature to form a semi-stable moldable product. The semi-stable moldable product is then subjected or maintained under sufficient pressure to form a stable moldable product. The ratio of reground rubber to cohesive base material may be 7:3 or higher, while pressure on the semi-stable product may generally be in the range of 1800 psi or higher. The moldable product may be subsequently molded, preferably with high fill velocities and maximum venting.

Abstract: Method and apparatus for collecting seminal fluid for artificial insemination is provided and wherein the apparatus has a flexible wall closed at one end and with a rim at the other open end movable in a reciprocating fashion back and forth with respect to the closed end wall. An inflatable sphincter member is located within the vagina adjacent the closed end and applies pressure to the penis during thrusting actions by the animal.