Abstract: Co-application of dimethenamid with uracil herbicides provides improved herbicidal activity.

Abstract: A raising and lifting device comprises a shank member and an elevating device. The shank member has a first leg with a threaded portion for threaded attachment to a tree or similar structure; a second leg attached to the first leg substantially normal thereto; and a third leg attached to the second leg substantially normal thereto at the end of the second leg opposite the first leg. The elevating device is secured to the third leg. The elevating device comprises a pulley secured to the shank, around which a rope or similar device may be passed to raise a tree blind or other load up a tree or similar structure by pulling.

Abstract: A superconductive multi-phase transformer has a toroidal winding disposed in a tank with a cooling medium. The toroidal winding is divided along its course for each phase into winding sections. Magnetic fluxes in the winding sections are closed by at least one yoke. The tank is divided into tank sections at separating points of the toroidal winding by the at least one yoke.

Abstract: A magnetic disk drive includes a base which supports a head stack assembly having a coil portion, a flex circuit cable having a grounding portion, and a flex clamp. The disk drive further includes a voice coil motor (VCM) formed from the coil portion's interaction with upper and lower VCM plates that carry at least one permanent magnet. The disk drive includes a Z-shaped grounding portion which wraps around one end of the flex clamp and permits a single screw to secure that end of the flex clamp to the base and simultaneously make grounding contact with the grounding portion and an elongated protrusion extending from one of the VCM plates that is adjacent to the flex clamp to hold that end of the flex clamp against the base when the VCM plates are fastened to the base.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for removing antimony from hydrofluoric acid solutions which contain Ta/Nb and have an acidity of >18 N, by addition of a base metal reducing agent to the solution and heating at 40 to 60.degree. C. for 4 to 8 hours.

Abstract: An abrasive article is provided that includes a bond system formed from a binder precursor and about 15% by weight or less of a wax-containing modifier. An abrasive article that includes the bond system exhibits an increase of workpiece surface abraded in a Woodsanding Normal Force Test as compared to an abrasive article including a bond system formed from a composition containing substantially no wax-containing modifier.

Abstract: An enossal single tooth implant for a fixed dental prosthesis includes an essentially cylindrical base member which is insertable into a bore introduced into a jaw bone and which has a blind bore open toward one coronal end to form a face edge, a spacer sleeve attached in an anti-twist fashion to the face edge of the member, an implant post directly or indirectly introduced into the blind bore of the base member and at least partially penetrating the spacer sleeve. The spacer sleeve has a circumferential surface which forms part of a fastening head for the dental prosthesis and has an annular joining shoulder for engaging an edge of the prosthesis that has a peripherally varying spacing from the face edge of the base member to allow for adaptation to the anatomical conditions.

Abstract: An inflatable dunnage bag comprises a first inflatable inner bag comprising an inflatable bladder surrounded by a pair of paper plies, and a second outer bag comprising two sets of paper plies disposed upon opposite sides of the first inner bag. The two sets of paper plies comprising the second outer bag are longitudinally offset with respect to each other so as to form flap members on first ends of each set of paper plies which overhang respective second ends of the opposite set of paper plies. The flap members are respectively folded over the second ends of the opposite set of paper plies as single entities and secured thereto by predetermined hot melt adhesive and cold glue bead patterns. The dunnage bag is thus particularly adaptable to being fabricated by automated equipment.

Abstract: Process for producing a multilayer lacquer coating, in which a primer of an electrophoretically depositable aqueous coating agent (1) is electrophoretically applied on to an electrically conductive substrate and is then stoved, whereupon a color-giving and/or effect-producing base lacquer coat of an aqueous coating agent (II) is applied and stoved and this coat is then provided with one or more clear lacquer coatings, in which processa) as the coating agent (I), a coating agent which, in the stoved state, will produce an electrically conductive primary coat is used,b) the base lacquer coat is formed by an electrophoretically depositable aqueous coating agent (II) by a process of electrophoretical deposition,c) the overall dry layer thickness of the dry lacquer coat or dry lacquer coats is about 40 and 80 .mu.m, andd) the overall dry layer thickness of the multilayer lacquer coating is about 80 to 110 .mu.m.

Abstract: A medication delivery cartridge for dispensing consumable medical supplies is provided, comprising a base; a hollow guide member, preferably in the shape of a tube, removably connectable to the base by a guide sleeve, wherein the guide member is shaped and dimensioned to contain a plurality of medical supply containers; and attachment means on the base for allowing the cartridge to be installed within a medication delivery system. The hollow guide member preferably includes an indexing device for aligning the guide member with the base. Each of the medical supply containers may include a lifting device attached thereto for allowing temporary attachment to the probe of the delivery system. Where a magnetic probe is employed, each of the lifting devices includes a ferrous material sufficient to allow magnetic attachment of the probe to the lifting device. The medical supply containers are stacked end to end within a medication tube, and the medication tube is inserted into the guide member.

Abstract: A programmable digital radio is configured to perform navigation functions. A receiver in the programmable digital radio receives analog signals from a navigation unit and digitizes the analog signals to produce digital navigation signals. The digital navigation signals are processed digitally and valid navigation information is determined. Processing includes generation of baseband signals including in-phase signals and quadrature signals, AM demodulation, filtering, decimating, demultiplexing, discrete fourier transformation, and function processing according to a selected function. The selected functions may include Localizer, Marker Beacon and Glideslope.

Abstract: A cleaning tool for cleaning the walls of a swimming pool or other concrete structures. Two different sized aggregate or abrasives are combined with a binder to provide an improved cleaning device. The binder and the aggregates are matched so as to wear at substantially identical rates.

Abstract: Substantially dry free-flowing particles of amorphous precipitated silica have large sizes and large carrying capacities for organic liquids, and they contain little or no dust.

Abstract: A method for forming a plurality of holes, creating profiles, in a plurality of vinyl layers using a hollow portion of an RF sealing die and for removing the profiles from the die using a base plate punch and a removal means.

Abstract: A device for exposure metering in photographic cameras including a reflector located in the imaging beam path. The surface of the reflector is provided with a reflecting structure whose size corresponds at least approximately to that of the image recording format. At least one photoelectric receiver records the light intensity of a portion of the image reflected from the reflecting structure. The reflector is pivotally mounted in the camera housing such that during exposure metering the reflector surface is in the vicinity of the film plane of the camera. A limited portion of the reflector is transparent and a photoelectric receiver is set into the backside of the reflector behind the transparent portion.

Abstract: A method for the repeated transfer of liquids from one of several storage containers into a transfer container wherein protective tips are placed onto a tip of a pipette in order to avoid contamination.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes a base, a contact housing plate and a cover. The contact housing plate is coupled to the base and includes an electrical receptacle which is adapted to engage an electrical plug. The cover is also coupled to the base and overlies the contact housing plate. The cover has an inclined surface which extends toward the base and an opening therein forming a recess for receiving the electrical plug that is engageable with the electrical receptacle. The electrical connector may further include a plurality of electrical receptacles and openings for receiving multiple electrical plugs. The electrical connector may also include a circuit board which may contain an on/off switch and a circuit breaker with surge suppression. In addition, the plug of the power cord for the electrical connector may contain a built-in GFCI circuit.

Abstract: A protective ring for resisting contact corrosion for a connecting element such as a screw which can be fitted to a component and which has a bearing surface for bearing against the component includes a sealing ring of plastic material. The sealing ring is carried on the connecting element in such a position that before the connecting element is tightened the sealing ring provides a bead which projects in the axial direction beyond the bearing surface and which, upon tightening of the connecting element, can be permanently axially braced relative to the component to form an annular sealing surface which extends around the contact surface between the connecting element and the component. The sealing ring has a protective sheathing for the connecting element, which projects in the opposite direction to the bead.